20211014Notice_of_Second_Continued_Suspension_Date_Order_No_35195.pdf

NOTICE OF SECOND CONTINUED SUSPENSION OF EFFFECTIVE DATE
ORDER NO. 35195 1

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
October 14, 2021
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

On May 14, 2021, Columbine Telephone Company, Inc. dba Silver Star
Communications (“Company”) filed changes to its tariff with the Commission. The Company
proposes to change how the cost of a line extension will be shared between the applicant and the
Company. The Company proposed a June 15, 2021, effective date for the modified tariff.
At the June 8, 2021, Decision Meeting, Commission Staff noted the proposed changes
constitute an increase in rates and therefore should not be handled through a tariff advice. Staff
recommended the Commission initiate a formal proceeding to determine whether the proposed
tariffs comply with the Commission’s regulatory requirements.
On June 14, 2021, the Commission issued an Order converting the Company’s
proposed tariff modifications into an Application to be processed by Modified Procedure. The
Notice of Application included a 60-day suspension of the Company’s proposed effective date,
and established comment deadlines.
Staff filed comments on July 8, 2021. The Company filed reply comments on July 15,
2021. The matter became fully submitted.
During deliberations the Commission found the existing record was insufficient to
make a determination regarding the Application. The Commission issued a Notice of Inquiry and
continued the suspension of the Company’s proposed effective date until October 15, 2021, to
allow time for the Company to respond to the matters/questions posed by Commission. See Order
No. 35133.
The Company filed answers to the Commission’s Notice of Inquiry on October 12,
2021. In order for the Commission to have adequate time to consider the Company’s answers
IN THE MATTER OF COLUMBINE
TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC.’S
APPLICATION TO CHANGE THE MANNER
IN WHICH FACILITIES EXTENSIONS ARE
HANDLED
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CASE NO. COL-T-21-01

NOTICE OF SECOND
CONTINUED SUSPENSION OF
EFFECTIVE DATE

ORDER NO. 35195
NOTICE OF SECOND CONTINUED SUSPENSION OF EFFFECTIVE DATE
ORDER NO. 35195 2

before the suspension of the Company’s proposed effective date expires, the Commission finds it
necessary to suspend the effective date for an additional 60 days. See Idaho Code § 61-622.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company’s proposed effective date is suspended
for an additional 60 days, unless the Commission issues an earlier order accepting, rejecting, or
modifying the Company’s Application.
DONE by order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 14th day
of October 2021.

PAUL KJELLANDER, PRESIDENT

KRISTINE RAPER, COMMISSIONER

ERIC ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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