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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

JANUARY 23, 2012 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Mack Redford and Marsha Smith.

Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order. The first order of business was
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The next order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Carolee Hall's January 20, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Application of Qwest dba CenturyLink QC and TC Systems, Inc. for Approval to Adopt the AT&T Communications of the Mountain States, Inc. Interconnection Agreement with Qwest Adopted in Case No. QWE-T-04-09, Case No. QWE-T-12-02.3. Carolee Hall's January 17, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: DSLnet Communications, LLC and DIECA Communications, Inc. dba Covad Communications Company Request the Cancellation of Certificate No. 362 issued September 9, 1999, Case No. GNR-T-99-06.4. Weldon Stutzman's January 20, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: CenturyLink Companies' Petition for an Exemption of Commission Rule 31.41.01.502.
Regarding item 4, Commissioner Redford asked if the Commission would run afoul of the legislative rules process if it should grant the exemption. Commissioner Kjellander replied that the rules the Commission has submitted this session deal with rail safety and other safety provisions, and do not include any proposed changes to telecommunications or customer service rules.
There was no further discussion and the Commission voted unanimously to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 – 4 on the Consent Agenda.
The final order of business was EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS:
5. Discussion re: TracFone v. IPUC, Docket No. 39331-2011. [Neil Price, Attorney]
Commissioner Smith made a motion pursuant to Idaho Code 67-2345(1)(f) to enter into Execution Session to discuss a litigation matter. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

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