Agenda ID # 3988

11/19/04

DRAFT

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Telecommunications Division	RESOLUTION T-16890
Carrier Branch	November 19, 2004

R E S O L U T I O N

Resolution T-16890. Revocation of 41 Authorities Issued to Competitive Carriers for Failure to Comply with Commission Decisions.

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Summary

This resolution revokes competitive carrier authorities held by the companies listed in the Discussion Section for failure to comply with Decisions 93-05-010, Ordering Paragraph 4 and 95-12-056 and the wireless registration process.

Background

Decisions 93-05-010 Ordering Paragraph 4 and 95-12-056 and the wireless registration process state that the Commission will consider the revocation of competitive carriers that are more than 90 days late in filing annual reports and remitting surcharges.

The following steps were taken to locate the companies and determine their status:

1. Telecom Division (TD) determined that the carriers are at least 90 days late in filing annual financial reports with the Commission.

2. TD attempted to contact all the carriers on this list. Correspondence sent to the last known addresses of every carrier on this list was either returned to TD staff by the post office or unanswered.

3. Since TD's license application process requires a certificate from the Secretary of State stating that a carrier has an active authority, TD checked the Secretary of State website for the status of the authority to operate a business in California. None of these companies are considered active by the Secretary of State and could not operate a business in California unless the status of authority were changed to active.

4. Notice of company names was placed in the Commission Calendar for 30 days. Interested parties were invited to call TD staff with questions or comments on these carriers' locations, but TD was not contacted by these companies.

Discussion

This resolution lists authorities granted to various firms. In several cases, a single firm possesses more that one authority to operate in California. The authorities revoked by this resolution are the following:

ID NO.	UTILITY TYPE	UTILITY NAME
5055 5138	IEC IEC	GST CALL AMERICA AMERICAN NETWORK EXCHANGE
5230	IEC	TELTRUST COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
5242	IEC	MAIL.COM BUSINESS MESSAGING SERVICES, INC.
5259	IEC	WORLD WIDE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
5260	IEC	SAN DIEGO TELEPHONE INC.
5299	IEC	USTEL INC.
5381	CLC	THE FURST GROUP, INC.
5517	IEC	IDEALDIAL CORPORATION
5528	IEC	FEDERAL TRANSTEL, INC.
5542	IEC	SJ INVESTMENTS, INC.
5566	IEC	ATCALL INC.
5578	IEC	INTELICOM INTERNATIONAL CORP.
5590	IEC	COROPORATE SERVICES TELCOM, INC.
5640	IEC	EXSTREAM DATA, INC.
5676	IEC	WORLDTEL INTERACTIVE INCORPORATED
5699	IEC	ZENEX LONG DISTANCE, INC.
5734	IEC	LONG DISTANCE DIRECT, INC.
5737	CLC	EPOCH NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
5766	IEC	AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
5784	CLR	GLOBAL TELEPHONE INTERNATIONAL
5836	IEC	TIE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
5863	IEC	WORLDTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
5896	IEC	NETWORK ONE (CRG INTERNATIONAL)
5899	IEC	PTT TELEKOM INC.
5926	CLR	EZ TALK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
5973	CLR	MAX-TEL COMMUNICATIONS
6020	IEC	COMMUNICATIONS BILING, INC.
6024	IEC	PREFERRED DISCOUNT PLAN (GEN X, LLC)
6036	IEC	DIGITEC 2000, INC.
6040	CLR	HJN TELECOM, INC.
6041	IEC	U.S. NETWORK SERVICES, INC.
6055	IEC	MERCURY MARKETING COMPANY LTD.
6132	CLC	COMPASS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
6159	IEC	ERBIA NETWORK, INC.
6269	IER	MEDIATEL CORPORATION
6271	IER	I-TELECO.COM, INC.
6329	IER	NORTHWESTERN DIGITAL COMPANY
6344	CLC	MAXCESS, INC.
6433	IEC	EVOICE TELECOM, INC (SEE DBA)
6486	IER	CONGEE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

These companies may owe additional surcharges. Therefore, the Legal Division may, if it chooses, pursue the companies for any owned surcharges.

