Utility Code 310800
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Basic Utility Information
Utility Name
COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE CO.
Utility Code
310800
Utility Type
Telephone
Utility Status
Active
Carrier ID
Utility Contact Information
Physical Address
Mailing Address
100 CTE DRIVE
DALLAS PA 18612
Phone
Fax
Website
www.ct-enterprises.com
Utility Authorities Information
| Service Type | Authority Status | Date Certified | Suspension Date | Suspension Expiration | Application Number | Trading As Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier | Active | A-00102711 | FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS COMMONWEALTH TEL CO LLC | |||
| Interexchange Carrier | Active | A-310800 | FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS COMMONWEALTH TEL CO LLC |
Utility Insurance Information
No insurance information for this utility.
Docketed Cases
| Docket Number | Case Status | Date Filed | Allegation |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-00823002 | Closed | 5/6/1982 | ALLEGING THAT RESPONDENT HAS FAILED TO FURNISH ADEQUATE AND REASONABLE TELE- PHONE SERVICE AND HAS FAILED TO MAKE SUCH REPAIRS, CHANGES, AND EXTENSIONS WHICH ARE NECESSARY AND PROPER FOR THE ACCOMODATION AND CONVENIENCE OF THOSE CUSTOMERS IN THE HENSEL EXCHANGE. COMPLAINANTS REQUEST THAT THE COMMISSION DIRECT RESPONDENT EITHER TO INSTALL EAS TELEPHONE SERVICE OR TO MODIFY THE EXISTING SERVICE TO ACCOMODATE A MORE REASONABLE TELEPHONE ACCESS TO LANCASTER |
| C-00022156 | Purged | 12/16/1976 | |
| C-00022065 | Purged | 11/12/1976 | |
| C-00021837 | Purged | 7/14/1976 | |
| C-00015521 | Closed | 5/23/2001 | COMPLAINANT ALLEGES THAT FRAUD WAS COMMITTED ON HIM BY MCI. HE STATES THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW OR WHY HIS INTERNET ACCESS NUMBER WAS CHANGED FROM A LOCAL NUMBER TO A LONG DISTANCE NUMBER, AND HAD HE KNOWN THIS, HE WOULD HAVE CANCELLED THE SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. HE WANTS THE PUC TO CANCEL HIS CHARGES THAT ARE DUE TO MCI'S FRAUD. |
| C-00015473 | Closed | 5/24/2001 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE HAS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING THE AMOUNT OF CHARG- ES BILLED BY COMMONWEALTH WHICH WERE REDUCED IN PART, HE ASSUMES BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF MINUTES CHARGED CAN'T BE SUBSTANTIATED. THE SECOND COMPLAINT IS THE AMOUNT COMMONWEALTH ARRIVED AT SHOULD BE DISREGARDED BASED ON WHAT THEY CONSIDER A FACT. HE DOES NOT FEEL THAT COMMONWEALTH CAN SUBSTANTIATE THE CHARGES. HE DOES NOT FEEL THAT THE PUC ARRIVED AT THE PROPER DECISION, HE FINDS IT UNBELIEVABLE THAT A COMMISSION WOULD PUNISH A CONSUMER BY REVERSING THE DECISION OF THE PHONE COMPANY TO REDUCE THE BILL. HE STATES HE WOULD LIKE THE REDUCED AMOUNT THAT HIM AND COMMONWEALTH WORKED OUT. |
| C-00015266 | Closed | 4/12/2001 | COMPLAINANT STATES COMPLAINT IS THE NUMEROUS CALLS WERE INTERRUPTED WITH A RECORDING THAT THE CALL CANNOT BE COMPLETED AS DIALED. HE WAS NEVER ABLE TO GET THE PROBLEM CORRECTED THROUGH C.T.S.I, EVEN THOUGH THEY TOLD HIM IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN LONG DISTANCE CALLS AND OTHERS WERE INTERRUPTED. |
| C-00015255 | Closed | 4/13/2001 | COMPLAINANT STATES IN APRIL 1999, HE REQUESTED COLLECT CALL BLOCKING ON A TELEPHONE LINE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE TELEPHONE LINE HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN HIS DAUGHTER'S BEDROOM. IN SEPTEMBER 2000 HE RECEIVED A TELEPHONE BILL IN EXCESS OF $600. IN SEPTEMBER 2000, A REPRESENTATIVE OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHO- NE ADVISED HIM THERE WAS A COLLECT CALL BLOCK ON THE LINE, BUT IS NOT GUARAN- TEED TO WORK, SUBJECT TO THE ORIGINATION OF THE CALL. HE WANTS THE PUC TO INFORM THE TELEPHONE COMPANY THEY MUST HONOR THEIR AGREEMENT. |
