May 25, 2000
NOTICE TO TREAT DIRECT TESTIMONY FILED BY U S WEST
IN THE GENERIC COSTING AND PRICING PROCEEDING
(UT-960369, et al.) 
AS IF FILED IN DOCKET NO. UT-003013
Re: In the Matter of the Continued Costing and Pricing of Unbundled            
Network Elements and Transport and Termination    Docket No. UT-003013
TO PARTIES OF RECORD: 
The Notice of Prehearing Conference in this case served February 18, 2000 
(Notice), states relevant procedural history to this proceeding. This 
proceeding is a necessary and anticipated continuation of the Generic Costing 
and Pricing proceeding begun in November 1996, in Docket Nos. UT-960369, 
960370, and 960371 (Generic Proceeding). In the Seventeenth Supplemental Order 
in the Generic Proceeding served on August 30, 1999 (17th Supp. Order), the 
Commission directed U S WEST Communications, Inc, and GTE Northwest 
Incorporated to file new operations support systems (OSS) and collocation cost 
studies. 17th Supp. Order, at paras. 526 and 531. 
In the Nineteenth Supplemental Order in the Generic Proceeding served on 
November 9, 1999, the Commission determined that it would open a new proceeding 
to address cost studies and pricing of OSS and collocation, in addition to 
other issues. Subsequently, U S WEST filed direct testimony of Teresa K. 
Million and Barbara J. Brohl in support of its OSS compliance filing on January 
31, 2000, and direct testimony of Larry B. Brotherson and Jerrold L. Thompson 
in support of its collocation compliance filing on February 15, 2000. Both 
compliance filings were made in the Generic Proceeding prior to the opening of 
this case, but all direct testimony filed by U S WEST addresses issues referred 
to in the Notice.
Accordingly, the Commission treats the direct testimony of Teresa K. Million 
and Barbara J. Brohl filed on January 31, 2000, and the direct testimony of 
Larry B. Brotherson and Jerrold L. Thompson filed on February 15, 2000, all 
filed in Docket No. UT-960369, et al., as if filed in Docket No. UT-003013. 
Other parties should consider this body of direct testimony when preparing 
responsive testimony in this case.
Sincerely,
CAROLE J. WASHBURN 
Secretary