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DT 16-872

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

Joint Petition for Findings in Furtherance of the Acquisition of FairPoint Communications, Inc. and its New Hampshire Operating Subsidiaries by Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

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TAB	DATE	DESCRIPTION	FILED BY
1	12/29/16	Joint Petition for Findings in Furtherance of the Acquisition of FairPoint Communications, Inc. and its New Hampshire Operating Subsidiaries by Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Cover Letter Joint Petition Attachments Marked as Exhibit 1 at 04/27/17 hearing	Susan S. Geiger

2	01/03/17	Sec Ltr Acknowledgement	Debra A. Howland

3	01/05/17	Primmer Piper Eggleston and Cramer PC Appearance on behalf of FairPoint Communications and its New Hampshire operating subsidiaries	Paul J. Phillips

4	01/17/17	FairPoint Communications Prefiled Direct Testimony of Michael C. Reed Cover Letter Testimony M. Reed Marked as Exhibit 6 at 04/27/17 hearing	Paul J. Phillips

5	01/17/17	Order of Notice	Debra A. Howland

6	01/17/17	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Prefiled Direct Testimony of Michael J. Shultz, Gabe Waggoner and Steven Childers Cover Letter Motion Testimony M. Shultz Attachment M. Shultz Testimony G. Waggoner Testimony S. Childers Attachment S. Childers Confidential Material in Commission File Marked as Exhibit 2 at 04/27/17 hearing-Testimony and Attachment M. Schultz Marked as Exhibit 3 at 04/27/17 hearing-Testimony G. Waggoner Marked as Exhibit 4 at 04/27/17 hearing-Testimony and Attachment S. Childers-Confidential Marked as Exhibit 5 at 04/27/17 hearing-Testimony and Attachment S. Childers-Redacted	Susan S. Geiger

7	01/23/17	Labor Intervenors Petition to Intervene Cover Letter Petition	Scott J. Rubin

8	01/24/17	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Affidavit of Publication	Susan S. Geiger

9	02/01/17	Joint Response to Labor Unions Petition to Intervene Cover Letter Response	Susan S. Geiger

10	02/01/17	Clerk Report Prehearing conference	Staff

11	02/02/17	Staff Report of technical session and proposed procedural schedule	Staff

12	02/03/17	Sec Ltr adopting procedural schedule	Debra A. Howland

13	02/14/17	Transcript of hearing held on 02/01/17	Steven E. Patnaude

14	02/17/17	Labor Intervenors Motion to Compel Discovery Responses Cover Letter Motion Attachment	Scott J. Rubin

15	02/21/17	FairPoint Communications, Inc. Objections to Labor Intervenors Motion to Compel Discovery Responses Cover Letter Objections	Paul J. Phillips

16	02/21/17	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Objection to Labor Intervenors Motion to Compel Discovery Responses Cover Letter Objection	Susan S. Geiger

17	02/22/17	Staff Request for extension of Discovery deadlines	Staff

18	02/22/17	Sec Ltr directing Labor Intervenors to respond to Fairpoint Objection to Motion to Compel	Debra A. Howland

19	02/23/17	Sec Ltr extending Discovery deadlines	Debra A. Howland

20	02/24/17	Labor Intervenors Response to Objections to Motion to Compel Cover Letter Response	Scott J. Rubin

21	02/24/17	FairPoint Communications, Inc. Motion for Leave to Reply and Reply to Labor Intervenors Response to Objections to Motion to Compel Cover Letter Motion and Reply	Paul J. Phillips

22	03/02/17	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Request for extension of time to file Discovery	Susan S. Geiger

23	03/02/17	FairPoint Communications, Inc. Request for extension of time to file Discovery	Paul J. Phillips

24	03/02/17	Sec Ltr approving deadline extensions	Debra A. Howland

25	03/06/17	Staff request for extension of deadline to file Motion to Compel	Staff

