20020918Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
JEAN JEWELL
RON LAW
LOU ANN WESTERFIELD
DON HOWELL
RANDY LOBB
JOE CUSICK
WAYNE HART
TERRI CARLOCK
TONYA CLARK
BEV BARKER
GENE FADNESS
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FROM:JOHN R.HAMMOND
DATE:SEPTEMBER 18,2002
RE:MOTION BY AT&T FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY
COMMENTS IN CASE NO.GNR-T-02-11,CENTURYTEL'S REQUESTFOR
APPROVAL OF TARIFF CONTAINING DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS.
On September 5,2002,AT&T Communications of the Mountain States,Inc.filed a
Motion for an Extension of Time to File Reply Comments in this case.AT&T contends this
extension of time is necessary in order to respond to the many important issues that have beenraised
by the filed comments.Accordingly,the Companyrequests that the Commission grant an extension
of time to file reply comments until September 19,2002.WorldCom concurs with AT&T's Motion.
No other party has filed a response to the Motion to this point.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
After reviewing the record in this case,Staff has no objection to the Commission
granting AT&T's Motion.Staff believes that allowing the parties additional time to file reply
comments will develop the record more fully and ultimatelyassist the Commission in its review of
this case.If the Commission grants AT&T's Motion,Staff suggests that the Commission allow
interested person and parties to file replycomments by Monday,September 30,2002.
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COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to grant AT&T's Motion for Extension of Time to File
Reply Comments?
If the Commission grants AT&T's Motion,on what date does it wish to make reply
comments due?
John R Hammond
M:GNRT0211 jh4
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