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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of September 6, 2001 through September 12, 2001
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CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Complainant alleges that she had no instate or out of state long distance service between July 20, 2001 and August 27, 2001, because her service was switched without her consent. The complainant wants an answer to why this was done and which company is responsible. The complainant is seeking a letter of apology from the company responsible and a check for $1000.00 for the violation.
Staff Analyst: Charlene Lund
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 09/07/01
Intervention Deadline: N/A
Complainant alleges that the company refuses to set a reasonable payment plan and threatens to disconnect services. Complainant requests the company to continue services at 1000 N. Minnesota, Sioux Falls, SD until the issue is resolved; to negotiate a payment plan that she can keep; separate the two bills; and to set a hearing on the matter immediately.
Staff Analyst: Charlene Lund
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 09/12/01
Intervention Deadline: N/A
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
On September 10, 2001, the Commission received a request for approval of a Reciprocal Transport and Termination Agreement and Type 2 Wireless Agreement between Brookings Municipal Utilities d/b/a Swiftel Communications (Swiftel) and Beresford Municipal Telephone Company (Beresford). According to the Agreement, the parties agree to establish Type 2 Interconnection arrangements to one another allowing for the transport and termination of wireline to wireless and wireless to wireline traffic over each other's network. The parties also agree that Beresford will provide tandem and transport arrangements to interconnect Swiftel with other carriers. 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 October 1, 2001. 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: 09/10/01
Initial Comments Due: 10/01/01
The purpose of this filing is to provide information constituting Great Plains Communications, Inc.'s plan for the use of its federal universal service support and to otherwise verify that Great Plains Communications, Inc. will use all federal universal service support received in a manner that is consistent with the federal universal service provisions of 47 U.S.C. Section 254.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 09/11/01
Intervention Deadline: 09/17/01
The purpose of this filing is to provide information constituting Three River Telco's plan for the use of its federal universal service support and to otherwise verify that Three River Telco will use all federal universal service support received in a manner that is consistent with the federal universal service provisions of 47 U.S.C. Section 254.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 09/11/01
Intervention Deadline: 09/17/01
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