20080707Motion to Extend Comment Period.pdf

WELDON B. STUTZMAN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
IDAHO STATE BAR NO. 3283
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STREET MAILING ADDRESS:
472 WEST WASHINGTON STREET
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5918
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF
QWEST CORPORATION REQUESTING
AUTHORIZATION TO WITHDRAW ITS
STATEMENT OF GENERALLY
AVAILABLE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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) CASE NO. QWE-T-08-04
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) COMMISSION STAFF
) MOTION TO EXTEND
) COMMENT PERIOD
On May 2, 2008, Qwest Corporation filed a Petition requesting authorization to
withdraw its Statement of Generally Available Terms and Conditions (SGAT), a model for
network access interconnection the Company states has not been offered as an option for
interconnection since August 2004. On May 23, 2008, the Commission issued a Notice of
Petition and Notice of Modified Procedure establishing a period for the fiing of comments that
expires on July 7,2008. Staff fied comments in response to the Commission's Notice, and now
fies this Motion to Extend the Comment Period.
Qwests SGAT includes a comprehensive performance assurance plan (PAP), as well
as a comprehensive list of performance measures known as performance indicator definitions
(PID) to provide specific data about Qwests interconnection services to competitors using the
Company's facilties and network. Withdrawal of the SGAT would also remove the
performance assurance plan and indicator definitions that are part of the SGAT.
State commission staff members of the Regional Oversight Committee (ROC) that
reviews Qwest s services in its 14 state service area plan to participate in a multi-state review
process to evaluate all performance measurements that are par of the SGAT. The ROC
COMMISSION STAFF MOTION
TO EXTEND COMMENT PERIOD 1
Executive Steering Committee has accepted the recommendation for a multi-state PID review to
be performed by Liberty Consulting. Liberty completed the initial PIDIP AP audit, and its
familiarity should expedite the review and afford CLECs a reasonable opportunity to participate
in all of Qwests 14 regional states.
Staff by this Motion requests that the Commission approve the Staffs participation in
the multi-state review process by Liberty Consulting and extend the comment period in this case
until such time as the review is complete and a final report can be fied with the Commission.
Respectfully submitted this ~ day of July 2008.
Q~Weldon B. Stutzman
Deputy Attorney General
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COMMISSION STAFF MOTION
TO EXTEND COMMENT PERIOD 2
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 7TH DAY OF mL Y 2008, SERVED
THE FOREGOING COMMISSION STAFF MOTION TO EXTEND COMMENT
PERIOD, IN CASE NO. QWE-T-08-4, BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF, POSTAGE
PREPAID, TO THE FOLLOWING:
MARY S HOBSON
QWEST CORPORATION
999 MAIN ST, SUITE 1103
BOISE ID 83702
ADAMLSHERR
CORPORATE COUNSEL
QWEST CORPORATION
1600 7TH AVE, ROOM 3206
SEATTLE WA 98191
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SECRETARY
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE