ALJ/MAB/jva DRAFT Agenda ID #4395

Ratesetting

4/7/2005 Item 21

Decision _____________

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of Pacific Bell Telephone Company dba SBC California to Modify D.94-09-065 to Enable SBC California to Reduce Prices to Meet Competition.

Application 04-03-035 (Filed March 30, 2004)

OPINION GRANTING INTERVENOR COMPENSATION
TO THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO DECISION 04-11-022

This decision awards $46,469.10 in compensation to The Utility Reform Network (TURN) for its contribution to Decision (D.) 04-11-022.

1 Background

Pacific Bell Telephone Company dba SBC California (SBC) in this application sought Commission authorization to modify the price floors for tariffed charges established in D.94-09-065 (IRD Decision). TURN, among others, filed a protest to the application. At the prehearing conference (PHC) the assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) set a briefing schedule for the proceeding and consolidated two then-pending SBC Advice Letters into the proceeding.

On November 19, 2004, the Commission issued D.04-11-022, in which it denied SBC's application but granted the relief requested in the Advice Letters.