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Home My WebLink About20050218Abeyance Request.pdfSTGEL HECEiVED 0FILED 2UnSFEB IS Frt 4: 37 101 S. Capitol Boulevard. Suite 1900 Boise, Idaho 83702 main 208.389.9000 fax 208.389.9040 www.stoel.com ATTORNEYS AT LAW ' '.. , ' . ILl U FUBLlG UT II-IT IES COr~1t,'SSJON MARY S. HOBSON Direct (208) 387-4277 mshobson~stoel.com February 18, 2005 VIA HAND DELIVERY Paul Kjellander Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street PO Box 83720 Boise, ill 83720-0074 Dennis S. Hansen Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street PO Box 83720 Boise, ill 83720-0074 Marsha H. Smith Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street PO Box 83720 Boise, ill 83720-0074 Re:AT&T Corp. et al v. Qwest Corporation-Case No. ATT-O4- Dear Commissioners: By letter dated February 9 2005, the parties advised the Commission that they wished to pursue settlement negotiations in an effort to resolve the referenced case and asked that the Commission cancel the preheaTIng conference and hold the matter in abeyance for a short time. The parties agreed to report to the Commission concerning the progress of negotiations by today s date. AT &T and Qwest have entered a settlement dialogue and, although no conclusion has been reached, discussions are continuing and the parties are reasonably encouraged by their progress. The parties request, therefore, that the Commission continue to hold this matter in Oregon Washington California Utah Idaho Boise-181529.l 0029164-00106 Paul Kjellander Dennis S. Hansen Marsha H. Smith Idaho Public Utilities Commission February 18, 2005 Page 2 abeyance for an additional two weeks. AT&T and Qwest will advise the Commission of the status of their discussions on or before March 4, 2005. Brian M. Josef Cole, Raywid & Braverman, LLP Counsel for AT&T Corp and AT&T Communications of the Mountain States, Inc. Boise-181529.l 0029164-00106 Adam Sherr Qwest Counsel for Qwest Corporation