VIII. Comments on Draft Decision

The draft decision of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in this matter was mailed to the parties in accordance with Pub. Util. Code § 311(g)(1) and Rule 77.7 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure.

Comments were received from Applicant on August 17, 2006. With the permission of the assigned ALJ, on August 25, 2006, Applicant also filed a second supplement to the application, which addressed the relationship between Applicant, Acceris Communications Inc., and Acceris Communications Corp., as well as the FCC decisions that found Acceris Communications Inc. and Acceris Communications Corp. in violation of slamming regulations. Applicant also filed a third supplement, which responded to questions from the assigned ALJ on September 28, 2006. We have reviewed the comments and second supplements to the application and made changes throughout the decision as appropriate.