LAW OFFICES KAUFFELT 8 KAUFFELT 300 CAPITOL STREET STE 803 JAMES D. KAUFFELT CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25301 MAILING ADDRESS P.0. BOX 3082 MARK E. KAUFFELT (304)345-1272 - CHARLESTON, W 25331-3082 T D.KAUFFELT April 19,201 1 FAX (304)345-1280 OF COUNSEL
Sandra Squire Executive Secretary Public Service Commission of WV 201 Brooks Street P.O. Box 812 Charleston, WV 25323
Re: Spruce Knob Seneca Rocks Telephone, Inc. Application for a certificate of convenience and necessity to provide telecommunications service. Case No, 11-0293-T-CN
Dear Ms. Squire:
Enclosed for filing in the above-styled matter are the original and twelve copies of the Affidavits of Publication for the following West Virginia newspapers:
(1) The Point Pleasant Register; (2) Times West Virginian; (3) The Weirton Daily Times; (4) The Exponent Telegram; (5) The Charleston Gazette (6) The Logan Banner; (7) Moundsville Daily Echo; (8) Bluefield Daily Telegraph; (9) Williamson Daily News; (IO) The Dominion Post; (1 1) Wheeling News Register; (12) The West Virginia Daily News; (13) The Inter-Mountain; KAUFFELT 8 KAUFFELT Sandra Squire, Executive Secretary WV Public Service Commission April 19,201 1 Page 2
(14) Parkersburg News and Sentinel, (15) News-Tribune; (16) The Mullens Advocate; (1 7) The Journal; (1 S) The Pendleton Times; (19) The Register-Herald; and (20) The Herald-Dispatch.
The last Notice was published by The Williamson Daily News on March, 25,201 1.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Mark E. Kauffelt
MEWmmw Enclosures xc: Spruce Knob Telecommunications, Inc. POINT PLEASANT REGISTER
Point Pleasant I VW
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
MASON COUNTY SS:
I CHARLENE HOEFLICH, GENERAL MANAGER
THE DAILY SENTINEL
Make solemn oath that notice of which the attached is a true copy, was published in The Point Pleasant Register, a newspaper printed in the City of Point Pleasant, WV in said County of Mason and of general circulation in said
County f ( time's )beginning on
- 2011 and ending 3 1 2011 I- d
Pomeroy, 0 01 1
Sworn to and subscribed before me this day
Printer's Fee $ -? 3 ss
Official Seal Judy A. Clark Phlary Public - State of Ohio My CCnn ISSIO~Expires June 23,2012 Fiecoroecl in Meigs County, Ohio AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION 011011 &d€?of pk%tpir@tfa aalm3-g af*&n, in 63f.=
1, r-1 6 Gore'\ €irs&ddy-swnupcm my oath,
do dispose and say that I am .+,C~CL 1 c le_ f- I4 of the TIMES WEST VIRGINIAN a corporation, publisher of the newspabr entitled the TIMES WESTVIRGINIAN an Independent news- paper: that I have been duly authorized by fporation to execute this affidavit of publication; that such newspaper ha we year prior to pubtication of the annexed notice described below, th blished &ilk except Saturday and Sunday, for at least fifty weeks during the calendar yea Municipality of Fairmom, Marion hnty,West Virginia; that such newspaper is a newspaper of "gene Sation," as that term is defined in article three, chapter fifty-nine of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, within the publication areaor areas of the aforementioned municipality and Marion County; that such newspaper averages in length four or more pages, exclusive of any cover, per issue; that such newspaper is circulated to the generai public at a definite price or consideration; that such newspaper is a newspaper to which the general public resorts for passing events of a political, religious, commercial or social nature, and for current happenings, announcements, miscell3- neous reading matter, advertisements and other notices.
