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October 19,2009
Jean D. Jewell, Secetar
Idaho Public Utilties Commission
4 72 West Washigton
Boise,ID 83702-5983
Via Email: jean.jewel/(uc.idaho.gov
and Via Overnight Delivery
Re: In the Matter ofQwest Corpration's Petition for Approval ofNon-Impainent
Status for DS3 Loops in the Boise Main Wire Center
Docket No. QWE- T -09-15
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Enclosed for fiing with the Commssion in the above-referenced matter are an
original and seven copies of the public and nonpublic versions of both the redlined and
clean verions ofIntegra's Errata Comments. These Comments are to replace Integra's
earlier Comments which were filed with the Commission on October 12, 2009. Als
enclosed is the Cerificate of Serice.
Please contact Doug Deney if you have any questions at 503-453-8285.
Sincerely,
S:~~
Regulatory Administrator
Integra Telecm
763-745-8465 (Direc)
763-745-8459 (Dept. Fax)
Joyce.Pedersen(iintegratelecom. com
Enclosures
cc: Mar Hobson
Alex Due
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE RECç: En.J .:.
ionq OCl 20 ~"9~ 48
i do hereby cerify that on the 19th day of October, 2009, a true and Ácgl~~ ~\C;
of the foregoing Public and Non-Public Comments ofIntegra Errata Fi1int\l~~ ,,,""l!3SION
clean) were filed and/or sered upon the following individuals: U t '-'
Via E-mail and Overnight Mai
Jea D. Jewell Public & Nonpublic
Idaho PUC
472 West Washigton Stree
Boise, ID 83702
Jean. jewel1q¿puc. idaho. gov
Via E-mail
Weldon Stutzman Public & Nonpublic
Idaho PUC
472 West Washigton Street
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83702
Weldon. Stutzman(ipuc. idaho. gov
Dated: October 19,2009.
Via E-mail and U.S. Mail
Mar S. Hobson Public & Nonpublic
999 Main Suite 1103
Boise,ID 83702
Mar.hobson(iqwest. com
Via E-mail and U.S. Mail
Alex M. Duae Public & Nonpublic
Qwest Corpration
421 SW Oak Stree, Room 810
Portland, OR 97204
Alex.duareCfwest.com
RECEIVED
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMSSION
2069 OCT 20 AM 9= 48
IDAHO PUBUÇlJTILITlct'roui'IQ"'I"i'.. ~;_ Ù ....l .... f.f: ftl \o';)..l; i 1,~
IN THE MATTER OF QWEST
CORPORATION'S PETITION FOR
APPROVAL OF NON-IMPAIRMNT
STATUS FOR DS3 LOOPS IN THE BOISE
MAIN WIRE CENTER
CASE NO. QWE-T-09-15)
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PUBLIC
COMMENTS OF INEGRA
ERRTA FIING
I. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMRY
Integr Telecom of Idao, Inc.; Electrc Lightwave, LLC dba Integr Telecom; and
Eschelon Telecom, Inc. dba Integra Telecom (collectively referred to as "Integra")! oppose the
Petition of Qwest Corporation (Qwests Petition) to classified the Boise Main wire center as non-
impaired for DS3 loops. Qwest s Petition is incomplete and contains a number of errors that
raises into question whether or not Qwest meets the FCC's threshold for DS3 loop non-
impairment.
2 The issues with Qwest's filing are as follows: (A) Integra is unable to verify the
loop count data Qwest associates with Integr; (B) The data upon which Qwest has relied to
support its switched business line counts is almost a yea old; (C) Qwest failed to provide fiber-
based collocation supportng data which is required to classify Boise Main as non-impaired for
DS3 loops; and (D) Highly Confidential Albersheim Attchment A, which contains a summar
of line count data, is unclea as the data is referenced as both December 2007 and December
2008 - both of which can't be correct. As a result ofthese inadequacies, Qwests petition should
be denied.
2
Elettic Lightwave, ILC dba Integr Telecom ("ELl') curently serves customers in Idaho.
C.F.R. § 51.19(a)(5).
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Integr requests that the Commission require (1) Qwest to use curent data when
requesting a change in the non-impairment status or Tier classification of a wire center; and (2)
Qwest to provide all supporting data when makng a request for a change in the non-impairment
statu or Tier classification of a wire center.
II. ANALYSIS
A. INTEGRA IS UNABLE TO VERI THE LOOP COUN DATA OWEST
ASSOCIATES WITH INEGRA.
In most non-impairment cases to date, Integra has been able to verify Qwests Integra
specific line counts to such a degree that any discrepancies were minor and would not impact the
proposed non-impairment designation. One exception is the Eagan-Lexington wire center in
Minesota, where Integr along with another CLEC found significant discrepancies with
Qwests data. Qwest subsequently was forced to withdraw its non-impairment proposal for that
wire center admitting that its initial line count estimates were in error?
