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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of June 13, 2002 through June 19, 2002
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CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
Complainant states that she signed up for McLeod service he service was not connected in a timely manner and she was billed for monthly service when McLeod was not her provider. McLeod informed her that she would be receiving a $20.00 check for the connection fee. Complainant never received the check. Complainant also states that her long distance rates are incorrect. Complainant feels McLeod owes her compensation for all the stress she has had to endure over this situation and that she has not been compensated for the billing mistakes.
Staff Analyst: Mary Healy
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/14/02
Intervention Deadline: N/A
Complainant states that he is being billed for collect calls that were not accepted in his home. Complainant requests that all charges be removed and that he receive a letter of apology from AT&T admitting to the billing error.
Staff Analyst: Mary Healy
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 06/14/02
Intervention Deadline: N/A
Christopher Cutler states that in March 2002, Complainant entered into an agreement with AT&T to receive Fragmented T1 service. On more than one occasion, the AT&T representative assured the Complainant that AT&T could provide this service. Complainant has now been informed that AT&T can not provide the Fragmented T1 service. Complainant states that they have invested more than $150,000.00 in their business to utilize the Fragmented T1 service. Complainant requests that AT&T provide the Fragmented T1 service that s stated it could provide. If the service cannot be provided, Complainant would be willing to negotiate a settlement with AT&T for the expenses the Complainant has incurred. Complainant feels that AT&T should put forth some form of effort to resolve this complaint.
Staff Analyst: Mary Healy
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 06/17/02
Intervention Deadline: N/A
Staff Analyst: Mary Healy
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 06/19/02
Intervention Deadline: N/A
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BAK Communications, LLC was issued a Certificate of Authority January 31, 2002, with restrictions from offering prepaid calling cards. BAK Communications, LLC is requesting that the restrictions be removed from its Certificate of Authority. The company has submitted a $25,000 surety bond in lieu of the restrictions.
Staff Analyst: Michele Farris
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Filed: 06/14/02
Intervention Deadline: 07/05/02
Wholesale Carrier Services, Inc. has filed an application with the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission for a Certificate of Authority to provide interexchange service in South Dakota. The applicant intends to provide resold interexchange services, including 1+ and 101XXXX outbound dialing, 800/888 Toll-Free inbound dialing, directory assistance, data services, travel card service, and prepaid calling card service throughout South Dakota.
Staff Analyst: Michele Farris
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/13/02
Intervention Deadline: 07/05/02
On June 17, 2002, the Commission received for approval a filing of an Agreement for Terms and Conditions for Interconnection, Unbundled Network Elements, Ancillary Services and Resale of Telecommunications Services between Qwest Corporation (Qwest) and Level 3 Communications, LLC (Level 3). According to the parties, the agreement is a negotiated agreement which sets forth the terms, conditions and prices under which Qwest will offer and provide to any requesting CLEC network interconnection, access to unbundled network elements, ancillary services and telecommunications services available for resale. The Agreement is limited to the geographical areas in which Qwest is the incumbent local exchange carrier within the State of South Dakota for purposes of providing local telecommunications services. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than July 8, 2002. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/17/02
Initial Comments Due: 07/08/02
On June 17, 2002, the Commission received a filing for approval of a Resale Agreement between Qwest Corporation (Qwest) and Houlton Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Guaranteed Phone Service. According to the parties, the Agreement is a negotiate agreement which sets forth the terms, conditions and prices under which Qwest agrees to provide unbundled network element platform and/or services for resale to Guaranteed Phone Service for the sole purpose of providing telecommunications services. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than July 8, 2002. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/17/02
Initial Comments Due: 07/08/02
On June 17, 2002, Dakota Community Telephone, Inc. and McLeodUSA Telecom Development, Inc. (collectively, Petitioners), request Commission approval of a transaction whereby the stock of the Petitioners will be acquired by PrairieWave Communications, Inc. Contemporaneous with the closing of this transaction, Petitioners will file with the Secretary of State to change the names of Dakota Community Telephone, Inc. to PrairieWave Community Telephone, Inc. and McLeodUSA Telecom Development, Inc. to PrairieWave Telecommunications, Inc.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 06/17/02
Intervention Deadline: 07/05/02
In an Order dated January 10, 2001, the Commission granted Essex Communications, Inc. d/b/a eLEC Communications (Essex) authority to provided interexchange and local exchange telecommunications services in South Dakota, subject to a continuous $25,000 surety bond. On June 18, 2002, the Commission received a filing from Essex requesting relief from the Commission=s bond requirement.
Staff Analyst: Keith Senger
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/18/02
Intervention Deadline: 07/05/02
On June 18, 2002, Sully Buttes Telephone Cooperative, Inc., filed a switched access cost study developing a revenue requirement and minutes of use that are included in the revenue requirement and minutes of use used to determine the switched access rates for the Local Exchange Carrier Association.
Staff Analyst: Heather Forney
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 06/18/02
Intervention Deadline: 07/05/02
Splitrock Properties, Inc., Garretson, South Dakota, filed a switched access cost study developing a revenue requirement and minutes of use that are included in the revenue requirement and minutes of use used to determine the switched access rates for the Local Exchange Carrier Association.
Staff Analyst: Keith Senger
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 06/18/02
Intervention Deadline: 07/05/02
Splitrock Telecom Cooperative, Inc., Garretson, South Dakota, filed a switched access cost study developing a revenue requirement and minutes of use that are included in the revenue requirement and minutes of use used to determine the switched access rates for the Local Exchange Carrier Association.
Staff Analyst: Keith Senger
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 06/18/02
Intervention Deadline: 07/05/02
On June 19, 2002, Midstate Communications, Inc., Kimball, South Dakota, filed a switched access cost study developing a revenue requirement and minutes of use that are included in the revenue requirement and minutes of use used to determine the switched access rates for the Local Exchange Carrier Association.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 06/19/02
Intervention Deadline: 07/05/02
On June 19, 2002, McCook Cooperative Telephone Company filed a switched access cost study developing a revenue requirement and minutes of use that are included in the revenue requirement and minutes of use used to determine the switched access rates for the Local Exchange Carrier Association.
Staff Analyst: Heather Forney
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 06/19/02
Intervention Deadline: 07/05/02
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