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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20070817Deanhardt exhibits 73-75.pdfIdaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the SecretaryRECEIVED AUG 1 6 2007 Boise, Idaho Deanhardt, C. - Exhibit 73 Case No. Q WE- T -06- AT&T ~JC-(J- DOC lC2 State Of Minn2sota Department of Commerc2 INFORMATION REQUEST P-421/C-O2-197 Information Requested From:Qwest Corporation Information Requested .By:' Date Requested: Date Response Due: 03/22/2002 03/27/2002 REQUEST: In Qwest's response to Information Request DOC 067.b in docketP421/DI-01-814, Qwest provided a list of "Eschelon Implementation andConsulting Teams.Please provide the following with r2spect to tha= lis=:a. The work product resulting from work performed by the Billing (Connectivity Billing) Team.b. Notes of every meeting involving Qwest and the Billing (Connectivi:yBilling) Team.c. The number of hours spent (to date) by the Billing (Connecti vi tyBilling) Team providing services to Qwest.d. A description of the work performed by the Billing (Connecti vi tyBilling) Team. e. Any written document describing the work to be performed by the Billing (Connectivity Billing) Team. RESPONSE: Qwest objects to this data request on the ground that it is overly broad andunduly burdensome. Notwithstanding and without waiving the objection, Qweststates: Qwest never established a Billing Connectivity Team based on work productivity and staffing availability. This response is continuing andQwest will supplement it as information becomes available. Respondent:Tina Colvin DOC 103 State Of Minnesota Department of Commerce INFORMATION REQUEST P-421/C-02 -197 Information Requested From:Qwest Corporation Info~ation Requested By: , Date Requested: Date Response Due: 03/22/20oi 03/27/2002 REQUEST: In Qwest' s response to Information Request DOC 067. b in docketP42l/DI-Ol-S14, Qwest provided a list of ~Eschelon Implementation andConsulting Teams.Please provide the following with respect to that list:a. The work product resulting from work performed by the Collocation Team.b. Notes of every meeting involving Qwest and the Collocation Team.c. The number of hours spent (to date) by the Collocation Team providingservices to Qwest.d. A description of the work performed by the Collocation Team.e. Any written document describing the work to be performed by the Collocation Team. RESPONSE: Qwest objects to this data request on the ground that it is overly broad andunduly burdensome. Notwithstanding and without waiving the objection Qweststates: a. Qwest implemented a new policy of providing APOT within 24 hours of completion; educated Eschelon on Qwest' s policies of responding to 2 optionslisted on applications and/or working with SICM to develop alternatives, of new collocation relinquishing policy and of existing CLEC to CLEC collocations. Explained how orders in batches of 10 or more will be staggeredover seven days as a means of prioritization. Assigned a collocation projectmanager. Investigated how to rectify odd lots of APOT, developed process tofill in the gaps. See Trade Secret Attachment A. c. 4-5 meetings lasting 1-2 hours each for committee members. Unquantifiedhours for product people that internally worked issues and for the collocationproj ect manager. d. Team identified issues, discussed procedures and policies, formulated action plans and agreed on steps to resolution. Issues addressed:Augmentation timelines, alternatives when applications are rejected,collocation relinquishing policy, CLEC to CLEC collocations, prioritizing collocation applications, project management, and Mpls APOT that is in lessthan 100 count increments. No wri tten documentation has been retained. This response is continuing and Qwest will supplement it as information becomes available.Respondent: Tina Colvin TRADE SECRET/PRIVILEGED INFORMATION CLASSIFICATION RATIONALE State: Minnesota DescriptionfTitJe of Information: In the Matter of the Complaint of the Minnesota Department of Commerce Against Qwest Corporation PUC Docket No.42I1C-02-197 Trade SecretlPrivileeed Infonnation Rationale for TRADE SECRET Attachment A to Qwest s ResDonse to DOC Infonnation ReQuest No. 103 TRADE SECRET Attachment A to Qwest's response to DOC Information Request No. 103contains infonnation that is considered TRADE SECRET because it derives independent economic value, actual or potential. from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use. For this