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DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
MYRNA WALTERS
TONYA CLARK
DON HOWELL
STEPHANIE MILLER
JOE CUSICK
DOUG COOLEY
DAVID SCOTT
WORKING FILE
FROM:WELDON STUTZMAN
DATE:APRIL 1, 1999
RE:CASE NO. INL-T-99-1; APPLICATION OF INLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF TOLL DIALING PARITY PLAN
On March 18, 1999, Inland Telephone Company filed an Application for approval of an intraLATA toll dialing parity plan.  Inland provides local telephone exchange service to approximately 325 customers in the Lenore and Leon exchanges in north Idaho.  Inland serves approximately 2,300 access lines in the state of Washington and filed its dialing parity plan with the Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission.  The Washington Commission approved Inland’s plan by Order issued January 27, 1999.  Pursuant to the Washington Commission’s Order, Inland will implement toll dialing parity in its Washington exchanges by May 31, 1999, and requests approval of its Application in Idaho so that toll dialing parity can be implemented in its Idaho exchanges by the same date.
Staff recommends that the Application of Inland Telephone Company for approval of a toll dialing parity plan be processed by Modified Procedure.
Commission Decision
Should the Application of Inland Telephone Company for approval of its toll dialing parity plan be processed by Modified Procedure?

Weldon Stutzman
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