X. Setting Aside Submission for Acceptance of New Information into Record of Proceeding

By e-mail message dated July 17, 2003, Assigned Commissioner Kennedy indicated that she was considering setting aside the submission to accept into the record four items of evidence and requested comments from the parties on this possibility. The four items are: (1) work-papers associated with the analysis contained herein; (2) charts and tables showing Verizon's GO 133-B results on a monthly basis (produced in response to a data request); (3) charts and tables showing Pacific's GO 133-B results on a monthly basis; (4) Dr. Hauser's workpapers supporting the ARMIS attachments to his opening and reply testimony (provided to ORA in response to Data Request Pacific 031-02). The e-mail message provided a cycle for comments and replies. In addition, the e-mail announced the Commission's openness to consider other items for inclusion into the record. Finally, the e-mail message stated that the purpose of including these items in the record was to make the calculations easier to follow.

Verizon, TURN, and ORA filed opening comments. Verizon, Pacific, TURN and ORA filed reply comments.

Upon consideration of the comments, we have decided to set aside submission and to receive into evidence the four items referenced above. We believe that admitting this evidence will enhance the record and enable the parties to better understand both the statistical methodology and the analysis that was used throughout this decision.

We reject the additional material offered by TURN and by ORA on the basis that the information will not materially enhance the voluminous record in this proceeding.