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Notice of Change of Location of Meeting

South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Meeting


Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at 1:30 P.M.
State Capitol Building, Room 468
Pierre, South Dakota

NOTE: If you wish to join this meeting by conference call, please contact the Commission at 605-773-3201 by 5:00 p.m. on January 16, 2004.

NOTE: Notice is further given to persons with disabilities that this Commission meeting is being held in a physically accessible place. If you have special needs, please notify the Commission and we will make all necessary arrangements.

ADDENDUM TO THE AGENDA OF THE COMMISSION MEETING

Consumer Issues

1. CT03-154 In the Matter of the Complaint filed by Black Hills FiberCom, L.L.C., Rapid City, South Dakota, against Qwest Corporation Regarding Intrastate Switched Access Charges Applied to ISP-Bound Calls which Complainant Claims is Interstate in Nature. (Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff, Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier)

On October 29, 2003, the Commission received a complaint filed by Black Hills FiberCom, L.L.C. (FiberCom) against Qwest Corporation (Qwest) regarding intrastate switched access charges applied to ISP-Bound calls. According to the Complainant's representative, Qwest is taking the position that under its intrastate tariff it may charge FiberCom intercarrier switched access charges when a FiberCom customer initiates a call to a Qwest served ISP which is within FiberCom's local calling area, but is between Qwest's local exchanges. The Complainant disagrees and is requesting a Commission's determination of whether such charges are appropriate. On January 14, 2004, the parties requested that the Commission issue an Order For And Notice Of Procedural Schedule And Hearing based on a Stipulated Agreement between the parties.

TODAY, shall the Commission issue an Order For And Notice Of Procedural Schedule And Hearing?

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Heather K. Forney
Deputy Executive Director
heather.forney@state.sd.us
January 15, 2004