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BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

In the Matter of the Requested )
Waiver of Statutory Notice in      ) DOCKET UT-971724 
Connection with the Tariff         ) 
Revisions Filed by     )  ORDER GRANTING
U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.   )  LESS THAN STATUTORY
...................................) NOTICE


  On December 5, 1997, U S WEST Communications, Inc., filed with the Commission 
under its Advice No. 2905T, revisions to its currently effective Tariff WN 
U-31, designated as 
Section 105, 1st Revised Sheet 10.1 and 1st Revised Sheet 11.
  
  The tariff sheets bear an inserted effective date of January 8, 1998.  This 
date recognizes statutory notice as required.  The company requests, however, 
that the statutory notice be waived and that the revisions become effective 
December 11, 1997.

  The reason for requesting LSN is to correct a business rate which is lower 
than it should be.

  Since the tariff revisions filed therein 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 December 11, 1997.


FINDINGS

  THE COMMISSION FINDS:

  After careful examination of the tariff revisions filed herein by U S WEST 
Communications, Inc., December 5, 1997, and giving consideration to all 
relevant matters and for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the tariff 
revisions should become effective December 11, 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 U S WEST 
Communications, Inc., 
December 5, 1997, is hereby granted, and said tariff revisions shall become 
effective December 11, 1997.


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

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION





       STEVE McLELLAN, Secretary