Free Motion for Appointment - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:04-cv-01267-WYD

Document 26-5

Filed 02/24/2006

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EXHIBIT D

Case 1:04-cv-01267-WYD
3301 Kerner Blvd. San Rafael, CA 94901
P: (415) 461-0410 F: (415) 461-0412

Document 26-5

Filed 02/24/2006

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Fair Fund Administration Estimate
Re: In the Matter of Qwest Communications International, Inc.
Administration Assumptions - Base Scenario Class Action Notice Packages (Notice & Proof of Claim ) mailed Class Action Exclusions received Fair Fund claims submitted 2,000,000 10,000 7,000 Rate CASE PLANNING & PLAN OF ALLOCATION REFINEMENT Coordinate administration plan with the SEC Review Fair Fund Notice and Claim Form Custom programming for Fair Fund POA Unit Est. Cost

$

150.00 150.00

per hour per hour

$

3,000 1,500 5,000

NOTIFICATION
Compile/"scrub" Class Action mailing list Print/mail 1-pg self-mailer Fair Fund Notice
First Class postage included

105.00 0.40 Std-Hr 2 2.00 1.25 Std-Hr
2

per hour per unit per hour per unit per unit per hour

2,100 800,000 TBD TBD
No Charge

Processing of Return Undelivered Mail ("RUM") 1 Re-mail Fair Fund Notice Post document(s) to web site Print/mail Fair Fund Proof of Claim package Phone support

12,500 TBD

PROCESSING of CLAIMS
Processing planning and set-up Evaluate, process and validate claims
3

150.00 12.50 Std-Hr 2 2.50

per hour per claim

750 87,500

DISTRIBUTION of FAIR FUND
Coordinate transmittal letter text Check distribution and follow-up
per hour per unit

500 17,500

REPORTING
Standard administration reports Tax reporting (via Damasco ) Mailing and/or distribution affidavit Quarterly status reports Custom requests
1 2

No Charge

1,500.00 Std-Hr Std-Hr 2 Std-Hr 2
2

per year per hour per hour per hour

4,500 TBD TBD TBD

RUM Search process and method to be agreed upon with the Commission. Std-Hr: Our standard hourly billing rates are: Principal - $185, Manager - $105, Supervisor - $85, and Staff - $60; our blended hourly billing rate is $80. Claims Processing is a function of several variables, such as: claim form complexity, documentation requirements, claimant follow-up requirements, security type(s) and claimant loss calculation sophistication.

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Dated: 02/07/06