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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of May 18, 2006 through May 24, 2006
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ELECTRIC
On May 18, 2006, NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (NWE) and BonHomme Yankton Electric Association, Inc. (BYE) filed a Joint Request for Electric Service Rights Exception for Commission approval. NWE is seeking approval of an exception to the current electric territory agreement to provide 3-phase electric service to an irrigation well. The well is located in the NW 1/4 of Section 1, Township 95 North, Range 58 West, in BonHomme County, South Dakota. The parties to this agreement agree that the public interest would be served by BYE providing electric service to the well. The consent on the part of NWE is limited to the afore said service and will automatically terminate upon removal or abandonment of such service. The exception is not to be construed as having any impact upon or indicating any desire to change the service area assigned by the Commission.
Staff Analysts: Dave Jacobson and Martin Bettmann
Staff Attorney: Sara Greff
Date Filed: 05/18/06
Intervention Deadline: 06/08/06
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
On May 18, 2006, the Commission received a petition from Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative (ITC) requesting the Commission grant an extension of the six month filing deadline for its 2006 intrastate switched access cost study.
Staff Analyst: Keith Senger
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 5/18/06
Intervention Deadline: 6/09/06
On May 18, 2006, the Commission received a petition from West River Cooperative Telephone Company (West River) requesting the Commission grant an extension of the six month filing deadline for its 2006 intrastate switched access cost study.
Staff Analyst: Keith Senger
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 5/18/06
Intervention Deadline: 6/09/06
On May 18, 2006, the Commission received a filing for the approval of a Type 1 Wireless Interconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation and Vantek Communications, Inc. According to the parties, the Agreement sets forth the terms, conditions and pricing under which Qwest will offer Interconnection and Ancillary services within a defined area. 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 7, 2006. 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: Sara B. Greff
Date Filed: 05/18/06
Initial Comments Due: 06/07/06
On May 18, 2006, the Commission received a filing for the approval of a Type 1 and Type 2 Paging Connection Service Agreement between Qwest Corporation and Western Communications, Inc. According to the parties, "[t]his Agreement covers Type 1 and Type 2 Paging Connection Service which consists only of those one-way intraLATA/intrastate land-to-pager trunks." 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 7, 2006. 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: Sara B. Greff
Date Filed: 05/18/06
Initial Comments Due: 06/07/06
On May 19, 2006, RC Communications, Inc. d/b/a RC Services filed a petition for designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier in the Milbank Exchange of Qwest Corporation. RC Services is a competitive local exchange carrier currently providing telecommunications service in the community of Corona, a part of the Milbank exchange. RC Services offers these services utilizing its own facilities or a combination of its own facilities and resale of another carrier's facilities, pursuant to 47 CFR Section 54.201(d)(1).
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Filed: 05/19/06
Intervention Deadline: 06/09/06
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