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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of January 9, 2003 through January 15, 2003
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CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
Complainant states that after selling her property at 1000 N. Minnesota, she contacted MidAmerican and asked that it remove her name from the billing at this address and to inquire about what her final bill would be. In January 2003, Complainant requested that MidAmerican put her name on the billing address at 3316 N. 9th Ave. MidAmerican told her that it could not put her name on the account because she had service in her name at 1000 N. Minnesota and had an outstanding bill of $240.00. Complainant requests that service be removed from her name at 1000 N. Minnesota, effective January 15, 2002, that the outstanding bill at this address be removed from her name and that she be allowed service in her name at 3316 N. 9th Ave., effective immediately.
Staff Analyst: Mary Healy
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 01/10/03
Intervention Deadline: N/A
Complainant states that his service was switched without his authorization. Complainant requests a payment of $800.00 for the unauthorized switch and reimbursement of expenses to attend a hearing.
Staff Analyst: Mary Healy
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/13/03
Intervention Deadline: N/A
ELECTRIC
Application by Otter Tail Power Company for approval of a contract with deviations with the City of DeSmet. The current municipal contract providing electrical service expires February 1, 2003. The new contract contains rates that are not otherwise tariffed.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 01/14/03
Intervention Deadline: 01/24/03
NATURAL GAS
Application by MidAmerican Energy Company for approval of its 2002 Economic Development Report and 2003 Economic Development Plan in accordance with the Settlement Stipulation in Docket NG01-010. The Settlement Stipulation specifies that economic development expenses up to $100,000 shall be equally paid by ratepayers ($50,000) and shareholders ($50,000) and that MidAmerican's programs will be submitted for approval on an annual basis.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 01/15/03
Intervention Deadline: 01/31/03
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TC03-008 In the Matter of a Letter Agreement between Qwest Corporation and McLeodUSA Incorporated.
The above 17 Agreements were filed with the Commission on 06/13/02, as a confidential exhibit to the Affidavit of Todd Lundy in Docket TC01-165. On 11/22/02, in the Order Regarding the Public Interest, the Commission ruled that the issue of whether these Agreements were a mandatory filing should be considered separate from the TC01-165 docket. Pursuant to that Order, these dockets were opened for the purpose of receiving a Commission ruling on whether these Agreements should have been filed pursuant to the mandatory filing requirements of section 252(e)(1) of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. Qwest has requested confidential treatment of the contents of these Agreements pursuant to ARSD chapter 20:10:01. Any party wishing to comment on these Agreements may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to these Agreements no later than February 5, 2003. Parties to these Agreements may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/10/03
Initial Comments Due: 02/05/03
This Agreement was filed with the Commission on 06/13/02, as a confidential exhibit to the Affidavit of Todd Lundy in Docket TC01-165. On 11/22/02, in the Order Regarding the Public Interest, the Commission ruled that the issue of whether this Agreement was a mandatory filing should be considered separate from the TC01-165 docket. Pursuant to that Order, this docket was opened for the purpose of receiving a Commission ruling on whether this agreement should have been filed pursuant to the mandatory filing requirements of section 252(e)(1) of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. According to the Agreement, Qwest f/k/a U S WEST, agreed to make demonstrable improvements to its provisioning service performance on unbundled loops, in order to reach service quality standards as set forth in the Agreement. Covad agreed to withdraw its opposition to the U S WEST/Qwest merger in return. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than February 5, 2003. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/10/03
Initial Comments Due: 02/05/03
This Agreement was filed with the Commission on 06/13/02, as a confidential exhibit to the Affidavit of Todd Lundy in Docket TC01-165. On 11/22/02, in the Order Regarding the Public Interest, the Commission ruled that the issue of whether this Agreement was a mandatory filing should be considered separate from the TC01-165 docket. Pursuant to that Order, this docket was opened for the purpose of receiving a Commission ruling on whether this agreement should have been filed pursuant to the mandatory filing requirements of section 252(e)(1) of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. According to the Agreement, in consideration for McLeodUSA's withdrawal from the dockets related to the U S WEST/Qwest merger, Qwest f/k/a U S WEST agreed to pay McLeodUSA a fixed sum for the settlement of disputes involving nonblocked Centrex service, subscriber list information and miscellaneous billing disputes. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than February 5, 2003. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/10/03
Initial Comments Due: 02/05/03
This Agreement was filed with the Commission on 06/13/02, as a confidential exhibit to the Affidavit of Todd Lundy in Docket TC01-165. On 11/22/02, in the Order Regarding the Public Interest, the Commission ruled that the issue of whether this Agreement was a mandatory filing should be considered separate from the TC01-165 docket. Pursuant to that Order, this docket was opened for the purpose of receiving a Commission ruling on whether this agreement should have been filed pursuant to the mandatory filing requirements of section 252(e)(1) of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. According the Agreement, the parties agreed to (1) develop an implementation plan by which the parties agree to implement their interconnection agreements, (2) arrange quarterly meetings to address unresolved and/or anticipated business issues, and (3) establish and follow escalation procedures to facilitate and expedite business-to-business dispute resolutions as set forth in the Agreement. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than February 5, 2003. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/10/03
Initial Comments Due: 02/05/03
On January 10, 2003, NOS Communications, Inc. filed a request for approval of switched access rates with consideration of ARSD 20:10:27:07 being waived. The Applicant has also requested a waiver of ARSD 20:10:27:12. NOS Communications, Inc. intends to mirror the switched access tariffed rates of Qwest.
