DOCKET UT-980470        PAGE 1

BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Application of )
WWP Fiber, Inc.,    ) DOCKET UT-980470
for a Supplemental Order Authorizing  )   
the Collection of Customer Deposits ) FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL
in Accordance with WAC 480-121-040 ) ORDER GRANTING AUTHORITY
and WAC 480-120-056   ) TO COLLECT CUSTOMER DEPOSITS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) 


  On October 9, 1998, WWP Fiber, Inc., (WWP Fiber) filed a first supplemental 
application for authorization to collect customer deposits, pursuant to RCW 
80.36.350, WAC 480-121-040, and WAC 480-120-056.

  WWP Fiber was authorized to provide switched intraexchange and interexchange 
services in Docket UT-980470.  WWP Fiber submitted a satisfactory escrow 
agreement filed as Exhibit F of the supplemental application.  Exhibit G was 
amended on October 9, 1998, to include additional tariff sheets that address 
the collection of customer deposits.  

  WWP Fiber has provided information showing that it meets the requirements of 
RCW 80.36.350.   WWP Fiber will collect deposits or advance payments from 
customers in accordance with WAC 480-121-040.  Pursuant to statutes and rules 
governing registration applications and deposit or advance payment proposals, 
WWP Fiber has proposed a satisfactory escrow agreement for protection of those 
deposits or advance payments.  If WWP Fiber ceases operations, it will provide 
the bank and the Commission lists of outstanding account numbers and balances 
within 48 hours.

  WWP Fiber shall maintain adequate levels in the escrow agreement to assure 
compliance with WAC 480-121-040.  If WWP Fiber goes out of business, it will 
provide refund information on the company’s “800" phone number for its 
customers.


FINDINGS

  THE COMMISSION FINDS:

  1. WWP Fiber, Inc., filed a supplemental 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 supplemental application filed by WWP Fiber, Inc., 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 WWP Fiber, Inc., 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 supplemental application 
of WWP Fiber, Inc., filed pursuant to RCW 80.36.350 for registration as a 
telecommunications company to include the collection of customer deposits.

  2. The proposed tariff, supplemented and amended in Exhibit G, as filed on 
October 9, 1998, is satisfactory.

  3. Amendment to the Registration of WWP Fiber, 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, WWP Fiber, 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. WWP Fiber, Inc., filed with the Commission a satisfactory escrow 
agreement.  As part of the escrow agreement and in the event the company ceases 
operations, WWP Fiber, Inc., will within 48 hours provide to the bank and the 
Commission lists of outstanding account numbers and balances.

  6. In the event the company ceases operations, WWP Fiber, Inc., will provide 
refund information on the company’s “800" phone number for its customers for a 
minimum of six months.

  7. WWP Fiber, Inc., shall maintain adequate levels in the escrow agreement to 
assure compliance with WAC 480-121-040 for the protection of customer deposits 
or advance payments.


  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 28th day of October, 1998.



      CAROLE J. WASHBURN,  Secretary