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(text box: 1)BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ELMORE COUNTY RESIDENTS FOR AN EXTENDED SERVICE CALLING AREA

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CASE NO. USW-T-97-6
ORDER NO.  26870
Rural Telephone Company petitioned to intervene in this case on March 24, 1997, pursuant to Rules of Procedure 71 through 75 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, IDAPA 31.01.01.071-75.
FINDINGS OF FACT
We find that no party timely opposed this Petition to Intervene.
We further find that based on the pleadings and other documents filed in this case, intervention by this party would serve the purposes of intervention as described by Rule 74 of the Rules of Procedure and should be granted.
O R D E R
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Petition to Intervene filed by Rural Telephone Company is hereby granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties in this proceeding serve all papers hereafter filed in this matter on all parties of record.  This Intervenor is represented by the following for purposes of service:
Conley WardJames R. Martell
GIVENS PURSLEY & HUNTLEY LLPRural Telephone Company
277 N. 6th Street, Suite 200704 W. Madison Avenue
PO Box 2720PO Box 969
Boise, ID 83701Glenns Ferry, ID 83623
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this         day of  April  1997.
                                                                                RALPH NELSON, PRESIDENT
                                                                                MARSHA H. SMITH,  COMMISSIONER
                                                                                DENNIS S. HANSEN, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:

MYRNA J. WALTERS
COMMISSION SECRETARY
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