Kentucky Public Service Commission

Final Order Entered: 1. West Kentucky's proposed increases in basic local residential exchange service rates, as set forth in the tariffs attached to its Application filed on March 31, 2016, and shown in the Appendix attached to this Order, are approved. 2. Within 20 days of the date of this Order, West Kentucky shall file, using the Commission's electronic Tariff Filing System, its revised tariff sheets containing the rates approved herein and signed by an officer of the utility authorized to issue tariffs. The tariff sheets shall reflect that they were approved pursuant to this Order and shall contain an effective date of June 1, 2016. 3. Any future increases to basic local exchange rates necessitated by the FCC's ICC/USF Order shall be filed as an Application in compliance with Commission regulations.

Order Entered: West Kentucky Rural Telephone's petition for confidential treatment is granted. 2. The materials for which West Kentucky Rural Telephone seeks confidential treatment shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for a period of five years from the date of this Order, or until further Order of this Commission. 3. Use of the materials in question in this proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 4. West Kentucky Rural Telephone shall inform the Commission if the materials in question become publicly available or no longer qualify for confidential treatment. 5. 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. West Kentucky Rural Telephone shall have 20 days from receipt of written notice of the request to demonstrate that the

West Kentucky Rural Telephone Coop. Corp. Notice of Clarification

Order Entered: West Kentucky Telephone's request for a deviation from the filing requirements of 807 KAR 5:001, Sections 16(4)(b), 16(4)(h), 16(4)(i), 16(4)(n), 16(4)(q), 16(4)(r), and 16(5), is granted. 2. West Kentucky Telephone's 2014 annual financial report on file with the Commission is incorporated into the record by reference only. 3. West Kentucky Telephone's application is deemed filed as of the date of this Order.

West Kentucky Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. dba WK&T dba West Kentucky and Tennessee Telecommunications Notice of Publication

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APPLICATION OF WEST KENTUCKY RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPORATION, INC. DBA WK&T DBA WEST KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR A GENERAL ADJUSTMENT IN RATES

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West Kentucky Rural Telephone Notice of Intent to File Application for a General Adjustment in Rates