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,² 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).³

Applicant's legal name is Entelegent Solutions, Inc. (Applicant). Applicant is a North Carolina Corporation qualified to do business in California, whose principal place of business is located at 3800 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 310, Charlotte, North Carolina 28273. Applicant's telephone number is (704) 323-7464. Applicant currently holds a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) which authorizes the provision of inter- and intra-local access and transport area services in California as a non-dominant interexchange carrier (NDIEC).⁴

² A competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) is a common carrier that is issued a CPCN to provide local exchange telecommunications service for a geographic area specified by such carrier.

³ SureWest was formerly known as Roseville Telephone Company.

⁴ See Decision (D.) 09-07-029, which granted Applicant CPCN #U-7151-C.