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April4,2017
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Jean Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W est Washington Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-007 4
Case No.: QWE-T-10-03
Application for Approval of Amendment to Interconnection Agreement
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Enclosed for filing are an original and two (2) copies of the Carrier Partner for
Interconnected VoIP Provider Amendment to the lnterconnection Agreement between Qwest
Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and Neutral Tandem - Idaho, LLC for the State of Idaho.
CenturyLink respectfully requests that this matter be placed on the Commission Decision
Meeting Agenda for expedited approval.
Please contact me if you have any questions concerning the enclosed. Thank you for
your assistance in this matter.
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APPLICATION OF QWEST
CORPORATION dba CENTURYLINK QC
FOR APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT
TO INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT
WITH NEUTRAL TAIIDEM - IDAHO,
LLC PURSUANT To 47 U.S.C. $2s2(e)
CASE NO.: QWE-T-10-03
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF
AMENDMENT TO INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC ("CenturyLink") hereby files this Application
for Approval of an Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement. The Interconnection
Agreement was approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission on June 22,2010 under
Order No.32752 (the "Agreement"). The Carrier Partner for Interconnected VoIP Provider
Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement ("Amendment") between CenturyLink and
Neutral Tandem - Idaho, LLC ("Neutral Tandem") is submitted herewith.
This Amendment 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 amendment
reached through voluntary negotiations only if the Commission finds that: the amendment (or
portion(s) thereof) discriminates against a telecommunications ca:rier not a party to this
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agreemen! or the implementation of such an amendment (or portion) is not consistent with the
public interest, convenience and necessity
CenturyLink respectfully submits this Amendment provides no basis for either of these
findings, and, therefore requests that the Commission approve this Amendment expeditiously
This Amendment 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 Amendment will enable Neutral
Tandem to interconnect with CenturyLink facilities and to provide customers with increased
choices among local telecommunications services
CenturyLink further requests that the Commission approve this Amendment without a
hearing. Because this Amendment 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 4th day of April,zUl7.
CENTURYLINK
Lisa A.
Attomey for Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC
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CenturyLink
1600 76Ave., Suite 1506
Seattle, WA 98191
Telephone: Q06\ 733-5178
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certiff that on this 4tr day of April,2Ol7,I served the foregoing
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT upon all parties of record in this matter as follows:
Jean Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
47 2 W est Washington Steet
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
ij ewel l@puc. state. id.us
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John Bullock, COO
Neutral Tandem - Idaho, LLC
1 South Wacker, Suite 200
Chicago, Illinois 60606
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CenturyLink
1600 76Ave., suite 1506
Seanle, wA 98191
Telephone: [phone]
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Carrier Partner for lnterconnected VolP Provider Amendment
to the lnterconnection Agreement between
Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QG and
Neutral Tandem - ldaho, LLC
for the State of ldaho
This Canier Partner for lnterconnected VolP Provider Amendment (the "Amendment") is to the
lnterconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC ("CenturyLink"),
and Neutral Tandem - ldaho, LLC ('CLEC'). CenturyLink and CLEC shall be known jointly as
the "Parties".
REGITALS
WHEREAS, CenturyLink and CLEC entered into an lnterconnection Agreement ("Agreement")
for service in the state of ldaho concurrent with this Amendment that is also filed with the
Commission which, among other terms, requires each party to provide for the exchange of
Exchange Service (EASiLocal), lntraLATA LEC Toll, Transit, VolP-PSTN Traffic and Jointly
Provided Switched Access traffic; and
WHEREAS, CLEC wishes to act as a Carrier Partner for an lnterconnected VolP Provider,
which obtains their own number resources pursuant to FCC Report and Order 15-70 ("VolP
Numbering Order"), released June 22,2015. CLEC will provide a switch for its use and seeks
to combine CLEC's traffic with lnterconnected VolP Provider's VolP-PSTN Traffic and exchange
such traffic with CenturyLink according to the terms of this "Carrier Partner for lnterconnected
VolP Provider Amendment" (the "Canier Partner Amendment"), subject to limitations and
requirements of the Local Exchange Routing Guide ('LERG") and other applicable
requirements, including but not limited to the Agreement and the Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have amended the Agreement in response to the Order that the Federal
Communications Commission issued in Docket No. 01-92, ln the Matter of Developing a Unified
lntercarrier Compensation Regime, effective December 29,2011; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend the Agreement under the terms and conditions
contained herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, covenants and conditions contained
in this Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
Amendment Terms
The Agreement is hereby amended by adding specific terms and conditions under which CLEC
exchanges traffic with CenturyLink as set forth in Attachment 1 to this Amendment, attached
hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
Effective Date
This Amendment shall be deemed effective upon approval by the Commission, or by being
permitted to go into effect by operation of law; however, the Parties may agree to implement the
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provisions of this Amendment upon execution. To accommodate this need, CLEC must
generate, if necessary, updated customer documentation. ln addition, all system updates will
need to be completed by CenturyLink. Carrier Partner will be notified when all system changes
have been made. Actualorder processing may begin once these requirements have been met.
Further Amendments
Except as modified herein, the provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
The provisions of this Carrier Partner Amendment, including the provisions of this sentence,
may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from
the provisions of this Carrier Partner Amendment may not be given without the written consent
thereto by both Parties' authorized representative. No waiver by any Party of any default,
misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, will
be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach of
warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or
subsequent such occurrence.
Entire Agreement
The Agreement as amended (including the documents referred to herein) constitutes the full
and entire understanding and agreement between the Parties with regard to the subjects of the
Agreement as amended and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements, or
representations by or between the Parties, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to
the subjects of the Agreement as amended.
