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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20060911_1660.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM TO:CO MMISSI 0 NER KJELLAND ER COMMISSIONER SMITH COMMISSIONER HANSEN COMMISSION SECRETARY LEGAL WORKING FILE FROM:CAROLEE HALL DATE:SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 RE:APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AN INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN QWEST CORPORATION AND Ymax COMMUNICATIONS CORP. ("YMAX"); CASE NO. QWE-06-18. BACKGROUND Under the provision of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 , interconnection agreements must be submitted to the Commission for approval. 47 u.S.c. 9252(e)(1). The Commission may reject an agreement adopted by negotiations only ifit finds that the agreement: (1) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement; or (2) implementation of the agreement is not consistent with the public interest, convenience and necessity. 47 U.c. 9252(e)(2)(A). As the Commission noted in Order No. 28427, companies voluntarily entering into interconnection agreements "may negotiate terms, prices and conditions that do not comply with either the FCC rules or with the provision of Section 251 (b) or (c). Order No. 28427 at 11 (emphasis in original). This comports with the FCC's statement that " state commission shall have authority to approve an interconnection agreement adopted by negotiation even if the terms of the agreement do not comply with the requirements of (Part 51)." 47 C.R. 9 51.3. CURRENT APPLI CA TI 0 Qwest Corporation and Ymax in Case No. QWE-06-18 filed August 30 2006, states that the Interconnection Agreement was jointly entered into between the parties and provides for both companies to interconnect their facilities for the purpose of providing customers with increased choices among local telecommunications services. DECISION MEMORANDUM - 1 -SEPTEMBER 5 , 2006 ~ --~ --~ -- ~- ~ STAFF ANALYSIS Staffhas reviewed the Application and does not find any terms or conditions that it considers to be discriminatory or contrary to the public interest. Staff believes that the Agreement is consistent with the public interest as identified in the pro-competitive policies of this Commission, the Idaho Legislature, and the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. Accordingly, Staff believes that the Agreement merits the Commission s approval. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to accept and approve this Interconnection Agreement? cJr~~~L . lee Hall i: udmemoslinterconnection agreements/QWE- T -06-18 YMAX Communications, Corp and Qwest DECISION MEMORANDUM - 2 -SEPTEMBER 5 , 2006