DOCKET UT-970487  Page 1
 BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

In the Matter of the Requested )
Waiver of Required Notice in ) DOCKET UT-970487
Connection with the Contract ) 
for DS-1 Service filed by  ) APPROVING CONTRACT ON
GTE Northwest Incorporated ) LESS THAN REQUIRED
                                   )    NOTICE
 )

  On March 14, 1997, GTE Northwest Incorporated (GTE-NW) filed with the 
Commission under its Contract No. 1097, a contract for DS-1 Service.

  WAC 480-80-330 requires thirty days notice prior to the effective date from 
the date filed.  The company requests, however, that such notice be waived and 
that the contract become effective March 27, 1997.

  The contract is for DS-1 service for a 60-month period.
GTE-NW requests waiver of the required notice date so that the targeted 
effective date of the contract of March 27, 1997, 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 March 17, 1997.

FINDINGS

  After careful examination of the contract filed herein by GTE Northwest 
Incorporated on March 14, 1997, and giving consideration to all relevant 
matters and for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the contract should 
become effective on March 27, 1997.

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 
March 14, 1997, is hereby granted, and said contract shall become effective on 
March 27, 1997.

  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 26th day of March, 1997.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION




       STEVE McLELLAN
       Secretary