Qwest s loop count data for Integra in the Boise Mai is also proving diffcult to validate,
as was the case with Eagan-Lexington. For example, Qwest shows a significant number of EEL
circuits belonging to Integra for the Boise Main wire center, while Integr canot find a single
EEL circuit associated with a customer that resides in those wire centers.4 However, in its
review of its most recent loop count data 5 Integr has identified significantly more DS 1 loop and
4
Minnesota Docket No. 07-865, Qwest Letter Withdrwing Wir Center, Marh 7,2008. It is importnt to
note that no signl CLEC had enough disputes to alter Qwest's line counts beyond the non-impairent
theshold, but because two CLECs closely reviewed their data in combination the discrepancies were
enough to challenge and force a withdrwal of Qwest's filing.
Note that we have a number of EEL circuits terminating to the Boise Main wi center servng customers
that reside in other wire centers. However, these should not be included in the Boise Main loop counts.
This has not been a point of contention in the past and it is not clear tht this is the cause of the
discrepancy in this case.
Integr's data is as of August ~1, 2008, the date ofQwest's request for DS3 loop non-impairent.
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2-wire loop circuits than Qwest has counted for Integra in these wire centers. The highly
confidential table below shows the differences in the Integra and Qwest loop counts.
Table 1: Integra Loop Count Discrepancies
(Begin Highly Confidential)
Boise Main
Qwest counts Integr Counts
forInte~a
2-wire loops XX XX
DSlloops XX XX
DSI EELs XX XX
(End Highly Confidential)
B. THE DATA UPON WHICH OWEST HAS RELIED TO SUPPORT ITS
SWITCHED BUSINESS LINE COUNS IS ALMOST A YEAR OLD.
Qwest has relied upon switched business line count data that is at least 8 months old at
the time ofQwests request for DS3 non-impairment in Boise Main.6
The issue of the appropnate time penod to review both the switched business line count
and the fiber-based collocation data is crucial as updates are made to Qwests Wire Center List.
This Commission should make clea that, as Qwest makes updtes to its list, Qwest should use
data that is contemporaneous with Qwests clai for "non-impaied" statu. First, Qwest should
not be allowed to go fishing back though time in attempts to classify wire centers as non-
impaired that do not curently meet the non-impairment status. As descnbed above, it is diffcult
for CLECs to validate Qwest s line count data. It becomes exponentially more diffcult the older
the data becomes. Second, Qwest should not be allowed to select one set of data from one time
6 See issue E below. Qwests supporting documentation makes it unclea whether Qwest relied upon
December 2007 or December 2008 line count data.
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perod and another set of data from a different time perod and then yet another time period to
actully make its claim for non-impairment. For example, suppose there exists a wire center
today that has four fiber-based collocators, but fewer than 38,000 lines. Suppose that the wire
center surasses 38,000 lines in the futue, but by this time there are only thee fiber-based
collocators. Qwest should not be allowed to choose line counts from the present and fiber-based
collocators from the past. The deterination of "non-impaied" statu should be made at the
point in time that Qwest is claiing an offce is "non-impaied," not from a combination of
counts from different time periods that best advantages Qwest.
Allowing Qwest to selectively choose the time period and data upon which it chooses to
rely would put CLECs at a fuher substantial disadvantage regarding validation of Qwest s data.
It would also disadvantage CLEC business planing as to when and how to expand its presence
in Idaho since it would have to tae into account not only the curent conditions of the market,
but also the conditions as they existed in the past.
C. QWEST'S FAILURE TO SUPPLY FIBER-BASED COLLOCATION DATA,
WHICH IS REQUIRD TO SUPPORT THE CLASSIFCATION OF BOISE
MAIN AS NON-IMPAIRED FOR DS3 LOOPS.
When Qwest makes a request for DS3 (or DSl) loop non-impairment, Qwest need to
meet two tests. First, Qwest needs to demonstrate that the number that the number of switched
business lines exceeds the line count threshold established by the FCC. Second, Qwest needs to
demonstrate that the number of fiber-based collocators exceeds the fiber-based collocation
theshold established by the FCC. In this petition Qwest only fied supportng data for switched
business lines, but failed to provide supportng data for fiber-based collocations.
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Qwest argues, "(b )ecause ths Commssion has already established the Boise Main wire
center as a Tier 1 non-impaired wire center, based on the number of fiber-based collocators in
that wire center, Qwest does not believe that the number of fiber-based collocators at that wire
center needs to be readdressed for the purses of a fiding that the wire center has the requisite
number of fiber-based collocators fro DS3 loop non-impaient."7 This is incorrect.
The FCC determined that once a wire center meets both line count and fiber-based
collocation thesholds for DS3 loops, "no futue DS3 loop unbundling wil be requied in that
wire center."g Qwest interprets this to mea that it can apply the fiber-based collocation standard
from one time period and the switched business line standad from another time period. While
Integr acknowledges that once Qwest has obtained Tier i status in a wire center the wire center
canot subsequently be reclassified as Tier 2 or Tier 3,9 this does not imply that Qwest no longer
needs to meet the relevant criteria outline to obtain non-impairment statu for a DSI or DS3
loop.
Ms. Torrence states that she has reviewed the fiber-based collocations and confied "the
presence of five fiber-based collocators in that wire center,"IO but Qwest failed to supply the
required supporting documentation to support that clai and thus Qwest s petition should be
rej ected. i I
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Torrence Afdavit,'¡ 7.
