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(text box: 1)BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE METHODOLOGY FOR DETER-MINING U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.’S COST OF EXTENDED AREA SERVICE (EAS)

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CASE NO. USW-T-98-3
ORDER NO.  27490
PTI Communications, Century Telephone of Idaho, Inc., Potlatch Telephone Company, and Troy Telephone Company petitioned to intervene in this case on April 16, 1998, 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 PTI Communications, Century Telephone of Idaho, Inc., Potlatch Telephone Company, and Troy 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:
M.W. Richards
Moffatt, Thomas, Barrett, Rock &
    Fields, Chartered
PO Box 829
Boise, ID 83701
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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