20121024final_order_no_32670.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
October 24,2012
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS )CASE NO.CTC-T-98-O1
COMPANY OF IDAHO FOR APPROVAL OF )
AMENDMENTS TO ITS )
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT WITH )
AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES INC.,)
PURSUANT TO 47 U.S.C.§252(e))
__________________________________________________________________________________
)
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF QWEST CORPORATION DBA )CASE NO.QWE-T-05-24
CENTURYLINK QC FOR APPROVAL OF )
AMENDMENTS TO ITS )
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT WITH )RED-BAN COMMUNICATIONS,LLC DBA )NEXTPHONE,PURSUANT TO 47 U.S.C.§)252(e))
__________________________________________________________________________________
)
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF QWEST CORPORATION DBA )CASE NO.QWE-T-06-26
CENTURYLINK QC FOR APPROVAL OF )
AMENDMENTS TO ITS )
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT WITH )
COEUR D’ALENE ANSWERING SERVICE,)
INC.DBA PASS WORD,PURSUANT TO 47 )
U.S.C.§252(e))
_________________________________________________________________________________________
)
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )OF QWEST CORPORATION DBA )CASE NO.QWE-T-OO-07
CENTURYLINK QC FOR APPROVAL OF )
AMENDMENTS TO ITS )
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT WITH )
MCLEODUSA TELECOMMUNICATIONS )ORDER NO.32670
SERVICES,LLC,PURSUANT TO 47 U.S.C.§)252(e).)
_____________________________________________________________________________
)
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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS )CASE NO.GTE-T-OO-02
NORTHWEST INC.FKA VERIZON )
NORTHWEST INC AND GTE NORTHWEST )
INC.FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS )
TO ITS INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT )
WITH T-MOBILE WEST CORPORATION )FKA VOICESTREAM WIRELESS,)
PURSUANT TO 47 U.S.C.§252(e).)
__________________________________________________________________________________
)
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS )CASE NO.VZN-T-06-Ol
NORTHWEST INC.FKA VERIZON )
NORTHWEST INC.FOR APPROVAL OF )
AMENDMENTS TO ITS )
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT WITH )
FRANCE TELECOM CORPORATE )
SOLUTIONS,LLC,PURSUANT TO 47 U.S.C.)
§252(e).)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
)
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF QWEST CORPORATION DBA )CASE NO.QWE-T-11-06
CENTURYLINK QC FOR APPROVAL OF )
AMENDMENTS TO ITS )
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT WITH )
BROADVOX-CLEC LLC,PURSUANT TO 47 )
U.S.C.§252(e).)
___________________________________________________________________________________
)
In these cases the Commission is asked to approve Amendments to the
Interconnection Agreements.With this Order,the Commission approves the Amendments to the
Interconnection Agreements.
BACKGROUND
Under the provisions of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996,interconnection
agreements,including amendments thereto,must be submitted to the Commission for approval.
47 U.S.C.§252(e)(1).The Commission may reject an agreement adopted by negotiations only
if it 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.S.C.§252(e)(2)(A).As the Commission noted in
Order No.28427,companies voluntarily entering into interconnection agreements “may
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negotiate terms,prices and conditions that do not comply with either the FCC rules or with the
provision of Section 25 1(b)or (c).”Order No.28427 at 11 (emphasis in original).This
comports with the FCC’s statement that “a state commission shall have authority to approve an
interconnection agreement adopted by negotiation even if the terms of the agreement do not
comply with the requirements of [Part 51].”47 C.F.R.§51.3.
THE APPLICATIONS
1.Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho and AT&T Wireless Services
Inc.,Case No.CTC-T-98-01.On October 9,2012,CTC submitted an Application seeking
approval of amendments to its Interconnection Agreement with AT&T.The parties’original
Agreement was approved by the Commission on March 13,1998.See Order No.27413.The
Application states that the parties’Agreement is being amended to comport with the recent FCC
USF/ICC Transformation Order,FCC 11-161.
2.Owest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and Red-Ban Communications,LLC dba
NextPhone,Case No.QWE-T-05-24.On October 9,2012,CenturyLink submitted an
Application seeking approval of amendments to its Interconnection Agreement with NextPhone.
The Parties’original agreement was approved by the Commission on January 6,2006.See
Order No.29946.The Application sets out rates,terms and conditions for the exchange of VoIP
traffic between CenturyLink and NextPhone per the FCC in Docket No.01-92,In the Matter of
Developing a UnUied Intercarrier Compensation Regime.
3.Owest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and Coeur d’Alene Answering Service
Inc.dba Pass Word,Case No.QWE-T-06-26.On September 28,2012,CenturyLirik submitted
an Application seeking the Commission’s approval of its Interconnection Agreement with Pass
Word,approved by the Commission on December 27,2006.See Order No.30208.The
Application states that the amendment is in compliance with the recent FCC Order,FCC Docket
No.0 1-92,setting out obligations with respect to the exchange of traffic between Paging
Providers Local Exchange Carriers as set forth in Attachment 1 of the Agreement.
