5. Technical Qualifications

Applicants for IEC and CLEC authority are required to make a reasonable showing of technical expertise in telecommunications or a related business.⁷ Applicant submitted biographical information on its founder and President demonstrating that it possesses sufficient experience and knowledge to operate as a telecommunications provider.

Applicant represents that no one, with two exceptions, associated with or employed by Applicant as an affiliate, officer, director, partner, or owner of more than 10% of Applicant was previously associated with any telecommunication carrier that filed for bankruptcy, or has been found either criminally or civilly liable by a court of appropriate jurisdiction for a violation of § 1700 et seq. of the California Business and Professions Code, or for any actions which involved misrepresentations to consumers, and to the best of Applicant's knowledge, is not currently under investigation for similar violations, or was sanctioned by the Federal Communications Commission or any state regulatory agency for failure to comply with any regulatory statute, rule, or order.

⁷ D.95-12-056 at Appendix C, Rule 4.A.