Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: Foothills' proposed increase in basic local residential exchange service rate, and the expansion of local calling, as set forth in the tariffs attached to its Application filed on March 29, 2016, and shown in the Appendix attached to this Order, are approved.

Order Entered: 1. Foothills Rural Telephone's petition for confidential treatment is granted. 2. The materials for which Foothills 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 materials in question in this proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 4. Foothills Rural Telephone shall inform Commission if 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, Foothills Rural Telephone 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 Foothills Rural Telephone is unable to make such demonstration, the requested materials shall be made available for inspection. 6. 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 Foothills Rural Telephone to seek a remedy afforded by law. Otherwise, the Commission shall deny the request for inspection.

Order Entered: 1. Foothills Rural 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. Foothills Rural Telephone's 2014 annual financial report on file with the Commission is incorporated into the record by reference only. 3. Foothills Rural Telephone's application is deemed filed as of the date of this Order.

Acknowledge Receipt of Filing

Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. Application for a General Adjustment in Rates, Motion for Waiver of Certain Filing Requirements, and Petition for Confidential Treatment

Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. Application for a General Adjustment in Rates, Motion for Waiver of Certain Filing Requirements, and Petition for Confidential Treatment

Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. Application for a General Adjustment in Rates, Motion for Waiver of Certain Filing Requirements, and Petition for Confidential Treatment

Acknowledge Receipt of Filing

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