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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

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Docketed Cases

Docket Number Case Status Date Filed Allegation
C-00981201 Closed 2/9/1998 COMPLAINANT STATES THAT SHE HAS TO PAY TOLL CHARGES FOR CALLS TO THE LANCAS- TER METROPOLITAN AREA. COMPLAINANT WOULD LIKE TOLL-FREE SERVICE TO THE LAN- CASTER AREA FROM HENSEL (548 EXCHANGE).
R-00870799 Closed 9/9/1987 SUPPLEMENT NO. 87 TO TELEPHONE PA PUC NO. 22 - ESTABLISHES A TWO-ELEMENT LOCAL MEASURED SERVICE TERMED METERED SERVICE.
C-80041930 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-00911902 Closed 2/6/1991 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY HAS FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 97 TO TARIFF-TELEPHONE PA PUC NO. 11 TO BECOME EFFECTIVE APRIL 8, 1991, WHICH REVISES THE OPTIONAL TOLL CALLING PLAN. SUPPLEMENT NO. 13 TO TARIFF-TELEPHONE PA PUC NO. 24 REVIS- ES OPTIONAL TOLL CALLING PLAN, BLOCK OF TIME, WHICH INCREASES DISCOUNTS WITH INCREASED USAGE. TRANSFER OF EXISTING OPTIONAL CALLING PLAN, LOCAL BLOCK OF TIME, TO PITA TARIFF-TELEPHONE TOLL NO 10 IS SUBMITTED. SUPPLEMENT NO 97 CON- TAINS RULES AND RATES TO ESTABLISH THE BLOCK OF TIME OPTIONAL CALLING PLAN.
R-00974236 Closed 12/15/1997 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY HAS FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 54 TO TARIFF TELE- PHONE-PA. P.U.C. NO. 23 TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1998, WHICH REQUESTS TO ADOPT AND BE INCLUDED IN THE PENNSYLVANIA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION'S LIFELINE SERVICE PLAN AT DOCKET NO. P-00971274.
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.
R-00870626 Closed 3/19/1987 SUPPLEMENT NO. 130 TO TELEPHONE PA PUC NO. 19 - REVISIONS TO RETURNED CHECK CHART TEXT, INCREASE RATE FOR RETURNED CHECK CHARGE, ELIMINATION OF FLAT RATE INSTALLATION CHARGES FOR TRANSFER OF INCOMING CALL SERVICE AND THE OBSOLESCENE OF TRANSFER OF TOLL CALL SERVICE.
R-00963773 Closed 9/25/1996 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 61 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE, PA PUC NO. 24, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 6, 1996. THIS SUPPLEMENT CALLS FOR THE RATE GROUP RECLASSIFICATION OF THE BLOSSBURG, COVINGTON, ELIZABETHVILLE AND GAP EXCHANGES TO THEIR NEXT HIGHEST RESPECTIVE RATE GROUPS. THE PROPOSED CHANGES WILL RESULT IN LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE RATE INCREASE FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS OF SERVICE. CUSTOMERS WOULD HAVE NEW RATES APPLIED EFFECTIVE WITH THE DECEMBER 1996 BILLING.
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.
P-00910517 Closed 5/8/1991 PETITION OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR PERMISSION TO DISPOSE OF BOOKS AND RECORDS RELATED TO TRANSACTIONS DATED TWENTY (20) YEARS OR MORE.
F-01461471 Closed 9/3/2003 COMPLAINANT STATES THE COMPANY IS BILLING HER FOR CALLS SHE DID NOT MAKE. SHE WANTS PUC TO INVESTIGATE.
A-310800F0008 Closed 9/30/2002 APPLICATION OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY (CTC), COMMONWEALTH LONG DIS- TANCE (CLD), AND NEW LLC FOR ALL APPROVALS REQUIRED UNDER PUBLIC UTILITY CODE FOR THE TRANSACTION RELATED TO THE RESTRUCTURING OF COMMONWEALTH LONG DISTANCE INCLUDING INTER ALIA THE ASSOCIATED ACQUISITION BY CREATION OF A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY. DOCKET NUMBERS: A-310800F0008 FOR THE ACQUISITION OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY OF NEW LLC; A-310071F2000 FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF TELECOMMUN- ICATION SERVICES BY COMMONWEALTH LONG DISTANCE COMPANY; AND A-311225 FOR NEW LLC SEEKING A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE TO PROVIDE INTEREXCHANGE RESELLER SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PA...................
