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BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Requested )
Waiver of Statutory Notice in  ) DOCKET UT-970569 
Connection with the Tariff  )
Revision Filed by     ) ORDER GRANTING 
Kalama Telephone Company   ) LESS THAN STATUTORY
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .) NOTICE


  On March 31, 1997, Kalama Telephone Company filed with the Commission a 
revision to its currently effective Tariff 
WN U-1, designated as:

 
   Sixth Revision of Sheet No. 22


  The tariff sheet bears an inserted effective date of May 1, 1997.  This date 
recognizes statutory notice as required. The company requests, however, that 
statutory notice be waived and that the revision become effective April 15, 
1997.

  The purpose of the filing is to comply with require- ments of the Federal 
Communications Commis-sion (FCC), as set forth in its Report and Order, adopted 
and released September 20, 1996, and Order on Reconsideration, adopted and 
released 
November 8, 1996, in CC Docket Nos. 96-128 and 91-35.

  The reason for requesting less than statutory notice is in order to meet the 
required timeline prescribed by the FCC.

  Since the tariff revisions filed herein are fair, just and reasonable, and 
waiver of statutory notice is not inconsis- tent with the public interest, it 
is deemed appropriate that the company be granted the waiver it is requesting 
with an effective date of April 15, 1997.




FINDINGS

  After careful examination of the tariff revision filed herein by Kalama 
Telephone Company, March 28, 1997, and giving consideration to all relevant 
matters and for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the tariff revision 
should become effective April 15, 1997.

O R D E R

  THE COMMISSION THEREFORE ORDERS That the requested waiver of statutory notice 
in connection with the tariff revi-sion filed herein by Kalama Telephone 
Company, March 28, 1997, is hereby granted, and said tariff revision shall 
become effective April 15, 1997.

  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 9th day of April, 1997.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION




      STEVE McLELLAN, Secretary