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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FROM THE RESIDENTS OF THE THREE CREEK AREA FOR EXTENDED AREA SERVICE INTO THE MAGIC VALLEY REGIONAL CALLING AREA )
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CASE NO. GNR-T-00-41

ORDER NO. 28658

Qwest Corporation petitioned to intervene in this case on February 2, 2001, pursuant to Rules of Procedure 71 through 75 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, IDAPA 31.01.01.071-.075.

FINDINGS OF FACT
We find that no party timely opposed this Petition to Intervene.
We further find that based on the pleadings and other documents filed in this case, intervention by this party would serve the purposes of intervention as described by Rule 74 of the Rules of Procedure and should be granted.

O R D E R
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Petition to Intervene filed by Qwest Corporation is hereby granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties in this proceeding serve all papers hereafter filed in this matter on all parties of record. This Intervenor is represented by the following for purposes of service:

Mary S. Hobson
Stoel Rivers LLP
101 S. Capitol Blvd., Suite 1900
Boise, ID 83702-5958 Wendy Moser
Qwest Corporation
1801 California St., Suite 5100
Denver, CO 80202

DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this
day of March 2001.

DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

PAUL KJELLANDER, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jean D. Jewell
Commission Secretary

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Service Date
March 5, 2001