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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of August 17, 2000 through August 23, 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
CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
Complainant alleges that USBI and WorldCom Network Services billed for unauthorized long distance services at excessive rates after the complainant had switched all of the business lines over to MCI for long distance services. The complainant alleges that SDCL 49-31-93 was broken and it is requesting that a $1000.00 be paid by the telecommunications company that initiated the unauthorized charges.
Staff Analyst: Charlene Lund
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/18/00
Intervention Deadline: N/A
The Complainant claims that his telecommunications service was switched without authorization. He is requesting $1000 for his inconvenience.
Staff Analyst: Leni Healy
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Dated Docketed: 08/22/00
Intervention Deadline: NA
The Complainant alleges that his telecommunications service was switched without authorization. He is requesting credit for all charges.
Staff Analyst: Leni Healy
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/22/00
Intervention Deadline: NA
ELECTRIC
The City of Pierre has submitted an application for a permit to construct transmission facilities as defined at SDCL 49-41B-2(9)(b). These facilities consist of approximately 4.03 miles of new 115 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line and associated terminal facilities between the City's Ash Substation and the Western Area Power Administration Oahe-Pierre 115kV line. In addition, a 0.80 mile segment of the City's Ash to Evans 115kV transmission line would be relocated to a new route and constructed on new structures. Both transmission lines are located in Hughes County, South Dakota.
Staff Analyst: Michele Farris
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/21/00
Intervention Deadline: 09/08/00
Application by Black Hills Corporation to exchange all of its outstanding shares of Black Hills Corporation stock for shares of Black Hills Holding Corporation stock and establishment of Black Hills Holding Corporation as a holding company as defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/23/00
Intervention Deadline: NA
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Telera Communications, Inc. is seeking a Certificate of Authority to provide interexchange and local exchange telecommunication services in South Dakota. The applicant intends to provide specific forms of intrastate local exchange and interexchange telecommunications services targeted primarily at business customers. Services include: 1) switched local exchange services including carrier access and 2) interexchange (switched and dedicated) services including 1+ and 101XXXX outbound dialing, Toll-Free inbound dialing and data services. The applicant does not seek to provide resold or facilities-based local exchange service in the territory of rural telephone companies.
Staff Analyst: Keith Senger
Date Docketed: 08/18/00
Intervention Deadline: 09/08/00
A second amendment to an interconnection agreement between Qwest Corporation f/k/a U S WEST Communications, Inc. (Qwest) and MIDCO Communications, Inc. d/b/a MidContinent Communications, Inc. has been filed with the Commission for approval. The original agreement was approved by the Commission in Docket TC99-023 and was effective May 5, 1999. The first amendment to the agreement was approved by the Commission in Docket TC99-023 and was effective June 6, 2000. The Second Amendment will add the terms and conditions for Unbundled Dedicated Interoffice Transport (UDIT). Any party wishing to comment on the Second Amendment may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the amendment no later than September 7, 2000. Parties to the amendment may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 08/18/00
Initial Comments Due: 09/07/00
Tel West Communications, LLC is seeking a Certificate of Authority to provide resold local exchange telecommunication services in South Dakota. The applicant intends to provide all forms of intrastate telecommunications services including basic residential exchange services, call waiting, caller ID, and call forwarding.
Staff Analyst: Heather Forney
Date Docketed: 08/21/00
Intervention Deadline: 09/08/00
Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. is seeking a Certificate of Authority to provide resold interexchange telecommunication services in South Dakota. The applicant intends to provide presubscribed message toll calling and a full range of other inbound and outbound voice and data services.
Staff Analyst: Keith Senger
Date Docketed: 08/22/00
Intervention Deadline: 09/08/00
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