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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
R-00973978 Closed 4/4/1997 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 354 TO TELEPHONE - PA P.U.C. TOLL NO. 10 EFFECTIVE JUNE 9, 1997. THIS SUPPLEMENT MAKES A CHANGE TO OPTIONAL DIAL STATION-TO-STATION TOLL CALLING PLAN SERVICE BY ADDING AND DELETING SOME EXCHANGE.
C-00871153 Closed 1/9/1987 COMPLAINANT ALLEGES DISPUTE OVER THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SERVICE THE COMPANY IS INSTALLING.
C-00981352 Closed 3/27/1998 COMPLAINANT WANTS CALLS TO LANCASTER TO BE CONSIDERED LOCAL AND NOT TOLL CALLS.
R-00891528 Closed 11/24/1989 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 3 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE - PA PUC NO. 24, WHICH INCREASES BASIC MONTHLY LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE RATES IN THE COOPERSBURG EXCHANGE, EFFECTIVE DATE FEBRUARY 2, 1990.
R-00891539 Closed 12/1/1989 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY HAS FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 63 TO TELEPHONE-PA. PUC NO. 9 WHICH MAKES CHANGES TO LOCAL SWITCHING RATES TO BECOME EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 2, 1990.
C-20027345 Closed 4/1/2002 COMPLAINANT STATES THAT THE CHARGES QUOTED TO HIM BY AT&T WERE FALSE AND MUCH HIGHER WHEN BILLED. HE WANTS ALLTEL AND AT&T TO NOT DISCONTINUE SERVICE UNTIL THE MATTER IS RESOLVED.
R-00016465 Closed 6/1/2001 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED SUPPLEMENT NO.84 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE PA P.U.C. NO 24 WHICH PROPOSES TO RECLASSIFY THE BENTON, LIBERTY, MIDDLEBURY, CENTER, MORRIS AND ULSTER EXCHANGES FROM THEIR RATE GROUPS TO THE NEXT HIGH- EST RATE GROUPS, EFFECTIVE JULY 30, 2001
G-00900191 Closed 2/1/1990 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY AND SORDONI CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC. FILED AFFILIATED INTEREST AGREEMENT.
R-00922313 Closed 4/23/1992 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 23 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE-PA. PUC NO. 23, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JULY 3, 1992 REVISING TEXT TO CORRECTLY IDEN- TIFY SECTION 6 AS THE AREA TO FIND CHARGES FOR CUSTOMIZED TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AND INCREASING MONTHLY CHARGES FOR NON-PUBLISHED TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND NON- PUBLISHED NUMBERS AVAILABLE THROUGH DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE.
A-00101891 Purged 12/28/1979 APPLICATION OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY AND THE SULLIVAN COUNTY TELE- PHONE COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF THE ACQUISITION BY THE FORMER FROM THE LATTER OF ALL OF ITS VOTING CAPITAL STOCK AND PROPERTY, USED AND USEFUL IN PUBLIC SERVICE.
C-20055217 Closed 5/27/2005 COMPLAINANT STATES THERE IS A RELIABILITY AND SAFETY PROBLEM WITH HIS UTILITY SERVICE. HIS NAME AND PHONE NUMBER WERE RELEASED ON THE INTERNET.
C-00981390 Closed 4/3/1998 COMPLAINANT WANTS TOLL FREE PHONE SERVICE TO LANCASTER.
R-00891384 Closed 7/27/1989 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY HAS FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 4 TO TARIFF-TELEPHONE PA PUC NO. 23 TO BECOME EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 29, 1989, TO REFLECT RATES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE PROVISIONING OF A NEW SERVICE - FIXED CALL FORWARDING.
C-80041942 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-00920641 Closed 12/23/1992 PETITION OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR PERMISSION TO CONDUCT SUBSCRIB ER POLLS REGARDING ONE-WAY EXTENDED AREA SERVICE FROM THE BANGOR EXCHANGE TO EASTON, AND FROM THE PEN ARGYL EXCHANGE TO EASTON.
