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-20066522 | Closed | 7/3/2006 | COMPLAINANT STATES THERE ARE INCORRECT CHARGES ON HER BILL. SHE WANTS THE PUC TO MAKE THE COMPANY STOP FROM SLAMMING HER AND STOP PUTTING CALLS THAT ARE NOT HERS ON HER BILL AND FOR MAKING HER PAY HIGHER CHARGES. |
| C-20027319 | Closed | 3/27/2002 | COMPLAINANT STATES THA CALLING THE 945 EXCHANGE AND PUBLIC SERVICES ARE TOLL CALLS. SHE WANTS AN EXTENDED AREA SERVICE. |
| G-80100111 | Purged | 10/31/1980 | AFFILIATED INTEREST AGREEMENT BETWEEN COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY AND COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION BY WHICH THE LATTER WILL PROVIDE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES. |
| R-00943125 | Closed | 6/29/1994 | COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 34 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE - PA PUC NO. 23, EFFECTIVE DATE SEPTEMBER 1, 1994, PROPOSING TO EXTEND ITS EXPERIMENTAL TARIFF FOR ADVANCED CUSTOM CALLING SERVICES, ORIGINALLY SCHEDUL- ED TO EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1994, TO MARCH 1, 1995. |
| C-20042745 | Closed | 3/31/2004 | COMPLAINANT STATES COMPANY IS A MONOPOLY AND HAS A SMALL TOLL FREE CALLING AREA. THE RATES ARE NOT COMPETITIVE. THEY WANT PUC TO ALLOW FAIR TRADE AND COMPETITIVE RATES. |
| C-20043751 | Closed | 9/23/2004 | COMPLAINANT ALLEGES THAT COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY LOCAL EXCHANGE SER- VICE CUSTOMERS IN THE UHLERSTOWN EXCHANGE WITHIN BUCKS COUNTY ARE RECEIVING INADEQUATE SERVICE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1501 OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY CODE, 66 PA.C.S. 1501. OCA WANTS THE PUC TO ORDER COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STUDY MEASURING ALL CALLS ORIGINATING FROM WITHIN THE UHLERSTOWN EXCHANGE & TERMINATING WITHIN THE DOYLESTOWN EXCHANGE. ADDITIONAL RESPONDENT: XO COMMUNICATIONS, AMERICAN LONG LINES, AT&T, ATX TELECOMMUNICA- TIONS SERVICES, BROADWING COMMUNICATIONS, CABLE & WIRELESS INC., CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, GLOBAL CROSSING, MCI, MCI WHOLESALE SERVICES, MCI WORLDCOM, QWEST, US SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS, & WORKING ASSETS, COMMONWEALTH LONG DISTANCE COMPANY............................................ |
| R-00943106 | Closed | 6/16/1994 | COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 33 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE PA PUC NO. 23, EFFECTIVE DATE AUGUST 19, 1994, PROPOSING INTRODUCTION OF CALLER ID SERVICE WHICH ALLOWS A CUSTOMER TO SEE THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF INCOMING CALLS (R-891200). |
| C-20016150 | Closed | 9/6/2001 | COMPLAINANT STATES MOST PEOPLE IN PA STOPPED HAVING TO DIAL 1 ON LONG DISTANCE CALLS. PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE TO DIAL 1 & AREA CODE AND THE NUMBER ON ALL LONG DISTANCE CALLS. THEY SHOULD STOP OVERLAYS EXCEPT FOR CELLULAR AND PAGERS. HE WANTS THE PUC TO MANDATE THE FOLLOWING DIALINGS: LOCAL, 7 DIGITS PLUS AREA CODES IF THERE IS A PREFIX THE SAME IN TWO DIFFERENT AREA CODES WITH LOCAL CALLING TO EACH OTHER; LONG DISTANCE, 1 & 10 DIGITS. |
| C-80041945 | 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 |
| C-00981362 | Closed | 3/27/1998 | COMPLAINANT WANTS TOLL FREE PHONE SERVICE TO LANCASTER. |
| P-00900481 | Closed | 11/1/1990 | PETITION OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY TO CONDUCT A SUBSCRIBER POLL (BY MAIL) REGARDING EXTENDED AREA SERVICE (EAS) TO DETERMINE WHETHER A MAJORITY OF CUSTOMERS IN ITS NOXEN EXCHANGE DESIRE ONE-WAY EAS TO ITS TUNKHANNOCK EXCHANGE. |
| C-00992985 | Closed | 11/5/1999 | COMPLAINANT STATES STUDIES CONDUCTED BY CTCO FOR EXTENDING LOCAL CALLING AREA ARE FAULTY. TWO PROBLEMS EXIST, FIRST, SECOND PHONE LINES FOR PERSONAL COMP- UTERS SHOULDN'T BE COUNTED AS THEY ARE RARELY USED FOR OUTGOING CALLS. INCL- UDING THESE LINES INFLATES THE NUMBER TO CTCO'S ADVANTAGE. SECOND, THIRD PARTY COMPANIES DIRECT BILL TO CUSTOMER, CTCO HAS NO ACCESS TO THESE FIGURES WHEN CONDUCTING STUDIES. WANTS COMMONWEALTH TO POLL THE RESIDENTS OF POCONO LAKES & LONG POND TO SEE IF THEY WANT EXTENDED CALLING AREA. |
