19980402Comments.doc

CHERI C. COPSEY
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]

Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W WASHINGTON
BOISE ID 83702-5983

Attorney for the Commission Staff

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF U S TELCO INC. FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE AS A COMPETITIVE LOCAL CARRIER AND APPROVAL OF INTERCONNECTION AGREE- MENT PURSUANT TO 47 U.S.C.  252(e).
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CASE NO. USTT981

COMMENTS OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF

COMES NOW the Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its Attorney of record, Cheri C. Copsey, Deputy Attorney General, in response to Order No. 27403, the Notice of Application and Notice of Modified Procedure in Case No. UST-T-98-1, issued March 12, 1998, submits the following comments.
On January 7, 1998, the Commission received an Application from U S Telco, Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide local exchange telecommunications services within 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.
In a letter dated March 27, 1998, and received by the Commission on March 30, 1998, Telco stated it no longer wished to pursue its Application and requested that its Application be withdrawn.

The Staff recommends that the Commission grant Telcos motion and close this proceeding.
DATED at Boise, Idaho, this day of April 1998.

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Cheri C. Copsey
Deputy Attorney General

Technical Staff: Wayne Hart

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STAFF COMMENTS 1 APRIL 2, 1998