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June 24,2013
Ms. Jean Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
Re: VZN-T-97-10 - Amendment No. 2 to the Interconnection Agreement between Frontier
Communications Northwest Inc. flWa Verizon Northwest lnc. flUa GTE Northwest Incolporated
and Nextel West Corp.
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Attached for filing and approval are one original plus three copies of Amendment No. 2 to the
interconnection agreement between Frontier Communications Northwest Inc. flWa Verizon
Northwest Inc. fMaGTE Northwest Incorporated and Nextel West Corp.
Please call me at [phone] if you have any questions.
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Enclosures
AMENDMENT NO.2
TO THE
INTERCONNEGTION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS NORTHWEST !NC., F/K/A VERIZON NORTHWEST INC., F/K/A GTE
NORTHWEST INCORPORATED
AND
NEXTEL WEST CORP.
This Amendment No. 2 (this 'Amendment") shall be deemed effective on July 1, 2012 (the
"Amendment Effective Date") by and between Frontier Communications Northwest lnc. ("Frontier"), a
Washington corporation, with offices at 180 S. Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14646, and Nextel West
Corp. ("Sprint"), a Delaware Corporation, with offices at 6200 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, Kansas.
Frontier and Sprint may be hereinafter referred to individually as a "Party" and collectively as the
"Parties". This Amendment only covers the services addressed herein that Frontier provides in its
operating territory in the legal entity of Frontier Communications Northwest lnc. in the state of ldaho (the
"State").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Frontier and Sprint are Parties to an interconnection agreement under Sections 251
and 252 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act") dated June 14, 2001 (the
"Agreement"); and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1 Amendment to Aqreement. The Agreement is amended to incorporate the terms and
conditions set forth in this Amendment, all of which shall apply to and be a part of the Agreement
(hereinafter referred to as the "Amended Agreement").
2 Miscellaneous Provisions.
2.1 Conflict Between this Amendment and the Aqreement. This Amendment shall be
deemed to revise the terms and conditions of the Agreement to the extent necessary to
give effect to the terms and conditions of this Amendment. ln the event of a conflict
between the terms and conditions of this Amendment and the terms and conditions of the
Agreement, this Amendment shall govern; provided, however, that the fact that a term or
condition appears in this Amendment but not in the Agreement, or in the Agreement but
not in this Amendment, shall not be interpreted as, or deemed grounds for finding, a
conflict for purposes of this Section 2.
2.2 Caoitalization. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings set forth in the Amended Agreement.
2.3 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which when so executed and delivered shall be an original and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
2.4 Caotions. The Parties acknowledge that the captions in this Amendment have been
inserted solely for convenience of reference and in no way define or limit the scope or
substance of any term or condition of this Amendment.
2.5 Scooe of Amendment. This Amendment shall amend, modify and revise the Agreement
only to the extent set forth expressly in this Amendment and, except to the extent
expressly set forth in this Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect after the Amendment Effective Date.
Joint Work Product. The Parties acknowledge that this Amendment is the joint work
product of the Parties, that, for convenience, this Amendment has been drafted in final
form by the Parties and that, accordingly, in the event of ambiguities in this Amendment,
no inferences shall be drawn for or against either Party on the basis of authorship of this
Amendment.
Amendments. No amendments or modifications shall be made to this Amendment
unless in writing and signed by appropriate representatives of the Parties.
Waivers. A failure or delay of either Party to enforce any of the provisions of this
Amendment, or any right or remedy available under this Amendment, or at law or in
equity, or to require performance of any of the provisions of this Amendment, or to
exercise any option that is provided under this Amendment, shall in no way be construed
to be a waiver of such provisions, rights, remedies or options.
Reciprocal Gompensation Rates. Reciprocal compensation rates in this Agreement will be
reduced or eliminated as provided in the USF/ICC Transformation Order FCC 11-161 (rel.
November 18, 2011)and in FCC 11-189 Order on Reconsideration (rel. December 23, 2011)' as
such order may be revised, reconsidered, changed or modified. ln the event any such revision,
reconsideration, change or modification becomes effective, such action may be incorporated into
this Agreement pursuant to the change of law provisions of the Agreement. For clarity, reciprocal
compensation, effective July 1 , 2012, will be bill and keep subject to any future revision,
reconsideration, change or modification of the USF/ICC Transformation Order which are the
subject of this Amendment.
The Parties enter this Amendment without waiving or prejudicing any position they have taken
previously, or may take in the future, in any legislative, regulatory, or other public forum
addressing any matters related to compensation for traffic exchanged between the Parties over
their respective networks.
Notices
5.1 All notices required under the Agreement for Frontier Communications Northwest lnc.
shall be sent to the contacts listed below and includes, but is not limited to, notice for
legal, regulatory, billing, tax related documents, and insurance related documents.
Frontier Communications
Attn: Director, Business Operations - Carrier Services
180 S. Clinton Ave
Rochester, NY, 14646
With Copy to:
Frontier Communications
Attn: Associate General Counsel
180 S. Clinton Ave
Rochester, NY 14646
' l, th, Mrtt", ot Connect America Fund, A Nationat Broadband Plan for Our Future, Estabtishing Just and Reasonable Rates for
Local Exchange Cariers, High-Cost UniversalServlce Suppod, Developing an Unified lntercarrier Compensation Regime, Federal-
State Joint Board on Universal Serylce, Lifeline and Link-Up, Universal Service Reform - Mobility Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90, GN
Docket No.09-51, WC Docket No.07-,l35, WC Docket No.05-337, CC Docket No.01-92, CC Docket No. 96-45, WC Docket No.
03-109, WT Docket No. t0-208, "Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking", FCC 11-161 (rel. Nov. 18,2011)
and "Order on Reconsideration", FCC 1 1-189 (rel. Dec. 23,20111 I"USF/ICC Transformation Ordel').
2.6
2.7
2.8
All notices required under the Agreement for Sprint shall be sent to the contacts listed
below and includes, but is not limited to, notice for legal, regulatory, billing, tax related
documents, and insurance related documents.
Sprint
Manager, Carrier lnterconnection Management
Mailstop: KSOPHE0 1 02-1D218
6360 Sprint Parkway
Overland Park, KS 66251
[phone] (overnight mail only)
With a Copy to:
Sprint
Legal/Telecom Management Group
Mailstop: KSOPHNO312 - 3A318
6450 Sprint Parkway
Overland Park, KS 66251
(91 3) 31 5-9762 (overnight mail only)
lN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of
the Amendment Effective Date.
By:
Printed: Steohen LeVan
Title: SVP. Carrier Sales and Service
Date: (:' - z -ta -
5.2
NextelWest Corp.
Printed: Rick D. Ratliff