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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Meeting
December 5, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. CST
Room 413, Capitol Building
Pierre, South Dakota
NOTE: If you wish to join this meeting by conference call, please contact the Commission at 605-773-3201 by 12 p.m. CST on Thursday, December 5, 2013. Lines are limited and are given out on a first come, first served basis, subject to possible reassignment to accommodate persons who must appear in a proceeding. Ultimately, if you wish to participate in the Commission Meeting and a line is not available, you may have to appear in person.
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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.AGENDA OF AD HOC COMMISSION MEETING
Telecommunications
On October 11, 2011, Native American Telecom, LLC (NAT) filed an application for a certificate of authority to provide local exchange and interexchange service within the study area of Midstate Communications, Inc. NAT stated that it is a tribally-owned full service telecommunications carrier operating on the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Indian Reservation pursuant to an Order Granting Approval to Provide Telecommunications Service by the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Crow Creek Utility Authority dated October 28, 2008. NAT seeks to expand its authority to include areas within Midstate's study area off of the Crow Creek reservation. On January 27, 2012, NAT filed a revised Application for Certificate of Authority. In its revised application, NAT stated that it seeks to provide local exchange and interexchange service within the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Reservation which is within the study area of Midstate. On June 3, 2013, NAT filed an Amended Application for Certificate of Authority. On July 26, 2013, Sprint filed a Third Motion to Compel and memorandum in support of its motion. On August 21, 2013, Sprint filed an Amended Third Motion to Compel and memorandum. On August 23, 2013, NAT filed a Notice of Change in Corporate Structure. On September 20, 2013, NAT filed a Motion for Leave to Take Deposition of Sprint's Expert Randy G. Farrar. At its October 9, 2013, meeting, the Commission voted unanimously to grant NAT's Motion for Leave to Take Deposition of Sprint's Expert Randy G. Farrar. On December 3, 2013, NAT filed a Motion for Continuance of Contested Case Hearing.
TODAY, shall the Commission grant NAT's Motion for Continuance? How shall the Commission proceed?
/S/Cindy Kemnitz
Cindy Kemnitz
Finance Manager
puc@state.sd.us
December 4, 2013
