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BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Requested )
Waiver of Statutory Notice in )  DOCKET UT-970647
Connection with the Tariff ) 
Revision Filed by  ) ORDER GRANTING LESS
U S WEST Communications, Inc. ) THAN STATUTORY NOTICE
 )


  On April 14, 1997, U S WEST Communications, Inc.(Company), filed with the 
Commission under its Advice 
No. 2857T a revision to its currently effective Tariff WN U-36, designated as 
the 1st Revised Sheet No. 18 - Section 3.

  The tariff sheet bears an inserted effective date of May 15, 1997.  This date 
recognizes statutory notice as required. The Company requests, however, that 
statutory notice be waived, and that the revision become effective April 24, 
1997.

  The purpose of this filing is to provide a rate additive element in the 
company's access tariff which will be remitted to Pend Oreille Telephone 
Company (POTC) through the Washington Exchange Carrier Association (WECA) to 
recover a short-fall in POTC's revenue requirement for access service. This 
rate additive will be used on an interim basis until such time as POTC is 
incorporated into the WECA carrier common line pool.

  The Company requests an effective date which is less than statutory notice in 
order to meet Commission Staff's requested effective date.  

  Since the tariff revision filed herein is 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 24, 1997.


FINDINGS

  After careful examination of the tariff revision filed herein by U S WEST 
Communications, Inc., on April 14, 1997, and giving consideration to all 
relevant matters and for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the tariff 
revision should become effective April 24, 1997.


O R D E R

  THE COMMISSION ORDERS that the requested waiver of statutory notice in 
connection with the tariff revision in Advice No. 2857T filed herein by U S 
WEST Communications, Inc., on 
April 14, 1997, is granted, and said tariff revision shall become effective 
April 24, 1997.

  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 23rd day of April 1997.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION




      STEVE McLELLAN, Secretary