Procedure and Practice
DIGEST CONTENTS
PROCEDURE & PRACTICE Arbitration • Generally • Petition by Incumbent Attorney’s Fees • Generally • No Authority to Provide Appeal • Rulemaking Burden of Proof
• Generally Contract
• Protest of RFP Declaratory Orders
• Generally Discovery • Exception to ORCP 43A • Failure to Contact Other Party • Failure to Respond • Limited Disclosure • Paying for Discovery • Third Party Disclosure Dispute Resolution Document Filing • Filed on Time Estoppel/Collateral/Res Judicata
• Generally Estoppel/Equitable Evidence
• Generally Ex Parte Communications
• Generally Hearing and Rehearing • Generally • Generally-Expedited • Appearance of former PUC Employees • Failure to Appear • Interim Relief Request • Location • Reconsideration Allowed after Appeal Filed
• Request for Mitigation of Penalties Interest • Prejudgment Interest Intervenors • Intervenor Funding Jurisdiction • Abandoning Service • Adequacy of Service • Affiliated Interest Expenses • Allocation of Territory • Appeal to Circuit Court • Competitive Services • Contract Rates • Cooperative • Damages • Directory Publishing • Entities Subject to Regulation • Exemptions • Member-only Companies • Mootness • Public Utilities • PUDs/Cooperatives/Municipals • Qualifying Facilities • Radio Phones • Rate Swap Products • Specific Services • Telecommunications Service • Virtual Collocation Negotiated Agreements • Generally • Rulemaking to Define • Waiver Oral Arguments Parties • Appearance of former PUC Employees • Defendant Defined • Intervention • Party and Standing Protective Orders
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Procedure and Practice
• Generally • Modified Protective Order • Refusal to sign • Rulemaking Reconsideration • Generally • Granted Regulatory Review • Generally Rulemaking • Generally • Waiver of Rule Scope of Proceeding • Virtual Collocation Settlements/Stipulations/Mediations • Generally • Commission on Review • Stay of Order • Virtual Collocation Summary Judgment
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Procedure and Practice
PROCEDURE & PRACTICE
Arbitration
• Generally: Beaver Creek’s Notice of Adoption of YMAX/Qwest ICA, ARB 780, Order No. 07-033
• Petition by Incumbent: Qwest v. Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Company, ARB 365, Order No. 02-148
Attorney Fees • Generally: TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 • No Authority to Provide: Belozer, UC 201, Order No. 92-825
Appeal • Rulemaking: PNB v. Eachus, 107 Or. App. 539 (1991)
Burden of Proof • Generally:
PGE, Request for a General Rate Revision, Annual Adjustments to Schedule 125 and General Rate Revision relating to Port Westward, UE 180/UE 181/UE 184, Order No. 07-015 Long Butte Water System, Inc., Application for authorization to increases the company’s total annual revenues by $77,625 or 62%, UW 110, Order No. 06-027 PGE's application for order approving deferral of changes in power costs, UM 1039, Order No. 03-543 PacifiCorp, UM 995/UE 121/UC 578, Order No. 02-469 PGE (RVM Adjustment) UE 139, Order No. 02-772 PacifiCorp, UE 116, Order No. 01-846 PacifiCorp, UE 116, Order No. 01-787 PGE, UE 115, Order No. 01-777 PP&L, UE 116, Order No. 01-787 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 AT&T vs. U. S. West, UC 411, Order No. 00-211 U S West Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171 PacifiCorp-PP&L (electric service tariffs), UE 76, Order No. 90-870 PP&L (paper and pulp tariffs), UE 72, Order No. 88-299
Contracts • Protest of RFP Selection: Five Stars, Order No. 06-648
Declaratory Orders • Generally:
Carman Bultman v. Qwest, UCR 19, Order No. 03-130 Northwest Natural Gas, Declaratory Ruling, DR 23, Order No. 01-719 Northwest Natural Gas, Declaratory Ruling, DR 23, Order No. 00-306 PGE Declaratory Ruling re: CRPUD, DR 22, Order No. 99-748
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Procedure and Practice
PacifiCorp (PGE Pilot Program), DR 20, Order No. 97-408 Open Network Architecture (ONA), AR 264, Order No. 94-220 NNG, DR 11, Order No. 93-745 & 93-1273 NNG v. Oregon Steel Mills & Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, UM 367, Order No. 91-736
Discovery • Generally: MEHC Application to Acquire PacifiCorp, UM 1209, Order No. 05-1249 (Data Request - Motion to Compel) • Exception to ORCP 43A: Qwest's Investigation to Review Costs for certain UNEs, UM 1025,
Order No. 03-533 • Failure to Contact Other Party: IPCO, UE 92, ALJ Ruling • Failure to Respond:
Central Lincoln Peoples Utility District v. Verizon NW, UM 1087, Order No. 05-042 Central Lincoln Peoples Utility District v. Verizon NW, UM 1087, Order No. 04-379 ADOS v. Qwest, UC 686, Order No. 03-083 US WEST, UM 228, Order No. 90-1457 at 7, aff’d. PNB v. Katz, 121 Or. App. 48 (1993) • Limited Disclosure:
Oregon Telecom, Inc. & Unicom's Petition re: access to Unbundled local switching to serve enterprise market customers, UM 1110, Order No. 03-653 ScottishPower PacifiCorp Merger, UM 918, Order No. 99-106 Portland General Electric Customer Choice Plan, UE 102, Order No. 98-163
• Paying for Discovery: Qwest's Investigation to Review Costs for certain UNEs, UM 1025, Order No. 03-533
• Third Party Disclosure: Qwest's Investigation to Review Costs for certain UNEs, UM 1025, Order No. 03-533
Dispute Resolution
AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 Document Filing • Filed on Time:
Beaver Creek’s Notice of Adoption of YMAX/Qwest ICA, ARB 780, Order No. 07-033 Long Butte Water System, Inc., Application for authorization to increases the company’s total annual revenues by $77,625 or 62%, UW 110, Order No. 06-027 GTE Northwest, Inc., UI 61, Order No. 88-1284.
Estoppel/Collateral Estoppel/Res Judicata • Generally:
Barnes v. Parkdale Water, UC 499, Order No. 00-208 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-187 at 5-6 Sunriver Utilities Co., UW 29, Order No. 90-1413 at 12
Estoppel/Equitable Eldon W. Wilson v. Qwest Corp., UC 587, Order No. 01-1014
Evidence
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Procedure and Practice
• Generally: MEHC Application to Acquire PacifiCorp, UM 1209, Order No. 05-1249 (Data Request – Motion to Compel) Central Lincoln Peoples Utility District v. Verizon NW, UM 1087, Order No. 04-379
Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 U. S. West Service Quality Data, UM 960, Order No. 00-164 Investigation of U S West's, UM 351 Cost Studies, UM 773, Order No. 97-190 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-187 at 7
Ex Parte Communications • Generally:
PGE & PP&L, UE 115 /UE 116, Order No. 01-592 (Legality of communications between Staff and Commission) U. S. West, UT 43, Order Nos. 87-406 at 22, 87-050 and 87-094 (ex parte contacts between Commissioner and utility); see also, PNB, UI 38, Order Nos. 87-197, 87-404
Hearing and Rehearing • Generally:
U. S. West, UM 960, Order No. 00-164 Investigation of U S West's UM 351 Cost Studies, UM 773, Order No. 97-307and
Order No. 97-190 • Generally-Expedited Rosa Colquitt v NW Natural, UC 609, Order No. 01-862 • Appearance of Former PUC Employee: PGE and PacifiCorp, UE 115/116, Order No. 01-249 • Failure to Appear:
Doug Fullmer v. PGE, UCR 7, Order No. 02-669 Malcolm Medearis v. Qwest Corp., UC 542, Order No. 00-639
• Interim Relief Request: Wah Chang vs. PacifiCorp, UM 1002 Order No. 01-185 • Location:
PacifiCorp DSM, UM 564, Order No. 94-1813; but see, PNB v. Eachus, 320 Or. 557 (1995) (definition of defendant for jurisdictional purposes)
Investigation (depreciation guidelines), UM 449, Order No. 93-600 May v. PGE, UC 196, Order No. 92-1769 Rulemaking, AR 228, Order No. 90-1159 PNB (stock issuance), UF 3939, Order No. 89-414
• Reconsideration Allowed after Appeal Filed: Wah Chang v. PacifiCorp, UM 1002, Order No. 03-153
Investigation (Gas Transport Rates), UG 23, Order No. 87-803 • Request for Mitigation of Penalties
PUV v. John Rice Excavation, NC 140, Order No. 05-961
Interest • Prejudgement Interest: Metro One v. Qwest, IC 1, Order No. 03-269
Intervenors
• Intervenor Funding
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Procedure and Practice
ICNU's Request for Payment from PGE Preauthorized Matching Fund, UE 149/UE 137/UE 139/UM 1039/UE 152, Order No. 03-700 Pacific Power & Light's Application for approval of revised tariffs, UE 147, Order No. 699
Jurisdiction • Abandoning Service:
US WEST, UM 228, Order No. 90-1457, aff’d PNB v. Katz, 121 Or. App. 48 (1993) South Fork Water, Order No. 00-087
• Adequacy of Service: U S WEST’s Service Quality Reports, UM 960, Order No. 00-002 Jayson R. Jones v. U S WEST, UC 362, Order No. 98-414 Hughes v. Asotin, UC 356, Order No. 97-356 US WEST, UT 85, Order No. 89-1907 at 50
• Affiliated Interest Expenses: US WEST, UT 85, Order No. 89-1807 • Allocation of Territory:
Northwest Natural Gas, Declaratory Ruling, DR 23, Order No. 01-719 Hughes v. Asotin, UC 356, Order No. 97-356 PacifiCorp (PP&L), UA 37 and 41, Order Nos. 91-347, 91-422, 92-557,
92-1135 • Appeal to Circuit Court:
Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 PNB v. Eachus, 320 Or. 577 (1995)
• Competitive Services: AT&T Communications of the Pacific NW (Remove Conditions Placed on Certificate of Authority, UM 1138, Order No. 04-396 Investigation (Guidelines for migration of customers), UM 1070, Order No. 04-095 US WEST, UT 94, Order No. 91-100 at 8 Investigation (Gas Transport Rates), UG 23, Order No. 87-803
• Contract Rates: Pacific Power & Light Klamath Basin (PacifiCorp), UE 171, Order No. 05-726
• Cooperative: Evans Farms v. Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co., UC 547,
Order No. 00-544 • Damages:
Mike Kostrzewski v. Cascade natural Gas Corp., UC 527, Order No. 00-336 Ariela Press/Sylvia Zingeser v. USWC, UC 524, Order no. 00-324
• Directory Publishing: US WEST, UI 96, Order No. 90-1757 US WEST, UM 228, Order No. 89-1274, aff’d, PNB v. Katz, 121 Or. App. 48 (1993) US WEST, UT 85, Order No. 89-1807
• Entities Subject to Regulation: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Central Lincoln Peoples Utility District v. Verizon NW, UM 1087, Order No. 05-042
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Procedure and Practice
AT&T Communications of the Pacific NW (Remove Conditions Placed on Certificate of Authority, UM 1138, Order No. 04-396 Northwest Natural Gas, Declaratory Ruling, DR 23, Order No. 01-719 South Fork Water, Order No. 00-087
• Exemptions: Cedar Park v Salmon Valley Water Co., Order Nos. 95-1117, 96-033
• Member-only companies: Investigation into Crooked River Ranch Water Co., Order No. 03-116 • Mootness:
Cedar Park v. Salmon Valley Water Co., Order Nos. 95-1117, 96-033 Asana v. US WEST, UC 251, Order No. 94-1779 Asana v. US WEST, UC 244, Order No. 94-838 Wagner v. US WEST, UC 205, Order No. 92-1678
• Public Utilities: Northwest Natural Gas, Declaratory Ruling, DR 23, Order No. 01-719 Cedar Park v. Salmon Valley Water Co., Order Nos. 95-1117, 96-033 Hermiston Generating Co., DR 12, Order No. 94-1570
• PUD's/Cooperatives/Municipals: Central Lincoln Peoples Utility District v. Verizon NW, UM 1087, Order No. 05-042 Northwest Natural Gas, Declaratory Ruling, DR 23, Order No. 01-719 Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co (cease and desist), UM 992, Order No. 00-636 Engman v. Central Lincoln PUD, UC 209, Order No. 91-1766
• Qualifying Facilities: PUC v. Moir (Brown Bear Construction Co.), UC 236, Order No. 94-118 PEP v. PGE, UC 229, Order No. 93-1511
• Radio phones: Perkins v. CenturyTel, UC 364, Order No. 98-499 • Rate Swap Products:
PacifiCorp, UF 4020, Order No. 89-244 Cedar Park v. Salmon Valley Water Co., Order Nos. 95-1117, 96-033
• Specific Services: • Telecommunications Service:
Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 ELI/GTE, ARB 91, Order Nos. 99-218 and 99-397 (Federal/State Jurisdiction) Jayson R. Jones v. U S WEST, UC 362, Order No. 98-414 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-187 US WEST, UT 85, Order No. 89-1807
• Virtual Collocation: US WEST, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 Negotiated Agreements • Generally: Wah Chang v. PacifiCorp, UM 1002, Order No. 03-153 • Rulemaking to Define: • Waiver: MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 98-467
Oral Arguments • Rulemaking to Define:
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Procedure and Practice
Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 "Major Proceeding" for purposes of ORS 756.518(2), AR 445, Order No. 03-138.
