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l'uhlil' Utilities ( ·omm i~sion of the Sl.i lC of S1111th Ua knt;i

ANDREW O ISAR DIRECTOR•IIIIDUSTRY RELATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESELLERS ASSN 43 12 92ND AVENUE NW GIG HARBOR WA 98335

JONA THAN NGUYEN,DUY SHER & BLACKWELL 2000 L STREET NW SUITE 612 WASHINGTON DC 20036

DAVID A GERDES ATIORNEY AT LAW

MAY, ADAM, GERDES & THOMPSON LLP PO BOX 160 PIERRE SO 57501,0160

RICHAAO O COIT EX CUTIVE DIRECTOR SOITC PO eox li7 PIERRE SO 57501

JOHNS LOVALO ATTORNEY AT LAW OLINGER LOVALO ROBBENNOLT MCCAHAEN PO BOX 66 PIERRE SO 67501,0066

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tour prev1oua 1nvo1ce (s ) 1s past due alld your account i s aclteduled fo r CaJ1cellat1on. our , , ,cords are current throuqlt 04/07/97, and no pay::Mnt ha.a postJld. call u, 11111edi .au1y to p:-event 1nternipuon o f your MCI Ht'V1Ce.

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tcn>r a ttentlon to this 11&tter 1s approclated. '\ ,or lfCI 01&.1- 1 C"Jatomeca - \ lf your XCI accoant -1a c:Anceled tor nonpayeent, your loca l telephone \ c ocpany v1ll 0.111 you for .Ul lonq dJ.st.a.'\c e usaqe t.t. IICI • a non-d iscounted rue. In a.d4J.t1on, IICI •• FCC Tllrlff PROVIDES POR t. Sl . 30 per C&ll aurc /lArqe tor ..U dose1t1c Cll.lJ a d i aled c11recUy froa your I!ll1I v1u.J.• your local telepltone co111pa.ny 1:11 D1ll1ng you a.ncs you do not It.ave a.n actJ.ve lfCI account . Hove ,er, you uy Cll.lJ IICI to r eeat.al>llllt your IICI aceount onc,e it i s p&1<1 1n tun.

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TC97-050

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

IN THE MATTER OF THE INVESTIGATION OF ) THE PRACTICE OF LONG DISTANCE ) ORDER OPENING DOCKET RESELLERS TO OPERATE WITHIN THE ) STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA WITHOUT AN ) TC97-050 IDENTIFYING PIC NUMBER )

All cert1f1ed long distance resellers are not required to obtain a Primary Interstate Carner (PIC) number with which 10 1dentoty them as a customel's long distance carrier The Pubhc Ut1ht1es Comm1ss,on (Comm1ss1on) has fielded a number of concerns regarding the d1ff1cult1es local exchange earners and customers are expenonc1n9 when trying to 1aenl1fy a customel's long drstance earner Commission Staff It.ls also encountered difficulties when attempltng 10 obtain such 1nformal1on

On April 15 1997 al a regularly i;che1uled meeting Commission Staff recommended that the Commission open a docket 1n lh1s matter

The Commission has iunsd1cr1on ,n this matter pursuant 10 SDCL Chapter 49-13 ano 4S-31 The ComrmsslOl'I unanimously voled to open a docl<er on this matter 11 1s therefore

ORDERED thar a docile! be opened 10 1nvest1gate the pr0ci1ce of long distance resellers operating within the slate of South Dakola wnhout an 1denttlymg PIC number

Dated at Pierre South Dakota. this ,a,·hJii: day of May. 1997

CfRTiflCAl fOF SERVICE

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BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION

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JAMES A BURG Chairman 7

/ . ,,,./ PAM NELSON Commissioner

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~ /-rM,v-.~ u<.. LASKA SCHOENFELDER .(:omm1ss1oner

South DJkO!J TELECOMMUNICATIONS SER VICE FILINGS Publi, t..:uliti.:, Cummi,,ion Suit CJp11ol ~::: I:. CJpnol ,.,.. ........ tnt t-4tt~hont. kfVI<• Nln9• U\lt the COl'Twna,..on M l ft<nYfll IOI l f'w p,eood Of

