DOCKET NO. UT-990107  Page 1
BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND )
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, )
   )
  Complainant, ) DOCKET NO. UT-990107
   )
 vs.  )
   ) COMPLAINT AND ORDER
MCDANIEL TELEPHONE COMPANY,  ) SUSPENDING TARIFF
d/b/a TDS TELECOM ) REVISIONS AND INSTITUTING
   ) INVESTIGATION
  Respondent. )
 ) 

  On January 28, 1999, McDaniel Telephone Co., d/b/a TDS TELECOM (McDaniel) 
filed a tariff revision with the Commission designated as:

   Schedule 1, Second Revised Sheet No. 60.
   
  The tariff revision will add extended area service (EAS) to be the basic 
local calling capability of residential and business customers between the 
Onalaska, Mossyrock, Salkum exchanges of McDaniel and the Centralia and 
Chehalis of U S WEST Communications, Inc.

  This tariff revision provides for McDaniel to establish an EAS additive 
charge of $6.60 per line per month to be added to the Residential Exchange 
Access Line and Business Exchange Access Line rates.

  At the Commission's regularly scheduled open public meeting on February 26, 
1999, Commission Staff and the Company agreed to recommend to the Commission 
that the EAS routes and rates become effective February 27, 1999, as filed, 
subject to refund or credit.      

  Pursuant to full review and consideration of the filing, the recommendation 
of Commission Staff and the Company, the Commission finds that the rates, 
subject to refund and/or credit, be allowed.
  
  It appears that the proposed rates would result in charges and rates for 
telecommunications service furnished by McDaniel, and that the rights and 
interests of the public might be injuriously affected.  Therefore, it is the 
decision of the Commission to enter upon public hearing(s) concerning such 
charges and the reasonableness and justness of same, and to suspend the 
operation of the above filing pending such hearing(s) and the ultimate decision 
of the Commission.



    The Commission deems it necessary in order to carry out the duties imposed 
upon it by law to investigate the books, accounts, practices and activities of 
respondent, to make a valuation or appraisal of the property of respondent and 
to investigate and appraise various phases of the operation of respondent. 

ORDER

  THE COMMISSION ORDERS:

  1. The operation of the January 28, 1999 tariff filing of McDaniel is 
suspended.

  2. A hearing on the Commission's own motion shall be held at such times and 
places as may be required, subsequent to written notice.

  3. Pending hearing in this matter, the rates as filed by McDaniel shall go 
into effect February 27, 1999, subject to refund or credit, as ordered by the 
Commission.

  3. No change or alteration shall be made in the tariff filed in this matter 
during the period of suspension, unless authorized by Commission Order.

  4. An investigation of the subject tariff filing is instituted by the 
Commission.

  5. Respondent shall pay the expenses reasonably attributable and allocable to 
such investigation to the extent the requirement for such payment may be in 
accordance with the provisions of chapter 80.20 RCW.           

           DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 26th day of 
February, 1999.

WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION




      MARILYN SHOWALTER, Chairwoman




      RICHARD HEMSTAD, Commissioner