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February 2, 1998
The Honorable Anne Levinson
Chairwoman, Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission
1300 S. Evergreen Park Drive SW
Olympia, WA 98504-7250
RE:Idaho’s Legislative Electric Cost Report
Dear Commissioner Levinson:
It was a pleasure to meet you at the NAAG meeting in San Francisco last week.  Your concerns about federal preemption and the dangers of “simply unregulating monopolies” I hope will be well received by NAAG.  
Pursuant to our conversation, I have enclosed for your information the Idaho Public Utilities Commission’s recent legislative report on electric costs in Idaho.  I understand that the report and its spreadsheets are now available on the Commission’s Homepage — “www.puc.state.id.us”.  
I have also enclosed a recent article from “U S News & World Report” concerning U S WEST’s unwillingness to provide service in rural areas.  I thought you might enjoy it given your Commission’s recent Order regarding the Company’s tariff advice on provisioning.
Should you or your staff have any questions concerning the report, you may want to contact our Utilities Division Administrator, Stephanie Miller, at [phone].
Sincerely yours,
Donald L. Howell, II
Deputy Attorney General
Enclosures
cc:Commissioners
Stephanie Miller
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