In the matter of adopting and repealing WAC 480-120-201 through 480-120-209 and 480-120-211 through 480-120-216, relating to telecommunications companies -- Customer information rules.

     1 On November 7, 2002, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (commission) filed with the code reviser an order adopting and repealing rules governing how telecommunications companies may use information they possess about the telecommunications services a particular customer uses. General Order R-505 adopted the rules. The order is filed at WSR 02-23-004.

     2 Because telecommunications companies had expressed concerns that rule compliance might take more than thirty-one days past November 7 (the date the rules would become effective unless a later date was specified in the order of adoption) the commission extended the effective date for the rules to January 1, 2003, pursuant to RCW 34.05.380(2).

     3 Through a scrivener's error, the repeal date for the currently effective rules was not also extended to January 1, 2003. The commission seeks to correct this mistake by correcting General Order R-505. Without this correction, the current rules regulating use of customer information would be repealed on December 8, 2002, and no rules would be in effect.

     4 In order to facilitate a smooth transition from the current rules to the newly adopted rules, the commission corrects General Order No. R-505 to effect a repeal date of January 1, 2003, for WAC 480-120-144, 480-120-151, 480-120-152, 480-120-153, and 480-120-154. The commission seeks to correct its order by amending paragraphs 108 and 120, as set out below.

PROPOSED REVISIONS TO ADOPTION ORDER:

     5 Paragraph 108 is amended to read:

     WAC 480-120-144, 480-120-151, 480-120-152, 480-120-153, and 480-120-154 are repealed.

     WAC 480-120-201, 480-120-203, 480-120-204, 480-120-205, 480-120-206, 480-120-207, 480-120-208, 480-120-209, 480-120-211, 480-120-212, 480-120-213, 480-120-214, 480-120-215, 480-120-216, 480-120-217, 480-120-218, and 480-120-219 are adopted to read as set forth in Appendix C, as rules of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, to take effect. pPursuant to RCW 34.05.380(2) on January 1, 2003, the effective date of this repeal and adoption is January 1, 2003..

     6 Paragraph 20 is amended to read:

     In reviewing the entire record, the commission determines that WAC 480-120-144, 480-120-151, 480-120-152, 480-120-153, and 480-120-154 should be repealed. Pursuant to RCW 34.05.380(2), the effective date of this repeal should be January 1, 2003.

     WAC 480-120-144, 480-120-151, 480-120-152, 480-120-153, and 480-120-154 are repealed.

     WAC 480-120-201, 480-120-203, 480-120-204, 480-120-205, 480-120-206, 480-120-207, 480-120-208, 480-120-209, 480-120-211, 480-120-212, 480-120-213, 480-120-214, 480-120-215, 480-120-216, 480-120-217, 480-120-218, and 480-120-219 are adopted to read as set forth in Appendix C, as rules of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.

     Pursuant to RCW 34.05.380(2), the effective date of this repeal and adoption is January 1, 2003.

     8 Paragraph 20 of General Order R-505 is amended to read:

     In reviewing the entire record, the commission determines that WAC 480-120-144, 480-120-151, 480-120-152, 480-120-153, and 480-120-154 should be repealed. Pursuant to RCW 34.05.380(2), the effective date of this repeal is January 1, 2003.

     DATED at Olympia, Washington, this 6th day of December, 2002.

Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission

Marilyn Showalter, Chairwoman

Richard Hemstad, Commissioner

Patrick J. Oshie, Commissioner

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