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BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Petition of  ) 
of Rainier Cable, Inc.,            ) DOCKET UT-980553
for Approval of IntraLATA          )
Presubscription Implementation     ) 
Plan.                              ) ORDER GRANTING PETITION
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      By petition filed April 13, 1998, Rainier Cable, Inc. ("Rainier"), seeks 
approval in Docket UT-980553 of its IntraLATA Presubscription Implementation 
Plan ("Plan").  The petition is filed pursuant to The Telecommunications Act of 
1996 and the Commission's order in UT-980207.
      
  In UT-980207, Order Granting Petition in part for Emergency Waiver from 
Dialing Parity Requirements, the Commission granted the waiver request on a 
temporary basis, and ordered Rainier to file a plan no later than 60 days from 
the date of the order, and to implement dialing parity on or before July 1, 
1998. Rainier filed the Plan in April and the tariff sheets to implement 
dialing parity on June 1, 1998, with an effective date of July 1, 1998.    
    
  The implementation plan includes a proposal that explains how the LEC will 
offer intraLATA toll dialing parity in the state and a proposal for timely 
notification of its subscribers and the methods it proposes to use to enable 
subscribers to select an intraLATA toll service provider.

      Rainier proposes to implement a full 2-PIC (Primary Interexchange 
Carrier) method for intraLATA presubscription.  A ten dollar PIC change charge 
will be incurred and billed to the customer for each eligible line where a PIC 
change is made.  No other surcharge is proposed by the Company.  

       
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

      After reviewing the petition and supporting materials submitted by the 
Petitioner, the Commission finds and concludes as follows:
     
      1.  The Commission has jurisdiction over this matter under RCW 
80.01.040(3) and 47 U.S.C. section 251 b(3). 

      2.  The petition of Rainier Cable, Inc., should be granted because it 
meets the requirement set forth in the FCC's Second Report and Order and 
complies with 47 C.F.R. sections 51.211 and 213.  


ORDER

      IT IS ORDERED That the petition by Rainier Cable, Inc., for approval of 
IntraLATA Presubscription Implementation Plan is granted.

  DATED at Olympia, Washington and effective this 25th day of June, 1998.    
      



      ANNE LEVINSON, Chair

      

      RICHARD HEMSTAD, Commissioner

      

      WILLIAM R. GILLIS, Commissioner