HomeMy WebLinkAbout19980115Order No 27306.docBEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF EASTON TELECOM SERVICES, INC. FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE AS A COMPETITIVE LOCAL CARRIER.
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ORDER NO. 27306
On March, 5, 1997, the Commission received an Application from Easton Telecom Services, Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide local exchange service as a competitive local carrier. The Application indicates that Easton wanted a Certificate to provide resold local exchange service throughout the state of Idaho.
On January 7, 1997, the Commission Staff recommended Eastons Application be returned pursuant to IDAPA 31.01.01.065 on the basis that Easton failed to provide the necessary information with its Application as required by Commission Order No. 26665, issued November 7, 1996, in a generic telephone proceeding and that the docket be closed.
F I N D I N G S
Staff reviewed this Application and found Eastons Application insufficient. After reviewing the Easton Application, Staff noted that several items required by Commission Procedural Order No. 26665 were not included in the Application and, therefore, contacted Easton by telephone. Staff spoke to Mr. Patrick Crocker, attorney for Easton, and told him what information was necessary for the Commission to consider the Application. Staff called Easton several times. Finally, on July 23, 1997, Staff sent a letter to Mr. Crocker confirming what information was necessary and informing him that the Application would be returned and should be refiled.
Neither Mr. Crocker nor anyone else from Easton has responded to either this letter or the previous requests for additional information. As of this date, Staff has not received any further information and no new Application has been filed.
Without this additional information, Staff is unable to conduct a meaningful analysis of Eastons Application and to render an opinion whether Easton is qualified and able to provide adequate service to its potential customers in the state of Idaho. Staff returned the Application to Easton on July 23, 1997, and, therefore, Staff recommended the docket be closed.
The Commission finds that the Application was insufficient on its face and that Easton is not prejudiced by closing the docket at this time because the Application can be refiled in the future. Therefore, this proceeding is hereby closed without prejudice to Eastons right to refile its Application at a future time.
O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this proceeding is closed without prejudice as discussed above.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order (or in issues finally decided by this Order) or in interlocutory Orders previously issued in this Case No. ETS-T-97-1 may petition for reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service date of this Order with regard to any matter decided in this Order or in interlocutory Orders previously issued in this Case No. ETS T 97-1. Within seven (7) days after any person has petitioned for reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration. See Idaho Code 61 626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this day of January 1998.
DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT
RALPH NELSON, COMMISSIONER
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary
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Service Date
January 15, 1998