Pit·rrc, SD v:;c1.~07D 05/ 02/ 97 through 05/ 08/ 97 Phom•: (S'.:O) J \ 2-1781 F .tx, c&::s) -· ,. ,s:;9

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DOCKET TITLE/STAFF/SYNOPSIS

DATE INTERVENTION NUMBER FILED DEADLINE

ORDER OPENING INVESTIGATION DOCKET

All ctort>f,.a lo"O aosrance ruelfers are not 1equwea to 0D1at0 ;a Pnm3,y lnterr.rate Carner (PIC) number "'1n ... n.c:.n 10 ldenlily tnem as a CU5lomefs Ieng dtsla~e carrtl!r The Pubhc: Ublibes Com,nlSSIOn (Comrn11>s,on) has llekfea a number ol concern$

TC97-050 regarding the d•!liculuos local c,cnange t:-omors and cuslorners o,e e, peneni:ing wnen tryu,g to ldonbly a customer's long Open~ 05 '23~7 '·.stance carM' Comrrussaon S111H has also encounterf'd dllficulbes w11en ~llemp;iog 10 oblan wch 1n!01maDOn Tht OS-0219"

Comm:sS10n nas openf'd tl'lrs docket lo inves:igate the praCIICe or IOIIQ drslance resellers operut,ng Wllhcn the state or Soutn Duko1n wimout ~n odenb"'1nn PIC nurnber 1Sraf1 · LHll(C)

REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY

Appt,caoo11 by GLD. Group Long O.Staore, tnc tor o Ce111rcaru or Autnomy to operaro as a telocommunicauons cornpany w,tt"n

TC97•051 tne stnte or South Dakota (Stall TSICH) · App1~ an1 iS a , .,,•IChless reseller whlth intends to ollor t • dllect dial,ng 800 toil

OS06 97 0!>'2n· tree tra,el card and prepaid call,"!! card seMC& throuoh the resale ol telephone seMCes pr~ 1>y raot'lles based 1n!ere• chan<1e carnors •

FILING OF INFORMATIONAL INTRASTATE PAYPHONE TARIFFS

Golaen West Telc.-commun,cancns Coope•atNe Inc on May 8 1997 VMan Telepnone Compnny <Iba Golden We~, NA CommunlcatJOns Inc on May 8. 1997 SpUlloc, Proreroes Inc on May 8, 1997 RC Commun1cottons Inc on May 8 1997 NA NA

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RECEIVED

MAY I 3 1997 SOUTH OAl(Q UT/t1T1ES COMTMA PUBlfC

ISSION

Mr William flullurd. Jr E~l'(;Ulll'c S<.x n:llll)

Puhlic ll11l111t< Comm"' '''" ,,1 s.,u,h I >.,i.111., St:Hc: Capitol . 51JO b-"t C.,puul !>1n:~·1 P1c:m:. S11uth D:t~111:1 57.SOI 5070

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BEf'ORi,; TIIE l'LllU C U'rJLITIES COMMISSION 01- ·m ri,n·AT£Of' sotrm DAKOTA

l THE MATIER 0 1' l'll h INVE.lmG,\TION OF fi ll: l'HACVI ICE Of.! LONG DIS'l ,\ NCI· Rl:SELLERS TO OPF.R,.\TI· WI I IIIN TIIE STA'rh 0 1' so n, li\f.: IIIA WITHOUT AN ll>hNTll· YING PIC NUMBER

l>OCR ET NO TC1J7.0S0

l'l·~rrno."'i TO IN'ff;!H'ENE

members. hcrcb} rc,.p1:ct1ull) 11e1i11on~ 1hc S0u1h Dakota Public lluh1ic.\ Commis~ion

(T omnu~~ ion"). pun,w,111 ,o 1\R.SD 2(1 IIH ll · 15 02. tor l.:-J v1· 10 1nicr"enc m the Jbove-

rcfcrcnccd pnx.-ct.·(hng In \UflfX>ri 111 11t1 , pc1i1iun. Tl<A "~'-~ d~ lollm,,

capwmcd proccc,hn!! to 111,,·,11i:.11c 1hc pr.1L1tcc of lunJ.'. diS1anc,· rckll..-rs or :r~ung within

the S1ate of South O:lkotJ 11.11huu1 .m 1dcm11ymtt l'rm1Jry lmcr..mtc Carner ("PIC")numh.:r.