that the annexed notice of FI'I ;nei c ASP. 1\10 1 1 - 0293 -?-- c was duly published in said
newspaper once pja t IL! for w e successive r9 aca Giass ), csmmencing with Th the issue of the 1 7 , day of 7Tp)6 re 1, , (3i o t I , and ending with the issue ofthe 1 '7 ' day of 213 m rP h , 20 I I , and was posted at the front door of the Marion County Caurthouse on
the 1Yrh dayof ?>Ts,rrk , 2ot I ; that said annexed notice was
published on the following dates: 177 01, r- r h I7 , Ao4B and the cost of publishing said annexed notice as aforesaid was $ I Y3 05-
Taken, subscribed anpmyrn to before me in said county thi
My commission ex
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF HANCOCK
I, LISA L. BOYER, bookkeeper for the publisher of THE WEIRTON DAILY TIMES a newspaper in the City of Weirton, State of West Virginia, hereby certify that the annexed publication was inserted in said newspaper on the following date:
Date: 3-18, 2011 Given under my hand this 18th day of March, 2011
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Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 18th day of March, 201 1 in and for HANCOCK COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
NOTARY:
NANCY KAUFMANN NOTARY PUBLIC - STATE OF OHIO MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 9,2012 PUBLISHER'S CERTIFICATE
I, &-a V~ &* I nrlcb )t , Classified Manager of THE EXPbNENT TELEGRAM, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Clarksburg, County and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed:
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF W was published in THE EXPONENT-TELEGRAM 1 time(s) commencing on the 19th day of March 2011 and ending on the 19th day of March 201 1 at the request of Spruce Knob Seneca Rocks Telephone. Given under my hand this 21st day of March 2011
The publisher's fee for said publication is: $38.61 for 297 words at $0.1300 per word per day.
SEAL Classified Manager of The Wonent-Telegram
Subscribed to and sworn to before me this 21st day of March 2011.
My commission expires on: The ,& day of g[di,j- 20a
V 26302-2000 CHARLESTON NEWSPAPERS LEGAL ADVERTISING IR'VOICE P.O. Box 2993 Charleston, West Virginia 25330 Billing 348-4898 Classified 348-4848 1 -800-WVA-NEWS r INVOICE DATE uj/A3 /111 M ACCOUNT NBR SALES REP ID 0010 INVOICE NBR ll'l31Y uu1 r SPRUCE KNOB SENECA ROCKS TEL' 31LLED PO BOX 100 TO RIVERTON WV 26814 USA
Please return this portion with your payment. AMOUNT PAID: Make checks payable to: Charleston Newspapers
CHARLESTON NEWSPAPERS INVOICE DATE u3 / L3/ 1'1 P.O. Box 2993 ACCOUNT NBR Charleston, West Vrginia 25330 SALES REP ID UOlU Bdhg 348-4898 i >* Il'IjlY001 Classified 348-4848 INVOICE NBR
The Daily Mail rate is $. 13 per word, the Charleston Gazette rate ;$.14perw 'd, and the M ro Putnam te is $. 13 uer word. 32StRIPTTOK 1SSr.T AD GROSS A?IOUI\T NE? ANOLTMT DATE TY?E REFERZNCE NB4 PUi2CEASE ORDER 03/21 LEG GZ ?UBLIC SEKVICE COMMI m --!lxmm '7 173 19 00 1 8.50 8.82 =74.97 PREPAID ORDER 74.97-
TOTAL INVOICE AMOUNT 0.00 AF'FIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
/ of I 1 @/ THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE, do solemnly swear that the legal notice of: PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIO was duly published in said newspaper(s) at the stated price for the respective newspaper(s) and during the dates listed below: 'd 03/21/11-03/21/11 IL . Subscribed and sworn to before me this d day of w&
I, James C. Jenkins, publisher of THE LOGAN BANNER, a newspape: published in Logan County, West Virginia, do hereby certify that the annexa notice was published in said paper for 1 successive time(s) on thc Following date(s):
March 16th. 2011
Given under my hand this 21st day of March, 2011
State of West Virginia County of Logan, to-wit:
Subscribed and sworn before me this 21st day of March, 2011
NOTARYPUBLIC u Cost of Publication: $37.39
COPY OF PUBLICATION
SEE ATTACHED
'. LE (304) 845-2660 P.O. BOX 369 MOUNDSVILLE WESizf3l NIA
