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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of May 16, 2002 through May 22, 2002
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 report. Phone: 605-773-3705 Fax: 605-773-3809
NATURAL GAS
Application by MidAmerican Energy Company for approval of tariff revisions limiting the availability of Small Volume Interruptible and Large Volume Interruptible rates to existing customers as of the effective date of this tariff change. For reasons including small interruptible load and additional administrative expense, MidAmerican is proposing to limit interruptible rates to existing customers and may in the future file to eliminate the interruptible purchased gas adjustment therefore consolidating the firm and interruptible rates.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 05/16/02
Intervention Deadline: 06/07/02
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
On May 20, 2002, the Commission received an application from Houlton Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Guaranteed Phone Service (GPS) for a certificate of authority to provide local exchange telecommunications services in South Dakota. GPS intends to provide basic local exchange services with customer calling features in Qwest territory. Most of GPS= subscribers are high credit risk customers who fail to qualify for basic local exchange services from the incumbent local exchange carriers and who do not qualify for Universal Service programs such as Lifeline and Link Up.
Staff Analyst: Keith Senger
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 05/20/02
Intervention Deadline: 06/07/02
On May 20, 2002, the Commission received for approval a Filing of Internet Service Provider Bound Traffic Amendment to the Type 2 Wireless Interconnection Agreement between NPCR, Inc. d/b/a Nextel Partners (Nextel) and Qwest Corporation (Qwest). According to the parties, the Amendment is made in order to implement the requirements of the FCC Order on Remand and Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-68 regarding intercarrier compensation for ISP bound traffic. The original Agreement was approved by the Commission on September 14, 2001, in Docket No. TC01-072. 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 10, 2002. 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: 05/20/02
Initial Comments Due: 06/10/02
On May 22, 2002, the Commission received for approval a filing of an Interconnection Agreement between McLeodUSA Telecom Development, Inc., McLeodUSA Telecommunications Systems, Inc., McLeodUSA Incorporated, (all three collectively "McLeodUSA") and Midcontinent Communications, Inc. (Midcontinent). According to the parties, the Agreement sets forth the terms, conditions and prices under which the parties agree to provide interconnection and reciprocal compensation for the exchange of local traffic between Midcontinent and McLeodUSA in the DKI service areas. 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 11, 2002. 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: 05/22/02
Initial Comments Due: 06/11/02
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