2 rJl,\ ,~ :, n.111on,,1 tr:1dc: ,Mocia1t(1n rcpn-\cnung more than 50<1

smaller. no11-fac1ll11cs -ba\<.'tl llllnftmie~ ,1111honzell b) du~ Ctmin11--sio11 to pruvid..-

1mcrc~changc 1ckcummuruo11011~ '><!n kc~ "nlun 1hc St,1tc of S0u1h D~kO!lt

Dakot.1 "ho 1ypica ll} do t kll h.1,c ,111 1dcm,t)lllg l'IC number. H u\ ', m~rnber~ hav<' 3

subsmn11al and m:ncn~I rmcn:,1 111 '"" 111o111cr ,uNJ 111 1ho: rnm:ome ul 1h1, proc~'Cdu1g

TIU l'/r provide il5 member, pc1,rx-cmc

SDITC Richard D. C c,11 f:,. Wfl\ 11,tc, f t

Mr. Bill Bullard, Executive Director South Dakota Public; Utilities Commission State C.pitol Building Pierre, SD S7SO I

RE TC97-0S0

Dear Dill

May 21, 1997

Sourh Dako1a lndepenJent Telephone Coalition, Inc.

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RECEIVED

MAY t l 1997 SOUTH 0AKOT UTJllTIES cc,.,~,~~,~~c

Enclosed for fili"8 you will find the original and ten c;op1cs of SDITC's Petition to lnte:vcne in the above referenced doc:kct.

Thsnk you for your assistance in thi.s imttcr

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

IN THE MATIER OF TIIE INVESTIGATION ) OF Tit£ COMMISSION INTO LONG ) DISTANCE RESELLERS OBTAINING PIC J DOCKET TC97-050 NUMBERS )

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SDlTC Petition to lntuvene

The Sou1h Dakoca lndcpcndem Telephone Coali11on ("SOITC") hereby pe1i1ions 1hc

Commission for imervcmion in 1hc above captioned proceeding pursuant 10 SDCL 1-26-17 I and

ARSD §§ 20 10 01 IS 02, 20 10 0 1 IS 03 and 20 10 01 IS OS In suppon hereof. SDITC SU!ICS

as follows

SDITC IS an incorpon11cd organi7iuon reprcscming 1he interCSls of numerous

cooperauw, independent and municipal telephone companies operating throughout the State of

South Dal.ot3

2 As expressly noted in the fiylaws of SDITC, duly adopted by the Coalition. ·one of

1hc primary purposes for the fonna11on and existence of the South Dakota Independent

T,tcphonc Coalition IS rcpr~ntatio,1 by the Coalition before the South Dako1a Public U1ili1ics

Commission • The mcml,cr companies of SDITC have deleg111cd 10 1hc SDI ·c Board of

Directors and 11s Prcs1dcn1 1hc nu1hori1y 10 in1crvcnc on their behalf in l'UC pro«.:dings which

wil I or m1gh1 po1cntiaJly impact 1hcir common imcresu

3 The Commission has by Order da1cd t.lay 2. 1997, initialed this docket for the purpose

of inveS1iga1ing problems auscd for both consumers and local cxch&nge carriers {LECs) as a

rcsuh of the failure of some long distance resellers to obtain a Primary Interstate Carrier (PIC)

number. and to determine wha1, if any. action(s) m&) be 1akcn 10 address such problems

4 The SDITC member companies. as LECs involved in 1hc swnchmg of telephone end

user PIC selections and in many cases the provisioning of billing and collection services to long

d1Slllllcc carriers have an mtcrC51 ,n 1hc subj«t mauer of 1h1s dod.et and stand 10 be impacted by

any Commission decisions herein

S. Based on 1he forgoing. SDITC in ii$ rc-prescn1a1ivc capacity is also an in1eres1cd plllly

and, accordingly, seek$ permission 10 imcrvcne in 1his invcs1iga1ory proettding

Da1ed 1his 21 si day of May, 1997

RC$pectfully submiued

nm SOUTH DAKOTA INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE COALITION

E.~ecu1ive Direclor and General Courucl

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I.AWllfl'ICt, O LINGER , L O VALO, ROBBENNO LT&McCAHREN, P .C.

