Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: 1. Ballard Telephone's motion for confidential protection is granted under the exemption of KRS 61.878(1)(c)(1 ). 2. The materials for which Ballard 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 Orders of this Commission. At the end of this period, the materials shall be placed in the public record. 3. Use of the materials in question in any proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 4. Ballard 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, Ballard 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 Ballard Telephone is unable to make such demonstration, the requested materials shall be made available for inspection.

Final Order Entered: 1. Ballard Rural Telephone's request to withdraw its application without prejudice is granted. 2. This case is closed and removed from the Commission's docket.

Motion to Withdraw Application

Edward T. Depp Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc.

Order Entered: 1. Ballard 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. Ballard Rural Telephone's 2016 annual financial report on file with the Commission is incorporated into the record by reference only. 3. Ballard Rural Telephone's application is deemed filed as of the date of this Order. 4. Pursuant to KRS 278.180(1 ), the proposed rates cannot become effective for 30 days from the date of this Order.

Electronic Application of Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. for a General Adjustment in Rates

Edward T. Depp Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc.

Notice of Appearance

Edward T. Depp Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc.

Notice of intent to adjust rates

Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc.

Order Entered: 1. All future correspondence or filings in connection with this case shall reference the above case number. 2. All documents submitted in this proceeding shall comply with the Commission’s rules of procedure as set forth in 807 KAR 5:001 and any deviation from these rules shall be submitted in writing to the Commission for consideration. 3. Any party filing a paper shall upload an electronic version using the Commission's E-Filing System and shall file an original and six copies in paper medium, except that only two copies in paper medium shall be filed of maps, plans, specifications, and drawings pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, Section 15(2)(d). 4. Any request for confidential treatment of material submitted shall conform to the requirements in 807 KAR 5:001(13). 5. Materials submitted to the Commission which do not comply with the rules of procedure or that do not have an approved deviation are subject to rejection pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, Section 3.

Ballard Rural Telephone Notice of Intent to File Application for a General Adjustment in Rates Using Electronic Filing Procedures