3. Procedural Issues

The prehearing conference in this matter was held on February 6, 2004. Aglet and TURN jointly filed a timely NOI on March 4, 2004. The NOI included their claim of financial hardship. On April 2, 2004, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Burton W. Mattson found that Aglet and TURN are customers under the Public Utilities Code and that each had met the significant financial hardship condition.

Aglet and TURN jointly filed a request for compensation on January 18, 2005, within the required 60 days of D.04-12-017 being issued.³ Aglet and TURN have satisfied all the procedural requirements necessary to make their request for compensation.