reason, TRADE SECRET Attachment A to Qwest s response toDOC Infonnation Request No. 103 should be protected from public disclosure. ----'---'- --- , Minutes of Eschelon!Qwest Meeting on January 26, 2001 Invitees! Atten ~es: (Trade Secret Data Begi 5 Eschelan: Karen Clauso Director of InterconnectionDavid Kunde ecutive Vice President Operation and Engineering Jeff Oxley, Vi" e President and GeneralCounsel Lynne Powe Vice President Provisioning and Repai Richard A. S ith, President & COO Qwest: Cathy Augustson, Sen'ice Deliver)' Process Becky Boyd, Network BiJJ Campbell, Product Management Diane Diebel, Network Christie Doherty, Service Delivery Jasmin Espy, Product Management Dana Filip, Service Delivery Tiffany Hale, Network Arturo Ibarra, Custom Solutions Steve Kast, Interconnect Service Center Mike Marshall, Service Delivery Process Audrey McKenney, Wholesale Business Development Freddie Pennington, Product Management Linda Pike. Wholesale BiJlingKathy Rein. Interconnect Wholesale Service Center Judy Rixe, Account Management Kevin Saville, Account ManagementWayne Spohn, Custom Solutions Penny Spurgeon, Wholesale Billing Marian Wilcox, Information Technologies Kandy Williams, Network Qwest I. Initial Remarks pectations for Meeting (Filip): I) Discuss Ese elon s prioritized list of service: quality issues and e:'tplain ho\\' organizationaland other c . ges underway at Qwc:st are exp~cted to respond to those issues.2) Identify gap in coverage of service qualify issues; decide next steps.3) Discuss UN . - E agreement issues. Expectations (or Meeting (Smith): I) Escheton h' performed as agreed upon: no opposition in 271 proceedings, no filing ofcomplaints. Cl).ment in full of resale bill. Qwest has not followed through in implementingUNE-E agr ment. Qwest's sen'ice quality has not improved. NONPUBLIC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DATA ~o:::::!:....J""""" "",..... z;: C"'. ("'. 7".G . :-:-' ~/ J'I :;. ::1:;;z- -; 02 uJ 1.1 .:p ~ C"- t'" .J) ...J - - ~ : - , -. .. . ~~~;esOf EsctelOnlQwest Meeting on Jonuary 26, 200 Page 2 2) Service qu ity is unacceptable. We ne~d to deci~e on a process for resolving service issues.Recommen using EschelonlQwest teams rather than funneling all communication through account tea, . Establish monthly report card review. Eschelon will relinquish MN DMOQs(financial r medics) in exchange for service quality billing adjustments based on report cJrd in aU states; We are to reso' e UNE-E economic issues within 10 &)'s: resale bill credits, access revenue forOctober, numb r of lines in base, whether EAS is included in recurring rate, nonrecuning chargefor new UNE- lines, AZ UNE-L coordinated cut charge, treatment of base, orderinl! of new lines. Qwest will pr . ide credit on resale bills for October and November next week or will \...iremoney. Qwestl ill cooperate in resolving October access dispute and tell Eschelon its count lines in Esche n s base next week. Qwest will consider report card proposal and biJJingadjustmenr pro 05al. Qwest is moving functions. Dana Filip has all service/process issues.Teams are in . lace to fix service issues. McKenney and Smith will resolve AZ UNE-coordinated cu~ charge off.line. (McKenney) Christie Dohe ' and Wayne Spohn are in Dana Filip s organization. They are responsible forall service, est lations and project managl:ment. They arc building "Centers of Excellence- forcollocation pro essing. project management and other areas. After restructuring is complete.Qwest will pro ' ide Eschelon with escalation lists. There will be clear lines of responsibility andi1ccountability.: Re5tnlcturing begins in mid-February. The expectation is that service centers.....ill be: realign ' by June (with the roll.out beginning March 1). (Filip) Eschelon will I ve an integrated (...inual) sl:rvice center. Toni Dubuque will handle all types ofservice center: york for Eschelon, irrespective of where that work is actually performed.(Doherty) Pat evene and Bill Fellman will be: in Dubuque s group. (Saville) II. Discussion of Service Quality Issues schelDn s Measurements Show 85% DfQwest UNE-L Cuts in January Were. f Unsatisfactory Quality. Eschelon n:ga S Qwest's performance on UNE-L cuts as unsatisfactory - 85% of cuts inJanuary were 0 unacceptable quality. (See attached handouts. ) Cutover trial resulted in averagetime per loop c ' t being substantially less for trial centers than other centers. (13. 