| R-00974030 | Closed | 5/27/1997 | COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 51 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE - PA PUC NO. 23 EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 1997. THIS SUPPLEMENT IS FILED FOR (1) THE INTRODUCTION OF CALLER ID WITH NAME, AN ENHANCEMENT TO CALLER ID SERVICE AND (2) THE REDUCTION OF THE RECURRING RATE FOR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS SUBSCRIBING TO CALLER ID SERVICE. |
| C-20042656 | Closed | 3/22/2004 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE HAS NO CHOICE FOR SERVICE IN HIS AREA. HE WANTS PUC TO FORCE COMMONWEALTH TO OPEN UP AREA TO OTHERS. |
| R-00050567 | Closed | 3/31/2005 | COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY HAS FILED SUPPLEMENT NO 86 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE PA PUC NO 23, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE MARCH 31, 2005, WHICH PROPOSES TO MAKE CHANGES TO CTCO'S LIFELINE RULES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACT 183 OF 2004, REMOVING ADDITIONAL SERVICE LIMITATIONS FROM ITS LIFELINE PROGRAM AS WELL AS ADDING PROVISIONS FOR BROADBAND DISCOUNTS TO SCHOOLS. |
| C-00981550 | Closed | 5/13/1998 | COMPLAINANT HAS A PHONE AT A COTTAGE THAT IS NOT USED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. HE IS BEING CHARGED A CERTAIN RATE PER MONTH TO HAVE THAT PHONE LINE SUSPENDED DURING THE TIME IT IS NOT IN USE. HE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE RATE HAS BEEN INCREASED, AND FEELS IT IS TOO MUCH. HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CHARGE DROPPED BACK TO WHAT IS WAS. |
| C-00022156 | Purged | 12/16/1976 | |
| 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-00823187 | Purged | 8/26/1982 | ALLEGING THAT THIRD PARTY CALLS MADE IN 1981-82 ARE TRIPLICATE THE AMOUNT CHARGED FOR NORMAL CALLS AND THAT INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADDITIONAL CHARGES IS NOT PRINTED FOR THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS. COMPLAINANT REQUESTS A HEARING AND THAT INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ADDITIONAL CHARGES BE PRINTED IN THE TELEPHONE BOOK. |
| C-00981248 | Closed | 3/5/1998 | COMPLAINANT REQUESTS THE PUC HAVE THE COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE CO EXTEND THE TOLL-FREE CALLS TO LANCASTER EVEN WITH A MONTHLY FEE. |
| C-00981440 | Closed | 4/22/1998 | COMPLAINANT WANTS TOLL FREE SERVICE AREA EXPANDED. |
| G-00900235 | Closed | 8/15/1990 | AFFILIATED INTEREST AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 2, 1990 BETWEEN COMMONWEALTH TELE- PHONE COMPANY AND C-TEC CABLE SYSTEMS, INC., SETTING FORTH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHEREBY THE FORMER PROVIDES THE LATTER WITH SERVICES AND FACILITIES |
| C-20027413 | Closed | 4/8/2002 | COMPLAINANT STATES THAT CALLING 222 IS LONG DISTANCE. SHE WANT THE 222 EX- CHANGE TO BE IN THEIR LOCAL CALLING AREA. |
| C-00892644 | Closed | 10/20/1989 | ALLEGING THAT ACCORDING TO A SIGNED CONTRACT IN AUGUST 1985 COMPLAINANT WAS TO SWITCH TO MAHANOY & MAHANTONGO TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR PRIVATE LINE SERVICE; HOWEVER, IT HAS TAKEN MAHANOY 4 YEARS (INSTEAD OF 6 MONTHS) TO MAKE THE SER- VICE AVAILABLE. COMPLAINANT REQUESTS THE COMMISSION INVESTIGATE THIS COMPLAINT AND REQUEST THAT COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY NOT TERMINATE THEIR SERVICE ON OCTOBER 23, 1989 UNTIL THE ISSUE IS ADDRESSED. |
| F-01385139 | Closed | 9/15/2003 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE WANTS HIS ACCOUNT CLEARED OF THE $52.76 CHARGE THAT HE FEELS THAT HE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR. |
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