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1 FRIEND, HUDAK & HARRIS, LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW SUITE 1450 THREE RAVINIA DRIVE ATLANTA, GEORGIA (770) FACSIMILE (770) WEB VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Dr. Burl W. Haar Executive Secretary Minnesota Public Utilities Commission 121 Seventh Place East, Suite 350 Saint Paul, Minnesota April 3, 2008 Writer's Re: In the Matter of the Application of Charter Fiberlink, LLC for an Amended Certificate of Authority to Provide Facilities-Based Local Exchange Services, Resold Local Exchange Services, Interexchange Services and Local Niche Services in Additional Exchanges Dear Dr. Haar: Enclosed is the Original Filing, Summary of Filing and Application of Charter Fiberlink, LLC to Amend Certificate of Authority, and Affidavit of Service in connection with the abovereferenced matter. Please file these documents in your usual fashion. If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please contact the undersigned. KBW/jh Enc. cc: Charter Fiberlink, LLC (with enclosure) Sincerely, /s/ Kennard B. Woods Counsel for Charter Fiberlink, LLC

2 STATE OF MINNESOTA BEFORE THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION LeRoy Koppendrayer Chair Phyllis A. Reha Commissioner J. Dennis O Brien Commissioner Thomas W. Pugh Commissioner Dr. David C. Boyd Commissioner In the Matter of the Application of Charter Fiberlink, LLC for an Amended Certificate of Authority to Provide Facilities-Based Local Exchange Services, Resold Local Exchange Services, Interexchange Services and Local Niche Services in Additional Exchanges MPUC Docket No.: M5535/ APPLICATION OF CHARTER FIBERLINK, LLC TO AMEND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY ORIGINAL FILING COMES NOW Charter Fiberlink, LLC ( Charter Fiberlink or Applicant ) and hereby requests that its current Certificate of Authority issued by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (the Commission ) be amended to permit Charter Fiberlink to provide facilities-based local exchange services, resold local exchange services, interexchange services and local niche services in additional exchanges and rate centers in the State of Minnesota, as described herein. This filing includes the following attachments: Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Attachment 3 One paragraph summary of the filing in accordance with Minn. Rule Application to Amend Certificate of Authority, which contains a description of the filing, the impact on the Applicant and affected ratepayers, and the reasons for the filing, provided in accordance with Minn. Rule , subp. 4(F). Affidavit of Service

3 subp. 4: In addition, the following information is provided, in accordance with Minn. Rule , Utility Applicant s Attorneys Charter Fiberlink, LLC Powerscourt Drive St. Louis, Missouri Carrie L. Cox Vice President and Senior Counsel Telephone Legal and Regulatory Affairs Charter Communications, Inc Powerscourt Drive St. Louis, Missouri Tel: Fax: Date of Filing April 3, 2008 Charles A. Hudak, Esq. Kennard B. Woods, Esq. Friend, Hudak & Harris, LLP Three Ravinia Drive, Suite 1450 Atlanta, Georgia Tel: Fax: Proposed Effective Date Twenty days after filing unless an objection is filed, otherwise, immediately upon issuance of Certificate of Authority Controlling Statute for Minn. Stat , subd. 4 Time in Processing the Filing If additional information is required, please contact Charles A. Hudak or Kennard B. Woods at (770) [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 2

4 Respectfully submitted, Dated: April 3, 2008 By /s/ Charles A. Hudak /s/ Kennard B. Woods Friend, Hudak & Harris, LLP Three Ravinia Drive, Suite 1450 Atlanta, Georgia Tel: Fax: Carrie L. Cox Vice President and Senior Counsel Telephone Legal and Regulatory Affairs Charter Communications, Inc Powerscourt Drive St. Louis, Missouri Tel: Fax: Attorneys for Charter Fiberlink, LLC 3