85 \'e~us 22.minutes.) Still, oth measures are far from meeting the standard (5 minutes). Eschelon measurescut from the ti e testers arc: in contact until CO tech rcports cut is complete: or T AC determinescut is complete ' Eschelon has T AC on site tor each cut. January was a light month for cutovers.Eschelon s~eks 0 perform 4.000 UNE-L cuts per month plus migrations but cannot do it at this chelon has asked Qwest a series of questions about DSL pricing that need to be~ In addition. addressed. NONPUBLIC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SE:GHET D~.Tf, Minutes of Ese lon/Qwest Meeting on January 26, 2001 Page 3 level of service Qwest perfonnance cripples Escheton migration and loop cut efforts. OtherILECs manage tter perfonnance - 98% \'without problems, no need for CLEC presence atcustomer site. scheron s Suggested Sen'ice Improvements. The process us d in loop cut triar works; problem is that Qwest does not always follow theprocess. Esche n believes line by line procedure is best because , if there is a problem with aline, the others. HJ work and the customer remains in service. (Kunde) Qwest should n t pull teem away from cuts to do repairs. Techs leave work unfinished and put Eschelon custo ers out of service. Qwest should have separate repair and cutover resources.Qwest should a 0 consider the Frame Due Time approach being implemented by other RBOCs.(Kunde:) . \'Vest Responses. Escheton reque . s UNE-L orders be sent to RID system to determine if line IPG before Qwestsends FOC. , elon wants notice of IPG 48 hours in advance of cut. (Kunde) Eschelon obse , s that MPAC is frequently down withoul nolice and \\ith no indication of whenit will Come bac up. Qwest needs 10 keep CLECs better infom1ed. (Powers) Eschelon belie 5 there are resource issues in Q\vest CDs in OR, W A, MN AZ, and UT.(Powers) Cutover trial w I end in a couple of weeks. Qwest will need to review results to determinewhether Qwest . prepared to agree to extend trial on a permanent basis. (Saville) Qwest has a tea working on LPG. Team is considering 48-hour notice. examining service orderprocess. There ill be a conference call on January 31 with Qwest wholesale and network reps. Qwest hopes t have a response on what its improvement plan is after the cal) on the 31 sa(Augustson) Qwest agrees t t prewiring is pan of cut process and that it does speed the lift and lay. Qwestneeds to anaJyz why the Design Verified Assign (OY A) is not being completed. Williams andSaville will ana e Eschelon orders involving prewiring failures. (Augustson/Williams) t the Frame Due Time approach. Qwest e:xplaine it is in the process of backfilling vacancies caused by retirees, but significanttraining is requ ed. Qwest has increased staffing at BelJevue CO Olnd elsewhere. Repair ishighest priorityj - provisioning resources do get moved to repair because it is important thatcustomers don ' go out of service. Qwest indicate:d that it wourd be helpful if Qwest had bettercapability to c ntTOI scheduling. and it is working on an appointment scheduler (but thatscheduler wiU ot be available through IMA). Qwest did not have a date by which the NONPUBliC D\X;~MEtJT CONTAIN~ T """~':: ~ ...! .'... .. -..-.------.- ---- - --------- ----------- "_---------------------- ---.-------......- --_. ..----- :!'_--.._--_... Minutes ofEschelon/Qwest Meeting on January 26, 2001 Page" appointment 51 heduler would be: available. Qwe5t CDs will also try to do a better job of lettingDes Moines how when they are bu.sy. (Williams) Doheny will provide to Eschelon a readoutof what the C west team is doing and its timeIine. Responsibility for cutover improvementbelongs to Oar 3 Filip. Qwest Proposal. Qwest wants E ;cheJon to use UNE-E in wire centers that have a lot ofJPG. (McKenney) . Eschelon does not regard that as a solution. EschelOI1 does not want to strand investment incolJocations. Usually IPQ difficulties can be worked around with advance notice. JeffThompson of Jwest has stated that having orders go through RID "vould help. Qwest 11150indicated in C CMP that Qwest is evaluating methods for unbundling lPG, and Eschclon hasasked to remair apprised of any progress. (KundelPowers) Repair Eschelon preSf lted repair data for unbundled loops and T -I s. Qwest repair performance wasunsatisfactory i 1 December and January. Translation repairs were particularly time-consuming-menn timc fol' repair 44.8 hours in December and 31.7 hours in January. Three-fourths ofEsch~lon lines ~re in Minnesota, so more problems are observed in