R-00850194 Closed 8/7/1985 SUPPLEMENT NO. 118 TO TELEPHONE PA PUC NO. 19 - REFLECTS THE ELIMINATION OF A TARIFF SHEET CONCERNING EXCHANGE LINE MILEAGE CHARGES IN THE ESTELLA EXCHANGE. SUPPLEMENT NO. 75 TO TELEPHONE PA PUC NO. 22 - REFLECTS THE ELIMI- NATION OF THE MULTI-PARTY RATE AND NOTES CONCERNING MULTI-PARTY SERVICE IN THE ESTELLA EXCHANGE.
R-00850191 Closed 8/7/1985 SUPPLEMENT NO. 74 TO TELEPHONE PA PUC NO. 22 - RECLASSIFIES RATE GROUP OF THE FERNDALE, MONTROSE, POCONO LAKE, SAYLORSBURG, TUNKHANNOCK AND WARREN CENTER EXCHANGES.
F-00958215 Closed 9/26/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES IN JUNE 2000 HE SWITCHED LONG DISTANCE TO SPRINT, AND HE WAS ADVISED BY SPRINT SERVICE AT 5 CENTS A MINUTE WOULD TAKE EFFECT IN 3-5 DAYS. ALMOST TWO MONTHS LATER SPRINT ADVISED BY LETTER THAT THE SWITCH NEVER TOOK PLACE DUE TO BLOCK ON THE LINE. HE CHECKED WITH CTCO AND THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF HIM PLACING A BLOCK ON THE LINE EITHER BY PHONE OR IN WRITING. HE FEELS THAT HIS DEBT SHOULD BE WIPED OUT, AND ANY MONEY THAT IS ALREADY PAID SHOULD BE REFUNDED.
C-00981919 Closed 11/9/1998 COMPLAINANT STATES UNABLE TO DIAL LOCAL NUMBER WITHOUT A CHARGE AND WOULD LIKE FOR THIS EXTENDED TO EXCHANGES 842, 894, 676 AND 839 BEING ONLY ONE MILE WITHIN THESE AREAS. RESPONDENTS ARE: COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY, BELL ATLANTIC-PENNSYLVANIA, INC., AT&T, INC., MCI WORLDCOM, U.S. SPRINT, ATX TECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND TELECONNECT C/O MCI WORLDCOM.
R-00974130 Closed 8/21/1997 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY HAS FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 272 TO TELEPHONE-PA. P.U.C. NO. 9 TO BECOME EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 4, 1997, WHICH DECREASES COMMON- WEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY'S RATES FOR THE CARRIER COMMON LINE ACCESS. THEY HAVE ALSO FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 381 TO TELEPHONE-PA. P.U.C. NO. 10 TO BECOME EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 4, 1997, WHICH CHANGES THE COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY TOLL SUPPLEMENTS.
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)
C-20027292 Closed 3/25/2002 COMPLAINANT STATES THAT CALLING BETWEEN 222 AND 563 IS A TOLL CALL. THEY WANT HOMES WITHIN A TEN MILE RADIUS TO BE LOCAL CALLS.
R-78100674 Purged 10/5/1978 RESPONDENT FILED SUPP. NO. 74 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE-PA. PUC NO. 19 & SUPP NO. 37 TO TARIFF TELEPHONE-PA PUC NO. 22 TO ELIMINATE BOTH MULTI-PARTY & FOU R PARTY ZONE, LOCALITY OR MILEAGE CHARGES IN SEVERAL EXCHANGES TO BECOME E FFECTIVE 12/4/78.
C-20042312 Closed 1/5/2004 COMPLAINANT BELIEVES THAT COMMONWEALTH DOES NOT GIVE ADEQUATE INFORMATION TO NEW CUSTOMERS ABOUT WHAT THEIR AREA CODE COVERS. SHE FEELS PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO USE IT, ESPECIALLY THE INTERNET, BECAUSE OF THE CHARGES THEY MAY RECEIVE. SHE WANTS BETTER INFORMATION.
R-00005536 Closed 7/3/2000 COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY HAS FILED SUPPLEMENT NO. 80 TO TARIFF TELE- PHONE PA. P.U.C. NO. 24, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2000, WHICH PROPOSES TO RECLASSIFY THE DALLAS, HARVEYS LAKE, SWEET VALLEY, TRUCKSVILLE, WAPWALLOPEN AND WELLSBORO EXCHANGES FROM THEIR PRESENT RATE GROUPS TO THE NEXT HIGHEST RESPECTIVE RATE GROUPS.

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