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(text box: 1)BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF HIGHSPEED.COM, LLC FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE INTERLATA AND INTRALATA INTEREXCHANGE SERVICES AND COMPETI­TIVE LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES AS A FACILITIES-BASED CARRIER AND RESELLER.
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CASE NO. GNR-T-98-19
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on November 9, 1998, HighSpeed.Com, LLC (HighSpeed.Com) filed an Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide interexchange services throughout the state of Idaho and to provide local exchange service in the territories of U S WEST and GTE.  HighSpeed.Com filed amendments to its Application on November 21 and December 1.  As amended, HighSpeed.Com now proposes to provide the following services: interexchange carrier service throughout the state of Idaho and local exchange service within the existing exchange areas of U S WEST and GTE.  These services will be provided by way of microwave radio as licensed by the FCC.  
HighSpeed.Com requests that its Application be processed under Modified Procedure.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application together with supporting workpapers, testimonies and exhibits, have been filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Commission offices.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this case will be held pursuant to the Commission's jurisdiction under Title 61 of the Idaho Code and that the Commission may enter any final Order consistent with its authority under Title 61.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this matter will be conducted pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000 et seq.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has determined that the public interest may not require a formal hearing in this matter and will proceed under Modified Procedure pursuant to Rules 201 through 204 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission's Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.201 through -.204.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that any person desiring to state a position on this Application may file a written comment in support or opposition with the Commission within twenty-one (21) days from the date of this Notice.  The comment must contain a statement of reasons supporting the comment.  Persons desiring a hearing must specifically request a hearing in their written comments.  Written comments concerning this application shall be mailed to the Commission and the Applicant at the addresses reflected below:
COMMISSION SECRETARYJULIE R. HAWKINS
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONDAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
PO BOX 837202600 CENTURY SQUARE
BOISE, IDAHO  83720-00741501 4TH AVE
SEATTLE WASHINGTON 98101-1688
Street Address for Express Mail:
Telephone: [phone]
472 W WASHINGTON STFAX:          [phone]
BOISE, IDAHO  83702-5983
MR. CHRISTIAN E. HEDINE
DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
1520 KELLY PL, STE 202
WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON 99362
These comments should contain the case caption and case number shown on the first page of this document.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments are received within the time limit set, the Commission will consider this matter on its merits and enter its Order without a formal hearing.  If written comments are received within the time limit set, the Commission will consider them and, in its discretion, may set the same for formal hearing.
DONE by Notice of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this                  day of December 1998.
                                                                                                                                      DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT
                                                                                           RALPH NELSON, COMMISSIONER

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:

Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary
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