Attachment Horry Telephone Long

This document pretains to ITC-214-19911213-00018 for International Global Resale Authority on a International Telecommunications filing.

IBFS_ITC2141991121300018_866752

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20554 In re Application of ) HORRY TELEPHONE LONG DISTANCE, INC. ) File No. For authorization under Section 214 N/ yz sz sz or the Communications Act of 1934 , as amended, to resell international telecommunications services To: Chief, International Facilities Division SECTION 214 APPLICATION Horry Telephone Long Distance, Inc. ("Applicant"), a wholly owned sub— sidiary of Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc.,1 hereby se eks authorization to provide international telephone service through the re sale of existing international telecommunications services. In support of this request, the following information is provided, as required by Section 63.01 of the Com— mission‘s Rules: a) Name and address of applicant: Horry Telephone Long Distance, Inc. P. 0. Drawer 1820 Conway, SC 29526 b) State law under which applicant is organized: South Carolina 1 Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. is a local |exchange telephone company serving areas of South Carolina.

c} Correspondence concerning the application should be addressed to: Mr, Jeff Huggins Director of Operations Horry Telephone Long Distance, Inc. P. 0. Drawer 1820 Conway, South Carolina 29526 with a copy to: Stephen G. Kraskin, Esq. Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson and Dickens 2120 L Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20037 d) Applicants parent is currently fully subject to the Act by virtue of its operation of a cable television system within its franchised telephone service area. e) Facilities covered in this application exte d communications ser— vices into areas not previously served dijrectly by Applicant. These facilities will be used for the provision of international telephone and data services (at the customer‘ option) . £) Points between which facilities are located: Applicant plans to resell the international telephone and data ser— vices of MCI, which has established a point of presence at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (approximately seven (7) air miles from Applicant‘s location in Conway, South Carolina). A direct fiber optic connection, owned by Applicant‘s parent, Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc., will provide the necessary link. The usage of the fiber line will be accessed under state—regulated tariff. Consequently, there will be no lease of transport facilities. 8) Applicant‘s existing facilities: Applicant has no existing facilities inasFuch as _ its it domestic resale operations are not yet in serivce. Applicant will obtain switching capacity from its parent, Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. under state—regulated tariff. *rmulnaian 1 2 Applicant will be subject to regulatory forbearand e in its interstate long distance resale operations by virtue of the Commiss sion‘s Fourth Report and Order , CC Docket No. 79—252 (1983).

& h) Description of facilites for which authority is requested: Applicant‘s parent operates a Northern Teleco DMS 200 switch, from which international calls will interconnect ith the MCI point of presence through the fiber route specified in paragraph (f) above. Present and estimated future reqirements: It is estimated that the subject facilities a Je adequate to meet subscribers‘ need for the next five years. Site map: ‘|; See attached Exhibit 1. || | k) Cost of facilities: J At the current time, Applicant does not prEpose to construct or lease facilities, but will share the costs as ociated with switching capacity as described in paragraph (g) above, in addition to paying tariffed rates for transport cost via the filber route as specified in paragraph (f) above. Consequently, all costs associated with provision of the proposed serivcees are directly related to the provision of services, including originating and terminating costs, costs association with billing and collect ing and fixed charges representing operating expense. See attached pro forma Income Statement . 1) Public need: Grant of this application will promote the p rovision of alternative international telecommunications services wi thout wasteful duplica— tion of facilities. When coupled with Applicant‘s proposed inter— state services, customers will benefit from easy access to all direct—dial points world—wide, thus facilitating and enhancing both domestic and international commercial and cultural exchange. Consequently, the public interest would be erved by grant of the instant application.

m) Economic justification: The pro forma economic forecast attached heretio provides the econom— ic justification for the subject request. Inasmuch as existing facilites are utilized to route international calls, no capital investment is required; increased traffic due to international transmissions will increase the economic effijciency of Applicant‘s overall operation. As shown in the pro forma Applicant expects to operate profitably in year one (1). n) Justification for additional services: Other carriers currently offer international telecommunications service within Applicant‘s service area. No new facilities are contemplated, but merely increased usage of existing facilities. o) Proposed tariff charges: Applicant attaches a proposed tariff, for informational purposes only, for the Commission‘s review. p) Proposed accounting: Applicant will account for the costs and revenues associated with the described project in strict conformance w ith the Uniform System of Accounts. q) Authorization of the subject facilities is categorically excluded as defined by Section 1.1306 of the Commissior1‘s Rules. Respectfully s\ ibmitted, HORRY TELEPHONT s LONG DISTANCE, INC. w CC Hosle Curley P. H?ggins President Dated: OEL 13 , :49 |


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