BEFORE THE HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON

| August 29, 2011 1:00 PM

for a franchise to construct, operate and

maintain a telecommunications network

upon County Road Rights of Ways within

the County of Grant, State of Washington

In the matter of the Application of NOTICE OF HEARING

ON APPLICATION FOR A COUNTY

__Level 3 Communications, LLC.__ ROAD FRANCHISE

for a franchise to construct, operate and

maintain a telecommunications network

upon County Road Rights of Ways within

the County of Grant, State of Washington

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Level 3 Communications, LLC has filed with the Board of County Commissioners of Grant County, Washington, an application for a franchise for a period of fifty (50) years to construct, operate and maintain the network over, across and along certain County roads in Grant County, Washington lying within the following described portion of the County, to-wit:

Rd R NW; Rd 11 NW; Rd P NW; and Rd 10.5 NW (S7, T 20, R 24)

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Grant County, Washington, has fixed the hearing on said application for the franchise for the 13th day of September, 2011 at the hour of 2:00 o'clock pm in the Board of County Commissioners' room in the Grant County Courthouse in Ephrata, Grant County, State of Washington, and any person may appear at this time and place to be heard for or against the granting or denying of said franchise or any part thereof.

DATED this 18th day of August, 2011.

David Firebaugh, Auditor of Grant County, Washington

By:_________________________________________

Auditor

#09012/1864259

Pub.: August 29 & September 6, 2011