M-310800F1996ADR Closed 7/1/1996 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED ITS ANNUAL DEPRECIATION REPORT
P-00940768F0004 Closed 2/3/1994 PETITION OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR PERMISSION TO CONDUCT A SUB- SCRIBER POLL FOR IMPLEMENTING ONE-WAY EXTENDED AREA SERVICE (EAS) BETWEEN ATGLEN AND COATESVILLE EXCHANGE.
R-00038759 Closed 8/21/2003 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED A LETTER PROPOSING THE THE CURRENT STATE TAX ADJUSTMENT SURCHARGE (STAS) FIILING BE IN EFFECT FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2003 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2004, AND REQUESTING TO WAIVE THE REGULATION AT CHAPTER 52 SECTION 69.52, EXHIBIT A, STAS PROCEDURES, REQUIRING THE APRIL 2004 STAS FILING.
G-00890145 Closed 2/9/1989 AFFILIATED INTEREST AGREEMENT DATED JANUARY 31, 1989, BETWEEN COMMONWEALTH AND C-TEC CORPORATION WHEREBY THE LATTER WILL PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE, MANAGER- IAL, OPERATING AND PROPERTY SERVICES TO THE FORMER.
C-20043501 Closed 8/9/2004 COMPLAINANT STATES HE WANTS THE PUC TO INVESTIGATE "CTCO" FOR CRIMINAL ACTIONS AND IF FOUND GUILTY, LEVY FINES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF UNFAIR CHARGES BACK TO CUSTOMERS.
R-00072108 Closed 2/1/2007 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED SUPPLEMENT NUMBER 94 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE PA PUC NUMBER 23, SUPPLEMENT NUMBER 102 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE PA PUC NUMBER 24, AND SUPPLEMENT NUMBER 4 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE PA PUC NUMBER 25, FOR AN INCREASE IN ANNUALIZED REVENUE OF APPROXIMATELY $4.11 MILLION OF NON-COMPETITIVE SER- VICE REVENUE, RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DIAL TONE LINE RATES OF $0.90 MONTHLY BUSINESS DIAL TONE AND PBX MONTHLY RATES OF $0.50 MONTHLY. IN ADDITION, NON-DIAL TONE RATE INCREASES ARE ALSO PROPOSED, WITH THE SUPPORTING INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS FILING, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2007.
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-20027290 Closed 3/25/2002 COMPLAINANT STATES THAT CALLING 222 OR 254 FROM 945 ARE TOLL CALLS. SHE WANTS THE CALLING AREA EXPANDED.
C-80041933 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
P-00940768F0005 Closed 2/3/1994 PETITION OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR PERMISSION TO CONDUCT A SUB- SCRIBER POLL FOR IMPLEMENTING ONE-WAY EXTENDED AREA SERVICE (EAS) BETWEEN SWEET VALLEY AND KINGSTON EXCHANGE.
R-00811476 Purged 3/18/1981 SUPPLEMENT NO. 51 TO TELEPHONE PA PUC NO. 22. REVISION TO THE TERRITORIAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE GAP EXCHANGE AREA, BELL OF PA'S HONEYBROOK EXCHANGE AREA AND ENTERPRISE TELEPHONE COMPANY'S INTERCOURSE EXCHANGE AREA, ETC.
P-00920557 Closed 1/7/1992 PETITION OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR PERMISSION TO CONDUCT A SUB- SCRIBER POLL REGARDING EXTENDED AREA SERVICE (EAS) FROM THE ORANGEVILLE EXCHANGE TO THE BERWICK EXCHANGE.
C-R0482003 Purged 11/23/1977

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