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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of February 5, 2004 through February 11, 2004
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: 605-773-3201
ELECTRIC
On February 9, 2004, Clay-Union Electric Corporation (Clay-Union) filed a request for approval to the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission for an amendment to an existing territory agreement between Clay-Union and the City of Vermillion (City). The City has inadvertently been servicing approximately 14 mobile homes which are located in Clay-Union's assigned service territory. In order to create a fair and equitable allocation of service territory the parties have entered into an amended agreement to reallocate portions of their respective service territories. Clay-Union shall transfer the territory the City is currently serving to the City. This territory is described as: The East 320.5 feet of Lot Y of Replat of Lot B-2 in the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 92 North, Range 52 West of the 5th P.M., City of Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota. In return, the City shall transfer to Clay-Union the following territory: Lot 3, Block 1, Deyonge Addition to the City of Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota.
Staff Analyst: Michele Farris
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 02/09/04
Intervention Deadline: 02/27/04
EL04-004 In the Matter of the Filing by Otter Tail Power Company for Approval of Tariff Revisions.
Application by Otter Tail Power Company (Otter Tail) for approval to revise its tariffed Summary List of Contracts with Deviations. The existing contract with the City of Sisseton will expire on March 11, 2004. Otter Tail states the new agreement does not contain any deviations from Otter Tail's currently filed tariff and therefore requests that reference to a contract with the City of Sisseton be removed from the Summary List of Contracts with Deviations.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 02/10/04
Intervention Deadline: 02/26/04
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
On February 6, 2004, Airespring, Inc. filed an application for a Certificate of Authority to provide resold interexchange telecommunication services in South Dakota. Airesping, Inc. intends to provide resold interexchange long distance services, including MTS, 800/888 toll free service, travel card services, and directory assistance to residential and business customers throughout South Dakota.
Staff Analyst: Michele Farris
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 02/06/04
Intervention Deadline: 02/27/04
On February 6, 2004, the Commission received a filing for approval of a Reciprocal Interconnection, Transport and Termination Agreement between Jefferson Telephone Company d/b/a Long Lines Ltd. and WWC License, LLC for approval. According to the parties, the Agreement is a negotiated agreement which sets forth the terms, conditions and prices under which (a) the Parties agree to directly interconnect to their respective networks for the purpose of exchanging telecommunications traffic or (b) the Parties will transport and terminate each others telecommunications traffic originated by the other Party and delivered via the network of a Third Party Provider. 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 February 26, 2004. 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: 02/06/04
Initial Comments Due: 02/26/04
On February 6, 2004, the Commission received a filing for approval of a Reciprocal Interconnection, Transport and Termination Agreement between Fort Randall Telephone Company and WWC License, LLC for approval. According to the parties, the Agreement is a negotiated agreement which sets forth the terms, conditions and prices under which (a) the Parties agree to directly interconnect to their respective networks for the purpose of exchanging telecommunications traffic or (b) the Parties will transport and terminate each others telecommunications traffic originated by the other Party and delivered via the network of a Third Party Provider. 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 February 26, 2004. 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: 02/06/04
Initial Comments Due: 02/26/04
On February 6, 2004, the Commission received a filing for approval of a Reciprocal Interconnection, Transport and Termination Agreement between Midstate Communications, Inc. and WWC License, LLC for approval. According to the parties, the Agreement is a negotiated agreement which sets forth the terms, conditions and prices under which (a) the Parties agree to directly interconnect to their respective networks for the purpose of exchanging telecommunications traffic or (b) the Parties will transport and terminate each others telecommunications traffic originated by the other Party and delivered via the network of a Third Party Provider. 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 February 26, 2004. 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: 02/06/04
Initial Comments Due: 02/26/04
On February 6, 2004, the Commission received a filing for approval of a Reciprocal Interconnection, Transport and Termination Agreement between Kennebec Telephone Company and WWC License, LLC for approval. According to the parties, the Agreement is a negotiated agreement which sets forth the terms, conditions and prices under which (a) the Parties agree to directly interconnect to their respective networks for the purpose of exchanging telecommunications traffic or (b) the Parties will transport and terminate each others telecommunications traffic originated by the other Party and delivered via the network of a Third Party Provider. 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 February 26, 2004. 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: 02/06/04
Initial Comments Due: 02/26/04
On February 6, 2004, the Commission received a filing for approval of a Reciprocal Interconnection, Transport and Termination Agreement between Alliance Communications Inc. and WWC License, LLC for approval. According to the parties, the Agreement is a negotiated agreement which sets forth the terms, conditions and prices under which (a) the Parties agree to directly interconnect to their respective networks for the purpose of exchanging telecommunications traffic or (b) the Parties will transport and terminate each others telecommunications traffic originated by the other Party and delivered via the network of a Third Party Provider. 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 February 26, 2004. 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: 02/06/04
Initial Comments Due: 02/26/04
On February 9, 2004, Comtech 21, LLC filed an application seeking a Certificate of Authority to provide local exchange telecommunications services in South Dakota. Comtech 21 is requesting authority to operate as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier "throughout the State of South Dakota in the areas served by any LECs in South Dakota that are not eligible for a small or rural exemption pursuant to Section 251(f)(1) of the Federal Act. Comtech 21 does not seek to provide services to customers in those small or rural territories at this time. Comtech 21 intends to provide all forms of intrastate local exchange telecommunications services."
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 02/09/04
Intervention Deadline: 02/27/04
On February 11, 2004, the Commission received a Filing for Approval of an Amendment to an Interconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation and NPCR, Inc. d/b/a Nextel Partners. According to the filing, the agreement amends Section (B)2.3.4 "Facilities Credit" provisions and Section (B)2.5 "Billing for Qwest -Originated Traffic provisions of the original agreement. The original Agreement was approved by the Commission on September 14, 2001, in Docket No. TC01-072. 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 March 2, 2004. 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: 02/11/04
Initial Comments Due: 03/02/04
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