BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
                                                      
In the Matter of the Petition of 
BROADBAND OFFICE 
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
For Waiver of WAC 480-120-540 
Terminating Access Charges
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		ORDER GRANTING WAIVER OF WAC 480-120-540, TERMINATING ACCESS CHARGES 

BACKGROUND
                  By petition filed May 19, 2000, in Docket UT-000770, 
Broadband Office Communications, Inc. (Broadband) requests a waiver of WAC 
480-120-540, Terminating access charges. The waiver request was brought before 
the Commission at its regularly scheduled open public meeting of June 16, 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. 
                 
DISCUSSION 
                 Broadband is a facilities-based telecommunications company. In 
Docket UT-991956, Broadband was registered, classified as a competitive 
telecommunications company, and authorized to provide local and interexchange 
telecommunications services throughout the state of Washington.
                  Broadband currently does not offer terminating switched 
access rates in its price list. WAC 480-120-540 only permits a local exchange 
company to include in its terminating switched access rates a charge for 
recovery of any costs for support of universal access to basic 
telecommunications service when authorized by the Commission. Broadband is not 
currently authorized to do so, nor has it ever demonstrated any universal 
access costs of the type solicited and examined in Docket UT-980311(a). 
                  In Docket UT-990307 the Commission granted a waiver of  WAC 
480-120-540 to five competitively classified local exchange carriers subject to 
conditions. Therefore, Broadband is also requesting a waiver of WAC 
480-120-540, at this time.
        
                  The Commission has the authority to impose conditions on our 
waiver of WAC 480-120-540 for Broadband, and we find it is reasonable and 
appropriate to do so in this instance. We will require Broadband to file price 
lists for terminating access service at rates not to exceed those charged by U 
S WEST Communications, Inc., and GTE Northwest Incorporated in their respective 
service territories. The Commission notes that RCW 80.36.320(4) authorizes the 
Commission to "revoke any waivers it grants" and to "reclassify any competitive 
telecommunications company if the revocation or reclassification would protect 
the public interest."  Our action granting waiver of WAC 480-120-540 is an 
interim step, and we may revisit waiver of the rule upon consideration of any 
new universal service funding measures or programs.
        
ORDER
                  THE COMMISSION ORDERS That the request for waiver of  WAC 
480-120-540, Terminating access charges, by Broadband Office Communications, 
Inc., is granted as conditioned in the text of this Order. 
                  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 16th day of 
June, 2000.
                  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
                                                              CAROLE J. WASHBURN
                                                              Secretary