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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of June 1, 2000 through June 7, 2000
If you need a complete copy of a filing faxed, overnight expressed, or mailed to you, please contact Delaine Kolbo within five business days of this filing.
Phone: 605-773-3705 Fax: 605-773-3809
ELECTRIC
Application by Montana-Dakota Utilities Company to comply with the Commission's Order in Docket F-3365 by remitting annually updated cogeneration rates for approval. No customers will be affected by the proposed changes as there are no customers currently served by these rates.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Camron Hoseck
Date Docketed: 06/01/00
Intervention Deadline: NA
On June 5, 2000, the Commission received a joint request for electric service territory exception between McCook Electric Cooperative and Sioux Valley Southwestern Electric Cooperative. The agreement between the two parties seeks an exception to the existing electric service territorial agreement to permit Sioux Valley Southwestern to provide electric service to Smith Farms, Inc. for a seed handling service in the Northeast quarter of Section 25, Township 103, Range 53 West.
Staff Analyst: Michele Farris
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 06/05/00
Intervention Deadline: 06/16/00
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
A first amendment to an interconnection agreement between DSLnet Communications, LLC and U S WEST Communications, Inc. was filed with the Commission. This amendment adds provisions which include UDIT, ADSL and line conditioning and associated rate elements.
Any party wishing to comment on the amendment may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the amendment no later than June 26, 2000. Parties to the amendment may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the comments.
Staff Attorney: Camron Hoseck
Date Docketed: 06/05/00
Comments Due: 06/26/00
Midstate Telephone Company and Heartland Communications, Inc., Kimball, South Dakota, filed a switched access cost study developing a revenue requirement that is included in the revenue requirement used to determine the switched access rates for the Local exchange Carrier Association. Midstate and Heartland were consolidated into Midstate Communications, Inc. on 01/01/00.
Staff Analyst: Heather K. Forney
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 06/01/00
Intervention Deadline: 06/23/00
A first amendment to an amended agreement for local wireline network interconnection and service resale between Dakota Telecom, Inc. and U S WEST Communications, Inc. was filed with the Commission. This amendment is made in order to allow Dakota Telecom, Inc. to originate EAS/local traffic from South Dakota and terminate this traffic in Nebraska. This EAS/local traffic must be within the same local calling areas as defined by U S WEST's current tariff.
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 June 21, 2000. Parties to the amendment may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the comments.
Staff Attorney: Camron Hoseck
Date Docketed: 06/01/00
Comments Due: 06/21/00
TC00-089 In the Matter of OLS, Inc. and Certain John Does.
Commission Staff filed a Motion To Assess Fines and Statutory Penalties against OLS, Inc. The basis for this Motion is the number of complaints which have recently been filed against OLS, Inc. which are alleged to represent a continuing pattern of reckless disregard for South Dakota law and a disregard for the rights of South Dakota consumers. Staff moves the Commission to assess fines and penalties in accordance with SDCL 49-31-93, 49-31-94, impose other remedies and assess costs associated with processing the complaints.
Staff Analyst: Leni Healy
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 06/06/00
Intervention Deadline: NA
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