20070727notice_of_application_order_no_30394.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
July 27, 2007
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF QWEST
CORPORATION'S REVISIONS TO THE
IDAHO QWEST PERFORMANCE
ASSURANCE PLAN (QP AP)
CASE NO. QWE- T -03-
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF
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ORDER NO. 30394
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on June 26, 2007, Qwest filed a Notice of
Stipulation regarding certain performance indicator definitions (PIDs) and Qwest's Performance
Assurance Plan (QPAP) provisions. The rIDs and QPAP are part of Qwest's Statement of
Generally Available Terms and Conditions that provides terms for competitive local exchange
carriers to interconnect with Qwest's local service facilities. The notice also includes a motion
by Qwest, on its own behalf and by other telecommunications companies, for approval of the
proposed changes to the QPAP. The Stipulation results from work sessions between Qwest
Eschelon Telecom, Inc., DIECA Communications, Inc. dba Covad Communications Company,
and McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc. The agreements for changes to the
performance indicator definitions and the QP AP were reached in meetings held between May 23
2006 and May 17, 2007. Qwest's notice identifies 11 changes that are applicable to the Idaho
QP AP and performance indicator definitions:
1. Eliminate resale DSL from rIDs and Modify PID and PAP references to
Qwest DSL.
2. Change the MR-11 PID title to "LNP Trouble Reports Cleared within
Specified Timeframes.
3. Update the PID references to unbundled 2-wire non-loaded loop and
unbundled ISDN capable loop disaggregations to reflect the retail
analogue of ISDN BRI "(designed)," which is how Qwest has historically
measured these products.
4. Update PO-20 to reflect it is fully implemented by making PID and PAP
revisions specified in the 2007 Stipulation.
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5. Remove the PIDs specified in the 2007 Stipulation from PAP payment
mechanisms to the extent they currently are included in a specific state
PAP, subject to a ReinstatementJRemoval process. Also, add a root cause
analysis provision.
6. Add exclusion to MR-6 PID that allows No Trouble Found (NTF) and
Test Okay (TOK) trouble reports to be removed when the ticket's
duration is one hour or less.
7. Change the standard for BI-3A PID to a 98% benchmark and add a
provision to the PAP for the BI-3A PAP payment calculation, creating a
tiered structure of per-occurrence amounts and modifying the per-
measurement cap for the sub-measure.
8. Add one allowable miss provision to the PAP for individual CLEC
results when the CLEC aggregate results have met the standard.
9. Revise the PAP to change the flat minimum payment amount of $2000
($300/$600 in Minnesota) with a tiered minimum payment approach that
establishes a relationship between the monthly PAP payment and the
required minimum payment amount.
10. Remove the following list of product disaggregations from all applicable
OP and MR PIDs in the 13 state PAPs:
Resale Centrex; Resale Centrex 21; Resale DSO; E911/911 Trunks;
Resale Frame Relay; Resale Basic ISDN; Resale Primary ISDN;
Resale PBX; Sub-loop Unbundling; UNE-P POTS; UNECentrex; and
UNE-P Centrex 21.
11. Eliminate six-month cap on Tier 1 escalation payment amounts in several
states' PAPs , including Idaho, so that payments will continue to increase
in the event the payment level indicator increases beyond payment level
Qwest requests that the Commission accept the 2007 Stipulation describing the
proposed changes and apply the changes to any interconnection agreements containing the
Performance Assurance Plan, and also to allow the PID changes to go into effect no later than 60
days in accordance with 47 U.C. ~ 252(t)(3).
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has determined that the
public interest may not require a formal hearing in this matter and will proceed under Modified
Procedure pursuant to Rules 201 through 204 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission s Rules
of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.201-204. The Commission notes that Modified Procedure and
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written comments have proven to be an effective means for obtaining public input and
participation.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that any person desiring to state a position on this
Application may file a written comment in support or opposition with the Commission within
twenty-one (21) days from the service date of this Notice. The comment must contain a
statement of reasons supporting the comment. Persons desiring a hearing must specifically
request a hearing in their written comments. Written comments concerning this Application may
be mailed to the Commission and the Applicant at the addresses reflected below:
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
PO Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
Mary S. Hobson
Attorney & Counselor
999 Main Street, Suite 1103
Boise, ID 83702
E-mail: mary.hobson~qwest.com
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. Washington Sreet
Boise, ID 83702-5983 '
Adam L. Sherr
Corporate Counsel, Qwest
1600 ih Avenue, Room 3206
Seattle, W A 98191
E-mail: adam.sherr~qwest.com
These comments should contain the case caption and case number shown on the first
page of this document. Persons desiring to submit comments via e-mail may do so by accessing
the Commission s home page located at www.puc.idaho.gov Click the "Comments and
Questions" icon, and complete the comment form, using the case number as it appears on the
front of this document. These comments must also be sent to the Company at the addresses
listed above.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are
received within the time limit set, the Commission will consider this matter on its merits and
enter its Order without a formal hearing. If written comments are received within the time limit
set, the Commission will consider them and, in its discretion, may set the same for formal
hearing.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application and supporting workpapers
testimonies and exhibits have been filed with the Commission and are available for public
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inspection during regular business hours at the Commission offices or on the Commission
Web site at www.puc.idaho.gov under "File Room.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this case will be held
pursuant to the Commission s jurisdiction under Title 61 of the Idaho Code and that the
Commission may enter any final order consistent with its authority under Title 61.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this matter will be
conducted pursuant to the Commission s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000 et seq.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Notice of Stipulation filed by Qwest Corporation
regarding certain performance indicator definitions (PIDs) and Qwest's Performance Assurance
Plan (QPAP) provisions be processed by Modified Procedure IDAPA 31.01.01.201-.204.
Persons interested in submitting written comments in this matter must do so no later than 21 days
from the service date of this Order.
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this ;J..71+'-
day of July 2007.
~t/j~PAUL KJELLA D PRE IDENT
Commissioner Smith Out of the Office
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
Je !D. Jewell
Commission Secretary
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