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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20021108Qwest Reply Comments in Support of Applications.pdfMary S. Hobson (ISB# 2142) Stoe1 Rives LLP 101 South Capitol Boulevard - Suite 1900 Boise, ill 83702 Telephone: (208) 389-9000 Facsimile: (208) 389-9040 msho bson(i3),stoel. com Adam Sherr Qwest 1600 7th Avenue - Room 3206 Seattle, WA 98191 Telephone: (206) 398-2507 Facsimile: (206) 343-4040 asherr(i3),qwest. com RECE\'JED F\LED 01.1 5" 'ln~'l NG'4 -I n\),,\1 'Ie H) lq~ c6t1M\SS\ON \JIll' \ It.~ BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF QWEST CORPORATION AND MCLEODUSA TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. FOR APPRO V AL OF AMENDMENTS TO AN INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO PURSUANT TO 47 US.C. 9252(e). (PRIOR CASE NO. QWE- 00- 7) IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF QWEST CORPORATION AND ESCELON TELECOM, INC. FOR APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO AN INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO PURSUANT TO 47 US.c. 9252(e). (PRIOR CASE NO. QWE-OO-13) IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF QWEST CORPORATION AND COY AD COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO AN INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO PURSUANT TO 47 US.C. 9252(e). (PRIOR CASE NO. USW- 99- CASE NO. QWE- T -02- QWEST'S REPLY COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATIONS FOR APPROV AL QWEST'S REPLY COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL- Boise-149340.10029164-00033 Page 1 Qwest Corporation (Qwest) files the following Reply Comments in support of the six Applications for Approval of Interconnection Agreements filed with the Commission on August 2002, and the additional Application filed September 19 2002. BACKGROUND On August 21 2002 Qwest filed six previously negotiated interconnection agreements, or amendments to interconnection agreements, (hereinafter collectively referred to as "agreements with this Commission approval. The three agreements with McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc. ("McLeod"), were filed in Case No. QWE- T -00- 7, the two agreements with Covad Communications were filed in Case No. USW-99-, and the remaining agreement with Eschelon Telecom, Inc. was filed in Case No. QWE-OO-13. The Commission consolidated these Applications into the current docket. On September 19, 2002 , Qwest filed an additional amendment to its interconnection agreement with McLeod for approval in Case No. QWE-00-7. The Commission also ordered that consideration of that Application be consolidated into the current docket. By Order No. 29128 the Commission established a revised procedural schedule for consideration of all of the agreements. Although no party filed for intervention in this consolidated docket, the Commission Staff and Joseph B. McNeal, d/b/a PageData ("PageData ) filed comments on the consolidated Qwest applications on October 25 2002. DISCUSSION The agreements for which Qwest is seeking approval in this consolidated docket are the product of voluntary negotiations and were submitted for approval pursuant to Section 252( e) of QWEST'S REPLY COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF APPLICA nONS FOR APPROVAL- Boise-149340.1 0029164-00033 Page 2 the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ("the Act" The only question to be decided in this consolidated docket is whether the provisions of the subject agreements relating to services provided pursuant to Section 251(b) or (c) of the Act are to be approved under Section 252(e)(2). Section 252(e)(2) directs that a state Commission may reject an agreement reached through voluntary negotiations only if the Commission finds that the agreement is discriminatory, or is not consistent with the public interest, convenience and necessity. Qwest respectfully submits that there has been no showing that the subject agreements violate these standards. The application of the foregoing standard to the agreements presented to this Commission does not require that the Commission reach a legal conclusion regarding when the Act makes the filing of an agreement necessary. Nor is this docket the appropriate forum to consider whether Qwest has violated Section 252 by not previously filing these or other agreements, or whether any party has been harmed by any such alleged violation. Reply to Staff Comments Staff concluded that the amendment to the McLeod agreement submitted on September 2002 was "timely filed" and recommended that the Commission approve it. Qwest supports Staffs conclusion and asks that the Commission approve that agreement. With regard to the first six agreements that Qwest filed on August 21 of this year, Staff concluded that the majority of the terms contained in them were nondiscriminatory and in the public interest. Staff, however, found that the confidentiality language contained in some of these agreements was contrary to certain provisions of the Act. The fact that these agreements were filed with the Commission demonstrates that the parties no longer treat that provision as an QWEST'S REPLY COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF APPLICA nONS FOR APPROVAL- Boise-149340.10029164-00033 Page 3 effective part of their agreement. Qwest has no objection to these agreements being approved without that provision. Staff also objected to the provision in certain agreements that the CLEC withdraw its opposition to certain Qwest proceedings saying such provisions are not, in Staff s opinion, in the public interest. Qwest does not agree with Staff s analysis. Qwest believes that in disputed matters, withdrawal from the case may be a perfectly appropriate element of a settlement agreement. However in this case, Qwest is not seeking the Commission s approval of those withdrawal provisions 1 and has no objection to the Commission excluding such provisions from the scope of its approval of the agreements in this consolidated docket. Qwest supports the Staffs recommendation that the agreements be approved with the conditions Staff outlined. Reply to PageData Comments In contrast with the Staff whose comments focus on the language of the agreements submitted and apply the relevant standards for approval, PageData seeks to turn the present docket into a forum for discussion of its unrelated grievances, many of which have previously been decided by this Commission. PageData s comments provide no meaningful input into the present case. PageData s comments do not mention of the agreements that are the subject of this review other than to claim that these are not the only agreements that Qwest has not filed with this Commission. In support of the this irrelevant claim PageData attaches a Declaration of former AT&T witness, Kenneth L. Wilson.The Declaration was filed in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) docket that is now considering Qwest's compliance with the requirements of Section 271 of the Act. Mr. Wilson s Declaration makes reference to a matrix" that purports to list other "unfiled" agreements that, in his opinion, should have been The language for which Qwest is seeking approval is contained in brackets in the filed agreements. QWEST'S REPLY COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL- Boise-149340.10029164-00033 Page 4 submitted to the state commissions for review. However, PageData s comments, at least in so far as they were served on Qwest, do not actually contain the referenced matrix. Qwest respectfully submits that PageData s effort to convince this Commission that other unfiled agreements" should have been submitted for approval is irrelevant to the subject matter of this docket. Qwest has submitted these seven agreements and is seeking their approval. The possibility that others exist that have not been submitted does not affect whether the subject agreements meet the standards of Section 252(e)(2). Indeed PageData offers no suggestion that these agreements should not be approved. Qwest urges the Commission to direct its efforts in the current docket to the issues properly raised here and approve the seven agreements now pending before it. By deciding to approve the subject agreements, the Commission in no way commits itself to a position on whether other agreements exist that should be submitted. Similarly by seeking to focus the Commission s attention on the issue at hand Qwest does not concede that PageData has raised issues that should be addressed by this Commission in other dockets. Certainly Qwest takes issue with the allegations contained in the PageData comments and the Wilson Declaration. In fact, for the Commission s information, Qwest has attached the Declaration of Larry B. Brotherson, together with a matrix