HomeMy WebLinkAbout20050927notice of application order no 29873.pdfOffice of the Secretary
Service Date
September 27, 2005
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
RED-BAN COMMUNICATIONS, LLC FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL
EXCHANGE SERVICES WITHIN THE ST ATEOF IDAHO.
CASE NO. RDB-O5-
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED
PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 29873
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on August 15 , 2005 , Red-Ban
Communications, LLC ("Red-Ban ) filed an Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience
and Necessity (CPCN) to provide facilities-based local exchange and resold interexchange
services throughout the State of Idaho and specifically within the Qwest exchanges.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that Red-Ban is a Utah limited liability company
and its principal office is located in Sandy, Utah. Red-Ban is authorized by the Idaho Secretary
of State to transact business within the State of Idaho and has a registered agent for service in
Idaho.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that Red-Ban intends to provide local exchange
and interexchange services mainly to residential and business customers within the southern
Idaho Qwest territories. Initially, Red-Ban will provide local exchange service, Voice over
Internet Protocol (VoIP), and other information services.
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has reviewed the
Application in this case and has preliminarily determined that the public interest in this matter
may not require a hearing to consider the issues presented, and that the issues raised by the
Application may be processed under Modified Procedure, i., by written submission rather
than by hearing. IDAPA 31.01.01.210-204.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 29873
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission may not hold a hearing in
this proceeding unless it receives written protests or comments opposing the use of Modified
Procedure and stating why Modified Procedure should not be used. IDAP A 31.01.01.203.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the deadline for filing written comments or
protests with respect to Red-Ban s Application and the use of Modified Procedure in this case is
twenty-one (21) days from the service date of this Order. The comment must contain a statement
of reasons supporting the comment. Persons desiring a hearing must specifically request a
hearing in their written comments. Written comments concerning this Application shall be
mailed to the Commission and the Applicant at the address reflected below:
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
Rich Redman
Red-Ban Communications, LLC
1057 S Hwy 77
PO Box 14
Albion, ID 83311-0014
E-mail: rich~atcnet.net
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, ID 83702-5983
These comments should contain the case caption and case number shown on the first page of this
document. Persons desiring to submit comments via email may do so by accessing the
Commission s home page located at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click the "Comments and Questions
icon, and complete the comment form using the case number as it appears on the front of this
document. These comments must also be sent to the Applicant at the e-mail address listed
above.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are
received within the time limit set, the Commission may consider the matter on its merits and may
enter its Order without a formal hearing. If written comments or protests are received within the
deadline, the Commission will consider them and in its discretion may set the matter for hearing
or may decide the matter and issue its Order based on the written comments before it. IDAP A
31.01.01.204.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application together with supporting
workpapers and exhibits have been filed with the Commission and are available for public
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NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 29873
inspection during regular business hours at the Commission offices or on the Commission
website www.puc.idaho.gov
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Application of Red-Ban Communications, LLC
be processed by Modified Procedure IDAP A 31.01.01.201-204. Persons interested in
submitting written comments in this matter must do so no later than twenty-one (21) days from
the service date of this Order.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this D2 7""1-..
day of September 2005.
, PRESIDENT
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 29873