Minnesota. (Powers) Qwest requestfd trouble ticket numbers. (Diebel) Powers \\;)) provide. Responsibility forimproving Tepa r belongs to Filip. Networ'(, - LIS Trunking. Eschelon prese !led data showing J 1 % of LIS trunking orders \Vere held across our six marketsI:\.en though E:c:helon provided advance: forecasts to Qwest. This is unsatisfactory. Eschelonsaid Qwest did not engage in adequate cooperative planning for US trunking. Eschelon statedthat Denver wo lId be the sire of its next switch coming on-line. (Powers) Qwc::n willund :rtake joint planning for Denver US trunking (and network planning generally)with Eschelon. Wayne Spohn is responsible. Nctwor \ - T-Is. Eschdon presel tc:d data from February, 2000 through January 23. 2001 showing 45 percent ofall T- I orders .... ere either held or were provisioned with defective loops. This is unsatisfactory.(Powers) Esch 'Ion wiJl provide T-I information. (Kunde) Since February of 2000, Eschelonhas repeated I)" E iked Qwest to provide a writll::n policy on held orders. Held Older Policy Qwcst previous j' promised a written policy statement by January J I. However , that will bedelayed. No fir 11 dare was given but end of February 'W"as suggested. (McKenney) Qwest stated NONPjSLi.~ ~i.iG;.JIoJir-t\!: ~O~~". ::. "':":;J.,r;i:' ;-;". :,:' -_.--_U-~m_ _.___------_. -- -.-.-------.-..- -------------. ----.--- .-----------.----------- - -----------.-------.---.--- ---,--.------ ~rinutes of Esd ~loniQwest Meeting on j,muary 26, 2001 Page 5 that it wiI) not build new facilities for wholesale. Eschelon must escalate issue with Qwes!.(McKenney) Resale. Day of Cut Issues. Escheton states that while CENTREX conversions are managed, I FB conversions are not.Eschelon cxperi::nces substantial feature problems with t FB Conversions and spends significanttime resch'ing I tern. Eschclon find.. the cscalation process in Denve, extramely unsatisfactory.Qwest prevents Eschelon from creating repair tickets on these Jines until 72 hours after cut. .Escheton reques'ed a 72-hour hold for I FB lines, similar to that for Centrex lines. (Powers) Qwest indicated that it had not seen a need for a 72-hour hold from other CLECs. Qwest statedthat it was not h. ving the problem with the Denver Center with other CLEC:i (Powers disagreed).Qwest will prov:de a service management escalation list for 7 x 24 coverage. Qwest also agreedto have Terry Sinmons talk with Esche/on about the Denver Center issues. (Doheny) Account Team. ( Dllocation Project Manager. Eschelon has er ter~d into portions of R.h)'1hms amendment to get augments done in 30 da)"Ho\vever. that p 'ocess applies onl)' after a time lag, and the forecasting requirements are oftenonerous. Some Current augments are subject to the previous process, which is very lengthy.Eschelon requC:IS project manager from Qwest to work until approximately June to mo\'augments along 15 dictated by common sense. (Clauson) Eschelon is willing to pay for projectmanagement res')urce. (Smith) McLeod has had collocation project management from Qwest.(Powers) Qwest believes ts new center for collocation excellenc~ will help. (Filip) Becky Bo)'d will bemeeting with E: ~helon people on February 2 to discuss. Q\\'est will get back lu Eschelon onrequest for proje.=t manager. (McKenney) D SL Manager. Esche!on is pIa- 'ning on rolling oul Q",SI DSl producI on March J. Esche!on is "ekingIraining on proc lICtS. how to track down problems. and reporting. Esch~lon requests a DSLproject manager Currently, Cov:Id provides one full-time and two half-time representatives tosuPPOrt DSL. (f oJwers, Clauson) Qwest will respt"'nd to Esche/on s needs. (\1cKenney) A meeting is scheduled on Tuesday todiscuss DSL issl!es. (Saville) NONPUEk.i~ ~:(JC~ji\llE~! r G0t.J'T' A!~.ls ~Ap; ::,:- -- :jr :: :'. --- -------------------- ----------------...-- -- ------------- ----------u- ------------ -------------------------- ---------- -.. ---.-- Minutes ofEsd elon/Qwest Meeting on JanUJry 26,2001 Page: 6 FilJingIPricing Manager. Eschelon need, a Qwes! resource for resolving billing and pricing issues expeditiously.Esche/on wants to resolve issues on a monthly basis. QWI:!