20030127_374.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:CO MMISSI 0 NER KJELLAND ER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
CO MMISSI 0 NER HANSEN
JEAN JEWELL
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:JOHN HAMMOND
DATE:JANUARY 23, 2003
RE:IN THE MATTER OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE COMMISSION'
OPERATOR SERVICES AND PAY TELEPHONE RULE's (IDAPA
31.51.01.000). CASE NO. GNR-00-27.
On August 24, 2000, the Commission on its own Motion initiated this proceeding to
examine what changes should be made to its Operator Services and Pay Telephone Rules
IDAPA 31.51.01.000 et seq. to accommodate changes to federal law. Notice o/Public Workshop
and Negotiated Rulemaking, Order No. 28476. On September 27 2000, a public workshop was
held to discuss proposed changes to these rules. 1 After consensus was reached among the parties
about the form and content of the proposed rules the Commission adopted them and issued a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on May 25 2001. This Notice started a new case, Case No. 31-
5101-0101. No further action was taken in Case No. GNR-00-27 by the Commission.
In Case No. 31-5101-0101 after receiving comments from the parties the
Commission entered General Order No. 210 adopting the pending rules and submitted them to
the 2002 Idaho State Legislature for its review. On March 15 , 2002, the Legislature approved
these amended rules. Accordingly, Case No. 31-5101-0101 was closed. However, Case No.
GNR-00-27 that began the process to amend the Operator Services and Pay Telephone Rules
has remained open, albeit inadvertently.
1 Qwest Corporation, the Northwest Payphone Association, AT&T, Verizon Northwest Inc., Citizens
Communications, Lorie GaIT, an independent payphone owner and the Commission Staff participated in the
workshop.
DECISION MEMORANDUM
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission issue its Order closing Case No. GNR- T -00-
27 because it is now moot as the most current version of the Operator Services and Pay
Telephone Rules were approved by the Legislature on March 15 , 2002, in Case No. 31-5101-
0101.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to close, by its Order, Case No. GNR-00-, In the
Matter of Proposed Revisions to Commission s Operator Services and Pay Telephone Rules
(IDAPA 31.51.01.000 ET SEQ)?
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DECISION MEMORANDUM