HomeMy WebLinkAbout19980303Order No 27390 - Notice of Proposed Order.docBEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITIONS REQUESTING EXTENDED AREA SERVICE (EAS) BETWEEN ARBON AND AMERICAN FALLS, ARBON AND POCATELLO, AND BETWEEN ROCKLAND AND AMERICAN FALLS.
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITIONS FROM RESIDENTS IN BEAR LAKE COUNTY REQUESTING INCLUSION IN THE SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO EXTENDED CALLING AREA OF U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
IN THE MATTER OF DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS ROCKLAND, INC.S APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE RATES AND DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE IDAHO USF.
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CASE NO. GNR-T-96-5
CASE NO. GNR-T-97-7
CASE NO. ROK T 97 1
NOTICE OF
PROPOSED ORDER
ORDER NO. 27390
In the first two cases referenced above customers have petitioned the Commission for toll-free, extended area service (EAS) from the exchanges of Arbon, Rockland and Paris to the exchanges encompassed in the U S WEST Communications eastern Idaho calling region. The third case is Direct Communications Rocklands general rate case where the Company is seeking an increase to its annual revenue requirement of $121,428. Public hearings in the EAS cases were held November 5-6, 1997.
On February 12, 1998, the Commission Staff, Direct Communications Rockland (Rockland) and its sister operating company Lakeside Communications (Lakeside) filed a Stipulation and Settlement resolving the disputed issues among themselves. The parties to the Settlement agreement filed a joint Motion urging the Commission to adopt the settlement and requested that the Commission issue a proposed order. The parties asserted that the settlement represents a reasonable resolution of the disputed issues and maintained that additional hearings are not warranted. They observed that issuance of a proposed order would allow the parties and other interested persons to comment on the Settlement agreement and the Commissions proposed resolution of the remaining issues.
NOTICE OF PROPOSED ORDER
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that pursuant to Procedural Rule 312, the Commission is issuing the attached Proposed Order for comment. IDAPA 31.01.01.312. Any party may file exceptions and briefs to the Proposed Order within twenty-one (21) days from the service date of this Notice. In addition, parties may file and serve answers to the partys briefs to the exceptions within seven (7) days after service of the exceptions. The Commission also invites members of the public to submit comments.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that written exceptions or comments concerning this Proposed Order should be mailed to the Commission at the address listed below:
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
Parties filing exceptions or answers should serve those documents with the Commission and all other parties. Exceptions, answers and comments should contain the case caption and case number shown on the first page of this document.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission may adopt or revise the Proposed Order in response to the exceptions or comments and issue a final order accordingly. The Proposed Order is not an Order of the Commission unless it is later adopted by an Order.
O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the attached Proposed Order be submitted for exceptions and comments to the parties and the public. Exceptions or comments to the Proposed Order shall be filed with the Commission Secretary and other parties within twenty-one (21) days of the service date of this Order. Any party filing answers to exceptions must do so within seven (7) days after service of the exceptions.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this day of March 1998.
DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT
RALPH NELSON, COMMISSIONER
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary
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Service Date
March 3, 1998