HomeMy WebLinkAbout20031106Application.pdfMary S. Hobson (ISB# 2142)
Stoel Rives LLP
101 South Capitol Boulevard - Suite 1900
Boise, ill 83702
Telephone: (208) 389-9000
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David Stevanovski
ACN Communication Services, Inc.
32991 Hamilton Court
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Telephone: (248) 699-4000
Facsimile: (248) 489-4000
dstevanovski~acninc.com
JOINT APPLICATION OF QWEST
CORPORATION AND ACN COMMUNICATION
SERVICES, INC. FOR APPROVAL OF THE
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT FOR THE
STATE OF IDAHO PURSUANT TO 47 u.S.
g252(E)
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
tJlq;;-; ~tI J;~ CASE NO.
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT
Qwest Corporation ("Qwest") and ACN Communication Services, Inc. ("ACN") hereby
jointly file this Application for Approval of Interconnection Agreement ("Agreement"). A copy
of this Agreement is submitted herewith.
This Agreement was reached through voluntary negotiations without resort to mediation
or arbitration and is submitted for approval pursuant to Section 252(e) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the "Act"
Section 252(e)(2) of the Act directs that a state Commission may reject an agreement
reached through voluntary negotiations only if the Commission finds that: the agreement (or
portiones) thereof) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier not a party to this
agreement; or the implementation of such an agreement (or portion) is not consistent with the
public interest, convenience and necessity.
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT -
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ACN and Qwest respectfully submit that this Agreement provides no basis for either of
these findings, and, therefore jointly request that the Commission approve this Agreement
expeditiously. This Agreement is consistent with the public interest as identified in the pro-
competitive policies of the State of Idaho, the Commission, the United States Congress, and the
Federal Communications Commission. Expeditious approval of this Agreement will enable
ACN to interconnect with Qwest facilities and to provide customers with increased choices
among local telecommunications services.
ACN and Qwest further request that the Commission approve this Agreement without a
hearing. Because this Agreement was reached through voluntary negotiations, it does not raise
issues requiring a hearing and does not concern other parties not a party to the negotiations.
Expeditious approval would further the public interest.
Respectfully submitted this 4th day of November, 2003.
Qwest Corporation~-f:~
Stoel Rives LLP, Attorneys for Qwest
and
David Stevanovski
ACN Communications Services
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT -
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 4th day of November, 2003, I served the foregoing
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT upon all
parties of record in this matter as follows:
Jean Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
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David Stevanovski
ACN Communication Services, Inc.
32991 Hamilton Court
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Telephone: (248) 699-4000
Facsimile: (248) 489-4000
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Mary Sullivan
Qwest Communications International Inc.
Legal Dept./Contract & Development Services
1801 California - Room 3800
Denver, CO 80202
Telephone: (303) 672-2823
Facsimile: (303) 672-2755
mmsull1 (CiJ,qwest.com
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Corporate Counsel- Interconnection
Qwest Law Department
1801 California Street - Suite 4900
Denver, CO 80202
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Brandi L. Gearhart, PLS
Legal Secretary to Mary S. Hobson
Stoel Rives LLP
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT -
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STATEMENT OF GENERALLY AVAILABLE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INTERCONNECTION,
UNBUNDLED NETWORK ELEMENTS, ANCILLARY SERVICES,
AND RESALE OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
PROVIDED BY
QWEST CORPORATION
IN THE STATE OF
IDAHO
THIRD REVISION
May 24, 2002
(July 25, 2002 Errata)
For
ACN Communications Services, Inc.
Agreement Number
CDS-0301 022-0005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1.0 - GENERAL TERMS ......................................................"........................
SECTION 2.0 - INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION.......................................... 5
SECTION 3.0 -CLEC INFORMATION ........................................................................... 7
SECTION 4.0 - DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................
SECTION 5.0 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS ................................................................ 29
5.4
GENERAL PROVISIONS...............
........................................ ......... ....... .............. .
TERM OF AGREEMENT
........ """""'" ...... ..............................................,......... ....