C.F.R § 51.3 I 9 (aX5). A similar rule applies to DS i loops.
C.F.R. § 5 1.3 1 9 (dX3 Xi). A similar rule applies to Tier 2 sttus.
Torrence Affidavit,'¡ 7.
Integr recognizes that this Commssion reently reviewed the number of fiber-based collocations in the
Boise Main wi center and there were likely not material changes since that review that would impact
whether or not Qwest meets the DS3 loop fiber-based collocation non-impairent thshold. However,
this should not alter Qwests obligation to supply all supporting data when requesting a change in the
non-impairent sttus or Tier classification for a wire center.
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D. IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT TIME PERIOD QWEST'S SWITCHED BUSINESS
LINE COUNTS REPRESENT.
Qwest s switched business line count sumar for Boise Main contais two headngs
which make it unclear upon what time period Qwest relied upon to support its request for DS3
loop non-impairment. Highly Confidential Albersheim Attchment A contains the heading
"Idaho 2008 Business Line Counts - December 2008," while the actu table containig
switched line count sumar data lists "200712" under "YRO Data." Ths presumably refers
to December 2007 as the Year ("YR") and the Month ("MO") of the data.
As discussed above,12 Qwest should have relied upon line count data that is curent with
its request for non-impairment. However, in no event should Qwest have relied upon line count
data that was 20 months old at the time Qwest made its fiing.
III. CONCLUSION
Qwest s petition requesting DS3 non-impairment statu in the Boise Main wire center
should be rejected simply based on the fact that Qwest failed to supply the required supporting
fiber-based collocation data. In addition, Qwests line count support should be rejected as it is
unclear as to what time period it represents. Furer, Qwests line count data should reflect the
time period associated with Qwests fiing.
Integr requests that the Commission require Qwest to properly fie all supportng data
before a wire center is classified as non-impaired. In addition, Integra requests that the
Commssion clarfy whether Qwest must use curent data when requesting a change in the non-
impairment statu or Tier classification of a wire center.
12 See section C.
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Dated this 19th day of October, 2009.
Respectfully submitted,
Douglas K. Denney
Director, Costs & Policy
1201 Lloyd Blvd, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97232
503.453.8285 (Direct)
Company Representative, Integra
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RECEI r\u
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMSSION 2009 OCT 20 AM 9= 48
IOAH. u'"¡ ')¡ Ip: :('.. i I.,..;L,X
UTILITIES COMMi;:SION
IN THE MATTER OF QWEST
CORPORATION'S PETITION FOR
APPROVAL OF NON-IMPAIRMNT
STATUS FOR DS3 LOOPS IN THE BOISE
MAIN WIRE CENTER
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CASE NO. QWE-T-09-15
PUBLIC
COMMENTS OF INTEGRA
ERRA TA FILING
I. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMRY
Integr Telecom of Idaho, Inc.; Electrc Lightwave, LLC dba Integra Telecom; and
Eschelon Telecm, Inc. dba Integra Telecom (collectively referred to as "Integra")! oppose the
Petition ofQwest Corpration (Qwests Petition) to classified the Boise Main wire center as non-
impaired for DS3 loops. Qwest s Petition is incomplete and contains a number of errors that
raises into question whether or not Qwest meets the FCC's theshold for DS3 loop non-
impairment,2 The issues with Qwest's filing are as follows: (A) Integr is unable to verify the
loop count data Qwest associates with Integra; (B) Qwest' S B'eteàelogy fer ee1:iB CLEe
s,...jteheà Ð\:siÐess ¡iRes e'/erstates the Ð\:B'Ðer of Ð\:siRess ¡iRes; (Gil The data upon which
Qwest has relied to support its switched business line counts is almost a year old; (.Q Qwest
failed to provide fiber-based collocation supporting data, which is required to classify Boise
Main as non-impaired for DS3 loops; and (éID Highly Confidential Albersheim Attchment A,
which contains a summar of line count data, is unclea as the data is referenced as both
2
Eletric Lightwave, LLC dba hitegr Telecom (''ELl') curntly serves customers in Idaho.
C.F.R. § 51.19(a)(5).
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December 2007 and December 2008 - both of which can't be correct. As a result of these
inadequacies, Qwests petition should be dened.
Integr requests that the Commission require; (I) Qwest ts eKelaèe CL~C fesiEleøial
IsSflS aREI CLBC RSR switeheEi liRes fFSfB the CLBC switeheEi ÐÐSiRess liRe eS1:ts; (~l) Qwest to
use curent data when requesting a change in the non-impairment statu or Tier classification of a
wire center; and (~2) Qwest to provide all supporting data when makg a request for a change in
the non-impairment statu or Tier classification of a wire center.
II. ANALYSIS
A. INEGRA IS UNABLE TO VERI THE LOOP COUN DATA QWEST
ASSOCIATES WITH INTEGRA.
