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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of September 20, 2001 through September 26, 2001
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CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Complainant states that she requested a collect call block on her telephone line. Complainant states that even though she requested a collect call block, she does not believe that the block was put on her line at her original request. Collect calls were made to her home from a correctional facility and Complainant's daughter accepted the collect calls. Complainant feels that she did everything possible to prevent the collect calls and that she should not be held responsible for the charges.
Staff Analyst: Mary Healy
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 09/20/01
Intervention Deadline: N/A
Complainant's representative alleges that Siouxland Telephone Co., has been unable to collect compensation for payphone calls made using its facilities. Complainant requests that the SD Public Utilities Commission order the respondent to pay Dial-around compensation of $97,049.07, plus interest at the rate of 11.25%.
Staff Analysts: Charlene Lund/Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 09/26/01
Intervention Deadline: N/A
Complainant's representative alleges that Siouxland Telephone Co., has been unable to collect compensation for payphone calls made using its facilities. Complainant requests that the SD Public Utilities Commission order the respondent to pay Dial-around Compensation of $11.681.05, plus interest at the rate of 11.25%.
Staff Analysts: Charlene Lund/Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 09/26/01
Intervention Deadline: N/A
ELECTRIC
Southeastern Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Xcel Energy jointly request the Commission grant an electric service territory boundary change. The boundary change is requested to allow each utility to provide electric service to the proposed Sunset Ridge Addition, Sioux Falls, SD in a more efficient manner based on the layout of the streets and the lots. The Sunset Ridge Addition is located in the Northeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of Section 7, Township 100 North, Range 50 West.
Staff Analyst: Michele Farris
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 09/20/01
Intervention Deadline: 10/12/01
Southeastern Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Xcel Energy jointly request the Commission grant an electric service territory boundary change. On July 2, 1999, in Docket EL99-013, the Commission approved a territory boundary change for the Auburn Hills Addition. At the time a written description was not included with the map. This docket includes a written description to coincide with the map approved in EL99-013. In addition the two companies are requesting minor modifications to the existing electric service territory boundary. The Auburn Hills Addition is located in the Southwest Quarter of Section 16, Township 100 North, Range 50 West, in Lincoln County, South Dakota.
Staff Analyst: Michele Farris
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 09/20/01
Intervention Deadline: 10/12/01
Application by Xcel Energy for approval of its year 2000 economic development report on actual expenditures and proposed year 2001 economic development budget. This report and budget are filed annually pursuant to the Commission's Order in Docket EL91-004.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 09/25/01
Intervention Deadline: 10/09/01
NATURAL GAS
Application by MidAmerican Energy Company (MidAmerican) for approval of a general increase in rates. MidAmerican proposes to increase rates for natural gas service in South Dakota by approximately $3,697,000 or approximately 5.6% effective October 27, 200l. MidAmerican acknowledges that this effective date may be suspended pending review.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 09/24/01
Intervention Deadline: 11/9/01
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
On September 24, 2001, the Commission received a Filing for Approval of Local Interconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation (Qwest) and Sprint Communications Company, L.P. (Sprint). According to the parties the agreement is a negotiated agreement which sets forth the terms, conditions and prices under which Qwest will provide services for resale to Sprint for the provision of local telecommunication services. 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 15, 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: 09/24/01
Initial Comments Due: 10/15/01
The purpose of this filing is to provide information constituting Red River Telecom, Inc.'s plan for the use of its federal universal service support and to otherwise verify that Red River Telecom, 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: 09/26/01
Intervention Deadline: 09/27/01
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