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i ir) Mi6 ;4r30ricsxri nreininit~s its books and records falr

braid '~'I~zPF !may be deviations from ~nontk ia month that will not be

r.%it;~ation yrz.sca:s will not; be as time consv.rning as if a norl

icj ?"YO ~131"1"17% ~ciju~tln$rits will not be aEected by use o

itjc~?ttiia~~ d' pro fonnas ~ls ie r ,

rrnlr: cslytc prepsratism expme.

2?&t.n?e Iota1 cn:arpariy infatni~ation.

xh% co11: of sea'~lice siudgi coin use the same revenue basis an

(a) YYhiSc hfidAml;:r.ican

grcutcr' pssibility of "dooliars sIipging through t

WEE;REFIQTE, Mid Americal Energy Cornpa

Dakota, Public Utilities Garrngxrission to authorize the use of a

for i ts pqssible general rat[: increase in natural gas rales.

DATI;D *?iils 25Ih C I ~ Y Q ~ F August, 19911.

2

Staff Attorney: Ksren Crerner Staff Anaiyst: D a u ~ Jacohsnn Uaie Fileb; OS/Q'i El8 tnien~~rtl ia~r f;e~dfrne #!A

TEtECO"nli&~UMfCATiBMS

7'C88-54'7 in the MaEer of the @pli=tisn cf FIOEtlCOMM, L.C. for a Certificate of Authority to PraviG~? Yelecomn~tmira'aians Services in South Dakota

A-ppficatian by FfBERCOMr4, L C . tot. a Ceriificlate of Authority to provide local exct?&nge sewk&= tntrasiate and tnterstats long distance interexchange \atrscOmmttrrlmtit7ns aamices in the state of S ~ l ~ t h Dakota. F i%ER.CQMfvl, L. C. pr'oply!TBs ti,, provick Yntsrrlet ac1.m~~~ resaid wireless se,vlct?s, and other enhanced senrice$ tvithirt U S VEST' excf~angpits rn the state of South Dakota.

taff i.%tt~frit.,y- Cenrrors Hcrseck Stz!! !!nt+rn d2naiys9- Ky11s ' f ra~y Data FIIE~S 88i27f98 tfiie:u.e~tian Daadi~n-la Q'3i18f98

..a r. f 3 5 ~ j - . " ~ ~ ~ - 7 4 3 $2 ZQe &Aaftftt- at thc l-*ppti~i!otl~41 S~OUX. Falls Cable Television far a Certificate of

Autr?ociEy fs P~eusde Te~e~~rnrn~i,lnrcsat~ons Services in South Dakota

kt~gltrz!rorr by &abx Faris Cable *fei.f3'v'is1rrn far a Certificate of Authority to provide ?:~fis;teie ;rdzaax@hanga Befemmn-unicatiorrs services in the state of South Dakcta. % a ~ i x Fa!!$ Cabli~ Tr"!w:~mr't p r ~ p a k e s fa initially offer voice messaging and data fransn~isstm Sgr;Lr"*CE$ ZifIiZf th~reaRer an increas~rig variety or' teleccmmunicat~ons sen~xsr 38 8 J.~C:TB?"",:~&IF~S"~;~~ basts only hitially in Sioux Falls, Crooiis, Renner and f &l':!%~f 3

%?$E";.::qrnf$y ?;;i?en C{$:WQ; fj.i:;:f i;,,n;!lypi 15,?rk~gi & ; ~ C ~ ~ ~ S O E U $ j j,i*c. .fbi.ps c$~27~?5 i:+?,,i: d 3 > : 6 i h : 5 q :Qp,;gf~jzdqiJ Qs>f ?jfCiB

- ' 4 . * : $8' ;,.it t I"'4:ly"+f ;: 2 $-={:""'.% - 2 s . + . r , X * - L . C *~,-m,t:i?Siat?d by Lawn !-touse Restaurant, Spearfish, Soutn f-ji*j.fi-J ,. -#si., *+li .rJ-U- .l,rv.ii- r 5 p . P , . ; * T- I t t ~ ~ f J l k : t , ~ ~ \ i C i i t * O M ~ of :he Mtdwest, Inc., regard~ng Consumer

