19970320Intervention Order No 26842.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. 26842
The Idaho Telephone Association 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 the Idaho Telephone Association 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:

Conley Ward Ray Hendershot
Michael C. Creamer GVNW, Inc./Management
GIVENS, PURSLEY & HUNTLEY, LLP PO Box 25969
277 North 6th Street, Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO 80936
PO Box 2720
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