responding to Mr. Wilson s allegations , which were filed in the FCC Section 271 docket. As these documents make clear, Mr. Wilson s claim that numerous relevant interconnection agreements remain unfiled is simply not correct. Qwest also directs the Commission s attention to paragraph eighteen of the Brotherson Declaration, which specifically responds to certain allegations concerning unfiled agreements made by PageData in the FCC docket.Given the exposure that these issues have had at the FCC and previously at this The Brotherson Declaration and the matrix are jointly attached as Attachment A to these Comments. In the Declaration, Mr. Brotherson refers to the matrix as "Exhibit B" to his Declaration. QWEST'S REPLY COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF APPLICA nONS FOR APPROVAL - Boise-149340.10029164-00033 Page 5 Commission, it is apparent that the comments PageData filed in this docket offer no new information or evidence relevant to the approval of the subject agreements. Approval Does Not Preclude Further Proceedings PageData s request that this Commission initiate an "Inexpensive Investigation" as outlined at pages four, five and six of its comments is utterly without foundation and unrelated to the Applications that are pending here. Staff has completed discovery in connection with the present case that was designed to determine whether other agreements exist that are relevant to the subject agreements. PageData s proposed investigation would only duplicate that effort and yield nothing that would assist this Commission in deciding whether these agreements should be approved. Nevertheless, Qwest concedes that the Commission has been asked to consider whether further proceedings are required to determine if Qwest's alleged violation the requirement to file interconnection agreements warrants some further action on the part of the Commission. Qwest is prepared to debate those questions if they are properly raised in an appropriate proceeding. Whatever the outcome of such debate, however, it will not affect the approval of the subject agreements. To the extent the Commission is persuaded that there is need to determine if other agreements should be filed or other action is required, those questions should be addressed in a separate docket. CONCLUSION Qwest has submitted seven agreements for approval. With the exception of certain limited provisions cited by Staff, no party has offered any evidence or opinion that approval of these agreements is not consistent with the Act. Qwest is willing to accept the conditional QWEST'S REPLY COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF APPLICA nONS FOR APPROVAL- Boise-149340.10029164-00033 Page 6 approval of the agreements outlined in Staffs comments. No other issue remains for decision in this docket. Respectfully submitted this 8th day of November, 2002. Qwest Corporation Mary S obson Stoel Rives LLP Attorneys for Qwest QWEST'S REPLY COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL- Boise-149340.10029164-00033 Page 7 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 8th day of November, 2002, I served QWEST'S REPLY COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL as follows: Jean Jewell, Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 iiewell~puc.state.id. LXJ Hand DeliveryLJ U. S. MailLJ Overnight DeliveryLJ FacsimileLJ Email Dennis Ahlers, Senior Attorney Eschelon Telecom, Inc. 730 Second Avenue South - Suite 1200 Minneapolis, MN 55402 ddahlers~eschelon.com LJ Hand Delivery L1LJ U. S. MailLJ Overnight DeliveryLJ FacsimileLJ Email Lauraine Harding Senior Manager, Interconnect Negotiation McLeodUSA 6400 C Street SW - Box 3177 Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-3177 lharding~mcleodusa. com LXJ Hand DeliveryLJ U. S. MailLJ Overnight DeliveryLJ FacsimileLJ Email Brad Sonnenberg Covad Communications Company 3420 Central Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95051 bsonnenberg~covad.com LJ Hand Delivery LXJ u. S. MailLJ Overnight DeliveryLJ FacsimileLJ Email 1kJ~ ~~ hu/ Brandi L. Gearhart, PLS Legal Secretary to Mary S. Hobson Stoe1 Rives LLP QWEST'S REPLY COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL- Boise-149340.10029164-00033 Page 8 Brotherson Declaration Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, DC 20554 In the Matter of Qwest CommunicationsInternational Inc. WC Docket No. 02-148 Consolidated Application for Authority to Provide In-Region, InterLATA Services in Colorado, Idaho , Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota DECLARATION OF LARRY B. BROTHERSON 1. My name is Larry Brotherson. I am employed by Qwest Corporation ("Qwest") as a director in the Wholesale Markets organization. My business address is 1801 California Street, Room 2440, Denver, Colorado, 80202. 2. I have two degrees: a Bachelor of Arts degree from Creighton University in 1970 and a Juris Doctorate degree from Creighton University in 1973. In 1979, I joined Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. I have held several assignments within Northwestern Bell, and later within Qwest, primarily within the Law Department. Over the past 20 years, I have been a state regulatory attorney in Iowa, a general litigation attorney, and a commercial attorney supporting several organizations within Qwest. My responsibilities have included evaluating and advising the company on legal issues , drafting contracts, and Brotherson Declaration addressing legal issues that arise in connection with specific products. With the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ("the Act"), I was assigned to be the attorney in support of the Interconnection Group. In that role, I was directly involved in working with competitive local exchange carriers ("CLECs ) negotiating contract language implementing various sections of the Act. In 1999, I assumed my current duties as director of wholesale advocacy. 3. My current responsibilities include coordinating the witnesses for all interconnection arbitrations and for hearings related to disputes over interconnection issues. Additionally, I work with various groups within the Wholesale Markets organization of Qwest in connection with regulatory proceedings associated with interconnection service issues. I have previously submitted testimony in this proceeding that described Qwest's processes for reviewing agreements to determine whether they are subject to the Act's filing requirements and the broad standard Qwest adopted in response to the uncertainty and disputes regarding the scope of Section 252. My credentials are a matter of record in this docket. II 4. The purpose of this Declaration is to address the claim of Mr. Kenneth Wilson, speaking on behalf of AT&T Zl that Qwest has not filed with state II Declaration of Larry Brotherson, Qwest I Reply, Tab 12 ("Qwest I Brotherson Decl." ZI AT&T Qwest III Comments, Declaration of Kenneth Wilson, Tab B ("AT&T Qwest III Wilson Decl." Brotherson Declaration utility commissions in the nine states at issue here all of its agreements with CLECs that contain currently effective ongoing obligations pertaining to services provided under Section 251(b) or (c). This is substantively the standard that the FCC recently announced in its Declaratory Ruling issued in response to Qwest' petition on the subject. See Memorandum Opinion and Order WC Docket No. 02- , FCC 02-276 (reI. Oct. 4, 2002) ("FCC Declaratory Ruling 5. In fact, as discussed in detail below, all such agreements are filed and either approved or pending approval no later than November 20, 2002. With regard to the latter pending agreements, Qwest also has separately made them publicly available on its wholesale website. The provisions in those agreements setting forth currently effective on-going obligations under Section 251(b) or (c), therefore, are available for CLECs to request under the applicable policies of Section 252(i) even in advance of their formal approval. As I will discuss below Qwest has not requested approval of contract provisions with CLECs that no longer are in effect. 6. First of all, I would note that Qwest has filed hundreds of interconnection agreements in its region since passage of the Telecommunications Act. Qwest also has a Statement of Generally Available Terms on file in each state pursuant to Section 252(f). 