5 Attachment 1 STATE OF MINNESOTA BEFORE THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION LeRoy Koppendrayer Chair Phyllis A. Reha Commissioner J. Dennis O Brien Commissioner Thomas W. Pugh Commissioner Dr. David C. Boyd Commissioner In the Matter of the Application of Charter Fiberlink, LLC for an Amended Certificate of Authority to Provide Facilities-Based Local Exchange Services, Resold Local Exchange Services, Interexchange Services and Local Niche Services in Additional Exchanges MPUC Docket No.: APPLICATION OF CHARTER FIBERLINK, LLC TO AMEND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY SUMMARY OF FILING Charter Fiberlink, LLC ( Charter Fiberlink or Applicant ) hereby requests that its current Certificate of Authority issued by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (the Commission ) be amended to permit Charter Fiberlink to provide facilities-based local exchange services, resold local exchange services, interexchange services and local niche services, pursuant to Minn. Rules , subpt. 2, , subpt. 2, and , to residential and business customers in the following exchanges and rate centers served by the following incumbent local exchange carriers in the State of Minnesota: Incumbent Carrier Frontier Communications of Minnesota, Inc. Embarq Minnesota, Inc. Embarq Minnesota, Inc. Qwest Corporation Exchanges Fairmont Rollingstone Lewiston Bemidji

6 Dated: April 3, 2008 Respectfully submitted, By /s/ Charles A. Hudak /s/ Kennard B. Woods Friend, Hudak & Harris, LLP Three Ravinia Drive, Suite 1450 Atlanta, Georgia Tel: Fax: Carrie L. Cox Vice President and Senior Counsel Telephone Legal and Regulatory Affairs Charter Communications, Inc Powerscourt Drive St. Louis, Missouri Tel: Fax: Attorneys for Charter Fiberlink, LLC 5

7 Attachment 2 STATE OF MINNESOTA BEFORE THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION LeRoy Koppendrayer Chair Phyllis A. Reha Commissioner J. Dennis O Brien Commissioner Thomas W. Pugh Commissioner Dr. David C. Boyd Commissioner In the Matter of the Application of Charter Fiberlink, LLC for an Amended Certificate of Authority to Provide Facilities-Based Local Exchange Services, Resold Local Exchange Services, Interexchange Services and Local Niche Services in Additional Exchanges MPUC Docket No.: APPLICATION OF CHARTER FIBERLINK, LLC TO AMEND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY COMES NOW Charter Fiberlink, LLC ( Charter Fiberlink or Applicant ), pursuant to Minn. Stat , and hereby requests that its current Certificate of Authority issued by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (the Commission ) be amended to permit Charter Fiberlink to provide facilities-based local exchange services, resold local exchange services, interexchange services and local niche services to residential and business customers in additional exchanges and rate centers in the State of Minnesota, as described herein. In support of its Application, Charter Fiberlink states as follows. 1. Identity of Applicant. Charter Fiberlink is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Charter Communications, Inc. Charter Fiberlink s principal offices are located at Powerscourt Drive, St. Louis, Missouri

8 2. Description of Certificates of Authority Currently Held by Charter Fiberlink. (A) Local Niche Service Authority. On December 31, 1997, the Commission granted a Certificate of Authority to Marcus Fiberlink, LLC ( Marcus Fiberlink ) in Docket No. P- 5535/NA to provide local niche services in the Minnesota exchanges of Apple Valley, Rosemount, Lakeville and Farmington that are served by Frontier Communications of Minnesota, Inc. ( Frontier ). Thereafter, on February 8, 2000, the Commission approved the application of Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC to acquire Marcus Fiberlink in Docket No. P- 5535/PA On May 31, 2000, the Commission approved an amendment to Marcus Fiberlink s Certificate of Authority that changed the name on that Certificate of Authority from Marcus Fiberlink, LLC to Charter Fiberlink, LLC in Docket No. P-5535/M Pursuant to its local niche authority, Charter Fiberlink has provided, and currently provides, intrastate private line telecommunications services to certain customers in the Apple Valley, Rosemount, Lakeville and Farmington exchanges served by Frontier. (B) Local Facilities-Based Service Authority. On November 30, 1998, the Commission granted a Certificate of Authority to Seren Innovations, Inc. d/b/a Astound Broadband ( Seren ) in Docket No. P-5704/NA to provide facilities-based local exchange services, resold local exchange services, interexchange services and local niche services in the St. Cloud exchange of Minnesota that is served by Qwest Corporation ( Qwest ). On September 13, 2000, the Commission approved an amendment to Seren s Certificate of Authority in Docket No. P- 5704/M to allow Seren to provide facilities-based local exchange services, resold local exchange services, interexchange services and local niche services in the St. Joseph exchange of Minnesota that is served by Qwest. Thereafter, on December 14, 2005, the Commission approved the application of CCVIII Operating, LLC and Charter Fiberlink to acquire substantially all of the 7