\-' 2 , - + r ,i 5;1*L4

*.'*. : ~ : : : ~ ~ ; ~ : & 4 ?;' r, i :;(tix &i$1;34t.: tse5%ati!;f~t-: ,is A?&X Corn~ia~nant raises a variety of 32k-&:~P A & - a+f ig~:~~-a -~ ; %",?- 8:i2z G ~ $ ~ ~ 2% f 9 , The ~",ompiarnant requests the following relief, f<f'w"::~cii5~ the fi, ";ih8= :f$b;44.: F ~ Z L ' S ~ L J ~ J : ~ ~ ~ 2nd 88'8 for realistic b~~siness losses In the - ,'

*,<, f',-,i3, 9~ 4 p-""" w " ..",!+$-% 2 * A . < a c e , *.?,t .i . ,- %,- a4't-."?* 1 i ~ : n rc?;::!i;'.c:t!ng p 3 y ; ~ ; e ~ Y F:orn .\T&T and FIRSTEL , - * . A .-.... A , " = + - * . < L <,*, - W> . ?*?.A . ,-, " - 2 5

5 ijil qlh 2 $9 1r1, the Ma'tter cf the Joint Application of Valley T~lepha Firi"r,ut~at Telepkaone Company laegarding the Sale o $;tack 'LQ Park Reg110r-i Muiual Telephone Corrrpany

'f ~i@phf>r'\s Company proposes

1s zn independent ta~leph 4,109 BE:CIESSS lines in Otte

Staff Attotrssy: Kanerr Cremer- Staff Analyji~f: Dave! Jacobson Date f:illad: 09/03!S)R Ini@fursg,\isn Dead111ne: 0914 8198

SEFQRE THE PQdB$,,lC UTILITIES Gc13PdBMKSSiON CIF THE S"IF,ATE OF SOUTH DDBhK(3TA

3% 'BkIF M44.*nER %Be"= THfi FF15LBNG BY 3 ORDER APPRO'JObLG ~4~D~4Wl~R4,Cd\iJ EgERGY GCjMFSd,Y FOR ) 8iXTENS88396 OF TEST EXTiEPiSiQN QF TEST PERIOD 1 PERIOD

1 NG884Q7

Cirr: A;l,tsc&st 25. 1998. the 8P~blic Utilities Commissisln ~Commiss~on) received a I3eB:l!cm'f~f' !%r%n'~$~sf? of Te-rst Pericrd from MidAmerican Energy C:onp~ny (MirlA111errar.1) $43 I;t :~?~b85 to r43 r?atcifi'i.i gas sewie:e it? South Dakota. AWSD 20:lO:t 3:44 requires the use of n :eat perpod rcmrj~sttng of 72 manths af act~ial experience ending no easliel' than 6 r"rz4919tPk3 P+I~OFG the date sf filir?g unless good caase fa: extension is shown, MidA~nerimn ;% ca~!'?@~iat~ng fiiing a natural ga!; rate case in November, 4 998, and has pe:itioned ti?e ~ : = D T D ~ ~ ~ ! s s I w ~ to aulhorlre th~! use af a calendar year 1997 test period as ;d basis far i%%i@$;1fshtslg its l?srnral gas ccist ~j%' service.

At its rfixplarly s@h@duleld September 10, 1998, meeting, !he Comlnissron r z ~ t l s ~ d b ~ ~ d MldAsner~can's P ~ e t i t i c l n . MidAmerican presented its arguinents in l'auor uf 4i;rarrbF"yi Pr.;ti!i@n to Coln~mtssion. Staff recornmendecl denial of the Fetil~cln, The ,!2omtai:~s~or., fcau~nd that good cause exists for extension of the test period, as requested, rot a ~~tnaaural ges rate case filing made by MidAmerimr) by Decerriber 1, 19913, The Gair?:rnssion, .with Csrnrniss~oner hlelson dissenting, voted to grant the Petition

'I"he Gc~mrnissisrr has jt~i'isdictian in this matter pursuant tc:, SDGL Chapter 149-34A cind AFtSE) 2G1:10: 1244 it is t~erei::ry

ORDEREO that MidAm~eric~iin is grantsd a waiver of ARSD 20:"t:?3:47 arid sha!.ii b$ ~liavded to ugle a 1997 Zest year for its natural gas rate case provided the filing i!; made !4y te j l~~enib~r I, 1996.