7. Second, as discussed in my previous Declaration, when issues were raised earlier this year regarding Qwest's compliance with Section 252 in connection with certain other contracts with CLECs, Qwest took several steps. Brotherson Declaration brought the matter to the attention of the state utility commissions in its region. filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling with the FCC requesting clarification as to which contractual arrangements with CLECs required filing with and approval by state commissions. It instituted new procedures to review contracts with CLECs and ensure that all necessary contracts were filed. See Qwest I Brotherson Dec!. at ~~ 7- 8. In particular, in May Qwest adopted a policy for evaluating whether new contracts with CLECs needed to be filed. Under that policy Qwest has been filing all new contracts , agreements, and letters of understanding negotiated with CLECs that create obligations in connection with Sections 251(b) or (c). This standard itself has been applied broadly to encompass all contractual matters except settlements of historical disputes , order forms , and agreements related to bankruptcy matters. Qwest is confident that all new contracts entered into with a CLEC since the spring have been filed if they meet this standard. Furthermore because this company policy encompasses the new standard announced by the FCC in the recent Declaratory Ruling, all recent contracts meeting the FCC standard necessarily have been filed. 9. In addition, Qwest has filed all currently effective provisions in other previously unfiled contracts with CLECs insofar as such provisions involve ongoing obligations related to Sections 251(b) or (c). Qwest filed all relevant agreements in Iowa on July 29 and those agreements were approved on August 27. Similarly, Qwest filed relevant agreements in the other eight states on August 21 Brotherson Declaration and 22. Qwest asked each state commission to approve the agreements such that to the extent any active provisions of such agreements relate to Section 251(b) or (c), they are formally available to other CLECs under Section 252(i). In conformance with the structure of Section 252, including the state-specific approval process , opt- in opportunities will be provided on a state-specific basis under Section 252(i). 10. Some states already have approved the agreements filed in August and the rest will do so on or before expiration of the 90-day review period specified in Section 252(e)(4). Qwest provided a report on the status of these filings with this Application. See Qwest III Addendum, Tab 13. An update of that summary is provided here as Exhibit A. 11. In addition to filing the agreements, Qwest posted them on its web site and indicated that it would permit CLECs to request the currently effective provisions under opt-in policies applicable under Section 252(e) pending formal Commission action approving the agreements. 'QI 12. As noted above, the standard Qwest used in August 2002 to determine which provisions of previously unfiled contracts to file and to make available on its website was whether the provisions create on-going obligations that 'Q/ As Kenneth Wilson points out, Qwest's web site contains twenty-six separate interconnection agreements, listed according to the states in which those agreements are in effect. Contrary to Mr. Wilson s insinuation, this organization is for the convenience of CLECs, so they may easily determine which agreements are available for the jurisdictions in which they operate , and was not intended to create the impression that Qwest has posted a greater number of agreements. Brotherson Declaration relate to Section 251(b) or (c) and have not been terminated or superseded by agreement, commission order, or otherwise. This standard encompasses the definition of "interconnection agreement" recently articulated in the FCC Declaratory Ruling. It follows that all Qwest agreements with CLECs meeting the FCC's standard either are filed and approved, or filed with approval pending no later than November 19 or 20, 2002. 13. Mr. Wilson mistakenly asserts that, notwithstanding the above some Qwest agreements with CLECs remain either unfiled or otherwise unavailable. However, Mr. Wilson does not take into account that the contracts to which he refers either actually have been filed for state commission approval, or they have expired, been terminated or been superseded by other agreements or Commission orders. 14. Attached to my declaration as Exhibit B is a modified version of Mr. Wilson s matrix, demonstrating that Qwest has indeed filed under Section 252 each currently effective provision with an ongoing obligation related to Section 251(b) and (c) and that many of the agreements referenced by Mr. Wilson are no longer in effect. As with Mr. Wilson s matrix, the first three columns show the name of the company with whom Qwest entered into the agreement, the date of the agreement, and the title of the agreement. The fourth column indicates in which of the relevant states the agreement was or is effective, and the fifth column indicates whether the agreement is currently posted on Qwest's wholesale website. The sixth column states briefly the current status of any terms relating to Section 251(b) or (c) Brotherson Declaration services, that is, whether the terms have been filed for state commission approval or are no longer in effect. The final column explains in more detail the nature of the terms and their current status. 15. The matrix demonstrates that Qwest has not failed to file any agreement insofar as that agreement contains currently effective obligations related to Section 251(b) or (c). Individuals with extensive regulatory background and experience within Qwest relied on the recent FCC Order to support the conclusions in this matrix and verified the status of the terms. 16. Mr. Wilson points to the report of the staff of the Arizona Corporation Commission (HACC Staff') for its conclusion that twenty-eight previously unfiled agreements should have been filed pursuant to Section 252. However, Mr. Wilson overlooks the fact that some of the agreements identified by the ACC Staff are merely form contracts for services already provided for in approved interconnection agreements. These form contracts (for services such as signaling, call-related databases, directory assistance, and operator services) merely give effect to the terms in the filed agreements or the SGAT and are substantively identical for every CLEC. The FCC Declaratory Ruling confirmed that "forms completed by carriers to obtain service pursuant to terms and conditions set forth in an interconnection agreement" are not subject to Section 252(a)(1). See FCC Declaratory Ruling at ~ 13. 17. AT&T also has suggested that Qwest may have oral agreements with CLECs that meet the requirements for filing under Section 252 announced in Brotherson Declaration the FCC's Declaratory Ruling. It is not Qwest's business policy or practice to address such interconnection matters other than through written contracts and Qwest is not aware of any oral agreements that are in effect today that would come within the purview of Section 252's filing requirements. 18. PageData has claimed that Qwest failed to file contracts in Idaho as interconnection agreements although it submitted such contracts in Iowa. PageData references contracts with Arch Communications Group (a Confidential Billing Settlement Agreement with U S WEST Communications , Inc. executed June , 2000) and with Paging Network (a Confidential Billing Settlement Agreement with Qwest Corporation dated June 23, 2001). However, these contracts were submitted in Iowa because, to assure completeness in compliance with the terms of the relevant order of the Iowa Utilities Board, Qwest provided copies of agreements that had been superseded or terminated, as well as of settlement agreements with no ongoing effect. (The Iowa Board subsequently clarified that settlements of disputes that did not create ongoing obligations did not require filing, and the FCC Declaratory Ruling reaches the same result.) In contrast, Qwest has filed in Idaho only those agreements with currently effective terms creating an ongoing obligation under Section 251. Neither of the contracts referenced by PageData do so. In that regard, it should be noted that Paging Network operates entirely under the current interconnection agreement of its now-affiliate, Arch, and that Arch in turn operates pursuant to an interconnection agreement filed with the Idaho Commission on July 12 , 2000 and approved on September 1 , 2000. Brotherson Declaration 19. For the state commissions' benefit , when Qwest submitted previously unfiled contracts with CLECs, it marked, highlighted or bracketed those terms and provisions in the agreements that Qwest believes relate to Section 251(b) or (c) services, and have not been terminated or superseded by agreement commission order, or otherwise. Qwest believed this would reduce the confusion that could otherwise arise given that these contracts were not prepared as interconnection agreements , sometimes cover multiple subjects, and are of various ages. 20. Mr. Wilson complains that Qwest "selected the provisions that would be available without discussion with CLECs" and thereby did not disclose additional provisions and somehow undermined CLECs' opt-in rights. That is not correct. Although Qwest marked the effective provisions that it believed relate to Section 251(b) and (c), Qwest submitted the entire contracts to state commissions which were , of course, free to disagree with Qwest's determinations. Furthermore the going forward terms posted on Qwest's website are available to other CLECs under the same polices that apply under Section 252(i). The provisions that Qwest did not mark in its submissions to state commissions and did not post on its website were only those that are no longer in effect (because they have expired or been terminated or superseded) or in no way relate to Section 251(b) and (c). Such provisions would not be available for opt in pursuant to Section 252(i) in any event. 