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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Meeting
February 22, 2011 at 2:30 P.M. CST
Room 413, Capitol Building
Pierre, South Dakota
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AMENDMENT TO THE
AGENDA OF COMMISSION MEETING
Telecommunications
On October 27, 2010, the Commission received a complaint from Midcontinent Communications, Knology of the Plains, Inc., and Knology of the Black Hills, LLC (Complainants) against MCI Communications Services, Inc. dba Verizon Business Services (Verizon) for unpaid access charges. The Complainants allege that Verizon has failed to pay invoices pursuant to state tariffs for the provision of intrastate switched access services. On November 18, 2010, the Commission received an Answer to Complaint, Request for Stay to Permit Settlement Negotiations, Or, in the Alternative, Request for Hearing on Threshold Factual Issues Related to Jurisdiction from Verizon. On December 21, 2010, Complainants filed a Request for Interim Relief. On December 27, 2010, Complainants filed a Request for Procedural Schedule. At its regularly scheduled Commission meeting held on January 4, 2011, it was Ordered that the Complainants' request for interim relief was denied, and that the Complainants' alternative request to cease providing intrastate switched access services to Verizon was also denied. It was also ordered that the Commission Counsel work with the parties to determine a procedural schedule. On January 14, 2011, the Commission received a Petition to Intervene by the following parties: South Dakota Network, LLC, (SDN), South Dakota Telecommunications Association (SDTA), and Local Exchange Carriers Association (LECA). The Commission granted Intervention to all parties. On February 3, 2011, Midcontinent filed a Motion to Amend Complaint. On February 9, 2011, Verizon filed an Opposition to Midcontinent's Motion to Amend Complaint. On February 18, 2011, Verizon Business Services requested the Commission stay the current proceeding due to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking recently released by the FCC.
TODAY, shall the Commission grant Midcontinent's Motion to Amend Complaint as requested? Shall the Commission grant Verizon's request to stay the proceedings? OR how shall the Commission proceed?
/S/ Cindy Kemnitz
Cindy Kemnitz
Finance Manager
PUC Email
February 18, 2011
