20110201Memorandum.pdf

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FROM: WELDON STUTZMAN
DATE: FEBRUARY 1,2011
RE: CASE NO. GNR- T -08-04
INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE LOCAL TELEPHONE SERVICE IN
PEARL, IDAHO
On December 12, 2008, the Commission on its own initiated this docket to examine
whether it is feasible to extend facilties into the Pearl, Idaho area in order to provide local
telephone exchange service. The Commission directed Qwest Corporation and Albion
Telephone to file reports regarding the configuration of facilities and the need for
telecommunications services in the area, including any line extension or feasibilty cost studies to
extend or improve service to the Pearl area. After receiving several reports from Qwest and
Albion, and meeting with residents in the Pearl area, it was evident there is no economically
feasible way for local service facilities to be extended into the Pearl area. Neither Qwest nor
Albion are wiling to extend and upgrade facilities into PearL. Accordingly, this case can be
closed, and reopened in the future should circumstances change.
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Weldon B. Stutzman
Deputy Attorney General
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