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Fatlure to appear at '-he hearing may result in the issues set out herein being deemed proven. A possible r~_sult is that the rates proposed by Bell may be accepted by the Conmission. Following the contested hearing, the Co~nission may approve all of any part of the proposed rate increase but may not approve an overall increase greater than that proposed by the Company. 'however, the Conmission may adjust rates for classes of customers to levels greatar than those proposed by the Con, any and make other rate adjustments based upon the testimony of other parties. If no person contests the'proposed rate Increase at the hearing, the rates may be approved as proposed. Any question concerning informal disposition of this matter or discovery of information should be addressed to Kenneth A. )~ickolat, Special Assistant Attorney General, 780 ~nerican Center Building, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101, 612/296-6030. All other questions concerning this hearing should be addressed to the Hearing Examiner assigned: Myron S. Greenberg Administrative Hearings Office 3rd Floor S~rt~it Bank Building 310 South 4th Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 5541S 612/341-7607 ORDER 1. A contested case hearing concerning this matter shall be held, com- mencing with a preheating conference at Room B-44, Federal Building, U. S. Courthouse, llO South 4th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401, beginning at 9:30 a.m., July l, lgB2. 2. Bell shall facilitate in every reasonable way the investigation of the Department of Public Service. All parties shall furnish adequate responses within l0 days to all reasonable information requests from other parties. 3. The Company shall keep records of sales and billings under the present and proposed rates such that any potential refund can be determined by computing what each custoaer"s bill w~uld have been during the refund period had the finally ordered rates been in effect and subtracting such amount from t.he an~unt actually paid by each custc~rer during that period. 4. This Order shall .be served on Bell who shall mail copies of the sa~e to all municipalities in its service area, all parties who filed petitions to intervene (timely or untimely) in its ~ most recent rate proceedings before the Commission (Docket ~qo. P-421/GR-O0-gll and P-421/GR-79-388) and to such other persons as the Department of Public Service may request.