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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE JOINT APPLICATION OF CENTURYTEL OF IDAHO, INC. AND CENTURYTEL OF THE GEM STATE, INC. TO REDUCE ACCESS RATES AND REBALANCE OTHER RATES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE.
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CASE NOS. CEN-T-99-3
CGS-T-99-4

ORDER NO. 28210

U S WEST Communications, Inc. petitioned to intervene in this case on November 3, 1999, pursuant to Rules of Procedure 71 through 75 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, IDAPA 31.01.01.071-.075.

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 U S WEST Communications, Inc. 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:

Peter Butler
U S WEST
1600 7th Avenue, Suite 3206
Seattle, WA 98191 Mary S. Hobson
Stoel Rives
101 S. Capitol Blvd., Suite 1900
Boise, ID 83702-5958

DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this
day of November 1999.

DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

PAUL KJELLANDER, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary

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Office of the Secretary
Service Date
November 17, 1999