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A third area of barriers that Bonneville identified applies to procurement and the management of 

 property, including real property. Bonneville's ability to ensure the reliability of its transmission 

 system is essential to the successful accomplishment of its statutory mission. However, attempts 

 to impose a Federal Telecommunication Policy on Bonneville have resulted in the duplication of 

 computing and telephone equipment. If Bonneville could rely on its own single microwave 

 communication system to gain efficiencies, reduce redundancies, and maintain a reliable power 

 control and communication system, we believe we could save our ratepayers FTEs and dollars 

 each year. 



In each area that Bonneville identified barriers, the barriers were generally requirements that 

 duplicated Bonneville's own procedures or required behavior fi-om Bonneville that we believe are 

 not compatible with Bonneville's competitive business environment. Bonneville is dependent on 

 its ratepayers to fijnd its programs. Bonneville is accountable to both its ratepayers and to 

 Congress. Removal of the barriers we have identified would serve to strengthen these 

 relationships and enhance Bonneville's accountability. Bonneville would design its own rules and 

 regulations to achieve its ends in the most cost-efficient manner possible. 



Government Corporation Characteristics 



Although there is no one model for a government corporation, characteristics of a government 

 corporation generally include: revenues and expenses that fluctuate with market conditions; 

 services or products that produce revenues; users, not taxpayers who pay the costs of the services 

 or products; and large numbers of business-type transactions that involve the public. We believe 

 our ongoing function as a wholesale electric utility meets these characteristics. 



Government corporation status, with the characteristics outlined below, can provide a structure 

 which would allow Bonneville to remove unnecessary layers of time-consuming approval 