Parties • Appearance of Former PUC Employee: PGE and PacifiCorp, UE 115/116, Order No. 01-249 • Defendant Defined: PNB v. Eachus, 320 Or. 557 (1995) (appeal issues) • Intervention:
Investigation – Implementation of ORS 757.612, UM 1169, Order No. 04-676 ICNU, Application for Intervenor Funding Precertification, UM 1095, Order No. 03-502 NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-236 PacifiCorp (revised tariff), UE 111, Order No. 00-427 PP&L and Utah P&L (merger), UF 4000, Order No. 87-1181
• Party and Standing: Carman Bultman v. Qwest, UCR 19, Order No. 03-130 NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-236 PP&L (tariff), UF 3779, Order No. 82-184 PP&L (tariff), UF 3232, Order Nos. 76-312 and 76-492
Protective Orders • Generally:
PacifiCorp (general rate case), UE 111, Order No. 00-305 U S WEST Request to Withhold from Public Disclosure, UM 960, Order Nos. 00-002, 00-164 Investigation – Universal Service, UM 731 Phase IV, Order No. 99-701 ScottishPower PacifiCorp Merger, UM 918, Order No. 99-106 NW Natural Rate Case, UG 132, Order No. 98-505 Portland General Electric Customer Choice Plan, UE 102, Order No. 98-163 PacifiCorp, UI 124, Order No. 93-400 Investigation (Portland Region EAS), UM 261, Order Nos. 91-958, 91-1140, aff’d CUB v. PUC, 128 Or. App. 650 (1994) US WEST/Freightliner Special Contract (Digicom III), UT 72, UT 79, Order No. 89-177
• Modified Protective Order: IC 1, Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. vs. Qwest Corporation, Order No. 02-289
• Refusal to Sign: UM 351, Order No. 91-500
• Rulemaking: AR 427, Order No. 02-157
Reconsideration
• Generally: Qwest’s Petition for Arbitration with Universal Telecommunications, ARB 671, Order
No. 06-229 RCC Minnesota, Inc., UM 1083/UM 1084, Order No. 06-058 and 06-057 ADOS v. Qwest, UC 686, Order No. 03-197
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Procedure and Practice
MetroOne Telecommunications, Inc v. Qwest, IC 1, Order No. 00-709 Portland General Electric (Advice No. 97-17), Order No. 98-161 Cedar Park v. Salmon Valley Water Co., Order No. 96-033
• Granted: PacifiCorp – approval of new net power costs & accounting order, UE 134/UM1047, Order No. 02-543 Investigation (Universal Service), UM 731 Phase II, Order No. 98-430
Regulatory Review • Generally: Portland General Electric Company, Order No. 99-498
Rulemaking • Generally: Triennial Review of OAR Chapter 860, Divisions 11-15, AR 252, Order No. 94-1127 • Waiver of Rule: PGE OAR 860-038-0080, Resource Policies, LC 33, Order No. 04-376
Scope of Proceeding • Virtual Collocation: U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079
Settlements/Stipulations/Mediations • Generally:
PGE’s Stock Issuance, UF 4218/Enron Stock Distribution, UM 1206, Order No. 05-1250 Qwest Corporation (Investigation for failure to file interconnection Agreements,
UM 1168, Order No. 05-783 PGE's application for order approving deferral of changes in power costs, UM 1039, Order No. 03-543 NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-507 NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-236 PacifiCorp, UM 995/UE 121/UC 578, Order No. 02-469 Cedar Park v. Salmon Valley Water Co., Order Nos. 95-1117, 96-033
• Withdrawal of Complaint – Ability to Challenge: PGE v Verizon, Order No. 04-653 • Commission on Review: PGE (general rate increase), UE 47, Order No. 87-1017 • Stay of Order: Universal Services, UM 731 Order No. 01-140 • Virtual Collocation: U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079
Summary Judgment • Generally:
MetroOne v. U S WEST, IC 1, Order No. 00-213 PGE v. OEC, UC 315, Order No. 98-055
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Consumer Complaints
DIGEST CONTENTS
CONSUMER COMPLAINTS Billing Disputes • Appropriate Tariff Schedule • Billing Credits • Billing Date • Connection of Service • Construction Charges • Divorced Spouses • Estoppel • Fraudulent Charges • Mileage Charges • Move Notification Notice after Rate Case • Nuclear Protest • Overbilling • Radio Common Carriers • Retroactive Rate Adjustment • Toll Charges • Underbilling
Collection • Conversion from One Account to Another • Partial Payment • Proof of Payment • Time Payment Agreement • Third Party Billing
Discrimination • Generally • Cease and Desist Order • Radio vs. Cellular
Disconnection • Generally • Election of Statute • Medical Certificates • Pending Resolution • Procedures
Gas Line Extension • Generally Jurisdiction • Content of Telephone Directory • Contractual Disputes • Cooperative • Damage Awards
• Debt Collection Practices • Discrimination • Easement Disputes • Pay Phone Revenue Information • Peoples Utility District • PIC Freezes • Pole Attachment • Service Disputes • Service Territory • Unpaid Toll Charges • Usury Laws
Line Extension • Generally Meter Error • Generally • Meter Misread OTAP Benefits Termination • Generally OTAP Equipment Complaints Pay Phones • Fraudulently Placed Calls • Prohibited Practices • Revenue Information • Right to Serve Location
Rates • Business vs. Residential • Deposit • Flat vs. Measured • Late Payment Charges • Special Contract
Safety Violation Service • Applicant vs. Customer Status • Call Blocking • Cash Payment Stations • Commercial and Political Accounts • Data Transmission • Discontinuation • Extension
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Consumer Complaints
• Failure to Assist Customer to Get Best Rate Schedule
• Failure to Provide Adequate Service • Impact from Unregulated Operations • Inside Wire Repair • ISDN Service • Nonessential Services/RCC • Notice of New Rates • Propane Subsidy • Providing Unauthorized Service • Public Access Lines • Receipt of Unrequested Service • Refusal to Provide to Unauthorized
Reseller • Resale of Centrex-type • Telecommunications Service Standards
Slamming • PIC Freezes Telephone Directories • Community Services Listing • Directory Listings • Inclusion of Prices • Listings Errors • Provision of Foreign Directories • TDAP Equipment Complaints • Unlisted Numbers • Yellow Pages
Utility Duties and Functions • Investigate Billing Problems • Line Extensions • Pole Attachment/Use by 3rd Party • Power Purchase from QF • Provide Adequate Service • Provide Information on Service Options • Refusal to Open Account in Individual’s
Name • Telecommunications Service Standards • Trenching and Conduit
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Consumer Complaints
CONSUMER COMPLAINTS Billing Disputes
• Appropriate Tariff Schedule: PGE, DR 28, Order No. 02-121 Connors v. Parkdale Water Co., UCR 6, Order No. 02-673 Jayson R. Jones v. U S WEST, UC 362, Order No. 98-414 Templeton v. PacifiCorp, UC 290, Order No. 96-002
• Billing Credits: PGE, DR 28, Order No. 02-121 • Billing Date: Gordon Enterprises v. US WEST, UC 211, Order No. 92-564 • Connection of Service:
Connors v. Parkdale Water Co., UCR 6, Order No. 02-673 Doug Fullmer v. PGE, UCR 7, Order No. 02-669 Crawford v U S WEST, UC 291, Order No. 96-095
• Construction Charges: Connors v. Parkdale Water Co., UCR 6, Order No. 02-673 National Computer Solutions (Donald Evans) v. U S WEST, UC 314, Order No. 97-195
• Divorced Spouses: Pruitt v. PGE, UC 185, Order No. 91-755 • Estoppel:
Doug Fullmer v. PGE, UCR 7, Order No. 02-669 Toon v. PP&L, UC 139, Order No. 90-236
• Fraudulent Charges: Heinzman v. GTE, UC 190, Order No. 92-022 Thompson v. PNB, UC 104, Order No. 88-1253
• Mileage Charges: Debates v. GTE, UC 230, Order No. 94-589 • Move Notification: Bailey v. PGE, UC 663, Order No. 02-319 • Notice after Rate Case: Calvert v. Qwest, UCB 4, Order No. 02-761 • Nuclear Protest: Nepom v. PGE, UF 3802, Order No. 82-577 • Overbilling:
PGE, DR 28, Order No. 02-121 Rosa Colquitt v NW Natural, UC 609, Order No. 01-862 Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. (cease and desist), UM 992, Order No. 00-636 Marie Richter v. Northwest Natural Gas, UC 526, Order No. 00-422 Mary H. Jackson v. U S WEST, UC 373, Order No. 99-040 Maloney v. PP&L, UC 318, Order No. 97-259 Arnold v. U S WEST, UC 246, Order No. 96-140 Donaca v. GTE, UC 242, Order No. 94-1175 Heritage Seedlings v. PGE, UC 216, Order No. 92-1114 Playford v. PP&L, UC 49, Order No. 85-1154
• Radio Common Carriers: Hughes v. Asotin, UC 356, Order No. 97-356 Western Radio Serivces v. US WEST, UC 191, Order Nos. 93-1040 and 93-1542
• Retroactive Rate Adjustment: PGE, DR 28, Order No. 02-121
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Consumer Complaints
Belozer Poultry Farms v. PGE, UC 201, Order No. 92-825 • Toll Charges:
Poplar Assemby of Pahlavi v. Qwest, UC 641, Order No. 02-328 Armstrong v. Qwest, UC 683, Order No. 02-487 Jayson R. Jones v. U S WEST, UC 362, Order No. 98-414
• Underbilling: PGE, DR 28, Order No. 02-121 May v. PGE, UC 196, Order Nos. 92-1168 and 92-1769 Stadeli v. PGE, UC 206, Order No. 92-1719 Young v. NNG, UC 176, Order No. 91-276 Toon v. PP&L, UC 139, Order No. 90-236 Mattox v. PGE, UC 36, Order No. 85-196
Collection
• Conversion from One Account to Another: Urquhart v. PGE, UC 647, Order No. 02-162 Doug Fullmer v. PGE, UCR 7, Order No. 02-669
Mongeon v. NNG, UC 138, Order No. 90-1735 • Partial Payment: Houston v. US WEST, UC 175, Order No. 91-895 • Proof of Payment:
Doug Fullmer v. PGE, UCR 7, Order No. 02-669 Pfluke v. PGE, UC 99, Order No. 88-895
• Time Payment Agreement: PGE, UM 1105, Order No. 03-509 PGE, DR 28, Order No. 02-121 Doug Fullmer v. PGE, UCR 7, Order No. 02-669
Johnson v. NNG, UC 243, Order No. 94-1048 • Third Party Billing: Steiger v. PGE, UC 591, Order No. 01-763
Damages
• Monetary Damages Schaefer and Freitag v. CenturyTe, UC 569, Order No. 01-157. See also Order Nos. 84-042, 92-352, and 00-336.
Discrimination
• Generally: PGE, DR 28, Order No. 02-121 Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. (cease and desist), UM 992, Order No. 00-636 Mary H. Jackson v. U S WEST, UC 373, Order No. 99-040 Historic Kenton Hotel v. PGE, UC 320, Order No. 97-249 May v. PGE, UC 196, Order Nos. 92-1168 and 92-1769 Belozer Poultry Farms v. PGE, UC 201, Order No. 92-825 Sunitsch v. Telephone Utilities of Oregon, UC 126, Order Nos. 89-838 and 89-1443 Wheeler v. NNG, UC 100, Order No. 88-879 Time O’ Day v. PNB, UC 90, Order No. 87-1254
• Cease and Desist Order:
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Consumer Complaints
Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co., UM 992, Order No. 00-636 Shared Communications Services v. U S WEST, UC 304, Order
No. 97-010 • Radio vs. Cellular: Western Radio Services v. US WEST, UC 191, Order Nos. 93-1040 and
93-1542 Disconnection
• Generally: Rosa Colquitt v NW Natural, UC 609, Order No. 01-862
• Election of Statute: Portland General Electric Company, UM 989, Order No. 01-152
• Medical Certificates: Asana v. US WEST, UC 251, Order No. 94-1779 Johnson v. NNG, UC 243, Order No. 94-1048 Bridges v. NNG, UC 168, Order No. 90-1568 Saloum v. PGE, UC 118, Order No. 88-1437 Flynn v. NW Natural, UC 615, Order No. 01-1054
• Pending resolution: Dolores Aquino v PGE, UC 623, Order No. 01-854 Dolores Aquino v PGE, UC 923, Order No. 01-811
• Procedures: Grandfathers LLC v. Qwest, UC 681, Order No. 02-313 Rosa Colquitt v NW Natural, UC 609, Order No. 01-862 Champion v. Northwest Natural Gas, UC 310, Order Nos. 97-055 and 97-081 Saloum v. PGE, UC 118, Order No. 88-1437 Wheeler v. NNG, UC 100, Order No. 88-879 Wright v. Cascade Natural Gas, UC 82, Order No. 87-494
Expedited Hearings (Restored or continued service)
• Rosa Colquitt v NW Natural UC 609, Order No. 01-862 • Matthew Kozak v Qwest, UCR 5, Order No.
Gas Line Extension
• Generally: Poplar Assembly v. Qwest, UC 641, Order No. 02-328 Bailey v. PGE, UC 663, Order No. 02-319 Gilstrap v. NNG, UC 197, Order No. 92-352 Grant v. NNG, UC 110, Order No. 88-1078
Jurisdiction
• Content of Telephone Directory: Time O’ Day v. US WEST, UC 116, Order No. 88-1368 • Contractual Disputes:
Belnap v. Idaho Power Company, UC 679, Order No. 02-486 Intelli-Com Inc. v. GTE, UC 255, Order Nos. 95-288 and 96-019 Blok v. NNG, UC 215, Order No. 92-961
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Consumer Complaints
Gilstrap v. NNG, UC 197, Order No. 92-352 • Damage Awards:
Mattox v. PGE, UC 36, Order No. 85-196 Pacific Parts v. PNB, UC 15, Order No. 84-042
• Debt Collection Practices: Lewis v. US WEST, UC 204, Order No. 92-965 • Discrimination: Time O’ Day v. PNB, UC 90, Order No. 87-1254 • Easement Disputes: Butler v. PNB, UC 97, Order No. 88-336 • Pay Phone Revenue Information: Intelli-Com, Inc. v. GTE, UC 235, Order No. 94-918 • Peoples Utility District: Engman v. Central Lincoln PUD, UC 209, Order No. 91-1766 • PIC Freezes: Tel-Save v. U S WEST, UC 359, Order Nos. 99-041 and 98-436 • Pole Attachment: Electric Light Wave v. GTE, UC 217, Order No. 92-1127 • Service Disputes:
Hughes v. Asotin, UC 356, Order No. 97-356 Wheeler v. NNG, UC 100, Order No. 88-879
• Service Territory: Hughes v. Asotin, UC 356, Order No. 97-356 • Unpaid Toll Charges: Jayson R. Jones v. U S WEST, UC 362, Order No. 98-414 • Usury Laws: Lewis v. US WEST, UC 204, Order No. 92-965
Line Extension
• Generally: Charles & Kathy Rosson vs. Qwest Corporation, UC 566, Order No. 01-329 Ray Fisher v. US WEST, UC 339, Order No. 98-234
Meter Error
• Generally: Maloney v. PP&L, UC 318, Order No. 97-259 Stadeli v. PGE, UC 206, Order No. 92-1719 May v. PGE, UC 196, Order Nos. 92-1168 and 92-1769 Martinez v. NNG, UC 173, Order No. 91-1826 Phillips v. NNG, UC 128, Order No. 89-1460 Smart v. PGE, UC 119, Order No. 89-039 Ballou v. CP National, UC 92, Order No. 88-574
• Meter Misread: Saxon v NNG, UC 25, Order No. 84-570 Oregon Telephone Assistance Program (OTAP) Benefits Termination
• Generally: OTAP Benefits of Phyllis Fasciani, AP 1, Order No. 97-421 OTAP Equipment Complaints
PUC v. Corina Lowell, TT 1, Order No. 00-519 Pay Phones
• Fraudulently Placed Calls: Heinzman v. GTE, UC 190, Order No. 92-022 • Prohibited Practices: Rio Communications Inc v. Qwest Corp., IC 2, Order No. 00-723 • Revenue Information: Intelli-Com v. GTE, UC 235, Order No. 94-918 • Right to Serve Location: Intelli-Com. v. GTE, UC 255, Order No. 95-288, Order No. 95-429
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Rates
• Business v. Residential: Miller v. US WEST, UC 227, Order No. 93-1052 Wagner v. US WEST, UC 205, Order No. 92-1678 Houston v. US WEST, UC 175, Order No. 91-895
• Deposit: Grandfathers v. Qwest, UC 681, Order No. 02-313 Krebs v. PNB, UC 85, Order No. 87-570
• Flat v. Measured: Donaca v. GTE, UC 242, Order No. 94-1175 • Late Payment Charges:
LICU v PGE & PP&L., UC 141, Order No. 94-1472 Gordon Enterprises v. US WEST, UC 211, Order No. 92-564
• Special Contract: Wah Chang v. PacifiCorp, UM 1002, Order No. 03-153 Wah Chang v. PacifiCorp, UM 1002, Order No. 01-873
Safety Violation
• Carman Bultman v. Qwest, UCR 19, Order No. 03-130 Service
• Applicant v. Customer Status: Saloum v. PGE, UC 118, Order No. 88-1437 • Call Blocking:
U S WEST Service to Mercy Medical Investigation, UM 928, Order No. 99-187 Mary H. Jackson v. U S WEST, UC 373, Order No. 99-040 Maydak v. AT&T, UC 245, Order No. 94-1054
• Cash Payment Stations: CUB v. US WEST, UC 164, Order No. 91-1013 • Commercial and political Accounts: Krebs v. PNB, UC 85, Order No. 87-570 • Data Transmission:
Arnold v. U S WEST, UC 246, Order No. 96-140 Arnold v. US WEST, UC 232, Order No. 94-424
• Discontinuation: Mongeon v. NNG, UC 138, Order No. 90-1735 • Extension: Hughes v. Asotin, UC 356, Order No. 97-356
Ray Fisher v. US WEST, UC 339, Order No. 98-234 • Failure to Assist Customer to Get Best Rate Schedule:
