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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ATLAS COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.  FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO OPERATE AS A RESELLER OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES WITHIN THE STATE OF IDAHO.
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CASE NO. ACM-T-97-1
   AFFIDAVIT OF
BIRDELLE BROWN
Birdelle Brown being first duly sworn upon oath, deposes and states as follows:
1.  That she is employed as a Telecommunications Analyst with the Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
2.  That on June 19, 1997, she sent the letter attached to this affidavit as Exhibit A to Atlas Communications, Ltd. (Atlas).
3.  That subsequent to the transmittal of the aforementioned letter, she attempted to contact the attorney for Atlas on several occasions to inform him that the Company’s Application in this matter is incomplete.  None of those phone calls were ever returned by the attorney.  As of this date, Staff has not yet received any of the additional information needed to render the Application complete.
4.  That without the omitted information, Staff is not able to conduct a meaningful analysis of Atlas’s Application and to render an opinion on whether that Company is qualified and able to provide adequate service to its potential customers in the state of Idaho.  Further, your affiant sayeth naught.
RESPECTFULLY submitted  at Boise, Idaho this day of September 1997.

Birdelle Brown
Telecommunications Analyst
State of Idaho)
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County of  Ada)
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 9th day of September 1997.

Notary public for Idaho, residing at                       ,Idaho
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