BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE, INC.,
Complainant,
v.
VERIZON NORTHWEST, INC., 
Respondent. 
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		DOCKET NO. UT-003131
		ORDER DISMISSING 
		COMPLAINT
BACKGROUND
1. On December 8, 2000, Electric Lightwave, Inc., (“ELI”) filed a formal 
complaint against Verizon  Northwest, Inc., (“Verizon”) asking the Commission 
the enforce the terms if the “Interconnection,  Resale and Unbundling 
Agreement” (Agreement”) between ELI and Verizon pursuant to 47   U.S.C. §§ 251 
and 252, WAC 480-09-530, and the terms of the agreement. 
2. In its complaint ELI requested that the Commission direct Verizon to pay ELI 
for facilities used to  exchange all traffic between the companies, including 
ISP-bound traffic, based on the actual traffic  flow, including late charges 
for all past due amounts as authorized in the Agreement.
3. ELI further requested that the Commission impose penalties on Verizon for 
violation of the   Commission’s Arbitration Award, statutes, and Commission 
rules pursuant to RCW 80.04.380 in  the amount of $1,000 per day for each 
facility Verizon uses to deliver traffic to ELI and for which  Verizon has 
refused to compensate ELI.
4. Finally, ELI requested that the Commission consider such further relief as 
it finds fair, just,   reasonable, and sufficient.
5. On December 26, 2000 the parties filed a Stipulation and Agreed Order 
Requesting Extension of  Time to File Respondent’s Answer agreeing to extend 
the time to February 2, 2001 to facilitate  settlement negotiations between the 
parties.
6. On February 1, 2001, the parties filed a Stipulation and Agreed Order 
requesting Extension of  Time to File Respondent’s Answer. The Stipulation 
extended the time to March 2, 2001.
7. On February 26, 2001, ELI filed a Notice of, or Request for, Dismissal of 
Complaint. The Notice  advised the Commission that ELI and Verizon have 
resolved the dispute underlying the complaint  and that ELI seeks to withdraw 
its Complaint. In the alternative, ELI requests that the   Commission dismiss 
the complaint and close this docket.
8. The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission has jurisdiction over 
the parties and  subject matter of these proceedings.
9. It is consistent with the public interest to dismiss the complaint of 
Electric Lightwave, Inc., against  Verizon Northwest, Inc.
ORDER
10. The Commission grants request of Electric Lightwave, Inc., to withdraw its 
Formal Complaint filed  against Verizon Northwest, Inc.
11. The Complaint is dismissed and this proceeding is terminated.
 DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this day of March, 2001.
WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
        MARILYN SHOWALTER, Chairman
        RICHARD HEMSTAD, Commissioner
NOTICE TO PARTIES: This is a final Order of the Commission. In addition to 
judicial review, administrative relief may be available through a petition for 
reconsideration, filed within 10 days of the service of this Order pursuant to 
RCW 34.05.470 and WAC 480-09-810, or a petition for rehearing pursuant to RCW 
80.04.200 or RCW 81.04.200 and WAC 480-09-820(1).