19970320Intervention Order No 26843.doc

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF A RURAL TELEPHONE COMPANY EXEMPTION FOR GTE NORTHWEST INCORPORATED’S IDAHO OPERATIONS

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CASE NO. GTET974

ORDER NO. 26843
MCI Telecommunications Corporation petitioned to intervene in this case on March 3, 1997, pursuant to Rules of Procedure 71 through 75 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, IDAPA 31.01.01.071-75.

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 and should be granted.

O R D E R
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Petition to Intervene filed by MCI Telecommunications Corporation 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:

Dean J. Miller Rebecca J. Bennett
Attorney at Law 707 17th Street, 39th Floor
877 Main Street, Suite 610 Denver, CO 80202
PO Box 2564
Boise, ID 83701

DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this day of March 1997.

RALPH NELSON, PRESIDENT

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

DENNIS S. HANSEN, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

MYRNA J. WALTERS
COMMISSION SECRETARY

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Service Date
March 20, 1997