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(text box: 1)BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMISSION’S OWN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERIA FOR PUBLIC INTEREST PAY TELEPHONES.
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CASE NO. GNR-T-98-1
ORDER NO.  27462
AT&T Communications of the Mountain States, Inc. petitioned to intervene in this case on April 1, 1998 after the deadline for petitioning to intervene of March 31, 1998, 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.  We also find that granting this late intervention will not prejudice any party and that late intervention should be granted.
O R D E R
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Petition to Intervene filed by AT&T Communications of the Mountain States, Inc. 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:
Margaret Graham
Maria Arias-Chapleau
AT&T Communications of the
    Mountain States, Inc.
1875 Lawrence St., Room 1575
Denver, CO 80202
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this                  day of April 1998.

DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT

RALPH NELSON, COMMISSIONER

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:

Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary
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