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WELDON B. STUTZMAN
Deputy Attorney General
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
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Idaho State Bar No. 3283

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Boise, ID 83702-5983

Attorney for the Commission Staff

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE JOINT APPLICATION OF U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF IDAHO FOR TRANSFER OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY. )
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CASE NOS. USW-T-99-25
CTC-T-99-2

STIPULATION
OF THE PARTIES

ORDER NO. 28277

On December 22, 1999, the Commission issued a Notice of Hearing and Procedural Order No. 28241 establishing a schedule for the filing of testimony and to schedule a technical hearing in this case. By that Order, direct testimony is to be filed by Staff and intervening parties on February 4, 2000. The technical hearing currently is scheduled for March 16-17, 2000 in Boise. The parties stipulate to vacate the technical hearing and public hearing dates.
U S WEST Communications, Inc., Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho, Avista Communications of Idaho, Inc., and the Commission Staff hereby stipulate to alter the procedural schedule in order to complete the review of discovery questions and responses in this case before the filing of direct testimony. Additionally, the parties intend to begin discussions to explore possible settlement of issues in this case, and desire an opportunity to initiate that process prior to the filing of testimony by Staff and intervenors. Accordingly, the parties now stipulate that the procedural schedule may be revised as follows:

1. Filing of direct testimony by Staff and intervenors on March 3, 2000.

2. Filing of rebuttal testimony by U S WEST and Citizens by March 30, 2000.

The parties stipulate that the Commission should vacate the existing procedural schedule and issue an Order approving the schedule set forth in this Stipulation by the parties.
Respectfully submitted this day of February 2000.

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION STAFF

By:
WELDON B. STUTZMAN
Deputy Attorney General

U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

By:
MARY S. HOBSON
Stoel Rives LLP

CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS

By:
MORGAN W. RICHARDS
Moffatt, Thomas, Barrett, Rock & Fields

AVISTA COMMUNICATIONS OF IDAHO, INC.

By:
MOLLY O’LEARY
Richardson & O’Leary

O R D E R
Based on the foregoing Stipulation of the parties, IT IS SO ORDERED.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this
day of February 2000.

DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

PAUL KJELLANDER, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:

Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary

bls/O:uswt9925_ctct992_ws3_stip
AT&T Communications of the Mountain States, Inc. also is an intervening party, but has indicated to Staff counsel that AT&T may not actively participate in the case. Counsel for AT&T also stated that AT&T has no objection to altering the schedule as set forth in this Stipulation.

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