Armstrong v. Qwest, UC 683, Order No. 02-487 Historic Kenton Hotel v. PGE, UC 320, Order No. 97-249
• Failure to Provide Adequate Service: U S WEST Service to Mercy Medical Investigation, UM 928, Order No. 99-187 National Computer Solutions (Donald Evans) v. U S WEST, UC 314, Order No. 97-195 U S WEST Quality of Service Investigation, UM 867, Order Nos. 87-411, 87-464, 98-035
• Impact from Unregulated Operations: Northland Cable Television v. People’s Telephone Co., UC 186, Order Nos. 92-005 and
92-446 Hughes v. Asotin, UC 356, Order No. 97-356
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• Inside Wire Repair: Arnold v. U S WEST, UC 246, Order No. 96-140 Saginaw Park v. U S WEST, UC 233, Order No. 94-730
Arnold v. U S WEST, UC 232, Order No. 94-424 • ISDN Service: Planet Access Inc v. Verizon Northwest Inc. (complaint
denied), UC 525, Order No. 00-480 • Nonessential Services/RCC: In re: U S WEST, UC 234, Order No. 94-923 • Notice of New Rates: Belozer Poultry Farm v. PGE, UC 201, Order No. 92-825 • Propane Subsidy:
Blok v. NNG, UC 215, Order No. 92-961 Gilstrap v. NNG, UC 197, Order No. 92-352
• Providing Unauthorized Service: Astley v. National Telephone Co., UC 157, Order No. 90-147 • Public Access Lines: Intelli-Com Inc.v. GTE, UC 255, Order No. 95-288 (currently on
reconsideration) • Receipt of Unrequested Service: Rains & Assoc. v. US WEST, UC 177, Order No. 91-897 • Refusal to Provide to Unauthorized Reseller: Meier & Frank v. PNB, UC 91, Order No. 88-009 • Resale of Centrex-type: Enhanced Telemanagement v. US WEST, UC 214, Order No. 92-810 • Telecommunications Service Standards:
U S WEST Service Quality Reports, UM 960, Order No. 00-002 U S WEST Service Quality Investigation, UM 867, Order No. 98-035 Service Quality Rules, AR 316/AR 322, Order No. 96-332
Slamming
• PIC Freezes: Tel-Save v. U S WEST, UC 359, Order Nos. 99-041 and 98-436
Telephone Directories • Community Services listing: Time O’ Day v. PNB, UC 116, Order No. 88-1368 • Directory Listings: Dolan v. U S WEST, UC 461, Order No. 00-105 • Inclusion of Prices: Time O’ Day v. PNB, UC 117, Order No. 88-1493 • Listing Errors: John Michael Dolan v. USWC, UC 461, Order no. 00-105 • Provision of Foreign Directories: CUB v. PNB, UC 164, Order No. 91-1013 • Unlisted Numbers: Frizzell v. PNB, UC 105, Order No. 88-770 • Yellow Pages: Miller v. U S WEST, UC 227, Order No. 93-1052
Utility Duties and Functions
• Investigate Billing Problems: Marie Richter v. Northwest Natural Gas, UC 526, Order No. 00-422 U S WEST Service Quality Investigation, UM 867, Order No. 98-035 Heinzman v. GTE, UC 190, Order No. 92-022
• Line Extension (electric): Richardson v. PP&L, UC 376 Order Nos. 99-246 and 99-407 • Pole Attachment/Use by 3rd Party:
CLPUD v. Verizon Northwest, Inc. UM 1087, Order No. 05-583 Electric Light Wave v. GTE, UC 217, Order No. 92-1127
• Power Purchase from QF: PEP v. PGE, UC 229, Order No. 93-1151
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• Provide Adequate Service: U S WEST Service Quality Reports, UM 960, Order No. 00-002 National Computer Solutions (Donald Evans) v. U S WEST, UC 314, Order No. 97-195 U S WEST Quality of Service Investigation, UM 867, Order Nos. 87-411, 87-464, 98-035
• Provide Information on Service Options: Heritage Seedlings v. PGE, UC 216, Order No. 92-1114 Belozer Poultry Farms v. PGE, UC 201, Order No. 92-825 Rains & Assoc. v. U S WEST, UC 177, Order No. 91-897
Sunitsch v. Telephone Utilities of Oregon, UC 126, Order Nos. 89-838 and 89-1443 • Refusal to Open Account in Individual’s Name: Kelly v. NNG, UC 208, Order No. 92-299 • Telecommunications Service Standards:
U S WEST Service Quality Reports, UM 960, Order No. 00-002 Service Quality Rules, AR 316/AR 322, Order No. 96-332 U S WEST Quality of Service Investigation, UM 867, Order Nos. 87-411, 87-464, 98-035
• Trenching and Conduit: Childers & Wood v. Qwest, UC 657/UC 667, Order No. 02-556
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DIGEST CONTENTS
ENERGY Affiliated Interest • Participation in Auction • Transfer Pricing Policy Alternative Form of Regulation Automatic Adjustment Clauses • Earnings Review • Energy Cost Clauses • Gas Costs Adjustment Clauses
Cogeneration • Avoided Costs in QF Contracts • Legally Enforceable Obligations under
PURPA • PURPA Restrictions • Rates • Recovery of Power Purchases • Reformation of PURPA Contracts • Required Purchases from QF • Separate Customer Class Competitive Bidding • Policy Guidelines Competition Restructing • Transition Costs Conservation • Accounting for Conservation Programs • Cost-Effectiveness • Cost Recovery • Decoupling Policy • Decoupling Implementation • Demand-Side Management • Fuel Switching • Least Cost Planning • Performance-Based Incentives • Program Expenses
• Weatherization Programs Cooperatives • Jurisdiction over Rates for Pole Attachments Deferred Accounting • Amortization • Generally • Property Taxes Definitions • Conservation • Decoupling • Decommissioning • Direct Access • Direct Access Eligible Customers • Fuel Switching • Least Cost Planning • ORS 758.435 • Portfolio Eligible Customers • Public Utility Direct Access Discrimination • Customer Classes • Discount Power Contracts • Discrimination • Special Rates Eminent Domain • Generally File and Suspend Statutes Franchise Fees & Other Charges • Generally Jurisdiction
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• Cooperative Rates for Pole Attachments • Sale of Electricity for Resale • Sale of Steam for Resale • Service Termination by PUD Merger and Sale • Burden of Proof • Effect of Approval on Exchange Credits • Procedure/General Considerations • Public Interest • Sale of Assets-Transfer of Territory • Standard of Review of Merger • Standard of Review of Sale Nuclear Energy • Decommissioning • Funding Operating Expenses • Abandoned Plant • Advertising • Charitable Contributions • Customer Service • Dues • Gas Purchaser • Insurance • Membership and Dues • Operation and Maintenance • Power Costs • Salaries and Wages • Taxes Pilot Program – Direct Access Portfolio • Generally Portfolio Power Costs Prudence Review Rate Base • Exclusion of Imprudently Incurred Expenses • Prudency of Decisions
• Test Year • Used or Useful • Value of Property Rate Cases by Energy Utility Rates • Anti-bypass Rate Discounts • Gas Rate Design • Gas Transportation • Interim Rates • Rate Design
o Account Service Charge o Inclusion of Externalities o Inverted Rate Design o Marginal Costs o Power Factor Requirements o Rate Classification Criteria o Rate Spread o Rate to Increase Consumption o Residential Discounting o Special Service Contracts
• Long-run Incremental Cost Study • Reasonableness • Required by Hydro License Renewable Energy • Policy Guidelines Restructuring Policies • Generally • Stranded Investment Retroactive Ratemaking • Earnings Review in Automatic Adjustment
Clause Return • Basis for Computation • Earnings Test-Selecting Point in Range • Guarantee of Return
• Rate of Return and Capital Structure • Reasonableness of Return • Tax Effects on Required Rate of Return
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Revenues • Gain from Sale of Plant • Late Payment Fees • Special Sales • Weather Normalization Safety Compliance • Electric • Gas • Tree Trimming Sale of Assets • Generally • Generating Facilities Service • Load Curtailment/Long-Term Shortage • Safety Violations • Special Contracts • Terms and Conditions • Underbilling Territory Allocation Transfer by Agreement
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ENERGY
(Electricity and Natural Gas)
Affiliated Interest • General:
PacifiCorp – approval of new net power costs & accounting order, UE 134/UM1047, Order No. 02-543
• Participation in Auction: PGE Customer Choice Plan, UE 102, Order No. 99-765 • Transfer Pricing Policy: Northwest Natural Gas Co, UI 149, Order No. 96-100
Alternative Form of Regulation
• PacifiCorp, UE 94, Order No. 97-371 Automatic Adjustment Clauses
• Earnings Review: PGE’s Application for a Hydro Generation Power Cost Adjustment Mechanism, UE 165,
and Application for Deferral of Costs and Benefits Due to Hydro Generation Variance, UM 1187, Order No. 05-1261
Purchased Gas Adjustments Rulemaking, AR 357, Order No. 99-284 Purchased Gas Adjustments, UM 903, Order No. 99-272
• Energy Cost Clauses: PGE, Request for a General Rate Revision, Annual Adjustments to Schedule 125 and General Rate Revision relating to Port Westward, UE 180/UE 181/UE 184, Order No. 07-015 PGE’s Application for a Hydro Generation Power Cost Adjustment Mechanism, UE 165,
and Application for Deferral of Costs and Benefits Due to Hydro Generation Variance, UM 1187, Order No. 05-1261
PGE (general rate increase), UE 47, Order No. 87-1017 • Gas Costs Adjustment Clauses:
Purchased Gas Adjustments, UM 903, Order No. 99-272 Investigation (purchases by local distribution companies), UG 73, Order No. 89-1046
Bonneville Power – Residential Exchange
• Reduction of Risk Discount – PacifiCorp: Investigation Regarding Subscription Power, UM 926, Order No. 04-291.
• Cogeneration
• Avoided Costs in QF Contracts: CP National Co. (general rate increase), UE 54 et al., Order Nos. 87-759 and 87-860; PGE v. OEC, UC 315, Order No. 98-055
• Legally Enforceable Obligations under PURPA: PGE v. OEC, UC 315, Order No. 98-055. • PURPA Restrictions: Snow Mtn Pine Co. v. CP Natl, UM 11, Order No. 88-1419, see also,
Water Power Co. v. PacifiCorp, 99 Or. App. 125 (1989) • Rates: CP National Co. (general rate increase), UE 54 et al., Order Nos. 87-759 and 87-860
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• Recovery of Power Purchases: CP National Co. (general rate increase), UE 54 et al, Order Nos. 87-759 and 87-860
• Reformation of PURPA Contracts: PGE v. OEC, UC 315, Order No. 98-055 • Required Purchases from QF: PEP v. PGE, UC 236, Order No. 94-1118 • Separate Customer Class: Investigation (gas transportation rates), UG 23, Order No. 87-803
Competitive Bidding
• Policy Guidelines: Investigation (competitive bidding), UM 316, Order No. 91-1383 Competition Restructuring
• Transition Costs: Investigation (Stranded costs), UM 834, Order No. 98-353 Conservation
• Accounting for Conservation Programs: PP&L (deferred accounting), UM 171 et al., Order No. 89-1700
• Cost-Effectiveness: Investigation (conservation), UM 551, Order No. 94-590 Rulemaking to implement SB 544, AR 280, Order No. 94-075
• Cost Recovery: PacifiCorp Cost Recovery and Incentive Mechanisms, UM 768, Order No. 97-381
PacifiCorp for Approval of Cost Recovery and Incentive Mechanisms for Acquisition of DS Resources, UM 564, Order No. 95-800
• Decoupling Policy: Investigation (conservation incentives), UM 409, Order No. 92-1673 • Decoupling Implementation:
NW Natural, UG 143, Order No. 02-634 PGE, UE 126, Order No. 02-633 PacifiCorp (general rate increase), UE 94, Order No. 96-175 PGE (general rate increase -- Trojan), UE 88, Order No. 95-322 at 13
• Demand-Side Management: Generally: Investigation (conservation incentives), UM 409, Order No. 92-1673 Bidding Procedures: Investigation (competitive bidding), UM 316, Order No. 91-1383
• Fuel Switching: Rulemaking to Implement SB 544, AR 280, Order No. 94-075 • Least Cost Planning:
Build v. Buy: Investigation (1992 Energy Policy Act), UM 573, Order Nos. 93-1491 and 94-1611
Cost Effectiveness Calculations: Investigation, UM 551, Order No. 94-590 Generic Procedures/Policies: Investigation (least cost planning), UM 180, Order No. 89-
507 Renewable Resource Development: Investigation, UM 550, Order No. 94-727 Effect on Future Ratemaking: NNG, LC 3, Order No. 91-822 External Costs: Investigation, UM 424, Order No. 93-695 Plans Acknowledged:
LC 21 Portland General Electric, Order No. 99-436 LC 22 PacifiCorp, Order No. 99-279 LC 20 Cascade Natural Gas, Order No. 98-104
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LC 18 WPNG, Order No. 97-422 LC 16 PP&L, Order No. 97-075 LC 17 Northwest Natural Gas, Order No. 96-219 LC 14. Idaho Power Co., Order No. 95-1387 LC 13: PP&L, Order No. 95-784 LC 11: Cascade Natural Gas, Order No. 94-1569 LC 10: Northwest Natural Gas, Order No. 94-632 LC 12: PP&L, Order No. 94-206 LC 9: Idaho Power, Order No. 93-1343 LC 8: WPNG, Order No. 93-1093 LC 7: PGE, Order No. 93-804 LC 6: PP&L, Order No. 93-206 LC 4: Idaho Power, Order No. 92-302 LC 5: Cascade Natural Gas, Order No. 91-1771 LC 2: PGE, Order No. 91-1552 LC 3: Northwest Natural Gas, Order No. 91-822
Plans Acknowledged: LC 1: PP&L, Order No. 90-1658
Plans Not Acknowledged: LC 19 Idaho Power Company, Order No. 98-254
• Performance-based Incentives: Generally: Investigation (conservation incentives), UM 409, Order No. 92-1673 PGE’s SAVE Program: PGE (general rate increase), UE 79, Order No. 91-98
• Program Expenses: PP&L (deferred accounting), UM 171, Order No. 89-1700 • Weatherization Programs: PP&L (super good cents tariffs), UE 83, Order No. 92-1604
Cooperatives
NW Natural Gas Company, Declaratory Ruling, DR 23, Order No. 01-719 • Jurisdiction over Rates for Pole Attachments: Falcon Cable v. Lane Electric Cooperative,
UC 329, Order No. 97-438 Deferred Accounting
• Amortization: PacifiCorp, UE 121/UE 127, Order No. 02-853
• Generally: ICNU & CUB v. PacifiCorp dba Pacific Power & Light, UCB 5, Order No. 03-534 Utility Reform Project v. PGE, UCB 13, Order No. 03-401 PacifiCorp, UM 995/UE 121/UC 578, Order No. 02-469 Applications, UM 148 to 153, Order No. 88-011 Complaint of Utility Reform Project vs. PUC, UCB 13, Order No. 03-401
• Property Taxes: Measure 5 Property Tax Recalculation, UM 374, Order No. 94-1687 Definitions
• Conservation: Rulemaking to Implement SB 544, AR 280, Order No. 94-075 • Decoupling: NW Natural, UG 143, Order No. 02-634
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PGE, UE 126, Order No. 02-633 PGE (general rate increase - Trojan), UE 88, Order No. 95-322 at 13
• Decommissioning: PGE (general rate increase - Trojan), UE 88, Order No. 95-322 at 55 • Direct Access:
SB 1149: Rulemaking to Implement SB 1149, AR 380, Order No. 01-072 PGE Customer Choice Plan, UE 102, Order No. 99-033
• Direct Access Eligible Customers: SB 1149: Rulemaking to Implement SB 1149, AR 380, Order No. 01-072 PGE Customer Choice Plan, UE 102, Order No. 99-378
• Fuel Switching: Rulemaking to Implement SB 544, AR 280, Order No. 94-075 • Least Cost Planning:
PGE OAR 860-038-0080 Resource Policies, LC 33, Order No. 04-375 Investigation, UM 180, Order No. 89-507 at 2
• ORS 758.435: SB 1149: Rulemaking to Implement SB 1149, AR 380, Order No. 01-072 Central Lincoln Peoples’ Utility District, UA 58/UA 60, Order No. 98-546
• Portfolio Eligible Customers: SB 1149: Rulemaking to Implement SB 1149, AR 380, Order No. 01-072 PGE Customer Choice Plan, UE 102, Order No. 99-378
• Public Utility: Hermiston Generating Co., DR 12, Order No. 94-1570 • Rate Shock: PGE, UE 115, Order No. 01-998
Discrimination
• Customer Classes: NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-236 PacifiCorp (PGE Pilot Program), DR 20, Order No. 97-408 Investigation (gas transport rates), UG 23, Order No. 87-803
• Discount Power Contracts: NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-236 PP&L (general rate case), UE 76, Order No. 92-1128 PP&L (paper and pulp tariffs), UE 72, Order No. 88-898; PacifiCorp (PGE Pilot Program), DR 20, Order No. 97-408 NNG (Chase Gardens), DR 11, Order No. 93-1273, upheld, 131 Or App 602 (1994) Special Rates: PacifiCorp (PGE Pilot Program), DR 20, Order No. 97-408 PGE (general rate case), UE 47, Order No. 87-1017.