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF MARSHALL, to wit: Marian Walton I, ,being flrst duly sworn upon my oath, do depose and say: that I am Co-Publisher of the MOUNDSVILLE DAILY ECHO, a Republlcan ! newspaper; 0 that 1 have been duly authorized to execute this affidavit; 0 that such newspaper has teen published for over 103 years, Is regularly pub- lished afternoons daily except Sundays, for at least fitly weeks during the calen- dar year, in the mWpality of Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia. 0 that such news pap^^ Is a newspaper of 'general clrculatlon" as defined In Art. 3, Chap. 59 of the Code of West Vrginia 1931 as amended, within Moundsville and Wiaii Coum 0 that such newspaper averages In length four or more pages, exclusive of any cover, per Issue; 0 that such newspaper Is circulated to the genemi public at a definite price or COnsMrn; 0 that such newspaper is a newspaper to which the general public resorts far passing events or a pditioal, religious, cornmerdal and social nature and for cur- rent happenings, annowcements, miscellaneousreading matters, advertiiments and other notfces; 0 and that the annexed notice described as follows:
PARTy(1es) Spruce Knob Secana Rocks
NATURE (and agency If heard before one)
PSC filing
CERTIF-BLLTo f Spruce'i, Knob Senaca Rocks PO13 100 Rivertown WV 26814
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WAS PUBUSHED IN SAlD NEWSPAPER AS FOLLOWS:
DATES one I March 17,2011 BY PUBUCATION WORDS CHARGES
J
cornrnksion Ex CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
State of West Virginia, To-wit:- County of Mercer,
)of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, a daily newspaper published in the City of Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, do certify that the notice attached hereto under the caption;
was published in the said Bluefield Daily Telegraph One (1) Times on the following day(s), namely; March lXth in the year 2011. Publication Fee $48.26
Subscribed and sworn to before me this lSLh’ day of March 201 1.
My Commission expires.@a- 2038 .
1 State of West Virginia, Mingo County, to-wit:
I, Gaither Perry, Publisher of The Williamson Daily News, a paper published in the County aforesaid, clo affirm that the Notice hereto attached was published in said paper for -- successive weeks, ion thereof being on the 25% 201 1 and the subsequent pub- lication on the day of 2011, the
day of ~ ,2011, the day of 201 1, and the day of ,2011.
State of West Virginia, Mingo, to-wit: being duly sworn, says that he posted a copy of the annexed at the front door of the Court House of said County, on the day of 2011. day of
Notary Public
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES ON &b. /o;.
,2021 :- I I I I- PUBLISHER'S CERTIFICATE
vs .
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF MONONGALIA
I Eric Wilson Advertising Director of
THE DOMINION POST, a newspaper of general circulation
published in the City of Morgantown, County and State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed
Legal Notice
was published in the said THE DOMINION POST once a week for 1 successive weeks commencing on the
21st day of March ,201 1 and ending on the
21st day of March ,2011
The publisher's fee for said publication is $92.95 Given under my hand this 21st day of
March ,2011
(SEAL)
Advertising Director of THE DOMINION POST
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of March ,201 1
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My commission expires on the 13th day of
April , 2014
STATE CF WEST V 469 WESTWOOD STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF A OHIO.
bLfor the publisher of the Wheeling News Register newspaper published in the CITY OF WHEELING, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, hereby certify that the annexed publication was inserted in said newspaper on the following1 dates: 3M17-( I
Given under mv hand this .7&
Sworn to and s at WHEELING, OHIO COUNTI: WEST VIRGINIA
Notary Pub 1ic
05 in and for OHIO COUNm WEST VIRGINIA.
My Commission expires The West Virginia Daily News PO Box 472 Lewisburg, WV 24981 PHONE: (304) 645-1206 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF GREENBRIER, TO WIT:
Daily News, a daily newspaper of general circulation published at Lewisburg, West Virginia, in the County of Greenbrier, State of West Virginia, do certify that publication of the advertisement or advertisements attached hereto was made in issues of said newspaper, dated 17 kWL so//
LA. Given under my hand this / 7 day
Editor or Publisher
of ,2011 . State of West Virginia, County of Randolph, ss. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ‘ OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON I, Heather HenIine, General Manager of THE INTER-MOUNTAIN, a newspaper published at Elkins, in said county, do hereby certify that the annexed advertisement was published on the following dates:
20 as required by law6.