21. This concludes my Declaration. Brotherson Declaration VERIFICATION I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 2002. Larry B. Brotherson Re s p o n s e t o M a t r i x o f K e n n e t h W i l s o n Oc t o b e r 2 2 , 2 0 0 2 \\ l D C - 6 6 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) Al l e g i a n c e 12 / 2 4 / 0 1 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g No t i n Th e t e r m s c o n c e r n i n g t h e r a t e f o r D S / O c o o r d i n a t e d Se t t l e m e n t ef f e c t in s t a l l a t i o n w i t h o u t t e s t i n g w e r e f i l e d p u r s u a n t t o Se c t i o n 2 5 2 i n a n i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t a m e n d m e n t in W a s h i n g t o n o n 2 / 1 / 0 2 a n d a p p r o v e d o n 2 / 2 7 / 0 2 . 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El e c t r i c L i g h t W a v e 6/ 2 1 / 0 0 Am e n d m e n t # 1 t o No t i n Ma t t e r s r e l a t e d t o i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n r a t e s a n d t e r m s h a v e Co n f i d e n t i a l ef f e c t ex p i r e d b y t h e i r t e r m s a n d h a v e b e e n s u p e r s e d e d a s Se t t l e m e n t ou t l i n e d i n t h e 4 / 2 6 / 0 2 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g S e t t l e m e n t Ag r e e m e n t Ag r e e m e n t de s c r i b e d b e l o w i n i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n ag r e e m e n t a m e n d m e n t s f i l e d i n U t a h o n 6/ 2 0 1 0 2 a n d II I D C - 6 6 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) 7/ 1 0 1 0 2 , i n W a s h i n g t o n o n 6 / 2 5 1 0 2 a n d 7 / 1 0 1 0 2 , a n d i n Id a h o o n 7 / 9 1 0 2 . El e c t r i c L i g h t W a v e 7/ 1 9 1 0 1 Bi n d i n g L e t t e r No t Th e t e r m s o f t h i s a g r e e m e n t w e r e i n c o r p o r a t e d a n d Ag r e e m e n t ef f e c t su p e r s e d e d b y t h e 4 / 2 6 / 2 0 0 2 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Se t t l e m e n t Ag r e e m e n t d i s c u s s e d b e l o w . El e c t r i c L i g h t W a v e 4/ 2 6 / 0 2 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Fi l e d ~ 8 e x p r e s s l y s t a t e s t h a t t h e p a r t i e s w i l l f i l e a n Se t t l e m e n t in t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t a m e n d m e n t i n U t a h a n d Ag r e e m e n t Wa s h i n g t o n ( a s w e l l a s O r e g o n ) r e l a t i n g t o t h e n e w ag r e e m e n t a n d i n c o r p o r a t i n g t h e p r i c i n g a p p e n d i c e s . Th i s w a s d o n e . A n i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t am e n d m e n t w a s f i l e d o n 7 / 1 0 1 0 2 w i t h t h e U t a h a n d Wa s h i n g t o n C o m m i s s i o n s r e f l e c t i n g u p d a t e d r a t e s f o r in t e r c o n n e c t i o n a n d i n c o r p o r a t i n g b e n c h m a r k r a t e s f i l e d on 7 / 9 / 2 0 0 2 . ~ 1 1 c o n t a i n s a n e s c a l a t i o n p r o c e s s . T h i s t o o w a s f i l e d fo r a p p r o v a l w i t h s t a t e c o m m i s s i o n s p u r s u a n t t o S e c t i o n 25 2 . A n i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n ag r e e m e n t a m e n d m e n t w a s fi l e d w i t h t h e I d a h o C o m m i s s i o n o n 7/ 0 9 1 0 2 . A n in t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t c o n t a i n i n g e s c a l a t i o n a n d di s p u t e r e s o l u t i o n t e r m s w a s f i l e d w i t h t h e U t a h Co m m i s s i o n o n 6 / 2 0 1 0 2 a n d a p p r o v e d o n 8 / 1 3 / 0 2 t o b e ef f e c t i v e 9 / 2 0 1 0 2 . A n i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t co n t a i n i n g e s c a l a t i o n a n d d i s p u t e r e s o l u t i o n t e r m s w a s fi l e d w i t h t h e W a s h i n g t o n C o m m i s s i o n o n 6/ 2 5 1 0 2 a n d ap p r o v e d o n 8 / 1 4 / 0 2 . Th o s e a r e t h e o n l y g o i n g f o r w a r d t e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s th a t r e l a t e S e c t i o n 2 5 1 ( b ) a n d ( c ) . Er n e s t C o m m . 9/ 1 7 1 0 1 Co n f i d e n t i a l Ye s Fi l e d Th e s e t e r m s r e l a t e d t o U N E - P P a y p h o n e l i n e s w e r e f i l e d Se t t l e m e n t a n d in C o l o r a d o o n 8 / 2 1 / 0 2 a n d i n W a s h i n g t o n o n 8 / 2 2 / 0 2 . \\I D C - 66 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 16 2 0 5 3 1 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) Es c h e l o n 2/ 2 8 / 0 0 Ag r e e m e n t a n d Re l e a s e Co n f i d e n t i a l / T r a d e Se c r e t S t i p u l a t i o n a n d Ag r e e m e n t , I D , N o Fi l e d ; N o t in ef f e c t Th e M i n n e s o t a C o m m i s s i o n i d e n t i f i e d t h e f o l l o w i n g pr o v i s i o n s a s r e l e v a n t t o 9 2 5 1 : -, r 7 re l a t e s t o r e c i p r o c a l c o m p e n s a t i o n . T h i s t e r m w a s su p e r s e d e d b y a b i l l a n d k e e p a m e n d m e n t e x e c u t e d J u l y 20 0 1 a n d f i l e d w i t h t h e C o l o r a d o , I d a h o , U t a h , a n d Wa s h i n g t o n C o m m i s s i o n s . -, r 1 0 r e l a t e s t o th e s u s p e n s i o n o f t e r m i n a t i o n l i a b i l i t y as s e s s m e n t s ( " TL A s ). T h i s i s s u e wa s l i m i t e d t o Mi n n e s o t a a n d w a s s u p e r s e d e d b y a n O r d e r f r o m t h e Mi n n e s o t a C o m m i s s i o n r e l a t i n g t o T L A s . -, r - , r 1 1 - 12 r e l a t e t o a d e d i c a t e d p r o v i s i o n i n g t e a m . T h e s e te r m s w e r e s u p e r s e d e d b y t h e Tr i a l A g r e e m e n t da t e d 5/ 1 / 2 0 0 0 , w h i c h i t s e l f w a s t e r m i n a t e d b y p a r t i e s 6/ 1 5 1 0 2 . -, r 1 4 c o n t a i n s a di s p u t e r e s o l u t i o n c l a u s e . T h i s t e r m w a s su p e r s e d e d b y t h e e s c a l a t i o n p r o c e s s l e t t e r d a t e d 11 / 1 5 / 0 0 , w h i c h i t s e l f w a s t e r m i n a t e d b y t h e S e t t l e m e n t Ag r e e m e n t d a t e d 3 / 1 / 2 0 0 2 ( a t -, r 3( b ) ( 3 ) ) . Es c h e l o n 5/ 1 / 0 0 Tr i a l A g r e e m e n t , I D , N o No t ef f e c t Th i s a g r e e m e n t , i n c l u d i n g a l l p r o v i s i o n s r e g a r d i n g a n on - s i t e p r o v i s i o n I n g t e a m a n d o r d e n n g i s s u e s te r m i n a t e d b y i t s o w n t e r m s M a y 1 , 2 0 0 1 - a s W i l s o n ag r e e s . H o w e v e r , t h i s a g r e e m e n t w a s s u b s e q u e n t l y ex t e n d e d b y t h e p a r t i e s a n d u l t i m a t e l y t e r m i n a t e d o n Ju n e 1 5 20 0 2 . \\I D C - 6 6 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) Es c h e l o n 11 / 1 5 1 0 0 Fe a t u r e L e t t e r f r o m No t As W i l s o n a g r e e s , t h i s a g r e e m e n t , i n c l u d i n g t e r m s Qw e s t ef f e c t re l a t e d t o t h e p r i c i n g f o r U N E - E f e a t u r e s a n d u s e o f A I N ba s e d f e a t u r e s , w a s t e r m i n a t e d b y t h e M a r c h 1 , 2 0 0 2 Se t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t ( a t ~ 3 ( b ) ( 1 ) ) . Es c h e l o n 11 / 1 5 1 0 0 Le t t e r f r o m Q w e s t No t As W i l s o n a g r e e s , t h i s a g r e e m e n t , i n c l u d i n g t e r m s Re g a r d i n g D a i l y ef f e c t re l a t e d t o D U F i s s u e s , w a s t e r m i n a t e d b y t h e M a r c h 1 Us a g e I n f o r m a t i o n 20 0 2 S e t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t ( a t ~ 3 ( d ) ) a n d t h e co m p l e t i o n o f t h e t r a n s f e r t o a m e c h a n i z e d p r o c e s s . Es c h e l o n 11 / 1 5 1 0 0 Co n f i d e n t i a l CO , No t As W i l s o n a g r e e s , t h i s a g r e e m e n t , i n c l u d i n g t e r m s Ag r e e m e n t ef f e c t re l a t e d t o e s c a l a t i o n p r o c e s s e s , w a s t e r m i n a t e d b y t h e Ma r c h 1 , 2 0 0 2 S e t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t ( a t ~ 3 ( b ) ( 4 ) ) . Es c h e l o n 11 / 1 5 1 0 0 Co n f i d e n t i a l CO , No t As