20031020Final Order No 29357.pdf

OUice oUhe Secretary
Service Date
October 20, 2003
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF QWEST CORPORATION'
REQUEST FOR CANCELLATION OF U.S. LONG)
DISTANCE'S CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NO. 342.
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On September 26, 2003 , the Commission received a letter from Mary Hobson, an attorney
representing Qwest Corporation, recommending the cancellation ofU. S. Long Distance s Certificate
of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN). In its Decision Meeting on October 15 2003 , the
Commission granted Qwest's request for cancellation of Certificate No. 342. This Order granting
the requested cancellation of US. Long Distances s CPCN memorializes the Commission s decision.
COMMISSION FINDINGS
In August 1999, Qwest filed a notice of merger of Qwest Communications International
Inc. and U S WEST, Inc., in which it described the relationship of Qwest Communications
Corporation (QCC), LCI International Telecom Corp, US. Long Distance Communications, Inc. and
Phoenix Network, Inc. The latter three companies were commonly owned affiliates of QCC and
were merged into QCC with QCC as the surviving corporation.
On June 14, 2002, Qwest requested that the toll price lists for LCI International and
Phoenix Networks and the CPCN for LCI International be withdrawn. On September 9, 2002, Qwest
requested cancellation of U.S. Long Distance s long distance price lists. LCI International's CPCN
and its long distance tariffs were cancelled.
On September 26 2003 , Qwest advised that the CPCN for U.S. Long Distance should
also be cancelled, as U.S. Long Distance is not presently serving local exchange service customers
under that Certificate and does not intend to do so in the future. Staff also recommended that the
Commission cancel Certificate No. 342 held by U.S. Long Distance.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Qwest Corporation s request for cancellation of US.
Long Distance s Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 342 is granted.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order or in interlocutory
Orders previously issued in this Case No. USD-03-1 may petition for reconsideration within
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twenty-one (21) days of the service date of this Order with regard to any matter decided in this Order
or in interlocutory Orders previously issued in this Case No. USD- T -03-1. Within seven (7) days
after any person has petitioned for reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for
reconsideration. See Idaho Code ~~ 61-619 and 61-626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this :;.o
day of October 2003.
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MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
Commission Secretary
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