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Rather, it was the Commission that ordered, on April 7, 19881 that <br />only the Orange County portion of the Mebane Home exchange be <br />included in the study of costs and rates associated with EAS in the <br />Triangle J region. An approach to this issue of splitting more <br />reasonable than denying polling altogether would be to conduct a <br />poll of all the subscribers of Mebane Home and to tally them in the <br />following categories: 1) those residing in Alamance County; 2) <br />those residing in Orange County; and 3) both categories together. <br />The results of these -polls -would dictate the following <br />possibilities: 1) all of Mebane Home would be included in the <br />Orange County EAS; 2) only the Orange County portion of Mebane Home <br />would be included in the Orange County EAS; 3) all of Mebane Home <br />would be excluded from the Orange County EAS. <br />(b) . The Commission also incorrectly applied Rule R9 -7 by <br />citing disruption of the Triangle J Regional Calling Plan (TJRCP) <br />as its main reason for denying this EAS request. The Commission, <br />in adopting Rule R9 -7, concluded that its adoption was warranted <br />"to ensure that a significant degree of flexibility will be <br />available ... in fully addressing the public interest and need <br />characteristics of each EAS request. For example, this degree of <br />flexibility must be sufficient to address modified optional EAS <br />plans, large exchange /small exchange interactions, and public <br />interest questions such as calling to county seats." North <br />Carolina Utilities Commission Order Establishing and Adopting <br />General Rules, Practices and Procedures Applicable to Requests For <br />Extended Area Service. NCUC Docket No. P -100, Sub 89, 10/28/87 <br />3 <br />