• Discrimination NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-236
• Special Rates NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-236
Eminent Domain
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• Generally: Emerald PUD v. PacifiCorp, 100 Or. App. 79 (1990), recon., 101 Or. App. 48 (1990)
File and Suspend Statutes
• Generally: ICNU & CUB v. PacifiCorp dba Pacific Power & Light, UCB 5, Order No. 03-534
Franchise Fees and Other Charges • Generally: Rulemaking, AR 329, Order No. 98-125
Jurisdiction
• Cooperatives’ Rates for Pole Attachments: Falcon Cable v. Lane Electric Cooperative, UC 329, Order No. 97-438
• Sale of Electricity for Resale: Hermiston Generating Co., DR 12, Order No. 94-1570 • Sale of Steam for Resale: Hermiston Generating Co., DR 12, Order No. 94-1570 • Service Termination by PUD: Engman v. Central Lincoln PUD, UC 209, Order No. 91-1766
Merger and Sale
• Burden of Proof: Portland General Electric Sale of Colstrip, Order No. 00-111 PacifiCorp and Utah Power (merger), UF 4000, Order No. 88-767 at 9`
• Effect of Approval on exchange credits: MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company(Application to Acquire PacifiCorp), UM 1209, Order No. 06-082 PacifiCorp and Utah Power (merger), UF 4000, Order No. 88-767
• Procedure/General Considerations: MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company(Application to Acquire PacifiCorp), UM 1209, Order No. 06-082 PGE’s Stock Issuance, UF 4218/Enron Stock Distribution, UM 1206, Order No. 05-1250 Sierra Pacific Resources/Portland General Electric (merger), UM 967, Order No. 00-702 ScottishPower/PacifiCorp (merger), UM 918, Order No. 99-616 PacifiCorp and Utah Power (merger), UF 4000, Order No. 88-767
• Public Interest: MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company(Application to Acquire PacifiCorp), UM 1209, Order No. 06-082 PGE’s Stock Issuance, UF 4218/Enron Stock Distribution, UM 1206, Order No. 05-1250 Portland General Electric Sale of Colstrip, Order No. 00-111 Sierra Pacific Resources/Portland General Electric (merger), UM 967, Order No. 00-702 ScottishPower/PacifiCorp (merger), UM 918, Order No. 99-616 Washington Water Power, Sierra Pacific, UM 696, Order No. 95-635 CP National/Washington Water Power, UA 39, Order No. 91-671
• Sale of Assets-Transfer of Territory: Portland General Electric Sale of Colstrip, Order No. 00-111
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Sierra Pacific Resources/Portland General Electric (merger), UM 967, Order No. 00-702
CP National/Oregon Trail Electric Co-Op, UP 43, Order No. 88-1362 • Standard of Review of Sale:
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company(Application to Acquire PacifiCorp), UM 1209, Order No. 06-082 PGE’s Stock Issuance, UF 4218/Enron Stock Distribution, UM 1206, Order No. 05-1250 In the Matter of a Legal Standard for Approval of Mergers, UM 1001, Order No. 01-778 Sierra Pacific Resources/Portland General Electric (merger), UM 967, Order No. 00-702 ScottishPower/PacifiCorp (merger), UM 918, Order No. 99-616 Washington Water Power, Sierra Pacific, UM 696, Order No. 95-635 Pacificorp and Utah Power (merger), UF 4000, Order No. 88-767 at 8 Standard of Review of Merger: MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company(Application to Acquire PacifiCorp), UM 1209, Order No. 06-082 Portland General Electric Sale of Colstrip, Order No. 00-11
Nuclear Energy
• Decommissioning: PGE, Request for a General Rate Revision, Annual Adjustments to Schedule 125 and General Rate Revision relating to Port Westward, UE 180/UE 181/UE 184, Order No. 07-015 PGE (general rate case - Trojan), UE 88, Order No. 95-322 at 55
• Funding: PGE, Request for a General Rate Revision, Annual Adjustments to Schedule 125 and General Rate Revision relating to Port Westward, UE 180/UE 181/UE 184, Order No. 07-015 PGE (general rate case - Trojan), UE 88, Order No. 95-322 at 57; PGE (general rate increase), UE 79, Order No. 91-186 at 20
Operating Expenses
• Abandoned Plant: PGE (general rate increase), UE 47, Order No. 87-1017 • Advertising:
Generally: NNG (general rate increase), UG 132, Order No. 99-697 PGE (general rate increase), UE 79, Order No. 91-186 at 17 NNG (general rate increase), UG 81/84, Order Nos. 89-1372 and 90-155
Marketing of Non-utility Product: PP&L (general rate increase), UE 76, Order No. 92-1128 at 10
Promotional: PGE (general rate case - Trojan), UE 88, Order No.95-322 at 11 • Charitable Contributions: PGE (general rate increase), UE 79, Order No. 91-186 at 15 • Customer Service:
NNG (general rate increase), UG 132, Order No. 99-697
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PGE (general rate increase), UE 79, Order No. 91-186 at 14 • Dues: NNG (general rate increase), UG 81/84, Order Nos. 89-1372 & 90-155 • Gas Purchaser:
NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-236 Investigation, UG 73, Order No. 89-1046
• Insurance: Medical - NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-507 NNG (general rate increase), UG 81/84, Order Nos. 89-1372 and 90-155
• Membership and Dues: PGE (general rate increase), UE 79, Order No. 91-186 at 16 • Operation and Maintenance:
NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-507 NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-236 PGE (general rate increase), UE 79, Order No. 91-186 at 12 Repair and Replacement of Poles: PP&L (general rate case), UE 76, Order No. 92-1128
at 23 • Power Costs:
PGE’s Application for a Hydro Generation Power Cost Adjustment Mechanism, UE 165, and Application for Deferral of Costs and Benefits Due to Hydro Generation Variance, UM 1187, Order No. 05-1261
PacifiCorp, UE 116, Order No. 01-846 PacifiCorp, UE 116, Order No. 01-787 Estimating short-term load growth: PP&L (general rate increase), UE 76, Order
No. 92-1128 at 14 Variable Power Costs:
PGE, UE 82, Order No. 93-257 at 9 PGE (general rate increase), UE 79, Order No. 91-186 at 10 PGE (RVM adjustment), UE 139, Order No. 02-772
• Salaries and Wages: PacifiCorp, UE 116, Order No. 01-846 PacifiCorp, UE 116, Order No. 01-787 NNG (general rate increase), UG 132, Order No. 99-697 Methods to Estimate: PGE (general rate case - Trojan), UE 88, Order No. 95-322 at 9 Retirement Medical Expense: PGE (general rate increase), UE 79, Order No. 91-186
at 18 • Taxes:
Adopt permanent rules to implement SB 408 re: utility taxes, AR 499, Order No. 06-400 PGE (general rate increase), UE 79, Order No. 91-186 at 23
Pilot Program-Direct Access Portfolio:
• Generally: SB 1149: Rulemaking to Implement SB 1149, AR 380, Order No. 01-072 PGE Customer Choice Plan, UE 102, Order No. 99-033 PacifiCorp Experimental Customer Choice, UE 105, Order No. 98-157 PGE Pilot Program, UE 101, Order No. 97-451 Pacificorp (PGE Pilot Program), DR 20, Order No. 97-408
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Portfolio
SB 1149: Rulemaking to Implement SB 1149, AR 380, Order No. 01-072 Power Costs
PGE, Request for a General Rate Revision, Annual Adjustments to Schedule 125 and General Rate Revision relating to Port Westward, UE 180/UE 181/UE 184, Order No. 07-015 PacifiCorp, UM 995/UE 121/UC 578, Order No. 02-469
Prudence Review
PacifiCorp, UM 995/UE 121/UC 578, Order No. 02-469 Rate Base
• Exclusion of Imprudently Incurred Expenses: PGE, Request for a General Rate Revision, Annual Adjustments to Schedule 125 and General Rate Revision relating to Port Westward, UE 180/UE 181/UE 184, Order No. 07-015 NNG (general rate increase), UG 132, Order No. 99-697 PGE (general rate increase - Trojan), UE 88, Order No. 95-322 Investigation (least cost planning), UM 180, Order No. 89-507
• Prudency of Decisions: PGE, Request for a General Rate Revision, Annual Adjustments to Schedule 125 and General Rate Revision relating to Port Westward, UE 180/UE 181/UE 184, Order No. 07-015 NNG (general rate increase), UG 132, Order No. 99-697 NNG, UM 125, Order No. 87-1044 PGE (general rate increase), UE 47, Order No. 87-1017 PGE (RVM Adjustment) UE 139, Order No. 02-772
• Test Year: PGE, Request for a General Rate Revision, Annual Adjustments to Schedule 125 and General Rate Revision relating to Port Westward, UE 180/UE 181/UE 184, Order No. 07-015 PacifiCorp (general rate increase), UE 111, Order No. 00-091
• Used or Useful - ORS 757.355: PGE, Request for a General Rate Revision, Annual Adjustments to Schedule 125 and General Rate Revision relating to Port Westward, UE 180/UE 181/UE 184, Order No. 07-015 NNG (general rate increase), UG 132, Order No. 99-697 Cash Working Capital: PP&L (general rate increase), UE 76, Order No. 92-1128 at 13 Determination Period: PGE (general rate increase), UE 47, Order No. 87-1017 Plant prematurely retired: PGE (least cost plan), DR 10, Order No. 93-1117 Plant Temporary Closure:
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PGE (general rate increase), UE 82, Order No. 93-257 at 7 PGE (general rate case), UE 47, Order No. 87-1017
• Value of Property: PGE, Request for a General Rate Revision, Annual Adjustments to Schedule 125 and General Rate Revision relating to Port Westward, UE 180/UE 181/UE 184, Order No. 07-015
Gain on Sale of Property: NNG (general rate increase), UG 132, Order No. 99-697 PP&L (general rate increase), UE 76, Order No. 92-1128 at 12 PGE (general rate increase), UE 79, Order No. 91-186 at 16
Rate Cases by Energy Utility
CP National: UE 54 et al, Order Nos. 87-759 and 87-860
Northwest Natural Gas: UG 132, Order No. 99-697 UG 87, Order No. 90-1323 UG 81/84, Order Nos. 89-1372 & 90-155 UG 55, Order No. 87-721
PP&L/Pacificorp: UE 116, Order No. 01-846 UE 116, Order No. 01-787 UE 111, Order No. 00-580 UE 94, Order No. 97-371 UE 76, Order No. 92-1128 UE 70, Order No. 88-114 UE 58, Order No. 87-512
PGE: UE 180/UE 181/UE184, Order No. 07-015 UE 115, Order No. 01-777
UE 93, Order No. 96-053 (Coyote Springs) UE 88, Order No. 95-322 (Trojan) UE 79, Order No. 91-186 UE 69 et al, Order No. 87-1357 UE 47, Order No. 87-1017 see also Order Nos. 90-1657 and 91-1123
Rates • Anti-bypass Rate Discounts: PP&L (paper and pulp tariffs), UE 72, Order No. 88-898
Northwest Natural Gas, Declaratory Ruling, DR 23, Order No. 01-719 • Gas Rate Design:
NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-236 Northwest Industrial Gas Users v. NNG, UG 87, Order No. 90-1323 Investigation (natural gas transportation), UG 23, Order No. 89-406
• Gas Transportation: NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-507
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NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-236 Northwest Natural Gas Co., UG 87, Order Nos. 90-1323 & 91-169 CP National Corp., UG 85, Order No. 90-1322 Cascade Natural Gas, UG 88, Order No. 90-200
• Interim Rates: PGE (general rate increase), UE 47, Order No. 87-1017 • Rate Design:
Account Service Charge: PP&L (general rate increase), UE 70, Order No. 88-114 at 13 Inclusion of Externalities:
PGE’s Application for a Hydro Generation Power Cost Adjustment Mechanism, UE 165, and Application for Deferral of Costs and Benefits Due to Hydro Generation Variance, UM 1187, Order No. 05-1261
PGE (general rate increase - Trojan), UE 88, Order No. 95-322 at 21 Development (external environmental costs), UM 424, Order No. 93-695
Inverted Rate Design: PacifiCorp, UE 116, Order No. 01-846 PacifiCorp, UE 116, Order No. 01-787 PGE UE 88, Order No. 95-322 at 21 CP National Co. (general rate increase), UE 54 et al, Order No. 87-759
Marginal Costs: Investigation (Estimating marginal costs for electric utilities), UM 827, Order No. 98-374
Power Factor Requirements: PGE (general rate increase - Trojan), UE 88, Order No. 95-322 at 22
Rate Classification Criteria: NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-236 Investigation (natural gas transportation), UG 23, Order No. 87-402
Rate Spread: PGE’s Application for a Hydro Generation Power Cost Adjustment Mechanism, UE 165, and Application for Deferral of Costs and Benefits Due to Hydro Generation Variance, UM 1187, Order No. 05-1261
NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-507
NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-236
PacifiCorp, UE 116, Order No. 01-846 PacifiCorp, UE 116, Order No. 01-787 NNG (general rate increase), UG 132, Order No. 99-697 Investigation (Estimating marginal costs for electric utilities), UM 827, Order
No. 98-374 Northwest Natural Gas (rate increase), UG 132, Order No. 00-040
Rate to Increase Consumption: PP&L (general rate increase), UE 70, Order No. 88-114 Residential Discounting: PP&L (general rate increase), UE 76, Order No. 92-1128 Special Service Contracts: NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-
507
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NNG, UG 71 & 75, Order No. 89-1358 Wah Chang vs. PacifiCorp, UM 1002 Order No. 01-185
• Long-run Incremental Cost Study:
Northwest Natural Gas (motion to clarify, denied, general rate increase), UG 132, Order No. 00-040
NNG (general rate increase), UG 132, Order No. 99-697 Investigation (Estimating marginal costs for electric utilities), UM 827,
Order No. 98-374 PGE (general rate increase - Trojan), UE 88, Order No. 95-322 at 18 PGE (general rate increase), UE 79, Order No. 91-186 at 25 Northwest Industrial Gas Users v. NNG, UG 87, order No. 90-1323 at 7 PP&L (general rate increase), UE 70, Order No. 88-114 at 5 CP National Co. (general rate increase), UE 54 et al, Order No. 87-759
• Reasonableness: NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-507 PGE (Coyote Springs), UE 93, Order No. 96-053 PGE (general rate increase), UE 47, Order No. 89-687 (recon. of Order No. 87-1017)
• Required by Hydro License: Pacific Power & Light Klamath Basin (PacifiCorp), UE 171, Order No. 05-726
Renewable Energy
• Policy Guidelines: Investigation, UM 550, Order No. 94-727 Restructuring Policies
• General: SB 1149: Rulemaking to Implement SB 1149, AR 380, Order No. 01-072 Portland General Electric Customer Choice Plan, UE 102, Order No. 99-033
• Stranded Investment: SB 1149: Rulemaking to Implement SB 1149, AR 380, Order No. 01-072 ScottishPower/PacifiCorp Merger, UM 918, Order No. 99-616
Retroactive Ratemaking
• General: Complaint of Utility Reform Project vs. PUC, UCB 13, Order No. 03-401
• Earnings Review in Automatic Adjustment Clause: PGE’s Application for a Hydro Generation Power Cost Adjustment Mechanism, UE 165,
and Application for Deferral of Costs and Benefits Due to Hydro Generation Variance, UM 1187, Order No. 05-1261
Purchased Gas Adjustments, UM 903, Order No. 99-272 Return
• Basis for Computation:
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PGE, Request for a General Rate Revision, Annual Adjustments to Schedule 125 and General Rate Revision relating to Port Westward, UE 180/UE 181/UE 184, Order No. 07-015
NNG (general rate increase), UG 132, Order No. 99-697 CP National Co. (general rate increase), UE 54 et al, Order No. 87-759
• Earnings Test-Selecting Point in Range: PGE, Request for a General Rate Revision, Annual Adjustments to Schedule 125 and General Rate Revision relating to Port Westward, UE 180/UE 181/UE 184, Order No. 07-015
PGE (general rate increase), UE 82, Order No. 93-257 • Guarantee of Return: NNG (cost recovery re: underground gas storage), UM 125, Order
No. 87-1044 • Rate of Return and Capital Structure:
PGE, Request for a General Rate Revision, Annual Adjustments to Schedule 125 and General Rate Revision relating to Port Westward, UE 180/UE 181/UE 184, Order No. 07-015
NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-507 PGE, UE 115, Order No. 01-777 PacifiCorp, UE 116, Order No. 01-846 PacifiCorp, UE 116, Order No. 01-787 NNG (general rate increase), UG 132, Order No. 99-697 PGE (general rate increase), UE 79, Order No. 91-186 at 6
• Reasonableness of Return PGE, Request for a General Rate Revision, Annual Adjustments to Schedule 125 and General Rate Revision relating to Port Westward, UE 180/UE 181/UE 184, Order No. 07-015 NNG (general rate increase), UG 132, Order No. 99-697 PP&L (general rate increase)(Jurisdictional comparison), UE 76, Order No. 92-1128 at 20
• Tax Effects on Required Rate of Return: PGE (general rate increase), UE 79, Order No. 91-186 at 24
Revenues
• Gain from Sale of Plant: SB 1149: Rulemaking to Implement SB 1149, AR 380, Order No. 01-072 PGE (general rate increase), UE 47, Order No. 87-1017.