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May 22, 1997

William Bullard, J r , Executive Director so PUC, State Capit,1 500 E. Capitol Pierre, SO 57501

RE : Docket T<:97-050

Dear Mr. Bullard :

RECEIVED

HAY 2 2 1997 SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Enclooed herewi th pleaoe find original and 10 copie. o f Aiil CQHMUNJCATTQNS QF THE MIDWEST. INc.•s PETITION TO INT§RVENE with i:egard i:-o the above-captioned doc.Jcet.

Please furnish a file stamped copy to me .

Th ank you.

JSL/le

Bnclosure cc/w/enc. Service Lil:

RECEIVED

v. (.~ I l )997 ~OU ~ DAKOTA. PUBLIC

BEFORE TIIE PUBLIC UTILITI ES COl"J.II SSION UTILITIES COMMISSION OF TilE STATE OF SOUTH DAKO'l'A

IN THE MATTER OF THE ll'.'VESTIGATIVE ) OOCKE'T TC97-050 DOCKET REGARD I ~IC PR IMA!tY ) INTERSTATE CARRIER ("PIC" ) I IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES )

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AT•T COHMUNICATIONS OP THE MIDWEST, INC.' S PETITION TO INTERVENB

AT&T Commun 1cat1ons o f the Midweot, ! nc. (•AT&·:-• l • by and

through 1to attorneys. requests, pursuant to ARSD 20:10:01 :15.02,

that it be permitted t o intervene and be granted status as a party

in the above matter. In support. o ( its petition co intervene. AT&T

statea ns rollowa:

1. The Commission ha s opennd u docket. t o 1nvt'otigat.e t he

practice o f long distance resellero operating w1ch1n the otate o f

Sou:h Dakota without an 1dent1 !y1n9 PIC number.

2. AT&T 1s a telecocr.mun1cation!J coi,,pany cert. Hied by t.h i s

Coff'.miss1on to do business 1n the State of South Dakota

3. AT&T has an interest 1n participating in thio docket. in

order to cont.ribute to the dialogue concerni ng the issue before the

Commission, C,1mmisolon action on which may impact the sale of

services which AT&T 1s lega lly obligated to provide .

WHEREFORE, AT&T rcopcctful ly n,questo that this Com.'llseion

g rant AT&T ' s pet1t1on t.o int e rvene and grant AT&T st.atue as a party

to this proceeding.

DATED May2:.'-, _ 997

Respectfully sub~1tted,

AT&T lnc.

Midwest:,

Robbennolt &

Box 66

Maria Arias-Chapleau, Esq Ric .. ard S Wolters, Esq. AT&T Law Department 1875 Lawrence St. Denver, Col orado 80202 (303) 298 ·6508

Glenn E. Solot110n Sidley & Austin 555 w. 5th Street , 4 th floo r Los Angeles, CA 9001 ·2007 12131 896 ·6611

CERTIPICATE Of SERYICB

1 HEREBY CERT! FY thJt r hav,e served a true and correct copy of Aif«I CQMMJJNICATIQNS Qf THE MIDWEST , [NC, •s PETITION IQ INTERYQIE upon the following:

by first class mail, postage prepaid, o May, 1997.

ANDREW O ISAR DIRECTOR-INDUSTRY RELATIONS TElECOMMUNICATIONS RESEUERS A SSN. 4317 92ND AV(Nut: NW GIG IIAR80H WA 98335

JON.ATHAN "'GUVEN OVY SH[R & BI..ACICWEll 2000 l SIREfT NW SUllE 1112 WA6HINGTON DC 20035

lllCIIAHO O COIT EXEC\JTIVE DIRCClOR SDIIC PO BOX 57 PIFIIIIE $0 !> 150 I

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HAND DELIVERED Kr. Wi l liam Bullard, J r. Executive Director

.June 2, 1997

Publ ic Utilities Coz:m!ssion State capitol 500 East Capitol Pierre , South Dakota 57501

