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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of June 26, 2003 through July 2, 2003
If you need a complete copy of a filing faxed, overnight expressed, or mailed to you, please contact Delaine Kolbo within five business days of this report. Phone: 605-773-3705
CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
Complainant's representative states that a seven-year pre-paid long distance service plan was purchased. Service was terminated without notice after eighteen months of service. Complainant seeks to be reimbursed for the pre-paid service not provided plus the costs associated with establishing alternative service.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/26/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainant's representative states that a four-year pre-paid long distance service plan was purchased for two business locations. Service was terminated without notice after several weeks of service. Complainant seeks to be reimbursed the full purchase price of the contract.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/26/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainant's representative states that a four-year pre-paid long distance service plan was purchased for one South Dakota business location and two out of state business locations. Service was terminated without notice after one day of service at the South Dakota location. Complainant seeks to be reimbursed the full purchase price of the contract using funds from the bond or the letter of credit.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/26/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainant's representative states that a five-year pre-paid long distance service plan was purchased on September 6, 2001. Service was terminated without notice on June 3, 2003. Complainant seeks to be reimbursed for the pre-paid service not provided.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/26/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainant's representative states that a five-year pre-paid long distance service plan was purchased on March 21, 2002. Service was terminated without notice in early June of 2003. Complainant seeks to be reimbursed for the pre-paid service not provided.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/26/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainant's representative states that two three-year pre-paid long distance service plans were purchased on April 12, 2002. Service was terminated without notice on June 2, 2003. Complainant seeks to be reimbursed for the pre-paid service not provided.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/26/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainant states that he entered into a promissory note of indebtedness on September 29, 1995, with the respondent and to date has not received any payment on the principal. Complainant seeks to be paid the full amount of the principal from the bond and/or the letter of credit.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/26/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainant's representative states that a five-year pre-paid long distance service plan was purchased on April 23, 2002. Service was terminated without notice on June 5, 2003. Complainant seeks to be reimbursed for the pre-paid service not provided.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/26/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainant's representative states that a four-year pre-paid long distance service plan was purchased on October 9, 2002. Service was terminated without notice on June 3, 2003. Complainant seeks to be reimbursed for the pre-paid service not provided or to have service restored for the balance of the contract.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/27/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainants state that a five-year pre-paid long distance service plan was purchased. After one and a half years, service was terminated without notice. Complainants seek to be reimbursed for the pre-paid service not provided or to have service restored for the balance of the contract.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/27/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainant's representative states that a seven-year pre-paid long distance service plan was purchased on December 26, 2002. Service was terminated after a short period of time. Complainant seeks to be reimbursed for as much of the original purchase price as possible.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/27/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainants state that a six-year pre-paid long distance service plan was purchased from the respondent. Service was established on October 1, 1999, and was terminated without notice on June 5, 2003. Complainants seek to be reimbursed for the pre-paid service not provided.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/27/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainant's representative states that a five-year pre-paid long distance service plan was purchased on March 14, 2002. Service was terminated without notice in early June of 2003. Complainant seeks to be reimbursed for the pre-paid service not provided or to have service restored for the balance of the contract.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/27/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainants state that a seven-year pre-paid long distance service plan was purchased in December of 1999. Service was terminated without notice in June of 2003. Complainants seek to be included in any bond disbursements made in relation to the failure of the respondent.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/27/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainant states that he was told if he purchased a contract and paid monthly for three years he would receive an additional four years of service free of charge. Service was terminated in June of 2003, with 26 months remaining on the complainant's pre-paid contract. Complainant seeks to have the PUC seize the assets of the respondents and use them to repay those who were left without pre-paid service.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 06/27/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainants state that in November of 1999, they purchased a seven-year pre-paid long distance service plan. Service was terminated without notice in June of 2003. Complainants seek to be reimbursed for the pre-paid service not provided or to have service restored for the balance of the contract.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 07/01/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainants state that in addition to loaning the respondent several thousand dollars they also purchased a ten-year pre-paid long distance phone service contract in July of 1998. On June 5, 2003, service was terminated without notice. Complainants seek to be reimbursed for the pre-paid service not provided or to have service restored for the balance of the contract.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 07/01/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainant's representative states that a five-year pre-paid long distance service plan was purchased on April 24, 2002. Service was established in mid-June 2002, and was terminated without notice on June 5, 2003. Complainant seeks to be reimbursed for the pre-paid service not provided and other expenses incurred as a result of the contract default.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 07/02/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainant's representative states that a four-year pre-paid long distance service plan was purchased on January 14, 2003. Service was terminated without notice on June 2, 2003. Complainant seeks to be reimbursed for the pre-paid service not provided.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 07/02/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
Complainants state that they purchased a seven-year pre-paid long distance service plan. The plan was to be in effect from May 30, 2001 through May 30, 2008. Service was terminated without notice on June 5, 2003. Complainants seek to be reimbursed for the pre-paid service not provided.
Staff Analyst: Jim Mehlhaff
Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier
Date Docketed: 07/02/03
Intervention deadline: N/A
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
On June 26, 2003, Western Telephone Company, Faulkton, 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: 06/26/03
Intervention Deadline: 07/18/03
On June 26, 2003, Kennebec Telephone Company, Kennebec, 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: 06/26/03
Intervention Deadline: 07/18/03
On June 27, 2003, the Commission received a filing for Approval of an Amendment to an Interconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation and MCIMetro Access Transmission Services, LLC. The original agreement was approved by the Commission on January 28, 2003, in Docket No. TC02-183. The amendment is made in order to add language regarding intercarrier compensation for Internet Service Provider (ISP) bound traffic. 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 17, 2003. 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: 06/27/03
Initial Comments Due: 07/17/03
On June 27, 2003, Venture Communications Cooperative, Inc., Highmore, 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: 06/27/03
Intervention Deadline: 07/18/03
On June 27, 2003, Valley Telecommunications Cooperative Association, Herried, 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: 06/27/03
Intervention Deadline: 07/18/03
On June 30, 2003, Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative, Clear Lake, 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: 06/30/03
Intervention Deadline: 07/18/03
On June 30, 2003, West River Cooperative Telephone Company, Bison, 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: 06/30/03
Intervention Deadline: 07/18/03
On June 30, 2003, Santel Communications Cooperative, Inc., Woonsocket, 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: 06/30/03
Intervention Deadline: 07/18/03
On June 30, 2003, the Local Exchange Carriers Association (LECA) filed revised switched access tariff pages. The purpose of these revisions is to implement changes in rates as necessitated by revisions in member companies' revenue requirements and access minutes of use.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 06/30/03
Intervention Deadline: 07/18/03
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