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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-00920020 | Closed | 4/2/1992 | ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSE S ON THE COMMON EQUITY RETURN RATE. |
| G-00910257 | Closed | 4/5/1991 | AFFILIATED INTEREST AGREEMENT BETWEEN COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY AND C-TEC CABLE SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, WHEREBY CTCO WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO C-TEC CABLE CTCO AND C-TEC CABLE ARE WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES OF C-TEC CORPORATION. C-TEC CABLE OPERATES PRIMARILY OUTSIDE OF PENNSYLVANIA, BUT DUE TO SKILLED LABOR SHORTAGES HAS DECIDED TO CONSOLIDATE ITS TRI-STATE CUSTOMER SERVICES BUREAU. |
| P-00900458 | Closed | 6/28/1990 | PETITION OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR PERMISSION TO CONDUCT A SUB- SCRIBER POLL RELATIVE TO EXTENDED AREA SERVICE (EAS) BETWEEN ITS BELVIDERE EXCHANGE AND BELL TELEPHONE OF PENNA'S EASTON EXCHANGE. |
| P-00940782 | Closed | 3/18/1994 | PETITION OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR PERMISSION TO CONDUCT A SUB- SCRIBER POLL REGARDING EXTENDED AREA SERVICE TIOGA AND WELLSBORO EXCHANGE |
| C-20043857 | Closed | 10/13/2004 | COMPLAINANT STATES FEEL THEY WERE OVERCHARGED BY COMPANY AND WOULE LIKE THE PUC TO HOLD A HEARING ON THIS MATTER. |
| C-20026959 | Closed | 2/25/2002 | COMPLAINANT STATES THAT THEIR CALLING AREA DOES NOT INCLUDE NECCESSARY SERVICES AND NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED. AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF PENNSYLVAINA; MCI WORLDCOM NETWORK SERVICES, INC.; QUEST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION; SPRINT COM- MUNICATIONS COMPANY, LP AND COMMONWEALTH LONG DISTANCE JOINED AS INDISPENSABLE PARTIES PER ALJ COCHERES ORDER NO. 2.......................................... |
| C-00935400 | Closed | 12/10/1993 | ALLEGING BILLING DISPUTE. COMPLAINANT REQUESTS POSSIBLE REFUND AND MEDIATION OF DISPUTE. |
| C-00850403 | Closed | 9/6/1985 | COMPLAINANT ALLEGE INADEQUATE SERVICE IN THAT IMPROPER CARE WAS TAKEN IN RENDERING BILLS. COMPLAINANT REQUESTS THAT BILLING ERROR NOT BE PASSED ON TO COMPLAINANT. |
| P-00961049 | Closed | 4/9/1996 | PETITION OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR PERMISSION TO CONDUCT SUB- SCRIBER POLLS REGARDING EXTENDED AREA SERVICE IN ITS TREMONT EXCHANGE TO INCLUDE POTTSVILLE, A BELL EXCHANGE. |
| C-00981424 | Closed | 4/20/1998 | COMPLAINANT WOULD LIKE WIDER RANGE OF TOLL FREE PHONE SERVICE. |
| C-00970719 | Closed | 9/2/1997 | COMPLAINANT STATES OF BEING BILLED FOR TOLL CALLS THAT THE COMPLAINANT DOES NOT MAKE AND WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED AND CREDIT THE AMOUNT |
| R-00891529 | Closed | 11/24/1989 | COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 4 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE - PA PUC NO. 24, WHICH ROLLS THE STATE TAX ADJUSTMENT SURCHARGE INTO BASE RATES AND REDUCES THE STAS TO 0%, EFFECTIVE DATE FEBRUARY 2, 1990. |
| C-20026820 | Closed | 1/25/2002 | COMPLAINANT STATES THAT THE LONG DISTANCE CHARGES ARE HIGH EVEN THOUGH GEOGRAPHICALLY THE AREA BEING CALLED IS CLOSE. SHE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE CHOICES. |
| R-00017010 | Closed | 12/28/2001 | COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY HAS FILED SUPPLEMENT NO 72 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE PA PUC NO 23, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002, WHICH PROPOSES TO CHANGE IN LIFELINE SERVICE DIAL TONE LINE MONTHLY RATE. |
| C-00957025 | Closed | 7/24/1995 | COMPLAINANT ALLEGES COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE HAS TOO NARROW A TOLL FREE AREA FOR TUNKHANNOCK AND WISHES A STUDY BE MADE. |
| C-20026956 | Closed | 2/21/2002 | COMPLAINANT STATES THAT HE HAS A VERY LIMITED LOCAL CALLING AREA AND OFTEN HAS PROBLEMS DIALING LOCAL CALLS. HE WOULD LIKE OTHER COMPANIES TO BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE OR COMMONWEALTH TO COME UP WITH A BETTER CALLING PLAN. |
| C-20027414 | Closed | 4/8/2002 | COMPLAINANT STATES THAT CALLING BETWEEN 222 AND 945 EXCHANGES IS LONG DIS- TANCE. HE WANTS AN EXTENDED SERVICE AREA. |
| R-00860539 | Closed | 11/14/1986 | SUPPLEMENT NO. 127 TO TELEPHONE PA PUC NO. 19 - REVISIONS TO RETURNED CHECK CHARGE TEXT, INCREASES THE RATE FOR THE RETURN CHECK CHARGE; ELIMINATION OF FLAT RATE INSTALLATION CHARGES FOR TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE AND TRANSFER OF INCOMING CALL SERVICE AND THE OBSOLESCENCE OF TRANSFER OF TOLL CALL SERVICE. |
| C-00981437 | Closed | 4/20/1998 | COMPLAINANT WANTS TOLL FREE PHONE SERVICE TO LANCASTER. |
| C-00981578 | Closed | 6/4/1998 | COMPLAINANT STATES WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE DATE OF THE RATE INCREASE AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE BILL LOWERED TO THE AMOUNT THAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE PAYING |
| 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. |
| R-00901701 | Closed | 5/7/1990 | COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY HAS FILED SUPPLEMENT NUMBER 10 TO TARIFF-TELE- PHONE PA PUC NUMBER 23 TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JULY 13, 1990 WHICH CONTAINS RULES FOR PROMOTIONAL SALES CAMPAIGNS. |
| F-00934234 | Closed | 10/1/2001 | COMPLAINANT STATES AS OF OCTOBER OF 1999, HIS WIFE MARGARET MOVED TO BENTON, PA AND RENTED AN APARTMENT. SHE PUT A BLOCK A 900 BLOCK ON THE PHONE. SHE MOVED BACK IN JUNE OF 2000 WITH HIM. HE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM BILL COL- LECTOR TELLING HIM HE HAD A PHONE BILL OF $11,000. HE WOULD LIKE A HEARING ON THIS MATTER. HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE PHONE COMPANY SENT HIM A BILL OR A PRINT OUT IF HE IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BILL. |
| C-00860921 | Closed | 8/18/1986 | ALLEGING UNSATISFACTORY SERVICE. COMPLAINANT REQUESTS INVESTIGATION. |
| R-00901857 | Closed | 10/11/1990 | COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 9 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE-PA. PUC NO. 24, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1991 WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, INCREASES BASIC MONTHLY LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE RATES IN THE COOPERSBURG EX- CHANGE. |
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