W i l s o n a g r e e s , t h i s a g r e e m e n t , i n c l u d i n g t e r m s Am e n d m e n t t o ef f e c t re l a t e d t o D U F i s s u e s a n d a c o n s u l t i n g a r r a n g e m e n t , w a s Co n f i d e n t i a l T r a d e te r m i n a t e d b y t h e M a r c h 1 , 2 0 0 2 S e t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t Se c r e t S t i p u l a t i o n (a t ~ 3 ( b ) ( 5 ) ) . Es c h e l o n 3/ 1 / 0 1 Se t t l e m e n t CO , Ye s NI A Th i s e n t r y o n W i l s o n s m a t r i x a p p e a r s t o b e a m I s p r i n t . Ag r e e m e n t Qw e s t b e l i e v e s t h i s t o b e a r e f e r e n c e t o t h e M a r c h 1 20 0 2 S e t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t d i s c u s s e d b e l o w . Es c h e l o n 3/ 1 9 1 0 1 Co n f i d e n t i a l S e c o n d CO , No t ~~ 1 , 4 , a n d 5 - b y t h e i r e x p r e s s t e r m s - a r e a r e s o l u t i o n Am e n d m e n t t o ef f e c t of h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e s w i t h o n l y b a c k w a r d - lo o k i n g Co n f i d e n t i a l T r a d e co m p e n s a t i o n . Se c r e t S t i p u l a t i o n ~ 6 r e l a t e s t o t h e n e g o t i a t i o n o f a n i m p l e m e n t a t i o n p l a n wh i c h w a s e n t e r e d i n t o J u l y 3 1 20 0 1 , b u t i t s e l f w a s te r m i n a t e d b y t h e M a r c h 1 , 2 0 0 2 S e t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t (a t ~ 3 ( b ) ( 8 ) ) . Es c h e l o n 7/ 3 / 0 1 St a t u s o f S w i t c h e s No t As W i l s o n a g r e e s , t h i s a g r e e m e n t , i n c l u d i n g t e r m s Ac c e s s M i n u t e ef f e c t re l a t e d t o D U F i s s u e s , w a s t e r m i n a t e d b y t h e M a r c h 1 Re p o r t i n g 20 0 2 S e t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t ( a t ~ 3 ( b ) ( 7 ) ) . Es c h e l o n 7/ 3 1 / 0 1 Im p l e m e n t a t i o n P l a n No t As W i l s o n a g r e e s , t h i s a g r e e m e n t , i n c l u d i n g t e r m s ef f e c t re l a t e d t o e s c a l a t i o n c o n t a c t i n f o r m a t i o n a n d b i l l i n g pr o c e s s e s , w a s t e r m i n a t e d b y t h e M a r c h 1 , 2 0 0 2 \\ I D C - 6 6 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) Se t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t ( a t -, r 3( b ) ( 8 ) ) . Es c h e l o n 2/ 2 2 / 0 2 Se t t l e m e n t CO , No t Th i s i s m e r e l y a p r o p o s a l l e t t e r a n d n o t a f i n a l Ag r e e m e n t L e t t e r ef f e c t ag r e e m e n t . I n a n y e v e n t , t h e t e r m s o f t h i s l e t t e r w e r e fr o m Q w e s t fo r m a l i z e d a n d s u p e r s e d e d b y t h e M a r c h 1 , 2 0 0 2 Se t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t d i s c u s s e d b e l o w . Es c h e l o n 3/ 1 / 0 2 Se t t l e m e n t Ye s Fi l e d ; N o t By i t s e x p r e s s t e r m s , t h i s a g r e e m e n t s e t t l e d h i s t o r i c a l Ag r e e m e n t in ef f e c t di s p u t e s b e t w e e n t h e p a r t i e s . -, r 3 ( a ) co n t a i n s t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n f o r t h e s e t t l e m e n t . -, r 3( b ) t e r m i n a t e d p r e - e x i s t i n g a g r e e m e n t s a s s t a t e d el s e w h e r e i n t h i s m a t r i x . -, r 3 ( c ) co n t a i n s a n a g r e e m e n t t o f i l e a n a m e n d m e n t t o Es c h e l o n s i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t r e l a t i n g t o U N E - E. T h i s am e n d m e n t w a s f i l e d f o r s t a t e c o m m i s s i o n ap p r o v a l i n C o l o r a d o o n 6 1 6 / 0 2 , i n U t a h o n 5 / 1 4 / 0 2 , i n Wa s h i n g t o n o n 5 / 1 5 1 0 2 , a n d i n I d a h o o n 5/ 2 3 1 0 2 . -, r 3 ( d ) wa s t e r m i n a t e d u p o n t r a n s i t i o n t o a m e c h a n i z e d pr o c e s s , w h i c h h a s b e e n f u l l y c o m p l e t e d . -, r - , r 3( e ) a n d 3 ( f ) c o n t a i n t h e o n l y g o i n g - fo r w a r d t e r m s i n th e a g r e e m e n t . T h e s e p r o v i s i o n s w e r e f i l e d w i t h s t a t e co m m I S S I O n s . -, r 3 ( g ) co n c e r n s a t r a n s i t i o n t o a m e c h a n i z e d b i l l i n g pr o c e s s , w h i c h h a s b e e n f u l l y p e r f o r m e d a n d c o m p l e t e d . Fi n a l l y , -, r 3 ( h ) ( E s c h e l o n s w i t h d r a w a l o f i t s e s c a l a t i o n re q u e s t ) i s n o t a g o i n g f o r w a r d t e r m . \\ I D C - 6 6 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) Fa i r p o i n t 9/ 4 / 0 1 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Ye s Fi l e d Th e e s c a l a t i o n a n d d i s p u t e r e s o l u t i o n p r o c e d u r e s i n ~ 7 Se t t l e m e n t an d A t t a c h m e n t A o f t h i s a g r e e m e n t w e r e f i l e d w i t h t h e Ag r e e m e n t Wa s h i n g t o n C o m m i s s i o n o n 8 / 2 2 / 0 2 . ~ 6 i s a s e t t l e m e n t of a h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e w i t h o n l y b a c k w a r d - lo o k i n g co n s i d e r a t i o n . F r o m t h e f a c e o f t h i s d o c u m e n t , i t i s ev i d e n t t h e r e a r e n o o t h e r g o i n g - fo r w a r d t e r m s . Gl o b a l C r o s s i n g 9/ 1 8 / 0 0 Se t t l e m e n t CO , No t Pr o v i s i o n s o f t h i s a g r e e m e n t r e f l e c t i n g t e r m s a n d Ag r e e m e n t a n d ef f e c t co n d i t i o n s o f U N E c o m b i n a t i o n s i n C o l o r a d o a n d Re l e a s e Wa s h i n g t o n w e r e s u p e r s e d e d b y i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n ag r e e m e n t a m e n d m e n t s a p p r o v e d i n C o l o r a d o o n 12 / 1 7 / 0 0 a n d i n W a s h i n g t o n o n 11 / 1 3 1 0 0 . ~ 6 ( a ) a n d ( b ) i s a r e s o l u t i o n o f a p a s t d i s p u t e w i t h ba c k w a r d l o o k i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n . Ot h e r i s s u e s r e l a t i n g t o U N E - P c o n v e r s i o n s h a v e b e e n fu l l y e x e c u t e d a n d a r e s u p e r s e d e d a n d r e f l e c t e d i n ~ 2 o f th e 7 / 1 3 / 0 1 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g S e t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t wi t h G l o b a l C r o s s i n g d i s c u s s e d b e l o w . Gl o b a l C r o s s i n g 7/ 1 3 1 0 1 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Ye s Fi l e d ~ 1 i s a r e s o l u t i o n o f a h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e w i t h b a c k w a r d - Se t t l e m e n t lo o k i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n . Ag r e e m e n t ~ 2 c o n c e r n s c o n v e r s i o n t o U N E - P o r E E L a n d i s t h e on l y g o i n g - fo r w a r d t e r m I I I t h e a g r e e m e n t . T h i s pr o v i s i o n w a s f i l e d w i t h t h e C o l o r a d o a n d W a s h i n g t o n Co m m i s s i o n s i n A u g u s t 2 0 0 2 . Q w e s t a l s o f i l e d t h i s pr o v i s i o n i n N e b r a s k a a n d U t a h i n A u g u s t o f 2 0 0 2 be c a u s e o f t h e e x i s t e n c e o f u n d e r l y i n g i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n ag r e e m e n t s i n t h o s e s t a t e s . GS T 1/ 7 / 0 0 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g No t ~~ 3 . 3. 2 , a n d 3 . 3 c o n c e r n t h e d i s m i s s a l o f p e n d i n g Di s p u t e S e t t l e m e n t ef f e c t pr o c e e d i n g s a n d a s e t t l e m e n t o f a h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e f o r \\\ D C - 6 6 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) Ag r e e m e n t a n d ba c k w a r d - lo o k i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n . Re l e a s e Pr o v i s i o n s r e l a t e d t o r e c i p r o c a l c o m p e n s a t i o n e x p i r e d b y th e i r o w n t e r m s o n 1 2 / 3 1 / 0 1 . P r o v i s i o n s r e l a t e d t o fa c t o r s f o r r e c i p r o c a l c o m p e n s a t i o n e x p i r e d b y t h e i r o w n te r m s o n 6 1 3 0 1 0 0 . MC I W o r l d C o m 11 / 3 0 1 0 0 Se t t l e m e n t CO , NI A An y S e c t i o n 2 5 1 i s s u e s a d d r e s s e d i n t h i s a g r e e m e n t Ag r e e m e n t we r e s e t t l e m e n t s o f h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e s w i t h p a y m e n t o f ba c k w a r d - lo o k i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n . MC I W o r l d C o m 12 / 1 4 / 0 0 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Fi l e d ; N o t ~ 2 ( a ) c o n c e r n s e i t h e r n o n - Se c t i o n 2 5 1 t o l l m a t t e r s o r Se t t l e m e n t in ef f e c t Se c t i o n 2 5 1 m a t t e r s t h a t w e r e s u p e r s e d e d b y t h e 6/ 2 9 1 0 1 Ag r e e m e n t Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g S e t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t an d p o r t i o n s of w h i c h w e r e f i l e d w i