UTC Case Docket Details

Event History

• 10/15/1998 -- End of Pending - Reconsideration
• 01/13/1998 -- Workshop (Access Charge Reform and The Cost of Universal Service - Rulemaking Workshop - January 13, 1998. (Universal Service a Short Primer - Presented by Terry Vann, WITA))
• 02/10/1999 -- Approved (Oral Comments: Tim Zawislak, staff; Rick Finnigan, Attorney, WECA.)
• 12/23/1998 -- Approved (Approved - Grant WECA's and each of its individual member telephone companies a limited waiver for implementation of WAC 480-120-540 as adopted through Docket No. UT-970325, until February 16, 1999.)
• 12/09/1998 -- Deferred (Allow United Telephone Company to withdraw its Petition for Waiver and/or Extension, and Deny GTE NW's Petition for Waiver and/or Extension.)
• 10/05/1998 -- Close (Ltr. and Order Adopting Rules Permanently.)
• 06/25/1998 -- Adopted (Action at Open Meeting: Direct the Secretary to file an Order of Adoption with the Office of the Code Reviser, establishing WAC 480-120-540, Terminating Access Charges, with additional amendment in response to Mr. Snyder's concern. Oral comments at Open Meeting: Glenn Blackmon & Tim Zawislak, WUTC staff; Tom Vogel, GTE NW; Rob Snyder, Whidbey Telephone; Tim Peters, Electric Lightwave; Arne Haynes, Rainier Group, Rainier Cable & Mashell Telecom; Theresa Jensen & Lisa Anderl, U S WEST; Barb Young, Sprint; Rick Vitzthum, Kalama Telephone; Rick Finnigan, WITA, Tony Meinhardt, Independent Business Association; Bob Munoz, WorldCom and Simon ffitch, Public Counsel.)
• 05/13/1998 -- Proposed (Direct the Secretary to file a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (CR-102) with the Office of the Code Reviser, pursuant to RCW 34.05.320, in order to revise WA's default intrastate access charge rate structure to become more compatible with competition. Direct the Secretary to file Staff's SBEIS for this rule, dated May 11, 1998, with the Office of the Code Reviser in conjunction with the CR-102 as required by RCW 19.85.030. Oral comments at Open Meeting by Tim Zawislak and Glenn Blackmon, staff; Jeffrey Goltz, Attorney General; Simon ffitch, Public Counsel; Rick Finnigan, WITA; Lisa Anderl, U S WEST; Lida Tong; GTE NW; Rick Vitzthum, Tenino & Kalama Telephone; and Gail Long, TDS Telecom.)
• 03/11/1998 -- Deferred (The Commissioners 1) Directed the Secretary to issue a letter to all interested persons communicating the following modifications in the proceeding in order to: A. Allow for replies on the 2/13/98 comments. B. Offer staff's response to the comments received so far. C. Explain staff's revised proposal for access charge reform. D. Include the "obligation to serve" issue within this rulemaking. E. Update the rulemaking schedule with new and revised key dates. 2) Direct the Secretary to file a supplemental (additional) Preproposal Statement of Inquiry (CR-101) with the Code Reviser, in order explicitly add the "obligation to serve" issue. 3) Encourage industry-wide participation, especially from those who haven't already commented.)
• 10/08/1997 -- Preproposal (1)Grant the Petition to commence an investigation - via the rulemaking process. 2)Direct the Secretary to file a Preprosal Statement of Inquiry (CR-101) with the Code Reviser. 3)Encourage industry participation in the potential rulemaking and data collection efforts that will be needed to address Universal Service and Access Charge Reform at the Washington Intrastate level. Oral comments at Open Meeting by Tim Zawislak, staff and Rob Manifold, Public Counsel.)