L d Dated at Pierre, South Dakots, this+'/ day of September, 1998

'1 BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION. rC)

'rltu undsrs~grtcd hereby cartlfies I'hat khlrs ~ l ~ w % t ~ ' ~ q f l t 1 as been rjerved today upon all pariles o'i 1 i;crird I r i lhi i bccbel, as I~sterl on the docltet servlcc:) trat by Ia~r~~rniIe or by first class mall, In properly srtclci:urd el iialo ,eq, vi~tt l charges prepajd Ikhereon 9 1

(C)FF!CI-:L SEAL)

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II PAM NELSON, Commissioner, dissenting

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! ctihi.%t~~~f f i i ~ ~ i ~ r fttc ;-ate ~f the rnajorrty in this decision which allows MidAmerican to use a i c ~ 'icifr :as" i5$;3? The rdc tt~u! we arc ~*elying on here must have int.ended that information tsed

k $79 %06.~ t t f ~ i* i ~ i t ~ $ kxX~;e srjnrle scanbl,ance of being current MidAmerican says it wants il calendar 6

i scss :~il;+x;:+: i!tl~! 15 h t 3 ~ 4 its boak--i are kept That is fine--except that MLidAinerican comes tcli this

i .i ,rrrtfix~~+,i~i~t Whfl r ~ ~ p f ~ ~ ~ r i l a t i ~ t ~ that It may file a gas rate case only hvo months &em the cxr~Aa ., ,. i\::;%tt -%if ~ilfctt!L:a- ye%[ IV18 Had htkiclknlerican come before this f:o~ri~ission with its tlibl i l .q t a d.rt'fsrcsnl iitnii fi.ame, its proposal may have been more believable

!he niajrl F ~ ~ S U S I I want 113 see current information iiled in this gas rate case st:ems frciin the ?ax:; :,ll8,rl $51~5 C Q I I I P R ~ T IS being bought lock, stock, and barrel by a company which proposes to ;;?v* ;L ihii:li,-il~ p,rziCCtit prcrniult~ to mak~e this purchase. Within ab~uil %Ifteen days of'the . i g - t ~ r s ~ . ! ~ ~ i ; ~ ~ i t ~ t i! i l f thi% sale, h~4tdRrncrican approaches this Coznrnission with this Petition to use i1*711 ~ i k 5 ' 4 daiit In tfclcr~~tine gas :rates 11.1 a case it Intends to file. Certainly, Mid-hencan ha:; the p!,.;t$f :O litt: L :$it!* \ ~ t : cwsc I Y ~ C I I if choolses, however, when it does so, I think it should be ezeriafs.rf ;)9'2"ir r:rrn?pfete and ~ ~ l r r a n t information to this Comrmssiorl about its financial status.

$ t : :4 22 et;prci:i!Jli true wllcn an acquisitir~n of a utility occurs. The timing of this Petition in this I r"&& if, 1 % ~ F;~V tkfd i~ i151*, ~ S I S U S ~ ~ C ~

5ife riecci ctrrssnt inforrnaiticrn in light of this acquisition of MidiAmerican so that the : <i.rtrrl-rlic:Gi;rx s;in c\*altmi~ whether or not the purchaser is intending to pass along any acqui~~itiorr ~ ; ~ % " t i f r $0 S~rtitll %li~k~ttc? conslJn:e!rs We need to see, for instance, whether this is the equiv.dc:nt cf ~ i~rs iri1~5 iarzdlotd iaisirrg tktc rcnt be f~re the new Eand!ord takes possession. Secondly, I thiillc thar tirr: ijrttcrt;sj tiits~lrciat worki~lgs nFMidP~~nesican, including executive compensation, should tlr: cil,rsl,i:ty ,icru/l:rilz~'rf In ~nakc sure South Dakota consumers are not being stuck with farewell :stock :,+?f:;~tr~'x i i r t i f rrtlritr golden parachutes

. b t l l 1 trsk. 1i7r is a full disclosure E;ICS that we as Commissioners know what is really goling on b ~ ~ i r 'The i'etl~drcn~e:at that the la$? year be no older than six months ;should be adhered to 2:t a I I dst ~ u t think thar klid.4metican has shown good cause to change that,