t h t h e a p p l i c a b l e s t a t e co m m i s s i o n s , a n d f i l e d a n d a p p r o v e d i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n ag r e e m e n t a m e n d m e n t s , e x e c u t e d 6 / 2 9 1 0 1 . Al l S e c t i o n 2 5 1 i s s u e s i n ~ 2 ( b ) w e r e s u p e r s e d e d b y f i l e d in t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t a m e n d m e n t s e x e c u t e d o n 6/ 2 9 1 0 1 . ~ 2 ( c ) c o n c e r n s lo c a l r e c i p r o c a l c o m p e n s a t i o n r a t e di s p u t e s a n d w a s s u p e r s e d e d b y t h e 6 / 2 9 1 0 1 Co n f i d e n t i a l Bi l l i n g S e t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t di s c u s s e d b e l o w , p o r t i o n s of w h i c h w e r e f i l e d w i t h t h e s t a t e s a n d r e f l e c t e d i n in t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t a m e n d m e n t s e x e c u t e d o n 6/ 2 9 1 0 2 a n d f i l e d w i t h t h e a p p l i c a b l e s t a t e s . ~ 3 c o n c e r n s t h e r e s e r v a t i o n o f t h e p a r t i e s ' r i g h t s a n d t h e se t t l e m e n t o f a h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e a n d w a s , i n a n y e v e n t su p e r s e d e d b y a f i l e d a n d a p p r o v e d i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n ag r e e m e n t a m e n d m e n t r e l a t e d t o r e c i p r o c a l \\ \ D C - 6 6 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) co m p e n s a t i o n . MC I W o r l d C o m 6/ 2 9 1 0 1 Bu s i n e s s E s c a l a t i o n Ye s Fi l e d Th i s a g r e e m e n t w a s f i l e d w i t h t h e C o l o r a d o , N e b r a s k a Ag r e e m e n t Ut a h , a n d W a s h i n g t o n C o m m i s s i o n i n A u g u s t 2 0 0 2 a n d wi t h t h e I o w a C o m m i s s i o n o n J u l y 2 9 , 2 0 0 2 . MC I W o r l d C o m 6/ 2 9 1 0 1 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g NE , Ye s Fi l e d ; N o t ~ 1 i s a s e t t l e m e n t o f a h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e . Se t t l e m e n t in ef f e c t Ag r e e m e n t ~ 2 r e l a t e s t o u n b u n d l e d n e t w o r k e l e m e n t c o m b i n a t i o n s an d h a s b e e n s u p e r s e d e d b y f i l e d a n d a p p r o v e d in t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t a m e n d m e n t s . A n am e n d m e n t w a s e x e c u t e d o n 9 / 2 7 / 0 1 a n d f i l e d w i t h t h e Ut a h C o m m i s s i o n . A n a m e n d m e n t t o t h e M C I m e t r o in t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t w a s f i l e d w i t h t h e C o l o r a d o Co m m i s s i o n o n 9 / 2 1 / 0 1 . A n a m e n d m e n t w a s f i l e d w i t h th e W a s h i n g t o n C o m m i s s i o n o n 1 0 / 1 2 / 0 1 . I n I o w a a n d Ne b r a s k a , a n a m e n d m e n t r e g a r d i n g u n b u n d l e d n e t w o r k el e m e n t c o m b i n a t i o n s w a s n o t f i l e d , b e c a u s e M C I o p t e d in t o t h e A T & T i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t . ~ 3 i s a s e t t l e m e n t o f h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e a n d p e n d i n g li t i g a t i o n . ~ 4 i s a l s o a s e t t l e m e n t o f a h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e w i t h o n l y ba c k w a r d - lo o k i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n Th e t e r m s r e l a t e d t o r e c i p r o c a l c o m p e n s a t i o n i n ~ 5 a r e in c l u d e d i n t h e i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t a m e n d m e n t s ex e c u t e d o n 6 1 2 9 1 0 1 a n d f i l e d i n C o l o r a d o , N e b r a s k a Ut a h , W a s h i n g t o n , a n d I o w a . ~ 6 i s a s e t t l e m e n t o f h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e . III D C - 66 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) Th e p o r t i o n s o f ~ 7 r e f l e c t i n g g o i n g f o r w a r d t e r m s f o r th e c a l c u l a t i o n o f a r e l a t i v e u s e f a c t o r h a v e b e e n f i l e d wi t h t h e a p p l i c a b l e s t a t e s . T h e r e m a i n d e r o f ~ 7 e i t h e r in v o l v e d t h e s e t t l e m e n t o f h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e s o r t h e ca r r i e r - s p e c i f i c p e r c e n t a g e , w h i c h w o u l d n o t b e ap p l i c a b l e t o o t h e r C a r r I e r s b e c a u s e t h a t p e r c e n t a g e i s ba s e d u p o n c a r r i e r - s p e c i f i c u s a g e . ~ 8 h a s b e e n f i l e d i n C o l o r a d o , N e b r a s k a , U t a h Wa s h i n g t o n , a n d I o w a i n J u l y a n d A u g u s t 2 0 0 2 . I n ad d i t i o n , t h e b u s i n e s s e s c a l a t i o n a g r e e m e n t ( a b o v e ) a l s o da t e d 6 / 2 9 1 0 1 , w h i c h w a s a l s o f i l e d i n t h e s t a t e s o f Co l o r a d o , N e b r a s k a , U t a h , W a s h i n g t o n , a n d I o w a re f l e c t s a d i s p u t e r e s o l u t i o n p r o c e s s d i s c u s s e d i n t h i s ~ 8 . Mc L e o d 4/ 2 5 1 0 0 Co n f i d e n t i a l Al l No t Th i s w a s a p r o p o s a l l e t t e r t h a t w a s f o r m a l i z e d a n d Se t t l e m e n t ef f e c t su p e r s e d e d i n i t s e n t i r e t y b y t h e Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Do c u m e n t : U S Se t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t wi t h M c L e o d d a t e d 4 / 2 8 / 0 0 We s t / Q w e s t M e r g e r (d i s c u s s e d b e l o w ) . Mc L e o d 4/ 2 8 / 0 0 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Al l Ye s Fi l e d ; N o t ~~ 1 a n d 2 ( a ) r e s o l v e p a s t d i s p u t e s r e g a r d i n g m e r g e r Se t t l e m e n t in ef f e c t pr o c e e d i n g s , a n F C C c o m p l a i n t r e l a t i n g t o s u b s c r i b e r li s t i n f o r m a t i o n c h a r g e s , a n d C e n t r e x s e r v i c e ag r e e m e n t s . T h e s e p r o v i s i o n s r e s o l v e p a s t d i s p u t e s , a n d th e s u b j e c t m a t t e r s o f t h e s e i s s u e s d o n o t r e l a t e t o se r v i c e s p r o v i d e d u n d e r S e c t i o n 2 5 1 ( b ) o r ( c) . ~ 2 ( b ) a d d r e s s e s t w o m a t t e r s . F i r s t i t s a y s t h a t t h e di s p u t e d a m o u n t s i n c u r r e d u p t o M a r c h 3 1 , 2 0 0 0 a r e re s o l v e d a n d r e l e a s e d , a n d M c L e o d w i l l d i s m i s s i t s co m p l a i n t p e n d i n g b e f o r e t h e F C C r e g a r d i n g s u b s c r i b e r li n e c h a r g e s . S e c o n d , t h i s p a r a g r a p h s a y s t h a t , o n a go i n g f o r w a r d b a s i s , M c L e o d w i l l p a y t h e s u b s c r i b e r l i s t \\ I D C - 6 6 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) in f o r m a t i o n r a t e s a s s t a t e d i n t h i s p a r a g r a p h or su c h ot h e r f i n a l r a t e s a s m a y b e e s t a b l i s h e d b y a n y c o s t do c k e t p r o c e e d i n g s o r r a t e s t h a t t h e p a r t i e s m a y ne g o t i a t e . A l t h o u g h a p p e a r i n g t o b e a " go i n g - fo r w a r d " te r m , t h i s p r o v i s i o n d o e s n o t f a l l w i t h i n t h e f i l i n g re q u i r e m e n t f o r t w o r e a s o n s . F i r s t , s u b s c r i b e r l i s t in f o r m a t i o n r a t e s a r e p r o v i d e d p u r s u a n t t o S e c t i o n 22 2 ( e ) o f t h e A c t , n o t S e c t i o n 2 5 1 , a n d t h i s p a r a g r a p h si m p l y r e - s t a t e s t h e s a m e r a t e s l i s t e d i n t h e F C C ' s o r d e r ad d r e s s i n g s u b s c r i b e r l i s t i n f o r m a t i o n u n d e r S e c t i o n 22 2 ( e ) . S e c o n d , t h e e x p r e s s l a n g u a g e o f t h e p r o v i s i o n re q u i r e s t h e p a r t i e s t o u s e t h e r a t e s s e t f o r e a c h s t a t e th r o u g h c o s t s e t t i n g p r o c e e d i n g s ; t h u s t h e s t a t e co m m i s s i o n s ' s e t t i n g s o f t h e s e r a t e s a p p l y a n d s u p e r s e d e th e s p e c i f i c r a t e s s t a t e d i n t h i s p r o v i s i o n . ,- r 2 ( c ) pr o v i d e s t h a t t h e p a r t i e s w i l l a m e n d t h e i r e x i s t i n g in t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t s t o c h a n g e t h e i r r e c i p r o c a l co m p e n s a t i o n t e r m s f r o m a u s a g e - ba s e d s y s t e m t o a bi l l a n d k e e p " a r r a n g e m e n t f o r l o c a l a n d i n t e m e t - re l a t e d t r a f f i c . T h e p a r t i e s i n f a c t a m e n d e d t h e i r in t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t a s s t a t e d i n t h i s p a r a g r a p h th r o u g h a n a m e n d m e n t f i l e d w i t h t h e a p p l i c a b l e s t a t e co m m I s s i o n s p u r s u a n t t o S e c t i o n 2 5 2 ( e) . A m e n d m e n t s we r e f i l e d w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g