-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, I4LjYdZc2P060WnI+/paNWcvrpDE7oMcY7BoW76uxDn39PsQadIQg94F2q7U1nKe faIILt9XoqSngkjYuQG9vg== 0000950137-09-003992.txt : 20090811 0000950137-09-003992.hdr.sgml : 20090811 20090519123055 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950137-09-003992 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090519 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000107263 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922] IRS NUMBER: 730569878 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE WILLIAMS CTR CITY: TULSA STATE: OK ZIP: 74172 BUSINESS PHONE: 9185732000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE WILLIAM CENTER CITY: TULSA STATE: OK ZIP: 74172 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WILLIAMS BROTHERS COMPANIES DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710817 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP
     
Ted Timmermans
Vice President Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
918/573-3437
918/573-4054 fax
ted.timmermans@williams.com
  (WILLIAMS LOGO)

One Williams Center
P.O. Box 2400
Tulsa, OK 74102-2400
918/573-2000
May 19, 2009
Ms. Jennifer Thompson
Accounting Branch Chief
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 3561
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE:   The Williams Companies, Inc.
Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2008
Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2009
File No. 1-04174
Dear Ms. Thompson:
With respect to your letter dated May 12, 2009 regarding your review of our filings, you request a response to the respective comments within 10 business days or for us to advise of when we would provide a response. Pursuant to my conversation yesterday with Ms. Lisa Sellers, I am writing to request additional time to provide our responses. Because certain key individuals were out of town most of last week, I would appreciate an extension for our response until June 2, 2009.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
/s/ Ted Timmermans
Ted Timmermans
Vice President Controller and
  Chief Accounting Officer
The Williams Companies
One Williams Center
Tulsa, OK 74172
918-573-3437

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