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Page 1 of 2Jean Jewell"..""""""""".o"".o"""'.oS.o,.o"""".o.o"""'.o"".o"""'.oS.o""""".o.o"""'.o"".o"""'.oS.o,.o"""".o.o"""'.o"".o"""'.oS.o,.o"..,,".o.o"""'.o"".o"""'.o,.o,.o"""".o""..".o"".o"""'.o,.o'.o".."".o"""".o"".o""..'.o,.o,.o"""".o"""".o"".o""..'.o,.o'.o"""".o"""".o"".o"""'.o".o""""".o"""".o"".o"""'.o".o""""".o"""".o"".o""..'.o".o""""".o"""".o"".o""..'.o """"".o"""".o"".o""..'.o".o""""".o"""".o"".o"""'.o".o""""".o"""".o"".o"""'.o".o""""""""""""""'..'.o,.o,.o"""".o"""".o"".o"""'.o,.o,.o"""".o""..".o"".o""..'.o,.o,.o"""".o"""".o"".o"""'.o,.o,.o"""".o""..".o"".o'"'..'.o,.o,.o"""".o"""".o"".o"""'.o,.o,.o"""".o""..".o"".o""..'.o".o"".."...o,".. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o.. .. .....o .....o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o ...o .o.o.o From:secretarySent: Wednesday, February 26 , 2003 9:38 AMTo: Barb Barrows; Ed Howell; Janet Bahora; Jean JewellSubject: FW: CASE No. QWE-02-----------From: Joel Fleharty(SMTP:JOELFLE~EARTHLINK.NET)Sent: Wednesday, February 26 , 2003 9:36:52 AMTo: se creta rySubject: CASE No. QWE-02-Auto forwarded by a RuleI am one of the many who probably cannot get to the work shops that are being heldon case # QWE-02-, Qwests request for deregulation. Their belief that cell phoneservice is a functional equivalent, competitively priced local service is in gross errorunless one has a well above average income. Cell phones do not compare at the basicrates period. Current QWEST basic rates allow the customer at minimum , thefollowing: Use of an answering machine in the home , unlimited time for local callsmultiple phones in the home(saving item for those that cannot move well), use of dial-
up internet services , TTY services for the hearing impaired. Cell phone services do not
allow for any of these items. Then comes the matter of cost of basic services. If
deregulation of QWEST is allowed , in a relatively short time , QWESTS basic rates will
rise to compare with the Cell phone services (who are looking in to raising rates and
or lowering services provided). Those that will be the most impacted will be those that
have low income , fixed income , and yes , even those in the middle income areas
particularly those with a family.
Since I am disabled , have a low , fixed income-Social Security, a raise in rates would
force me to drop dial up internet services , my major outside contact. And enough of a
rate increase would likely force a discontinuance of telephone service altogether.
I sincerely hope that the PUC will take my plea for a no to the deregulation request
into real consideration.
Joel Fleharty
5910 Akron Rd.
New Plymouth , ID 83655
208-278-3049
2/26/2003
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