9 Minnesota assets of Seren, including Seren s Certificate of Authority, tariff, 911 plan and interconnection agreement, in Docket No. P-5535, 5704/PA Pursuant to its local facilitiesbased authority, Charter Fiberlink has provided, and currently provides, a full array of facilitiesbased local exchange and interexchange services to customers in the St. Cloud and St. Joseph exchanges of Minnesota served by Qwest. On June 28, 2006, the Commission approved an amendment to Charter Fiberlink s Certificate of Authority in Docket No. 5535/M , to expand the service area in which Charter Fiberlink may offer facilities-based local exchange services, resold local exchange services, interexchange services and local niche services to include the following exchanges and rate centers: (1) Duluth, Northfield, Twin Cites Metropolitan Service Area, Little Falls, Sauk Centre, Marshall, Montevideo, Willmar, Rochester, Stewartville and Winona, served by Qwest; (2) Cokato, Osseo, Eyota and Benson, served by Embarq Minnesota, Inc. ( Embarq ); (3) Mound, Byron and Cottonwood, served by Citizens Telecommunications Company of Minnesota, LLC, d/b/a Frontier Citizens Communications of Minnesota ( Citizens ); (4) Apple Valley, served by Frontier Communications of Minnesota, Inc.; and (5) Mankato, served by Mankato Citizens Telephone Company. Pursuant to its local facilities-based authority, Charter Fiberlink provides, or is undertaking to provide, a full array of facilities-based local exchange and interexchange services to customers in those exchanges and rate centers. On October 18, 2006, the Commission approved an amendment to Charter Fiberlink s Certificate of Authority in Docket No. P-5535/M , to further expand the service area in which Charter Fiberlink may offer facilities-based local exchange services, resold local exchange services, interexchange services and local niche services to include the following exchanges and rate centers: Faribault and Owatonna, served by Qwest. Pursuant to its local facilities-based authority, 8

10 Charter Fiberlink provides, or is undertaking to provide, a full array of facilities-based local exchange and interexchange services to customers in those exchanges and rate centers. On February 12, 2007, the Commission approved an amendment to Charter Fiberlink s Certificate of Authority in Docket No. P-5535/M-07-26, to further expand the service area in which Charter Fiberlink may offer facilities-based local exchange services, resold local exchange services, interexchange services and local niche services to include the following exchanges and rate centers: Albert Lea, Austin, Brainerd, Cass Lake, Glenwood, Nisswa, Park Rapids, Red Wing, Staples, Tracy and Wadena, served by Qwest; Aitkin, Alexandria, Browerville, Crosby, Deerwood and Long Prairie, served by Embarq; and Eagle Lake, served by Mid-Communications, Inc. d/b/a HickoryTech. Pursuant to its local facilities-based authority, Charter Fiberlink provides, or is undertaking to provide, a full array of facilities-based local exchange and interexchange services to customers in those exchanges and rate centers. On March 26, 2007, the Commission approved an amendment to Charter Fiberlink s Certificate of Authority in Docket No. P-5535/M , to further expand the service area in which Charter Fiberlink may offer facilities-based local exchange services, resold local exchange services, interexchange services and local niche services to include the following exchange and rate center: Fergus Falls, served by Qwest. Pursuant to its local facilities-based authority, Charter Fiberlink provides, or is undertaking to provide, a full array of facilities-based local exchange and interexchange services to customers in that exchange and rate center. On August 20, 2007, the Commission approved an amendment to Charter Fiberlink s Certificate of Authority in Docket No. P-5535/M , to further expand the service area in which Charter Fiberlink may offer facilities-based local exchange services, resold local exchange services, interexchange services and local niche services to include the following exchanges and rate 9

