Public Comment & Hearing - T-21303A-24-0084 - Barr Tell USA, Inc.
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What is the purpose of the public comment and evidentiary hearing for Bartel USA’s application?
All right, in that case we're going to get started. Let's go on the record. Good morning. This is the time set for the public comment and evidentiary hearing in the matter of The application of Bartel USA Incorporated for approval of a certificate of convenience and necessity to provide resold local exchange and facilities based long distance and local exchange telecommunication services. This is docket number T-21303A-24-00. zero eight four. My name is Donna Sansone. I am the administrative law judge assigned to I am uh the judge assigned to preside over this matter today. Now I'm gonna start by taking appearances. We'll start with the company, Bartel. Uh go ahead and introduce yourself.
I can't hear him.
Oh, that helps.
Uh can you introduce yourself, please?
I'm sorry. This I really can't hear you.
Okay. Um Is there Is there something that we could do to help accommodate your hearing? Is there
I could come closer.
Uh we will have you closer. Um
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I just one moment. We have our tech support that could be
Are you amenable to headphones? Oh. Would that help? Yeah, you should be able to hear better than the face. Wow. Let's make sure they're working.
All right. Can you hear me okay? Wow. Excellent. Thank you so much, Mike.
Thank you. All
right. Um so as I was saying, I'm gonna start by taking the appearances starting with the company Bartel. So if you uh would introduce yourself, please.
Yes, I'm Harold Barr, I'm the president of Bartel.
Thank you. And uh for staff?
Eli Gallab. Staff attorney, uh, here with Laurie Morrison, staff witness.
All right, thank you. Now before we move to public comment, I do want to ask the parties are there any procedural items or issues that need to be addressed? I'll start with the company, Bartel.
I have no issues.
Okay. Um I do wanna confirm that the company did not intend to file any marked exhibits in this matter. I believe that the procedural order setting the schedule for this hearing. included a March fifth deadline for the companies to provide a list of exhibits as well as a March tenth deadline for the company to provide a physical copy of those exhibits to the hearing division. А то дайте компанії хазна фалed анітні. Uh, I do want to note that I am able to take official notice of anything that has already been filed in this docket. So if there's any questions related to the company's application.
How does the Administrative Law Judge handle procedural issues and exhibit admissions?
or any of its responses to staff data requests, we can go that route. Uh I just wanted to confirm with the parties that they're comfortable with that approach. I'll start with the company.
Yes, I'm comfortable. I just would like to mention that I guess it was uh about a week ago I spoke to Mrs. uh Beltran and she told me to bring certain pieces of evidence and so I printed out all this
Okay.
So I don't know what to do with it, but it's here.
And that documentation, is that something that you've already filed in our document today? So it's just
it mostly is except for one item.
Okay. And what item would that be?
That item is I had my team make a brochure. of the services that we offer. In other words, when we give somebody phone service, it's not just dial tone.
Okay.
And so I have a I would love to sub you know, submi admit it to evidence. Okay. If you'll have it.
We can we can talk about that as we go through the proceeding. Um I just wanted to make sure, you know, at this time, uh what I do have already filed, I can review. Um I haven't had the chance to review um that advertisement before, neither has staff. I I believe it's likely in line with things that you've already written.
Yes.
In the docket. Um so I guess I'll ask staff um If they're comfortable first with the approach of me taking judicial notice or excuse me, official notice of uh the application, the responses, uh, in lieu of having those as formal exhibits in this matter.
Are you asking me if I'm comfortable with it?
I am. I'm asking staff.
Oh please sorry, so your honor you're you're asking whether you can just take judicial notice of all the the there's only one proposed exhibit here, which is S one.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What is the purpose of the public comment and evidentiary hearing for Bartel USA’s application?
0:00–3:12
2
How does the Administrative Law Judge handle procedural issues and exhibit admissions?
3:12–7:14
3
What clarification does the judge seek about Bartel’s service bundle and pricing structure?
7:14–10:32
4
How does staff evaluate Bartel’s technical, managerial, and financial capabilities?
10:32–15:32
5
What are the staff’s conclusions on Bartel’s competitive status and rate reasonableness?
15:32–19:51
6
How are exhibits S‑1 and A‑1 admitted and documented during the hearing?
19:51–22:55
7
What testimony does staff witness Lori Morrison provide about the application?
22:55–27:01
8
What final statements and administrative actions close the hearing?
27:01–30:05
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