| C-00015120 | Closed | 3/19/2001 | COMPLAINANT STATES COMPLAINT IS THE SERVICE IS SO POOR THAT IT HAD ALMOST PUT HIM OUT OF BUSINESS, BUT LED CONSUMERS AND MERCHANTS TO CALL STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO REPORT HIS BUSINESS AS A FRAUD BECAUSE OF WHAT CTSI DID. HE WANTS THE PUC TO FORCE COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY TO DISCLOSE TO THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY HAVE AND TO STOP MAKING PROMISES THAT THEY KNOW THEY CAN'T KEEP. |
| C-00014669 | Closed | 1/12/2001 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE HAS LIVED IN HUNTINGTON TOWNSHIP, HIS MAILING ADDRESS IS SHICKSHINNY, PA. HIS TELEPHONE EXCHANGE IS 864-2787, HE CAN ONLY CALL FOUR EXCHANGES WITH OUT IT BEING A LOCAL LONG DISTANCE CALL. SHICKSHINNY IS A 542- EXCHANGE, THE 542 - EXCHANGE CAN CALL FIFTY-FIVE EXCHANGES WITH OUT IT BEING A LOCAL LONG DISTANCE CALL. HE WANTS HIS LOCAL CALLING AREA EXPAND- ED TO INCLUDE THE LOCAL CALLING AREA OF SCHICKSHINNY THE 542- EXCHANGE. RESPONDENTS ARE: COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY AND VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA, INC. |
| C-00014630 | Closed | 1/2/2001 | COMPLAINANT STATES HIS COMPLAINT IS THAT HIS TELEPHONE IS WORKING UNSATISFAC- TORY. HE WANTS THE PUC TO ORDER COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY TO FIX HIS PHONE LINE. HE STATES HE PAYS FOR A SERVICE THAT HE DOESN'T RECEIVE. |
| C-00004512 | Closed | 12/1/2000 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE WAS EXCESSIVELY CHARGED FOR A CALL FROM AN OUT OF SERVICE NUMBER AND HE WANTS THIS CHARGE REMOVED. |
| C-00004504 | Closed | 11/22/2000 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF WIRES IN HIS HOME. |
| C-00004220 | Closed | 9/20/2000 | COMPLAINANT STATES COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE CO HAS FALSELY ACCUSED THEIR SON OF USING THEIR CALLING CARD NUMBER WITHOUT PERMISSION WHEN THEY REPORTED THE CARD CANCELLED AND STOLEN. THEY WANT COMMONWEALTH TO REVERSE ALL OF THEIR UNAUTHORIZED CALLS AND THEY DO NOT WISH TO DEAL WITH COMMONWEALTH ON THIS MATTER ANY FURTHER. |
| C-00003885 | Closed | 7/11/2000 | COMPLAINANT STATES COMPLAINT ABOUT COMMONWEALTH ASSERTS A CLAIM THAT THE RATES CHARGED BY CTC TO ITS MEMBER PAYPHONE SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE UNJUST AND UNREASONABLE AND VIOLATIVE OF BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. DESPITE A BINDING DIRECTIVE BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICABLE TO CTC AND OTHER INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS TO REDUCE THE RATES CHARGED TO PSP'S TO COST BASED LEVELS. CTC HAS MAINTAINED THESE RATES WELL ABOVE THESE LEGAL LEVELS, RESULTING IN AN ANTI-COMPETITIVE AND DISTORTED MARKET FOR PAYPHONE SERVICES IN ITS SERVICE TERRITORY. THEY WANT THE COMMISSION TO REQUIRE THAT CTC'S RATES BE REDUCED TO COST-BASED, JUST AND REASONABLE LEVELS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE "NEW SERVICES TEST AND PA LAW. |
| C-00003880 | Closed | 7/11/2000 | COMPLAINANT STATES COMPLAINT IS FOR EXTENDED AREA SERVICE FROM NESCOPECK/WAP- WALLOPEN AREA TO THE HAZLETON AREA. SHE LIVES IN NESCOPECK TWP. SHE HAS BEEN SINCE 1996 AND IN THOSE FOUR YEARS COMMONWEALTH PHONE COMPANY HAS NEVER SENT THEM A SUBSCRIBER POLL, TOLL STUDY, EAS POLL, OR A TRAFFIC USAGE STUDY. SHE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE RESULTS FROM ANY POLL TAKEN SUCH AS TRAFFIC USAGE STUDY FOR HER AREA. SHE WOULD LIKE THE LOCAL CALLING AREA TO BE CHANGED EAS TO BERWICK, WAPWALLOPEN, CONYGHAM, WEST HAZLETON & HAZLETON. SHE WOULD ALSO LIKE A NORMAL PHONE BILL FROM COMMONWEALTH PHONE COMPANY. |
| C-00003757 | Closed | 6/12/2000 | COMPLAINANT STATES THEIR COMPLAINT IS THAT THE LINE RATE WAS RAISED BY $3.00 AS DID THIS WHOLE AREA BUT THEY DIDN'T GET ANY OTHER PLACES TO CALL FREE OF CHARGE THAN THOSE THEY ALREADY HAD, BUT ALL OF THE OTHER AREAS DID. HE SAYS THAT HE IS A RETIRED SENIOR CITIZEN ON A LIMITED INCOME, AND THEY NEED THERE PHONE IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES. HE WANTS SOME OF HIS QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND IF THEY CAN'T HAVE EXTRA PLACES TO CALL FREE OF CHARGE WHY SHOULD THEY HAVE TO PAY LINE CHARGE RAISES. |
