20040223Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:CO MMISSI 0 NER KJELLAND ER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:WAYNE HART
DATE:FEBRUARY 20, 2004
RE:STAFF REVIEW OF INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS AND
AMENDMENTS: CASE NOS. USW-99-22; USW-00-5; USW-00-14;
USW-00-17; USW-00-21; QWE-02-2; QWE-Ol-13; QWE-04-
VZN-04-1 (AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT).
BACKGROUND
Under the provisions of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 , interconnection
agreements must be submitted to the Commission for approval. 47 C. ~ 252(e)(1). The
Commission may reject an agreement adopted by negotiations only ifit finds that the agreement:
(1) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement; or (2)
implementation of the agreement is not consistent with the public interest, convenience and
necessity. 47 U.c. ~ 252(e)(2)(A).
THE CURRENT APPLICATIONS
1. Qwest and NPCR, Inc. dba Nextel Partners (Case No. USW-99-22). This is an
amendment to a previously approved agreement implementing new reciprocal compensation tenns
based upon a three-month study of traffic between the two companies.
2. Owest and Integra Telecom ofIdaho, Inc. (Case No. USW-00-. This Application
is for an amendment to an existing interconnection agreement adding tenns for the conversion of
private line service to Unbundled Dedicated Interoffice Transport (UDIT).
3. Owest and Time Warner Telecom ofIdaho, LLC (Case No. USW-00-14). This
Application seeks approval of two amendments to an existing agreement. The first amendment
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provides general tenns for Collocation Available Inventory, and the second provides promotional
rates for Collocation Available Inventory for a limited time period.
4. Qwest and American Fiber Network, Inc. (Case No. USW-00-17). This Application
is for an amendment to update the agreement to reflect changes in regulatory requirements
implemented in the Federal Communications Commission s Triennial Review Order (TRO). This
amendment deals with those TRO elements that were not delegated to states for further analysis
5. Qwest and Electric Lightwave, Inc. (Case No. USW-00-21). This Application seeks
approval of an amendment to an existing agreement that provides tenns for unbundled dark fiber.
6. Qwest and 1-800-Reconex, Inc. (Case No. OWE-01-13). This Application is for an
amendment to an existing agreement providing tenns for unbundled public access lines (UNE-
PAL).
7. Owest and XO Idaho, Inc. (Case No. OWE-02-. This Application is for an
amendment to provide promotional rates for available collocation inventory.
8. Owest and Granite Telecommunications, Inc. (Case No. QWE-04-. This
Application seeks approval of a new agreement based on the Statement of Generally Available
Tenns (SGAT).
9. Verizon and Granite Telecommunications, LLC. (Case No. VZN-04-. The
companies submitted both a new original agreement and an amendment to the agreement. The
agreement contains tenns that are similar to tenns from other Verizon agreements previously
approved by the Commission. The amendment updates the agreement to reflect changes in
regulatory requirements implemented in the Federal Communications Commission s Triennial
Review Order (TRO). This amendment deals with those TRO elements that were not delegated to
states for further analysis
STAFF ANALYSIS
The Staffhas reviewed all of these Applications and did not find any tenns and conditions
that it considers to be discriminatory or contrary to the public interest. Staff believes that the
Agreements and Amendments are consistent with the pro-competitive policies of this Commission
the Idaho Legislature, and the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. Accordingly, Staff
believes that the Agreements and Amendments to previously approved interconnection agreements
merit the Commission s approval.
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COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to approve the Applications for Approval of the
Interconnection Agreements and Amendments listed above?
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