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4IN THE MATTER OF THE JOINTPETITION FILED BY SULLY BUTTESTELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. ANDZrr t k ?ifattrt.af --.- QWESTCQRPOMTIQO\IFORQESlGNATiON AS AN ELIGIBLETELECORnMUNlCATlONSCARRIER,. ,FOR SULLY BUTTES TELEPHONECOOPERATIVE, INC. IN THE SlSSETONEXCHANGERELINQUISHMENTOFQWESTCORPORATION'S DESIGNATION ASAM ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUMlCATlONSCARRIER IN THE SlSSETONDOCKETSO. --c ---------.--, ---**.--'---XI-.I-.,*A -I-ICI.-.li-------.-- -il i Y-----BaxlE ElicUtilities Commission o f the State of South Dakota--

- .".-,.l-- ll1.R E C-E ED1wRl I-OK14 'rI If? 1'1 II31,IC' U'TI L.I'TI13S COMMISSIONOF Tl-iE STATE OF SOII-1.H DAKOTA-rib1A F'I L!k OF rrklLL S&l&gJF Z&E3'7E X f f-ZAR'GE TO Sljf,f, Y;'I fLIS ' 1 0 1 C'OOPI:KA'TJVj2,fNi*.JOINF f2ETITION FORETC TIESI GNATIONAND RELINQUiSf-IhifEV-I"I irrsuant10 47 iinited Statcs Code 214(e). 47 Codelit14:itZSI) 20: I0:32. Sully Buttes Teiephone Cooperative, 9ne. (Sullybi? igt : lii)nos an cligibic tcleeummunications carrier (ETC) withint";lflstilulcs lllcC'(Sisscton, South Dakota. exchange. Qwest Corporation. f o r i e rIl? S, WfiS*T)hIXJI INIC'A'I'IONS. INU. ("Qwest"), pursuant to 47 LJSC 214(e)(J).I20: 10:33:JX. rccliicsts that its EI'C designation arid acconiparlying.tili4111s\PCrclinqilishtxi and transferred to Sully Buttes. In supportlii cf t scst cilTi-l. the Sollowing:1. I'ursuant ti? 47 I!.S.C. 2 14(e), it is the Cotnmissiun's rc;tdcsclr t tgccurricrs (LECs) as "eligihlc telccomniunicatitrns cnrricrs'. (II'I'Csf. rrr,iicrrcis, lo dottrminc which I,liCs h a w assumed i!njvcrsfil service (c i l!fii,t i n SIIOL ILI i; cc )rdillglybe dccn edcligiblc to receive kderalAi It'u:;l ctnc clipihlc !ciecommunicntic,ns carrier i s to be designated hi- tl:c,'ict' icc; I . L ' IinI StiitcC01' SOLI IIilakotit, f lowcvcr. in the casephcrnc. ctsmpnnics." the Cornrnissiosr mayilotdesignate more than011cfirsr ti rrding[bat such additional designation would be in t21c public intcrcst.ill

5-4,LC1 I . hcgi :niug Janu;iry 1 . 1998. only telecomniunications carriers nhat have rcceit-cd dwignittror I7t'rtriii ihe C'onlmissic nto s c n e as an eligible telecomrnunicatiollis carrier within its servicertrcrt \\ill hc cligihlc to receive federal universal service suppo ?.2, On or about July 23, 1999. Sully Buttes and Qwest entered into an Agreemcrrt f ' rhsrprctrasc ;tncl Salc of Telephone Exchanges (Agreerne if)for purchase by Sully Buttcs of theS S S L 'Ilschangc,L IIBy Order dated May 23. 2000, the C'on rnissio approved said suk, Tht:pilrric.; I YlilcdCtiJoint Petition for Expedited 'cf'aivers tvitli the 1'C(." and arc awaiting n rrrt-ill ern [Itat I'ctition. Closing of' the sale will bo scheduled sorne time ctfier receipt nf the FCC3, (Jtvcsl is thc faci t i ties-based local exchange carrier prest'ntl y providing local uxcl ztngctc!i'comil unict tion:;service in thc Sisscton l schange. Qwest rcrlucstlii relincluishtncnt of i t s iSZt'G'4. f:ollowing closing of'tl esale. Sully Buttes wil1 bc the fBcilitics-b:iscci ioc;ll csci inyt*.i.-;rrrrcr-pi-cn' Cli iplocal oxchange telecnmmunicatior.rs services in Sis:st.ton, Ssii irflir;ks,ta. Suliy\ j ; t l r a ltlrcssx"is2 1 X ('ommercial Avenue. li lighmorc. Srluth Dakota 57 345: its fclcpi tmr:tlux-!);.I- is ( h 0 5 ) 852-2224.The designaled contact person is the Ckncml klnrla&rtr, R311dy it';I loti lck,- . I'hc roposctiefl'cctivc date of designation of eligiltlo tclccoxrxrt unicatir nscarrier5.srattis fbr S ill;).fiuttcs is i nrnediatelyS llol vingclosc of t l esalc, which is irllticipatcd ta hcprii rto ,t;111uar 1. 2001. Q Y L ' s will cotititii eto mect itsE1'S obligiilitsns to Ihc Sissetnn e s d l a n b ul ril h c l;ttcc crt'closing.6. 'Phc service area for which Sully Buttes seeks designationis the Sisscton I:schtngc.

