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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE NOTICE OF AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN STATES’ APPLICATION FOR AN AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

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CASE NO. ATT-T-96-1
ORDER NO.  26447
GTE Northwest Incorporated petitioned to intervene in this case on April 15, 1996, pursuant to Rules of Procedure 71 through 75 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, IDAPA 31.01.01.071-75.
FINDINGS OF FACT
We find that no party timely opposed this Petition to Intervene.
We further find that based on the pleadings and other documents filed in this case, intervention by this party would serve the purposes of intervention as described by Rule 74 of the Rules of Procedure and should be granted.
O R D E R
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Petition to Intervene filed by GTE Northwest Incorporated is hereby granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties in this proceeding serve all papers hereafter filed in this matter on all parties of record.  This Intervenor is represented by the following for purposes of service:
Richard E. Potter
Associate General Counsel
GTE Northwest Incorporated
1800 41st Street (5LE)
Everett, WA 98201
Fred Logan
State Manager - Reg & Govt Affairs
GTE Northwest Incorporated
17933 NW Evergreen Parkway
PO Box 1100
Beaverton, OR 97006
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this         day of  May  1996.
                                                                                RALPH NELSON, PRESIDENT
                                                                                MARSHA H. SMITH,  COMMISSIONER
                                                                                DENNIS S. HANSEN, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:

MYRNA J. WALTERS
COMMISSION SECRETARY
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