20040513Interlocutory Order No 29498.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
May 13, 2004
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF
IAT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DBA NTCH-
IDAHO, INC. OR CLEAR TALK FOR
DESIGNATION AS AN ELIGIBLE
TELECO MMUNI CA TI 0 NS CARRIER.
CASE NO. GNR- T -03-
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF NPCR, INC. DBA NEXTEL PARTNERS
SEEKING DESIGNATION AS AN ELIGIBLE
TELECO MMUNI CA TI 0 NS CARRIER.
CASE NO. GNR- T -03-
ORDER NO. 29498
The Idaho Telephone Association ("IT A") and Citizens Telecommunications
Company of Idaho ("Citizens ) request that the Commission take official notice of two matters.
First, ITA and Citizens request that the Commission take official notice of the Recommended
Decision issued by the Federal State Joint Board on Universal Service in Docket No. 96-45.
Second, ITA and Citizens request the Commission take official notice of a decision issued
Docket No. 96-In the Matter of Federal State Joint Board on Universal Service Highland
Cellular, Inc. Petition for Designation as an ETC in the Commonwealth of Virginia. These
parties contend these matters are relevant to the Commission s deliberation in these cases
because they address issues relating to the Applications filed by Nextel Partners and Clear Talk
for ETC status. IT A and Citizens state that no party will be prejudiced by the granting of these
Motions.
COMMISSION DECISION
Pursuant to Commission Rule of Procedure 263.01(a)(2) the Commission may take
official notice of orders of any other regulatory agency, state or federal. Accordingly, the
Commission grants the Motions to Take Judicial Notice/Official Notice of the decisions
discussed above from the Federal State Joint Board on Universal Service.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Idaho Telephone Association s and Citizens
Telecommunications Company of Idaho s third and fourth Motions to Take Official Notice are
granted.
ORDER NO. 29498
THIS IS AN INTERLOCUTORY ORDER. Any person interested in this Order may
file a petition for review within twenty-one (21) days of the service date of this Order with
regard to any matter decided in this Order.petition to review may request that the
Commission: (1) rescind, clarify, alter, amend; (2) stay; or (3) finalize this Interlocutory Order.
After any person has petitioned for review, any other person may file a cross-petition within
seven (7) days. See Rules 321 , 322, 323., 324, 325 (IDAPA 31.01.01.321-325).
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this I J- f-/...
day of May 2004.
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MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
IS S. HANSEN, COMMISSIONER
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ORDER NO. 29498