In most non-impairment cases to date, Integra has been able to verify Qwest s Integra
specific line counts to such a degree that any discrepancies were minor and would not impact the
proposed non-impairment designation. One exception is the Eagan-Lexington wire center in
Minesota where Integra along with another CLEC found signficant discrepancies with
Qwests data. Qwest subsequently was forced to withdrw its non-impairment proposal for that
wire center admtting that its initial line count estimates were in error.3
Qwest s loop count data for Integra in the Boise Mai is also proving diffcult to validate,
as was the case with Eagan-Lexington. For example, Qwest shows a signficant number of EEL
circuits belonging to Integra for the Boise Main wire center, while Integra canot find a single
Minnesota Docket No. 07-865, Qwest Letter Withdrawing Wire Center, March 7, 2008. It is importnt to
note that no signal CLEC had enough disputes to alter Qwests line counts beyond the non-impairent
thshold, but because two CLECs closely reviewed their data in combination the discrepancies were
enough to challenge and force a withdrwal of Qwest's fiing.
2
EEL circuit associated with a customer that resides in those wire centers.4 However, in its
review of its most recent loop count data,S Integra has identified significantly more DSl100p and
2-wire loop circuits than Qwest has counted for Integra in these wire centers. The highly
confidential table below shows the differences in the Integra and Qwest loop counts.
Table 1: Integra Loop Count Discrepancies
(Begin Highly Confidential)
Boise Main
Qwest counts Integr Counts
for Inte~a
2-wire loops XX XX
DSI loops XX XX
DSI EELs XX XX
(End Highly Confidential)
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that reside in other wie centers. However, these should not be included in the Boise Main loop cowits.
This has not been a point of contention in the past and it is not clear that this is the cause of the
discrepancy in this case.
Integr's data is as of August 31, 2008, the date of Qwest's request for DS3 loop non-impairment.
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first seiiteiiee anè v..el:lè Ilet give meaniiig te the etire mle.
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leeps ml:st ee eeiifiiieè witllia the seepe ef el:siaess lifte as èefæeè ia tlle
fist seahm-ee ef 1:e paragrapll.". .. As SQB, tlle ALI eeaell:èeè tllat givea
ile plaia langl:age of 47 C.P.R. § 51.5, it is ilogieal to eeftell:èe tllat a
resièeaHal lifte is a el:siftess liae. A aOR switelleè UNE leop previèiRg
serviee te a resièeiitial èl:stemer eORf.ets vátll eetll tlle first seateÐee of
tlle mle, as \..e11 as 1:e tllirè seateiiee; tllerefere, tlle illE leop eempeaet
eftle eusiRess liRe ealeulatieR ey wire eeRtel, is to ee moèifieè to exell:èe
resièeÐtial anè aea swÜelleè liaes. ~
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euaiReaa el:slomers 1:at are awitelleè. III eeRtrt, Qwest' a euainess IÎ.e eoUB methoèolog)'
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u'leluâes liRes useâ to serviee resiâeRial (Rot Busæess) eustomers as '..ell as liRes that are Rot
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the iRteRt of the rae, Q'..ests elaim that a resiâeRtial or ROR switeheâ liRe shoulâ Be eolleâ as a
switeheâ BusiRess liRe siHlly âoes Rot make seRse.
Qwest eO\:lâ Re.ve easily remo'leâ resiâeRtial 100flS from its switeheâ BusiRess liRe
eOl:ts. WheR a CLBC orders a 100fl fFem Qwest there is a maRâatory Helà OR the Loeal Serviee
R-eauest ("LSR") where the CLBC ifieates 'Nhether the 100fl wil Be 1:eâ to S8le a B1:iReSS,
resiâeRee or gO'lemmeRt e\:stomer. Tlæs, Q'uest has iRfoffatioR iR its flossessioR to eRable it to
remove resiâeRtial 100flS fmm its eale\:latioR of switeheâ BusiRess liRe eOllts.
I\TON SWrrClIEJ; C4A4 CITY ØF J.t)t),.vS USEl ro SERVE BUSINESSESh . Wi,P"i:
SlIUJ,/J NOT BE J.J,U~J; IN SWrrCIIEJ; BUSINESS UNEi ¡
In aââitioR to its eror iR eolfiRg resiâeRtial 100flS, QVi'est eOl:ts all ~IB L at their
maximum floteRtial eaflaeity eRâ aSS\les that this flll eaflaeity is âeâieateâ to serve 'loiee
switeheâ âemaRâ, 'Nhieh meaRS that Qwest eOl:ts all Righ eaflaeity/-àigital DS I ~m L as 24
iRâiviâ\:al BusiRess switeheâ liRes. This aflflroaeh iRRfflroflriately eo\:ts ehaIlels OR the high
eRfaeity/âigital lRIBs that âo ROt flroviâe s,..iteheâ BusiRess serviees a flrereauisite to a line
BeiRg eoæiteâ as a hHti"ess l.jne. This metHoâ iRaflflroflriately aSSlmes that every llvailable
ehaRBel OR aR \:RBl:âleâ RigR eRfaeity lOOfl (or its eqivaleRt âigital eRfaeity) is BeiRg useâ to
S\:flflort svlÎteheâ B\:siReSS serviees, wReR iR fuet, m\:eR of that eRfaeity might ROt Be useâ at all
(vaeaRt), arâ some flortioR of that eaflaeity iR most eire\lstaRee wil almost eertaiRl)' Be 1:eâ
for âata serviees.