26	03/06/17	Sec Ltr approving request for extension of deadline to file Motion to Compel	Debra A. Howland

27	03/07/17	Order No. 25,997 Granting Labor Intervenors' Motion to Compel Responses to Discovery Requests	NHPUC

28	03/09/17	Staff request to Hearing Examiner for extension of Discovery deadlines	Staff

29	03/10/17	F. Anne Ross suspending indefinitely the motion to compel filing deadline and Staff written statement is due on or before 03/14/17	F. Anne Ross

30	03/16/17	Staff Written Statement Regarding Disputed Data Requests Cover Letter Statement Attachment	Staff

31	03/17/17	Sec Ltr extending Discovery-related deadlines and scheduling a meeting	Debra A. Howland

32	03/17/17	FairPoint Communications, Inc. Comments to Staff Written Statement Regarding Disputed Data Requests	Paul J. Phillips

33	03/20/17	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Response to Staff Written Statement and Motion for Reinstatement of Technical Session Cover Letter Response/Motion	Susan S. Geiger

34	03/28/17	FairPoint Communications, Inc. Response to Sec Ltr extending Discovery-related deadlines and scheduling a meeting	Paul J. Phillips

35	03/31/17	Staff Request for extension of Discovery and Testimony filing deadlines	Staff

36	03/31/17	Sec Ltr Suspending Initial Discovery and Testimony filing deadlines and scheduling conference call with Hearings Examiner	Debra A. Howland

37	03/31/17	FairPoint Communications, Inc. Objection to Staff Request for extension of Discovery and Testimony filing deadlines	Paul J. Phillips

38	04/04/17	Staff Request for modification to procedural schedule	Staff

39	04/05/17	F. Anne Ross Recommendation	F. Anne Ross

40	04/05/17	Sec Ltr approving modification to procedural schedule	Debra A. Howland

41	04/11/17	Labor Intervenors Prefiled Direct Testimony of Randy Barber Cover Letter Prefiled Direct Testimony-Randy Barber Attachments-Barber Confidential Material in Commission File See Tab 44 for Pages 70-74 to Attachments-Barber, filed 04/17/17 Marked as Exhibit 7 at 04/27/17 hearing-Confidential Marked as Exhibit 8 at 04/27/17 hearing-Redacted	Scott J. Rubin

42	04/13/17	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. request for extension of time to file Discovery	Susan S. Geiger

43	04/13/17	F. Anne Ross approving extension of time to file Discovery	F. Anne Ross

44	04/17/17	Labor Intervenors Redacted pages 70-74 to Attachments of Randy Barber Cover Letter Pages 70-74 Complete Attachments-Barber See Tab 41 for original filing Marked as Exhibit 10 at 04/27/17 hearing	Scott J. Rubin

45	04/19/17	Staff Jt. Direct Testimony of John Antonuk and Charles King and Direct Testimony of Randall Vickroy Cover Letter Jt Direct Testimony Antonuk and King Attachments Antonuk and King Direct Testimony Vickroy Confidential Material in Commission File Marked as Exhibit 12 at 04/27/17 hearing-Antonuk and King-Confidential Marked as Exhibit 13 at 04/27/17 hearing-Antonuk and King-Redacted Marked as Exhibit 14 at 04/27/17 hearing-Vickroy-Confidential Marked as Exhibit 15 at 04/27/17 hearing-Vickroy-Redacted	Staff

46	04/20/17	Labor Intervenors Prefiled Direct Testimony of Steven W. Soule Cover Letter Direct Testimony Soule Marked as Exhibit 11 at 04/27/17 hearing	Scott J. Rubin

47	04/26/17	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Unopposed Motions for Protective Order and Confidential Treatment, Partial Waiver of Puc Rules 201.04(b) and (c), Partial Modification of Order No. 25,997 and Attachment Staff 1-80 Cover Letter Unopposed Motions Attachment-Motions Attachment Staff 1-80 Confidential Material in Commission File	Susan S. Geiger

