20060201notice_of_application_order_no_29967.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
February 1 2006
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
CONTACT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL
EXCHANGE SERVICES WITHIN THE STATEOF IDAHO
CASE NO. CZ6- T -06-
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED
PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 29967
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on January 25 , 2006 Contact
Communications, Inc. ("Contact" or "Company ) filed an Application for a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to provide advanced data services to Internet Service
Providers (ISPs) and other retailers on a wholesale basis, operating as both a reseller and facility-
based provider throughout Idaho. Contact will also provide Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
services on a retail basis to business and residential consumers.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that Contact is a Wyoming corporation with its
corporate headquarters in Riverton, Wyoming. Contact is authorized by the Idaho Secretary of
State to transact business within the State of Idaho and has a registered agent for service in
Idaho.
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has reviewed the
Application in this case and has preliminarily determined that the public interest in this matter
may not require a hearing to consider the issues presented, and that the issues raised by the
Application may be processed under Modified Procedure, i., by written submission rather
than by hearing. IDAPA 31.01.01.210-204.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission may not hold a hearing in
this proceeding unless it receives written protests or comments opposing the use of Modified
Procedure and stating why Modified Procedure should not be used. IDAP A 31.01.01.203.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 29967
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the deadline for filing written comments or
protests with respect to Contact Communications' Application and the use of Modified
Procedure in this case is twenty-one (21) days from the service date of this Order. The comment
must contain a statement of reasons supporting the comment. Persons desiring a hearing must
specifically request a hearing in their written comments. Written comments concerning this
Application shall be mailed to the Commission and the Applicant at the address reflected below:
Street Address for Express Mail:
Dean J. Miller
McDevitt & Miller, LLP
420 W. Bannock St.
PO Box 2465-83701
Boise, ID 83702
E-mail: ioe~mcdevitt-miller.com
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, Idaho 83702-5983
These comments should contain the case caption and case number shown on the first page of this
document.Persons desiring to submit comments via e-mail may do so by accessing the
Commission s home page located at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click the "Comments and Questions
icon, and complete the comment form using the case number as it appears on the front of this
document. These comments must also be sent to the Applicant at the e-mail address listed
above.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are
received within the time limit set, the Commission may consider the matter on its merits and may
enter its Order without a formal hearing. If written comments or protests are received within the
deadline, the Commission will consider them and in its discretion may set the matter for hearing
or may decide the matter and issue its Order based on the written comments before it. IDAP
31.01.01.204.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application together with supporting
workpapers and exhibits have been filed with the Commission and are available for public
inspection during regular business hours at the Commission offices or on the Commission
website www.puc.idaho.gov
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 29967
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Application of Contact Communications, Inc. be
processed by Modified Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.201-204. Persons interested in submitting
written comments in this matter must do so no later than twenty-one (21) days from the service
date ofthis Order.
DONE by Order ofthe Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this S-f"
day of February 2006.
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C mmlSSlOn Secretary
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 29967
PAUL KJELLA ER, PRESIDENT
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MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER