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March 26, 1999
Mary Hobson
Stoel Rives LLP,
101 S Capitol Blvd, Ste.  1900
Boise, ID 83702-5958
Dear Mary:
On March 23, 1999, the Federal Communications Commission issued an order regarding the implementation of intraLATA toll dialing parity by all local exchange carriers (LECs), including bell operating companies.  The FCC noted that its rules requiring toll dialing parity by February 8, 1999, had been reinstated by the Supreme Court decision in AT&T v. Iowa Utilities Board, 119 S.Ct. 721 (1999), but that the February 8 deadline could not be enforced as a practical matter.  Thus, the FCC on its own motion granted a limited waiver of the rule establishing the previous deadline for full implementation of toll dialing parity.
The FCC order provides that in the small minority of states that have not yet implemented toll dialing parity, “that these states must be allowed sufficient time to review and approve intraLATA toll dialing parity plans within a reasonable, and enforceable, federal deadline.”  Accordingly, the FCC order requires all LECs that have not yet filed plans to file intraLATA toll dialing parity plans with its state regulatory commission no later than April 22, 1999.  The plan must provide for implementation no later than 30 days after approval of the plan by the state commission.
The FCC order moves up the filing date for U S WEST to file its plan with the Idaho Commission from June 1, 1999 to April 22, 1999.  Order No. 27965 issued by the Commission recognized that the FCC schedule must be adhered to by U S WEST if it precedes the filing date ordered by this Commission.  In light of the FCC’s order, the IPUC expects U S WEST to file its intraLATA dialing parity plan on or before April 22, 1999.
Please contact me if you have any comments or questions.
Sincerely,
Weldon B. Stutzman
Deputy Attorney General
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MARY HOBSON
STOEL RIVES LLP,
101 S CAPITOL BLVD, STE.  1900
BOISE, ID 83702-5958