Staff Analyst: Keith Senger
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/10/03
Intervention Deadline: 01/31/03
Valley Telecommunications and Venture Communications have filed a joint petition proposing changes to several exchange boundaries. The proposed exchange boundaries affect the following exchanges: Glenham/Selby, Mound City/Selby, Eureka/Selby, Hosmer/Bowdle, Ipswich/Roscoe.
Staff Analyst: Michele M Farris
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 01/13/03
Intervention Deadline: 01/31/03
On January 13, 2003, the Commission received a filing of an Agreement between U S WEST Communications, Inc. n/k/a Qwest Corporation and Black Hills FiberCom, L.L.C. for a determination of whether the agreement fell within the mandatory filing requirements of section 252(e)(1) of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. The Agreement is a 1999 Line Information Data Base Storage Agreement between U S WEST (now Qwest) and Black Hills FiberCom, L.L.C. According to the parties, the agreement is a negotiated agreement which sets forth the terms, conditions, and prices under which U S WEST agreed to offer and provide to any requesting CLEC network interconnection, access to unbundled network elements, ancillary services and telecommunications services available for resale within the geographical areas in which U S WEST was providing local exchange services at that time and for which U S WEST was the incumbent local exchange carrier within the state of South Dakota for purposes of providing local telecommunications services. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than February 3, 2003. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/13/03
Initial Comments Due: 02/03/03
On January 13, 2003, the Commission received a filing of an Agreement between U S WEST Communications, Inc. n/k/a Qwest Corporation and Black Hills FiberCom, L.L.C. (BHFC) for a determination of whether the agreement fell within the mandatory filing requirements of section 252(e)(1) of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. The agreement is a 1999 Common Channel Signaling Network Interconnection Agreement Switched Access Services. According to the parties, the agreement is a negotiated agreement which describes the terms and conditions under which the parties agree to permit their customers to use line number telephone calling cards to initiate calls and also to permit their customers to bill calls to accounts associated with cards, collect, bill to third number and public telephone check for the specific number. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than February 3, 2003. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/13/03
Initial Comments Due: 02/03/03
On January 13, 2003, the Commission received a filing of an Agreement between U S WEST Communications, Inc. n/k/a Qwest Corporation and Black Hills FiberCom, L.L.C. (BHFC) for a determination of whether the agreement fell within the mandatory filing requirements of section 252(e)(1) of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. The Agreement is a 1999 Internetwork Calling Name Delivery Service Agreement (AICNAM Service@) which provides the terms and conditions under which U S WEST (now Qwest) will provide ICNAM services to BHFC, thereby transporting Calling Name data between the parties= databases. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than February 3, 2003. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/13/03
Initial Comments Due: 02/03/03
On January 13, 2003, the Commission received a filing of an Agreement between U S WEST Communications, Inc. n/k/a Qwest Corporation and Black Hills FiberCom, L.L.C. (BHFC) for a determination of whether the agreement fell within the mandatory filing requirements of section 252(e)(1) of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. The Agreement is a 1999 Custom Local Area Signaling Services (ACLASS@) Network interconnection Agreement which describes the terms and conditions under which the parties agreed to provide each other access to interconnect their respective networks for the provision of intraLATA CLASS in compliance with the Common Channel Signaling Network (ACCSN@) Interconnection Agreement for switched access services. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than February 3, 2003. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/13/03
Initial Comments Due: 02/03/03
On January 13, 2003, the Commission received a filing of an Agreement between Qwest Corporation (Qwest) and McLeodUSA Telecom Development, Inc. (McLeodUSA) for a determination of whether the agreement fell within the mandatory filing requirements of section 252(e)(1) of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. The Agreement is a 2001 Transit Record Exchange Agreement to Co-Carriers (WSP - Transit Qwest - CLEC). According to the parties, the Agreement is a negotiated agreement made in order for each party to obtain from the other certain technical and business information related to wireless network usage data under terms that will protect the confidential and proprietary nature of such information. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than February 3, 2003. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/13/03
