19971216Certificate No 331.doc

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CAMBRIDGE TELEPHONE COMPANY AND COUNCIL TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY. )
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CASE NO. COU-T-97-1

CERTIFICATE NO. 331

IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that this Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Certificate No. 331, is issued to Council Telephone Company, a subsidiary of Cambridge Telephone Company. This Certificate authorizes Council to provide Title 61 regulated telecommunication services, including basic exchange services, within parts of the state of Idaho. The Commission approved Councils Certificate by Order No. 27166 issued October 20, 1997, in Case Nos. USW-T-97-17, COL-T-97-1, COU-T-97-1, DCL-T-97-1, FMT-T-97-1, FRE-T-97-1, PRJ-T-97-1, SAW-T-97-1, WTL-T-97-1.
Order No. 27166 limits the areas in which Council is authorized to provide Title 61 services and includes the following territory:

COUNCIL EXCHANGE

ADAMS COUNTY

T15N, R1W, Sections 1 through 12
T15N, R2W, Sections 1 through 5; E1/2 6; E1/2 7; 8 through 12; 14 through 17; E1/2 18 in Adams County
T16N, R1E, All
T16N, R1W, All
T16N, R2W, Sections 1 through 5; E1/2 6; E1/2 7; 8 through 17; E1/2 18; E1/2 19; 20 through 29; E1/2 30; E1/2 31; 32 through 36
T17N, R1E, All
T17N, R1W, All
T17N, R2W, Sections 1 through 5; E1/2 6; E1/2 7; 8 through 17; E1/2 18; E1/2 19; 20 through 29; E1/2 30; E1/2 31; 32 through 36
T18N, R1E, Sections 7; 8; W1/2 9; 17 through 36
T18N, R1W, Sections 7 through 36
T18N, R2W, Sections 9 through 16; 21 through 28; 33 through 36

This Certificate is predicated upon and is issued pursuant to the findings of the Commission in Order No. 27166.

DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this day of December 1997.

DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT

RALPH NELSON, COMMISSIONER

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary

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CERTIFICATE NO. 331 1

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
December 16, 1997