BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

In the matter of the Requested   )
Waiver of Statutory Notice in    ) Docket  No. UT–001742
Connection with the Contract for  )
Transport LAN Connection filed  )          ORDER APPROVING CONTRACT
By Verizon Northwest Inc.   ) ON LESS THAN REQUIRED
      ) NOTICE
………………………………………………)


  On November 13, 2000, Verizon Northwest Inc.(Verizon) filed with the 
Commission under its Contract No. 1188, a contract for Transport LAN Connection 
for a thirty-six month period.

  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 contract become effective November 30, 2000.

  Verizon requests waiver of the required notice date so that the targeted 
effective date of the contract of November 30, 2000, can be achieved.

  Since the contract filed herein is fair, just, and reasonable, and the 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 November 30, 2000.

FINDINGS

  After careful examination of the contract filed herein by Verizon Northwest 
Inc. on November 13, 2000, and giving consideration to all relevant matters and 
for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the contract should become 
effective on November 30, 2000.

O R D E R

  THE COMMISSION THEREFORE ORDERS That the requested waiver of required notice 
in connection with the contract filed herein by Verizon Northwest Inc. on 
November 13, 2000, is hereby granted, and said contract shall become effective 
on   
November 30, 2000.

  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 29th day of November, 2000.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION



                 CAROLE J. WASHBURN, Secretary