20020500Certificate No 263.doc

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF POTLATCH TELEPHONE COMPANY AND TROY TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY TO MERGE INTO A SINGLE CORPORATION AND FOR AN AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY.
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SECOND AMENDED
CERTIFICATE NO. 263

IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that this Amended Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Certificate No. 263, is issued to Potlatch Telephone Company. This Certificate authorizes Potlatch Telephone to provide local exchange and interexchange services to the residents of the following service territory:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of Section 16, Town 40 North, Range 4 West, Latah County, Idaho;
thence East 2.0 miles to the Northeast corner of Section 15, T.40 N, R.4 W;
thence South 1.0 mile to the Southeast corner of Section 15, T.40 N, R. 4 W;
thence East 7.5 miles to the North quarter corner of Section 24, T.40 N, R.3 W;
thence, South 2.0 miles to the North quarter corner of Section 36, T.40 N, R.3 W;
thence East 0.5 miles to the Northeast corner of Section 36, T.40 N, R.3 W;
thence South 0.5 miles to the East quarter corner of Section 36, T.40 N, R.3 W;
thence West 0.5 miles to the center of Section 36, T.40 N, R.3 W;
thence South 0.5 miles to the South quarter corner of Section 36, T.40 N, R.3 W;
thence East 0.5 miles to the Northwest corner of Section 6, T.39 N, R.2 W;
thence South 0.5 miles to the West quarter corner of Section 6, T.39 N, R.2 W;
thence East 1.0 mile to the East quarter corner of Section 6, T.39 N, R.2 W;
thence North 0.5 miles to the Northwest corner of Section 5, T.39 N, R.2 W;
thence East 0.5 miles to the North quarter corner of Section 5, T.39 N, R.2 W;
thence, South 1.5 miles to the center of Section 8, T.39 N, R.2 W;
thence West 1.5 miles to the West quarter corner of Section 7, T.39 N, R.2 W;
thence South 0.5 miles to the Northwest corner of Section 18, T.39 N., R.2 W;
thence East 4.0 miles to the Northeast corner of Section 15, T.39 N, R.2 W;
thence South 2 miles to the Southeast corner of Section 22, T.39 N, R.2 W;
thence East 7.0 miles to the Northeast corner of Section 26, T.39 N, R.1 W;
thence South 2 miles to the Southeast corner of Section 35, T.39 N, R.1 W;
thence East 3.5 miles to the North quarter corner of Section 4, T.38 N, R.1 E;
thence South 3.0 miles to the South quarter corner of Section 16, T. 38 N, R.1 E;
thence West 3.0 miles to the South quarter corner of Section 13, T. 38 N, R.1 W;
thence South 3.0 miles in Clearwater County to the South quarter corner of Section 36,
T.38 N, R.1 W;
thence West 2.0 miles to the South quarter corner of Section 34, T.38 N, R.1 W;
thence South 1.5 miles to the center of Section 10, T.37 N, R.1 W;
thence West 3.5 miles into Nez Perce County to the East quarter corner of Section 12,
T.37 N, R.2 W;
thence South 1.25 miles to the Southeast corner of the NE ¼, of the NE ¼ of Section 13,
T.37 N, R.2 W;
thence Southwesterly approximately 6.0 miles to the Northeast corner of the SW ¼,
SW ¼ of Section 18, T.37 N, R.2 W;
thence South 2.25 miles to the Southeast corner of Section 25, T.37 N, R.3 W;
thence West 0.5 miles to the North quarter corner of Section 36, T.37 N, R.3 W;
thence South 0.5 miles to the center of Section 36, T.37 N, R.3 W;
thence West 0.5 miles to the West quarter corner of Section 36, T.37N, R.3 W;
thence South 0.5 miles to the Southeast corner of Section 35, T.37 N, R.3 W;
thence West 2.0 miles to the Southwest corner of Section 34, T.37 N, R.3 W;
thence North 0.5 miles to the East quarter corner of Section 33, T.37 N, R.3 W;
thence West 2.0 miles to the East quarter corner of Section 31, T.37 N, R.3 W;
thence South 1.5 miles to the Southeast corner of Section 6, T.36 N, R.3 W;
thence West approximately 0.5 miles to a point which intersects the center line of
Clearwater Creek on the South line of Section 6, T.36 N, R.3 W;
thence meandering Southwesterly with the center line of Clearwater creek through
Section 7, T. 36 N, R.3 W to the West line of said Section 7, T.36 N, R.3 W;
thence North 3.25 miles more or less to the West quarter corner of Section 30,
T.37 N, R.3 W;
thence East 0.5 miles to the center of Section 30, T.37 N, R.3 W;
thence North 2.5 miles to the South quarter corner of Section 7, T.37 N, R.3 W;
thence West approximately 0.5 miles to the center line of Little Potlatch Creek
thence meandering Northwesterly approximately 4.0 miles more or less to a point
At the South quarter corner of Section 23, T.38 N, R.4 W;
thence North 0.5 miles to the center of Section 23, T.38 N, R.4 W;
thence East 0.5 miles to the East quarter corner of Section 23, T.38 N, R.4 W;
thence North 0.5 miles to the Northwest corner of Section 24, T.38 N, R.4 W;
thence East 2.0 miles to the Northeast corner of Section 19, T.38 N, R.3 W;
thence North 1.0 mile to the Southeast corner of Section 7, T.38 N, R.3 W;
thence West 1.0 mile to the Southwest corner of Section 7, T.38 N, R.3 W;
thence North 2.0 miles to the Southeast corner of Section 36, T.39 N, R.4 W;
thence West 3.0 miles to the Southwest corner of Section 34, T.39 N, R.4 W;
thence North 2.0 miles to the Northwest corner of Section 27, T.39 N, R.4 W;
thence West 0.5 miles to the South quarter corner of Section 21, T.39 N, R.4 W;
thence North 2.0 miles to the South quarter corner of Section 9, T. 39 N, R.4 W;
thence West 0.5 miles to the Southwest corner of Section 9, T.39 N, R.4 W;
thence North 1.0 mile to the Northwest corner of Section 9, T.39 N, R.4 W;
thence East 0.5 miles to the South quarter corner of Section 4, T.39 N, R.4 W;
thence North 1.0 mile to the South quarter corner of Section 33, T.40 N, R.4 W;
thence West 0.5 mile to the Southwest corner of Section 33, T.40 N, R.4 W;
thence North 4.0 miles back to the point of beginning at the Northwest Corner of
Section 16, T.40 N, R.4 W, Latah County, Idaho.

The Commission approved Potlatch Telephone’s Amended Certificate by Order No. 28938 issued January 25, 2002.
This Certificate is predicated upon and is issued pursuant to the findings of the Commission in Order No. 28938.
DATED at Boise, Idaho this day of May 2002.

PAUL KJELLANDER, PRESIDENT

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

DENNIS S. HANSEN, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jean D. Jewell
Commission Secretary

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