Proceeding A0304002
Date Filed: April 1, 2003
Status: Closed


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Filer Requested Category: Ratesetting
Preliminary Category: Ratesetting
Commission Designated Category:
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC. (U 1024-C)

DOCUMENTS
Number of Documents: 41

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: May 9, 2007
Filed By:
Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc.
DRA/YUN/CPUC
Description: SUMMARY: On May 9, 2007, Sindy Yun, counsel for the Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA) met with Lester Wong, advisor to Pres. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present were Robert Haga, advisor to Cmmr. Chong and Robert Wullenjohn, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn; and Natalie Billingsley and Pamela Thompson, of DRA, Charlie Born and Aloa Stevens of Citizens Telecommunications Company of California Inc. dba Frontier Communications of California (Frontier). Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. The parties discussed the key points of DRA /Frontier's Joint Settlement Agreement and urged the Commission to adopt it. Contact person: Sue Muniz, telephone: (415) 703-1858; email: sam@cpuc.ca.gov.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: April 26, 2007
Filed By:
Citizens Telecommunications Company of California Inc.
Description: (On Proposed Decision of ALJ O'Donnell).

Type: PROPOSED DECISION

Filing Date: April 10, 2007
Filed By:
ALJ/ODONNELL/CPUC
Description: Opinion Adopting Settlement Resolving Audit-Related Issues. Opening Comments, which shall not exceed 15 pages, are due no later than April 30, 2007. Reply Comments are due 5 days after Opening Comments are filed.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: March 26, 2007
Filed By:
ALJ/O'DONNELL/CPUC
Description: Receiving Audit Report into Evidence.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: March 12, 2007
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY CALIFORNIA INC.
DRA/YUN/CPUC
Description: Joint; for Adoption of Settlement Agreement.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: February 28, 2007
Filed By:
DRA/YUN/CPUC
Description: for submission of the Division of Ratepayer Advocates' New Regulatory Framework Audit Report of Frontier Communications Company.

Type: REPLY

Filing Date: June 27, 2006
Filed By:
DRA/YUN/CPUC
Description: TO CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC.'S RESPONSE TO DRA'S PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF D.04-02-010

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: June 12, 2006
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA INC.
Description: to the petition for modification of D04-02-010 filed by the DRA.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION

Filing Date: May 25, 2006
Filed By:
DRA/YUN/PUC
Description: of D04-02-010.

Type: REPLY

Filing Date: March 17, 2006
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA INC.
Description: to Supplemental Response of the DRA.

Type: SUPPLEMENTAL

Filing Date: March 9, 2006
Filed By:
DRA/YUN/PUC
Description: response to Citizens' petition for modification of D04-02-010.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: June 14, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/YUN/PUC
Description: to Citizens' supplemental petition for modification of D04-02-010.

Type: SUPPLEMENT

Filing Date: May 20, 2005
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Description: to Petition for Modification of D.04-02-010.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: May 11, 2005
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Description: On May 6, 2005, Aloa Stevens of Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc. dba Frontier Communications of California (Frontier), met with Aram Shumavon, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present was Charlie Born of Frontier. Copies of Frontier's documents (attached to the notice) filed with the Commission were used. Frontier representatives urged the Commission to grant Frontier's petition for modification (PM) and address the suspension of the sharing component of Frontier's New Regulatory Framework. Frontier representatives also raised the possibility of amending its PM to seek suspension of the sharing mechanism without any further proceedings.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: May 11, 2005
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Description: On May 5, 2005, Aloa Stevens of Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc. dba Frontier Communications of California (Frontier), met with Cmmr. Grueneich in San Francisco. Also present were Chris Poschl, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, and Charlie Born and Joe Chicoine of Frontier. Copies of Frontier's documents (attached to the notice) filed with the Commission were used. Frontier representatives urged the Commission to grant Frontier's petition for modification (PM) and address the suspension of the sharing component of Frontier's New Regulatory Framework. Frontier representatives also raised the possibility of amending its PM to seek suspension of the sharing mechanism without any further proceedings.

Type: REPLY

Filing Date: May 4, 2005
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA INC.
Description: to petition for modification.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: April 29, 2005
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Description: On April 26, 2005, Aloa Stevens of Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc. dba Frontier Communications of California (Frontier), met with Pres. Peevey and Tim Sullivan, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present were Charlie Born and Joe Chicoine of Frontier. A copy of Frontier's petition for modification (attached to the notice) was used. Frontier representatives urged the Commission to grant Frontier's petition for modification and address the suspension of the sharing component of Frontier's New Regulatory Framework.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: April 29, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/YUN/PUC
Description: to Citizens' petition for modification of D04-02-010.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION

Filing Date: March 30, 2005
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Description: of D04-02-010.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: January 15, 2004
Filed By:
ORA/FARRAR/PUC
Description: On January 15, 2004, Richard Smith, Deputy Director of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA), met with Tom Long, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, in San Francisco. Also present was Lee-Whei Tan, Regulatory Analyst V in ORA. Copies of the cover page and page 6 of D01-06-077 in A99-03-025 (attached to the notice) were used. ORA discussed its concern with the proposed decision's revisions to the audit's scope and cap. ORA noted that the audit scopes in the two proceedings are not comparable.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: December 1, 2003
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Description: On November 24, 2003, Aloa Stevens, Director, State Government Affairs - West Region, Frontier, A Citizens Telecommunications Company & Electric Lightwave, Inc. (Frontier), met with Cmmr. Kennedy, in San Francisco. Also present were Tim Sullivan, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, and Charles Born, Manager, State Government Affairs of Frontier. Frontier representatives discussed the draft decision and explained that it was improper to shift the costs on an outside consultant onto Frontier and its subscribers. Frontier representatives also discussed the need for the Commission to identify the scope of any audit of Frontier to be undertaken by the Office of Ratepayer Advocates.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: November 26, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/O'DONNELL/PUC
Description: Denies Pacific and SureWest's motions to intervene. Comments by Verizon California shall not be accepted for filing. The parties shall file reply comments on the draft decision by December 12, 2003.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 24, 2003
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Description: On November 29, 2003, Charles Born, Manager-State Government Affairs for Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc. dba Frontier Communication of California (Frontier), met with Tim Sullivan, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in San Francisco. Also present were Aloa Stevens, Director, West Region, and Joe Chicoine, State Government Affairs, Frontier. Frontier representatives discussed the draft decision and explained that it was improper to shift the costs of an outside consultant onto Frontier and its subscribers. Frontier representatives also discussed the need for the Commission to identify the scope of any audit of Frontier to be undertaken by the ORA.

Type: OPPOSITION

Filing Date: November 14, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/FARRAR/PUC
Description: to the Motions of SureWest and Pacific Bell Telephone Company to Intervene and to the filing of Comments by Verizon California, Inc.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: November 14, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/FARRAR/PUC
Description: for an Extension of Time for Filing Reply Comments.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 10, 2003
Filed By:
VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC.
Description: opening; on draft decision of ALJ O'Donnell.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: November 10, 2003
Filed By:
SUREWEST TELEPHONE
Description: for leave to intervene; opening comments on draft decision attached.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: November 10, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA SBC CALIFORNIA
Description: to intervene for purposes of filing comments on the issue of consultant costs addressed in the draft decision; comments included.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 10, 2003
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC. DBA FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS
Description: opening; on draft decision mailed October 21, 2003.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 7, 2003
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Description: On November 4, 2003, Charles Born, Manager-State Government Affairs for Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc. dba Frontier Communication of California (Frontier), had a telephone conversation with Lester Wong, advisor to Pres. Peevey. Born stated the need for the Commission to identify the scope of any audit of Frontier to be undertaken by the Office of Ratepayer Advocates.

Type: DRAFT DECISION

Filing Date: October 21, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/O'DONNELL/PUC
Description: Addressing NRF audit, monitoring reports, and review schedule. Comments are due by November 10, 2003, reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: August 21, 2003
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
ORA/FARRAR/PUC
Description: Joint; for adoption of All-Party Settlement Agreement pursuant to Article 13.5 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: July 22, 2003
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Description: Reply; on issue of which party shall bear the cost of an audit.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: July 22, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/FARRAR/PUC
Description: Reply; on audit cost allocation.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: July 8, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/FARRAR/PUC
Description: on Audit Cost Allocation.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: July 8, 2003
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Description: Opening; on issue of which party shall bear the cost of an audit.

Type: SCOPING RULING

Filing Date: June 16, 2003
Filed By:
CMMR/PEEVEY/PUC
Description: Confirms that this is a ratesetting proceeding. Determines that hearings are needed; but that this proceeding will not move forward, except as set forth, until the final decision in R01-09-001/I01-09-002. Briefs are due by 7/1/3, reply briefs - by July 15, 2003.

Type: REPLY

Filing Date: May 13, 2003
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Description: to ORA's protest

Type: PROTEST

Filing Date: May 5, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/FARRAR/PUC
Description: to the application.

Type: RESOLUTION ALJ-176 CATEGORIZATION

Filing Date: April 17, 2003
Filed By:
COMR/PUC
Description: Resolution ALJ 176-3111; Ratification of preliminary determination of category adopted.

Type: APPLICATION

Filing Date: April 1, 2003
Filed By:
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC. (U 1024-C)
Description: to review its new Regulatory Framework.

DECISIONS
Number of Decisions: 2

Decision Number: D0705039

Rendered Date: May 24, 2007
Effective Date: May 24, 2007
Description: Adopts settlement resolving audit-related issues. This proceeding is closed.

Decision Number: D0402010

Rendered Date: February 11, 2004
Effective Date: February 11, 2004
Description: Addresses new regulatory framework audit, monitoring reports and review schedule. This proceeding is closed.

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