ALJ/RWC/acr Date of Issuance 8/8/2012

Decision 12-08-002 August 2, 2012

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of Kingstone Telecommunications, Inc. for Registration as an Interexchange Carrier Telephone Corporation Pursuant to the Provisions of Public Utilities Code Section 1013.

Application 11-09-003 (Filed September 2, 2011)

DECISION ADOPTING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
AND GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page

DECISION ADOPTING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY 1

1. Summary 2

2. Background 2

3. Settlement Agreement 4

4. Discussion 5

4.1. Settlement Conference 7

4.2. Technical Qualifications 8

4.3. Financial Qualifications 8

4.4. Tariffs 9

4.5. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 9

5. Categorization and Need for Hearings 9

6. Comments on Proposed Decision 10

7. Assignment of Proceeding 10

Findings of Fact 10

Conclusions of Law 11

ORDER 12

Attachment A: Intentionally Left Blank

Attachment B: Requirements Applicable to Competitive Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers

Attachment C: Annual Report

Attachment D: Calendar Year Affiliate Transaction Report

Attachment E: Settlement Agreement

DECISION ADOPTING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

AND GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF

PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY

1. Summary

This decision adopts the proposed Settlement Agreement¹ attached hereto as Attachment E and grants a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)² to Kingstone Telecommunications, Inc. to provide limited facilities-based interexchange service as a Non-Dominant Interexchange Carrier statewide in California. Among other things, the Settlement Agreement requires Applicant to pay a penalty of $6,500 to the California General Fund and to file an amended application. The amended application was filed. This proceeding is closed.

¹ The Settlement Agreement resolves the issues set forth in the protest filed in this proceeding.

² While this application was filed pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 1013 (an expedited and ministerial registration process) the protest and resulting assignment to and processing by an Administrative Law Judge removed it from the registration track. It has therefore been evaluated as a CPCN under Pub. Util. Code § 1001.