DOCKET UT-971762  Page 1




BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION




In the Matter of the Requested ) DOCKET UT-971762
Waiver of Required Notice in ) 
Connection with the Promotion for   ) ORDER APPROVING  
Caller ID-Name and Number Service  ) TARIFFED SERVICE 
Filed By U S WEST Commnications, Inc. ) PROMOTION
   ) ON LESS THAN REQUIRED
   ) NOTICE
 )    




  On December 12, 1997, U S WEST Communications, Inc., (USWC) filed with the 
Commission under its Tariff Advice No. 2902T, a promotional offering of its 
tariffed Caller ID-Name and Number Service.  Under this promotion, new business 
subscribers will receive a waiver of the nonrecurring charge when they purchase 
the Caller ID-Name and Number feature as a stand-alone feature or as part of 
one of the following packages: Call Manager Connection, Start Up Business 
Package, or Growing Connections Package.

  WAC 480-80-330 requires thirty days notice prior to the effective date from 
the date filed.  The company requests, however, that such notice be waived and 
that the tariff become effective January 1, 1997.

  The tariff filing is for Caller ID-Name and Number Service for a 45-day 
promotional period.  USWC requests waiver of the required notice date so that 
the targeted effective date of January 1, 1997, can be achieved.

  Since the tariff 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 January 1, 1997.

FINDINGS

  After careful examination of the promotional tariff filed herein by U S WEST 
Communications, Inc., on December 12, 1997, and giving consideration to all 
relevant matters and for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the tariff 
should become effective on January 1, 1997.

O R D E R

  THE COMMISSION THEREFORE ORDERS that the requested waiver of required notice 
in connection with the promotional tariff filed herein by U S WEST 
Communications, Inc., on December 12, 1997, is hereby granted, and said tariff 
shall become effective on January 1, 1997.

  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 31st day of December, 1997.


  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION




       PAUL CURL
       Acting Secretary