6. The service area h r which Sully Buttes seeks designation is the Sissc-ton Exchange.7. The requested designation satisfies the requirennents far eligible tetecon nlunicationsdesignation under 47 C.F.R.wit11 47 C.F.R.5554.201 because Sully54.101, offers the following local exchange te'lecornntiinicatiMrvices to a11 customers throughout its service area, and will offer theSissriton Exchange:* Voice grade access to the public switched network;Local exchange service, including an amount of local usagecharges under a flat-rated local senrice package;anDual tone multi-frequency signaling;* Access to emergency services such as 91 I orsuch services have been implemented by Rob* Access to operator services;*Acccss to interexchange service;Access to directory assistance; andaToll blocking service to qualified low-income consumers.Sully Buttes will advertise the availability of its lorial exchange secral distribution throughout the Sisseton Exchange.8. Sully Buttes does not seek a waivercarrier service requirements.9. The Sisseton Exchange is not currently served by a rural tclephuac.company. Subsequent to the Commission's grautitlg of this Petition, Sullykno;s.lcdge, will be the only rural telephone company providing larnu icntionsservices in the Sisseto Exchange.3

I (I. i3nsed o n tlic Corcgning. Sull) Bunrs rcspccthlly requc:its ih:lt the Commission gemI. I t ' dcsigniuioii to S l Butteslyin the Sisseton Exchange. and Qwcsl respectfully requests f i t fits f''1'C' dusigti;l ion and nucornpa lyingus ivcssalsewice obligotil r sin tile Sissc[( t:!Iscb3tiye1.2rc!inrltrisllcd and rilnskrrcdto Sully Buttes.1)olcd tliis31 stday clf'.July, 2000.Meyer & RogersI). 0. Ros 1 1 17f'isrrc, South Dakota 3750 1Attorney for Sully Ruttcs

South Dakota Public Utilities CommissionWEEKLY FBLIINGSFor the Period of July 27, 2800 through August 2, 2008fi:you nee6 a cantpiete copy of a filing faxed, overnight expressed, or mailed to you, please confac:D t o m sKolbo within five business days of this filing. Phone: 605-773-3705 Fax: 605-773-2809CONSUMER CQMPLAiNTSCTDQ-095In the Matter sf the Complaint filed by Earl M. Briggs, Rapid City,-SouthDakota, against Starlink Communications, LLC Regarding UnauthorizpdBilling of Services.'T,l?sComplainant clain sthat he began to receive billings for service he did notMarc0 The Complainant requests credit of all charges, 1QQ0 as provccimpenaation far his time and travel expenses if required to attend a heaEir@ft & nalysl Leni Healy8kaB AttorneyA Karen CremerBefs Docketed: 07/27/00intefventian Deadline:CTOO-092NAin the Matter of the Complaint filed by Dasrell and Bette Johnson,Braokings, South Dakota, against Sprint Comn unicatisrasCompany L.P,Regarding Unautt-sorizedSwitching of Serwices and Unauthorized BiIlihq ofLong Distance Services.'The crarnplainants allege that their phone service was switched without authorization and thatthey continued to receive bills after the account had been closed. The complainants requestahet all Sprint charges are cancelled, to reinstate their good credit rating and compensatiqn of 500 00 by Sprint for the unauthorized switch if a hearing is not required. if a hearing is'heldlhey arEs requesting 1000,OO compensation to have the matter resolved.Sr8fl Pinafyst: Charlene LundStaff Attorney: Karen CremerData Dackcted: 08/01/00int n/@ntianDeadline: NACT00.095In the Matter of the Complaint filed by Terry and Reginattan Dyke, S i u xFalls, South Dakota, against Telca Long Distance Whalesale Regarding aDispute Over Raising Long Distance Telephone Rates Without-Notice.?'ha camplainants allege that they had agreed to a rate plan for telephone services and them i e tvme increased without notice, which is a vicdation of ARSD 20:10:34:10. The arnpiainantsare requesting an adjustment of 203.20 by the company which is equal to therare5 pirrlvidcdby the rate plan they had originally signed up far and a letter of apolagy,