OFFICIAL SEAL . NOTARY PUBLIC tiledanapplication for a certificate of STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA convenience and necessity to Drovide resale and facilities-based ELIZABETH TINCHER P. 0. BOX 648 BELINGTON, WV 26250 General Manager .commission expires March 16, 2017 Printer’s Fee: $ cpp______27-! J PUBL CSERVICECOMMIS- SlONOF WESTV,RGINIA CHARLESTON
Entered by the PJbtic Service Comrnsston of Wesi ...... MARY J BUCK ...... Virainia, n tne Citv 01 Being first duly sworn, says that the “PSC -NOTICE OF FILING’ ...... SPRUCE KNOB SENECP ROCKSTE-EPHONE INC. Application an0 fee for a ...... cerrlficate of convenience ana necessity to provioe resale facilities-oasea in. Hereto attached was printed in the terexcnange and oca1 exchange telecomrnlrni. cations service thro-gnout the Slate 01 ..XX ...The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, West Virginia as a corn, petihve loca axchangs earner.- ...... The Marietta AM, On March 4. 2011 A daily newspaper published in the City of Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, for ... ONE.. .. successive
Week@), the first publication and posting thereon being on
the ... 17TH ...... day of ...MARCH ...... 2011.., and subsequent publication on the ......
I 201 Brooks Street, Charles. day (s) of ...... 20 ...... ton. . Pursuant to W. Va. Code I 624-2-1 1, IT IS ORDERED Printer’s Fee $...61.10...
Notarized Signature $ ....2.00 ...
Additional Copy Fee $......
T@l Due: $ .....6 3.10 PD 3/1 1/11 VISA
By: ......
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
...... PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WESTVlPGlNlA I, as an officer of the News- CHARLE? TON Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, hereby
certify that the : in the case of 33nr , vs* p <- i' 1 (-9 q(-7 k. 4 (j ]\-cj&qzc 7 c \! a copy whereof is hereto annexed has been published for 'i consecutive 4. Fp- $- in said NEWS TRIBUNE, the first publication being on the \ $3 i \*\ day of, \XIAT I' \ \ ~ary6 \ Given under my hand at Key ser this day of 7 Executive Secretary Publisher L I AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION: State of West Virginia County of Wyoming, to wit: 1, Terri Persinger, being first duly sworn upon my oath, do depose and say that I am the Asst. Legal Editor of the Mullens Advocate, Inc., a corporation publisher of the newspaper entitled Mullens Advocate, Inc. a Republican newspaper; that I have duly authorized by the board of directors of such corporation to execute this affidavit of publication; that such newspaper has been published for more than one year prior to publication of the annexed notice described below; that such newspaper is regularly pubished weekly, for at least fifty weeks during the calendar year, in the Municipality of mullens, Wyoming County, West Virginia; that such newspaper is a newspaper of “general circulation”, as that term is defined in article three, chapter fifty-nine of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, within the publication area or areas of the aforesaid municipality and Wyoming County, West Virginia; that such newspaper averages in length four or more pages, exclusive of any cover, per issue; that such newspaper is circulated to the general public at a definite price or consideration; that such newspaper is a newspaper to which the general public resorts for passing events of a political, religious, commercial and social nature, and for current happenings, announcements, miscellaneous reading matters, other notices; that the annexed notice of ‘O was duly published in said newspaper once a week for / successive weeks, (Class ), commencing with the with the issue of the day of LO ,20 ): that said annexed notice was published on the following dates: ~d23 ~ and that the cost of publishing said annexed notice as aforesaid was$ /eh.Ixl A Taken subscribed and sworn to before me in my said county this cJ.3 dayofO%/TY),20 1 . MY commission expires L& g I 20 /Y - Lei,, &L. Notary Public, State of West Virginia Certificate of Publication This is to certify the annexed advertisement SPRUCE KNOB SENECA ROCKS TELEPHONE, INC. Notice of Filing appeared for 1 consecutive days/weeks in The Journal Publishing Company, a news- paper in the City of Martinsburg, WV in it's issue beginning: 03- 17-20 11 and ending 03-17-2011 The Journal 207 W. King Street Martinsburg, WV 25401 THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF BERKELEY My commission2Fpi u . Notary Public Great Cacapon, WV 25422 Certificate of Publication I, John McCoy, Publisher of dq hereby certify that the attached was published in the aforesaid Pendleton Times, a weekly newspaper published at Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia for &UL successive weeks, beginning with the issue of 20 /4. / Jogn McCoy, Publisher LP Cost of Publication ...... Other ...... $ Total Amount Due ...... NOTARY'S C ER T I FI CAT E S orn to and subscribed before me this A L Notary 'Public. I MY commission expires . 