20000317Decision Memo.doc

DECISION MEMORANDUM

TO: COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
MYRNA WALTERS
STEPHANIE MILLER
DAVE SCHUNKE
DON HOWELL
JOE CUSICK
BIRDELLE BROWN
WAYNE HART
CAROLEE HALL
BEVERLY BARKER
TONYA CLARK
RON LAW
WORKING FILE

FROM: DOUG COOLEY

DATE: MARCH 17, 2000

RE: IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ARRIVAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY. CASE NO. AVR-T-99-01.

On December 22, 1999, Arrival Communications, Inc. (Arrival) filed an Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission. In its Application, Arrival described its initial intent to provide only high-speed data, Internet, and other broadband applications.
On March 16, 2000, Staff received a letter requesting the Commission to withdraw Arrival's Application stating that "the requested authority is not immediately necessary for it to carry out its business plans."

RECOMMENDATION
The Commission should close this docket.

COMMISSION DECISION
Should the docket be closed?
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Doug Cooley

DECISION MEMORANDUM MARCH 17, 2000