ALJ/XJV/tcg Mailed 10/29/2001

Decision 01-10-071 October 25, 2001

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

The Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN), Complainants, vs. Pacific Bell (U-1001-C), Defendant.

Case 99-06-053 (Filed June 29, 1999)

OPINION APPROVING SETTLEMENT

1. Summary

We conclude that the Settlement Proposal (Settlement) between Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) and Pacific Bell (Pacific) is in the public interest and we approve it, thereby requiring Pacific to provide broader customer notice of its averaging error and to implement additional consumer safeguards, under the terms of the Settlement.