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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of February 10, 2005, through February 16, 2005
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CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
On February 16, 2005, WWC License LLC (WWC) filed a complaint against Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. (Golden West), and Vivian Telephone Company, Sioux Valley Telephone Company, Union Telephone Company, Armour Independent Telephone Company, Bridgewater Canistota Telephone Company and Kadoka Telephone Company (affiliated companies). WWC is seeking reimbursement for alleged overpayments it made to Golden West and its affiliated companies. WWC requests that the Commission order Golden West and its affiliated companies to repay the amounts overpaid, to award double the damages pursuant to SDCL 49-31-14.1, to reimburse WWC's attorney's fees pursuant to SDCL 49-13-14.1 and to grant WWC such other and further relief that may be proper or equitable.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer (This has now been assigned to Rolayne Wiest)
Date Docked: 02/16/05
Intervention Deadline: 03/04/05
ELECTRIC
On February 16, 2005, the City of Wessington Springs filed for Commission approval a Service Territory Exchange Agreement between the City of Wessington Springs and Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. The City of Wessington Springs agrees to transfer to Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. all of that portion within the City limits of the City of Wessington Springs which lies south of South Dakota Highway 34 and that portion of Section Seven (7), Township One Hundred Seven (107), Range Sixty four (64), Jerauld County, South Dakota which begins at the easternmost point of the northern boundary of the Wessington Springs City Limits, then goes east approximately Three Thousand Three Hundred Feet (3,300'), more or less; thence south approximately Three Thousand Four Hundred Feet (3,400')) more or less; thence west along the City Limit of Wessington Springs approximately Three Thousand Three Hundred Feet (3,300'), more or less, thence north along the City Limit of Wessington Springs approximately Three Thousand Four Hundred Feet (3,400'), more or less, to the place of beginning.
In exchange, Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. agrees to transfer to the City of Wessington Springs all of Burma=s First Addition, a Subdivision in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NE1/4 NE1/4) of Section Eighteen (18), and Lot Two (2), Martha Burma Addition, a Subdivision of a portion of the Northeast Quarter (NE1/4) of Section Eighteen (18), Township One Hundred Seven (107) North, Range Sixty four (64), West of the 5th P.M., Jerauld County, South Dakota, and that portion of land which is shown on a Plat found in Book 2, pages 119 120 of Plats in the office of the Jerauld County Register of Deeds as being a part of Lots 18, 19,20 and 21 of a replat of a portion of Lot AB, J.L. Sedgwick's Subdivision to the City of Wessington Springs. The portion included is only that portion of such lots shown on the above referenced plat as not lying within the city limits of the City of Wessington Springs.
It is the opinion of both the City of Wessington Springs and Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. that this exchange of service areas is in the best interests of both parties, as well as in the public interest.
Staff Analyst: Michele Farris
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Filed: 02/16/05
Intervention Deadline: 03/04/05
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
On February 11, 2005, McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc. filed for textual changes to the Application, the Definition, and the Regulations Sections of its Access Tariff.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Docketed: 02/11/05
Intervention Deadline: 03/04/05
On February 14, 2005, the Commission received a filing for the approval of the Webster Interconnection Agreement between Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. and Midcontinent Communications. According to the parties, the agreement conforms to the terms and the conditions of the Waubay Interconnection Agreement approved by the Commission in docket TC04 224 on December 17, 2004. 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 7, 2005. 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: Sara B. Greff
Date Filed: 02/14/05
Initial Comments Due: 03/07/05
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