19970421Notice Vacating Hearing.doc

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF SPRINT SPECTRUM PETITION FOR ARBITRATION PURSUANT
TO SECTION 252(b) OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 OF THE RATES, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS OF INTERCONNECTION WITH U S WEST COMMUNI-CATIONS, INC.
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CASE NO. USW-T-97-7
SPS-T-97-1

NOTICE OF VACATION OF ARBITRATION HEARING

On February 14, 1997, Sprint Spectrum (Sprint) filed with the Commission a Petition for Arbitration with U S WEST Communications, Inc. pursuant to Section 252(b) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. Sprint also filed a Motion for Pre-arbitration Procedural Order to address the appointment of an arbitrator, discovery and the arbitrators request for information, scheduling, and other issues to process the arbitration. U S WEST filed its Answer on March 4, 1997. The Commission issued Procedural Order No. 26936 establishing a schedule for the arbitration, including a hearing on May 7, 1997.
On April 17, 1997, counsel for Sprint served to the Commission and the parties written notice that the parties have resolved all issues through voluntary negotiations. Counsel confirmed therefore that there is no reason to proceed with the arbitration hearing.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the arbitration hearing scheduled for May 7, 1997 has been vacated. The Commission has been notified that the issues previously scheduled for arbitration have been resolved by the parties through negotiation.
DATED at Boise, Idaho this day of April 1997.

Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary

bls/N-uswt977.ws

NOTICE OF VACATION OF
ARBITRATION HEARING

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
April 21, 1997