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RFFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION C H S
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
1995 PEC -4 Al 9; 40
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CLERK
RE: APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF ) TO THE BO'7'1)
THE CONTINUATION AND COMPLETION ) DOCKET NO. 92P-109T
OF THE RURAL FACILITIES IMPROVE- )
MENT PROGRAM.
IN THE MATTER OF THE JOINT
APPLICATION OF U S WEST COMMU- )
NICATIONS, INC. , AND EAGLE COM- )
MUNICATIONS, INC. , D/B/A PTI COM-)
MUNICATIONS, INC. , FOR AUTHORITY )
TO TRANSFER CERTAIN TELEPHONE ) DOCKET NO. 93A-440T
EXCHANGES, OPERATIONS AND -BUSI- )
NESS OF U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, ) -
INC. , TO EAGLE TELECOMMUNICA-
TIONS, INC. , D/B/A PTI COMMUNICA-)
TIONS, INC. , A WHOLLY OWNED SUB- )
SIDIARY OF PACIFIC TELECOM, INC. )
RE: THE APPLICATION OF U S WEST )
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR EXTENDED) DOCKET NO. 95A-54-9T
WAIVER OF RULE 17 .2 , 4 CCR 723-2 . )
ORDER REOPENING DOCKETS, NOTICE OF HEARING,
ORDER OF CONSOLIDATION, AND PROCEDURAL 9RDER
Mailed Date : December 1, 1995
Adopted Date : November 29, 1995
I. BY THE COMMISSION:
Statement
1 . The Commission hereby reopens Docket Nos . 92A-109T and 93A-
440T and sets a hearing in the above-captioned dockets . In Docket
No. 92A-109T, Decision No. C93-36, the Commission approved the
application by U S WEST Communications, Inc. ( "USWC" or "Company" ) ,
for completion of the second phase of the Rural Facilities Improve-
ment Program ( "-RFIP II" ) . In part, the RFIP II orders mandated the
conversion of all USWC multi-party telephone customers to single-
party service by December 31, 1996, and also authorized special
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rate recovery of RFIP II costs through tariff riders . Decision
No. C93-36 specified that if RFIP II conversions were not completed
by the required dates, the authorized tariff riders would cease
until completion. In Docket No. 93A-440T, Decision No. C94-206 the
required schedule for completion of RFIP II conversions was accel-
erated to December 31, 1995 .
2 . In Docket No. 95A-549T, USWC has requested a waiver of
Rule 17 . 2 , 4 CCR 723-2 (multi-party customers must be converted to
single-party status) as it relates to completion of RFIP II . That
application suggests that the Company will not complete RFIP II
requirements by December 31, 1995 as required by Decision Nos. C93-
36 and C94-206 .
3 . Docket Nos. 92A-109T and 93A-440T are hereby reopened for
the purposes discussed here and are consolidated for hearing with
Docket No. 95A-549T at the below-specified time and date . At the
hearing scheduled in this order, the Commission shall consider
USWC' s request for waiver as set forth in Docket No. 95A-549T. In
the event the Commission denies the request for waiver and the Com-
pany is unable to complete the RFIP II conversions by December 31,
1995, the hearing scheduled herein shall also address what orders
the Commission should enter in response to the Company' s failure
to complete the RFIP II conversions by December 31, 1995 . Such an
order might include a directive to USWC to eliminate the RFIP II
rider effective January 1, 1996 .
4 . USWC is directed to file a report updating the status of
the RFIP II program (e.g. , the most currently available information
regarding the number of multi-party customers who remain uncon-
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verted to single-party status, the Company' s most current estimates
as to when the program will be completed) on or before 12 : 00 p.m,
December 12 , 1995 . In addition, at the hearing scheduled herein,
the Company shall be prepared to present evidence and witnesses
relating to these matters . Intervenors shall also be given the
opportunity to present evidence and witnesses relating to these
issues .
5 . The Company' s Motion to Substitute Exhibit B filed on
November 27, 1995 will be granted. In the event any information to
be presented in these dockets is claimed to be confidential-, the
protective provisions set forth in Exhibit A, 4 Code of Colorado
Regulations 723-10 are hereby established as the protective order
herein.
II. ORDER
A. The Commission Orders That:
1 . Docket Nos . 92A-109T and 93A-440T are hereby reopened
for the purposes stated in this Order. These dockets are hereby
consolidated with Docket No. 95A-549T for the purposes stated here .
2 . Hearing in this matter shall be held at the following
date, time, and place :
TIME : 9 : 00 a.m.
DATE: December 14 , 1995
PLACE : Commission Hearing Room A
Office Level 2 (OL 2)
Logan Tower
1580 Logan Street
Denver, Colorado
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U S WEST Communications, Inc. , and any intervenor shall be given
the opportunity to present evidence and witnesses regarding the
issues discussed above.
3 . U S WEST Communications, Inc . , shall file an updated
report regarding the Rural Facilities Improvement Program II pro-
gram on or before 12 : 00 p.m. , December 12 , 1995 .
4 . The Motion to Substitute Exhibit B filed on Novem-
ber 27, 1995 by U S WEST Communications, Inc. , is granted.
5 . The provisions contained in Exhibit A, 4 Code of
Colorado Regulations 723-10, are hereby established as the pro-
tective provisions in this proceeding.
6 . This Order is effective on its Mailed Date.
B. ADOPTED IN OPEN MEETING November 29, 1995 .
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OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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ATTEST: A TRUE COPY VINCENT MAJKOWSKI
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Bruce N. Smith
Director
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