The Parties intending to be legally bound have executed this Amendment as of the dates set
forth below, in multiple counterparts, each of which is deemed an original, but all of which shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
NeutralTandem - ldaho, LLC Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC
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Signature
John Bullock
Signature
Diane Roth
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Director - Wholesale
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Date Date
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ATTACHMENT 1
ATTACHMENT 1
The followinq lanquaqe is added to the existinq lansuase, in the Aoreement. in its
entiretv:
Definitions
Carrier Partner is a Certified Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) that provides the facilities and
trunking that an lnterconnected VolP Provider needs in order to exchange traffic with
CenturyLink and demonstrates facilities readiness as described in the VolP Numbering Order.
Denial of Service (DoS) is an action that prevents legitimate user(s) from using or being
provided service.
lnterconnected VolP Provider is an entity that provides interconnected VolP service, as that
term is defined in 47 C.F.R. S9.3 and that obtains numbering resources as described in the
VolP Numbering Order.
Terms of Carrier Partner Amendment
1. Pursuant to the terms of this Amendment, CLEC will be exchanging with CenturyLink
Vo|P-PSTN Traffic, Transit and Jointly Provided Switched Access traffic of lnterconnected VolP
Providers on the CLEC's interconnection trunks.
1.1 Prior to CLEC exchanging traffic for an lnterconnected VolP Provider with
CenturyLink, CLEC will notify CenturyLink and CenturyLink will confirm that the
lnterconnected VolP Provider has entered into an "lnterconnected VolP Provider
Numbering Agreement" with CenturyLink.
1.2 CLEC will notify CenturyLink when CLEC is no longer routing an lnterconnected
VolP Provider's traffic on CLEC's interconnection trunks.
1.3 CLEC will provide such notifications to their CenturyLink Customer Account
Manager (CAM).
1.4 CLEC will follow applicable procedures of the LERG and the CLEC Agreement in
order to identify the OCNs and NPA-NXX(s) of the lnterconnected VolP Provider
which will be associated with the CLEC's Switch and routed on the CLEC's
interconnection trunk g roups.
2. CLEC and CenturyLink will continue to exchange traffic under the terms of the CLEC
Agreement, including treatment of traffic terminating to CenturyLink end users. Solely for purposes
of this Amendment, all traffic originated by parties utilizing CLEC and terminating to CenturyLink
end users or transiting CenturyLink to other providers will be treated as though originated by
CLEC, including but not limited to terminating intercarrier compensation, Transit compensation,
compensation for use of interconnection transport facilities, and establishment of direct trunk
groups.
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ATTACHMENT 1
3. No compensation for transiting traffic will be paid by CenturyLink to CLEC for traffic that
CenturyLink sends through the CLEC to terminate to lnterconnected VolP Provider. All
CenturyLink end user traffic will be treated as though it was terminated with the CLEC.
4. lnterconnected VolP Provider traffic will be included as the CLEC's responsibility in
accordance with applicable terms of the Agreement.
5. This Amendment does not otherwise modify or supersede the terms and conditions of
any agreement that CLEC may have with CenturyLink, including tariff, lnterconnection and/or other
agreements.
6. Solely for purposes of this Amendment, all Vo|P-PSTN traffic originated by CenturyLink
and terminating to parties utilizing CLEC will be treated as though they terminated to the CLEC,
including but not limited to terminating intercarrier compensation, Transit compensation,
compensation for use of interconnection transport facilities, and establishment of direct trunk
groups. This Amendment does not authorize CLEC to bill CenturyLink on behalf of lnterconnected
VolP Provider for any charges incurred by the lnterconnected VolP Provider to establish
connectivity with CLEC or for services purchased between CenturyLink and the lnterconnected
VolP Provider contained in separate agreements or tariffs.
7. CLEC will pass unaltered signaling information (e.9., originating Calling Party Number
and destination called party number, etc.) for the lnterconnected VolP Provider's traffic per 47
C.F.R. S 64.1601 and industry standards.
8. CLEC agrees that CenturyLink may discontinue accepting all traffic delivered over
CLEC's trunking where CenturyLink experiences from lnterconnected VolP Provider a Denial of
Service (DoS) attack or such lnterconnected VolP Provider traffic otherwise contributes to the
degradation of CenturyLink's network or CenturyLink's ability to provide service to its customers.
CLEC agrees to remove the inappropriate lnterconnected VolP Provider traffic from its network
prior to CenturyLink's subsequent acceptance of CLEC's other traffic. Following any such event,
CLEC will establish a separate trunk group for the lnterconnected VolP Provider's exclusive use for
any subsequent lnterconnected VolP Provider traffic.
9. Where CLEC agrees to allow its interconnection trunks with CenturyLink to also be used
for the routing of lnterconnected VolP Provider's traffic, CLEC will ensure traffic routed over such
trunks is destined solely to the geographic area served by CenturyLink's switch as defined in the
LERG.
10. CLEC agrees that CenturyLink will not be responsible to provide 91 1 services directly to
the lnterconnected VolP Provider and that instead lnterconnected VolP Provider will be
responsible for ensuring they implement a solution to route 911 calls in accordance with all federal,
state and municipal laws.
11. lf CLEC chooses to obtain numbering from NANPA under a different OCN as an
lnterconnected VolP Provider, they must have both a Commercial lnterconnected VolP Provider
Numbering Agreement and this Amendment in order to route their lnterconnected VolP Provider
traffic associated with that OCN on CLEC's interconnection trunks.
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