48	04/26/17	FairPoint Communications, Inc. Unopposed Motion for Protective Order and Confidential Treatment Re: Discovery Responses and Prefiled Testimony; and Unopposed Motion to Extend Waiver of Rules Puc 2.01.04(b) and (c) Cover Letter Unopposed Motion Attachment-Motion	Paul J. Phillips

49	04/27/17	Clerk Report	Staff

50	05/12/17	Staff Revised Direct Testimony of Randall Vickroy Cover Letter Testimony Confidential Material in Commission File Marked as Exhibit 26 at 05/25/17 hearing-Highly Confidential Marked as Exhibit 27 at 05/25/17 hearing-Confidential Marked as Exhibit 28 at 05/25/17 hearing-Redacted	Staff

51	05/18/17	FairPoint Communications, Inc. Prefiled Rebuttal Testimony of Michael C. Reed Cover Letter Rebuttal Testimony-Reed Attachments-Reed Marked as Exhibit 29 at 05/25/17 hearing	Paul J. Phillips

52	05/18/17	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Rebuttal Testimony of Michael J. Shultz, Steven Childers and Gabe Waggoner Cover Letter Motion for Confidential Treatment Rebuttal Testimony-Shultz Attachments-Shultz Rebuttal Testimony-Childers Attachments-Childers Rebuttal Testimony-Waggoner Attachments-Waggoner Confidential Material in Commission File Marked as Exhibit 30 at 05/25/17 hearing-Schultz-Confidential Marked as Exhibit 31 at 05/25/17 hearing- Schultz-Redacted Marked as Exhibit 32 at 05/25/17 hearing-Childers-Confidential Marked as Exhibit 33 at 05/25/17 hearing- Childers-Redacted Marked as Exhibit 34 at 05/25/17 hearing-Waggoner-Highly Confidential Marked as Exhibit 35 at 05/25/17 hearing-Waggoner-Redacted	Susan S. Geiger

53	05/22/17	Staff request for modification to hearings schedule	Staff

54	05/23/17	Sec Ltr modifying hearings schedule	Debra A. Howland

55	05/24/17	Settling Parties Stipulation and Settlement Agreement Cover Letter Stipulation and Settlement Agreement Attachments Marked as Exhibit 36 at 05/25/17 hearing	Staff

56	05/24/17	Parties Stipulation concerning Hearing Procedures Cover Letter Stipulation Marked as Exhibit 37 at 05/25/17 hearing	Staff

57	05/25/17	Settling Parties Revised Stipulation and Settlement Agreement Marked as Exhibit 42 Cover Letter Stipulation and Settlement Agreement Attachments	Staff

58	05/25/17	Clerk Report	Staff

59	05/25/17	Transcript of hearing held 04-27-17 Confidential Material in Commission File	Susan J. Robidas

60	05/31/17	Order No. 26,022 Approving Settlement Agreement and Making Findings Under RSA 374:30, II See Tab 61 for complete revised order	NHPUC

61	06/01/17	Sec Ltr revised pgs 33 and 34 of Order No. 26,022 Complete revised Order See Tab 60 for original order	Debra A. Howland

62	06/05/17	Transcript of hearing held on 05/25/17	Susan J. Robidas

63	07/05/17	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Motion for Protective Order and Confidential Treatment-Key Employee List for NNE Wholesale Services Group Cover Letter Motion Employee List Confidential Material in Commission File	Susan S. Geiger

64	07/11/17	Order No. 26,040 on Motions for Protective Order and Confidential Treatment	NHPUC

65	07/14/17	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. notice of completed merger	Michael Shultz

66	07/19/17	Sec Ltr granting Motion for Protective Order and Confidential Treatment	Debra A. Howland

