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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS

For the Period of January 25, 2007 through January 31, 2007 

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS 

TC07-007        In the Matter of the Petition of Brookings Municipal Utilities d/b/a Swiftel Communications for Suspension or Modification of Dialing Parity, Number Portability and Reciprocal Compensation Obligations.   

On January 30, 2007, Brookings Municipal Utilities d/b/a Swiftel Communications (Swiftel) filed a Petition for Suspension or Modification of Local Dialing Parity, Number Portability and Reciprocal Compensation Obligations.  In its Petition, Swiftel states that it requests the Commission grant a suspension or modification of 47 U.S.C. Sections 25l(b)(2), (3) and (5) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.  "Swiftel requests modification of the local number portability requirement such that is not required to implement wireline local number portability until 4 months after a competitive LEC is certificated to provide service in Swiftel's service territory. Swiftel also requests modification of the local number portability requirement such that Swiftel is not required to transport  numbers beyond its service territory. Swiftel requests modification of the dialing parity requirement such that Swiftel is not required to provide local dialing and it is not required to transport traffic outside of its service territory.  Swiftel also requests modification of the toll dialing parity requirement such that Swiftel is not required to perform the equal access function at the end office or establish access traffic transport facilities other than the common trunks to South Dakota Network (SDN). Swiftel also asks the Commission to modify any requirement that Swiftel would not be able to collect access charges for toll traffic. Swiftel requests a modification of the reciprocal compensation requirements such that it is not required to pay reciprocal compensation on traffic terminating to a wireless carrier within the MTA that is handed off to an IXC in accordance with Swiftel's wireline local calling areas. Swiftel also requests immediate temporary suspension of the 251(b)(2), (3) and (5) requirements as described [in its Petition] pending this Commission's consideration of this request."

Staff Analyst:  Harlan Best
Staff Attorney:  Karen E. Cremer
Date Filed:  01/30/07
Intervention Deadline:  02/16/07 

TC07-008        In the Matter of the Filing by Aventure Communication Technology, L.L.C. for Approval of its Intrastate Switched Access Tariff and for an Exemption from Developing Company Specific Cost-Based Switched Access Rates.   

On January 31, 2007, Aventure Communication Technology, L.L.C. d/b/a Aventure Communications (Aventure) filed a petition requesting an exemption from developing company-specific cost-based switched access rates pursuant to ARSD 20:10:27:11, a partial waiver of ARSD 20:10:27:12 requiring Aventure to base its switched access rates on the costs of all telecommunications companies with less than 100,000 access lines where Qwest Corporation (Qwest) is the incumbent local exchange carrier, approval of Aventure's proposed intrastate access tariff containing rates that mirror Qwest's switched access rates in Qwest exchanges and the access rates as developed by the formula in ARSD 20:10:27:12 in non-Qwest exchanges, and approval of Aventure's switched access tariff.

Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Kara Van Bockern
Dated Filed: 01/31/07
Intervention Deadline: 02/16/07

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