4.Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and McLeodUSA Telecommunications
Services,LLC,Case No.QWE-T-00-07.On September 12,2012,CenturyLink submitted an
Application seeking the Commission’s approval of the parties’Interconnection Agreement with
McLeodUSA,approved by the Commission on November 13,2000.See Order No.28565.The
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parties request that the Commission approve the Termination of the Wholesale Service Order
Charge Amendment to their interconnection Agreement.
5.Frontier Communications Northwest Inc.fka Verizon Northwest Inc.and GTE
Northwest Inc.and T-Mobile West Corporation ika VoiceStream Wireless,Case No.GTE-T-00-
02.On September 10,2012,Frontier submitted an Application for approval to amend its
Interconnection Agreement with T-Mobile,approved by the Commission on January 5,2000.In
this Application,the parties request that the Commission approve the terms and conditions for
reciprocal compensation in compliance with the US’F/ICC Transformation Order FCC 11-161
(“rd.December 23,2011).
6.Frontier Communications Northwest Inc.Ika Verizon Northwest Inc.and GTE
Northwest Inc.and France Telecom Corporate Solutions,LLC,Case No.VZN-T-06-0l.On
September 10,2012,Frontier submitted an Application for approval to amend its Interconnection
Agreement with France Telecom,approved by the Commission on February 9,2006.See Order
No.29971.In this Application,the parties request that the Commission approve the terms and
conditions for reciprocal compensation pursuant to the USF/ICC Tranformaiion Order FCC 1]-
161 (rd.November 19,201]).
7.Qwest Corporation dba CenturvLink QC and Broadvox-CLEC LLC,Case No.
OWE-Li 1-06.On September 28,2012,CenturyLink submitted an Application for approval to
amend its Interconnection Agreement with Broadvox,approved by the Commission on June 28,
2011.See Order No.32276.In this Application,the parties request that the Commission
approve the terms and conditions,outlined in Attachment 1,for intercarrier compensation for the
exchange of VoIP-PSTN traffic pursuant to the FCC Docket No.01-92,In the Matter of
Developing a UnUied Jntercarrier Compensation Regime,and effective December 29,2011.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff reviewed the foregoing Applications and did not find any terms or conditions
that it considers to be discriminatory or contrary to the public interest.Staff believes that the
amendments to the Interconnection Agreements are consistent with the pro-competitive policies
of this Commission,the Idaho Legislature,and the federal Telecommunications Act.
Accordingly,Staff recommended that the Commission approve the foregoing amendments to
Interconnection Agreements.
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COMMISSION FINDINGS
Under the terms of the Telecommunications Act,interconnection agreements,
including amendments thereto,must be submitted to the Commission for approval.47 U.S.C.§
252(e)().However,the Commission’s review is limited.The Commission may reject an
agreement adopted by negotiation Q!iJ if it finds that the agreement discriminates against a
telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement or implementation of the agreement is
not consistent with the public interest,convenience and necessity.Id.
Based upon our review of the Applications and the Staffs recommendations,the
Commission finds that the amendments to the Interconnection Agreements are consistent with
the public interest,convenience and necessity and do not discriminate.Therefore,the
Commission finds that the amendments to the Agreements,reviewed by Staff and more fully
described above,should be approved.Approval of the Agreements does not negate the
responsibility of either party to these Agreements to obtain a Certificate of Public Convenience
and Necessity if they are offering local exchange services or to comply with Idaho Code §sS 62-
604 and 62-606 if they are providing other non-basic local telecommunications services as
defined by Idaho Code §62-603.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the amendments to the Interconnection Agreement
between Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho and AT&T Wireless Services Inc.,
Case No.CTC-T-98-01,are approved.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the amendments to the Interconnection Agreement
between Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and Red-Ban Communications,LLC dba
NextPhone,Case No.QWE-T-05-24,are approved.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the amendments to the Interconnection Agreement
between Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and Coeur d’Alene Answering Service Inc.,
dba Pass Word,Case No.QWE-T-06-26,are approved.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the amendments to the Interconnection Agreement
between Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and McLeodUSA Telecommunications
Services,LLC,Case No.QWE-T-00-07,are approved.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the amendments to the Interconnection Agreement
between Frontier Communications Northwest Inc.fka Verizon Northwest Inc.and GTE
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Northwest Inc.and France Telecom Corporate Solutions,LLC,Case No.VZN-T-06-0l,are
approved.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the amendments to the Interconnection Agreement
between Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and Broadvox-CLEC LLC,Case No.QWE-T
11-06,are approved.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER.Any person interested in this Order (or in issues finally
decided by this Order)may petition for reconsideration within twenty-one (21)days of the
service date of this Order.Within seven (7)days after any person has petitioned for
reconsideration,any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration.See Idaho Code §§61-
626 and 62-619.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this
day of October 2012.
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PAUTZ KJELLAN4EE,PRESIDENT
MACK A.REDFORD,CMMISSIONER
MARSHA H.SMITH,COMMISSIONER
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J’án D.JewelI’/
Commission Secretary
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