BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

In the matter of the Requested Waiver of Required Notice in Connection with the 
Contract for DS-3 Service filed by GTE Northwest Incorporated
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		DOCKET UT-000784
		
		ORDER APPROVING CONTRACT
		ON LESS THAN REQUIRED
		NOTICE

BACKGROUND
  
 On May 22, 2000, GTE Northwest Incorporated (GTE-NW) filed with the Commission 
under its Contract No. 1181, a contract for DS-3 Frame Relay Transport Service 
for a twelve-month period.

 WAC 480-80-330 requires thirty days notice prior to the effective date of the 
contract.  The company requests, however, that such notice be waived and that 
the contract become effective June 1, 2000.  GTE-NW requests waiver of the 
required notice date so that the targeted effective date of the contract of 
June 1, 2000, can be achieved.

 Since the contract filed herein is fair, just and reasonable, and waiver of 
required notice is not inconsistent with the public interest, it is deemed 
appropriate that the company be granted the waiver it is requesting with an 
effective date of June 1, 2000.

 This matter was brought before the Commission at its May 24, 2000, regularly 
scheduled open meeting, recessed and continued to May 30, 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

 After careful examination of the contract filed herein by GTE Northwest 
Incorporated on May 22, 2000, and giving consideration to all relevant matters 
and for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the contract should become 
effective on June 1, 2000.
                                  
                                  O R D E R

 THE COMMISSION THEREFORE ORDERS That the requested waiver of required notice 
in connection with the contract filed herein by GTE Northwest Incorporated on 
May 22, 2000, is hereby granted, and said contract shall become effective on 
June 1, 2000.


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 DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 30th day of May, 2000.

 WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION



   CAROLE J. WASHBURN
    Secretary