As set forth in the table below, we award UCAN $171,996.30:
Year |
Rate Requested |
Hours Billed |
Total Fees |
Subtotal by Category | |
Shames |
2005 |
$300 |
42.2 |
$12,660.00 |
|
Shames |
2006-2007 |
$310 |
50.70 |
$15,717.00 |
|
Shames ½ rate |
2007 |
$155 |
6 |
$930.00 |
|
Subtotal |
$29,307.00 | ||||
Rosner & Mansfield |
2005 |
$390 |
150.9 |
$58,851.00 |
|
Rosner & Mansfield |
2006-2007 |
$400 |
197.3 |
$78,920.00 |
|
Rosner & Mansfield ½ rate |
2007 |
$200 |
4 |
$800.00 |
|
Subtotal |
$138,571.00 | ||||
Fees Subtotal |
$167,878.00 | ||||
Misc. Costs |
$ 4,118.30 | ||||
TOTAL |
$171,996.30 |
We have revised UCAN's request to reflect the fact that the Commission awards one half the approved hourly rate for travel and for time spent preparing compensation requests, rather than calculating ½ of the time at full rate.
Consistent with previous Commission decisions, we order that interest be paid on the award amount (at the rate earned on prime, three-month commercial paper, as reported in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15) commencing on July 8, 2007, the 75th day after UCAN filed its compensation request, and continuing until full payment of the award is made. The award is to be paid by Cingular as the regulated entity in this proceeding.
We remind all intervenors that Commission staff may audit their records related to the award and that intervenors must make and retain adequate accounting and other documentation to support all claims for intervenor compensation. UCAN's records should identify specific issues for which it requested compensation, the actual time spent by each employee or outside counsel, the applicable hourly rate, fees paid to outside counsel and any other costs for which compensation was claimed.