11 centers: Ranier and International Falls, served by Citizens. Pursuant to its local facilities-based authority, Charter Fiberlink provides, or is undertaking to provide, a full array of facilities-based local exchange and interexchange services to customers in those exchanges and rate centers. 3. Request for Amendment to Certificate of Authority. Pursuant to Minn. Stat , subd. 4 and Minn. Rules , subpt. 2, , subpt. 2, and , Charter Fiberlink requests that the Commission issue it an amended Certificate of Authority permitting Charter Fiberlink to provide facilities-based local exchange services, resold local exchange services, interexchange services and local niche services to residential and business customers in the following additional exchanges and rate centers served by the following incumbent local exchange carriers in the State of Minnesota: Incumbent Carrier Frontier Communications of Minnesota, Inc. Embarq Minnesota, Inc. Embarq Minnesota, Inc. Qwest Corporation Exchanges Fairmont Rollingstone Lewiston Bemidji The foregoing exchanges and rate centers describing the proposed expansion of Charter Fiberlink s authorized service areas are being provided by Charter Fiberlink to the Commission in lieu of providing a map describing the proposed expansion area. In addition, in accordance with the requirements of Minn. Stat , subd. 4 regarding the expansion of an authorized service area, Charter Fiberlink has served notice of this Application on all affected municipalities and local telephone companies certified in the expansion area. The form of the notice is attached to this Application at Exhibit A. The Affidavit of Service regarding Charter Fiberlink s service of the notice is attached to this Application at Exhibit B. 10

12 4. Interconnection Agreement. Charter Fiberlink has entered into interconnection agreements with Frontier, Embarq and Qwest. Charter Fiberlink also has entered or expects to enter into interconnection agreements (whether by negotiation or adoption request) with other incumbent local exchange carrier(s), including for the purpose of permitting the exchange of extended area service or extended community calling traffic (as applicable) initiated by or terminated to customers in the service areas described herein. 5. Managerial, Technical and Financial Capability. Charter Fiberlink possesses sufficient business experience and technical, managerial and financial capability to provide facilitiesbased local exchange services, resold local exchange services, interexchange services and local niche services in the proposed service areas for which Charter Fiberlink requests authority in this Application. Charter Fiberlink currently provides a full range of local exchange, long distance and private line telecommunications services to customers located in the St. Joseph and St. Cloud exchanges of Minnesota, along with private line telecommunications services to customers located in other portions of Minnesota. Pursuant to its local facilities-based authority, Charter Fiberlink also provides, or is undertaking to provide, a full array of facilities-based local exchange and interexchange services to customers in the exchanges and rate centers for which the Commission, as aforesaid, granted approvals on June 28, 2006, October 18, 2006, February 12, 2007, March 26, 2007 and August 20, 2007 to expand Charter Fiberlink s service areas. Charter Fiberlink currently is providing such services to over 58,000 customers in Minnesota. In addition, Charter Fiberlink provides a wide variety of local exchange, long distance and private line telecommunications services to in excess of 137,000 customers in Wisconsin. Certain affiliates of Charter Fiberlink, which share a common management team with Charter Fiberlink, also currently provide a full array of intrastate, interstate and international telecommunications services to 11

13 customers in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington. Charter Fiberlink and its affiliates currently provide local exchange and long distance services to, in the aggregate, over one million customers. CONCLUSION Charter Fiberlink respectfully requests that the Commission, consistent with the public interest, grant authority to Charter Fiberlink to provide facilities-based local exchange services, resold local exchange services, interexchange services, and local niche services in the additional Minnesota exchanges and rate centers described in this Application. Charter Fiberlink also requests that the Commission grant such other or additional relief that the Commission deems just and proper. Respectfully submitted, Dated: April 3, 2008 By /s/ Charles A. Hudak, Esq. /s/ Kennard B. Woods, Esq. Friend, Hudak & Harris, LLP Three Ravinia Drive, Suite 1450 Atlanta, Georgia Tel: (770) Fax: (770) Carrie L. Cox Vice President and Senior Counsel Telephone Legal and Regulatory Affairs Charter Communications, Inc Powerscourt Drive St. Louis, Missouri Tel: (314) Fax: (314) Attorneys for Charter Fiberlink, LLC 12

14 EXHIBIT A Form of Notice Provided April 3, 2008 To: Local Telephone Companies Municipalities Re: In the Matter of the Application of Charter Fiberlink, LLC for an Amended Certificate of Authority to Provide Facilities-Based Local Exchange Services, Resold Local Exchange Services, Interexchange Services and Local Niche Services in Additional Exchanges Pursuant to Minn. Stat , subd. 4 and 10, Minn. Rule pt , and Minn. Rule pt , notice is hereby given that Charter Fiberlink, LLC has requested issuance of an amended Certificate of Authority from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to provide facilities-based local exchange services, resold local exchange services, interexchange services and local niche services in the following Minnesota exchanges and rate centers, including all exchanges accessed through extended calling arrangements: Fairmont; Rollingstone; Lewiston; and Bemidji. Comments related to said application may be sent to the following: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission 121 Seventh Place East, Suite 350 St. Paul, Minnesota Minnesota Department of Commerce 85 Seventh Place East, Suite 500 St. Paul, Minnesota Very truly yours, Kennard B. Woods Attorney for Charter Fiberlink, LLC KBW/jh

