DOCKET UT-971644 Page 1
BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


Joint Application of    ) 
CORRECTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,) DOCKET UT-971644
INC., and AMERITEL PAY PHONES, INC.,  ) 
for Authority to Transfer Selected  ) ORDER GRANTING
Assets and Control      ) APPLICATION
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  On November 14, 1997, Correctional Communications Corporation, Inc., (CCC), 
and AmeriTel Pay Phones, Inc., (APP), jointly filed an application with the 
Commission under the provisions of chapter RCW 80.12 and chapter WAC 480-143 
for an order authorizing the transfer of assets and control from CCC to APP.

  CCC was registered as a telecommunications company in Docket UT-960530.  The 
order authorizing registration was based upon CCC providing operator and 
payphone services at inmate correctional facilities.  

  APP was registered as a telecommunications company in Docket UT-950813.  APP 
was authorized to provide operator and payphone services at inmate correctional 
facilities.  

  CCC will transfer assets and control to APP for a purchase price defined in 
the Asset Purchase Agreement.  CCC will cease to operate as an operator and 
payphone service provider at inmate correctional facilities in Washington 
state.  APP will conduct business in Washington state using its own name and 
the d/b/a of Correctional Communications Corporation.  The transfer of assets 
will be made in a seamless fashion that will not affect the provision of 
telecommunication services in Washington.  The rates, terms, and conditions 
currently available to CCC customers will not change as a result of the 
transaction. 

FINDINGS

  THE COMMISSION FINDS:

  1. Correctional Communications Corporation, Inc., is a public service company 
subject to regulation by this Commission, under the provisions of chapters, RCW 
80.12 and RCW 80.36.

  2. AmeriTel Pay Phones, Inc., is a public service company subject to 
regulation by this Commission, under the provisions of chapters, RCW 80.12 and 
RCW 80.36.

  3. As to form, the application filed herein meets the requirements of chapter 
RCW 80.12 and the rules and regulations of the Commission adopted pursuant 
thereto.

  4. The proposed sale and transfer of selected assets and control is not 
inconsistent with the public interest and should therefore be approved under 
the terms and conditions of this order.

O R D E R

  THE COMMISSION ORDERS:
  
  1. After the effective date of this order and subject to the conditions 
hereof, Correctional Communications Corporation, Inc., is hereby authorized to 
transfer selected assets and control to AmeriTel Pay Phones, Inc. 

  2. Within thirty days of the effective date of this order, AmeriTel Pay 
Phones, Inc., shall file a revised tariff that incorporates Correctional 
Communications Corporation as a d/b/a and cancel the current tariff of 
Correctional Communica-tions Corporation, Inc.

  3. This order shall in no way affect the authority of this Commission over 
rates, service, evaluations, or accounts that may come before it, nor shall 
anything herein be construed as an acquiescence in any estimate or 
determination of cost or any valuation of property claimed or asserted.

  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 10th day of December, 1997.



      STEVE McLELLAN, Secretary