140 West Street th 27 Floor New York, NY 10007-2109 (212) 321-8126 joseph.a.post@verizon.com Joseph A. Post Deputy General Counsel — New York June 17, 2013 BY E-MAIL Brian Ossias, Esq. New York State Public Service Commission Three Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 12223-1350 Re: Case 13-C-0197 Dear Mr. Ossias: Attached please find the Response of Verizon New York Inc. to Staff’s first set of information requests. Please note that Exhibits 1A, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, and designated portions of the individual responses, are being provided to the Commission’s Records Access Officer pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. Very truly yours, Joseph A. Post cc: Keith Gordon, AAG *** REDACTED VERSION *** IR-7 Provide support for cost and revenue estimates in the Company’s revised Certification #8, to include-pre-storm Fire Island revenues, post-storm estimates and how derived (including what assumptions were made regarding rebuilding all lines or a portion based upon penetration estimates). RESPONSE (a) Cost estimates for Digital Loop Carrier system: See response to IR-8. (b) Cost estimates for a fiber (FiOS) network: See response to IR-8. (c) Cost estimates for deploying Voice Link: See response to IR-10. (d) Pre-storm revenues: See response to IR-11. (e) Post-storm revenues: See response to IR-11. *** REDACTED VERSION *** The cost studies assumed [[BEGIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION]] [[END CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION]] IR-8 For the costs estimates identified in the revised Certification #8 for restoring wireline service, provide detailed support for both options, i.e., $4.8 million for voice only digital loop carrier vs. $6 million for fiber. Identify all investment and associated construction cost by equipment element/facility type with unit/mileage cost and quantity provided. RESPONSE See Confidential Exhibit 2. IR-9 Provide detailed support of the costs associated with the installation of the distributed antennae system (DAS). Include investment and associated construction cost for make ready work, telephone poles, DAS equipment, backhaul cabling and other static and recurring costs necessary to provide the Voice Link service. Describe the arrangement between Verizon and Verizon Wireless regarding the DAS deployment expenses, operating expenses, ownership of facilities, etc., specifying costs to be allocated to Verizon vs. Verizon Wireless. RESPONSE [[BEGIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION]] [[END CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION]] *** REDACTED VERSION *** IR-10 Provide support for the $500,000 Voice Link service deployment cost identified in revised Certification #8. RESPONSE The $500,000 cost estimate for installing Voice Link consists of [[BEGIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION]] [[END CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION]] — the cost of the Voice Link devices themselves — plus [[BEGIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION]] [[END CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION]] for device installation and provisioning costs. An additional cost of [[BEGIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION]] [[END CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION]] would also be required for the deployment of copper loops to certain municipal locations. *** REDACTED VERSION *** EXHIBIT 2 REDACTED DLC POTS BUILD-OUT ($000) Capital Build Costs Material Costs Plant Labor Pair Gain Trenching Costs Total Capital Reconnect current customers (expense) Total DLC Replacement Cost DLC Details 1 Cables A Combination Solution of Pair Gain and Copper Replacements $/Ft 45C Quantities 2C 82C Material Costs 45C 2C Totals: Other Total Material Costs: Total Plant Labor: Total Pair Gain Costs: Total trenching costs: Total Replacment Costs: Notes: -This solution is a combination of copper replacement in Ocean Beach and a PG replacement in remaining areas. -Trenching costs does not include any required DEC permitting costs. 82C FIRE ISLAND Pair Gain - X-X-X-X-X-X-X SOLUTION FIRE ISLAND CO FIBER ELECTRONICS FIBER CABLE TOTAL - FIBER BUILD-OUT COSTS ($000) Central Office Expense (Power, Space, Frame & IOF) Total ODN Build Plant/Eng Labor Materials Contract Svs/Vendor Related Total Build Total Fiber Build