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r <br />and tier III and IV rates would drop significantly. The Attorney <br />General (and SRA) favored reduction to tier I rates. The Conunis- <br />sion did not adopt that position and delayed (unnecessarily) US <br />West's filing to July 2, 1992. <br />US West's July 2 filing included a surprise increase of $.03 per <br />month for tier II residential customers. The Department of Public <br />Service ("DPS") endorsed the rate schedule and the rates undoubted­ <br />ly would have been accepted by the Commission. Our expert reviewed <br />the schedule of rates and noted a favoring of business rates over <br />residential, and a deviation from the Commission ordered 3-to-l <br />ratio for business-to-resldential rates. The SRA then submitted an <br />alternative schedule of rates to the Commission. The SRA alterna­ <br />tive rates reduced tier II residential r^.tes and reduced the <br />increase to tier I residential and the largest class of business <br />customers. The SRA proposal shifted the revenue ratios oack to 3- <br />to-1 and derived additional revenue from certain business classes, <br />without raising tier II rates. <br />After review, the DPS and Attorney General endorsed the SRA <br />proposal. Having reviewed the SRA proposal, US West prepared a <br />revised schedule superseding its original filing. The revised <br />schedule followed and refined the SRA proposal. On August 27, the <br />SRA, US West, DPS, Attorney General, and Commission staff met and <br />settled on the US West revised schedule. It is very acceptable to <br />SRA Interests. All tier II rates are reduced and tier I residen­ <br />tial and single line business increases are lowered. <br />US West has agreed to implement these rates as soon as possible. <br />Due to procedural requirements and appeal periods, the earliest <br />date for implementation is November 1. Even this date could be <br />jeopardized if a party conunenced an eleventh hour appeal when the <br />rates are made public. The Commission staff has represented that it <br />will make every attempt to obtain the required consent of the <br />Commission to this stipulation in time for a November 1 effective <br />date. Notwithstanding the stipulation of all interested parties, <br />the SRA had to lobby the Commission staff and US West considerably <br />to get an implementation date as "early" as November 1. <br />Schedule of Uniform Rates and Savings <br />New Rates (monthly) <br />Business <br />(single line) <br />Residential <br />(single party) <br />Tier I Present <br />New <br />42.48 <br />43.75 (3% inc.) <br />14.16 <br />14.58 (3% inc.) <br />Tier II Present <br />New <br />43.83 <br />43.75 (.2% red.) <br />14.61 <br />14.58 (.2% red.) <br />Tier III Present <br />New <br />46.98 <br />43.75 (6.8% red.) <br />15.66 <br />14.58 (6.8% red.) <br />Tier IV Present <br />New <br />53.67 <br />43.75 (18.5% red.) <br />17.89 <br />14.58 (18.5% red.)