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Home My WebLink About20040211Application.pdfMary S. Hobson (ISB# 2142) Stoel Rives LLP 101 South Capitol Boulevard - Suite 1900 Boise, ill 83702 Telephone: (208) 389-9000 Facsimile: (208) 389-9040 mshobson~stoel.com )~(" \)EO",-v t. ~. H~E 0 2UG4 fEB -9 pt" 3: \ 6 ,. : I dT\l 1n:~SJ ~Ot1t~iSS\OH Geoff Cookman Granite Telecommunications LLC 234 Copeland Street Quincy, MA 02169 Telephone: (866) 847-1500 JOINT APPLICATION OF QWEST CORPORATION AND GRANITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC FOR APPROV AL OF THE INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO PURSUANT TO 47 US.C. ~252(E) BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OI#J!- r:"(JJj~rJ3CASE NO. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT Qwest Corporation ("Qwest") and Granite Telecommunications, LLC ("Granite ) 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. Granite 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 APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT - Boise-167433.10029164-00016 Page 1 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 Granite to interconnect with Qwest facilities and to provide customers with increased choices among local telecommunications services. Granite 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 9th day of February, 2004. Qwest Corporation At! (f/I~ Mary tl.Hobson Stoel Rives LLP , Attorneys for Qwest and Geoff Cookman Granite Telecommunications LLC APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT - Boise-167433.10029164-00016 Page 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 9th day of February, 2004, 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 i i ewell~puc.state.id. us Hand Delivery U. S. Mail Overnight Delivery Facsimile Email Geoff Cookman Granite Telecommunications LLC 234 Copeland Street Quincy, MA 02169 Telephone: (866) 847-1500 Hand Delivery U. S. Mail Overnight Delivery Facsimile Email Harry Malone Swidler Berlin ShereffFrieedman LLP 3000 K Street NW - Suite 300 Washington, DC 20007-5116 Hand Delivery U. S. Mail Overnight Delivery Facsimile Email randi L. Gearhart, PLS Legal Secretary to Mary S. Hobson Stoel Rives LLP APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT - Boise-167433.10029164-00016 Page 3 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 Granite Telecommunications, LLC Agreement Number CDS-040127 -0030 "'" -! 5 ~. :.....!...- , -" I ' .,.., ,q () -1 f11 0 fTl 0", ~,co ..eU) rr1 CJ _. \..0 a :3: j~. ~ c=) ':'? :z:0'\ '--. TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1.0 - GENERAL TERMS ................................................................................ 1 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..... ................. """"""""""""""""""""""" .. .47 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 .......... ........ .........,.. .......... ............ .....,........... .......,. . Owest Idaho SGAT - Third Revision, May 24 2002 (July 25,2002 Errata) 25-04/swd-ms/Granite Telecommunications, LLC/ID/CDS-040127 -0030 - i - TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERCONNECTION FACILITY OPTIONS............................................................. .. EXCHANGE OF TRAFFIC........... ...................... .................. ................. """""""" . RECIPROCAL COMPENSATION.......................................................................... .. ORDERING..... ................ ........... """"'" ................. ..... ...................... ................. JOINTLY PROVIDED SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES.............................................. TRANSIT RECORDS .......... ................... ................... ............. ................... ........... LOCAL INTERCONNECTION DATA EXCHANGE FOR BILLING ................................... SECTION 8.0 - COLLOCATION """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""'"............ 78 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) .............................. ................ ...... ............ ....................... ............ ....17810 LOCAL TANDEM SWITCHING............ .......................................... ............... ...... .. 17911 LOCAL SWITCHING ........... ....... ............ ...................... ........ ......... ..... ............ .... 18012 CUSTOMIZED ROUTING.................... """"""""""""""""""'" ...... """'" ""'" .. 189 13 ACCESS TO SIGNALING.................................................................................. ..191 14 AIN SERVICES.... ................... ........................................ ......... ................. ..... .. 19415 INTERCONNECTION TO LINE INFORMATION DATABASE (LlDB) ............................196 16 8XX DATABASE QUERY SERVICE................................................................... ..20017 INTERNETWORK CALLING NAME (ICNAM).... """"""""""""""""""""" ......... . 20218 ADDITIONAL UNBUNDLED ELEMENTS............................................................... .20419 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 1 0.4 WHITE PAGES DIRECTORY LISTINGS...... ...................... """ ............................ .. 248 10.DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE............... ..... ...................... ................. ..... .............. ... 252 10.DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE LIST........................................................................ .255 10.TOLL AND ASSISTANCE OPERATOR SERVICES ..................................................258 Owest Idaho SGAT - Third Revision, May 24 2002 (July 25,2002 Errata) 25-04/swd-ms/Granite Telecommunications, LLC/ID/CDS-040127 -0030 - ii - TABLE OF CONTENTS 10.8 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 DIALING PARITY.. .......................... ............... ..... ................ 304 SECTION 15.0 - QWEST DEX ................................................................................... 305 SECTION 16.0 - REFERRAL ANNOUNCEMENT ...................................................... 306 SECTION 17.0 - BONA FIDE REOUEST 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 Qwest Idaho SGAT - Third Revision, May 24 2002 (July 25 2002 Errata) 25-04/swd-ms/Granite Telecommunications, LLC/ID/CDS-040127 -0030 - iii - 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 Owest Idaho SGAT - Third Revision , May 24 2002 (July 25,2002 Errata) 25-04/swd-ms/Granite Telecommunications, LLC/ID/CDS-040127 -0030 - iv- WE- T -04- see case file for complete agreement