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Dial One USA, Inc.
Dial One USA, Inc. (Dial One USA), was a wholly owned
subsidiary of Intelcom, Inc. (Intelcom). Mr. Mussman was the
principal stockholder of Intelcom.
In 1989, Dial One USA petitioned the IURC for a certificate
of territorial authority for authorization to be a reseller of
long-distance telephone services. In connection with the
petition, Mr. Mussman essentially acknowledged that he owned Dial
One USA through Intelcom but stated that there was no affiliation
between NITCO and Dial One USA. At that time, the IURC had
certain concerns with respect to a local telephone company's
having a long-distance telephone service affiliate.
After reviewing Dial One USA's application, the IURC staff
requested further information concerning the allocation of Dial
One USA's expenses between it and NITCO. In September 1989, Dial
One USA moved to dismiss its application and did not provide the
information the IURC staff requested. NITCO had paid certain
legal and other expenses of Dial One USA and had paid certain
legal expenses attendant to the incorporation of Dial One USA's
parent, Intelcom.
H. Possible Acquisition of Other Local
Telephone Companies by NITCO or the Mussman Family
During the years in issue, Mr. Mussman, on several
occasions, had asked certain individuals with whom he was
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