15 EXHIBIT B Affidavit of Service (Notice) STATE OF MINNESOTA BEFORE THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION LeRoy Koppendrayer Chair Phyllis A. Reha Commissioner J. Dennis O Brien Commissioner Thomas W. Pugh Commissioner Dr. David C. Boyd Commissioner In the Matter of the Application of Charter Fiberlink, LLC for an Amended Certificate of Authority to Provide Facilities-Based Local Exchange Services, Resold Local Exchange Services, Interexchange Services and Local Niche Services in Additional Exchanges MPUC Docket No.: M5535/ STATE OF GEORGIA ) ) ss: COUNTY OF DEKALB ) AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Kennard B. Woods, being first duly sworn, hereby states that on the 3 rd day of April, 2008, the attached Notice regarding the Application of Charter Fiberlink, LLC s to Amend Certificate of Authority was served via U.S. Mail, first class postage prepaid, to each of the following: Alan Bremer Tenhassen Township Clerk th Street Ceylon, MN Duane Bursaw Silver Lake Township Clerk 313 St Hwy 15 Fairmont, MN Roxane Weedel Rutland Township Clerk th Avenue Fairmont, MN Darrell R. Wannarka Rolling Green Township Clerk th Avenue Fairmont, MN Gregory B. Murphy Pleasant Prairie Township Clerk th Avenue Fairmont, MN Rita Garbers Fraser Township Clerk th Street Welcome, MN 56181

16 EXHIBIT B Affidavit of Service (Notice) Fairmont City Offices 100 Downtown Plaza PO Box 751 Fairmont, MN Patricia Messer Center Creek Township Clerk th Street Granada, MN Sheriff Brad Gerhardt Martin County Sheriff s Office Law Enforcement Center 201 Lake Avenue Fairmont, MN Jack D. Phillips Regulatory Staff Manager Frontier Communications of Minnesota, Inc Burnhaven Drive Burnsville, MN Louane Beyer Wilton City Clerk PO Box 69 Wilton, MN Becky Collison Turtle River Township Clerk 7841 Little Bass Lake Road Roger Schouten Turtle Lake Township Clerk Portage Lane Roger Schouten Turtle Lake Township Clerk HCR 841, Box 649 Walker, MN Barb D Orazio Ten Lake Township Clerk Rt 4 Box 278 C Rina Phillips Sugar Bush Township Clerk P O Box 75 Richmond, MN Stephen Booth Schoolcraft Township Clerk RR 1, Box 159 Guthrie, MN Jean Diffley Rockwood Township Clerk Rt 2, Box 210 Mary Israelson Northern Township Clerk 445 Town Hall Rd NW Margaret Curtis Liberty Township Clerk Route #7, Box 167 Dianna Fredrickson Lammers Township Clerk Old Jefferson Drive NW Solway, MN Diana Jensen Jones Township Clerk Rt. 1, Box 5096 Solway, MN Bobbie Donat Helga Township Clerk th Street Guthrie, MN Dorothy Clairmont Guthrie Township Clerk County Rd 36 Guthrie, MN 56461

17 EXHIBIT B Affidavit of Service (Notice) Angela Gregg-Schmidt Grant Valley Township Clerk PO Box 942 Bemidji, MN Lanette Anderson Frohn Township Clerk rd St SE Pam Stull Fern Township Clerk th Avenue Laurel Schummer Farden Township Clerk County 9 Laporte, MN Sheriff Gary A. Mills Hubbard County Sheriff s Office 300 Front Street Park Rapids, MN Mary Lou Milender Eckles Township Clerk Coyote Road NW Bonnie Tanem Buzzle Township Clerk Beaver Pond Drive NW Pinewood, MN Kathleen Paulson Bemidji Township Clerk 148 Carr Lake Road SE Kay M. Murphy City Clerk th Street NW Joann Hanson Director, Regulatory Qwest 200 So. 5 th Street, Suite 2200 Minneapolis, MN Sheriff Philip Hodapp Beltrami County Law Enforcement Center 613 Minnesota Avenue Lurene Babler Wilson Township Clerk R 2 Box 277 Winona, MN Daryl Lafky Warren Township Clerk Almon Drive Winona, MN Marlys Nelder Utica Township Clerk 30 Second Street SW Lewiston, MN Utica City Clerk Utica City Hall 144 Center Street Utica, MN Stockton City Clerk 8600 D St PO Box 239 Stockton, MN Vicki Pearson St. Charles Township Clerk County Road 119 St. Charles, MN LuVerne Barth Saratoga Township Clerk County Rd 6 Chatfield, MN 55923

