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

In the matter of the Application of Qwest Communications Company LLC for a franchise to construct, operate and maintain conduits and fiber optic cables on certain County Road Rights-of-Way within the County of Grant, State of Washington, for the purpose of providing long distance telecommunications services.

In the matter of the Application of NOTICE OF HEARING

ON

Qwest Communications Company LLC APPLICATION FOR A COUNTY ROAD

FRANCHISE

for a franchise to construct, operate and

maintain conduits and fiber optic

cables on certain County Road

Rights-of-Way within the County

of Grant, State of Washington,

for the purpose of providing long

distance telecommunications services.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Qwest Communications Company 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 conduits and fiber optic cables across certain County roads in Grant County, Washington lying within the following described portion of the County, to-wit:

Along any and all County rights of way, initially as shown in the plans, and within the Municipal Corporation of Grant County.

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 30th day of April, 2013 at the hour of 2:00 o’clock p.m. 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 4th day of April, 2013.

David Firebaugh, Auditor of Grant County, Washington

By:/s/_______________________________________

#04038/2993439

Pub.: April 9 & 16, 2013