PROOF OF AUTHORIZATION........
................................ ........ ....".......... ......... ..... .
PAYMENT
....................................... ...... ............... ................................... ......... .
TAXES... ............
........................ ........................................ .......................,.. .....
INSURANCE ......................................................................................................
FORCE MAJEURE
....................... ................................. ........................... ........ ...
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.................. .....................
................. ............. ......... ......
INDEMNITY.................................
................................. ............................ ......... .
INTEllECTUAL PROPERTY................
.................... ............................. ............ ....
WARRANTIES.............................. ................... ..............
............................... ......
ASSIGNMENT ....................................................................................................
DEFAULT.................................... ................... .....
...... ............. ............. .......... ....
DISCLAIMER OF AGENCY....
.............. ................................. ............ ............ ....... .
SEVERABILITY......................................... ....... ... ...................
............. .............. ..
NONDISCLOSURE........................................................ ................. ........ ......... ....
SURVIVAL...................................... ....... ...............
............................................ .
DISPUTE RESOLUTION.......................................................................................
CONTROLLING LAw......................... ..... ......
........... ...................................... ......
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION .....................................46
NOTICES """""""""""""""""""""""""""....................................................
RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH PARTY.
...................... ........ .................................. ......
No THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES........
.......................... .......................... .......... .
RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
........ ....... .................. ........................... .............. .
PUBLICITY ........................................................................................................
EXECUTED IN COUNTERPARTS.........
............................ ......"....................... ...... .
COMPLIANCE ...................................,................................................................
COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE LAW
ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1994 ........ ......... ....................
........................... ..... ..... ..
COOPERATION....
....................... ......................... ............................... .............. .
AMENDMENTS..........................................................................................,........
ENTIRE AGREEMENT..................
...................... ................................ .......... .......
SECTION 6.0 - RESALE........................................................................................".... 49
6.4
SECTION 7.0 - INTERCONNECTION ..........................................................................
DESCRIPTION...........................
.......................... ........................................... ...
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.................
............................ ................. ...... .............. .
RATES AND CHARGES
...................".................... ................................,........ .....
ORDERING PROCESS........................
............................................... ..... ..... .......
BilliNG .......................................... ..................... .......
........ ............... .............. .
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.........
.....................". ........... .........................,....... ..
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INTERCONNECTION FACILITY OPTIONS............... ...........,......
............................. .
EXCHANGE OF TRAFFIC....
.................. ............................... ................. ........... ....
RECIPROCAL COMPENSATION
.............................................. ............................. .
ORDERING... ......
.............. .................. .......
......................... ...."...... ................... 74
JOINTLY PROVIDED SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES..............................................
TRANSIT RECORDS
........... ................. ................................ .................... ...........
LOCAL INTERCONNECTION DATA EXCHANGE FOR BILLING ...................................
SECTION 8.0 - COLLOCATION """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""'"........
DESCRIPTION................................ ..............
................................... ..................
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
...................................................... """"""" ........... ....
RATE ELEMENTS..........................
................ ...... ........................... ................... .
ORDERING... ..... ..... ........
...................................................... .......... ........ .........
102
BILLING ..........................................................................................................117
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
.............................. ................. ..................... ........ .
118
SECTION 9.0 - UNBUNDLED NETWORK ELEMENTS ............................................. 120
GENERAL TERMS........ """'"
...... ........................ ................. ............... ........... ..
120
UNBUNDLED Loops................................. ......................... ......,.......
............... .
123
SUBLOOP UNBUNDLING
........ ...... """"""""'" ..... ................................ ............ .
140
LINE SHARING ...........................................................,....................................150
NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE (NID)................................................................158
UNBUNDLED DEDICATED INTEROFFICE TRANSPORT (UDIT)...............................162
UNBUNDLED DARK FIBER .... .......
................... ...... ........................... ................ .
169
SHARED INTEROFFICE TRANSPORT
............................................... ...................
