USWC did not protest the application per se, but wished to intervene to raise the issue of its own pricing flexibility. Since the Commission has agreed to hear that issue in a separate proceeding, and USWC has declared itself as amenable to that procedure, USWC's intervention in this matter is denied. Since there appears to be no opposition, and Applicant has made out its prima facie case in support of the application, there appears to be no reason to convene an evidentiary hearing on the matter. Accordingly, the Administrative Law Judge, having been fully advised in the premises, enters the following Report, containing proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and the Order based thereon. Applicant has requested that the Commission grant a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity authorizing it to provide local exchange service throughout the State of Utah.
Applicant proposes to provide service both on a resold and facilities-based basis.
Applicant will utilize its managerial and technical expertise to support its Utah operations. Applicant has sufficient technical resources and abilities to provide the public telecommunications services for which it has applied for a Certificate. Applicant has sufficient managerial resources and abilities to provide the public telecommunications services for which it has applied for a Certificate. Applicant has a secure and sufficient source of funding for its Utah operations that will enable it to meet projected capital and operating expenses and to implement its business plans. Applicant has sufficient financial resources and abilities to provide the public telecommunications services for which it has applied for a Certificate.