• Late Payment Fees: PP&L (general rate increase), UE 76, Order No. 92-1128 at 5 • Special Sales: PP&L (general rate increase), UE 76, Order No. 92-1128 at 15 • Weather Normalization:
NW Natural Gas, Application for a General Rate Revision, UG 152, Order No. 03-507 NNG (general rate increase), UG 81/84, Order Nos. 89-1372 and 90-155
Safety Compliance • Electric: • Gas:
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Safety Violations: Cascade Natural Gas Co, UM 662, Order No. 94-667 Washington Water Power, UM 701, Order No. 94-136
Tree Trimming: PacifiCorp, UM 788, Order No. 96-074 Sale of Assets
• Generally: Portland General Electric Sale of Colstrip, Order No. 00-111 PacifiCorp, UP 168, Order No. 00-112
PGE Customer Choice Plan, UE 102, Order No. 99-765 • Generating Facilities: SB 1149: Rulemaking to Implement SB 1149, AR 380, Order No. 01-072
Portland General Electric Sale of Its Share of Centralia to Avista/PGE Sale of Its Share of Centralia to TECWA, UP 165/UP 170, Order No. 99-730
Service
• Load Curtailment/Long-term shortage: Investigation (electric load curtailment plan), UM 500, Order No. 93-084
• Safety Violations: Western Oregon Electric Co., UM 588, Order No. 93-807 Emerald Heights Housing, UM 511, Order No. 92-1273
• Special Contracts: Wah Chang v. PacifiCorp, UM 1002, Order No. 01-873
• Terms and Conditions: Northwest Industrial Gas Users v. NNG, UG 87, Order No. 90-1323 at 14
• Underbilling: May v. PGE, UC 196, Order Nos. 92-1168 and 92-1719 Territory Allocation
Northwest Natural Gas,Declaratory Ruling & allocation agreement, DR 30 & UA 93, Order No. 02-678 Northwest Natural Gas, Declaratory Ruling, DR 23, Order No. 01-719 Portland General Electric Sale of Colstrip, Order No. 00-111 Northwest Natural Gas, DR 23, Order No. 00-306 Northwest Natural (Issue outside general statutory definition), UA 76, Order No. 00-274 Central Lincoln Peoples’ Utility District, UA 81, Order No. 00-212 PGE (Declaratory Ruling Re: CRPUD), DR 22, Order No. 99-748 Central Lincoln Peoples’ Utility District, UA 58/UA 60, Order No. 98-546; UA 77, Order No. 00-071 Northwest Natural Gas, UA 93, Order No. 03-314 PGE/Canby Utility Board (Amendment to allocation agreement), UA 59, Order No. 98-356 PGE Umatilla Electric Cooperative, UA 57, Order No. 98-051 Pacificorp (PP&L), UA 37, Order Nos. 92-557 and 92-1135 PGE (approval of contract amendment with Columbia People’s Utility), UA 40, Order No. 91-1395
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DIGEST CONTENTS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Access Charges • Generally • ESPs/Internet • IntraLATA • Intrastate • OCAF Orders Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, & Rights of Way Accounting • Generally • Cross Subsidization Affiliated Interests • Generally Agreements • Generally • Authority Enforce and Remedy Alternative Form of Regulation (AFOR) • Generally Alternative Operator Services • Generally Arbitrated Interconnection Agreements • Generally • Cost Recovery Principles • Failure to Negotiate in Good Faith • Power to interpret and enforce Area Code • Generally Attachments • Poles Automatic Adjustment Clauses • Interconnection Cost Adjustment
Mechanism Bill and Keep • Generally Billing Arrangements • Meet Point Boundary Issues (see Territory) Caller ID
• Generally
Certification under OTAP • Generally Collocation (see also ONA) • Generally • Constitutional Issues • Virtual Collocation Competition • Generally • Competitive Providers • Competitive Zones • Interconnection of Networks • Local Exchange Competition Confidential Information • Generally • Trade Secrets Consolidation (See Merger and Sale) Constitutional Issues • Generally • Takings/Due Process Construction • Modification of Facilities Construction Charges and Costs
• Generally Cooperatives
• Generally Costs • Generally • Cost of Service • Directory Assistance Listings Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) • Generally • Deregulation Customer Proprietary Network
Information (CPNI) • Generally
Customer Transfer Data Distribution Center
• Generally Deaveraging
• Generally
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Default Service
• Toll Carrier (Primary Toll or Designated Carrier)
Deferred Accounting • Interconnection Cost Adjustment
Mechanism • Property Tax Definitions • Local Exchange Service • Telecommunications Carrier • Telecommunications Service • Two-way Switched Access • Virtual Collocation Depreciation • Generally • Small Telco Depreciation Guidelines Deregulation
• Generally • Rates
Detariffing (See Price Listing, Deregulation)
Dialing Parity • Generally
Directory Assistance • Generally • Access to Listings
Directories • Generally • Listing and Jurisdiction • Reverse Directories Discrimination • Generally • Virtual Collocation Electronic Interfaces (OSS) Essential Services Extended Area Service
• Generally • Intercompany Compensation • Noncontiguous Exchanges • Non-Portland Petitions • Portland Region Dockets
Exemption From Regulation (see Deregulation, Detariffing)
FCC Pricing Rules Foreign Exchange Service
• Generally Franchise Fees and Other Charges
• Generally Imputation
• Virtual Collocation Information Highway
• Generally Information Services
• Generally Inside Wire Intercompany Compensation Interconnection
• Generally • Arbitrated Interconnection
Agreements Approved • Exchange Carrier Services Local
Interconnection Agreement • Local Interconnection
Agreements • Virtual Collocation
Interexchange Carriers • Generally Interim Number Portability Jurisdiction • Generally • Access Charges for Cooperatives • Address Telephone Directories • Contractual Agreement with Coin-
Op • DSL • Interpret and Enforce
Interconnection Agreement • ISPs (Internet Service Providers) • Radio Common Carriers • Radio Phones • Reverse Directories • Toll Reseller LATA Issues • Boundaries Local Calling Area Long Distance (see Toll) • Generally
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Measured Service Merger and Sale • Generally Most Favored Nations Clause Multpremise Property Owners Nonrecurring Charges Number Exhaustion Number Portability (see Interim Number Portability) Open Network Architecture (ONA) • Policy and Procedure Operating Expenses (see Rate Cases) Operator Services Paging Traffic Pay Station • Generally Penalty/Remedy for Contract Performance • Generally Presubscription • Dialing Parity • IntraLATA Price Caps (see AFOR, Price Policy) Price Listing • Generally • Billing and Collection • Customchoice • Interconnection Cost Adjustment
Mechanism • Service Packages • Virtual Collocation Pricing Policy • Generally Primary Toll Carries • Applications • Default Provider • Designated Carrier • Intracompany Compensation • Prohibited Practices Residential Plan Rate Base Rate Cases by Telecommunications Utility Rate Design • Generally • Virtual Collocation
Rates Reciprocal Compensation • Generally Refund • As remedy to Interconnection
Agreement • Clarification and Ruling on Refund • Overcollected Revenue Reparation Resale and Resellers • Generally • Avoided Cost Discount • Centrex Resale • EAS Resale • Interconnection Cost Adjustment
Mechanism • PBX Resale • Toll Resale • Toll Restrictions Research and Development • Generally Retroactive Ratemaking • Interconnection Cost Adjustment
Mechanism Return • Cost of Debt • Cost of Equity • Double Leverage • Scope of Review Revenue Requirement Rulemaking Dockets, Telecommunications • Generally Safety Compliance • Safety Violations Sale or Transfer (see Merger and Sale) Security Deposits Services, Particular Offerings • Asynchronous Digital Subscriber
Line Service • Centrex • ISDN Services • Local Services
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Service Quality, etc. • Generally • Obligation to Inform • Service Standards • Superior Quality Service • Telecommunications Service
Standards Slamming • PIC Freezes Small Telephone Companies • Depreciation Guidelines • Exemption from Tariff Filing
Requirements • Service Standards Special Contracts • Generally • Contracts Reviewed Tariffs • Interconnection Cost Adjustment
Mechanism • Virtual Collocation Telephone Solicitation • Generally Territory • Allocation • Generally Toll Restriction Toll Service • Generally • Toll Pac Unbundling (see ONA, Price Policy) • General • Combinations of Network Elements • Interconnection Cost Adjustment
Mechanism • Transport and Termination Charges
o CLEC Switching o Dark Fiber o Subloop Unbundling
• Virtual Collocation Universal Service • Generally • Discounts for Schools and Libraries
• Discounts for Rural Health Care Providers
• Eligible Carriers Designated • OTAP Rate Established • Rural Carriers • White Page Listings Wholesale Discount • Generally Wireless Access Wireless Carriers
• Eligible for RSPF Assistance
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS Access Charges
• Generally: CenturyTel of Oregon, Inc., UT 154, Order No. 03-316 Qwest Corporation, UT 125, Order No. 01-810 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290
• ESPs/Internet: MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 • IntraLATA:
Data Distribution Center, UT 142, Order No. 99-198 Revenue Transfer from Long Distance Carriers to Local Exchange
Customers, UT 42, Order No. 87-405 (“bypass” issues) • Intrastate:
Investigation (Alternate Means of Intrastate Separations and Settlements), UM 384, Order No. 93-1133
Revised Access Charge Rates of Beaver Creek Corporation, UM 900, Order No. 98-163
• OCAF Orders: CP 1, CP 14, CP 15, Order No. 96-021 1992 OCAF Case, UT 114, Order Nos. 93-728 and 93-325 UT 118, Order Nos. 94-158, 93-113, and 89-041
Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, & Rights of Way
AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325
Accounting
• Generally: US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order Rulemaking (Cost Allocation between Regulated and Non-regulated
Activities), AR 182, Order No. 88-954, aff’d, PNB v. Eachus, 107 Or. App. 539 (1991)
• Cross Subsidization: US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order GTE v. PUC, 120 Or. App. 401 (1993) (OAR 860-27-052)
Affiliated Interests
• Generally: US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order
Review of U S WEST Affiliated Interests, UI 96, UI 111, UM 753, Order No. 96-179
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PNB vs. Sabin, 21 Or App 200 (1975) U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171 U S WEST, Inc., UI 56, Order No. 93-399 U S WEST New Vector Group, UI 90/UP 53, Order No. 90-1516 U S WEST, Inc., UT 43, Order No. 87-406 at 17, Order No. 88-1346 U S WEST/MRI, UI 38, Order No. 88-177
Allocation of Territory • Pine Telephone System, Inc, UA 91, Order No. 01-984
Agreements
• Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Qwest Corporation (Investigation for failure to file interconnection
agreements) UM 1168, Order No. 05-783 US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order
• Authority Enforce and Remedy: US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order MetroOne/U. S. West, IC 1, Order No. 00-213
Alternative Form of Regulation (AFOR)
• Generally: U S WEST AFOR, UT 80, Order No. 91-1598 U S WEST AFOR (terminated), UT 80, Order No. 96-107 U S WEST, UT 80(1), Order No. 96-183 U S WEST (Request for Clarification), UT 80(1), Order No. 96-286
Alternative Operator Services
• Generally: Investigation (Billing and Collection re: Telcom Credit Cards), AR 186, Order No. 90-96
Arbitrated Interconnection Agreements
• Generally: Qwest v. Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Company, ARB 365, Order No. 02-148 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 98-467
• Cost Recovery Principles: AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
• Failure to Negotiate in Good Faith: Metro One/U S WEST, ARB 100, Order No. 99-242
• Power to interpret and enforce, including providing remedies: AT&T, TCG, Time Warner & Integra v. Qwest, UM 1232, Order No. 06-465
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METRO ONE V. QWEST, IC 1, Order No. 00-623 Area Code
• Generally: New Oregon Area Code, UM 740, Order No. 95-438 Attachments
• Poles: Central Lincoln People’s Utility District v. Verizon NW, UM 1087, Order
No. 05-981 Central Lincoln Peoples Utility District v. Verizon NW, UM 1087, Order
No. 05-042 Electric Light Wave, Inc. v. GTE, UC 217, Order No. 92-1127
Automatic Adjustment Clauses
• Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 135, Order No. 97-180 Bill and Keep
• Generally: AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
Billing Arrangements
• Meet Point: TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 Boundary Issues (see Territory) Caller ID
• Generally: U S WEST Caller ID Application, UM 365, Order Nos. 92-662 and 93-524
Certification Stan Efferding dba Vilaire, UM 1107, Order No. 03-749 (OTAP
Certification) DPI Teleconect, CP 1235, Order No. 04-398 (Multiple cancellations;
ordered to show cause for recertification) Collocation (see also ONA)
• Generally: MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 97-126 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 ONA Rulemaking, AR 317, Order No. 97-119 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021
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AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 Investigation (Tariffs filed by U S WEST, GTE, United, PTI), UT 119,
Order No. 94-490 (approved tariffs); Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order Nos. 96-079 and 96-187
• Constitutional Issues: GTE v. PUC, 130 Or. App. 637 (1994) • Virtual Collocation: U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079
Competition
• General Qwest’s Petition to Exempt from Regulation Qwest’s Switched Business Services, UX 29, Order No. 06-399
AT&T Communications of the Pacific NW (Remove Conditions Placed on Certificate of Authority, UM 1138, Order No. 04-396 Investigation (Guidelines for migration of customers), UM 1070, Order
No. 04-095 Qwest Corporation, UX 27, Order No. 03-368
• Competitive Providers: DPI Teleconnect (Certificate of Authority Denied) CP 1235, Order No. 04-509. AT&T Communications of the Pacific NW (Remove Conditions Placed on Certificate of Authority, UM 1138, Order No. 04-396 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 North Santiam Communications (U S WEST as Designated Carrier),
CP 530, Order No. 99-024 City of Ashland (Municipality Acting as Competitor), CP 523, Order
No. 98-545 GTE Communications Corporation, CP 318, Order No. 97-494 Siuslaw Library, Lincoln County, CP 120, Order No. 97-373 Beaver Creek, CP 277, Order No. 97-298 United Telephone (Incumbent Carrier), CP 317, Order No. 97-257 Digital Services (Microwave Technology), CP 161, Order No. 97-046 Microwave Services (Microwave Technology), CP 160, Order No. 97-045 U S WEST and GTE (Virtual Collocation), UT 119, Order No. 96-079 OGC Telecomm, UM 96, Order No. 96-024 Makes Finding Re: Public Interest Criteria for Granting CP Applications, CP 1, CP 14, CP 15, Order No. 96-021 Paragon Cable, UM 704, Order No. 95-099 (private line) Metropolitan Fiber System of Oregon, Inc., UM 637, Order No. 94-1376 Columbia Associates, UM 672, Order No. 94-1375 (private line) MFS Intelenet of Oregon, Inc., UM 668, Order No. 94-1322 Electric Lightwave Application, UM 381, Order No. 93-1850 (private line) Northland Cable v. People’s Telephone Co., UC 186, Order No. 92-005 Fox Communications Co., UM 403, Order No. 91-918 Rulemaking (Related Services), AR 231, Order No. 91-395
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American Inmate Phone Systems, Inc., UM 346, Order No. 90-1927 Rulemaking (Security Required), AR 146, Order No. 87-659 Comnet, et al., UM 85 and UM 104-7, Order No. 87-098
• Competitive Zones: Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 Makes finding re public interest criteria for granting CP applications, CP 1, CP 14, CP 15, Order No. 96-021
• Interconnection of Networks: Qwest’s Petition to Exempt from Regulation Qwest’s Switched Business Services, UX 29, Order No. 06-399 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 MetroOne v. U S WEST, IC 1, Order No. 00-213 AT&T v. U. S. West, UC 411, Order No. 00-211 MCI Metro Motion to Compel, CP 15(1), Order Nos. 96-129 and 96-160
• Local Exchange Competition: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Qwest’s Petition to Exempt from Regulation Qwest’s Switched Business Services, UX 29, Order No. 06-399 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 U S WEST Service Quality Reports, UM 960, Order No. 00-002 MCIMetro Motion to Compel, CP 15(1), Order No. 96-190 U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 Makes Finding Re: Public Interest Criteria for Granting CP Applications, CP 1, CP 14, CP 15, Order No. 96-021 Electric Lightwave, Inc., UM 381, Order No. 92-345
Confidential Information
• Generally: US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order
U S WEST, UM 960, Order No 00-297 U S WEST Service Quality Reports, UM 960, Order No. 00-002 Rulemaking-Confidential Info Re: Telecom Utils, AR 318, Order No. 96-
330 • Trade Secrets:
