COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
In the Matter
of:
THE PETITION OF BLUEGRASS CELLULAR, )
INC. FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE ) CASE NO. 92-412 REGULATION FOR ENHANCED SERVICES )
0 R D E R
IT IS ORDERED that Bluegrass
Cellular,
Inc.
("
BluegrassCellular"
)shall
file
theoriginal
and 12 copiesof
the following information with the Commission within 30 days from the date ofthis
Order, with a copy toall
parties
ofrecord.
Each copyof
the data requested should be placed in a bound volume with each item tabbed. When a number of sheets are required for an item, eachsheet should be appropriately indexed, for example, Item
1(a),
Sheet 2of
6.
Include with each response the name of the witness who will be responsible for responding to questionsrelating
to
theinformation provided. Careful
attention
should be givento
copiedmaterial
to
ensure thatit
is
legible.
Where information requested herein has been provided along with theoriginal
application,
in the format requested herein, reference may be madeto
thespecific
location
ofsaid
information in respondingto
this
informationrequest.
Whenapplicable,
the information requested herein should be providedfor
total
company operations andjurisdictional
operationsseparately.
lf
the information cannot be provided by thestated date,
Bluegrass Cellular should submit a motionfor
andate by which the information will be furnished. Such motion will
be considered by the Commission.
1.
Cellularresellers
have beenidentified
by somecellular
utilities
aspotential
competitorsof
enhancedservices.
TheCommission
is
not aware of anyresellers
of
cellular
services,
including voice mail, that currently operate within the Commonwealthof
Kentucky.a. If
Bluegrass Cellularis
awareof
anycellular
resellers,
identify
theservices
theyare reselling
and the extent oftheir
marketshare.
b.
If
Bluegrass Cellularis
not aware of anycellular
resellers,
then identify the reasonscellular
resellers
do notexist
in Kentucky or why Bluegrass Cellular would not be awareof
their
existence.
2.
BluegrassCellular's
application
either
explicitly,
orimplicitly,
contends that non-cellular voice mail providers competewith Bluegrass
Cellular's
voice mailservice,
a.
Are these non-cellular voice mail providers capable of providingservice
thatis
functionally equivalentto
thatprovided by Bluegrass Cellular?
b.
If
yes, separately describe anydifferences,
as seenby a
cellular
service
subscriber,that
mayexist
between theservices
provided by a non-cellular voice mail provider and thevoice mail
of
Bluegrass Cellular but that do notaffect
thec.
If
no, then describe indetail
thedifferences
that
exist
which make the non-cellular voice mailservices
notfunctionally eguivalent to that provided by Bluegrass
Cellular.
3.
Describe indetail
the methods by which a Bluegrass Cellular subscriber may use a competitive voice mailservice.
Areadditional
services
(e.g.,
call
forwarding) reguiredto
be purchased from Bluegrass Cellular before a competitor may provide a functionally equivalent voice mailservice?
If
so,
list
theseservices.
4.
Identify
everyexisting
company thatis
perceivedto
bea competitor.
5.
If
possible,
provide theprices
of thoseservice features
and/orservice
packages offered by your competitors that compete with yourservice
features and/or packages.6.
Provide the overallprice
of your minimumservice
package &s well as any more advancedservice
packages offeringadditional
service
features.
Also, provide a breakout of theprices
of the individualservice
features which make up the minimumservice
package and
all
otherservice
packages.7.
May anyservice
feature included in aservice
package,other than the minimum service package, be purchased individually or separately'?
a.
Ii'o,
list
eachfeature
andits
price.
b.
If
not,is
there atechnical
reason or some other reason? Explain. Also, provide alist
of
these features andtheir
8.
Are there anyservice
features
that may be purchasedindividually or separately that are not included in the minimum or
more advanced
service
packages?If
so,
provide alisting
andtheir
prices.
9.
Are there anyservice
features
which may be purchasedseparately as well as in conjunction with other
features
in aservice
package2If
so,
are thereprice differences
for
theseservice features
between thedifferent
purchasing options?If
so,
provide a
table
illustrating
theprice
differences.
10.
Do you market any of your enhancedservice
features
to:
a.
Any non-cellular subscribing customers?If
so,
provide a
listing
of the type of customer (small business, high volume business, traveling businesssales
personnel,residential,
etc.),
thefeatures
primarily marketedto
each type of customer andfeature
prices.
(1)
Are theseservice offerings
andprices different
from those marketed
to
your ownservice
subscribers? Explain anydifferences.
b.
Acellular
subscriber belonging to anothercellular
company2
If
so,
provide alisting
of the type of customer (smallbusiness, high volume business, traveling business Bales personnel,
res(.dential,
etc.),
the features primarily marketedto
each type ofcustomer and feature
prices.
(1)
Are theseservice offerings
andprices different
from those marketed
to
your ownservice
subscribers? Explain any11.
Identify
the physicallocation
of the equipmentrequired for the provision of voice mail,
(i.e.,
is
the equipmentlocated
with the mobile telephone switchingoffice
or maintainedat
an external
location?).
Done
at
Frankfort,
Kentucky,this
17th day of February, 1993,PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
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