Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: Duo County's Petition for Confidential Treatment is hereby granted. The materials for which Duo County seeks confidential treatment shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for a five-year period of time from the date of this Order, or until further Order of this Commission. Use of the materials in question in this proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 2. Duo County shall inform the Commission if the materials in question become publicly available or no longer qualify for confidential treatment. 3. If a non-party to this proceeding requests to inspect materials granted confidential treatment by this Order and the period during which the materials have been granted confidential treatment has not run, Duo County shall have 20 days from receipt of written notice of the request to demonstrate that the materials still fall within the exclusions from disclosure requirements established in KRS 61.878. If Duo County is unable to make such demonstration, the requested materials shall be made available for inspection. Otherwise, the Commission shall deny the request for inspection. 4. The Commission shall not make the requested materials available for inspection for 20 days following an Order finding that the materials no longer qualify for confidential treatment in order to allow Duo County to seek a remedy afforded by law.

Order Entered: Duo County is granted deviation from following portions of 807 KAR 5:001, Section 16 (1)(b)(4); (2); (4)(i); (4)(j); (4)(k); (4)(n); (4)(q); (4)(r); (1)(b)(3); (1)(b)(5); (4)(f); and, (4)(h). 2. Duo County is granted deviation from the filing requirements in ordering paragraphs 2.a. and 2.b. of the Commission's June 28, 2013 Order. 3. Duo County's request to increase its basic local exchange service rates is granted.

Duo County Telephone Cooperative Corporation Inc Application, Motion for Waiver of Certain Rate Application Filing Requirements, and Petition For Confidential Treatment

Order Entered: (1) Within ten days of the date of this Order, Duo County shall file with the Commission an application to support its proposed tariff to increase rates for local exchange service. The application shall comply with 807 KAR 5:001 Section 16, except for any waivers that may be granted or requirements other than those specified in the findings above. (2) The application shall also contain: a. The estimated annual revenue to be received from High Cost Loop Support beginning July 1, 2013. b. The estimated annual revenue to be lost due to adjustment of terminating access rates effective July 1, 2013. c. The total estimated annual revenue (increase or decrease) to be generated by the tariff changes. Include a breakout for each service or category of service to show changes in revenue. d. Historical and projected line counts and the effects of any line changes on the company. e. Historical and projected federal universal service support and its effects on the company. f. A narrative of any other circumstances that justify or support the proposed rate changes.

Order Entered: (1) An investigation is opened to determine the reasonableness of the proposed rate increase. (2) The proposed rates are suspended from May 10, 2013 until June 1, 2013. (3) On June 1, 2013, the proposed rates will go into effect, subject to refund, pending the outcome of this proceeding.