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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO RATE CENTER CONSOLIDATION FOR U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS IN SOUTHERN IDAHO TO CONSERVE AVAILABLE NXX CODES. )
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ORDER NO. 28167

Century Telephone of the Gem State, Century Telephone of Idaho, Potlatch Telephone Company and Troy Telephone Company petitioned to intervene in this case on September 17, 1999, pursuant to Rules of Procedure 71 through 75 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, IDAPA 31.01.01.071-.075.

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 the Century Telephone of the Gem State, Century Telephone of Idaho, 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:

Morgan W. Richards
Moffatt Thomas Barrett
Rock & Fields, Chartered
101 S. Capitol Boulevard, 10th Floor
PO Box 829
Boise, ID 83701 DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this
day of September 1999.

DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

PAUL KJELLANDER, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary

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Service Date
September 24, 1999