20090914Petition to Extend Time.pdf

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Conley Ward (Idaho State Bar # 1683)
Cyntha A. Melilo (Idaho State Bar # 5819)
GIVENS PURSLEY LLP
601 Banock Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 2720
Boise, ID 83701-2720
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Attorneys for Idaho Telecom Allance
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE ANNAL
REVISION OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE
FUND SURCHARGES TO BECOME
EFFECTIV OCTOBER 1,2009
Case No. GNR- T -09-05
Order No. 30894
PETITION T6 EXTEND TIME TO
FILE WREN COMMENTS
On September 2, 2009, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (the "Commssion")
issued Order No. 30894'in connection with Case No GNRT-09-05 (the "Ordef'), requirig
cerain telecmmuncations companies currently receiving Univeral. Serce Fund support to
raise their local residential mtes and/or their switched access rates. The Idaho TelecomAllance
("ITA"), by and thugh.its.attomeys of recrd, Givens Purley LLP, on behalfofits membe,
which include the telecmmunications companes required to rase thei local residential mtes
and/or their switched access mtes, desires to fie wrtten coents to the Orer withn twenty
one days of the date of the Orer.
Upon rept. of the Orer, ITA attempted to obta frm the Commssion information
regaing how the Administrtor of the Idao Univer Serce Fund cacuated the statewide
weighted averge rate upon which the prpose change in mtes is bas. Commssion stff did
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not have this information available. IT A is unable at ths time to prepare wrtten comments
within twenty one days of the date of the Order, without the opportty to first review and
analyze that information.
Thus, ITA, on behalf of its membe, which include the telecommunications companes
require to rase their local residential mtes and/or their switched access rates in order to remain
eligible to receive Univeral Serce Fund support, herby respectfully requests and extension of
time to file wrtten comments to the Order in the amount of thirty (30) days to allow ITA to
obtain, review and analyze the information regarding how the Adminstrtor of the Idaho
Univeral Serce Fund calculated the statewide weighted average rate upon which the proposed
change in rates is based.
DATED ths 14th day of September 2009.
GIVENS PURSLEY LLP
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Cyn a A. Melillo
Attorneys for Idaho Telecom Alliance
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby cerfy that on the 14th day of Septembe 2009, a tre and correct copy of the
foregoing was sered upon the following individual(s) by the means indicated:
Origial and Seven Copies Filed:
Jea D. Jewell, Secreta
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
D. U.S. Mail, postage preaid
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C ila A. Melilo
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