s t a t e c o m m i s s i o n s a n d su b s e q u e n t l y a p p r o v e d : C o l o r a d o ( a p p r o v e d 7 / 1 3 / 0 1 ) ; Id a h o ( a p p r o v e d 1 0 1 1 6 / 0 0 ) ; I o w a ( a p p r o v e d 9 1 1 8 1 0 0 ) ; Mo n t a n a ( a p p r o v e d 4 / 3 0 1 0 1 ) ; N o r t h D a k o t a ( a p p r o v e d 10 / 1 1 / 0 0 ) ; N e b r a s k a ( a p p r o v e d 9 / 2 9 1 0 0 ) ; U t a h (a p p r o v e d 1 0 / 2 5 1 0 0 ) ; W a s h i n g t o n ( a p p r o v e d 1 2 / 1 3 / 0 0 ) ; an d W y o m i n g ( a p p r o v e d 6/ 2 1 1 0 1 ) . T h u s ,- r 2( c ) h a s \\ \ D C - 6 6 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) be e n s u p e r s e d e d a n d d o e s n o t r e p r e s e n t a n o n g o i n g ob l i g a t i o n . T h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h i s p a r a g r a p h a d d r e s s e s co n t i n g e n c i e s r e l a t e d t o t h e c l o s u r e , o r n o n - cl o s u r e , o f th e Q w e s t / U S W E S T m e r g e r . H o w e v e r , t h e m e r g e r h a s cl o s e d , a n d t h u s t h e s e r e m a i n i n g p r o v i s i o n s d o n o t ob l i g a t e t h e p a r t i e s t o d a y . Qw e s t h a s i d e n t i f i e d a n d b r a c k e t e d ~ 2 ( d) f o r r e v i e w a n d ap p r o v a l b y a p p l i c a b l e s t a t e c o m m i s s i o n s , e x c e p t f o r t h e la n g u a g e r e f e r e n c i n g A p r i l 3 0 , 2 0 0 0 . Th e f i n a l s u b s t a n t i v e p a r a g r a p h i s 2 ( e) , w h i c h a d d r e s s e s Ce n t r e x S e r v i c e A g r e e m e n t s , a r e t a i l o f f e r i n g , n o t a wh o l e s a l e s e r v i c e p r o v i d e d u n d e r S e c t i o n 2 5 1 . Mc L e o d 5/ 1 / 0 0 Co n f i d e n t i a l Al l Ye s Fi l e d ~ 1 r e s o l v e s a p e n d i n g c o m p l a i n t b e f o r e t h e C o l o r a d o Se t t l e m e n t Co m m i s s i o n i n v o l v i n g a c u s t o m e r l o c a t e d i n G r e e l e y Ag r e e m e n t Co l o r a d o . I t t h e r e f o r e r e f l e c t s t h e s e t t l e m e n t o f a n hi s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e a n d S e c t i o n 2 5 2 d o e s n o t r e q u i r e i t s fi l i n g f o r a p p r o v a l . In d e e d , t h e l a n g u a g e o f t h i s c o n t r a c t s u g g e s t s t h a t i t w a s in t e n d e d t o a p p l y o n l y t o C o l o r a d o , b u t o u t o f a n ab u n d a n c e o f c a u t i o n , Q w e s t h a s p r o v i d e d t h e pr o v i s i o n s c o n t a i n i n g m o r e g e n e r a l l a n g u a g e t o o t h e r st a t e c o m m i s s i o n s , i n a d d i t i o n t o C o l o r a d o , f o r t h e i r re v i e w a n d a p p r o v a l i n A u g u s t o f 2 0 0 2 . Mc L e o d 9/ 2 9 1 0 0 Co n f i d e n t i a l Al l NI A ~~ 1 a n d 2 s e t t l e h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e s w i t h o n l y b a c k w a r d - Am e n d m e n t t o lo o k i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n . Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Se t t l e m e n t Ag r e e m e n t \\\ D C - 66 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) Mc L e o d 10 / 2 6 / 0 0 Co n f i d e n t i a l Al l NI A ~~ 1 a n d 2 s e t t l e a h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e a n d a m e n d t h e Am e n d m e n t t o ba c k w a r d - lo o k i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n c o n t a i n e d i n t h e Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g 9/2 9 1 0 0 Co n f i d e n t i a l A m e n d m e n t t o C o n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Se t t l e m e n t Se t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t di s c u s s e d a b o v e . Ag r e e m e n t Mc L e o d 10 / 2 6 / 0 0 Pu r c h a s e A g r e e m e n t Al l NI A Vo l u m e p u r c h a s e c o m m i t m e n t s d o n o t r e f l e c t n e w t e r m s an d c o n d i t i o n s r e l a t e d t o 2 5 1 s e r v i c e s . I n a n y e v e n t , t h i s ag r e e m e n t w a s t e r m i n a t e d b y t h e p a r t i e s o n 9 / 1 6 / 0 2 . T o th e e x t e n t t h e a g r e e m e n t w a s a m e n d e d t o i n c l u d e a di s c o u n t p r o v i s i o n s , a s f o u n d b y t h e M i n n e s o t a Co m m i s s I O n , s u c h a m e n d m e n t w a s a l s o t e r m i n a t e d b y th e p a r t i e s o n 9 / 1 6 / 0 2 . Mc L e o d 10 / 2 6 / 0 0 Co n f i d e n t i a l Al l Ye s Fi l e d ~ 1 o f t h i s c o n t r a c t s a y s , i n s h o r t , t h a t b y N o v e m b e r 1 5 Ag r e e m e n t 20 0 0 , t h e p a r t i e s a r e t o m e e t t o d i s c u s s a n d t h e r e a f t e r de v e l o p a n i m p l e m e n t a t i o n p l a n t o e s t a b l i s h p r o c e s s e s an d p r o c e d u r e s t o i m p l e m e n t t h e i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n ag r e e m e n t . F u r t h e r , t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n p l a n i s t o b e fi n a l i z e d b y D e c e m b e r 1 5 , 2 0 0 0 . In f a c t , t h e N o v e m b e r 1 5 a n d D e c e m b e r 1 5 , 2 0 0 0 d a t e s pa s s e d , t h e p a r t i e s d i d n o t e s t a b l i s h a n i m p l e m e n t a t i o n pl a n , a n d t h e r e i s n o s u b s e q u e n t c o n t r a c t o r do c u m e n t a t i o n r e l a t e d t o a n i m p l e m e n t a t i o n p l a n w i t h Mc L e o d . 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Th i s p r o v i s i o n w a s n o t i d e n t i f i e d a n d b r a c k e t e d f o r s t a t e co m m i s s I O n a p p r o v a l b e c a u s e i t d o e s n o t r e f l e c t a n on - go i n g , p r o s p e c t i v e t e r m t h a t c r e a t e s a n y o b l i g a t i o n s t o th e p a r t i e s t o d a y , b e c a u s e a l l o f t h e c o n d u c t \\ \ D C - 6 6 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) co n t e m p l a t e d b y t h e p r o v i s i o n w o u l d h a v e b e e n f u l l y pe r f o r m e d a n d c o m p l e t e d b y D e c e m b e r 1 5 , 2 0 0 0 . ~ 2 c a l l s f o r q u a r t e r l y m e e t i n g s t o r e s o l v e b u s i n e s s is s u e s a n d d i s p u t e s , a n d ~ 3 o u t l i n e s p r o c e d u r e s f o r t h e es c a l a t i o n o f d i s p u t e s . Q w e s t b r a c k e t e d t h e s e pa r a g r a p h s r e q u e s t i n g a p p l i c a b l e s t a t e c o m m i s s i o n s t o ap p r o v e t h e m a s a m e n d m e n t s t o t h e u n d e r l y i n g in t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t w i t h M c L e o d a n d i n c l u d e d th e m i n i t s f i l i n g s f o r a p p r o v a l i n A u g u s t 2 0 0 2 . Mc L e o d 12 / 3 1 / 0 1 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Al l NI A ~~ 1 a n d 2 r e s o l v e a n d s e t t l e a p a s t d i s p u t e a n d i n v o l v e Se t t l e m e n t on l y b a c k w a r d - lo o k i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n . Ag r e e m e n t ( Q C ) Ne x t L i n k 51 1 2 / 0 0 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g CO , No t in ef f e c t ~ 1 r e s o l v e s m a r k e t ex p a n S I O n l i n e c h a r g e s , i n t e r i m Se t t l e m e n t nu m b e r p o r t a b i l i t y , t e r m i n a t i n g s w i t c h e d a c c e s s c h a r g e s an d 8 0 0 n u m b e r o r i g i n a t i n g a n d t e r m i n a t i n g r e c o r d s th r o u g h a s e t t l e m e n t i n v o l v i n g b a c k w a r d - lo o k i n g co n s i d e r a t i o n . T h e r e f o r e , t h i s p r o v i s i o n i s a s e t t l e m e n t of a h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e a n d a l l c o n d i t i o n s h a v e b e e n f u l l y pe r f o r m e d . ~ 2 , r e l a t i n g t o r e c i p r o c a l c o m p e n s a t i o n , w a s s u p e r s e d e d by i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t a m e n d m e n t s e x e c u t e d b y th e p a r t i e s i n M a r c h 2 0 0 2 a n d f i l e d w i t h a n d a p p r o v e d b y th e W a s h i n g t o n , U t a h , a n d C o l o r a d o C o m m i s s i o n s . In ~ 3 , r e g a r d i n g e n d u s e r c u s t o m e r b i l l i n g d i s p u t e s , t h e pa r t i e s r e s o l v e a p a s t b i l l i n g d i s p u t e t h r o u g h b a c k w a r d - lo o k i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n . T h e p a r t i e s a g r e e t h a t N e x t L i n k wi l l c o m p l y w i t h e s t a b l i s h e d p r o c e s s e s a n d s t a n d a r d s ; th e r e f o r e n o n e w t e r m s o r c o n d i t i o n s o f Q w e s t ' s S e c t i o n \\ \ D C - 6 6 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) 25 1 o b l i g a t i o n s a r e s t a t e d h e r e . Th e f i r s t p a r t of ' 4 i s a s e t t l e m e n t o f a h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e re g a r d i n g c o l l o c a t i o n a n d r e c u r r i n g a n d n o n - r e c u r r i n g ch a r g e s . T h e s e c o n d p a r t of ' 4 a d d r e s s e s c o l l o c a t i o n te r m s f o r t h e s t a t e o f W a s h i n g t o n , a n d s u c h t e r m s w e r e su p e r s e d e d b y c o l l o c a t i o n o r d e r s a n d r a t e s e s t a b l i s h e d b y th e W a s h i n g t o n C o m m i s s i o n ( N o . 