DOCKET NO. UT-970307 PAGE 1
BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Request for Approval of an Amendment to the 
Interconnection Agreement Between

GTE Mobilnet, Inc.
and 
U S WEST Communications, Inc.

Pursuant to 47 USC § 252
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		DOCKET NO. UT-970307
		
		FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL
		ORDER APPROVING
		AMENDMENT TO
		INTERCONNECTION
		AGREEMENT

PROCEDURAL HISTORY
  This matter comes before the Washington Utilities and Transportation 
Commission (“Commission”) for approval of a fully negotiated amendment (“the 
Amendment”) to an interconnection agreement under the Telecommunications Act of 
1996. The interconnection agreement is between GTE Mobilnet, Inc. (“GTE 
Mobilnet”) and U S WEST Communications, Inc. (“U S WEST”).  The parties jointly 
request approval of their Amendment. The parties executed the Amendment on 
August 5, 1997.
  The parties filed a Joint Request for approval of the Amendment on August 20, 
1997. The Commission’s staff placed the Amendment on the Consent Agenda for the 
open public meeting on September 10, 1997. No one objected to approval of the 
Joint Request.
FINDINGS OF FACT
  1.  The Commission is an agency of the state of Washington vested by statute 
with the authority to regulate the rates, rules, regulations, practices, 
accounts, securities, and transfers of public service companies, including 
telecommunications companies.
  2.  The Commission is authorized by Section 252(e) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the “Act”),  to 
approve interconnection agreements.
  3. The Commission approved the original interconnection agreement between GTE 
Mobilnet and U S WEST in Order No. UT-970307.
  4.  On August 20, 1997, GTE Mobilnet and U S WEST jointly filed with the 
Commission a request for approval of an Amendment to their previously approved 
fully negotiated interconnection agreement. The Amendment defines new rates for 
certain network elements.
  5.  The parties voluntarily negotiated the entire Amendment.
  6.  The Amendment does not discriminate against any other telecommunications 
carrier.
  7.  The Agreement will facilitate local exchange competition in the state of 
Washington by enabling GTE Mobilnet to continue participating in the local 
exchange market under terms more acceptable to the parties.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
  1.  The Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter of, and all 
parties to, this proceeding.
  2.  The Amendment is consistent with the public interest, convenience, and 
necessity.
  3.  The Amendment meets the criteria of Sections 251 and 252 of the Act, 
including including Section 252(e).
  4.  The laws of Washington shall govern the construction and interpretation 
of the Amended Agreement.  The Amended Agreement shall also be subject to the 
present and future decisions of the Commission and the Washington courts.
ORDER
  The Commission ORDERS:
  1.  The Amendment to the Negotiated Agreement between GTE Mobilnet, Inc., and 
U S WEST Communications, Inc., which the parties executed on August 5, 1997, is 
approved.
  2.  The laws of Washington shall govern the construction and interpretation 
of the Amended Agreement.  The Amended Agreement shall also be subject to the 
present and future decisions of the Commission and the Washington courts.
  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 10th day of September 1997.
  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
      ANNE LEVINSON, Chair
      RICHARD HEMSTAD, Commissioner
      WILLIAM R. GILLIS, Commissioner