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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

October 18, 2016 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Kristine Raper and Eric Anderson.
Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
on Monday, October 11, 2016. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as
written.

The second order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Grace Seaman's October 17, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: Amendment to the
Interconnection Agreements Between Qwest Corporation, CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc., and
CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. with Level 3 Communications, LLC, Case Nos. QWE-T-
02-08, CEN-T-15-03, and CGS-T-15-03.

3. Grace Seaman's October 14, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: Qwest Corporation dba
CenturyLink QC's Application for Approval of the Interconnection Agreement with Wide
Voice, LLC, Case No. QWE-T-16-06.

4. Sean Costello's October 14, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: Boomerang Wireless, LLC
dba enTouch Wireless' ETC Application, Case No. BWL-T-16-01.
There were no questions and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s
recommendations for items 2 through 4 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion
and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
5. Motion for Procedural Relief; Avista Rate Case, Case No. AVU-E-16-03.
Mr. Karpen reviewed the Motion. Commissioner Raper clarified that the parties wish to vacate
both the prefiled testimony and rebuttal filing deadlines. She asked about keeping the date
already scheduled for the technical hearing on December 2, 2016. Mr. Karpen confirmed that
the technical hearing date would be maintained and a public hearing would also be scheduled.
Commissioner Raper made a motion to vacate the October 25 prefiled testimony deadline and
the November 21 rebuttal deadline and to modify the technical hearing into an opportunity to
present testimony regarding the Stipulation. There was no further discussion. A vote was taken
on the motion and it carried unanimously.

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The final order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
6. Deliberation re: Petition for Reconsideration of Order No. 33603, Case No. PKS-W-15-
01. [Karl Klein, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander announced that item 6 would be deliberated privately.

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

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