0 0 3 0 1 3 P a r t A O r d e r (1 3 t h S u p p l e m e n t a l O r d e r ) , J a n . 3 1 20 0 1 ) . , 5 , r e l a t i n g t o b i l l i n g a c c o u n t n u m b e r s , i s a s e t t l e m e n t o f a h i s t o r i c a l d i s p u t e . SB C 6/ 1 / 0 0 Le t t e r r e g a r d i n g CO , Ye s Fi l e d Th e l i n e s h a r i n g f o r m a t t a c h e d t o t h e S B C l e t t e r a p p e a r s pr o p o s e d s e t t l e m e n t to h a v e b e e n a m i s t a k e i n c o p y i n g a n d s t a p l i n g a n d n o t te r m s pa r t o f a n y c o n t r a c t w i t h S B C . I n a n y e v e n t , h o w e v e r th e l i n e s h a r i n g f o r m ( u n e x e c u t e d ) i s Q w e s t ' s pe r m a n e n t l i n e s h a r i n g a g r e e m e n t " a n d h a s b e e n f i l e d fo r s t a t e c o m m i s s i o n a p p r o v a l i n C o l o r a d o , I d a h o Mo n t a n a , a n d W y o m i n g . 1 a n d 3 r e s t a t e e s t a b l i s h e d p i c k a n d c h o o s e ob l i g a t i o n s u n d e r S e c t i o n 2 5 2 ( i ) a n d s t a t e co m m i s s I O n ru l e s o r o r d e r s r e g a r d i n g o p t - in r i g h t s a n d a p p r o v a l s o f in t e r c o n n e c t i o n a g r e e m e n t s . T h e s e p a r a g r a p h s d o n o t pr e s e n t a n y n e w t e r m s o r c o n d i t i o n s u n d e r S e c t i o n 2 5 1 . , 2 , r e l a t i n g t o a p a r t i c u l a r D S 3 f a c i l i t y , h a s b e e n f u l l y pe r f o r m e d a n d d o e s n o t r e f l e c t a n y c u r r e n t o b l i g a t i o n s . , 4 h a s be e n i d e n t i f i e d a n d f i l e d f o r a p p r o v a l i n t h e re l e v a n t s t a t e s o n A u g u s t 2 1 a n d A u g u s t 2 2 , 2 0 0 2 , a s \\ \ D C - 6 6 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) Wi l s o n a d m i t s . Sc i n d o 5/ 4 / 0 1 Co n f i d e n t i a l No t Th i s a g r e e m e n t i s t e r m i n a t e d a n d h a s e x p i r e d b y v i r t u e Se t t l e m e n t ef f e c t of S c i n d o s n o l o n g e r b e i n g i n e x i s t e n c e . A c c o r d i n g l y , Ag r e e m e n t it d o e s n o t c o n t a i n a n y c u r r e n t o b l i g a t i o n s . Sc i n d o 8/ 1 0 1 0 1 Co n f i d e n t i a l No t Th i s a g r e e m e n t i s t e r m i n a t e d a n d h a s e x p i r e d b y v i r t u e Se t t l e m e n t ef f e c t of S c i n d o s n o l o n g e r b e i n g i n e x i s t e n c e . A c c o r d i n g l y , Ag r e e m e n t it d o e s n o t c o n t a i n a n y c u r r e n t o b l i g a t i o n s . Sm a l l C L E C s 4/ 1 8 / 0 0 Co n f i d e n t i a l NI A Th i s i s a M i n n e s o t a o n l y a g r e e m e n t a n d i s t h e s u b j e c t o f St i p u l a t i o n f o r T o l l pr o c e e d i n g s b e f o r e t h e M i n n e s o t a C o m m i s s i o n . I t d o e s Se r v i c e s a n d O S S no t i n v o l v e s e r v i c e s i n a n y s t a t e s t h a t a r e t h e s u b j e c t o f th i s 2 7 1 f i l i n g a n d w o u l d n o t , i n a n y e v e n t , b e f i l e d i n an y s t a t e o t h e r t h a n M i n n e s o t a . Su n W e s t 5/ 3 1 / 0 1 Se t t l e m e n t Ye s Fi l e d ,- r , - r 1 , 3 ( a ) a n d 3 ( b ) r e f l e c t t h e r e s o l u t i o n o f h i s t o r i c a l Co m m u n i c a t i o n s Ag r e e m e n t a n d di s p u t e s a n d p a y m e n t o f b a c k w a r d - lo o k i n g Mu t u a l R e l e a s e co n s i d e r a t i o n . ,- r 3 ( b ) re f e r e n c e s a n d i n c o r p o r a t e s i n t e r c o n n e c t i o n ag r e e m e n t s a n d t a r i f f s a p p r o v e d a n d o n f i l e w i t h t h e Co l o r a d o C o m m i s s i o n a n d d o e s n o t r e f l e c t a n y n e w te r m s o r c o n d i t i o n s u n d e r S e c t i o n 2 5 1 . Th e o n l y g o i n g - fo r w a r d o r c u r r e n t o b l i g a t i o n s r e f l e c t e d in ,- r 3 ( c ) ha v e b e e n i d e n t i f i e d a n d b r a c k e t e d f o r a p p r o v a l wi t h t h e C o l o r a d o C o m m i s s i o n . Q w e s t f i l e d s u c h pr o v i s i o n s f o r a p p r o v a l o n o r a b o u t A u g u s t 2 2 , 2 0 0 2 . ,- r 4 re f l e c t s a d i s m i s s a l o f p a s t c l a i m s . Th e r e m a i n i n g t e r m s d o n o t r e l a t e t o S e c t i o n 2 5 1 . Su n W e s t 1/ 1 8 / 0 2 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Ye s Fi l e d ,- r , - r 1 an d 2 ( a ) - ( d ) r e f l e c t t h e r e s o l u t i o n o f h i s t o r i c a l Co m m u n i c a t i o n s Se t t l e m e n t di s p u t e s a n d p a y m e n t o f b a c k w a r d - lo o k i n g \\ \ D C - 6 6 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3 Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o ~ Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) Ag r e e m e n t co n s i d e r a t i o n . -, r 2 ( e ) ha s b e e n i d e n t i f i e d a n d f i l e d w i t h t h e C o l o r a d o Co m m i s s i o n o n o r a b o u t A u g u s t 2 2 , 2 0 0 2 . Th e r e a r e n o o t h e r t e r m s o r c o n d i t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o Se c t i o n 2 5 1 i n t h i s a g r e e m e n t . Ti m e W a r n e r 3/ 1 4 / 0 2 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Fi l e d Al l o n g o i n g t e r m s r e l a t i n g t o S e c t i o n 2 5 1 h a v e b e e n Te l e c o m o f Se t t l e m e n t id e n t i f i e d a n d f i l e d f o r a p p r o v a l w i t h t h e C o l o r a d o Co l o r a d o , L L C Ag r e e m e n t Co m m i s s i o n o n o r a b o u t A u g u s t 2 2 , 2 0 0 2 . 4/ 1 7 / 0 1 Am e n d m e n t t o CO , No t Th i s a g r e e m e n t d o e s n o t r e f l e c t a n y o n g o i n g t e r m s a n d Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g ef f e c t wa s s u p e r s e d e d b y t h e 1 2 / 3 1 / 0 1 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Se t t l e m e n t Se t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t di s c u s s e d b e l o w . Ag r e e m e n t 12 / 3 1 / 0 1 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Ye s Fi l e d -, r 1 i s a se t t l e m e n t o f h i s t o n c a l d i s p u t e s i n c l u d i n g Se t t l e m e n t di s p u t e s a r i s i n g o u t o f t h e 51 1 2 / 0 0 Co n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g Ag r e e m e n t Se t t l e m e n t A g r e e m e n t wi t h N e x t L i n k a n d 4 / 1 7 / 0 1 Am e n d m e n t t o C o n f i d e n t i a l B i l l i n g S e t t l e m e n t Ag r e e m e n t wi t h X O d i s c u s s e d a b o v e . -, r 2( a ) a n d ( b ) r e f l e c t b a c k w a r d - lo o k i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n t o re s o l v e t h o s e d i s p u t e s . -, r 2 ( c ) co n t a i n s t e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s f o r r e c i p r o c a l co m p e n s a t i o n t h a t w e r e s u p e r s e d e d a n d g o v e r n e d b y fi l e d a n d a p p r o v e d a m e n d m e n t s t o I C A s . T h e s e am e n d m e n t s , r e f l e c t i n g t e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s f o r l o c a l an d I S P - bo u n d t r a f f i c , w e r e e x e c u t e d b y t h e p a r t i e s i n Ma r c h 2 0 0 2 a n d f i l e d w i t h a n d a p p r o v e d b y t h e Wa s h i n g t o n , U t a h , a n d C o l o r a d o C o m m i s s i o n s . \\l D C - 66 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 \6 2 0 5 3 \ Co m p a n y Da t e Ag r e e m e n t Re l e v a n t St a t u s o f De s c r i p t i o n o f T e r m s a n d S t a t u s St a t e ( s ) Qw e s t te r m s We b re l a t e d t o 9 Si t e 25 1 ( b ) a n d (c ) ~ 2 ( d ) in v o l v e s X O b i l l s t o Q C f o r i n t r a s t a t e s w i t c h e d ac c e s s , n o t a S e c t i o n 2 5 1 I L E C o b l i g a t i o n o r s e r v i c e an d t h e r e f o r e d o e s n o t i n v o l v e t h e 2 5 2 f i l i n g re q u i r e m e n t . ~ 2 ( e ) r e l a t e s t o i n t e r s t a t e ta r i f f e d s e r v i c e s , n o t l o c a l Se c t i o n 2 5 1 s e r v i c e s . ~ 2 ( t ) a n d ( g ) d o n o t c o n t a i n o r c o n c e r n t e r m s r e l a t e d t o Se c t i o n 2 5 1 . ~ 3 ' s e s c a l a t i o n p r o c e d u r e s a n d E x h i b i t B t o t h e ag r e e m e n t h a v e b e e n i d e n t i f i e d a n d f i l e d f o r a p p r o v a l wi t h t h e C o l o r a d o , U t a h , a n d W a s h i n g t o n C o m m i s s i o n s as W i l s o n a g r e e s . Th e r e m a i n d e r o f t h i s a g r e e m e n t d o e s n o t c o n t a i n a n y on g o i n g t e r m s r e l a t e d t o S e c t i o n 2 5 1 . \\ I D C - 66 9 8 3 / 0 0 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 5 3 1 v 3