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TO: COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSIONER NELSON
COMMISSIONER SMITH
MYRNA WALTERS
STEPHANIE MILLER
DAVID SCHUNKE
DON HOWELL
JOE CUSICK
BIRDELLE BROWN
BEVERLY BARKER
TONYA CLARK
RITA SCOTT
DAVID SCOTT
WORKING FILE
FROM: WELDON STUTZMAN
DATE: AUGUST 21, 1998
RE: FIRSTEL CORPORATION - APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY; CASE NO. FTL-T-98-1.
On May 27, 1998, FirsTel, Inc. applied for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide local service in U S WESTs service area. FirsTel proposes to resale U S WESTs local telecommunications services within the northern and southern LATAS. The Company currently offers toll services under a separate tariff. It maintains a 24-hour customer service line and plans to have representatives in several cities in Idaho. The Company claims it has had very few complaints filed with commissions in the six states where it does business, and it currently has none in Idaho. The Company does not use telemarketing procedures.
FirsTel has completed the requirements for filing an application for a Certificate, and has cooperated with Staff in working out problems that existed in its illustrative tariff. FirsTels consultant assures Staff that the remaining few issues can be resolved within the 21-day comment period. FirsTel has also filed an interconnection agreement with U S WEST for the Commissions approval.
Staff recommends that the Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity be processed by Modified Procedure with a 21-day comment period.
COMMISSION DECISION
Should the Application of FirsTel for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity be processed by Modified Procedure?
Weldon Stutzman
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