19980410Order No 27448.doc

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF U.S. TELECOM, INC. FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE AS A COMPETITIVE LOCAL CARRIER AND FOR APPROVAL OF AN INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO 47 U.S.C. ' 252(e)
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ORDER NO. 27448

On January 7, 1998, the Commission received an Application from U.S. Telco, Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide resold residential local exchange service as a competitive local carrier in those areas currently served by U S WEST Communications, Inc., GTE Northwest Incorporated and Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho. On March 12, 1998, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified Procedure. Order No. 27403. Comments were due April 2, 1998. On March 30, 1998, Telco moved to withdraw its Application.
F I N D I N G S
The Commission finds it is in the public interest to grant Telcos Motion to Withdraw its Application and close this proceeding.

O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Telcos Motion to Withdraw its Application is hereby granted and this proceeding is closed without prejudice.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order (or in issues finally decided by this Order) or in interlocutory Orders previously issued in this Case No. UST-T-98-1 may petition for reconsideration within 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. USTT98-1. Within seven (7) days after any person has petitioned for reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration. See Idaho Code  61626.

DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this day of April 1998.

DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT

RALPH NELSON, COMMISSIONER

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary

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