BEFORE THE PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF
MISSOURI
The Staff of the Missouri Public Service
Commission )
)
Complainant, )
)
v. ) File
No. TC-2013-0194
)
Halo Wireless, Inc., )
Transcom Enhanced Services, Inc. )
)
Respondents. )
The
Commission is giving notice of a complaint and contested case, and directing
the Respondents to file answers. A copy of the complaint is attached.
On October
16, 2012, the Commission’s Staff filed this complaint. A copy of the complaint is enclosed. The filing of a complaint requires the
Commission to set a hearing.[1] The requirement
of a hearing on such issues signifies a contested case.[2] A contested
case is a formal hearing procedure, but it allows for waiver of procedural
formalities and a decision without a hearing,[3] including by stipulation and agreement.[4] The
Commission’s rules of discovery are set forth at 4 CSR 240-2.090.
THE
COMMISSION ORDERS THAT:
1.
The Commission’s
Data Center shall send, by certified mail, a copy of this notice and order, and
a copy of the complaint, to the legal departments of all of the Respondents.
2.
The Respondents
shall file answers to the complaint no later than November 21, 2012.
3.
This
order is effective upon issuance.
Steven C. Reed
Secretary
( S E A L )
Harold Stearley, Deputy Chief Regulatory
Law Judge, by delegation of authority
pursuant to Section 388.240, RSMo 2000.
Dated at
on this 22nd
day of October, 2012.