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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20161014Decision Memo.pdfTO: FROM: DATE: RE: DECISION MEMORANDUM COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER COMMISSIONER RAPER COMMISSIONER ANDERSON COMMISSION SECRETARY LEGAL WORKING FILE GRACE SEAMAN OCTOBER 14, 2016 AMENDMENT TO THE INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN QWEST CORPORATION, CENTURYTEL OF IDAHO, INC, AND CENTURYTEL OF THE GEM STATE, INC. WITH LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC; CASE NOS. QWE-T-02-08, CEN-T-15-03, AND CGS-T-15-03. BACKGROUND Under the provisions of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, interconnection agreements must be submitted to the Commission for approval. 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(1). The Commission may reject an agreement adopted by negotiations only if it 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.S.C. § 252(e)(2)(A). THE APPLICATION On October 4, 2016, the Commission received Applications from Qwest Corporation dba Century Link QC, CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc. dba Century Link, and CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. dba Century Link ("collectively Century Link") seeking approval to amend the interconnection agreements with Level 3 Communications, LLC ("Level 3"). CenturyLink's initial interconnection agreements with Level 3 were approved by the Commission on November 12, 2008 and August 21, 2015. See Order DECISION MEMORANDUM l OCTOBER 14, 2016 Nos. 29033 and 33362. The amendments add terms and conditions for the exchange of interconnected VoIP-PSTN1 traffic. STAFF ANALYSIS Staff has reviewed the Applications and believes the agreements are consistent with the FCC orders and pro-competitive policies of this Commission, the Idaho Legislature, and the federal Telecommunications Act. Accordingly, Staff recommends Commission approval of the Applications to amend the interconnection agreements. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to approve these Applications? Udmcmosfqwc•ccn•cgs ic1111mcnd dee memo 1 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). DECISION MEMORANDUM 2 OCTOBER 14, 2016