\t resource should have aUthority toresolve issues. I Powers) Qwc:st resource, for this are Anura Ibarra, Freddie Pennington. and someone from ChristieDohertys grouj: after initial UNE- E issues are resolved by McKenney Smith.. (McKenney) UNE-E issues. Eschelon reques's a presentation on pricing. Eschelon is concerned about what line USOCs in itsbase will be bill~d at UNE-E rates. Eschelon expectc; all but a very fev,,' lines in its base will bebilled at UNE-J, rates. Eschelon will provide to Qwest the list of line USOCs that Qwestpreviously indic Ited it would include in the line count , which appears 10 be too Jimited to coveraU lines. (Claus In/Smith) Qwest will resc I\"e issue of base line Count and other UNE-E economic issues in 10 d:l)'s.(McKenney) Report ( 'ard. Eschelon will pro)duce monthly report card for Qwest for each state., January report card will beprovided to QWI'SI on or before February 22. (Powers) Eschelon believes Qwest s commissionapproved prices arc for high quality wholesale: service. When Eschelon receives unsatisfactoryservice. it i!\ not Jetting whAt it is paying for. Eschelon w~nts bill adjustments for poor service ineach state. IfQ,,'est agre:es 10 this, Eschelon will relinquish Minnesota DMOQs. (Smith) Qwest will revie'\' report card. Qwesl will consider Eschelon s proposal. (~1cKenney) Smith and Filip 'ill meet during the last week of February to discuss the report card. .1.1 " ~. : 1\;v 1';"' -";':\;";;". . t'../d" j_,... ....-. n.' ,. ---, - "'f".,,;-\IJ...;C-' ;-...... '(~- ,, J..)"0 """~.. ..-. ... ...-.. ......., -......--.--..--... ...---...................-...--. .._u....-.-.. .. .. ... ... --.Ohm.....,--.-... moo..... .... 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Es c h e l o n a n d Q w e s t t o a g r e e to c r e a t e a n d t r a c k s u c h me a s u r e m e n t s . Fo r a l l i n t e r v a l s / m e a s u r e s , a st r u c t u r e o r p r o c e s s , s u c h ~ . . ;" , . L. . . "" ." . . . . . . . . . . . in c e n t i v e s , n e e d s t o b e es t a b l i s h e d t o In c r e a s e th e li k e l i h o o d t h a t t h e in t e r v a l wi l l be m e t a n d c o m p e n s a l e Es c h e l o n w h e n i t i s n o t me t -- , . . To b e d i s c u s s e d a t m e e t i n g sc h e d u l e d t o t a k e p l a c e o n ,( , / , ( , / u J . NO N ~ U U L . ( ~U C ~ j i ~ I E N I CO N T A ! f \ / S Tq A D E S E ~ ~ ' ~ P ~l Tr a d e S e c r e t D a f a E n d s , of DOC 10.. State Of Minnesota Department of Commerce INFORMATION REQUEST P-421/C-02-197 Information Requested From:Qwest Corporation Information Requested By: Date Requested: Date Response Due:03/22/2002 03/27/2002 REQUEST: In Qwest' s response to Information Request DOC 067. b in docketP421/DI-01-814 , Qwest provided a list of "Eschelon Implementation andConsulting Teams.Please provide the following with respect to that list:a. The work product resulting from work performed by the Cutover (Loop Cutovers/Hotcuts) Team.b. Notes of every meeting involving Qwest and the Cutover (LoopCutovers/Hotcuts) Team.c. The number of hours spent (to date) by the Cutover (LoopCutovers/Hotcuts) Team providing services to Qwest.d. A description of the work performed by the Cutover (LoopCutovers/Hotcuts) Team.e. Any written document describing the work to be performed by the Cutover (Loop Cutovers/Hotcuts) Team. RESPONSE: Qwest objects to this data request on the ground that it is overly broad andunduly burdensome. This response is continuing and Qwest will supplement itas information becomes available. Notwithstanding and without waiving theobjection, Qwest states:a. Qwest and Eschelon performed a cutover trial, which resultedcreation of the Cutover cwenter in Omaha. That center is known as The Occc handles all coordinated cuts, which are orders that havetime during which the order must be worked. in the the Qccc. a specifiedb. Qwest has no notes from the meeting with Eschelon in regards to theCutovers. c. Qwest had weekly 1 hour meeting wi th Eschelon during the trial whichlasted about 8 weeks. Qwest continues. even today, to have meetings withEschelon and the Qccc every other week lasting 1 hour each.d. The team discussed the orders that were to be cut, and out of whichCentral office so Qwest could have central office techs available for those cuts. The team discussed any problems that occurred during the cut anddiscussed how to solve those problems. The team started the 48 hour dial tonecheck because of those meetings. The team made the testers notes much better and more specific because of those meetings so that if and when a problem does occur Qwest can find out why it happened and what/or who is the responsible party. The Qccc does random checks on the orders today to make sure that process is being followed. See Trade Secret Attachment