BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION 
In the Matter of the Petition of:                        )
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AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF THE       )                  DOCKET UT-000441
PACIFIC NORTHWEST, INC.,              )
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TCG SEATTLE,                                            )                  
DOCKET UT-000442
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TCG OREGON,                                            )                  
DOCKET UT-000443
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For a Limited Waiver of Administrative Rules  )          ORDER GRANTING LIMITED 
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         WAIVER OF RULES
         On March 24, 2000, AT&T Communications of the Pacific Northwest, Inc., 
and AT&T Local Services, also known as TCG Seattle and TCG Oregon (collectively 
"AT&T") filed a petition with the Commission requesting waiver of the 
requirements of WAC 480-120-139(5) pertaining to offering preferred carrier 
freezes to local exchange customers. TCG Seattle and TCG Oregon are 
subsidiaries of AT&T Communications of the Pacific Northwest, Inc. 
         The waiver will apply to only AT&T's local exchange service. The 
petition does not request a waiver of the requirement to offer the preferred 
carrier freeze for intralata and interlata services. 
         WAC 480-120-139(5), adopted November 30, 1999, and effective March 1, 
2000, requires local exchange companies to offer a preferred carrier freeze to 
all of their customers for local exchange, interlata, and intralata services. 
AT&T requests a waiver for local exchange services only because it does not 
have the processes and technology in place to implement local carrier freezes 
in a consistent and cost-effective manner. 
         The Commission has determined that AT&T has limited residential and 
business customers in Washington State. Additionally, the Commission has 
received no customer complaints regarding AT&T switching customers' local 
exchange carrier without proper authorization. 
         This matter was brought before the Commission at its regularly 
scheduled open meeting on April 26, 2000.
        
         The Commissioners, having been fully advised in the matter, and having 
determined the following order to be consistent with the public interest, 
directed the Secretary to enter the following order and related provisions. 
                 
      FINDINGS OF FACT
THE COMMISSION FINDS: 
                  1. AT&T Communications of the Pacific Northwest, Inc., TCG 
Seattle and TCG Oregon are public service companies subject to the jurisdiction 
of this Commission under the provisions of Chapter 80.36 RCW. 
                  2. It appears upon investigation that the request for waiver 
of Commission rules by AT&T Communications of the Pacific Northwest, Inc., TCG 
Seattle and TCG Oregon is reasonable and consistent with the public interest 
and should therefore be granted until March 10, 2001. 
ORDER 
                  1. After effective date of this Order, the petition of AT&T 
Communications of the Pacific Northwest, Inc., TCG Seattle and TCG Oregon 
requesting waiver of WAC 480-120- 139(5) for local exchange services is hereby 
granted until March 10, 2001. 
                  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 26th day of 
April, 2000. 
                  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION 
                                                     
                                                     CAROLE J. WASHBURN, 
Secretary