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The haes that ale iae1llàeà ia the l:nlSiaess liae eetl HUlSt eemply with the C"Û1"
àefiaitiea af lnlsiaess liae, whieh meaas that these liaes ml:st èe: (l) l:seà ta sere a èl:iaess
el:stemer; and (2) l:seà te proviàe switeheà serviees (i.e., ',teiee); fHd ta the eKteat eaasisteat
with these real:iremeats, (3) eaeh é4 Iæps elaFJlel shel:là èe evall:ateà as eae liae. li aààitiea,
as àisel:sseà aèeve, whether a liae is eal:teà as a èl:siaess liae ar aat, shal:là Bat àepeaà l:pea
whether the el:stamer is sePleà èy Qwest er the CLBC.-w Qwest ml:st l:se the same metheàelegy
fer eal:tiag GLBC liaes as it àaes ia eal:iag its evia Bl:siaess haes.
The FCC is eleal that Qwest retil S'Niteheà èl:siaess liae eel:s slel:là èe eel:ateà the
same as l:Bl:àleà leep eetls. limeàiately after iàeatifyiag the lyes ef liaes that ale
eaaàiàates ta Be eal:ateà as èl:siaess liaes, the àefiaitiaa aàapts. limitiag lllgyge with the
pmase "ameag these reaæremeats," thereèy makiag eleal that the limiti eritera ef the
àefiaitiea apply eal:ally te rn¡B L llagemeats as well as ILBC retail liBe eel:Bts.
Qv/est has Bat applieà tHe FCG's limitiBg eritera earreetly. J.st like the aèave àis6l:Sseà
ease ef UNB leops that serte resiàeBtial el:stemer, Qwest s applieatioB ef the FCC àefæitioa is
Baseà oa reaàiRg isalateà eampaaeats of the àefiaitiaR af Bl:siReSS liae ia a way that eoaftiets
with other pro'/isiaBs:
First, Q'Nest plaees great emphasis eB tHe seeeaà seateaee ef the àefiaitiea whieh, vÆea
reaà ia isolatieB, states:
The æièer ef èl:siBeSS liBes iB a wire eeater shall eaæl the Sl: ef all
iael:BeRt LBG èl:siReSS S'Niteheà aeeess ¡iRes, pIl:s the Sl: ef all rna~
+Q THis flarit)' FtaHiFiiæiiat is iisataiaiie witæa tAll HFst siiatiiaiiii sf tAe àHsiaess liae eeHBitiea: "aa
iRlll:àeRt LEG eWBee S,,,itllAee aBiieSS Ii ReS usee ts seive a àHsiRess llllteæeF, vA:etll by tAii
iReuæàeRt LEG itself eF b)' a eeæfletitiv8 LEG tRat 18as8s tA8 liae Heæ tl: iRiiuæèeRt LEG."
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A .1 iS lateFfreteà e~' Qnr . .h est, it elaiæs that the BeHteRee fle 't .
_.. -- .. wBei th r ,-" It .. ..ut all UN L,er e iaes satisfy ~ ef th .
1:__ " e reqi:ireæeats te ee eeiiiàeræ a "è"~ ~
Seeeaà Qu'est e l', v. Xfl Ølts aa exaæflle ia the à fi . .e aitiea as l: I: a" .
Bl.. p.leiiol ' ....h.. èwelI. th theeaflaeity ef hi h à"g sflee àigital serviees sheHhi ee .
og Ie wBei.. .W¡ .f th ~ ..lIeè, - with",e Lireshelà reql:ireæeHts te ee
tislieè, e...è .. · li..iBeso liB. .. Ii.i"!
læflertaatly hemeHer th, w. , ere are e 1He EbBe me iaststieaB i h . .
UNI.eps _.ii i a .. è_19t th '"'" thess every €í klJs eh8:asl ee eei:ateà aB a e' .,th . ....... Ita. "'Ii thY E08f,. .... li " ,.... OF ...e reqlirefeHts ef the à fb' .e æitieR AI'.' 1 LS exfl alReà e " .
It.. .èèiBii _' IF. '., the èeli9lIreæeRs te eeth Ullé Ieefl angefeRs lH Qnr' ..
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aiae eaf ee eel:teà "e'as ai:sæsss liHe" Th' .
