20000900Certificate No 381.doc

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CHOCTAW COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DBA SMOKE SIGNAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE AS A COMPETITIVE LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER. )
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CERTIFICATE NO. 381

IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that this Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity is issued to Choctaw Communications, Inc. d.b.a. Smoke Signal Communications, Certificate No. 381, to authorize Smoke Signal to provide local telecommunications services and exchange services in U S WEST and GTE service areas. The Commission approved Smoke Signal’s Certificate by Order No. 28159 issued October 1, 1999. This Certificate is predicated upon and is issued pursuant to the findings of the Commission in Order No. 28159.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this day of September 2000.

DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

PAUL KJELLANDER, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary

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