DOCKET UT-980631 Page 1
BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


Joint Application of    ) 
USLD Communications, Inc.,  ) DOCKET UT-980631
and LCI International Telecom Corp., ) 
for Authority to Transfer   ) ORDER GRANTING
Selected Property     ) APPLICATION
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  On May 1, 1998, USLD Communications, Inc., (USLD), and LCI International 
Telecom Corp., (LCI), 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 selected property from USLD to LCI.

  USLD was registered as a telecommunications company in Docket UT-930633. The 
order authorizing registration was based upon USLD providing interexchange and 
alternate operator services.  

  LCI was registered as a telecommunications company in Docket UT-920034.  LCI 
was authorized to provide interexchange services.  

  USLD will transfer selected property and customer base to LCI in exchange for 
a percentage of common voting stock shares pursuant to agreement of the 
parties.  USLD and LCI will continue to operate as telecommunications companies 
in Washington state.  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 USLD 
customers will not change as a result of the transaction. 


FINDINGS

  THE COMMISSION FINDS:

  1. USLD Communications, 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. LCI International Telecom Corp., 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 property and customer base 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, USLD Communications, Inc., is hereby authorized to transfer selected 
property and customer base to LCI International Telecom Corp. 

  2. Within thirty days of the effective date of this order, LCI International 
Telecom Corp., shall file a letter stating it's proposed plan that incorporates 
the rates, terms, and conditions currently offered by USLD Communications, 
Inc., into the currently effective tariff of LCI International Telecom Corp.

  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 22nd day of July, 1998.




      CAROLE J. WASHBURN, Secretary