20031204Order No 29392.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
December 4, 2003
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF DETERMINING
PRICES FOR UNBUNDLED NETWORK
ELEMENTS (UNE) IN QWEST
CORPORATION'S STATEMENT OF
GENERALLY AVAILABLE TERMS (SGAT).
CASE NO. QWE-Ol-
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On November 12, 2003 , Qwest Corporation filed a Motion to Withdraw and
Substitute Testimony in this case. The Commission opened this case in June 2001 , and issued a
Procedural Order approving a process to establish prices for Qwest's unbundled network
elements (UNEs). The procedure established by the Commission called for workshops to
facilitate discussions and, if possible, agreement by the parties on rates for specific UNEs. When
the case was opened, Qwest filed direct testimony of its witnesses to establish the foundation for
the discussion of Qwest's proposed UNE prices and its cost model results. An initial workshop
convened on June 23, 2001.
Qwest states in its Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Testimony that, as a result of
the procedure approved by the Commission, Qwest and the Commission Staff were able to
identify numerous UNE prices that are not controversial. Qwest's Motion states that its initial
testimony and, to a lesser extent, some of Qwest's cost studies and models have become stale.
Qwest asserts that it agreed to withdraw all of its previously submitted testimony, exhibits and
cost studies and replace them with simplified and updated versions submitted with Qwest'
Motion. According to Qwest
, "
providing the most current version all of Qwest's advocacy on
UNE and interconnection costs will assist the Commission and any interested parties as they
participate in the remaining phases ofthis case." Qwest asked the Commission to enter an Order
allowing the Company to withdraw all of its previously filed testimony, exhibits and other costs
submissions and replace them with new testimony and exhibits of Teresa K. Million and Dick
Buckley filed with the Motion.
The Commission has determined to approve Qwest's Motion to Withdraw its
previously filed testimony and replace it with the testimony submitted with its Motion.
Accordingly, the Commission issues this Order approving Qwest's Motion , and directing that the
testimony, exhibits and cost studies initially filed by Qwest in this case are withdrawn, and are
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replaced with the direct testimony of Teresa K. Million and Dick Buckley, along with the
exhibits to their testimony.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Testimony
filed by Qwest is approved. The testimony, exhibits and cost studies initially submitted by
Qwest in this case are withdrawn, and are replaced with the direct and supplemental testimony of
Teresa K. Million, including exhibits, and the direct testimony of Dick Buckley, and exhibits.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this L/ fit.
day of December 2003.
, PRESIDENT
Commissioner Smith was out of the
office on this date-
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
Je D. Jewell
ission Se etary
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