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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of March 4, 2004 through March 10, 2004
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: 605-773-3201
On February 25, 2004, Santel Communications Cooperative (Santel) filed a petition requesting the Commission to grant a suspension to Santel from porting numbers, wireline-to-wireless, as may be requested by Commercial Mobile Radio Services (CMRS).
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed:~ 02/25/04
Intervention Deadline: 03/12/04
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Qwest Corporation has filed with the Public Utilities Commission a revision to its Rapid City Locality Special Rate Area Map. The territory being removed from the Qwest Rapid City exchange will now be in the Fort Randall exchange territory and Fort Randall will serve the customers in that area.
Staff Analyst: Michele Farris
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 03/04/04
Intervention Date: 03/26/04
On March 5, 2004, the Commission received a Filing for Approval of a Special Promotion for Available Inventory Collocation Sites between Qwest Corporation and Sprint Communications Company, LP. According to the filing, the amendment "provides, for a limited time, promotional rates for Available Inventory Collocations on Available Inventory Sites and amends, for a limited time, the parties' existing Interconnection Agreement." Any party wishing to comment on the amendment may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the amendment no later than March 25, 2004. 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: Rolayne Ailts Wiest
Date Filed: 03/05/04
Initial Comments Due: 03/25/04
On March 9, 2004, the Commission received a Filing for Approval of a Reciprocal Interconnection, Transport and Termination Agreement between Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. and WWC License, LLC. According to the filing, the agreement "sets forth the terms, conditions and prices under which (a) the Parties agree to directly interconnect the networks of the CMRS Provider and the Telephone Company for the purposes of the exchange of telecommunications traffic between the Parties' networks or (b) the Parties will transport and terminate the telecommunications traffic originated by the other Party and delivered via the network of a Third Party Provider." 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 March 29, 2004. 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: Rolayne Ailts Wiest
Date Filed: 03/09/04
Initial Comments Due: 03/29/04
On March 9, 2004, Sioux Valley Telephone Company (Sioux Valley) filed a petition seeking suspension or modification of its requirement to implement local number portability (LNP) pursuant to Section 251(b)(2) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. According to Sioux Valley, it has received requests to deploy LNP from Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Midwest Wireless Holdings L.L.C. d/b/a Midwest Wireless and Western Wireless Corporation d/b/a CellularOne. Sioux Valley states that it is a small telephone company that serves less than two percent of the nation's subscriber lines installed in the aggregate nationwide, therefore under Section 251(f)(2) Sioux Valley may petition the Commission for suspension or modification of its obligation to implement LNP within six months of a request to deploy LNP. Sioux Valley "requests the Commission to (1) issue an interim order that suspends any obligation that may exist for Sioux Valley to provide LNP until six months after entry of a final order herein; (2) issue a final order that grants a permanent suspension for Sioux Valley's obligation to implement LNP until conditions are met as described herein; and (3) grant Sioux Valley such other and further relief that may be proper."
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 03/09/04
Intervention Deadline: 03/26/04
On March 9, 2004, Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc., Vivian Telephone Company, and Kadoka Telephone Company (Petitioner) filed a petition seeking suspension or modification of its requirement to implement local number portability (LNP) pursuant to Section 251(b)(2) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. According to Petitioner, it has received requests to deploy LNP from Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, NE Colorado Cellular, Inc. d/b/a Viaero, and Western Wireless Corporation d/b/a CellularOne. Petitioner states that it is a small telephone company that serves less than two percent of the nation's subscriber lines installed in the aggregate nationwide, therefore under Section 251(f)(2) Petitioner may petition the Commission for suspension or modification of its obligation to implement LNP within six months of a request to deploy LNP. Petitioner "requests the Commission to (1) issue an interim order that suspends any obligation that may exist for Petitioner to provide LNP until six months after entry of a final order herein; (2) issue a final order that grants a permanent suspension for Petitioner's obligation to implement LNP until conditions are met as described herein; and (3) grant Petitioner such other and further relief that may be proper."
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 03/09/04
Intervention Deadline: 03/26/04
On March 9, 2004, Armour Independent Telephone Company, Bridgewater-Canistota Independent Telephone Company, and Union Telephone Company (Petitioner) filed a petition seeking suspension or modification of its requirement to implement local number portability (LNP) pursuant to Section 251(b)(2) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. According to Petitioner, it has received requests to deploy LNP from Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless and Western Wireless Corporation d/b/a CellularOne. Petitioner states that it is a small telephone company that serves less than two percent of the nation's subscriber lines installed in the aggregate nationwide, therefore under Section 251(f)(2) Petitioner may petition the Commission for suspension or modification of its obligation to implement LNP within six months of a request to deploy LNP. Petitioner "requests the Commission to (1) issue an interim order that suspends any obligation that may exist for Petitioner to provide LNP until six months after entry of a final order herein; (2) issue a final order that grants a permanent suspension for Petitioner's obligation to implement LNP until conditions are met as described herein; and (3) grant Petitioner such other and further relief that may be proper."
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 03/09/04
Intervention Deadline: 03/26/04
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