177
UNBUNDLED CUSTOMER CONTROLLED REARRANGEMENT ELEMENT
(UCCRE).......................................................................................... ............ .178
10 LOCAL TANDEM SWITCHING........
................... ...... .............. .......".... ............. ....
17911 LOCAL SWITCHING..................
........................,............................ .......... ........ .
180
12 CUSTOMIZED ROUTING ...................................................................................189
13 ACCESS TO SIGNALING....................................................... ............... ............ ..191
14 AIN SERVICES..
.............................. ................ .................... .......... ..... ............ .
194
15 INTERCONNECTION TO LINE INFORMATION DATABASE (LIDS) ............................196
16 8XX DATABASE QUERY SERVICE.................................................... ...." ......... ..20017 INTERNETWORK CALLING NAME (ICNAM) ........................................................202
18 ADDITIONAL UNBUNDLED ELEMENTS ................................................................204
19 CONSTRUCTION CHARGES .......
...."............... ...................... .......... ......." ....... ..
20520 UNBUNDLED PACKET SWITCHING........
...................... ...................................... .
205
21 UNE-P LINE SPLITTING... ..........
...................................................... .............. ..
20822 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.............................. ............... .............. ............. ..21223 UNBUNDLED NETWORK ELEMENTS COMBINATIONS (UNE COMBINATIONS).........212
24 Loop SPLITTING............................................ ........ ............ .......... ................. ..226
SECTION 10.0 - ANCILLARY SERVICES ..................................................................230
10.INTERIM NUMBER PORTABILITY...........
....... ............. ............ ....,...................... ..
230
10.LOCAL NUMBER PORTABILITY......
................. ........................ ........... ............... .
237
10.911/E911 SERVICE
................................ ........... ................. .......... ................. .
243
10.4 WHITE PAGES DIRECTORY LISTINGS.............................................................. ..248
10.DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE...............................
...................... ........................... .
252
10.DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE LIST....................................................................... ..255
10.TOLL AND ASSISTANCE OPERATOR SERVICES ..................................................258
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10.ACCESS TO POLES, DUCTS , CONDUITS, AND RIGHTS OF WAY...........................262
SECTION 11.0 - NETWORK SECURITY................................................................... 274
SECTION 12.0 - ACCESS TO OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS (OSS) ........... 280
12.DESCRIPTION...............................................
........................................... .......
280
12.2 OSS SUPPORT FOR PRE-ORDERING, ORDERING AND PROVISIONING ................280
12.MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR................................................................. .......... ..291
SECTION 13.0 - ACCESS TO TELEPHONE NUMBERS ...........................................303
SECTION 14.0 - LOCAL DIAL! NG PARITY.................
""""""""""""""""'"
............ 304
SECTION 15.0 - QWEST DEX """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""'" 305
SECTION 16.0 - REFERRAL ANNOUNCEMENT ......................................................306
SECTION 17.0 - BONA FIDE REQUEST PROCESS ................................................. 307
SECTION 18.0 - AUDIT PROCESS............................................................................ 310
SECTION 19.0 - CONSTRUCTION CHARGES ......................................................... 313
SECTION 20.0 - SERVICE PERFORMANCE............................................................ 314
SECTION 21.0 - NETWORK STANDARDS................................................................ 315
SECTION 22.0 - SIGNATURE PAGE......................................................................... 319
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EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT B
EXHIBIT C
EXHIBIT D
EXHIBIT E
EXHIBIT F
EXHIBIT G
EXHIBIT H
EXHIBIT I
EXHIBIT J
EXHIBIT K
EXHIBIT L
EXHIBIT M
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR EXHIBITS
Idaho Rates
Service Performance Indicators - Reserved for Future Use
Service Interval Tables
Qwest Right of Way, Pole Attachment and/or Innerduct Occupancy
General Information Document
Vertical Switch Features for UNE Switching
Special Request Process
Change Management Process (CMP)
Reserved for Future Use
Individual Case Basis (ICB)
Election of Reciprocal Compensation Option
Performance Assurance Plan - Under Development
Advice Adoption Letter
Interim Advice Adoption Letter
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INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT