2. Background

In prior decisions, we authorized the provision of competitive interexchange services by carriers meeting specified criteria. In addition, we authorized the provision of competitive local exchange service, by carriers meeting specified criteria, within the service territories of Pacific Bell Telephone Company (Pacific), Verizon California Inc. (Verizon), SureWest Telephone (SureWest), and Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc., dba Frontier Communications of California (CTC).¹

Applicant's legal name is Impulse Telecom, LLC. Applicant is a California Corporation whose principal place of business is located at 81 David Love Place, Suite 100, Santa Barbara, California.

¹ SureWest was formerly known as Roseville Telephone Company.