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PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
Tuesday, October 28, 1997; 2:30 P.M.
Room 464, State Capitol Building
Pierre, South Dakota

MINUTES OF THE AD HOC COMMISSION MEETING

Chairman Jim Burg called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. Present were Commissioner Pam Nelson, Commissioner Laska Schoenfelder, Executive Director Bill Bullard, General Counsel Rolayne Ailts Wiest, Staff Attorney Camron Hoseck, Fixed Utilities Division Director Greg Rislov, Telecommunications Analyst Harlan Best, Utility Analyst Bob Knadle, Consumer Representative Leni Healy, Business Manager Sue Cichos and Administrative Secretary Shirleen Fugitt.

Also present was Bob Mercer, Rapid City Journal.

Joining the meeting by phone were Jon Lehner and Colleen Sevold, U S WEST; Jennifer Erickson, Pam Natural Gas; Senator Jim Hutmaker, Chamberlain, SD; and Avery and Dixie Thompson, complainants from Reliance, SD.

Telecommunications

1. TC97-169 - IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BY AVERY AND DIXIE THOMPSON, RELIANCE, SD, AGAINST U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR DELAYED SERVICE. (Consumer Representative: Leni Healy. Staff Attorney: Camron Hoseck.)

Dixie and Avery Thompson explained their complaint against U S WEST for delayed service. Mr. Hoseck recommended finding probable cause.

Commissioner Schoenfelder moved to find probable cause. Commissioner Nelson seconded and Chairman Burg concurred. Motion passed 3-0.

The meeting was adjourned.

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Shirleen Fugitt
Administrative Secretary