Staff Analyst: Charlene LundStaff Attorney: Karen CremerDate Docketed: 08/01100intervention Deadline: NANATURAL GASNG98-006In the Matter of the Filing by MidAmerican Energy Company far Apvfaosu cFaWaiver of Refund Plan Relating to Kansas Ad Vialatarn Tag R@f@ doReceived from Northern Natural Gas Company,On June 18, 1998, MidAmerican Energy Company (MidAmerican) flied ,far @pya%&af &?waiver of refund plan relating to Kansas ad valorem tax refunds received from kt rihmfqNatural Gas Company (Northern) with the Commission. On August 5. 19W, Cqmmrig ri.approved MidAmerican's proposal to defer the Kansas ad walarkerntax r@fun@ ,mmliMidAmerican determines that the amount received constitutes ;3 final @fufirb f I@a flbksi * h of one year, whichever comes first. On August 26, 1999, the Commission again gf&fi!% deferral of the Northern Natural Gas Company refund with the riame conditjdn. On July \d2000 MidAmerican again filed to defer the Northern Refund until MidAm@rtea d@t%q%t'. t&g@ib rthe amount received constitutes a final refund or for a maximurrl af crns y hr,whi h#'d% 4%% f&bfirst.Staff Analyst: Dave JacobsonStaff Attorney: Karen CremerDate Filed: 07/17/00lnterventian Deadline: NA1"C00-416In the Matter of t h e Application sfTelei-gy Network Sar*vi e%,#fi6if@v tCertificate of Authority to Provide Telecornmunicatians bamicfts, in@k dwLocal Exchange Serwices, in South Dakota,Telergy Network Serviced, Inc. (Telergy)filed an applicatian with the Csmmlsssr nf*: f Certificate of Authority to provide facilities-based and resold local exchangft 8ndinterexchange telecornmu ?icationsservices within South Dakota,Staff Analyst: Heather ForneyDate Docketed: 08102108Intervention Deadline: 0811 8/00In the Matter of the Joint Petition filed by Sulty Butlt\\ -\lrsTai phar-uaCooperative, Inc. and Qwest Corporation for DwFgnotion as aa Etl{j @ks;i;Telee rnmunicationsCarrier for Sully Buttes "F!epklerraQssgs gtkag,big, 8the Sissetsn Exchange and far Relinquiskrnfi?ntaB'Q:IN Caw oti@ tF@Designation as an Eligible Tellecomrntlflljcationa Csrriar' in lib&Si%@@t@@Exchange.2

Relinquishment with the Commissioq. TheQweSt. The petitioners are simultaneously askinQ f ' ETCs designstion and accompanying universal sStaff Analyst: Keith SengerStaff Attorney: Karen CremerDate Docketed: 08/02/00hl@rver?tionDeadline: 08/18/00may subscribe or unsubschbe to the p 3

#-8-2f,q*'4REFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMiWISSIONOF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTAIN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION FILEDBY SULLY BUTTES TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. AND QWEST CORPOMTION FORDESIGNATION AS AN ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER FOR S m L YBUTTES TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. INTHE SISSETON EXCHANGE AND FOR RELINQUTSI-IMENT OF QWEST CORPORATION'S DESIGNATION AS AN ELIGIBLETELECOMMUNICATlONS CARRIER IN THESISSETON EXCHANGE.: zgj t-?JtJT%Q&g;yr"'&pk;g[p * m ,a *7.!Jockel No. ?COO-I 17'.4FFIDAViT OFRAND?' IV, HOLI'UEKSTATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA )) SS.COUNTYOFHUGHES)Randy W. Houdek, being first duly sworn, statcs that, to thc best o f hisknowledge, information and belief, the following facts arc trwt: and conset:1. Randy W. Houdek is the ge reralrnaaagcr of Sully Btrrtess ?'@Xcy.rharteCooperative, Inc, (Sully Buttes), and has served in that capacity since iWi" Mr.f-IatiCfck.l asworked at Sully Buttes since 1986, where he has scrved in various edprc,.itics pricjt tobecoming general manager.3. Sully Buttes currently owns and opcrrztcs the folluwzirrgictcphist'tc- & chasiges in the state of South Dakota: Wessingtan, Hi chcutck,Pictponr. Rasiyn (,whictrincludes Eden and Grenville), Bowdle, Roscoe, Ondca, Scncca, Rct? Elcights, 8tiarrt, tistl-rold, I-lighrnore, Wessington Springs (which includes I,ane), I,angli rd, Bxittetn (whithincludes Amherst, Kidder, Lake City, and PTortt? Britton), Octtysburg, idebirtotr,Fieveil,Tolstoy, Rosholt, 'Tulare, Onida (which includes Agar), and Sclby (\vf ictti r s l r l l t fqvnlisAkaska, and Low y).3. Sully Buttes currently provides the following SCW CCBto aEt o t' its cirsp:omers in the above listed exchanges:Voice gradc access to the pubIic switched network;3!Aj?fk,.i fk i , : ! d ? f %