Qwest's Investigation to Review Costs for certain UNEs, UM 1025, Order No. 03-533
Investigation of Posting and Service Quality Results, UM 1038, Order No. 02-854
Consolidation (see Merger and Sale) Constitutional Issues
• Generally: U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171
Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-187 at 2-5
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• Taking/Due Process: GTE v. PUC, 130 Or. App. 637 (1994) U S WEST Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism, UT 135, Order No. 97-366
Construction • Modification of Facilities:
US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003
Construction Charges and Costs
• Generally: US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324
Cooperatives
• Generally: Beaver Creek, UM 992, Order No. 00-636 (cease and desist) Beaver Creek, CP 277, Order No. 97-298 Clear Creek Mutual Telephone, UM 196, Order No. 88-625
Costs
• Generally: Compliance Filings, UT 138/UT 139, Phase III, Order No. 03-085 U S WEST, UM 773, Order No. 97-145 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125
• Cost of Service: MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order Nos. 96-079 at 6-8 and 96-187
• Directory Assistance: Metro One/U S WEST, ARB 100, Order No. 99-242 Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)
• Generally: Saginaw Park, Inc. v. U S WEST, UC 233, Order No. 94-730 • Deregulation: Investigation (Customer Premise Equipment)
Customer Premises Equipment Invest, UM 143, Order No. 87-1316 U. S. West, UX 21, Order No. 00-003
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI)
• Generally: Oregon Telecom & Unicom's Petition re: access to unbundled local switching to serve enterprise market customers, UM 1110, Order No. 03-653 Rulemaking, AR 323, Order No. 97-233
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MCI/GTE Reconsideration, ARB 9, Order No. 97-193 Temporary Rule, AR 323T, Order No. 97-006
Customer Transfer
• Generally Investigation (Guidelines for migration of customers), UM 1070, Order
No. 04-095 Data Distribution Center
• Generally: Data Distribution Center, UT 142, Order No. 99-198 Deaveraging
• Generally: Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324
Default Service
• Toll Carrier (Primary Toll or Designated Carrier) North Santiam Communications, CP 530, Order No. 99-024
Deferred Accounting
• Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 135, Order No. 97-180
• Property Tax: CUB (Ballot Measure 5), UM 374, Order No. 91-830 Definitions
• Local Exchange Service: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Electric Light Wave, Inc., UM 381, Order No. 92-345
• Telecommunications Carrier: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 MetroOne v. U S WEST, IC 1, Order No. 00-213
• Telecommunications Service: Siuslaw Library, Lincoln County, CP 120, Order No. 97-373 Winstar, CP 112, Order No. 96-106 U S WEST, UT 85, Order No. 89-1807 at 9
• Two-way Switched Access: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Voice Express, UM 165, Order No. 89-813
• Virtual Collocation: U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079
Depreciation
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Telecommunications
• Generally: GTE, UM 840, Order No. 98-150 U S WEST, UM 767, Order No. 96-117 and 96-199
• Small Telco Depreciation Guidelines: Small Telecommunications Utility Depreciation Guidelines, AR 290, Order No. 94-1242 Investigation (Depreciation Guidelines for Small Telcos), UM 449, Order Nos. 93-600 and 93-042
Deregulation • Generally:
Qwest’s Petition to Exempt from Regulation Qwest’s Switched Business Services, UX 29, Order No. 06-399 AT&T Communications of the Pacific NW (Remove Conditions Placed on Certificate of Authority, UM 1138, Order No. 04-396 Qwest –Petition to Exempt from Regulation Direction, UX 27, Order No. 03-600 United “Messageline”, UX 15, Order Nos. 94-1556 and 93-1673
(voice mail) Customer Premises Equipment, UM 143, Order No. 87-1316 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 Makes Finding Re: Public Interest Criteria for Granting CP Applications,
CP 1, CP 14, CP 15, Order No. 96-021 U S WEST Section 271 Pre-application Procedures, UM 823, Order
No. 97-428 • Rates:
Qwest’s Petition to Exempt from Regulation Qwest’s Switched Business Services, UX 29, Order No. 06-399
Qwest Corporation, UT 125, Order No. 01-810
Designated Carrier • Monroe Telephone, CP 692, Order No. 99-782
Detariffing (see Price Listing, Deregulation) Dialing Parity
• Generally: Qwest’s Petition to Exempt from Regulation Qwest’s Switched Business
Services, UX 29, Order No. 06-399 Telephone Dialing Parity in Oregon, UT 132, Order No. 97-107 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
Directory Assistance • Generally:
PNB, UM 51, Order No. 86-096
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PNB, UF 3142, Order No. 75-758 • Access to Listings:
MetroOne v. U S WEST, IC 1, Order Nos. 00-213; 00-636 Metro One/U S WEST, ARB 100, Order No. 99-242
Directories
• Generally: U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 CUB v. US WEST, UC 164, Order No. 91-1013 U S WEST, UT 85, Order No. 89-1807 at 3 (US WEST Direct) U S WEST Direct, UI 54, Order Nos. 89-1044, 88-1041, 88-488, upheld, PNB v. Eachus, 111 Or. App. 551 (1992)
• Listing and Jurisdiction: Kary v. PNB, UC 117, Order No. 88-1398 Time O’ Day v. PNB, UC 116, Order No. 88-1368
• Reverse Directories: U S WEST, Order Nos. 90-1457 and 89-1274, aff’d., PNB v. Katz,
121 Or. App. 48 (1993) (jurisdiction to regulate) Discrimination
• Generally: T-Mobile and Asotin Telephone/T-Mobile and Home Telephone Requests
for Negotiated Interconnection Agreements, ARB 713/ARB 714, Order No. 06-169
Qwest Corporation (Investigation for failure to file interconnection agreements) UM 1168, Order No. 05-783
US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order U S WEST, UT 122, Order No. 96-028 Western Radio Services, Inc. v. US WEST, UC 191, Order No. 91-1138
• Virtual Collocation: U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 Electronic Interfaces (OSS)
AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003
Essential Services
• Generally: Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 U S WEST AFOR, UT 80, Order No. 91-1598 Essential Services, AR 188, Order No. 88-1522 (rulemaking)
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Extended Area Service
• General Policy, Criteria, Procedure: Southern Oregon Extended Area Service Region Established, UM 1061, Order No. 04-354 Extended Area Service Process – revising standards, UM 957, Order No.
00-644 Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. (cease & desist), UM 992,
Order No. 00-636 Generic Statewide EAS Investigation, UM 189, Order No. 89-815, at 104
PUR 4th 239 (investigation order re: objective calling data criteria and procedures, Portland EAS Region designated)
Phase I Objective COI Criteria Ash Valley EAS, UM 737, Order No. 95-1324 (geographic criteria) InterLATA EAS Policy, UM 189(1), Order No. 95-1168 The Generic Case, UM 189, Order No. 92-1136 (revision) The Generic Case, UM 189, Order No. 91-1785 (docket reopened for revision)
Phase II Tariff Analysis Criteria The Generic Case, UM 189, Order No. 89-1549 (no waiver of flat-rate EAS requirement)
• Intercompany Compensation: T-Mobile and Asotin Telephone/T-Mobile and Home Telephone Requests
for Negotiated Interconnection Agreements, ARB 713/ARB 714, Order No. 06-169
Southern Oregon Extended Area Service Region Established, UM 1061, Order No. 04-354
US WEST, UT 98, Order No. 90-1738 • Non Contiguous Exchanges:
Westport EAS, UM 896, Order No. 99-406 Long Creek EAS, UM 841, Order No. 99-396 Monument EAS, UM 851, Order No. 99-396 Oakridge EAS, UM 806, Order No. 99-393 The Generic Case, UM 189 (2), Order No. 99-038
• Non-Portland Petitions General: Southern Oregon Extended Area Service Region Established, UM 1061,
Order No. 04-354 Extended Area Service process – revising standards, UM 957, Order No.
00-644 Milton-Freewater/Walla Walla EAS, UM 251, Order No. 91-960
(interstate EAS, LATA boundary issue) Scio EAS, UM 751, Order No. 96-206 Phase I Objective COI Criteria:
Adrian EAS, UM 185, Order No. 90-237 (interim order) Ash Valley EAS, UM 737, Order No. 95-1324
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Phase I Demographic COI Showing – Favorable: Bly EAS, UM 852, Order No. 97-485 Powers EAS, UM 818, Order No. 97-299 North Umpqua EAS, UM 832, Order No. 97-284 Sprague River EAS, UM 824, Order No. 97-267 Yachats EAS, UM 747, Order No. 95-791 Prineville EAS, UM 735, Order No. 95-735 Elkton EAS, UM 686, Order No. 94-1776 Bellfountain EAS, UM 560, Order No. 94-1129 Wamic EAS, UM 525, Order No. 94-666 Yoncalla EAS, UM 461, Order No. 93-1643 Blue River EAS, UM 401, Order No. 93-1547 Joseph-Imnaha EAS, UM 312, Order No. 92-826 (first demographic showing order)
Phase I Demographic COI Showing – Unfavorable: Silver Lake EAS, UM 865, Order No. 98-151 Monument EAS, UM 851, Order No. 97-439 Long Creek EAS, UM 841, Order No. 97-301 Oakridge EAS, UM 806, Order No. 97-116 Bly EAS, UM 785, Order No. 97-001 Sprague River EAS, UM 743, Order No. 95-686 Gold Hill EAS, UM 687, Order No. 95-047 Gold Beach EAS, UM 399, Order No. 93-1764
Phase II Tariff Analysis: Haines-North Powder EAS, UM 288, Order No. 92-765 (denial, customer ballot, high rate) Adrian EAS, UM 185, Order No. 92-738 (denial, customer ballot, high rate) Ash Valley et al Phase II EAS, UM 737 et al., Order No. 97-268
• Portland Region Dockets Portland Region Expansion Criteria:
Consolidated Phase II Docket, Portland Region Expansion, Other Petitions, UM 194 et al., Order No. 92-1271 (first Region expansion docket)
Phase I Community of Interest: Consolidated Phase II Docket, Portland Region Expansion, Other Petitions, UM 194 et al., Order No. 93-1045 (first Region Expansion docket) Scappoose, Molalla EAS, UM 301, Order No. 93-1555 (reconsideration) (currently on appeal)
Phase I Community of Interest: Newberg EAS, UM 194, Order No. 90-1556 (“indirectly contiguous” exchanges policy)
Phase I Demographic COI Showings: Scappoose EAS, UM 301, Order No. 94-1296 (on remand for new evidence) (currently on appeal)
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Consolidated Phase II Docket, Portland Region Expansion, Other Petitions, UM 194 et al., Order No. 93-1045 (first Region Expansion docket)
Phase II Tariff Analysis: Consolidated Phase II Docket, Portland Region Expansion, Other Petitions, UM 194 et al., Order No. 94-1320 Portland Region EAS, UM 261, Order No. 92-069 (customer notification) Portland Region EAS, UM 261, Order No. 91-1140, aff’d, CUB v. PUC, 128 Or App 650 (1994) (general Phase II order for original 21 exchanges)
Exemption From Regulation (see Deregulation, Detariffing)
AT&T Communications of the Pacific NW (Remove Conditions Placed on Certificate of Authority, UM 1138, Order No. 04-396
GTE Petition to Exempt Automated Information Service, UX 19, Order No. 98-112
Qwest Corporation, UX 27, Order No. 03-368 FCC Pricing Rules Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098
ELI/GTE, ARB 91, Order Nos. 99-218 and 99-397 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021
Foreign Exchange Service
• Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Milton-Freewater/Jefferson, UT 89, Order Nos. 91-484, 90-1324, 89-
1676 (LATA boundary issues) Franchise Fees and Other Charges
• Generally: Rulemaking, AR 329, Order No. 98-125 Imputation
• Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order Nos. 96-079 at 10, 96-187 at 6-7 Qwest Corporation, UT 125, Order No. 01-810
Information Highway • Generally: Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. (cease & desist), UM 992,
Order No. 00-636 Information Services
• Generally: Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. (cease & desist), UM 992,
Order No. 00-636 Inside wire, UT 122, Order No. 96-028
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Information Services Investigation, UM 252, Order No. 90-1000 (900, 976 services)
Inside Wire
U S WEST, UT 122, Order No. 96-028 Intercompany Compensation
MCImetro Motion to Compel, CP 15(1), Order No. 96-190
Interconnection • Generally:
Qwest Corporation (Investigation for failure to file interconnection agreements) UM 1168, Order No. 05-783
MetroOne v. U S WEST, IC 1, Order Nos. 00-213; 00-636 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038, Order No. 98-467 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-034 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325
• Arbitrated Interconnection Agreements Approved: Qwest Corporation (Investigation for failure to file interconnection
agreements) UM 1168, Order No. 05-783 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389, Order No. 98-467 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-407 MFS/U S WEST (Arbitrated), ARB 1, Order No. 97-367 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-341 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-219 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-178 TCG/U S WEST (Arbitrated), ARB 2, Order No. 97-175 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-115,
Amended by 97-447 • Exchange Carrier Services Local Interconnection Agreement:
US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 U S WEST/GTE, ARB 26, Order No. 97-343
• Local Interconnection Agreement US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order
• Virtual Collocation: MCImetro Motion to Compel, CP 15(1), Order Nos. 96-129 and 96-160 U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 at 9
Interexchange Carriers • Generally: Exchange Carrier Toll Rate Investigation, UT 47, Order No. 88-665
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Interim Number Portability (see Number Portability) • Generally:
GTE Interim Number Portability, UT 129, Order No. 97-330 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324
Jurisdiction
• Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 U S WEST, UT 85, Order No. 89-1807 at 9 (directories)
• Access charges for cooperatives, Beaver Creek, UM 900, Order No. 98-163 • Address Telephone Directories: PNB, UM 228, Order Nos. 90-1457 and 89-
1274, aff’d., PNB v. Katz, 121 Or. App. 48 (1993) • Contractual Agreement with Coin-Op: Intelli-Com Inc. v. GTE, UC 255, Order
No. 95-288 (on reconsideration) Interpret & enforce interconnection agreements: AT&T, TCG, Time Warner & Integra v. Qwest, UM 1232, Order No. 06-465
• DSL: Margaret Furlong Designs v. Qwest Corporation, UCB 31, Order No. 06-012 • ISPs (Internet Service Providers): Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098
Margaret Furlong Designs v. Qwest Corporation, UCB 31, Order No. 06-012 Qwest Corporation v. Level 3 Communications, IC 12, Order No. 06-037 ELI/GTE, ARB 91, Order Nos. 99-218 and
99-397 • Radio Common Carriers: Winstar Wireless, CP 112, Order No. 96-106 • Radio Phones:
Perkins V. CenturyTel, UC 364, Order No. 98-499 Winstar Wireless, CP 112, Order No. 96-106
• Reverse Directories: U S WEST, Order Nos. 90-1457 and 89-1274, aff’d., PNB v. Katz, 121 Or App. 48 (1993) (jurisdiction to regulate)
• Toll Reseller: Voice Express, Inc., UM 165, Order No. 89-313 • Interpret and Enforce Interconnection Agreement:
METRO ONE v. QWEST, IC 1 Order No. 00-623 LATA Issues
• Boundaries: U S WEST Section 271 Pre-application Procedures, UM 823, Order
No. 97-428
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Scio EAS, UM 751, Order No. 96-206 Milton-Freewater/Jefferson, UT 89, Order Nos. 91-484, 90-1324, 89-1676 (LATA boundary issues)
Local Calling Area Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098
AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033
Long Distance (see Toll)
• Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 AT&T v. U. S. West, UC 411, Order No. 00-211 U S WEST Section 271 Pre-application Procedures, UM 823, Order
No. 97-428 Fox Communications Co., UM 403, Order No. 91-918 Exchange Carrier Toll Rate Investigation, UT 47, Order No. 88-665
Measured Service: Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. (cease & desist),UM 992, Order No. 00-636
Merger and Sale
• Generally: PNB, Mountain States, & NW Bell Merger, UM 280, Order No. 90- 1635
Most Favored Nations Clause
AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325
Multipremise Property Owners
U S WEST, UT 122, Order No. 96-028 Nonrecurring Charges:
Ascertaining UNEs that must be provided by ILECs to Requesting Carriers, UT 138/139, Phase III, Order No. 03-209
Compliance Filings, UT 138/UT 139, Phase III, Order No. 03-085 US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324
Number Exhaustion Area Code 541 Number Exhaustion, UM 977, Order No. 03-311 Number Portability (See Interim Number Portability)
Permanent Database Solution to Local Number Portability, Switch Identification, UM 826, Order No. 98-339
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Open Network Architecture (ONA) • Policy and Procedure, General
Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 Open Network Architecture (ONA), AR 264, Order No. 93-852, GTE v.
