HomeMy WebLinkAbout20140902_4458.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
DAPHNE HUANG
FROM: DON HOWELL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: AUGUST 29, 2014
SUBJECT: OREGON-IDAHO UTILITIES’ APPLICATION TO INCREASE ITS
MONTHLY RESIDENTIAL RATE FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE, CASE
NO. ORE-T-14-01
On August 5, 2014, the Commission issued a Notice of Application regarding
Oregon-Idaho’s request to increase its rates over a four-year period. The Company proposed an
effective date of December 1, 2014, for the first step of its rate increase (from $15.77/month to
$16.00/month). The Notice set a deadline for intervention after which Staff counsel was to
convene an informal scheduling conference for the parties. Order No. 33087 at 4. The only
parties in the case are the Company and Commission Staff.
The parties have met and agreed upon a Modified Procedure schedule to process this
case. More specifically, the parties agreed to a deadline for Staff and public comments of
October 10, 2014, and reply comments of October 20, 2014 (if necessary). The parties also
agreed to serve discovery and written comments electronically.
In lieu of a public workshop under Rule 127, the parties agreed to send another
customer notice to all Idaho customers. The second customer notice would again advise
customers of the proposed rate increases over four years, and invite interested parties to file
comments in this matter no later than October 10, 2014. The notice also would advise customers
that the Application is available for review at either the Commission’s office or on its website,
and that customers may track the process of the case by subscribing to the Commission’s RSS
feed.
DECISION MEMORANDUM 2
COMMISSION DECISION
1. Does the Commission approve of the Modified Procedure schedule requiring
initial comments on October 10, and reply comments (if necessary) on October 20, 2014?
2. Does the Commission find that the additional customer notice is sufficient to
solicit customer comments regarding the Company’s Application?
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