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BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Requested )
Waiver of Statutory Notice in ) DOCKET UT-970526
Connection with the Tariff )
Revisions filed by  ) ORDER GRANTING LESS
Yelm Telephone Company. ) THAN STATUTORY NOTICE
 )


  On March 21, 1997, Yelm Telephone Company filed with the Commission under its 
Advice No. 64, revisions to its currently effective Tariff WN U-3, designated 
as the First Revised Sheet No. 18 of Section V, and the First Revised Sheet No. 
19 of Section V.

  The tariff sheets bear an inserted effective date of April 20, 1997.  This 
date recognizes statutory notice as required.  The company requests, however, 
that statutory notice be waived and that the revisions become effective April 
1, 1997.

  The purpose of this filing is to increase rates that were inadvertently left 
out of the general rate increase filing which was approved on March 12, 1997, 
in Docket UT-970072.

  The reason for requesting LSN is to allow the additional tariff sheets in 
this filing to become effective on the same date as the general rate increase 
filing (exchange access line rate increase of $2.00 per month per line) 
effective April 1, 1997.

  Since the tariff revisions filed herein are fair, just, and reasonable, and 
waiver of statutory 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 April 1, 1997.


FINDINGS

  After careful examination of the tariff revisions filed herein by Yelm 
Telephone Company, March 21, 1997, and giving consideration to all relevant 
matters and for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the tariff 
revisions should become effective April 1, 1997.


O R D E R

  THE COMMISSION THEREFORE ORDERS That the requested waiver of statutory notice 
in connection with the tariff revisions filed herein by Yelm Telephone Company, 
March 21, 1997, is hereby granted, and said tariff revisions shall become 
effective April 1, 1997.

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

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION




      Steve McLellan,
      Secretary