DOCKET UT-970725               Page 1
BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Petition of )
CABLE & WIRELESS, INC.,   ) DOCKET UT-970725
for Waiver of Washington   )
Administrative Code 480-120-106, ) ORDER GRANTING 
Form of Bills.     ) WAIVER OF RULES
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  On April 30, 1997, Cable & Wireless, Inc., filed a petition requesting waiver 
of certain administrative rules in conjunction with its application for 
registration, Docket 
UT-900668, as a telecommunications company to provide prepaid calling card 
services. 

  Cable & Wireless, Inc., proposes to sell prepaid calling cards to the general 
public.  Customers access the underlying carrier's network by dialing the 
company's toll free access number.  The customer enters a designated account 
number listed on the card.  Once a customer makes a call, the cost of the call 
is automatically debited from the customer's account until the card's account 
balance is depleted.

  Due to the specialized nature of this service, Cable & Wireless, Inc., does 
not render bills to its subscribers. Therefore, the company requests waiver of 
WAC 480-120-106, Form of Bills.  Cable & Wireless, Inc., will provide call 
detail reports free to customers upon request.

FINDINGS

  1.  Cable & Wireless, Inc., is a public service company subject to the 
jurisdiction of this Commission under the provisions of Chapter 80.36 RCW.

  2. It appears, upon investigation that the request for waiver of the 
Commission rules by Cable & Wireless, Inc., is reasonable and consistent with 
the public interest and should therefore be granted.

O R D E R

  1. After the effective date of this order and subject to the conditions 
hereof, the petition of Cable & Wireless, Inc., filed with the Commission 
requesting waiver of the following Commission rules is hereby granted, 
applicable only to appli- cant's prepaid calling card service:  WAC 
480-120-106, Form of Bills.



  2. This order shall in no way affect the authority of this Commission over 
rates, service, or accounts, evaluations, 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 cost, or any 
valuation of property claimed or asserted.

  3.  Cable & Wireless, Inc., will provide free call detail reports to 
customers upon request.

  Dated at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 9th day of July, 1997.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
    


       STEVE McLELLAN, Secretary