Tracfone Wireless v. State of Idaho

EISMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal out of Ada County from a declaratory judgment holding that TracFone is a telecommunication provider under Idaho Code section 31-4802(15)(d). We affirm that judgment.

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Factual Background.

TracFone Wireless, Inc., is a non-faeilitiesbased commercial mobile radio service provider (a pure wireless reseller) that provides prepaid wireless telecommunications services. It desired to be designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC), which would permit TracFone to provide wireless telecommunications services to qualified low-income consumers and to receive…