A. Respondent:Tina Colvin TRADE SECRETIPRIVILEGED INFORMA TIO~ CLASSIFICATION RATIONALE S tate: Minnesota Descriptionffitle of Information: In the Matter of the Complaint of the MinnesotaDepartment of Commer~e Against Qwest Corporation pue Docket No.42I1C-02-197 Trade Secret/Privilel!ed Information Rationale for TRADE SECRET Attachment A to Owest's Response to DOC Information ReQuest No. 104 TRADE SECRET Attachment A to Qwest's response to DOC Information Request No. 104 contains information that is considered TRADE SECRET because it derives independent economic value. actual or potential. from not being generally known to. and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by. other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use. For this reason. TRADE SECRET Attachment A to Qwest's response toDOC Information Request No. 104 should be protected from public disclosure. ~ -----~-----~--- __ _._n~_~__._ --~._---------_._--~--~ -- -___u__n___n_n_______---_n______------- ---- ----_..~~---- -'----- _____---nn--nn___n_--.- Pete Vielhaber" c:pvi.lha~uswest.com:o on 10/~12000 06:43:25 AM -:00-""'nnz~- ~ znOrr.rnt-I ' ~, ~- 9 ;:.......,..,... fIJ ITl'1Ide Secret Data Be:iDs Please respond to pYielha~uswest.c;am To:Phil SkinnerICOMPLEXlUSWESTIUS~USWEST. gshypu/~U$west.com . -roye,Denise" cdtoY.e(g)uswesLconP , " Newman, Janet" cj/newmalS)uswesLCOf7P'dtombis~uswest.com. jrixe~usweslcom. RayBunoIVCOMPLf.XlUSWt:STIUS~USWEST, caugustCusweslcom, Mary MadiUlCOMPLEXlUSWESTIUS~USWEST, "leech, Debora. CdleechOusweslcotrPEllison. Pamela- cpelfiso~uswest.com~ , " I(6n8, Rosemary" cr1k1ine~uswesLcom~ Saulters. Michel/e. cmaoil/i~usweSlco/1P' Subjed Disc In Etror cc: Phil- Please have your tescers follow the proposed change below, Deni- Process change?Janet- Please get this to our tescers. Jerry- Talked to some of my tescars and the local RCMAC last nightabouc the issue concerning the ~l: OOpm "auto-disconnect. on Eschelon' (and other Ct.Ea) ordcro. wc. vc di3covered that many t.i.IUt:1II Whll!llwe call RCMAC and ask for the D-Order "to be held, the RCMAC onlyputs a hold on the .combo order-This seems to correlate with manyof the orders that hav8 been disconnected in error. Beginning immediately, we will request RCMAC to put a hold on both~he Co~o Order and t~e D-O~der. Maybe Dawn can help ~ith p=oces8and compliance on the RCMAC side. Of course, we will concinue tocontact the .Call Handle~M to get the dates moved out on all the orders. Pet. ViolMbcZ' (51.5) 286-5645 -att1.htm beg-in: vcard n: Vielhaber; Pete tel;pagftr, (~1~) '~~-'7n~ tel; fax: (515) 241-1393 NONPUBLJC DOCUMENT !XJNT AlNS TRADE SECRET DATA ___m______----------- - --------- ----------- ----:-----"-- --------- ----------------- -- SLIP SHEET . . - -----_u- - - ----- --- ---- u_-_u - ---- -- --..-- - -_u -- --"u-u- - - -- _u_uu-.._- - - ------- -------------_._------.----------- --- .uu_ Problem Statement: ;:. :::' '-' ~ ::jggz ;:. ~"z (') \- ~ mO oz~. ~-I ~ .... Eschelon Minneapolis Trial Proposal Eschclon (CLEC) has concerns with Qwcst s current perfonnancc on coordinatedcuts for OOL orders. Their areas of concern are: ::i..JQwest Cut activity on day of cut is taking an :xcessive amount of time to complction and thcir cnd uscr is out of service during this cntirc time. Cut problems include issues such as: Facility and Eschelon dial tone issues discovered because proper pre/post ANI was not perfonned. Jumpers not pre-wired and this is adding to end user downtime. ~ RCMAC disconnect order being worked prematurely. Objective: Joint trial in (Eschelon to provide two central offices ti"om the following areas;Portland, Seattle or Minneapolis-StPaul area) to Improve UBL Coordinated CutProcess Scope: Trial to be conducted in two (2) central offices in either Portland, Seattle or theMinneapolis-St. Paul area. Trial period would be for 60 days. Tentative starting date is Monday Nov. 13 2000. Trial would go through to January2001. The starting point would be any orders with coordinated cu~ scheduled forNovember 13lh and continue on through January 13111 Process Tasks: Qwest would request Eschelon to "stagger" the coordinated cut times if multiplecuts on the same day at the trial central offices on the uptront LSRs received from Eschelon. - --- - - 11/01100 DRAFT - NONPUBuC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE Ser,qET :jAiL - ____ __m_u..___-------_u_-----_u_-------- - - -- - -----------_u_-_u- ------ uu_-- ----- ------- - _u- -----_u_ -------_------- - -..