20080512_2236.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER REDFORD
CO MMISSI 0 NER SMITH
CO MMISSI 0 NER KEMPTON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:WELDON STUTZMAN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE:MAY 7, 2008
SUBJECT:CASE NO. GNR- T -00-
PETITION FOR EAS BETWEEN MELBA AND MARSING AND
HOMED ALE
This case was opened in 2000 after the Commission received a petition from
approximately 90 residents of Melba, Idaho requesting toll-free extended area service (EAS) into
Marsing and Homedale , Idaho. The Commission issued Order No. 28817 on August 14, 2001
establishing a deadline for intervention and providing notice of the petition. No petitions for
intervention were ever filed and the case has been inactive ever since.
The telecommunications environment has changed significantly since this case was
opened, both in its technology and in the applicable laws. The proliferation of cell phones has
made calling between these communities routine. In addition, the two telecommunications
companies that provide wireline service, Qwest Corporation and Frontier Communications, are
both currently unregulated and are free to determine the terms on which they would provide
service to surrounding communities.
Because this case has been inactive for nearly seven years, Staff recommends the
Commission issue a Minute Order to close this case.
CO MMISSI 0 N D ECISI ON
Should the Commission issue a Minute Order to close Case No. GNR-00-
Weldon Stutzman
Deputy Attorney General
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