18 EXHIBIT B Affidavit of Service (Notice) Glen Schumacher Norton Township Clerk 10 1 st St NE Altura, MN Barb Hampel Administrator Lewiston City Hall 75 Rice Street Lewiston, MN Stephen White Hillsdale Township Clerk PO Box 478 Lewiston, MN Joel Luhmann Hart Township Clerk Hwy 3 Rushford, MN Ronald Doblar Fremont Township Clerk County Rd 29 Utica, MN Cathy E. Clucas Director, Governmental Affairs Embarq Minnesota, Inc. 30 E 7th St, Suite 1630 St Paul, MN Michael Peterson Winona County Sheriff s Office 201 West 3 rd Street Winona, MN Richard Zabel Whitewater Township Clerk Town Hall Road Altura, MN Sandra Evanson Rollingstone Township Clerk Highway 248 Minnesota City, MN City Clerk City of Rollingstone 61 Main Street Rollingstone, MN Polly Greden Mount Vernon Township Clerk County Road 28 Altura, MN Minnesota City Clerk 149 Mill Street Minnesota City, MN Minneiska Township Clerk Rt 2 Box 37 Minneiska, MN Minneiska City Clerk 105 Schultz Avenue Minneiska, MN Cheryl Langer Elba Township Clerk Elba Community Center 1125 Hill Street Altura, MN Sheriff Rodney Bartsh Wabasha County Sheriff s Office 618 Broadway Avenue Wabasha, MN /s/ Kennard B. Woods Attorney for Charter Fiberlink, LLC

19 EXHIBIT B Affidavit of Service (Notice) SWORN TO BEFORE ME this 3 rd day of April, 2008 /s/ Carol Jean Hawley NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires Feb. 15, 2011

20 Attachment 3 Affidavit of Service (Application) STATE OF MINNESOTA BEFORE THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION LeRoy Koppendrayer Chair Phyllis A. Reha Commissioner J. Dennis O Brien Commissioner Thomas W. Pugh Commissioner Dr. David C. Boyd Commissioner In the Matter of the Application of Charter Fiberlink, LLC for an Amended Certificate of Authority to Provide Facilities-Based Local Exchange Services, Resold Local Exchange Services, Interexchange Services and Local Niche Services in Additional Exchanges MPUC Docket No.: M5535/ STATE OF GEORGIA ) ) ss: COUNTY OF DEKALB ) AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Kennard B. Woods, being first duly sworn, hereby states that on the 3 rd day of April, 2008, the attached Application of Charter Fiberlink, LLC s to Amend Certificate of Authority was served via U.S. Mail, first class postage prepaid, to each of the following: Dr. Burl W. Haar (via electronic filing) Executive Secretary Minnesota Public Utilities Commission 121 Seventh Place E, Suite 350 Saint Paul, MN Curt Nelson OAG-RUD 1200 NCL Tower 445 Minnesota Street Saint Paul, MN Linda Chavez (via electronic filing) Telephone Docket Coordinator Minnesota Department of Commerce 85 Seventh Place East, Suite 500 Saint Paul, MN Julia Anderson OAG-RUD 525 Park Street, Suite 200 Saint Paul, MN 55101

21 Attachment 3 Affidavit of Service (Application) Jackie Mines 911 Program Director Kathy Krushe 911 Analyst Department of Public Safety 444 Cedar Street Town Square, Suite 137 Saint Paul, MN Qwest Corporation c/o JoAnn Hanson 200 South 5 th Street, Room 390 Minneapolis, MN Rick Morrow Independent Emergency Services, LLC 235 Franklin Street SW Hutchinson, MN /s/ Kennard B. Woods Attorney for Charter Fiberlink, LLC SWORN TO BEFORE ME this 3 rd day of April, 2008 /s/ Carol Jean Hawley NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires: Feb. 15, 2011