---- ---- 'I. Eschelon will also make sure telephone numbers have been prep d for numberportability within 12 hours of receipt ofFOC. On the DV A date, which is 48 hours before Due Date, the central office technicianswilJ do the pre-wire work and do an ANI on the QWEST cable pair. Any facility issues uncovered at this time will follow normal problem solving process including animmediate call to thc DC3 Moinc:J Test Center to alcrt E:schelon of the faciJity issue and the coordinated cut date is in jeopardy. On the Due Date, at the commitment time, the implementer wilJ contact Eschelon toverify that the cut is stilI on. The implementer wilI establish the open line betWeen thecentra) office: technician and EschcJon. 111e: central ofTu;t: It:clmkian wiJI stay on the linewith Eschelon, unless both parties agree to the cut method. Eschelon will identify which cuts need to be done Line-By-Line and which onescan be grouped. Qwest would request if the group of cuts involve a total of 10 or less , the centraloffice will keep the line open with Eschelon. if cut is larger that 10 , the ('.t".ntTal officewould go do the cut and call the Implementer and Eschelon back upon completion. AIlline-by-Jine cuts would be done with the open line between Eschelon, central officetechnician and the implementer. For the acrual "lift and Jay" cut, the central office technician would perform the cut, check for EscheJon dial tone and perform an Eschelon ANI (dial 71 I). The central office technician will come back to the line and then Eschelon wiII do their testS, port the telephone number and accept the service. What time frame are we working on here for Eschelon to accept service? Can we establish n tnrget time? This willhelp determine if central office tech needs to stay on line. Upon completion of the cut. the Implementer will then contact the RCMAC to workthe disconnect order. The central office technician will remove the old jumpers without interrupting the-new VBL service. Any jeopardy condition encountered during the cut will have all ponies attempting to resolve while on the open line. If the jeopardy condition canuol be resolved in areasonable time period, the cut will be ended and any service restored to previous state. I 110 1100 DRAFT NQNpUBUC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DATA - ----------- -- ______m _----- ----------------.----- _.____m___--_ _------ - u - - - ------ -------------- -------- ------ RCMAC will be contacted to make sure the disconnect order is not workedprematurely until jeopardy condition is resolved and/or new due date established. If a problem is discovered by Eschelon within 24 hours of the cut, Eschelon willcontact the Implementer involved with the cut 1110 1100 DRAFT NONPUBUC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DATA -'-- .n.__ou. --'-'-----"'--.,,'-- - ----.--"--.--,,- ----------- ----"._---- .-.-----""--------",,-.-..--..--.--. -------"..----.-. "'--------. . ..-.-.-. SLIP SHEET n__ "_'---'-'-'----------' 00----_U'----'.- "-------'---_.- __m--_____--.-. -..----. ,- __--00--. . --------.- . ,.-. . "" """-..- '~ ._-.'"'-_.--"--"'_.'-'-._..._-...~-- EscheJoa Telecom Coordiuattd Cutuvers ot Unbundled Loops With LNI' Issues and Recommeadatioa Esche10n Telecom has raised numerous q~ty, timeliness and staff'resource issuesassociated with Qwest unbundled loop conversions. Under the tenus of the business-to-businessdeal with Eschelon, these issues will be escalated to Greg Casey, Executive Vice PresidentWholesale and ultimately Joe Nacchio, CEO (in 10 business days) ifQwest does T!ot provide asubstantive plan to resolve Eschelon s concerns on Tuesday. February 27 2001. The te2l11addressing Eschelon s loop conversion issues recommends that Qwest negotiate and implement a project plan with Eschelon to convert rcsoldIUNE platform lines in mass on a Central Office by. Central Office basis. Bac:qroUDd Since Eschelon started turning up their facility- based network in early 2000 they haveconsistently reponed that conversion of unbundled loops to their network has been a chronicproblem both in terms of quality and timeliness of work co~pleted. Since 3/00 Eschelon and Qwest has had weeIrJy joint calls to address cutover issues.2 Thesecalls have been effective in resolviIli specific i~!me.