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Utility Code 310800

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Utility Information

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

Email

Authority Information

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
Insurance Information

Utility Insurance Information

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Docketed Cases

Docket Number Case Status Date Filed Allegation
C-00903197 Closed 12/27/1990 COMPLAINT REQUESTING A BOUNDARY REVISION FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE FROM THE HARD- ING EXCHANGE TO THE CLARKS SUMMIT EXCHANGE.
C-80041944 Purged 4/1/1980 ALLEGING, INTER ALIA, THAT IT IS UNREASONABLE AND UNLAWFUL FOR COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY AND THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA TO UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATE & DENY LOCAL CALLING & REQUESTING THE COMMISSION TO ORDER RESPONDENTS TO EXTEND LOCAL CALLING AREA
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.
R-00006015 Closed 12/19/2000 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMAPNY FILED REVISED TARIFF PAGES TO PA PUC NO 26, SUPPLEMENT NO 1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FILING IS FOR APPROVAL TO BEGIN A THREE- YEAR COST RECOVERY OF INTRALATA PRESUBSCRIPTION.
C-00981356 Closed 3/27/1998 COMPLAINANT WANTS CALLS TO LANCASTER TO BE TOLL FREE.
C-20077346 Closed 2/2/2007 COMPLAINANT STATES HE MOVED TO WILLIAMSTOWN FROM HARRISBURG AND THE ONLY PHONE COMPANY WAS C.T.C.O.. HE WANTS THE PUC TO MAKE THE PHONE COMPANY GIVE HIM THE UNLIMITED CALLING, ALL OF HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS LIVE IN HARRISBURG. HE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY HAVE EXTENDED AREA OF SERVICE IN THIS AREA.
M-310800F1997ADR Closed 3/26/1997 1997 ANNUAL DEPRECIATION REPORT.
R-00072305 Closed 4/13/2007 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY D/B/A FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY HAS FILED SUPPLEMENT NO 97 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE PA PUC NO 23 TO BECOME EFFECTIVE APRIL 13, 2007, WHICH PROPOSES TO INTRODUCE FCC MANDATED 811 LANGUAGE.
F-00163343 Closed 12/21/1992 BILLING DISPUTE
C-00981425 Closed 4/20/1998 COMPLAINANT WOULD LIKE TOLL FREE PHONE SERVICE CALLING AREA EXPANDED.
C-00981247 Closed 3/5/1998 COMPLAINANT WOULD LIKE PUC AND COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE CO TO EXTEND THE TOLL FREE CALLING AREA TO INCLUDE THE LANCASTER SERVICE AREA. THIS WOULD MAKE THE COMPLAINANTS SERVICE MORE USEFUL AND HE WOULD EXPECT A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE BASIC COST ON HIS PHONE BILL.
R-00061870 Closed 10/6/2006 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY HAS FILED SUPPLEMENT NO 93 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE PA PUC NO 23, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 7, 2006, WHICH PROPOSES TO INTRO- DUCE NEW BUNDLED SERVICE OFFERINGS.
C-00981307 Closed 3/18/1998 COMPLAINANT STATES EVERY PHONE CALL IS A LONG DISTANCE TOLL CHARGE AND CANNOT USE THE INTERNET WITHOUT LONG DISTANCE CHARGES AND WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THE TOLL FREE CALLING TO INCLUDE SOUTHAMPTON AND LANCASTER COUNTY'S
R-00040132 Closed 12/16/2004 12/16/04-COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED NOTIFICATION OF ITS INTENT TO FILE AN AMENDED ALTERNATIVE REGULATION AND NETWORK MODERNIZATION PLAN UNDER THE NEWLY AMENDED CHAPTER 30 (ACT 183) AND WILL DO SO WITHIN SIXTY (60) DAYS. .............................................................................. CASE ENTERED IN ERROR - SEE P-00961024F1000 FOR CASE INFORMATION..............

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