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Docket
No.
MC96-3
OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
INTERROGATORIES TO UNITED STATES POSTAL SEl?VICE
WITNESS TIMOTHY D. ELLARD
(OCA/USPS-T6-21-24)
(July
23, 1996)
Pursuan't
the
Postal
to
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sections
Commission,
25 and 26 of
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of
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Consumer
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hereby
submi,ts
documents.
the
United
incorporated
interrogatories
Instructions
States
Postal
and requests
included
with
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dated
for
production
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June
19,
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are
by reference
Respectfully
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GAIL WILLETTE
Director
Office
of the
submitted,
Consumer
of
Advocate
hereby
to
Docket
No.
MC96-3
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OCA/USPS-T6-21.
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response
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T&l.
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selection
estimates.
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why
Docket
No.
MC96-3
CERTIFICATE
I hereby
document
accordance
upon
certify
all
with
that
I have
participants
section
3.B(3)
OF SERVICE
this
of
record
of
the
Attorney
Washington,
D.C.
July 23, 1996
20268-0001
date
in
special
served
this
the
foregoing
proce'eding
rules
of
in
practice.