Agenda Date: August 13, 1997
Item Number:

Docket:  UT-961295
   Rulemaking to amend WAC 480-120-106 relating to Form of Bills.

Company Name: Administrative - General

Staff:  Tony Cooke, Utilities Rate Research Specialist
   Kathy Folsom, Utilities Rate Research Specialist
   Bob Wallis, Review Judge   

Recommendation:

Notice the proposed rule for comment.  Direct the Secretary to file the Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking (CR-102) and the proposed rule text with the Code 
Reviser in Docket UT-961295. 

Discussion:

Process

On May 21, 1997, the Commission filed a statement of intent with the Code 
Reviser's Office to consider a rule amendment under Docket UT-961295.  Proposed 
modifications to the Commission's rules pertaining to form of bills would 
update Chapter 480-120-106 WAC.  The existing rule requires a form of bill for 
all telecommunication services and its requirements are not appropriate for 
prepaid calling card services.  

The purpose of the proposed revisions is to exempt prepaid calling card 
services from reporting requirements and minimize the regulatory oversight and 
paperwork associated with the issuance of a waiver of the current form of bills 
rule.  Prepaid calling card service providers will be required to submit a free 
call detail report to consumers upon request.  

Two entities provided written comments to the Preproposal Statement of Intent: 
U S WEST Communications, Inc.,(U S WEST) and the Telecommunications Resellers 
Association. 

On June 13, 1997, pursuant to notice, Commission Staff (Staff) conducted a 
workshop with interested persons to discuss written comments and to reach 
consensus on the proposed revisions.  The workshop participants included 
representatives from Staff, U S WEST, GTE, and Sprint Communications.  At the 
workshop, Staff distributed the draft rule to the interested persons. The 
parties agreed that the goal of exempting prepaid calling card services from 
the form of bills reporting requirement is laudable.  



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Staff appreciates the participation of the interested persons. Staff is 
therefore recommending that the Commission notice the proposed rule for comment 
with the proposed language attached.

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