.g liB... ., w.Y .. ..ii è" , ' IS IS lR. fe iii¡"èiigital hae te i,iieh Qmest hw as e e1:eà at it .
oily,. ..1.., th_ee
It is iHeerTs t tee eel: every DS i leefl ey its æ8:iæl: fleteRtIalheà ei: . 1 eaflaeity (i.e., assiaessiaes iH all iastaHees) Qm. west eel:Rts 0J'er h' h .
iø th ii ' A!V .opoeltylèigi UN i.. ~. ....im.. poteiol eo " ' ..pflaeit~ is I:seà te flreviàe su'iteheà e' .
it ..è-. Mly 'ii" ii ' ~ ..,. ii.. ,eria.,, si:e a elTel:æstl:ee is ey far th .e exeefltieH as e à
a teàay's æarkatnl Q ,flflese te the"., I: aee. _u'est ah flfleafS te ease its "iem eH it 1 .iN .. ....8 Be-eatt.. 7 (ftiea "4iel i è' ' e re8l .f th lil, % a ieates that the el:siaesB liHe eel:t:
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. . . shall aeeo\: ær ISrn¡ 8fà other àigital aeeess liaes ey eO\ltiag eaeh
€i4 ke~s efJuivaleRt as ORe liRe. For eKam~le, a DSI liRe eorres~oRàs to
24 €i kl~s efJuivaløs, 8fà thereære to 24 "eusiRess lmes."
læ~ortaRtly, a ~ro~er Feaàiag of the aeove iRStFUstioR àoes Rot àirest Qwest to soUB
eaeh ehaMel ia a high ea~aeity eireæt as a "eusiRess liRe." The eritieal serteRee iR the fJuote
eiteà aÐove is that Q'iVest "shall aeeouRt ær ISD~i 8fà otHer àigital aeeess liRes e~' eoun~Rg eaeh
€i iæ~s efJui'ialeRt as ORe liRe" (BH~hasis adàed). This rBEuiremeRt, however, àoes ROthg
more thaR what it plainly states, i.e., that eaeh €i ke~s BEæ'lalø shoulà ee eORsiàereà "ORe
liRe." '.¥eter OF ROt these liRes shoulà ee eoUBeà as ÐusiRess liRes, however, àBferàs U~OR
whether the FemaiRiRg reEfiremers of the FCC àefiRitioR are satisfieà.
The faet that the àefiRitioR ~reviàes aR eKamf)le of how the aRalysis might eoUB a DS i
àoes ROt refJuire that Qv/est or the CommissioR, igRore situatioRS IH whieh a similar DS i might
~ro¥iàe very little switeheà eusiRess serviee. Inàeeà, haà the FCC vlaRteà to àeelare all high
ea~asit~, seF¥ises Elà sirsuits as eusiRess IiRes, it soulà haiie easily sim~lifieà the àefiRitioR to
say so. But the FCC àià ROt. It àireeteà that eaeh €i ke~s efJuivaleRt ee eORsiàered ORe liRe,
aRà theR àireeteà that other eriteria most s~eeifieally, that the liRe also ee useà to ~ro¥iàe
switsheà assess liRe servise to a eusiRess sustomer (i.e., ¥oise serise) ee useà to àeteffme
whether eaeh "liRe" shoulà ee eORsiàereà a eusiRess liae.
Qwests ARl4IS àata àoes ROt so\: Qwests retail switslieà ÐusiRess tiRes at their
maximum ~otertial ea~aeity. The ARl4IS iRstretioRs ~6fit Qwest to eount "oRlY tRese aeeess
JiRes eormeetiRg eRà user with their erà offiees ær switehed serviees,''+ 'Nhieh is tHe same
.¡li~ej¡'f¥ww.fG6.gEl'/,!,r6l:/aFlislše61:8BlsI2QQ4Pi;lFs/4JQg6Q4 .ešf at ~ag8 2Q.
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reEtl:iremeat as iH the FCC's àefiHitisH sf "Bl:siness liHes" fer its l:B:l:liHg fraæev/srk. H- --
eKfJlaiHeà earier, the FCC's el:SiHeSS liHe àeHHitisH širests that lines ee esl:eà whether tlle IÍHe
is serveà ey the ILeC sr the CU~C. Tlll:s, 'Nlletller tlle Ii He is a Qwest retail liHe, sr a UNe lsap
arrimgemeHt l:seà e)' a CU~C ts fJrsviàe serviee, the same eriteria 8ffJlY. ImfJsrtaBtly, the teræ
"el:SiHeSS switslleà assess liHes" is a àefiHeà teræ iH ARlUg 43 g8, wlliell is the FefJsrt that tlle
FCC àireeteà ee l:seš ts meaSl:re ILeC retil liHes.H The ARMig F8fsrtiHg instretisHs FeEtl:ire
tHat Q'Nest refsrt its liHes iH vaiee eEtl:ii,'aleHts,+4 em, imflsrtHtly, àses HSt flerit Qwest ts
ssl: emfJty eirel:its sr àata eirsl:its.# gimfJlY fll:t, ttNest may HSt ssl: emflty SF Ela eirl:its
SH a Dg i l:seš ts flrsviàe seF\ziee ts SHe sf its el:stsmers (it may sHly eSl:t tlle aetii/ateà eiFel:it
flatlls) That is fJerfeetly eSHsisteat witH the FCC's fIles with resfJeet ts ssl:iHg el:sæess aeeess
liHes relative ts ilÐairæeat, l:Hfertately, that is HSt tlle flF8eess ttNest l:àerssk.
giHee emflty (tlßl:seà) aBà HSH svi-itelleà eiFel:its vl8l:là HSt ee eSl:Hteà l:àer Qwest s
retail liHe SSl:ts, elit vl'Hlà ee est:teš l:àer CLeC Ul¡e L eSl:ts, QlJ/est v/slilà ee allsweà ts
eSl:t emfJty eaflaeit), aHà àata eirel:its simfllY eeeiæse tlle elistsmer switeheà ts the CLeC.
