19970310Party Letter.doc

March 10, 1997

Richard E. Potter
Legal Dept.
GTE Northwest, Inc.
1800 41st ST.
PO Box 1003
Everett, WA 98206

Greg Harwood
Davis Wright Tremaine
999 Main ST, Ste 911
Boise, ID 83702

RE: GTE/AT&T Arbitration; Case Nos. GTE-T-97-3 and ATT-T-97-1

Dear Mr. Potter and Mr. Harwood:

The Commission has issued a procedural Order No. 26833 for the GTE and AT&T arbitration case, Case Nos. GTE-T-97-3 and ATT-T-97-1. The Order addresses certain procedural issues, including the appointment of John Antonuk, Liberty Consulting Group, as arbitrator. Mr. Antonuk can be contacted at the following:
Liberty Consulting Group
250 W Pratt Street, Ste 2251
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

The direct lines for contacting Mr. Antonuk at his office are:

Telephone: [phone]
Telefax: [phone].

A copy of Order No. 26833 is enclosed for your convenience. The parties should contact Mr. Antonuk in regard to any procedural issues and to make necessary arrangements for providing information and documents to him as part of the arbitration process. All documents normally filed with the Commission should also be filed with Mr. Antonuk. It is only necessary to provide to the Commission the original and one copy of documents filed for the arbitration process.
Please contact me if you have any questions. I look forward to working with each of you in this process.

Sincerely,

Weldon B. Stutzman
Deputy Attorney General

WBS/vld:LPotter.ws

Enclosure

RICHARD E. POTTER
LEGAL DEPT.
GTE NORTHWEST, INC.
1800 41ST ST.
PO BOX 1003
EVERETT, WA 98206

GREG HARWOOD
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
999 MAIN ST, STE 911
BOISE, ID 83702
Richard E. Potter
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