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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

MARCH 3, 2014 – 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 Monday, February 24, 2014. 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 February 27, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Onvoy, Inc. - ID ("Onvoy")
Petition for a Waiver of FCC Requirements and Approval for Two Temporary LRNS per
LATA to Transfer and Migrate Idaho Numbering Resources from One OCN to Another,
Case No. OVS-T-14-01.

3. Carolee Hall's February 24, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Potlatch Telephone
Company ("Potlatch") Requesting Commission Approval to Add Provisions Applicable to
Originating Toll VoIP-PSTN Traffic as Required by the Federal Communication
Commission ("FCC"), Tariff Advice No. 14-01.

4. Karl Klein's February 27, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Custer Telephone's ETC
Application, Case No. CTB-T-14-01.

5. Mike Louis's February 24, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power's Annual
Compliance Filing to Update Rule H Charges and Credits, Tariff Advice No. 13-07.
There was no discussion and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s
recommendations for items 2 through 5 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion
and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
6. Terri Carlock's February 28, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of Avista
Corporation's Application for Authority to Issue up to 7,250,000 Shares of Common Stock,
Case No. AVU-U-13-01.
Ms. Carlock reviewed her Decision Memo. Commissioner Kjellander asked if Idaho customers
of Avista will be safe, secure and protected, and Ms. Carlock replied that no costs are assigned to
Avista customers and therefore, there will be no harm to Idaho customers.

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Commissioner Smith made a motion to approve the securities issuance with the
recommendations of Ms. Carlock. There was no discussion. A vote was taken on the motion
and it carried unanimously.
The final order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
7. Deliberation re: Application of QLink Wireless LLC for Designation as an Eligible
Telecommunications Carrier, Case No. QLW-T-13-01. [Neil Price, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander stated that item 7 would be deliberated privately.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned
the meeting.

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COMMISSION SECRETARY DATE OF APPROVAL