Telecommunications Division's draft resolution in this matter was noticed in the Commission's Daily Calendar beginning on October 5, 2004, in accordance with PU Code Section 311(g)(1). The following comments were received: ___________________

Findings

1. The companies on the above list were certificated or registered by the Commission as telephone carriers.

2. Proper measures were taken by Telecom Division staff to locate these companies. Each company had failed to respond to TD's communications. It is, therefore, reasonable to assume that these companies are no longer providing public utility service.

3. The companies have not timely filed annual financial reports for at least the past year.

4. These companies may owe additional surcharges. The Legal Division may pursue the companies, if it chooses, for any owned surcharges.

5. The companies' authorities should be revoked and their Utility Identification Numbers should be cancelled for failure to comply with D.93-05-010 Ordering Paragraph 4, D.95-12-056, and the wireless registration process.

THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that:

1. The competitive carrier authorities granted to the carriers listed in the Discussion Section are revoked:

ID NO.	UTILITY TYPE	UTILITY NAME
5055 5138	IEC IEC	GST CALL AMERICA AMERICAN NETWORK EXCHANGE
5230	IEC	TELTRUST COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
5242	IEC	MAIL.COM BUSINESS MESSAGING SERVICES, INC.
5259	IEC	WORLD WIDE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
5260	IEC	SAN DIEGO TELEPHONE INC.
5299	IEC	USTEL INC.
5381	CLC	THE FURST GROUP, INC.
5517	IEC	IDEALDIAL CORPORATION
5528	IEC	FEDERAL TRANSTEL, INC.
5542	IEC	SJ INVESTMENTS, INC.
5566	IEC	ATCALL INC.
5578	IEC	INTELICOM INTERNATIONAL CORP.
5590	IEC	COROPORATE SERVICES TELCOM, INC.
5640	IEC	EXSTREAM DATA, INC.
5676	IEC	WORLDTEL INTERACTIVE INCORPORATED
5699	IEC	ZENEX LONG DISTANCE, INC.
5734	IEC	LONG DISTANCE DIRECT, INC.
5737	CLC	EPOCH NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
5766	IEC	AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
5784	CLR	GLOBAL TELEPHONE INTERNATIONAL
5836	IEC	TIE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
5863	IEC	WORLDTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
5896	IEC	NETWORK ONE (CRG INTERNATIONAL)
5899	IEC	PTT TELEKOM INC.
5926	CLR	EZ TALK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
5973	CLR	MAX-TEL COMMUNICATIONS
6020	IEC	COMMUNICATIONS BILING, INC.
5973	CLR	MAX-TEL COMMUNICATIONS
6020	IEC	COMMUNICATIONS BILING, INC.
6024	IEC	PREFERRED DISCOUNT PLAN (GEN X, LLC)
6036	IEC	DIGITEC 2000, INC.
6040	CLR	HJN TELECOM, INC.
6041	IEC	U.S. NETWORK SERVICES, INC.
6055	IEC	MERCURY MARKETING COMPANY LTD.
6132	CLC	COMPASS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
6159	IEC	ERBIA NETWORK, INC.
6269	IER	MEDIATEL CORPORATION
6271	IER	I-TELECO.COM, INC.
6329	IER	NORTHWESTERN DIGITAL COMPANY
6344	CLC	MAXCESS, INC.
6433	IEC	EVOICE TELECOM, INC (SEE DBA)
6486	IER	CONGEE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

2. The companies' Utility Identification Numbers are canceled and will not be reissued.

This Resolution is effective today.

I hereby certify that this Resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its regular meeting on November 19, 2004. The following Commissioners approved it:

STEVE LARSON Executive Director