a BROOKINGS municipal utilities

525 Western Ave. P.O. Box 588 Brookings, S.D. 57008 (605) 692-0325

September 12,2006

Harlan Best, Utility Analyst SDPUC 500 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501-5070

Dear Mr. Best:

This correspondence addresses the questions and data related to your August 3 1 2006 ernail RE: Swiftel Certification of Federal Universal Service Support, TCO6- 13 1.

1. Please provide an Estimated 2007 Federal Universal ~*ce Receipts, itendzed by support category. ! 2007 Estimated High Cost Loop Support $ 54,333

2007 Estimated Local Switching Support $162,432

2007 Safety Net Additive Support

2) ARSD 20: 10: 32:43 .04 requires Brookings dba Communications to demonstrate how it satisfies consumer protection ARSD 20: 10:33:3 1, 20: 10:34:09, and 20: 10:34: 10) and service (see ARSD 20: 10:33).

20: 10: 33: 3 1 - Failure to pav for services other cal exchange services - Payments received are applied in full to customer d applied to all services on a pro-rated basis. If full payment is not received time, the total amount due is considered when determining if service should . If a customer has made acceptable arrangements for a delayed fulYpat-t ce is not suspended. If a customer has lodged a billing dispute, suspens layed until the dispute is resolved.

20: 10: 34: 09 - Billing requirements - Customers ab provided a monthly itemized billing for each account. The bill identifies where to direcp billing questions or requests for account changes with the address and (toll-fiee) custo)na service telephone numbers.

Details of services and all related charges for each number lbeing billed are identified on the bill.

20: 10:34: 10 - Notification of increase in rates - 4 rate, term, or condition of service changes are stated to customers in an appopriate nfmner for the customers affectad by the change. Changes are described in bill inserts, bill messages, or in direct- mail iterns to the customers.

20: 10:33 - Service Oualitv Standar& - Swiftel Communications operates its wireless PCS network usmg equipment manufacturcd by Nortel, a reputable supplier of telecommunications equipment. The system is engineered according to industry standard engineering practices and TllSiintained by trained technical W w i t h uptodate kature rich hatdwart and software of sufficient capacity to provide high quality, reliable, wireless service, nreeting or exceeding service standards s&t by the SD PUC m Chapter 20: 10:33 of its Administrative Rules.

3. ARSD 20: 10: 32: 54(7) quires that Swi&l c d b that it is off- a local usage plan comparable to that offered by the incumbent LlEC in the ETC exchanges. If Swiftel is offering such plans please so certify. I

Swiftel Communications certifies that a service plan o f f e d in the ETC exchanges is comparable to that offerad by the incumbent LEC.

4. ARSD 20: 10: 32:43 .O5 requires Swiftel to demonstrate that it offers a local usage plan comparable to the one offered by the incumbent LEC. Please desm'be the local usage plans offered by Swifiel in the ETC exchanges. I

See attached marketing brochure for Service Plans & Fbtcs that are offixed in designated ETC exchanges.

5. What do each of the following stand for MIX - SDM MIX - DTC, BSC, XCEM, BTS.

The acronym MTX - SDM stands fbr the Nortel &$obi1 Telephone ezchange - Supernode Data .J!@qp (data storage for billing & network rnctrics) -

The acronym MTX - DTC stands for the Nortel &&obi1 Telephone exchange - Qigitd Trunk GontrolIer (Intersystem dqptal trunks)

The acronym BSC stands fbr the Nortel &se Station controller (Radio transmitter controller)

The acronym XCEM stands for the Nortel l_XRTr (One times Radio transmission technology -OM. 2000 standard) -1 EIclnent Module (provides radio channel capacity to serve customer demand)

The acronym BTS stands for the Nortel &se Transceiver Station (Field radio transmitter and receiver)

6: Does SwiRel have a list of cell sites with address, or latitude and longitude, that can be provided to stafP?

CONFIDENTIAL See Attached (Confidential) Spreadsheet

Hartford and Clarldf3em-y cells in 2008?

Not at this time.

7. Does Swiftel have the above (question 6) data for the Tea cell in 2007 and for

Please feel fkee to contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely, &w Steve Meyer ~xecutive vice k i d e n t I General Manager

Subscribed and Sworn to before m this 1 a day of wfenbec 2006.

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