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BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Application    ) DOCKET UT-980943
of VoCall Communications Corp.,   )
for an Order Authorizing    )
the Registration of Applicant    ) AUTHORIZING
as a Telecommunications Company     ) REGISTRATION
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  On July 7, 1998, VoCall Communications Corp., (VoCall), 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, travel card, and debit card services to the public.

  VoCall is a New York corporation, headquartered in Mountainside, New Jersey. 
The corporation is wholly owned by Gary Frank and Bracha Frank. 

  VoCall has provided information showing that it meets the requirements of RCW 
80.36.350.  The nature of the debit card service implies VoCall proposes to 
collect advance payments from customers.  Pursuant to statutes and rules 
governing registration applications and advance payment proposals, VoCall has 
submitted a satisfactory bond agreement for protection of those advance 
payments.  Initially, the bond agreement will be for $5,000 and will increase 
proportionally as customer base increases.  If VoCall ceases operations, VoCall 
will provide the insurer and the Commission lists of outstanding account 
numbers and balances within 48 hours.

  VoCall will limit the maximum denomination of each debit card purchased by 
residential customers to not more than $50 and debit cards purchased by 
business customers to not more than $200.  Within 15 days after December 31, 
1998, and quarterly thereafter, VoCall will be required to submit to the 
Commission a report containing the following information specific to its state 
of Washington operations: (a) total outstanding debit card balance at the 
beginning of the reporting period (b) dollar amount of debit cards sold during 
the reporting period (c) depleted usage of debit cards during the reporting 
period and (d) total outstanding debit card balance at the end of the DOCKET 
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reporting period.  Statements shall continue to be filed within 15 days after 
each 3-month period thereafter until Commission staff informs applicant such 
reports are no longer required.  Based upon this information, VoCall will 
adjust the amount of the bond to assure compliance with WAC 480-121-040.  In 
addition, Commission staff may request current company financial information.  
After one year’s administration of the bond agreement, the reporting 
requirement may be modified to a semi-annual level if the company has 
maintained adequate levels in the bond agreement during the previous 12-month 
period.

  VoCall will state an unconditional money-back guarantee on the debit card or 
on supplemental material that will be provided at the time the debit card is 
purchased with a statement warning customers to safeguard their cards.  If 
VoCall goes out of business, it will provide refund information on the 
company's 800 phone number for its customers.  VoCall will provide a free call 
detail report to customers upon request.







FINDINGS

  THE COMMISSION FINDS:

  1. VoCall Communications Corp., filed an application pursuant to the 
provisions of RCW 80.36.350 and the rules and regulations of the Commission for 
an order approving its application for registration as a telecommunications 
company.

  2. As to form, the application filed herein, 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 VoCall Communications Corp., 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 
hereof, the application of VoCall Communications Corp., filed with the 
Commission pursuant to the provisions of RCW 80.36.350 requesting an order 
authorizing registration as a telecommunications company to provide service to 
the public in this state is approved.

  2. The proposed tariff as filed on July 7, 1998, and amended in Exhibit G, 
attached to the application, is satisfactory.  Prior to supplying service to 
the public as a telecommunications company,  VoCall Communications Corp., shall 
file an initial tariff with the Commission identical to the amended Exhibit G 
of the application.  The tariff shall bear an effective date not less than 30 
days subsequent to the date of receipt 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 VoCall Communications, Corp.’s registration as a telecommunications 
company in the state of Washington.

  3. VoCall Communications Corp., has submitted to the Commission a 
satisfactory bond agreement in the amount of $5,000.  As part of the bond 
agreement and in the event the company ceases operations, VoCall Communications 
Corp., will within 48 hours provide to the bank and the Commission lists of 
outstanding account numbers and balances. 

  4. VoCall Communications Corp., will limit the amount of debit cards to be 
purchased of not more than $50 increments for residential customers and $200 
for business customers.




  5. Within 15 days after December 31, 1998, and quarterly thereafter, VoCall 
Communications Corp., will be required to submit to the Commission a report 
containing the following information specific to its State of Washington 
operations: (a) total outstanding debit card balance at the beginning of the 
reporting period (b) dollar amount of debit cards sold during the reporting 
period (c) depleted usage of debit cards during the reporting period and (d) 
total outstanding debit card balance at the end of the DOCKET NO. UT-980943 
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reporting period.  Statements shall continue to be filed within 15 days after 
each 3-month period thereafter until Commission staff informs applicant such 
reports are no longer required.  Based upon this information, VoCall 
Communications Corp., will adjust the amount of the bond to assure compliance 
with WAC 480-121-040.  In addition, Commission staff may request current 
company financial information. After one year’s administration of the bond 
agreement, the reporting requirement may be modified to a semi-annual level if 
the company has maintained adequate levels in the bond agreement during the 
previous 12-month period.

  6. VoCall Communications Corp., shall state that there is a money-back 
guarantee on the debit cards and provide a statement warning customers to 
safeguard their cards.

  7. In the event the company ceases operations, VoCall Communications Corp., 
will provide refund information on the company's 800 phone number for its 
customers for a minimum of six months.

  8. VoCall Communications Corp., will provide a free call detail report to 
customers upon request.  

  9. Registration of VoCall Communications Corp., as a telecommunications 
company shall not be construed as an endorsement of financial viability nor of 
the investment quality of any securities it may issue.

  10. As a telecommunications company providing service to the public in this 
state, VoCall Communications Corp., 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.

  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 26th day of August, 1998.



      CAROLE J. WASHBURN, Secretary