6. Schedule

At the PHC, AT&T and CBC renewed their requests for approval of the proposed transaction at the August 22, 2002 Commission meeting. The Applicants, however, admitted that they planned to complete the transaction in the October timeframe.²⁰

Qwest presented a schedule for a proceeding that included evidentiary hearings and led to a decision in April of 2003. TURN-CFA did not present a timetable, nor did they request evidentiary hearings.

Based on the arguments presented by parties and our own experience with similar proceedings, we adopt the schedule below for submission of further information, comments, and a projected decision. We note, however, that the schedule may change should we later determine that hearings are necessary.

Event	Date
Applications Filed	May 2, 2002
Protests Filed	June 7, 2002
Reply to Protests	June 17, 2002
PHC Held	July 19, 2002
AT&T and Comcast File and Serve Supplement Applications to Demonstrate Consistency with Enumerated Public Interest Criteria	August 16, 2002
Notices of Intent to Claim Compensation Due	August 19, 2002
Parties Reply to Supplemental Filing	August 23, 2002
Requests for Oral Arguments, if any	August 23, 2002
Proposed Decision Issues	September 17, 2002
Final Commission Decision	October 17, 2002

Resolution of the issues within the scope of this proceeding will not exceed 18 months from the date of the filing of the application, pursuant to SB 960, Section 13.

²⁰ PHC, TR 5:18-21.