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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Meeting
May 13, 2022, at 9:30 A.M. CDT
Room 413, Capitol Building
Pierre, South Dakota

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AGENDA OF AD HOC COMMISSION MEETING

Telecommunications

1.      TC21-124    In the Matter of the Approval of the Petition for Arbitration of an Interconnection Agreement Between Midcontinent Communications and James Valley Cooperative Telephone Company (Staff Analyst: Brittany Mehlhaff; Staff Attorney: Kristen Edwards)

         On December 6, 2021, Midcontinent Communications (Midcontinent) filed a Petition for Arbitration of an Interconnection Agreement Between Midcontinent and James Valley Cooperative Telephone Company (James Valley). On January 6, 2022, the Commission issued an Order Bifurcating Issue. On March 18, 2022, the Commission issued an Order ruling on the bifurcated issue. On March 31, 2022, the Commission set a procedural schedule and assessed a filing fee. Following the procedural schedule, on May 5, 2022, Midcontinent filed a Motion to Compel. On May 6, 2022, Midcontinent filed a Motion to Strike.

        TODAY, how shall the Commission rule on the motions? OR how shall the Commission proceed?

Public Comment

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/s/Cindy Kemnitz        .
Cindy Kemnitz
Finance Manager
puc@state.sd.us
May 10, 2022