BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION In the Matter of the Application of ) ) INET INTERACTIVE NETWORK ) DOCKET UT-981309 SYSTEM, INC., ) ) for an Order Authorizing the ) Registration of Applicant ) AUTHORIZING as a Telecommunications Company ) REGISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) On October 14, 1998, INET Interactive Network System, Inc., (INET) filed an application for registration as a telecommunications company pursuant to RCW 80.36.350. Applicant proposes to offer resold direct dialed long distance, inbound 800/888 and calling card services to the public. INET is a California corporation, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and is owned by Coyote Network Systems, Inc. Rates, terms and conditions set forth in the proposed tariff, filed as Exhibit G of the application, are structured to be competitive with other telecommunications companies in relevant markets. INET has provided information showing that it meets the requirements of RCW 80.36.350. Applicant does not propose to collect advance payments or deposits from customers. FINDINGS THE COMMISSION FINDS: 1. INET filed an application for registration as a telecommunications company pursuant to the provisions of RCW 80.36.350 and the rules and regulations of the Commission. 2. As to form, the application filed by INET as supplemented and amended, meets the requirements of RCW 80.36.350 and the rules and regulations of the Commission adopted pursuant thereto. 3. The registration of INET as a telecommunications company is not inconsistent with the public interest. 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 contained in this Order, the Commission approves the application of INET Interactive Network System, Inc., filed pursuant to RCW 80.36.350 for registration as a telecommunications company to provide service to the public in this state. 2. The proposed tariff as filed on October 14, 1998, supplemented and amended in Exhibit G, attached to the application, is satisfactory. Within 30 days from the effective date of this Order and prior to supplying service to the public as a telecommunications company, INET Interactive Network System, Inc., shall file an initial tariff with the Commission identical to the tariff contained in the amended Exhibit G of the application. The tariff shall bear an effective date not less than 30 days subsequent to the date the initial tariff is received by the Commission. Failure to file an initial tariff within 30 days from the effective date of this Order and prior to supplying service to the public may result in the Commission taking action to cancel INET Interactive Network System, Inc.'s registration as a telecommunications company in the state of Washington. 3. Registration of INET Interactive Network System, Inc., as a telecommunications company shall not be construed as an endorsement of financial viability or of the investment quality of any securities it may issue. 4. As a telecommunications company providing service to the public in this state, INET Interactive Network System, Inc., is subject to the jurisdiction of this Commission under the provisions of Title 80 RCW and all rules and regulations of the Commission adopted pursuant thereto. 5. INET Interactive Network System, Inc., shall not collect advance 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 28th day of October, 1998. CAROLE J. WASHBURN Executive Secretary