NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS TO ACQUIRE CONTROLLING INTEREST
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that on December 2, 2019, Shawn DeVore (DeVore) filed an application to acquire 50 percent controlling interest in Circle Electric, LLC (CE), and an application to acquire 50 percent controlling interest in Circle Telephone and Electric, LLC (CTE). CE holds Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 256, authorizing electric utility services in Circle, Alaska. Docket No. U-19-099 was opened to address this matter. CTE holds Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 463, authorizing the provision of local exchange telephone service in Circle, Alaska. Docket No. U-19-100 was opened to address this matter.
If the Commission grants both applications, there will be a change in management of both utilities. The applications stated there will be no impact on CE’s and CTE’s current rates, terms, or services.
As CE does not gross $500,000 annually and elected for deregulation in accordance with AS 42.05.712, it is exempt from economic regulation in accordance with AS 42.05.711(f). As a telecommunications provider, CTE is exempt from economic regulation per
AS 42.05.711(u). Economic regulation means regulation of matters concerning a utility's rates and charges, along with quality of service. As such, neither CE nor CTE are subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction over matters that constitute economic regulation.
No motions for waiver or petitions for confidentiality were filed with the applications. The Commission has not assessed the completeness of the applications. The Commission may determine whether the applications are complete by December 23, 2019.
You may obtain more information about the applications by contacting David Masephol, President of Circle Telephone and Electric, LLC, at P.O. Box 3, Circle, AK 99733; phone: (907) 773-5500. The complete filings are also available for inspection at the Commission’s office at 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing Docket No. “U-19-099” or “U-19-100” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on either or both filings, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., December 26, 2019, at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx.
Please reference Docket Nos. U-19-099 and/or U-19-100 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with Circle Telephone and Electric at the address given above.
Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Valerie Fletcher-Mitchell at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at (800) 390-2782, or Alaska Relay:
7-1-1 or (800) 770-8973 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by December 19, 2019.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 5th day of December, 2019.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Robert M. Pickett
Chairman