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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

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April l 1997

t.11 r Di rk J · Jon·· Winkel Pres ident - CEO ComrnCho1ce LLC 00 Stevens Port Drive Suite 150

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RE APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY CommCho1ce LLC

Dear Mr W eni,,,el

W e rece ived your Apphca!IOn for a Cer11flcaIe of Authori ty 10 operate as a telecommunica11ons company ,n the Stale of South DakoIa Pursuant 10 SDCL 49-31-1 telecommun1caI1on companies shall submit a $250 apphcallOn fee when Mmg

SDCL 49-31 -3; Each lelocommunicalions company shall file an application for a certificate of authority with the commission no less than sixty days prior lo initiating any te lecommunications service in this state. Each telecommunications company shall submit a two hundred fifty dollar application fee with its application which shall be deposited into the gross receipts tax fund established pursuant to§ 49-1A-2.

We cannot 1ake any action on your app1tca11on unI1t we rece111e the applicable fee

Thank you !or your cooperat,on m this maner

Sincerely

Delaine Kolbo Legal Secretary

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS SER VIC E FILINGS The~e ,_,. the lt4N:ommuf\lC,! IOO ' , ittV,c,• hhf19 ' lh'1 lh• Comrr-o ,OO'I ~ , rec•,,,_ NI IIJI' lh• s,.uod Il l

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TC97.035 I 1"'•l•~vr·..,u•,..:,1:;,;,"" 'iC l"\-1~~ ,.., 0t' 01•;:•reo to comnNCIU and mous:rial l)u!olt1t'S!>•'!> iocalt'<l •" S0.1111 0,10.ota c tes !oN. ed tn I ,:.i 11'.19 -~ S .",Es· .:.~ •,•,,i e ,tJtt't'rt"l'f"' , ~, I" v:rot>• :o.: a e, change compan,e!o ,11e t' •l'CoJ!i'U ConsmCnc .. c t",.. P• .'.-'flC h s".,..,ct' tt'ttlf.:", ' f , ... k ,t '.J.~f'd :-¢t"" ~ .. ,rrCI\Oo<.l' leQut!5?S.1 V..11\'CI lfom ARS::> 20 IO 2-4 02. !! ,-.') ,c,.M ·~J•lt'S , ... " S ilf'd 1e1ms

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Mr Dill Bullard, Executive Director Sou1h Dakol.J Public Utili1ics Commission S1111: Capi1ol Building Pierre. SD 57501

RE TC97-0JS

Dear Bill

,\pril 2S, 1997

uu1h Dak ,,1a lndcpcnden1 Ttlcphone Cu, li1ion, Inc.

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RECEIVED

\OUTII lA A 'UBLIC UTIL!ilt. ,._ A ::ilO N

Enclosed for fil ing you will find the onginal and ten copies of SDITC's Petition to Intervene in the above referenced docket As indicated by the Ccnificatc or SCMc:e., also providtd . all olhcr panits of record ha\'C rccci,·td a c:opy by US Postal ScMce

Thank you for your assistance in this mailer

cc Jon Winkel

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF COMCHOICE LLC FOR A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE EXCHANGE ACCESS AND EXCHANGE ACCESS SERVICES

Petition to lntrn·l'n l'

DOCKET TC97--035

RECFIVF

1 he South Ual>.ota lndt·pcndcnt Telephone C'oah11on (MSD ITC-J hereby petu1ons the

Commission for mtcrvcntmn m 1hc abo\'C cap11oncd procttdmg pursuant IO SDCL I •26-17 I and

ARSD §§ 20 10 0 1 15 02, 20 10 0 1 15 OJ and 20 10 0 1 IS OS In suppon hereof, SDITC states

u follows

SIJITC 1s an incorporated orgam~.auon reprcsenung 1he m1crcsts of numerous

coopcr1t1vc, mdc~ndcnt and mumc1pal tdcphone compamcs opcr111ng 1hroughou1 the Stale of

South Dakota

2 ;\s expressly noti=d m the llylaws ofSD ITC. dul)' adopted by the Coal11ion, Mone of the

pnma,y purposes for the forma11on and e:m tence of the South Dakota Independent Telephone

Coahuon 1s rcp1t'scn1a11on by the Coal111on before the South Dal..ota Public U1ili11cs Commission M

The member cor.1pame.s of SD!l C ha\'C ddegawd 10 !he SDITC Board of Dircc1ors and its

PrCS1dent the auihont ) to intervene on their behalf 111 JI UC proceedings which will or might

potenually 1mpac1 1hc1r ommon m1c1t"S1s

The appl1cat1on for ce11ilica11on filed by CommChoicc, LLC ( .. CommCho1cc .. ) 1s

uncle&r as to precisely where m Sou1h Dakota 1he company 1s seeking au1 hom)' to proviJc

c.ompct11 1vc Inca! e,:chimgc scrvicrs r araHraph 7 of the filed applicat,on docs md1ca1c 1h11

cvcntuall) CommCho1cc may oflt'r 11 s sen ice!> 1hroughou1 lhc: Slate

SDITC mc:mbcr compame) opc:ra:c as mt umbent I ECs and ··n.ual 1rlcphonc

compamcs" 1h1m.1Mhou1 South Dakma If m fac1 CommCho1cc ~, th ns ~resent apphcat10'l 1s