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RECEIVED

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SOUTH O ',!(OTA rueuc UTIU,IE< \I ION

RE: XII TBB KAttl'!a OJ' TU IIIVESTIGATIOM OJ' TH! PUCTICI 'l J' LC»IO DI8TUCE Rl'!8l'!LLER8 TO OPERATE WITllIN TBB STAT& C ' SOIJTII DUOTA WITHOUT Alf ID!JffIJ'YINO PIC llll1XBD

Docket TC97-0SO Our f i le: 0175 . l l

Dear Bll l:

Enc l osed aro orlqlnal and ten copies of a Petition to Intervene i n this matter. Also enclosed is an extra face page o( tho Petition, which please date s tacp and return to me in the enclosed oel r-addrcssod s tamped onvolopo. Ploase tile the enclosures.

With a copy ot this letter , I am sending copies ot the petition t o t ho service l ist.

'{l)urs truly,

MAY~~EROES

BY:~

DAC:111w

Enclosures

• THOMPSOH

cc/ enc: Service Li st Michel Murray

RE(EIVED

1397 BEFORE THE PUBLI C UTILITIES COMMISSION

OF THE STAT£ or SOUTH DAKOTA

IN THE KATTER OF THE INVESTI CATI ON OF THE PRACTICE OF LOtlC DISTAllCE RESELLERS TO OPERATE WITIHII THE STAT£ OP SOUTH DAXOTA WITHOUT AN IDENTIFYINC PIC tlUMBER

TC97-050

LATS PILED PZTITIO• TO IlftERVl!!Jrll

Pursuant to ARSO Corporation (-xc 1- 1 by co11111isaion as follows:

20:10:01:15.02, HCI Teleco111111unicatlons ito undoroignod counsel pot! tions tho

1. HCI ls a cert lficat od con1111unicat lons co~pany under the jur i s d iction o! the CoCUDission.

2. The Com:iiisslon oponed tho abovo-captionod doc ket to investigate tho practice o r long distance rescl lcro to operate with in the state of South Dakota without an identify ing PIC number by ordor dated Hay 2, 1997. Cenerally speaking, HCl agrees with t .he proposit ion that all such carriers s hould operate wit.h an ide.ntity ing PI C number .

). HCI has a direct interest in the outc o~e of this proceeding. As a long distance carrier of teleco11U:unications sorvic•s, the Cos:u:aission •s investigation is likely to have a di r ect financial impact on HCI and lts ability to do business in South Dakota.

4. HCl understands that this t'lllng i s made after the intervention dead line oC Hay 23, 1997. Tho undersigned overlooked the deadline and erroneously assumed that the or der open i ng the docket would ne, ·ossar ily include all carriers for coa.aent. No prejudice will r •au lt to any party by r eason of the granting of t h is petition, inasmuch as no pr oceedings have been conducted by the Coaaission i n this docket to date. elven the fact that HCI is an a c tive carr ier in South Dakota and has actively pursued numerous issues before the Commission f or the publ ic i nterest and competi­tion in tho marketplace, a denial o f this peti tion would be detrimental t o the public interoot or likely to result in a miscarriage of justice.

WHEREFORE MCf prays tha t the Co111111isa ion permit its i nterven­tion a nd parti c ipation in t h is proceeding t o examine and cross­examination witnosscs and o rrer evidence on its own beha l f.

04ted this 2nd d.ay ot Juno, 1997.

MAY, ADAH, GERDES , THOMPSON LLP

B~,~~--DA 4>X'.c£RD~ -Attorneys tor MCI Teleco11111unications Corp,. 503 South Pierre Streat P.O. Box 160 Pierre , South Dakota 57501-0160 Tel ephone: (605)224-8803 Pax: (605)224-6289

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

David A. Gerdes or Kay, Adam, Gerdes, Thompson LLP hereby certifies that on the 2nd day of Juno, 1997, he mailed by United States 111ail, first class postage thereon prepaid, a true and correct copy ot the foregoing Late Piled Petition to Ir :ervene in the above-captioned action to tho following at thei r last known addresses, to-wit:

