20021218Final_Order_No. 29170.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
December 18,2002
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF REDUCING THE NUMBER )OF COPIES FILED WITH THE ORIGINAL )CASE NO.GNR-T-02-22
APPLICATION WHEN THE COMMISSION )REVIEWS INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS )SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 252 OF )ORDER NO.29170THEFEDERALTELECOMMUNICATIONSACT)OF 1996.)
The Commission's Rule of Procedure 61 requires that parties file an original and
seven (7)copies of all utility pleadings.IDAPA 31.01.01.061.Since enactment of the federal
Telecommunications Act of 1996,this Commission has approved more than 100 interconnection
agreements pursuant to Section 252 of the Act.It is not unusual for applications to approve or
amend interconnection agreements to be extremely voluminous.More specifically,applications
to amend interconnection agreements often include the original interconnection agreement.
In an effort to reduce the expenses in preparing interconnection applications and the
space necessary to store these documents,the Commission Staff has recommended that the
Commission reduce the number of required copies of interconnection applications from seven
copies to one copy.The Commission Staff further recommends that the Commission Secretary
be delegated authority to decide when utilities may file an electronic copy in lieu of the one
proposed copy for applications pertaining to interconnection agreements.
Given our experience in processing interconnection agreements and amendments to
such agreements,we find merit in the Staff's suggestion to reduce the number of copies
submitted with applications to approve or amend interconnection agreements.We recognize that
the majority of interconnection applications are filed by our incumbent local exchange
companies.Consequently,the Commission finds it reasonable to waive and reduce the number
of copies required by procedural Rule 61.Utilities filing applications to approve or amend
Section 252 interconnection agreements shall only be required to file an original and one copy of
such pleading.In addition,we also find it reasonable to authorize the Commission Secretary to
utilize her discretion to allow telecommunication companies to file an electronic copy in lieu of
the one paper copy of applications to approve or amend interconnection agreements.The
Commission issues this waiver pursuant Rules 11 and 13.IDAPA 31.01.01.011 and .013.
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that utilities filing applications to approve or amend
interconnection agreements pursuant to 47 U.S.C.§252 need only file an original and one copy
of such pleading.This waiver request is granted pursuant to Rules 11 and 13,IDAPA
31.01.01.011 and .013.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission Secretary is delegated authorityto
decide when utilities may file an electronic copy in lieu of the one paper copy for applications to
approve or amend interconnection agreements.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER.Any person interested in this Order (or in issues finally
decided by this Order)or in interlocutory Orders previously issued in this Case
No.GNR-T-02-22 may petition for reconsideration within twenty-one (21)days of the service
date of this Order with regard to any matter decided in this Order or in interlocutoryOrders
previously issued in this Case No.GNR-T-02-22.Within seven (7)days after any person has
petitioned for reconsideration,any other person may cross-petition for reconsdieration.See
Idaho Code §61-626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this /7"
day of December 2002.
L KJELLA ER,PRESIDENT
MARSHA H.SMITH,COMMISSIONER
ENNIS S.HAN EN,COMMISSIONER
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