However, many rely on realtor and title services offered in Chiloquin, and look forward to using a bank that will soon open in the area. Furthermore, most residents in need of veterinarian services seek assistance from a veterinarian who practices in Chiloquin. Most Sprague River residents engage in a variety of toll avoidance practices. Residents often avoid toll calls by combining a trip with their telephone activities. Others relay calls through neighbors or friends who live in Sprague River but work in Chiloquin or Bonanza.
Many residents also try to reduce telephone bills by using alternative toll carriers.
The question presented in this proceeding, therefore, is whether the petitioners have established, through demographic, economic and other evidence, that a community of interest exists between those exchanges. The record need not contain evidence on each factor so long as the Commission can conclude that the record as a whole establishes sufficient interdependence or dependence between the exchanges. In the Matter of the Consolidated Applications For Expansion of the Portland Extended Area Service Region, Order No. 93-1045 at 12. The Commission concludes that the Sprague River petitioners have established, through demographic and other evidence, that a community of interest exists with the Chiloquin and Bonanza telephone exchanges. The evidence presented at hearing establishes a sufficient degree of dependence by the Sprague River exchange residents on the Chiloquin and Bonanza areas.