CLeCs às HSt lise Higll eaflaeity Ul¡e L at their m8Xlmlim flsteHial eeaeity fer
fltlsses sf flreviàiHg eKell:sively s\vitelleà Bl:siHeSS serviees. CLeCs flrs'lÍàe SSflhistieateà Elta
serviees (e.g., lligh sfleeà iHtemet aeeess, wee hsstiHg, IP aààress, DNg, email seriees) Slier
.¡TAe HFSt liINitiAg faeteF iA tAe FCC's EleHAitieA ef a Bl:siAIiSS HAtI is tllat "Bl:siAIiSS liAIiS": "sllall iRSll:QIi
eR1y tllese assess HAes seARestiRg tlREI QStlF sl:steIN8FS witl iAslHeAt U;;C tlREI effises reF swiæluiQ
sep.'ises." 47 G.F.R. ~ 31..
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QQSiAeSS S,;I,iitslleEl Assess LiAes as "tetal ..eise wEle eeQii,ia1eRt aRa1eg eF Eligita1 SV¡.tSlliiEi assess 1iRes
te Bl:siAllSS sl:steINeFs." (eINfJAasis aElEleEl)
Page 2Q eftllii iRstFQstieRs reF ARMIS 43 Qg lil~l! tel! FCC's 9HSiRl!SS liRe EleHAitieR FRal~es slear t1at
Qwest INay seW't "eRIY teese tiRes SeRAl!stiRg eRd QSeF ~)QsteFR8FS 'Nite teeiF eAd effses reF switehed
seF\'ises. "
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these loof)s. These sepiiees, ,..hile llliziag baREili€lth (or M kbf)s eharafels) OH the CLBC's
DS 1 loof), are Rot si.¥itehe€l bHsiHess liHes, aR€l shoHl€l therefere Hot be iHelH€le€l iH the eoll of
bHsiHess liRes.
Comf)lylRg with the PCC's full aR€l eomf)lete €lefiHitioH of"b\:siHess liHe" is Rot simf)IY a
matter of eORveRieHee. The f\le ma*es elear that €Jlil;' s,..itehe€l bHsiHess liHes Me to be eolle€l
Hot the ma,dmum f)oteRtial eeaeity whiel v18\:l€l iHehie emf)ty eireHits aR€l El eireHits.
WeRee, eveR if Qv/est €loes Hot know the \:tilizatioR rate of CLl;C m~ L fer svÀtehe€l æsiHess
Ii Res, Qwest eamot s~ly toss OHt f)ar of the PCC's €lefiitioH an€l eOHHt aU UNl; Ls at their
ma,døæ f)oteRtial eaf)aeity regM€lless of væether they IÐeet the other af)f)lieable eriteria. OHe
Of)tiOR wOHl€l be fer Qwest eO\:l€l reEJHest this iRfefFatioR §oom CLl;Cs as f)ar of its reEJest for a
ehange iH the HOH imf)aifFeRt stats of a vlire eeRter. AHother Of)tiOH woHl€l be fer the
CommissioH to reEJire CIÆCs to f)fOvi€le this €lata VAleR Qviest ma*es a fiiB ift'lol\'iHg
switehe€l bHsiRess liRe eol:s.
bB. THE DATA UPON WHICH QWEST HAS RELIED TO SUPPORT ITS
SWITCHED BUSINESS LINE COUNS is ALMOST A YEAR OLD.
Qwest has relied upon switched business line count data that is at least 8 months old at
the time of Qwest's request for DS3 non-impairment in Boise Main.
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The issue of the appropriate time perod to review both the switched business line count
and the fiber-based collocation data is crucial as updates are made to Qwest's Wire Center List.
This Commission should make clea that, as Qwest makes updates to its list, Qwest should use
data that is contemporaneous with Qwest's clai for "non-impaied" status. Firt, Qwest should
16 See issue E below. Qwests supporting documentation makes it unclea whether Qwest relied upon
December 2007 or December 2008 line count data.
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not be allowed to go fishing back though time in attempts to classify wire centers as non-
impaired that do not curently meet the non-impairment status. As described above, it is diffcult
for CLECs to validate Qwest s line count data. It becmes exponentially more diffcult the older
the data becomes. Second, Qwest should not be allowed to select one set of data from one time
period and another set of data from a different time period and then yet another time period to
actully make its claim for non-impairment. For example, suppose there exists a wire center
today that has four fiber-based collocators, but fewer than 38,000 lines. Suppose that the wire
center surasses 38,000 lines in the futue, but by this time there are only thee fiber-based
collocators. Qwest should not be allowed to choose line counts from the present and fiber-based
collocators from the past. The determation of "non-impaied" statu should be made at the
point in time that Qwest is claiing an offce is "non-impaied," not from a combination of
counts from different time periods that best advantages Qwest.
