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BEFORE THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ~,~qsp'. ~ ~mm~. <br /> Lil 1 ian Warren-Lazenberry Chairperson <br /> Leo G. Adams Co~issioner <br /> Roger L. Hanson Co~issioner ~, <br /> Terry Hoffman Co~issioner <br /> Juanita R. Satterlee Commissioner <br /> <br />In the Matter of the Petition <br />of the Northwestern Bell Telephone <br />Company for Authority to Change <br />Its Schedule of Rates and Charges <br />for Telephone Service in Minnesota <br /> <br />Docket No. P-421/GR-82-203 <br /> <br /> RATE INCREASE NOTICE <br /> <br />TO: Each Minnesota County and Municipality Affected by the Captioned Petition <br /> <br /> Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 1982, Northwestern Bell Telephone <br />Company filed a Notice of Change in Rates and Petition with the Minnesota Public <br />Utilities Commission to increase rates for certain intrastate communications <br />services offered by the Company to its Minnesota customers. According to the <br />Petition, the proposed rates would be effective July 20, 1982, and would increase <br />annual revenues of the Company by approximately $89.9 million. This amount was <br />subsequently reduced by the Company to $89.4 million. The Company also advised <br />the Commission that if the proposed rates were suspended by the Commission, the <br />Company would place a portion of the increase, $59.6 million, into effect on <br />July 20, 1982, pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 237.075. <br /> <br /> The Commission, by its Order dated June 3, 1982, has suspended the proposed <br />rates and has authorized the Company to place a portion of the increase, $59.6 <br />million, into effect on July 20, 1982. These rates are subject to refund in a <br />manner prescribed by the Commission with interest if the Commission determines <br />that the amounts are in excess of rates which should have been charged during <br />the period of suspension. <br /> <br /> About 89% of the increased revenue is generated from Local Exchange Services, <br />including the main residence and business lines, trunks and Exchange Access Ser- <br />vices. Examples of the present rates and the increased rates for some of the <br />services are shown below. <br /> <br />Outstate Metro I Metro II Metro III Metro IV <br /> <br />Residence One-Par$s <br /> <br />Present <br />Increase Effective 7-20-82 <br />Total sought <br /> <br />$ 8.68 $ 9.44 $10.00 $11.44. $14.20 <br />10.76 11.71 12.40 14.19 17.61 <br />11.81 12.84 13.60 15.56 19.32 <br /> <br />Business One-Party. <br /> <br />Present <br />Increase Effective 7-20-82 <br />Total Sought <br /> <br />$22.77 $31.69 $33.42 $37.90 $46.43 <br />28.26 39.33 41.47 47.03 57.62 <br />30.99 43.13 45.48 51.58 63.19 <br /> <br /> <br />