PUC, 130 Or. App. 637 (1994) (upheld) Id., AR 264, Order No. 94-220 (reaff’d. unbundling requirement) ONA Rulemaking, AR 317, Order No. 97-119 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 at 3
Operating Expenses (see rate cases) Operator Services
MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021
Paging Traffic:
AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 Pay Stations
• Generally: CUB v. U S WEST, UC 164, Order No. 91-1013 Penalty/Remedy for Contract Performance
• Generally: TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 • METRO ONE v QWEST, IC 1 Order No. 00-623
Presubscription
• Dialing Parity: Investigation, UT 132, Order No. 97-107 • IntraLATA:
Investigation, AT&T v. U.S. West, UC 411, Order No. 00-211 Investigation, UT 52, Order No. 88-666
Price Caps (see AFOR, Price Policy) Virtual Collocation, U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079
Qwest Corporation, UT 125, Order No. 01-810 Price Listing
• Generally: Qwest’s Petition to Exempt from Regulation Qwest’s Switched Business Services, UX 29, Order No. 06-399 Verizon NW's Petition to Price List IntraLATA Toll Operator & Directory Assistance Services, UD 13, Order No. 03-531 Qwest Corporation, UX 27, Order No. 03-368 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 U S WEST, UD 8, Order No. 99-441 U S WEST AFOR, UT 80, Order No. 91-1598
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• Billing and Collection: Price Listing, UX 4, Order No. 88-955 • Customchoice: U S WEST, UD 10, Order No. 99-392 • Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST Communications, Inc.,
UT 135, Order No. 97-180 • Service Packages: U S WEST Communications, Inc., UD 7, Order No. 98-447 • Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-079
Pricing Policy
• Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 97-126 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 at 8 Investigation (Unbundling and Pricing of Telecommunications Service), UM 351, Order No. 94-1851 U S WEST, UT 85, Order No. 90-920 at 2
Primary Toll Carriers
• Applications: GTE PTC Application, UT 113, Order No. 94-336 • Default Provider: North Santiam Communications, CP 530, Order No. 99-024 • Designated Carrier: Monroe Telephone, CP 692, Order No. 99-782 • Intracompany Compensation: GTE PTC Application, UT 113, Order No. 95-386 • Prohibited Practices Residential Plan: Rio Communications Inc. v. Qwest Corp.,
IC 2, Order no. 00-723 Rate Base U S WEST and GTE, Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order Nos. 96-079 at 8, and 96-187 at 7-8 U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171 Rate Cases by Telecommunications Utility
• U S WEST Communications, Inc. (nka Qwest) U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171 Investigation (Rev. Req’t and Rate Structure), UT 85, Order No. 90-920 (rate spread, rate design), Order No. 90-42, Order No. 89-1807 (rate reduction), Order No. 02-192 (Implementation of New Rates) Exchange Carrier Toll Rate Investigation, UT 47, Order No. 88-665 UT 43, Order No. 87-406; see also Order No. 88-1523 (refund issue) Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST
Communications, Inc., UT 135, Order No. 97-180
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• GTE Northwest, Inc. UT 141, Order No. 98-388 UT 113, Order No. 94-542 (reconsideration, suburban mileage charges) UT 113, Order No. 94-336
• United Telephone Company of the Northwest UT 120, Order No. 94-1557 (SPF to SLU transition)
• Cascade Utilities, Inc. UT 127, Order No. 96-275 (exempt status retained)
Rate Design
• Generally: Qwest Corporation, UT 125, Order No. 01-810 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 Ash Valley et al. Phase II EAS, UM 737 et al, Order No. 97-268 Cascade, UT 127, Order No. 96-275 U S WEST, UT 85, Order No. 90-920
• Virtual Collocation: U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 Rates
AT&T Communications of the Pacific NW (Remove Conditions Placed on Certificate of Authority, UM 1138, Order No. 04-396
Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order Nos. 96-079 at 8 and 96-187 at 7-8 Qwest Corp., UT 125, Order No. 02-192 (Implementation of New Rates)
Reciprocal Compensation
• Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Qwest Corporation v. Level 3 Communications, IC 12, Order No. 06-037
ELI/GTE, ARB 91, Order Nos. 99-218 and 99-397 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-034 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324
Refund
• Clarification and Ruling on Refund: U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171
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Shared Communications Services v. U S WEST (Surcharge on Resale of Centrex-type service), UC 335, Order No. 98-372 U S WEST, UT 80(1), Order No. 96-183
• Overcollected Revenue: PNB, UT 43, Order No. 89-1355, upheld, PNB v. Katz,
116 Or. App. 302 (1992) (ORS 759.185(4)) • As remedy to Interconnection Agreement
METRO ONE v QWEST, IC 1, Order No. 00-623 Reparations
AT&T, TCG, Time Warner & Integra v. Qwest, UM 1232, Order No. 06-465 US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order U S WEST Service Quality Investigation, UM 867, Order No. 98-035
Resale and Resellers
• Generally: TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052
• Avoided Cost Discount: MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 97-126 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053
• Centrex Resale: Enhanced Telemanagement, Inc. v. U S WEST, UM 650, Order No. 94- 1055 Enhanced Telemanagement, Inc. v. U S WEST, UC 214, Order No. 92-810 Shared Communications Services v. U S WEST (Surcharge on Resale of
Centrex-type service), UC 335, Order No. 98-372 • EAS Resale:
Metroline, UM 393, Order Nos. 91-914, 91-667, and 89-1198 • Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST Communications, Inc.,
UT 135, Order No. 97-180 • PBX Resale:
Investigation (sale of PBX Trunk, Key and 1FB services), UM 377, Order No. 92-1621
• Toll Resale: Voice Express, Inc., UM 165, Order No. 89-313
• Toll Restrictions: Investigation, UM 775, Order No. 97-165 Research and Development
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• Generally: Investigation (Methods of Allocating Research and Development Costs), UM 295, Order No. 94-547
Retroactive Ratemaking:
• Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 135, Order Nos. 97-180 and 97-366
Return
• Cost of Debt: GTE, UT 113, Order No. 94-336 at 8 (imputed refinancing denied) • Cost of Equity:
U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171 GTE, UT 113, Order No. 94-336 at 12 et seq. (DCF, CAPM, risk premium)
• Double Leverage: GTE, UT 113, Order No. 94-336 at 30 • Scope of Review: GTE, UT 113, Order No. 94-336 at 7
Revenue Requirement
U S WEST Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism, UT 135, Order No. 97-366
Rulemaking Dockets, Telecommunications
• Generally: Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 RSPF, TDAP, Other Division 33 Modifications, AR 335, Order
No. 97-489 Service Quality Rules, AR 316/322, Order No. 96-332 Confidential Information, AR 318, Order No. 96-330 Open Network Architecture (ONA), AR 264, Order No. 93-852, aff’d.,
GTE v. PUC, 130 Or. App. 637 (1994) Telephone Solicitation Rules, AR 217, Order No. 91-583 Competitive Telecommunications Providers, AR 231, Order No. 91-395 Alternative Operator Services, AR 186, Order No. 90-96 Essential Services, AR 188, Order No. 88-1522 Competitive Telecommunications Providers, AR 146, Order No. 87-659
Safety Compliance
• Safety Violations: U S WEST, UM 640, Order No. 94-531 Sale or Transfer (see Merger and Sale) Security Deposits
CenturyTel of Oregon, Inc., UT 154, Order No. 03-316
Services, Particular Offerings
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• Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line Service: U S WEST, UT 144, Order No. 98-268
• Centrex: U S WEST, UT 126/UM 790, Order No. 96-067 • ISDN Services: Planet Access Inc. v. Verizon (complaint denied), UC 525, Order
No. 00-480 Services, Particular Offerings (Cont.)
• Local Service: Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. (cease & desist), UM 992,
Order No. 00-636 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 U S WEST TeleChoice, UT 58, Order No. 87-657
Service Quality, etc.
• Generally: Investigation (Guidelines for migration of customers), UM 1070, Order
No. 04-095 Investigation of Posting and Service Quality Results, UM 1038, Order
No. 02-854 US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order U S WEST, UM 960, Order No: 00-297 U S WEST Service Quality Reports, UM 960, Order No. 00-002 U S WEST Service to Mercy Medical Investigation, UM 928, Order
Nos. 99-187 and 99-401 Oregon State Police v. U S WEST, UC 415, Order No. 99-389 Green v. U S WEST, UC 400, Order No. 99-388 Chimney-Tek , Inc., v. U S WEST, UC 416, Order No. 99-387 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 Saginaw Park, Inc. v. U S WEST, UC 233, Order No. 94-730 Western Radio Services, Inc. v. US WEST, UC 191, Order No. 91-1138
• Obligation to Inform: US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order U S WEST, UM 960, Order No: 00-297 U S WEST Service Quality Reports, UM 960, Order No. 00-002 Rains & Associates, Inc., U S WEST, UC 177, Order No. 91-897
• Superior Quality Service: MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 98-467 at 4. • Telecommunications Service Standards:
Investigation of Posting and Service Quality Results, UM 1038, Order No. 02-854
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US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order U S WEST, UM 960, Order No: 00-297 U S WEST Service Quality Reports, UM 960, Order Nos. 00-002, 00-164 U S WEST Service to Mercy Medical Investigation, UM 928, Order No. 99-187 U S WEST Service Quality Investigation, UM 867, Order No. 98-035 Service Quality Rules, AR 316/AR 322, Order No. 96-332
Slamming
• PIC Freezes: Tel-Save v. US WEST, UC 359, Order No. 99-041 Small Telephone Companies
• Depreciation Guidelines: Investigation, UM 449, Order Nos. 93-600 and 93-042 • Exemption from Tariff Filing Requirements: Pine Telephone, UX 12, Order
No. 88-1215 • Service Standards: Service Quality Rules, AR 316/AR 322, Order No. 96-332
Special Contracts
• Generally: Qwest Corporation (Investigation for failure to file interconnection
agreements) UM 1168, Order No. 05-783 US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order L&E Transport of Washington, Inc., UM 254, Order No. 92-1651
• Contracts Reviewed: Centrex/Digicom, UT 72 and 79, Order No. 90-919
Tariffs • Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST Communications,
Inc., UT 135, Order No. 97-180 • Virtual Collocation, U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order Nos. 96-079 and
96-187 Telephone Solicitation
• Generally: Telephone Solicitation Rules, AR 217, Order No. 91-583 Territory
• Allocation: Qwest's Application for an order transferring right to exclusively served
territory, Fairway Downs, Oregon City to Beaver Creek Telephone Co., UA 55, Order No. 04-225
Pine Telephone System, Inc., UA 91, Order No. 01-984 • Generally:
Humboldt Telephone, UM 539/UA 47, Order No. 97-446 Gervais Telephone Territory Allocation, UA 38, Order No. 91-422 Telephone Utilities of Eastern Oregon Territory Allocation, UA 31, Order No. 90-383
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Eagle Telephone Territory Allocation, UA 29, Order No. 89-1196 (Chapter 758) Monroe Telephone, UA 25, Order No. 88-716 (deviations allowed) Oregon Telephone, UA 26, Order No. 88-600 (Chapter 758) North State, UA 27, Order No. 88-592 (Chapter 758)
Toll Restriction
Investigation, UM 775, Order No. 97-165 Toll Service
• Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 AT&T Communications of the Pacific NW (Remove Conditions Placed on
Certificate of Authority, UM 1138, Order No. 04-396 AT&T v. U. S. West, UC 411, Order No. 00-211
U S WEST Section 271 Pre-application Procedures, UM 823, Order No. 97-428
MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021
• Toll Pac: U S WEST Toll Pac Application, UT 94, Order No. 91-100 Unbundling (see ONA, Price Policy)
• Generally: Ascertaining UNEs that must be provided by ILECs to Requesting
Carriers, UT 138/139, Phase III, Order No. 03-209 Compliance Filings, UT 138/UT 139, Phase III, Order No. 03-085 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 97-126 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 Open Network Architecture (ONA), AR 264, Order No. 94-220
(Reaffirmed unbundling requirement) • Combinations of Network Elements: MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389, Order
No. 98-467 at 3. • Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST Communications, Inc.,
UT 135, Order No. 97-180 • Transport & Termination Charges:
Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-034 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033
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• CLEC Switching, ELI/GTE, ARB 91, Order Nos. 99-218 and 99-397
• Dark Fiber: MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003
• Subloop Unbundling: MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003
• Virtual Collocation: UT 119, Order No. 96-079 Universal Service
• Generally: MetroOne Telecommunications, Inc v. Qwest, IC 1, Order No. 00-709 Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. (cease & desist), UM 992,
Order No. 00-636 Investigation (Universal Service), UM 731 (Phase IV), Order No. 00-312 Investigation (Universal Service), UM 731, Order No. 94-1852 and 95-
1103 (opening docket, policy statements), Order No. 98-094 (policy statements and implementation issues), Order No. 98-430 on reconsideration of 98-094, and Order No. 99-197 (Administration Issues)
MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 Makes Finding Re: Public Interest Criteria for Granting CP applications,
CP 1, CP 14, CP 15, Order No. 96-021 Revenue Transfer from Long Distance Carriers to Local Exchange Customers, UT 42, Order No. 87-405 at 20
• Discounts for Schools and Libraries: UM 837, Order No. 97-460 • Discounts for Rural Health Care Providers: UM 838, Order No. 98-022 • Eligible Carriers Designated:
Staff Investigation to establish requirements for initial designation & recertification, UM 1217, Order No. 06-292 RCC Minnesota’s Application for Designation as ETC, UM 1083/UM
1084, Order No. 04-355 Edge Wireless’ Application for Designation as an Eligible
Telecommunications Carrier, UM 1177, Order No. 05-965 UM 873, Order No. 97-481
• OTAP Rate Established: UM 731 Phase II, Order No. 97-491 • Rural Carriers:
Staff Investigation to establish requirements for initial designation & recertification, UM 1217, Order No. 06-292 UM 1017, Order No. 03-082
• White Page Listings: UM 731 Phase II, Order No. 98-430
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Wholesale Discount • Generally:
TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003
Wireless Access
Aircall Northwest/U S WEST (Paging), ARB 34, Order No. 97-375 AWS/United (Wireless), ARB 29, Order No. 97-325 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 AWS/GTE (Wireless), ARB 25, Order No. 97-266 Airtouch/U S WEST, ARB 23, Order No. 97-231, amended by 97-447 Sprint Spectrum/GTE, ARB 21, Order No. 97-214 BMCT/U S WEST, ARB 22, Order No. 97-213, amended by 97-447 Sprint Spectrum/U S WEST, ARB 13, Order No. 97-220 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-178 AWS/GTE, ARB 17, Order No. 97-158 (Withdrawn) U S Cellular/U S WEST, ARB 14, Order No. 97-155 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-034 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325
Wireless Carriers
• Eligible for RSPF Assistance, AR 335, Order No. 97-489 Staff Investigation to establish requirements for initial designation & recertification, UM 1217, Order No. 06-292
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DIGEST CONTENTS
WATER
Definitions • Rate Base • Residential
Discrimination • Generally • Customer Classes
Disposition of Utility Assets Interim Operation Jurisdiction • Generally • To Order Refunds Line Extension Operating Expenses • Bad Debt • Chemical Testing • Insurance • Labor Expense • Repairs • Salaries • System Improvements Planning • Need for Future Planning Rate Base • Recovery of Cost through Lot Sales • Usefulness of Future Improvements • Zero Rate Base Rates • Connection Charge • Interim Rates • Rate Design • Rate Structure • Reasonableness • Reconnection Charge • Refund of Overcharges • Unlawful Rates Return • Opportunity to Earn Reasonable Return • Rate of Return Revenue Requirement • Generally Service • Access to Customer Premises
• Adequacy of Service • Conversion to Metered Service • Customer Relations • Multilingual Notification • Restriction of Usage • Termination of Service • Water Quality System Administration Territory Allocation Valuation of Property • Generally
Water
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WATER
Definitions
• Rate Base: Cleawox Acres Water Co., UW 11, Order No. 86-542 • Residential: Ridgestone Water System, UW 28, Order No. 89-1065
Discrimination
• Generally: Salmon Valley Water Company, UM 774, Order No. 97-074 Avion Water Co., UW 25, Order No. 89-1276
• Customer Classes: Salmon Valley Water Company, UM 774, Order No. 97-074 Disposition of Utility Assets
South Fork Water, UW 71, Order No. 00-087 Alex M. Schumacher and Leslie H. Schumacher, UP 109, Order No. 95-1207 (sale of
small water company) Interim Operation
First Hill Water, UW 54, UM 857, Order Nos. 97-240 and 98-377 South Fork Water, UW 71, Order No. 00-087
Jurisdiction • Generally:
Willamette Water Company, WA 36, Order No. 02-573 South Fork Water, UW 71, Order No. 00-087 Juniper Utility Company, UW 58, Order No. 98-529 First Hill Water, UW 54, UM 857, Order Nos. 97-240 and 98-377 South Hills Water System, UW 40, Order No. 93-559 Cherry Heights Water Systems, UW 42, Order No. 92-1799 Pete’s Mountain Water Co., UW 34, Order No. 91-853 Ridgestone Water System, UW 28, Order No. 89-1065 Cleawox Acres Water Co., UW 11, Order No. 86-542 Cedar Park v. Salmon Valley Water Co., UC 252,Order Nos. 85-1117 and 96-033
• To Order Refunds: First Hill Water, UW 54, UM 857, Order No. 97-432 Line Extension
• Mike Brorby v. Long Butte Water and Dan Rey v. Long Butte Water, UCR 37/UCR 45, Order No. 04-082