| C-00003601 | Closed | 4/27/2000 | COMPLAINANT STATES COMPLAINT IS THE SURCHAGE OF .40$ BEING ADDED, PLUS THE FEDERAL AND STATE TAX HAS INCREASED BY .03$ GIVING HIM A TOTAL MONTHLY INCRE- ASE OF .43$, AND WITH NO EXPLANATION. HE WANTS TO HAVE COMMONWEALTH TELEPHON E RESCIND THE INCREASE AND REIMBURSE CONSUMERS. ALSO TO SUPPLY HIM WITH CONCRETE REASON FOR THIS SURCHAGE "ADD ON" AND NOT "CORPORATE SPIN". |
| C-00003353 | Closed | 2/28/2000 | COMPLAINANT STATES LIVE IN SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, BUCKS COUNTY YET HE IS STUCK WITH NO CHOICE FOR A TELEPHONE COMPANY EXCEPT COMMONWEALTH. COMMONWEAL TH IS IN LEHIGH COUNTY AND TRIED TO ASSIGN A LEHIGH COUNTY TELEPHONE NUMBER TO HIM. THIS WOULD CAUSE ALL CALLS THAT HE MADES TO BE CHARGED AS LONG DISTANCE EVEN THOUGH HE IS CALLING SOMEONE IN THE SAME TOWNSHIP, SPRINGFIELD. HE STATES BELL PROVIDES SERVICE DOWN THE STREET HAS TOLD HIM THEY WOULD RUN PHONE SERVICE TO HIS HOUSE SO THAT CALLING HIS NEIGHBOR AND PEOPLES IN HIS TOWNSHIP WOULD BE COVERED UNDER A LOCAL CALLING PLAN. RESPONDENTS ARE: COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY AND BELL ATLANTIC-PENNSYLVANIA. |
| C-00003278 | Closed | 2/7/2000 | COMPLAINANT STATES IN THE CHOCONUT, FRIENDSVILLE, BRACKNEY AREA OF NORTHERN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, THESE THREE ADJOINING TOWNSHIPS ARE LONG DISTANCE PHONE CALLS. ALL TOWNS ARE LOCATED WITHIN FIVE MINUTES DRIVE OF EACH OTHER. THE CHILDREN AND PARENTS INVOLVED WITH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES CAN'T CALL ONE ANOTHER WITHOUT INCURRING LONG DISTANCE FEES. WANTS THE TOWNSHIPS DEMANDED IN NORTH- ERN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, THAT ARE SERVICED BY CHOCONUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BE LOCAL PHONE CALLS TO EACH OTHER. RESPONDENTS ARE: COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY, CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF NEW YORK, INC., MCI WORLDCOM COMMUNI- CATIONS, INC., SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P., AND AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. |
| C-00003163 | Closed | 1/6/2000 | COMPLAINANT STATES ON DECEMBER 8TH THREE EMPLOYEES OF AGENT WALKED ONTO THEIR PROPERTY WITHIN 30 FEET OF THEIR FRONT DOOR. THESE MEN WIELDED LONG POLES AND WORE NO UNIFORMS THAT IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS EMPLOYEES OF COMMONWEALTH COMPANY. THEY ASKED WHAT THEY WERE DOING THERE AND THEY SAID THEY WERE SENT TO STRING A NEW LINE FROM POLES THAT ARE ON PROPERTY. THEY REQUEST OR STATE WHAT COMPANY'S POLICY REGARDING TRESPASSING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IS, TO REPAIR TIRE RUTS AND CLEAN UP SCRAPS OF MATERIAL, COMPENSATE FOR DOWNED TREES, AND TO NOTIFIY THEM IN WRITING OF ANTICIPATED WORK ON THEIR PROPERTY. |
| B-00993803 | Closed | 11/1/1999 | IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA, NO. 2809 C.D. 1999, APPEAL FROM THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSION ENTERED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AT DOCKET NOS. P-00991648 AND P-00991649 (GLOBAL ORDER) |
| B-00923396 | Closed | 6/9/1992 | IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA, NO. 1195 C.D. 1992, APPEAL FROM THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSION ENTERED 5/5/92 AT C-892714. |
| B-00913344 | Closed | 3/13/1991 | IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA, NO. 565 C.D. 1991, APPEAL FROM THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSION ENTERED 2/7/91 AT C-892714. |
| A-310800F5000 | Closed | 5/1/1992 | APPLICATION OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF THE TRANSFER OF 100 PERCENT OF OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK OF C-TEC CORPORATION, PARENT COMPANY OF APPLICANT, TO AN AFFILIATED INTEREST. |
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