67	10/03/17	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Motion for Protective Order and Confidential Treatment-Synergy Plan-New Hampshire Summary 9/29/17 Cover Letter Motion Synergy Plan-New Hampshire Summary Confidential Material in Commission File	Susan S. Geiger

68	11/29/17	Sec Ltr granting Motion for Protective Order and Confidential Treatment	Debra A. Howland

69	01/11/18	FairPoint Communications NNE approval to change name to Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC dba Consolidated Communications - NNE	Robert D. Meehan

70	01/18/18	FairPoint Communications approval to change name to Northland Telephone Company of Maine, Inc. to Consolidated Communications/Northland	Robert D. Meehan

71	01/11/18	FairPoint Communications approval to change name to UI Long Distance, Inc. dba Consolidated Communications Long Distance/UI	Robert D. Meehan

72	01/11/18	FairPoint Communications approval to change name to Enhanced Communications of Northern New England Inc. dba Consolidated Communications Long Distance	Robert D. Meehan

73	01/25/18	Sec Ltr acknowledging name change UI Long Distance dba Consolidated Communications Long Distance/UI	Debra A. Howland

74	01/25/18	Sec Ltr acknowledging name change Enhanced Communications dba Consolidated Communications	Debra A. Howland

75	01/25/18	Sec Ltr acknowledging name change Northland Tel of Maine dba Consolidated Communications/Northland	Debra A. Howland

76	01/25/18	Sec Ltr acknowledging name change NNETO dba Consolidated Communications NNE	Debra A. Howland

77	02/28/18	NNETO dba Consolidated Communications NNE certificate of registered name change	Robert D. Meehan

78	02/28/18	Enhanced Communications dba Consolidated Communications certificate of registered name change	Robert D. Meehan

79	02/28/18	Northland Tel of Maine dba Consolidated Communications/Northland Communications certificate of registered name change	Robert D. Meehan

80	02/28/18	UI Long Distance dba Consolidated Communications Long Distance/UI certificate of registered name change	Robert D. Meehan

81	03/27/19	Consolidated Communications summary on capital investment projects Cover Letter Motion for Confidential Treatment Summary Confidential Material in Commission File	Robert D. Meehan

82	04/03/20	Consolidated Communications summary on capital investment projects Confidential Material in Commission File	Robert D. Meehan

83	03/31/21	Consolidated Communications summary on capital investment projects Confidential Material in Commission File	Robert D. Meehan