Andrew 0. Isar Director-Industry Relations Toleco111111unications Rasellers

Assn. 4312 92nd Avenue NW Gig Harbor, WA 98335

Jonathan Nguyen-Duy Sher & Blackwell 2000 L Street NW Sui te 612 Washington, DC 20036

2

Richard D. Colt Executive Director SDITC P. O. Box 57 Pierre, SO 57501

Johns. Lovald Attorney at Law P.O. Box 66 Pierre, SD S7501 - 0066

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF SOUTH OAK OT A

IN THE MATTER OF THE INVESTIGATION OF THE PRACTI CE OF LONG DISTANCE RESELLERS TO OPERATE WITHIN THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA WITHOUT AN IDENTIFYING PlC NUMBER

ORDER GRANTING INTERVENTION

TC97-050

On Apnl 15 1997 at a regularly schedu'ed metit1ng the Public Ut1h11es Comm1ss1on (Comm1ss1on) opened a dod<et 1n order 10 study the problems associated with the oracttce of long d1stanco reselJets operanng W1thrn the stale of South Dakota WlthOut an 1dentrfy1ng PlC number

On May 8 1997 the Comrn1ss1on e1eciron1cally transmitted notice of the filing and the ,n1ervent1on deadline of May 23 1997 to interested 1nd1v1duals and entitles Telecommunica11ons Resellers Assoc1at1or, (TRA1 the South C.akota Independent Telephone Coalnt00 Inc (SDITC) and AT&T Communications o f the M1Clwast Inc {AT&T) each hied 1omely petitions to intervene MCI Telecommun1ca11ons Corporation (MCI) Med a Late Filed Pe1111on 10 lnterv'lne on June 2 1997

The Comm1ss1011 has 1ur1sd1c11on ,n 1rus matter pursuant to SDCL Chapter 1-26 49-13 and 49-31

Al a regularly scheduleo mee:ing or J une 3 1997 the Commission found that the Pet11JOns to Intervene of TRA SDITC nnd AT8 T were 11mety filed and demonstrated good cause to grant intervention MCI was also granted intervention It 1s therefore

ORDERED that TRA SDITC AT&T and MC rs requests for 1nterveotion are hereby gr anted It ,s tu rt her

ORDERED, ti at the Executive Director shall set a procedural sc.hedule 1n this matter

Dated at P,erre, South Dakota this /v {)., day of June 1997

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(OHICIALSEAL)

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION

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PAM NELSON Commissioner

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LASKA SCHOENFELDER, Comm1ss1oner

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE ST ATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

IN THE MATIER OF THE INVESTIG.ATION OF THE PRACTICE OF LONG DISTANCE RESELLERS TO OPERATE WITHIN THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA WITHOUT AN IDENTIFYING PIC NUMBER

ORDER CLOSING DOCKET

TC97-050

On Apnl 15 1997 at a regularly scheduled meellng the Pubhc Uhhues Commission (Comm1ss1on) opened a docket 1n Ofder to study the P<oblems associated with the practtce of long distance resellers ope u11ng within the state of Sou1h Dakota without an 1dent1fy1ng PIC number On May 8. 1937 the Commission electron,cally transmitted notice of the lihng and the 1nterven11on deadhno of May 23. 1997 to interested 1nd1v1duals and en1111es Telecommunications Resellers Assoc,at1on the South Dakota Independent Telephone Coalition. Inc . AT&T Communications of the M idwest. Inc • and MCI Telecom~unicat1ons Corporation were granted 1niervent1on on June 3, 1997

The Comm1ss1on has µ1sd1ct1on 1n this matter pursuant to SDCL Chapt, s 1-26 49-• 3 and 49-31

Al a regularly scheduled mee11ng of December 2 1997, Comm1ss,on Staff updated file Comm1sS1on as to its f,nd1ngs Basically 11 was discovered that the practice of long d1sta:ice resellers operating within the stale of Soutl'I Dakota without an 1dent1fy1ng PIC number was a problem 1hat can only be resolved at the federal level Based on this Comm1ss1on Staff recommended that the docket be closed The Commission voted to close the docket It 1s therefore

ORDERED that docket TC97-050 1s hereby closed

Dated at Pierre. South Dakota, this / /r:/;,day of December, 1997

CERTIJ'IC•Uf OI SERVICE

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