Intervention Order No 26585.doc

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF GTE NORTHWEST INCORPORATED TARIFF ADVICE NO. 96-09 TO ADD RATES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INTRALATA EQUAL ACCESS

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CASE NO. GTET961

ORDER NO. 26585
Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho petitioned to intervene in this case on August 22, 1996 after the deadline for petitioning to intervene of August 19, 1996, 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 Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho 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:

Barbara L. Snider Aloa J. Stevens
Associate General Counsel Director State Regulatory
Jacqueline R. Kinney Citizens Telecommunications
Staff Attorney Company of Idaho
Citizens Telecommunications No. 4 Triad Center, Suite 200
Company of Idaho Salt Lake City, UT 84180
8920 Emerald Park Dr., Suite G
Elk Grove, CA 95624

DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this day of August 1996.

RALPH NELSON, PRESIDENT

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

DENNIS S. HANSEN, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

MYRNA J. WALTERS
COMMISSION SECRETARY

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