Washington Utilities and Transportation  Commission

June 6, 1998

RE:  DOCKET NO. UT 980311 R

QUESTIONS RELATED TO SUPPORT FOR HIGH-COST TELEPHONE LINES

Thank you for this opportunity to file comments on Universal Service.  High 
cost of service  extension, although this community is within one half mile of 
a telephone company line, has excluded us from the telecommunications that 
most  people take for granted.

This is a collective response and I request that you add this to your file on 
the Libby Creek residents.

Yes, continue policy of universal service, and include our situation in your 
problem solving process..
One residence and one business line are essential  to most people at this time….
Home business is a key to living in rural areas and access to two lines per 
household  is a reasonable baseline for Universal Service Support.
3a.   Affordable rate = $20
3b.   Unaffordable    =over $30
4a.   $20
4b.   over $30
5a.   $50
5b.   over $50
Universal Service relates to public benefit and all rates should go up to pay 
for part of costs.

46a. Support should reflect actual expenditures….Yes….Documentation on a 
case-by-case basis would provide accountability and keep situations like our 
from remaining unresolved.

This is crucial…referring to question #13….Resolving the situation on Libby 
Creek, where carriers have agreed to provide service, but unreasonable costs 
continue to exclude us from telephone service.

Thank you for your consideration,

Joyce Campbell

PO Box 247, Carlton, WA  98814

Ray and Sylvia Robertson
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Joni Hager
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Bill Snook
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Ruth Doane
Mary Lu Larson
Harry and Carol Alexander
Tara and Charles Lightwalker
Kermit and Beverly Nykreim
Candy and Bob Moore
Bob and Sandy Shulman