7. Dismissal of A.00-03-044

In A.00-03-044, SFPP seeks authority for market-based pricing based on the existence of viable competitive options which limit the rates that SFPP may charge customers before customers shift to alternative transportation options. This application has been unresolved for ten years and the record is hopelessly stale. We therefore deny the application, without prejudice, so that SFPP may choose to file a new application if it can demonstrate there are economically viable competitive options to justify market-based rates instead of cost-of-service rate regulation.