2a,? NOTE: Do not misplace this certificate; it will be needed in settling the estate. , .I AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA 25801 COPY OF PUBLICATION 03/15/2011 STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF RALEIGH, to wit: I, Tara Meyer, being duly sworn upon my oath, do depose and say that I am Legal Advertising Clerk for Beckley Newspapers, a corporation, publisher of the newspaper entitled The Register-Herald, an Independent newspaper; that I have been duly authorized by the board of directors of such corporation to execute thi! affidavit of publication; that such newspaper has been published for more than one year prior to publication of the annexed notice described below; that such newspaper is regularly published daily for at least fifty weeks during the calenda year, in the municipality of Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia: that such newspaper is a newspaper of “general circulation” as that term is defined in article three ,chapter fifty-nine of the Code oEWest Virginia, 1931, ab amended, within the publication area of areas of the aforesaid municipality and county; tha such newspaper averages in length four or more pages, exclusive of any cover, per issue; that such newspaper is circulated to the general public at a definite price of consideration; that such newspaper is a newspaper to which the general public resorts for passing events of a political, religious, commercial and social nature, and for current happenings, announcements, miscellaneous reading matter, advertisements and other notices; that the annexed notice of NOTICE OF FILING (Description of notice) was duly published in said newspaper once a week for successive weeks (Class l), commencing with the issue of 03/15/2011 and ending with the issue of 03/15/2011, that said annexed notice was published on the following dates: 03/15/2011, land that the cost of publishing said annexed notice as aforesaid was & Signe Legal Advertising Clerk Beckley Newspapers Taken, subscribed and sworn to before me in my said county this day: A corn AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF WEST VIRGINA, I, being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am Legal Clerk for publishes at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, the newspaper: The Herald-Dispatch, an independent newspaper, the morning seven days each week, Monday through Sunday including New Year's Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas; that I have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of such corporation and the newspaper mentioned herein; that the legal advertisement attached in the left margin of this affidavit and made a part hereof and bearing number LH-779488 was duly published in The Herald-Dispatch metime, once st. week for / successive weeks, commencing with its issue of the 16 day of March, -2011 and ending with the issue of the 16 day of March, 2011 and was posted at the East door of the Cabell County Courthouse on Bday of March, 2011: that said legal advertisement was published on the following dates: that the cost of publishing said annexed advertisement as aforesaid was $75.40; that such newspaper in which such legal advertisement was published has been and in now published regularly, at least as frequently as once a week for at least fifty weeks during the calendar year as prescribed by its mailing permit, and has been so published in the municipality of Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia , for at least one year immediately preceding the date on which the legal advertisement set forth herein was delivered to such newspaper for publication; that such newspaper is a newspaper of "general circulation" as defined in Article 3, chapter 59, of the West Virginia Code, within the publication area or areas of the municipality of Huntington, Cabell and Wayne Counties, West Virginia, and that such newspaper is circulated to the general public at a definite price or consideration, that such newspaper on each date published consists of not less than four pages with out a cover; and that it is a newspaper to which the general public resorts for passing events of a political, religious, commercial and social nature, and for current happenings, announcements, miscellaneous reading matters, advertisements and other notices, Taken, subscribed and sworn to before me in my said county thi day of f%$@'h, 15011. My Commission expires Cabell County