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seeking au1ho111 y for c•m ung ,·xchange,; area~ other than those served by US WEST

Commumcauons. SDI IT member companies w1II be 1mpac1cd by and have a pecuniary m1crcs1 in

1h1s docket To the extent Commfho1ce sccl. i, local sen. 1cc authoniy 111 rural telephone company

service a1 cas or 1hc C'ornm,ssmn m 1h1s procc..'t-dmM :tdd1csscs issues relating to how CommCho,cc

will be regulated or "hat types of scn:,cc obhga11nns may be 1mposcd on 1hc company. SDITC'

member company mte, csts " 111 be affected

S SD!l C member companies arc espcc1all) concerned thal any act ion taken m this

docket be cons1~1en1 w11h aod nm hinder 0 1 ot h(•rn,1i,e afTccl the Commission's ab1h1 y under the

Federal 1 dccmnmu mca11on, ;\ ct to approp11a1d ) cund111on compe1i1ive cmry mto ·scrv1cc areas·

opcra1cd b, ·,ural telephone compamc,;• (Sec 47 11 S (' Sce1 1ons 2S l(f)( I ). 2SJ(b) and 2Sl(f))

The Comm1SMOn m rulmg on other apphca11ons fo r ccmfication to pr ovide IOC11l e'(t hange

tclecommumcat1ons SCl'\i ccs. has included language m 11s fi nal orders preserving its authomy lo

address rural safeguard issues m later proceedings pno, 10 tht: time 1hat compet ing pro,i ders

actually beKm to offer or provide 1hcH St'l'\'Jccs m an) C'(Changc areas served by rural telephone

compan1e:i; II 11; SDll ( " s pos111on 1tut1 1hc same ac1aon should be taken m this proceeding

6 BaSt.-d on the forcgoa ng. SDI 1 r in its au1homcd reprcscntauve u pac11y 1s an

in1crestcd party to this procct.-ding and sccks mtcl'\•cn11on heu .. ,n

SDITC rcsf>('Ctfully 1cqucs1s permission IO m1cn·enc on behalf of us member compamcs

and an 011ponumt) t0 be heard in this matwr

Dau .. -d 1h1s~day of Apnl. I()C}7

I IIF SU Ul 11 l>A KOl A INDEP~NDENT Tl :LEPI IONI: COALI TION

By

E'{ccumc Director and Gt'neral Counsel

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby ccmfy 1ha1 an original and ten copies ofSD ITC's Initial Oncfwu hand delivered on the ~ay of April, 1997, to the fo\lmo,ing person

William Bulla1d Jr Exccutl\'C Dirn:tor South Dakota flubhc U11h11cs Comrmssion Stale of South Dakota SOO East Capnol Pierre, SD 57501

And I true and correct copy was dch\·cred \ '11 the US Postal Service addressed to the follo~ing pcnon

Jon Winkel Prcs1den1. CommCho1cc LLC

One River l'lacc 600 Stc,·cns Pon Dove. Suuc- I SO Dakota Dunes, SD 57049-5149

207 W1 Capitol. Suite 206 Pierre, SD 57 0 1

SDITC 1l1t Ii.tr.I ll . C,111 I •~. '"" ' , Ii,.,. ,,,,

1r n,11 Bulla,d Executive l)ir t.-ctor Soulh n 11ko111 Pubhc U1,\111cs C'unumssmn ~talc Ca'l110I lh11lding Picm:, SD "no I

May 12. JIJ97

Sou1h Dako1a lndependrn1 Tdl'phonc Coa li1ion, In c.

Kk l'L1111uns 10 lnlcrYCnc m I> 1-cl \ I ( '1J7-01 4, TC97--03.S and I CCJ7. 038 (Apphca11ons for local scr.,cl' authu11tv fikd by LJ)rn t, Comcho,cc. and l.l )M System~. IC!SJ)CCII\Ch)

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l'lc.asc acccpl tlus lcncr as 11011cc that ~l>I IC 1s w11hdrawmg 11.s Pcuuons 10 lmcrvctll! filed m the above referenced dod.cl\ 1 he l' c11t1or" wen· filed by SUIT(' mCJ cl y 10 offer com ment , ,r necessary, to ensure that ( umm,s\to n ordrn issued on the pending local service apphcauons arc con~1s1c111 w11h ho1.1. the Comn11ss1on has add1csscd previous si1ml ar ccnilicatmns spcc1ficalh , 1ha1 langua~c ~ in ludcd m the orders J)l'C).Cn'lOg rural safegua1ds prnv1ded fo r under the l·edt'tilll I clccommun1ca11on,; •\ cl

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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

IN THE MATTER OF THE APP_ICATION OF COMMCHOICE. LLC FOR A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN SOUTH DAKOTA

ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF

AUTHORITY

TC97-035

On April 10 1997 the Pubhc Ut1ht1es Comm,ss1on (Comm1ss1on) received an apphca11on from CommCho1ce LLC (CommCho1ce) for a Certlf1ca1e of Authority 10 provide telecomriun1ca1•ons services ,n Souln Dakota The appl1ca1,on s1a1ed "CommCho1ce w,H provide telecornrnunicalions services 1nclud1ng local exchange services 1nlfaLATA services and 1n1er lATA services througn a comb1na11on of reseller and lac1l1hes-based pro;11sIornng The spec1!1c producls and services are ,n pan dependent upon resale agreements entered into w11h local exchange compan1es CommCho,ce will enter mto agreements with local exchange companies for the resale of 1elecommunica11ons services These services will be provided by the local exchange company 1n lhe same manner they have been provided In 1he pas1 ln111all y 1elecommurnca11ons services will be ottered 10 commercial and 1ndus1nal businesses located 1n South Dakota ci ties served by US WEST As resale agreemenis with othe, local exchange companies are executed , CommCho1ce wilt e1pand its service tem1ory 10 include add1honal 0 11es CommCho1ce requests a waiver from ARSD 20 10 24 02 (8) which requires tariffs and lerms c1nd cond1hons of service to be filed The cost 10 provide local exchange service cannot be esltmated until resale 1n1erconnectIon agreements between the part ies have been reached and conlracts e.1.ecuted When the specific cos1s and contrac1ua1 ar rangements are known rates and terms and cond111ons will be Med with the Comm1ss1on as required by lhe PUC "

On Aprll 10 1997 the Commission electrorncal1y uansm,ned notice of the fll1n9 and me Imerven1Ion deadline ol Apul 25 1997 o interested 1nd1v1duals and enlItIes On Apr.I 25 1997 Sout Oa~01a Inaepenoen1 Telephone Companies tSOITCl filed a pe1I11on 10 ,nteNene SOITC N1lharew 1ls 1n1erven11on on May 1 1997

At 11s regu1ar!y ed..ilea meet f19 of June 3 • 997 1 o CommlS!i 'On cons1oereo ,:cw,irnC ! request for a C81' r1,ca1e ol Au h011!~ ComM1ss1on Sta\'1 recommenaeo app,o ... al 0heCer · .c.a1e SSO!J!ant a Na!Vet' ARS0 20 T0]4 02 (- I

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rwther 1he Comm1ss1on f1nos It1aI pursuanl lo CommCho,ce s request 1he Cen1hca1e ol Author11y for CommCho1ce shall authorize 11 10 otte, I1s services In tnose areas 1n South Dakota where U S WEST Communtcattons Inc Is the incumbent local 8)1 ange camer In the future should CommCho1ce choose lo provide services state..v1de w1Ih respec1 10 rural telephone companies CommCho1ce wilt have to come before !he Comm1ss1on In another proceeding before being able to provide service In thal rural service a,ea pursuanl 10 47 U SC § 253(1J ,...h1ch allows lhe Comm1ss1on to requ ire a company thaI sc.-eks to pmv1de service ,n a rural service area 10 meet !he ,equirements In 47 US C § 21 4(e)/ 1) tor des1gnat1on as an ehg1ble telecommuntcal tons earner ln add1t1on Ihe gran1Ing of statewide cert1f1cahon will noI affecl the exemphons suspens,ons and mod1l1ca11ons for rural ·elephone companies found In 47 USC § 251(1) Sub1ec1I0 the above ltle Comm1ss1011 approves CornmCho1ce s appt1ca110n for a Cert1f1cate of Autnor1ty As the Comm1ss1on·s final dec1s1on 1n lhts matter I11s lherefore

ORDERLD that CommCho1ce·s apphcatton for a Cert1f1cate of Autho111y 10 provide local exchange services Is granted effec11ve June 10 1997 and 111s

FURTHER ORDERED thal the Comm1ss,on shall authorize CommCho1ce to offer its services In those areas 1n South Dakota where U S WEST Cornmurncat1ons Inc Is the 1ncumbenI local e.cchange carrier and 11 Is

FURTHER ORDERED lhat !he Comm1ss1on l 1nds gOOd cause to waive subparagraphs (7) (8 ) and (12) of ARSO 20 10 24 02

Dated al Pierre South Dakota lh1s ~ day of June 1997

CEATIFICA T( 0, SERVICE

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SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

CERT/FICA TE OF AUTHORITY

To Conduct Business As A Telecommunicat,ons Company W1th1n The State Of South Dakota

Aulho1 I~· was Granted June 3 1997 effec11ve June 10, 1997 DocJ.lel No TC97-035

This ,s to cemfy that

COMMCHOICE, LLC

,s authonzed to provide telecommumcat1ons services ,n South Dakota

This cer11f1catc 1s 1ssl1ed In accordance w11h SDCL 49-3 1-3 and ARSD 20 10 2'1 02 and 1s sub1ect 10 all o1 the cond1hons and hm1ta11ons contained 1n lhe rules and sta1u1es govern111g ,ts conduct o t offe11ng telecommurncatlons services

Dated a, P,errc South llakoia th,s J..R..!!::,day of ~ 1997

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600 Slevens Pon Drive . Sulle 150 • Dakota Dunes. SD 57049 • (605) 232-3062