ATTENTION: ASSIGNMENT EDITORS AND NEWS DIRECTORS

Who: Oklahoma’s Corporation Commissioners have asked representatives of Consumer Advocate Groups and Natural Gas Utilities to join them for a major news conference.

What: The news conference will review what actions have been and are being taken regarding the impact of higher natural gas prices and what might be done in the future to help alleviate some of the problems associated with the higher costs.

When: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 9, 2001

Where: Main courtroom #301 on the third floor of the Jim Thorpe Office Building located at 2101 N. Lincoln Blvd. in Oklahoma City.

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All OCC news advisories and news releases are available for review and downloading at the OCC web site at www.occ.state.ok.us