ALJ/KHY/avs Date of Issuance 7/18/2011

Decision 11-07-019 July 14, 2011

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

In the Matter of the Application of Central Valley Telecom, LLC. for a Certificate of Public Convenience And Necessity to Provide (i) Resold and Facilities-based Competitive Local Exchange Services throughout the service territories of Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Verizon California, Inc., SureWest Telephone, and citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc., and of California, Inc., and ii) resold and facilities-based intrastate interexchange telecommunications services on a statewide basis.

Application 11-04-003 (Filed April 6, 2011)

DECISION GRANTING CENTRAL VALLEY TELECOM, LLC
A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE RESOLD AND FACILITIES-BASED
COMPETITIVE LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE AND INTRASTATE INTEREXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE

Summary

Central Valley Telecom, LLC filed an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) for authority to provide resold and facilities-based competitive local exchange telecommunications services in the service territories of Pacific Bell Telephone Company dba AT&T California, Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc./Citizens Communications Company dba Frontier Communications of California, SureWest Telephone/SureWest Communications and Verizon California Inc. and resold and facilities-based intrastate interexchange telecommunications services on a statewide basis.

By this decision, we grant Central Valley Telecom, LLC a CPCN to provide resold and facilities-based local exchange and intrastate interexchange telecommunications services on the terms and conditions set forth in the Ordering Paragraphs.