Kentucky Public Service Commission

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION In the Matter of: AN INQUIRY INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEAVERAGED RATES FOR UNBUNDLED NETWORK ELEMENTS ) ) ADMINISTRATIVE ) CASE NO. 382 O R D E R Kentucky ALLTEL, Inc. (“Kentucky ALLTEL”) and NuVox Communications, Inc. (“NuVox”) have been actively discussing stipulations of facts and settlement of issues pending in this proceeding. The Attorney General did not object to these discussions. On February 18, 2005, the Com