II. 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 Company (SureWest), and Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc. (Citizens).

Applicant, a California corporation, seeks authority to provide limited facilities-based and resold interexchange services as an interexchange carrier (IEC) in all areas of the state in which the Commission has authorized these services and limited facilities-based and resold local exchange services as a competitive local carrier (CLC) within the service territories of Pacific, Verizon, SureWest, and Citizens.

Applicant's principal place of business is located in San Diego, California.

A. Financial Qualifications

To be granted a CPCN, an applicant for authority to provide facilities-based and resold local exchange and/or interexchange services must demonstrate that it has a minimum of $100,000 of cash or cash equivalent to meet the firm's start-up expenses. An applicant must also demonstrate that it has sufficient additional resources to cover all deposits required by local exchange carriers and/or IECs in order to provide the proposed service. Applicant has provided financial documentation that demonstrates that it has sufficient cash to satisfy the financial requirement plus any required deposits.