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Carson City, NV – The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) has scheduled a telephonic consumer session on Wednesday, Aug. 12, to hear public comments regarding Beehive Telephone Co.’s (Beehive’s) rate adjustment application.
Beehive is a small telephone company providing local exchange service to residential and small business customers in rural and remote areas of Elko and White Pine counties.
The company’s application, designated as Docket No. 26-06003, seeks to establish Beehive’s annual revenue requirement for telephone service rates, set a new rate design, modify draws from the Nevada Universal Fund (NUSF), reflect changes in the cost of capital and modify depreciation rates. Beehive proposes to establish its intrastate annual revenue requirement at $872,194; and increase the monthy standalone residential basic service from $18 to $20 and increase the basic monthly business rate from $25 to $28. Additionally, Beehive seeks an annual draw of $347,686 starting in 2027 from the NUSF to help maintain rates at reasonably comparable levels to urban rates.
The PUCN may approve rates as proposed, or decrease or increase rates as necessary to ensure rates are just and reasonable. Public comment regarding this application will be accepted in person or telephonically at the consumer session. Written comments also may be submitted to the PUCN electronically through the Electronic Filing System on the PUCN’s website or via U.S. Mail. The consumer session, which will be video conferenced between the PUCN’s Carson City and Las Vegas offices, is scheduled as follows:
Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 4 p.m.
Live telephone conference line: (775) 321-6111
Conference ID: 926 478 217#
Or via Microsoft Teams:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/22637295265571?p=CqgEfHrx4udnn1Wgnr
Meeting ID: 226 372 952 655 71
Passcode: 9oY2aR2G
Written comments via U.S. Mail to be addressed as follows:
PUCN
Attn: Docket No. 26-06003
1150 E. William St.
Carson City, NV 89701
Representatives from Beehive and the PUCN Regulatory Operations Staff will be present telephonically. Public comment will be limited to the contents of the application and may be limited to three minutes per speaker. A hearing in these matters is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3. Information about this application can be found on the PUCN’s website: puc.nv.gov. From the top navigational bar on the home page, select “Dockets” to view Docket No. 26-06003.
For information regarding the consumer session, contact the PUCN at (775) 684-6101. Live links to the consumer session and hearing will be available on the PUCN’s website. On the homepage, click on “Calendar – LISTEN LIVE!” to find those links.
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