Initial Comments Due: 02/03/03
On January 13, 2003, the Commission received a filing of an Agreement between Qwest Corporation and McLeodUSA Telecom Development, Inc. (McLeodUSA) for a determination of whether the agreement fell within the mandatory filing requirements of section 252(e)(1) of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. The Agreement is a 2001 Transit Record Exchange Agreement to Co-Carriers (Wireline - Transit Qwest - CLEC). According to the parties, the Agreement is a negotiated agreement made in order for each party to obtain from the other certain technical and business information related to wireline network usage data under terms that will protect the confidential and proprietary nature of such information. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than February 3, 2003. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/13/03
Initial Comments Due: 02/03/03
On January 13, 2003, the Commission received a filing of an Agreement between Qwest Corporation and MidContinent Communications for a determination of whether the agreement fell within the mandatory filing requirements of section 252(e)(1) of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. The Agreement is a 2002 Transit Record Exchange Agreement to Co-Carriers (WSP - Transit Qwest - CLEC). According to the parties, the Agreement is a negotiated agreement made in order for each party to obtain from the other certain technical and business information related to wireless network usage data under terms that will protect the confidential and proprietary nature of such information. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than February 3, 2003. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/13/03
Initial Comments Due: 02/03/03
TC03-031 In the Matter of the Filing for Approval of a Transit Record Exchange Agreement to Co-Carriers (Wireline - Transit Qwest - CLEC) between Qwest Corporation and Midcontinent Communications, Inc.
On January 13, 2003, the Commission received a filing of an Agreement between Qwest Corporation and MidContinent Communications) for a determination of whether the agreement fell within the mandatory filing requirements of section 252(e)(1) of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. The Agreement is a 2002 Transit Record Exchange Agreement to Co-Carriers (Wireline - Transit Qwest - CLEC). According to the parties, the Agreement is a negotiated agreement made in order for each party to obtain from the other certain technical and business information related to wireline network usage data under terms that will protect the confidential and proprietary nature of such information. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than February 3, 2003. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/13/03
Initial Comments Due: 02/03/03
Alticomm, Inc. is seeking a Certificate of Authority to provide interexchange and local exchange telecommunication services in South Dakota. The applicant intends to provide a full range of services on a resale basis.
Staff Analyst: Keith Senger
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/14/03
Intervention Deadline: 01/31/03
On January 15, 2003, the Commission received for approval a filing of an Amendment to an Interconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation (Qwest) and FiberComm, L.C. (FiberComm). According to the parties, the Amendment is a negotiated amendment to the Agreement between the parties approved by the Commission in Docket TC01-020 which became effective July 12, 2001. The Amendment is made in order to add terms and conditions for the Special Request Process as set forth in Exhibit B attached to the Amendment. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than February 4, 2003. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 01/15/03
Initial Comments Due: 02/04/03
Business Network Long Distance, Inc. has filed an application with the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission for a Certificate of Authority to provide interexchange services in South Dakota. The applicant intends to provide resold interexchange services, including 1+ and 101XXXX outbound dialing, 800/888 Toll-Free inbound dialing, directory assistance, data services, and travel card services throughout South Dakota.
Staff Analyst: Michele M. Farris
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 01/15/03
Intervention Deadline: 01/31/03
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