20211221Notice_of_Suspension_Proposed_Effective_Date_Order_No_35268.pdf

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 35268 1
Office of the Secretary
Service Date
December 21, 2021
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF COLUMBINE
TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC’S
APPLICATION TO GUARANTY A LOAN IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $6,000,000
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CASE NO. COL-T-21-02

NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF
PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE

ORDER NO. 35268

On December 10, 2021, Columbine Telephone Company, Inc. (“Company”) applied
for authority to guaranty a loan in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000 in favor of the Rural
Telephone Finance Cooperative (“RTFC”) guaranteeing payment to the Company’s parent
company, Horizon Communications, Inc. The Company requested an expeditious action under
IPUC Rule of Procedure 145 and asked that the Commission issue an order approving the Guaranty
on or before December 27, 2021.
On December 21, 2021, at the Idaho Public Utilities Commission Decision Meeting,
Staff recommended that the Company’s proposed effective date be suspended to January 10, 2022,
in accordance with Idaho Code § 61-622. Staff noted that while it intended to process this case
expeditiously, an order date of December 27, 2021, was unreasonable.
Having considered Staff’s recommendation, we now issue this Order suspending the
Company’s proposed effective date of December 27, 2021 until January 10, 2022.
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Commission finds it appropriate to suspend
the Company’s proposed effective date of December 27, 2021, until January 10, 2022, unless the
Commission issues an earlier order accepting, rejecting, or modifying the Settlement. See Idaho
Code § 61-622(4).
O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company’s application shall be processed within
thirty (30) days of the date of the Company’s date of application pursuant to Idaho Code § 61-904.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 35268 2
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Company’s proposed effective date of December
27, 2021, is suspended until January 10, 2022, unless the Commission issues an earlier order
accepting, rejecting, or modifying the Settlement. See Idaho Code § 61-622(4).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties should continue to comply with Order No.
35058, issued June 3, 2021. All pleadings should be filed with the Commission electronically and
shall be deemed timely filed when received by the Commission Secretary. See Rule 14.02. Service
between parties should also be accomplished electronically. Voluminous discovery-related
documents may be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 21st day
of December 2021.

PAUL KJELLANDER, PRESIDENT

KRISTINE RAPER, COMMISSIONER

ERIC ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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