BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Requested Waiver of ) DOCKET UT-991746
Statutory Notice in Connection with the  )
Tariff Revision Filed by Pend Oreille   ) ORDER GRANTING 
Telephone Company     ) LESS THAN STATUTORY
  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ) NOTICE


  On November 9, 1999, Pend Oreille Telephone Company filed with the Commis- 
sion a revision to its currently effective tariff WN U-1, designated as 2nd 
Revised Sheet 36.  The purpose of the filing is to implement a promotion to 
waive Service Order and Line Connection charges on second line orders for 
business and residential customers.

  The tariff sheet bears an inserted effective date of December 9, 1999.  This 
date recognizes statutory notice as required.  The company requests, however, 
that statutory notice be waived and that the revision become effective November 
16, 1999.  The reason for requesting LSN is to recognize the company’s 
recently-increased technical capability to offer -second lines, and to 
implement the promotion as quickly as possible.

  Since the tariff revision filed herein is fair, just and reasonable, and 
waiver of statutory notice is not inconsis-tent with the public interest, it is 
deemed appropriate that the company be granted the waiver it is requesting with 
an effective date of November 16, 1999.

FINDINGS

  After careful examination of the tariff revision filed herein by Pend Oreille 
Telephone Company, November 9, 1999, and giving consideration to all relevant 
matters and for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the tariff 
revisions should become effective November 16, 1999.

O R D E R

  THE COMMISSION THEREFORE ORDERS That the requested waiver of statutory notice 
in connection with the tariff revi-sion filed herein by Pend Oreille Telephone 
Company, November 9, 1999, is hereby granted, and said tariff revision shall 
become effective November 16, 1999.

  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 15th day of November, 1999.

 WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION




      Carole J. Washburn, Secretary