Allowing Qwest to selectively choose the time perod and data upon which it chooses to
rely would put CLECs at a fuer substatial disadvantage regarding valdation of Qwest's data.
It would also disadvantage CLEC business planing as to when and how to expand its presence
in Idaho since it would have to tae into account not only the curent conditions of the market,
but also the conditions as they existed in the past.
DC. QWEST'S FAILURE TO SUPPLY FIBER-BASED COLLOCATION DATA,
WHICH IS REQUIRD TO SUPPORT THE CLASSIFICATION OF BOISE
MAIN AS NON-IMPAIRED FOR DS3 LOOPS.
When Qwest makes a request for DS3 (or DSI) loop non-impairment, Qwest needs to
meet two tests. First, Qwest needs to demonstrte that the number that the number of switched
business lines exceeds the line count theshold established by the FCC. Second, Qwest needs to
demonstrate that the number of fiber-based collocators exceeds the fiber-based collocation
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theshold established by the FCC. In this petition Qwest only fied supportng data for switched
business lines, but failed to provide supportng data for fiber-based collocations.
Qwest argues, "(b )ecause this Commssion has already established the Boise Mai wire
center as a Tier 1 non-impaired wire center, based on the number of fiber-based collocators in
that wire center, Qwest does not believe that the number of fiber-based collocators at that wire
center needs to be readdressed for the puroses of a fiding that the wire center has the requisite
number of fiber-based collocators fro DS3 loop non-impaient."I? This is incorrect.
The FCC determined that once a wire center meets both line count and fiber-based
collocation thesholds for DS3 loops, "no futue DS3 loop unbundling wil be required in that
wire center.,,18 Qwest interrets this to mean that it can apply the fiber-based collocation
stadad from one time period and the switched business line standad from another time period.
While Integra acknowledges that once Qwest has obtained Tier 1 status in a wire center the wire
center canot subsequently be reclassified as Tier 2 or Tier 3,19 this does not imply that Qwest no
longer needs to meet the relevant criteria outline to obtain non-impairment status for a DS 1 or
DS31oop.
Ms. Torrence states that she has reviewed the fiber-based collocations and confirmed "the
presence of five fiber-based collocators in that wire center,,,20 but Qwest failed to supply the
17 Torrence Affidavit, ~ 7.
C.F.R. § 51.19 (a)(5). A similar rue applies to DSI loops.
C.F.R § 51. I 9 (dX3 Xi). A similar rule applies to Tier 2 sttus.
Torrence Affidavit, ~ 7.
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required supporting documentation to support that claim and thus Qwest s petition should be
rejected.21
ED. IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT TIME PERIOD OWEST'S SWITCHED BUSINESS
LINE COUNTS REPRESENT.
Qwest s switched business line count sumar for Boise Main contais two headings
which make it unclear upon what time period Qwest relied upon to support its request for DS3
loop non-impairment. Highly Confidential Albersheim Attachment A contains the heading
"Idaho 2008 Business Line Counts - December 2008," while the actual table containig
switched line count sumar data lists "200712" under "YRO Data." Ths presumably refers
to December 2007 as the Year ("YR") and the Month ("MO") of the data.
As discussed above,22 Qwest should have relied upon line count data that is curent with
its request for non-impairment. However, in no event should Qwest have relied upon line count
data that was 20 months old at the time Qwest made its filing.
III. CONCLUSION
Qwests petition requesting DS3 non-impairment status in the Boise Main wire center
should be rejected simply based on the fact that Qwest failed to supply the required supporting
fiber-based collocation data. In addition, Qwests line count support should be rejected as it is
unclear as to what time period it represents. Furher, Qwests line count data should reflect the
21 Integr recognizes that this Commission recently reviewed the number of fibe-based collocations in the
Boise Main wire center and there were likely not material changes since that review that would impact
whether or not Qwest meets the DS3 loop fiber-based collocation non-impairent thshold. However,
this should not alter Qwests obligation to supply all supportng data when requesting a change in the
non-impairent sttus or Tier classification for a wi center. .
See section C.22
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time perod associated with Qwest s filing 8fâ Qwest shmilâ eKetllâe resiâeRtiat 8fâ ReR
s¥iiteheâ tiRes tiom CU~C switeheâ 1:HlsiRess liRe em:lts.
Integr requests that the Commission require Qwest to properly :fe all supportng data
before a wire center is classified as non-impaired. In addition, Integra requests that the
Commission clarfy whether Qwest shollâ e~¡,elllâe CLéC resiâeRtial loo~s aRâ CLéC ROR
switeheâ liRes from the CLéC switeheâ bllsiRess liRe ee1:s anâ whether Qwest must use
curent data when requesting a change in the non-impairment statu or Tier classification of a
wire center.
I Dated this +ill_19th day of
October, 2009.
Respectfully submitted,
co~
Douglas K. Denney
Director, Costs & Policy
1201 Lloyd Blvd, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97232
503.453.8285 (Direct)
Company Representative, Integra
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