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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of November 7, 2002 through November 13, 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
CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
CR of Sioux Falls' representative (Complainant) alleges that McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc. (McLeod) failed to provide Complainant with an acceptable level of customer service for the various problems Complainant was experiencing. Complainant switched its phone service to another provider and McLeod informed Complainant that it owed $2,178.93 in termination fees.
Staff Analyst: Amy Kayser
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 11/08/02
Intervention Deadline: NA
NATURAL GAS
NG02-008 In the Matter of the Filing by MidAmerican Energy Company for Approval of Tariff Revisions.
Application by MidAmerican Energy Company for revisions of its Natural Gas Transportation Tariff on less than 30 days notice with tariffs to become effective December 1, 2002. The tariff changes submitted by MidAmerican are substantially the same as those approved by the Commission in its Order in Docket NG01-010, MidAmerican's last general rate case. In that Docket, MidAmerican requested delaying the effective date of the tariffs proposed in this Docket until a later time. MidAmerican is now asking that these tariff sheets become effective December 1, 2002. The proposed tariff sheets change certain gas transportation balancing parameters and charges.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 11/13/02
Intervention Deadline: 11/19/02
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Application by National Access Long Distance, Inc. for a certificate of authority to provide interexchange telecommunications services in South Dakota on a resold basis.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 11/07/02
Intervention Deadline: 11/29/02
On November 7, 2002, LCR Telecommunications, L.L.C. filed an application for a Certificate of Authority to provide interexchange telecommunications services in South Dakota. The applicant intends to provide resold interexchange services, including 1+ and 101XXXX outbound dialing, 800/888 Toll-Free inbound dialing, directory assistance, data services and travel card service throughout South Dakota.
Staff Analyst: Michele Farris
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 11/07/02
Intervention Deadline: 11/29/02
On November 7, 2002, the Commission received a filing of an Agreement for terms and conditions for interconnection, unbundled network elements, ancillary services, and resale of telecommunication services provided by Qwest Corporation in the State of South Dakota (Qwest) to MCIMetro Access Transmission Services, LLC (Third Revision September 24, 2002). According the to parties, the Agreement is a negotiated agreement which sets for the terms, conditions and prices under which Qwest will offer and provide to any requesting CLEC network interconnection, access to unbundled network elements, ancillary services and telecommunications services available for resale within the geographical areas in which Qwest is providing local exchange service at that time and for which Qwest is the incumbent local exchange carrier within the State of South Dakota for purposes of providing local telecommunications 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 November 27, 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: 11/07/02
Initial Comments Due: 11/27/02
On November 8, 2002, the Commission received a Filing of Data Exchange Amendment to Interconnection Agreement Between Level 3 Communications, LLC (Level 3) and Qwest Corporation in the State of South Dakota (Qwest). According to the parties, the Agreement is a negotiated amendment to the interconnection agreement between Level 3 and Qwest which was approved by the Commission in August 29, 2002, in Docket TC02-060. The Amendment is made in order to add terms and conditions relating to data exchange for the billing of intraLATA switched access by adding language to Section 7.7.1. 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 November 29, 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: 11/08/02
Initial Comments Due: 11/29/02
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