DOCKET UT-970958 Page 1
BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

In the Matter of North County ) DOCKET UT-970958
Communications Corporation )
for an Order    )  
Granting      ) ORDER GRANTING
Registration     )  REGISTRATION  
to Provide Local Exchange           ) APPLICATION AND 
Services and Authorizing   ) AUTHORIZING THE   
Provision of Interexchange   ) PROVISION OF INTEREXCHANGE Telecommunications   
) AND INTRAEXCHANGE 
Services.    ) TELECOMMUNICATIONS
...................................  ) SERVICES
  
  North County Communications Corporation (North County) filed for authority to 
provide resold local services and interexchange services.  North County intends 
to subscribe to high volume local, intralata and interlata services of 
facilities based carriers, including switched and special access services, 
interconnections services, and interexchange services and in turn, will retail 
communications services to its customers.  North County intends to eventually 
install an Excel switch in the State of Washington for provision of services.  

  North County has the principal office in San Diego, California.  The company 
is solely owned by Mr. Todd Lesser.  The registered agent in Washington State 
is CT Corporation System in Seattle, Washington.  The applicant is a 
corporation, organized under the laws of California in 1990 and is qualified to 
transact business in Washington.

  North County’s proposed tariff is satisfactory and will mirror Local Exchange 
Company calling.  The company has provided the information necessary to 
demonstrate North County possesses adequate financial resources and technical 
competence to provide the proposed services.  North County has voluntarily 
committed to collect and remit to appropriate administrative agencies relevant 
excise taxes in support of various social programs, including enhanced 911, 
telecommunications relay services, and lifeline.  North County does not propose 
to collect advanced payments or deposits from customers.  

FINDINGS

  THE COMMISSION FINDS:

  1.  North County Communications Corporation is a public service company 
subject to the jurisdiction of this Commission under the provisions of chapter 
80.36 R.C.W.

  2.  North County Communications Corporation has provided sufficient 
information to show that it is financially and technically capable to provide 
the services proposed.  


  3.  It appears, upon investigation, that the request for authority to provide 
resold intraexchange services and interexchange telecommunications services 
should be approved.

  4.  In this proceeding, the Commission in no way endorses the financial 
viability of applicant nor the investment quality of any securities it may 
issue.

O R D E R

  THE COMMISSION ORDERS:

  1.  After the effective date of this order and subject to the conditions 
hereof, the filing with the Commission of North County Communications 
Corporation, requesting authority for registration to provide intraexchange and 
interexchange telecommunications services is hereby granted. 

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

  3.  The proposed tariff as filed and amended, is satisfactory.  Prior to 
supplying services to the public as a telecommunications company, North County 
Communications Corporation shall file and receive permission and approval for 
an initial tariff from the Commission identical to the amended tariff filed in 
the application.  The tariff shall bear an effective date not less than 30 days 
subsequent to the date of receipt by the Commission.   
  4. North County Communications Corporation shall not collect advanced 
payments or deposits without first showing that it has a satisfactory 
arrangement to protect customer monies as stated in WAC 480-121-040.

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

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION



       STEVE McLELLAN, Secretary