19970312Cattafesta Letter.doc

March 12, 1997

Maria Cattafesta
Swidler and Berlin
3000 K Street NW, Ste 300
Washington DC 20007

Re: Dial and Save
Excel Telecommunications, Inc.

Dear Ms. Cattafesta:

Pursuant to our telephone conversation this afternoon, I am sending you:

1. A booklet containing the rules and procedures for obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity in the state of Idaho. Note that this information is also available on the World Wide Web on our home page. The address is: http://www.puc.state.id.us.

2. A copy of my recent correspondence addressed to Andrea Pruitt regarding the applications of the two referenced companies to provide local service in Idaho, along with checklists I have prepared for each company.

3. Two copies of maps you can use in these applications if theCompanies decide they are applying for resale service in the GTE and U S WEST areas only.

Sincerely

Birdelle Brown
Telecommunications Analyst

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