Utah Public Service Commission Issues Notice Regarding Application for the Increase of Rates and Charges by Manti Telephone Company

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 26 -- The Utah Public Service Commission issued the following telecommunications notice: In the Matter of the Application for the Increase of Rates and Charges by Manti Telephone Company DOCKET NO. 08-046-01 SCHEDULING ORDER AND NOTICE OF HEARING By The Commission: On February 21, 2013, the Commission convened a duly-noticed scheduling conference in the above-referenced matter. In accordance with the discussion at the conference, the parties have agreed to the following schedule for this proceeding.

SCHEDULE Table omitted. To view, click here (http://www.psc.utah.gov/utilities/telecom/13orders/Feb/242111%200804601soanoh.pdf) Parties shall file testimony with the Commission in accordance with the foregoing schedule and shall follow the procedures set forth at "PSC Filing Requirements" under the "MISC" tab on the Utah Public Service Commission website homepage (www.psc.utah.gov). Additionally, written testimony and other exhibits offered into evidence shall conform to Utah Admin. Code R746-100-10(F)(2). In particular, they shall adequately explain: "Explicit and detailed sources of the information contained in the exhibit; methods used in statistical compilations, including explanations and justifications; assumptions, estimates and judgments, together with the bases, justifications and results; formulas or algorithms used for calculations, together with explanations of inputs or variables used in the calculations." Utah Admin. Code R746-100-10(F)(2)(c).

Parties shall serve copies of all filings on other parties by electronic mail at or before the time an electronic copy of the document is required to be filed with the Commission. Discovery turn-around times are 14 calendar days until May 2, 2013, and 7 calendar days thereafter.

DISCOVERY Parties shall serve discovery requests and responses on applicable parties by electronic mail. In the event a document filed with the Commission or produced in response to a discovery request cannot reasonably be transmitted by electronic mail, the party filing the document shall file an electronic copy of the document on CD (or, if an electronic copy is not available, a paper copy) with the Commission by hand delivery and shall serve an electronic copy of the document on CD (or, if an electronic copy is not available, a paper copy) on each applicable party by hand delivery if the party being served is in the same metropolitan area as the serving party, or by overnight courier if the party being served is located in a different metropolitan area from the serving party.

NOTICE OF HEARING Individuals wishing to participate in the hearing by telephone should contact the Public Service Commission two days in advance by calling (801) 530-6716 or (toll-free) 1-866-PSC-UTAH (1-866-772-8824). Participants attending by telephone should then call the Public Service Commission at the same number listed above five minutes prior to the hearing to ensure participation.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this hearing should notify the Commission at 160 East 300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, (801) 530-6713, at least three working days prior to the hearing.

DATED at Salt Lake City, Utah, this 26th day of February, 2013 /s/ Melanie A. Reif Administrative Law Judge Attest: /s/ Gary L. Widerburg Commission Secretary DW # 242111 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 26th day of February, 2013, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served upon the following as indicated below: By E-Mail: Paul Cox (paul@manti.com) Manti Telephone Company Kira Slawson (kiram@blackburn-stoll.com) Blackburn & Stoll, L.C.

Justin Jetter (jjetter@utah.gov) Paul Proctor (pproctor@utah.gov) Assistant Utah Attorneys General By Hand-Delivery: Division of Public Utilities 160 East 300 South, 4th Flr.

Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Office of Consumer Services 160 East 300 South, 2nd Flr.

Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 _________________________ Administrative Assistant This document has footnote and may be found at the following URL: (http://www.psc.utah.gov/utilities/telecom/13orders/Feb/242111%200804601soanoh.pdf) TNS rk-130301-4224647 StaffFurigay (c) 2013 Targeted News Service

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