20030630Verizon Petition to Intervene.pdf

Charles Carrathers
Verizon Northwest Inc.
1800 41 st Street
Everett, Washington 98201
Telephone Number [phone]Fax Number (425) 261-261-5262
Attorney for Verizon Northwest Inc.
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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IPUC RESPONSE TO
FCC ORDER ON REVIEW OF SECTION 251
UNBUNDLING OBLIGATIONS OF
INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE
CARRIERS (CC DOCKET NO. 01-338)
CASE NO. GNR-03-
PETITION TO INTERVENE OF VERIZON NORTHWEST INc.
Pursuant to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission s ("Commission ) Rules of
Procedure 72 and 73 and the Commission s June 17 2003 Notice of State Proceeding and
Notice of Right to Intervene Notice
),
Verizon Northwest Inc. ("Verizon ) hereby files
this Petition to Intervene Petition and in support of its Petition states as follows:
V erizon is a telecommunications carrier authorized to provide various
telecommunications services in Idaho.
The Commission has opened this proceeding "to review within 90 days
whether the FCC determination that access to switching for high capacity loops such as
DS-, if not available as a UNE from an ILEC, would impair the ability of other carriers
to provide services.Notice at 2.
Verizon s Petition to Intervene
As an ILEC in the state, Verizon has a direct and substantial interest in the
Commission s consideration of "the FCC's presumptive finding that a competing
carrier s ability to provide services is not impaired without access to switching on high
capacity loops.Notice at 2.
There is little (if any) dispute regarding the lack of impairment without
access to switching on high capacity loops, and for this reason V erizon believes that the
Commission s 90 day proceeding may be unnecessary.
On June 26 2003, Verizon filed a Motion for Extension of Time in which
to Intervene, requesting that the due date for petitions to intervene in this proceeding be
extended until 1 0 days after the FCC has released its Order. Because this Motion is
pending, Verizon, in order to protect its ability to present evidence and/or cross-examine
witnesses at any hearing in this proceeding, is filling this timely Petition to intervene.
Verizon requests that all orders, notices, pleadings, and other filings be
sent to:
Charles Carrathers
Verizon Northwest Inc.
1800 41 st Street
Everett, Washington 98201
Telephone Number [phone]Fax Number [phone]
chuck. carrathers~verizon. com
Marlin D. Ard
Attorney at Law
O. Box 2190
Sisters, Oregon 97759
ISB No. 66866
Telephone Number [phone]Fax Number [phone]
Maratty~qwest.net
Verizon s Petition to Intervene
WHEREFORE, Verizon respectfully requests that its Petition be granted and that
the Commission grant Verizon full rights of participation in this proceeding.
VERIZON NORTHWEST INc.
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s Carrathers
Verizon Northwest Inc.
1800 41 st Street
Everett, Washington 98201
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
June 21,2003
Verizon s Petition to Intervene