Operating Expenses
• Bad Debt: Cleawox Acres Water Co., UW 15, Order No. 88-807 • Chemical Testing: Chehalem Mountain Water Co., UW 38, Order No. 93-162 • Insurance: Cleawox Acres Water Co., UW 15, Order No. 88-807
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• Labor Expense: Long Butte Water System, Inc., Application for authorization to increases the company’s total annual revenues by $77,625 or 62%, UW 110, Order No. 06-027 Cleawox Acres Water Co., UW 15, Order No. 88-807
• Repairs: Chehalem Mountain Water Co., UW 38, Order No. 93-162 • Salaries:
Long Butte Water System, Inc., Application for authorization to increases the company’s total annual revenues by $77,625 or 62%, UW 110, Order No. 06-027 Cleawox Acres Water Co., UW 11, Order No. 86-542
• System Improvements: Connors v. Parkdale Water Co., UCR 6, Order No. 02-673 South Hills Water System, UW 40, Order No. 93-559
Planning • Need for Future Planning:
Salmon Valley Water Company, UM 774, Order No. 97-074 Pete’s Mountain Water Co., UW 13, Order No. 87-604
Rate Base
• Recovery of Cost through Lot Sales: Sunriver Utilities Co., UW 29, Order No. 90-1413 • Usefulness of Future Improvements: Skyview Acres Water Co., UW 16, Order No. 88-681 • Zero Rate Base: Sunriver Utilities Co., UW 29, Order No. 90-1413
Rates • Connection Charge:
Connors v. Parkdale Water Co., UCR 6, Order No. 02-673 Cedar Park v. Salmon Valley Water Co., UC 252, Order Nos. 95-1117 and 96-033
• Interim Rates Long Butte Water System, Inc., Application for authorization to increases the company’s total annual revenues by $77,625 or 62%, UW 110, Order No. 06-027 Willamette water Companys, UW 81, Order No. 01-908
• Rate Design: Long Butte Water System, Inc., Application for authorization to increases the company’s total annual revenues by $77,625 or 62%, UW 110, Order No. 06-027 Pete’s Mountain Water Co., UW 13, Order No. 87-604 Cedar Park v. Salmon Valley Water Co., UC 252, Order Nos. 95-1117 and
96-033 • Rate Structure:
Avion Water Co., UW 43, Order No. 94-143 Sunriver Utilities Co., UW 29, Order No. 90-1413 Cedar Park v. Salmon Valley Water Co., UC 252, Order Nos. 95-1117 and 96-033
• Reasonableness: Connors v. Parkdale Water Co., UCR 6, Order No. 02-673 South Hills Water System, Inc., UW 60, Order No. 98-208 (Rates approved without
suspension) First Hill Water, UW 54, UM 857, Order No. 97-432
Water
Cedar Park v. Salmon Valley Water Co., UC 252, Order Nos. 95-1117 and 96-033 Pete’s Mountain Water Co., UW 34, Order No. 91-853
• Reconnection Charge: Long Butte Water System, Inc., Application for authorization to increases the company’s total annual revenues by $77,625 or 62%, UW 110, Order No. 06-027 Cleawox Acres Water Co., UW 11, Order No. 86-542
• Refund of Overcharges: Deer Island Water Works, UW 18, Order No. 89-226 Cedar Park v. Salmon Valley Water Co., UC 252, Order Nos. 95-1117 and 96-033 First Hill Water, Order No. 97-432
• Unlawful Rates: Cedar Park v. Salmon Valley Water Co., UC 252, Order Nos. 95-1117 and 96-033 Ridgestone Water System, UW 28, Order No. 89-1065
Return
• Opportunity to Earn Reasonable Return: Cedar Park v. Salmon Valley Water Co., UC 252, Order Nos. 95-1117 and 96-033 Sunriver Utilities Co., UW 29, Order No. 90-1413 Siltcoos Heights Water System, UW 24, Order No. 89-832
• Rate of Return: Cedar Park v Salmon Valley Water Co., UC 252, Order Nos. 95-1117 and 96-033 South Hills Water System, UW 40, Order No. 93-559 Chehalem Mountain Water Co., UW 38, Order No. 93-162 Cleawox Acres Water Co., UW 15, Order No. 88-807 Cleawox Acres Water Co., UW 11, Order No. 86-542
Revenue Requirement
• Generally: First Hill Water, UW 54, UM 857, Order No. 97-240 Cedar Park v. Salmon Valley Water Co., UC 252, Order Nos. 95-1117 and 96-033 Chehalem Mountain Water Co., UW 38, Order No. 93-162 Skyview Acres Water Co., UW 16, Order No. 88-681 Pete’s Mountain Water Co., UW 13, Order No. 87-604
Service
• Access to Customer Premises: Cleawox Acres Water Co., UW 11, Order No. 86-542 • Adequacy of Service:
Salmon Valley Water Company, UM 774, Order No. 97-074 Cherry Heights Water System, UW 42, Order No. 92-1799
• Conversion to Metered Service: Salmon Valley Water Co., UW 45, Order No. 94-984 • Customer Relations: Avion Water Co., UW 25, Order No. 89-1276 • Multilingual Notification: Avion Water Co., UW 35, Order No. 91-171 • Restriction of Usage: Salmon Valley Water Co., UW 45, Order No. 94-984 • Termination of Service:
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Water
Western Estates Water Inc., UW 41, Order No. 93-545 Cleawox Acres Water Co., UW 23, Order No. 90-879 Fruitdale Water Utility, UW 12, Order No. 88-255
• Water Quality: South Hills Water System, UW 40, 93-559 System Administration
• Territory Allocation Willamette Water Company, WA 36, Order No. 02-573 Skyview Acres Water Company Inc., WA 32, Order No. 01-894 First Hill Water, UW 54, UM 857, Order Nos. 97-240 and 97-432
Territory Allocation Hiland Water, WA 74, Order No. 03-276 Valuation of Property
• Generally: Sunriver Utilities Co., UW 29, Order No 90-1413
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Arbitrations
DIGEST CONTENTS
ARBITRATIONS Access Charges
• General • ESPs/Internet
Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, & Rights of Way
Administrative factor in switching off calls
Arbitrated Interconnection Agreements • General • Cost Recovery Principles • Failure to Negotiate in Good Faith
Attorney Fees Base Contract Bill and Keep Billing Arrangements Collocation (see also ONA) Construction
• General • Modication of facilities • Charges and costs
CPNI Customer guide and billing for
advertisements Dark fiber Deaveraging Dialing Parity Directory Assistance Directories Dispute Resolution Election of a Final Arbitration Agreement Electronic Interfaces (OSS) Embedded cost recovery FCC Pricing Rules Interconnection
• General • Exchange Carrier Services Local
Interconnection Agreement • Virtual Collocation
Interim discount rates Interim Number Portabililty
Internet Service Providers Last Best Offer Procedure Local Calling Area Loop conditioning Loop de-averaging Most Favored Nations Negotiated Agreements Nonrecurring Charges Operator Services Paging Traffic Penalty for Contract Performance Pick and choose Pricing of unbundled elements Pricing Policy Procedural issues
• General • Dispute resolution • Inappropriate to propose new
contract late in the proceedings • Notice • Premature to request change in
interconnection agreement while court decision is on appeal
• PUC lacks authority to compel a party to sign and submit a contract
• Re-open docket after US Supreme Court decision
Promotional services Proprietary network elements Rates
• General • Transport & Termination Charges • Transport & Termination Charges –
Dark Fiber • Transport & Termination Charges –
Subloop Unbundling Reciprocal access Reciprocal compensation Resale and resellers
• General • Avoided Cost Discount
Updated on 04/10/07 A1
Arbitrations
Service quality measures • General • Superior Quality Service
Signature Tandem-to-tandem switching Toll Service Unbundling
• General • Combinations of Network Elements • Transport & Termination Charges –
Dark Fiber • Transport & Termination Charges –
Subloop Unbundling Universal service charges Waiver Wholesale Discount Wireless Access Winthdrawal of Petition VNXX
Updated on 04/10/07 A2
Arbitrations
ARBITRATIONS
Access Charges
Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290
ESPs/Internet: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Qwest’s Petition for Arbitration with Universal Telecommunications, ARB 671,
Order No. 06-190 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324
Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, & Rights of Way
TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290
Administrative factor in switching off calls Western Wireless/ GTE, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033 Arbitrated Interconnection Agreements
Generally: TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 98-467
Cost Recovery Principles: AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
Failure to Negotiate in Good Faith: Beaver Creek’s Notice of Adoption of YMAX/Qwest ICA, ARB 780,
Order No. 07-033 Metro One/U S WEST, ARB 100, Order No. 99-242 Airtouch Motion to Dismiss Petition, ARB 153
Attorney Fees
TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 Base Contract
MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
Bill and Keep
TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125
Updated on 04/10/07 A3
Arbitrations
AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290
Billing Arrangements
Meet Point: TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 Collocation (see also ONA)
TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 ONA Rulemaking, AR 317, Order No. 97-119 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 97-126 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
Construction
Generally US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order
MFS Connection, ARB 1, Order No. 97-126 MFS Connection, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 TCG, ARB 2, 96-325 Modification of Facilities: AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 Charges and Costs
TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324
CPNI AT&T/ GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-149
MCImetro/ GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-193 Customer guide and billing for advertisements TCG, ARB 2, 96-325 Dark fiber AT&T/ GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 98-508 AT&T and MCImetro/ US West, Arb 3/6, Order No. 97-003 Deaveraging
MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053
Updated on 04/10/07 A4
Arbitrations
Dialing Parity
AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
Directory Assistance Access to Listings: Metro One/U S WEST, ARB 100, Order No. 99-242
Directories
AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
Dispute Resolution
US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003
Election of a Final Arbitration Agreement
Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-229 Electronic Interfaces (OSS)
AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290
Embedded cost recovery AT&T/ GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 98-508
FCC Pricing Rules Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098
AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
Interconnection
Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-034
Updated on 04/10/07 A5
Arbitrations
MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038, Order No. 98-467 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290
Exchange Carrier Services Local Interconnection Agreement: U S WEST/GTE, ARB 26, Order No. 97-343
Virtual Collocation: U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 at 9
MCImetro Motion to Compel, CP 15(1), Order Nos. 96-129 and 96-160 Interim discount rates AT&T/ GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 Interim Number Portability (see Number Portability) TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325
TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052
Internet Service Providers
Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Qwest Corporation v. Level 3 Communications, IC 12, Order No. 06-037
ELI/ GTE, ARB 91, Order Nos. 99-218, 99-397 Last Best Offer Procedure
AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389
Local Calling Area
Qwest’s Petition for Arbitration with Universal Telecommunications, ARB 671, Order No. 06-190
Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290
Loop conditioning
AT&T/ MCI, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-288 Loop de-averaging MFS Connection, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 TCG, ARB 2, Order No. 97-125 Most Favored Nations
AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
Updated on 04/10/07 A6
Arbitrations
MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290
Metro One/U S WEST, ARB 100, Order No. 99-242 Negotiated Agreements
Waiver: MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 98-467 Nonrecurring Charges:
Qwest’s Petition for Arbitration with Universal Telecommunications, ARB 671, Order No. 06-190
MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 Operator Services
AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
Paging Traffic:
AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 Penalty for Contract Performance
• Generally: TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 Pick and choose
Sprint, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052 Sprint/ GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-229
MCImetro/ GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 Pricing of unbundled elements
AT&T/ MCI, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 AT&T/ MCI, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-150
AT&T/ GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-149 Pricing Policy
Qwest’s Petition for Arbitration with Universal Telecommunications, ARB 671, Order No. 06-190
MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 97-126 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389
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Arbitrations
Procedural issues • Generally
Qwest Corporation (Investigation for failure to file interconnection agreements) UM 1168, Order No. 05-783
MFS Connection Motion to Compel, ARB 1, Order No. 97-161 • Defer to FCC
Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 • Dispute resolution
MCImetro/ GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 • Inappropriate to propose new contract late in the proceedings
Beaver Creek’s Notice of Adoption of YMAX/Qwest ICA, ARB 780, Order No. 07-033 AT&T/ MCI, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-150
• Notice AT&T/ GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 98-508 • Premature to request change in interconnection agreement while court decision is on appeal
AT&T/ MCI, ARB 3/6, Order No. 98-021 • PUC lacks authority to compel a party to sign and submit a contract MFS Connection, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 AT&T/ GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 98-508 • Re-open docket after United States Supreme Court decision
MCImetro/ GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 99-061 Promotional services
AT&T/ MCI, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-150 AT&T/ GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-149 Proprietary network elements
MCImetro/ GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 Rates
TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 Transport & Termination Charges:
Qwest’s Petition for Arbitration with Universal Telecommunications, ARB 671, Order No. 06-190
Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-034 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290
Transport & Termination Charges - Dark Fiber: AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
Transport & Termination Charges - Subloop Unbundling: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098
AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003
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Arbitrations
AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
Reciprocal access
AT&T/ MCI, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-150 AT&T/ GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-149 Reciprocal compensation Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098
Qwest’s Petition for Arbitration with Universal Telecommunications, ARB 671, Order No. 06-190
Qwest Corporation v. Level 3 Communications, IC 12, Order No. 06-037 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-034 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290
ELI/GTE, ARB 91, Order Nos. 99-218, 99-397
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Arbitrations
Resale and resellers Generally:
TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052
Avoided Cost Discount: MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 97-126 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053
Service quality measures
Generally: AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290
Superior Quality Service: MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 98-467 at 4.
Signature AT&T/ GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 98-508 Tandem-to-tandem switching AT&T/ GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 Toll Service Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098
AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
VNXX
Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Qwest Corporation v. Level 3 Communications, IC 12, Order No. 06-037
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Arbitrations
Unbundling (see ONA, Price Policy) Generally:
MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 97-126 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053
Combinations of Network Elements: MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389, Order No. 98-467 at 3. ELI/GTE, ARB 91, Order No. 99-397
Transport & Termination Charges - Dark Fiber: AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
Transport & Termination Charges - Subloop Unbundling: AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038
Universal service charges
MCImetro/ GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 Waiver MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 98-467 Wholesale Discount
TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003
Wireless Access
TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-034 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-178 Sprint Spectrum/U S WEST, ARB 13, Order No. 97-220 U S Cellular/U S WEST, ARB 14, Order No. 97-155 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 AWS/GTE, ARB 17, Order No. 97-158 (Withdrawn) Sprint Spectrum/GTE, ARB 21, Order No. 97-214 BMCT/U S WEST, ARB 22, Order No. 97-213, amended by 97-447 Airtouch/U S WEST, ARB 23, Order No. 97-231, amended by 97-447 AWS/GTE (Wireless), ARB 25, Order No. 97-266 AWS/United (Wireless), ARB 29, Order No. 97-325 Aircall Northwest/U S WEST (Paging), ARB 34, Order No. 97-375
Updated on 04/10/07 A11