DOCKET UT-971087 Page 1
BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Requested )
Waiver of Statutory Notice in  ) DOCKET UT-971087
Connection with the Tariff  )
Revisions Filed by     ) ORDER GRANTING 
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS   ) LESS THAN STATUTORY
COMPANY      ) NOTICE
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  On June 27, 1997, Citizens Telecommunications Company, (Citizens), filed with 
the Commission a tariff revision to it's currently effective Tariff WN U-2. The 
purpose of this filing is to add Citizens Select Calling Plan Service 
description and rates.

  The tariff sheets bear an inserted effective date of July 27, 1997.  This 
date recognizes statutory notice as required.  The company requests, however, 
that statutory notice be waived and that the revisions become effective July 
10, 1997.
 
  The reason for requesting LSN is to insure the services and rates in 
Citizen's tariff WN U-2 coincide with the customer service personnel training 
and current marketing efforts to provide greater consistency in the services 
and rates offered nationwide.
  
  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 July 10, 1997.

FINDINGS

  After careful examination of the tariff revisions filed herein by Citizens 
Telecommunications Company, June 27, 1997, and giving consideration to all 
relevant matters and for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the tariff 
revisions should become effective July 10, 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 Citizens 
Telecommunications Company, June 27, 1997, is hereby granted, and said tariff 
revisions shall become effective July 10, 1997.

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

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION




       STEVE MCLELLAN, Secretary