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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
State Capitol 500 E. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
Phone: (605) 773-3705
Fax: (605) 773-3809
These are the telecommunications service filings that the Commission has received for the period of: 04/17/98 through 04/23/98
If you need a complete copy of a filing faxed, overnight expressed, or mailed to you, please contact Delaine Kolbo within five days of this filing.
FORMAL COMPLAINT FILED
TC98-071 Elizabeth M. Lipp vs Utility Analysts, Inc. d/b/a Basic Long Distance.
"On my January 10, 1998, U S WEST telephone bill I discovered long distance charges from an unauthorized carrier. This ongoing situation has caused me to have to make several telephone calls. After lengthy discussions with U S Billing, Inc., they agreed to provide some retractions, o date none have appeared on my bills....The "fact" is I resent being SLAMMED into the position of having to deal with them." I ash that the Commission grant the following relief. "Prohibit any Utility Analysts, Inc., including aliases, from doing business in the state of South Dakota. Prohibit their agent, U S Billing, Inc., from doing business in the state of South Dakota until they can demonstrate they can and will actually protect consumer information. Require Utility Analysts, Inc. to reverse all charges they have had processed for all consumers in the state of South Dakota. Require Utility Analysts, Inc. and their agents to immediately pay me $5,000.00 for putting me and my friend in the emotionally distressing position of being belittled, lied to, lied about, and taunted. Additionally, I request you require Utility Analysts, Inc. and their agents to pay me $1,000.00 for copies, postage, long-distance charges, 900 number assistance, time, mileage, privacy loss, etc." (Staff: LH/CH)
Date Filed: 04/15/98
Intervention Deadline: NA
WAIVER OF SWITCHED ACCESS RULES
Fort Randall requests that it be allowed to continue charging a seven cent switched access rate in all seven of its exchanges until the Commission approves a new rate, based on a cost study conducted for all of Fort Randall's exchanges using calendar year 1998 data. Fort Randall did not acquire the Tabor, Centerville and Viborg exchanges until June 1, 1997, and it does not have 12 months of actual operations and traffic information for these three exchanges. (Staff: HB/CH)
Date Filed: 04/23/98
Intervention Deadline: 05/08/98
Vivian requests that it be allowed to continue charging a seven cent switched access rate in the eight exchanges it purchased from U S WEST Communications until the Commission approves a new rate, based on a cost study using calendar year 1998 data. This request has no effect on the switched access rate being charged in the Vivian exchanges purchased from GTE. Vivian did not acquire the Lesterville, Gregory, Witten and Clearfield exchanges until June 1, 1997, and it does not have 12 months of actual operations and traffic information for these four exchanges. (Staff: HB/CH)
Date Filed: 04/23/98
Intervention Deadline: 05/08/98
NONCOMPETITVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS FILING
U S WEST filed to revise pages in its Access Service Tariff and its Private Line Services Catalog. (Staff: TS/KC)
Date Filed: 04/23/98
Intervention Deadline: 05/08/98
NEGOTIATED INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT FILED
Any person wishing to comment on the parties' request for approval may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than May 13, 1998. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than June 1, 1998.
Date Filed: 04/23/98
Response Due: 05/13/98
