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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

FEBRUARY 28, 2011 – 2:00 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Jim Kempton, Mack Redford, and Marsha Smith.

Commissioner Kempton called the meeting to order. The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as corrected.

The second order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Carolee Hall's February 23, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Application for Amendment No. 3 to the Interconnection Agreement Between Frontier Communications Northwest Inc. and New Edge Network, Inc. dba New Edge Networks, Case No. GTE-T-00-06.3. Carolee Hall's February 25, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc. ("CenturyLink") Tariff Advice 11-01 Requesting Authority to Introduce a Satisfaction Guarantee Program for New Business Customers.4. Carolee Hall's February 25, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. ("CenturyLink") Tariff Advice 11-01 Requesting Authority to Introduce a Satisfaction Guarantee Program for New Business Customers.
There was no discussion and the Commission voted unanimously to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 through 4 on the Consent Agenda.
FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS
5. Deliberation re: Idaho Power's Application Requesting Approval of Revisions to Its Irrigation Peak Rewards Program, Case No. IPC-E-10-46.
Commissioner Kempton stated that item 5 would be deliberated privately along with another Fully Submitted item from the previous Decision Meeting regarding the Commission’s inquiry into load growth adjustments, Case No. GNR-E-10-03. The Commission voted unanimously to deliberate these two items the following day.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kempton adjourned the meeting.

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