EXHIBITS
DATE	NO.	DESCRIPTION	WITNESS
04/27/17	1	Joint Petition for Findings in Furtherance of the Acquisition of FairPoint Communications, Inc. and its New Hampshire Operating Subsidiaries by Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Joint Petition Attachments Filed 12/29/16 Tab 1 of the docket
04/27/17	2	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Testimony M. Shultz Attachment M. Shultz Filed 01/17/17 Tab 6 of the docket
04/27/17	3	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Testimony G. Waggoner Filed 01/17/17 Tab 6 of the docket
04/27/17	4	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Testimony S. Childers Attachment S. Childers Filed 01/17/17 Tab 6 of the docket-Confidential
04/27/17	5	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Testimony S. Childers Attachment S. Childers Filed 01/17/17 Tab 6 of the docket-Redacted
04/27/17	6	FairPoint Communications Prefiled Direct Testimony of Michael C. Reed Testimony M. Reed Filed 01/17/17 Tab 4 of the docket
04/27/17	7	Labor Intervenors Prefiled Direct Testimony of Randy Barber Filed 04/11/17 Tab 41 of the docket-Confidential
04/27/17	8	Labor Intervenors Prefiled Direct Testimony of Randy Barber Prefiled Direct Testimony-Randy Barber Attachments-Barber Filed 04/11/17 Tab 41 of the docket-Redacted
04/27/17	9	Intentionally omitted
04/27/17	10	Labor Intervenors Redacted pages 70-74 to Attachments of Randy Barber Cover Letter Pages 70-74 Complete Attachments-Barber Filed 04/17/17 Tab 44 of the docket
04/27/17	11	Labor Intervenors Prefiled Direct Testimony of Steven W. Soule Filed 04/20/17 Tab 46 of the docket
04/27/17	12	Staff Jt. Direct Testimony of John Antonuk and Charles King Filed 04/19/17 Tab 45 of the docket-Confidential
04/27/17	13	Staff Jt. Direct Testimony of John Antonuk and Charles King Jt Direct Testimony Antonuk and King Attachments Antonuk and King Filed 04/19/17 Tab 45 of the docket-Redacted
04/27/17	14	Staff Direct Testimony of Randall Vickroy Filed 04/19/17 Tab 45 of the docket-Confidential
04/27/17	15	Staff Direct Testimony of Randall Vickroy Filed 04/19/17 Tab 45 of the docket-Redacted
04/27/17	16	Intentionally omitted
04/27/17	17	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Response to Data Request Staff 1-79
04/27/17	18	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Response to Data Request Staff 1-80 (Confidential Attachment)
04/27/17	19	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Response to Data Request Staff 1-80 (Redacted Attachment)
04/27/17	20	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Response to Data Request Staff 1-81
04/27/17	21	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Response to Data Request Staff 1-82
04/27/17	22	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Response to Data Request Staff 1-86
04/27/17	23	Labor Intervenors Response to FairPoint 1-5
04/27/17	24	Labor Intervenors Response to FairPoint 1-6
04/27/17	25	Labor Intervenors Response to FairPoint 1-7
05/25/17	26	Staff Rev Testimony Randall Vickroy Filed 05/12/17 Tab 50 of the docket- Highly Confidential
05/25/17	27	Staff Rev Testimony Randall Vickroy Filed 05/12/17 Tab 50 of the docket-Confidential
05/25/17	28	Staff Rev Testimony Randall Vickroy Filed 05/12/17 Tab 50 of the docket-Redacted
05/25/17	29	FairPoint Rebuttal Testimony of Michael C. Reed Testimony Attachments Filed 05/18/17 Tab 51 of the docket
05/25/17	30	CCHI Rebuttal Testimony of Michael Schultz Filed 05/18/17 Tab 52 of the docket-Confidential
05/25/17	31	CCHI Rebuttal Testimony of Michael Schultz Testimony Attachments Filed 05/18/17 Tab 52 of the docket-Redacted
05/25/17	32	CCHI Rebuttal Testimony of Steven Childers Filed 05/18/17 Tab 52 of the docket-Confidential
05/25/17	33	CCHI Rebuttal Testimony of Steven Childers Testimony Attachments Filed 05/18/17 Tab 52 of the docket-Redacted
05/25/17	34	CCHI Rebuttal Testimony of Gabe Waggoner Highly Confidential
05/25/17	35	CCHI Rebuttal Testimony of Gabe Waggoner Testimony Attachments Filed 05/18/17 Tab 52 of the docket-Redacted
05/25/17	36	Stipulation and Settlement Agreement dated 5/24/17 Filed 05/24/17 Tab 55 of the docket
05/25/17	37	Stipulation concerning hearing procedures dated 5/24/17 Filed 05/24/17 Tab 56 of the docket
05/25/17	38	FairPoint NNE NH Intrastate Revenue Summary Confidential
05/25/17	39	FairPoint NNE NH Intrastate Revenue Summary
05/25/17	40	Affidavit of Steven W. Soule
05/25/17	41	Affidavit of Steven Childers
05/25/17	42	Settling Parties Revised Stipulation and Settlement Agreement Stipulation and Settlement Agreement Attachments Filed 05/25/17 Tab 57 of the docket

Comments
Pub	DATE	FILED BY
	02/14/17	Niles Donegan
	04/10/17	Scott Roden
	04/25/17	Michael and Evelyn West
	05/17/17	Shawn Roden