~ on specific orders and h2ve a),oidentified some process gaps. These weeldy meetings have, however, done little to addressEschelons concerns regarding coordinated cutoVClS. Eschclon has averaged approximAtcly 2000 coordinated loop conversions per month. By endof year 2000, Eschelon had 17,580 loops instal)ed on their own local switching facilities.January 2001 - Eschelon identifies objective for installation of unbundled loops onto their own local switching facilities. Eschelon estimates conversion of21,179 lines ftom existingbase oCresold lines and 62,755 newly acquired lines.)/31101 Eschelon submitted an Unbundled Loop forecast indicating an intent to convert in excess of 83 000 lines in 2001: Summary State: Arizonlt J 8 676Colorado754Minnesota208Oregon19,7112Utah478Washington036 Total Loops 934 NONPUBLIC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SEC~ET 'JAT~ . Team incJudes Kevin Savine, Ken Beck, Lori Weaver, Jerry Shypulski , Cathy Augustson. Janet NeWIZWJ (for DebLeech), Denise Toye (for Diane Diebel), Pat Levene and Judy RUe. 2 Qw.c:t ha pllJ'ticipetion ttom: accOIUU b:4m (1u(), RlJtc and Plr Levene), Test and l"wn-Up (fete Vielhaber, PhilSkinner); CcDttaJ Office (Lori WC3ver). Deaver Intercolll1ecr (Stephanie Sbrbeck), Duluth Order Writing (Kerryupcinski) and W1b~cd process (Cathy Augustson). .- --..----------------..----.- - ----------- . .--.--..-. -.--.-..-- ':i n. Cutover Trial As part of November 2000 business-to-busincss deal negotiated with Eschelon, Qwest agreed to conduct six-week loop cutover tria) with Eschclon. Jerry Shypulski worked withEKhclou Lu ~r:velop a trial conversion process customized to Eschelon s requirements in sixcentral offices (two each in Minneapolis, Seattle and Portland). This trial process actuallyencompassed much of the standard M&P used for all co-providers, the major deviation bein2 a commitment for the tester and COT to remain on the telephone with Eschelon while the cut is taking place. The trlaJ ends OD February 28. &chelon s primary objective for the trial was to reduce the aver:lse loop C::Jtover timedown to five minutes or less. The empirical results ftom the trial, however. are mixed. Duringthe period of the trial EscheloD reports that Qwest averages 22 minutes per line on coordinatedconversions in offices that were Dot part of the tri31. For the:Jix offices subject to the trial, Qwestimproved to 13 "minutes per line. EschcJOD Propo.scd Standard venus %71 PID StaDdard for Loop Catoven On February 27th, Eschelon will begin delivering a Service Quality Report Card. (January resulls to be presented 2/27/01). Per Eschelon s new tq)on card structure, the standardthey would like to bold Qwest to is: Lift and Lay Interval for Unbundled Loops -:: or = minuteper line. Eschelon is demanding the S- minute interval because its process is to have a technicianon sight at the customcr s premise to monitor the cut Extended cut times result in longertechnician down time at the customer location. Qwest currently is not in a position to meet the minute per line standard sought by Eschelon. Even operating under the loop cutover trial processes, 71 of79 (90%) oCcuts failed to meet Eschelon s S minute per line standard. The 271 Regional Oversight Committoe (ROC) pm col13iders a loop culov.:r ~ un-umeif it is completed within one hour of the committed order due time., that includes one hour beforeand one hour after, for cuts of 1-16 lines. During the loop cutover trial. 16 of79 (20%) cuts didnot meet tho pm standard. & a result tlu:n:: is a major inconsistency between Eschelonstandard and the ROC PID. If Qwest agrees to Eschelon s standard it may undenninc its 271advocacy. IV.Options Eschelon expects Qwest to convert a large nwnber oC resaleIUNE platfonn lines tounbundled loops by the end of2oo1. Qwcst has identified the following three options forcompleting this work: 1. Continue with standard Unbundled Loop Conversions processes and procedures where EscheJnn p~aces orders for loop c:onvercion on an a.s needed ba.sis. Risks: Extreme customer dissatisfaction due to likelihood that volume of requested cutsCmt not be met nolO un::t at Lhr: cut Standards expected of I:schelon. Issue of conversionswill be escalated"and may result in regulatory proceedings. Benefits:No deviation ftcm standard process. 2. Expand trial processes, including asking Office Technician, to remain on linc. to all cutsordered by Eschelon. w t:i CI) ..... ..... ....... . .... . .- u n - .-. . .... .. ...._~.. .. ........ - ..-.__. .0_. _... . .. .- .-. .'--"-. Risks: Qwest will have to ad&ess possible ~g and addition of human resources to fulfill trial proccn n:quin:mems. Trial methods Will not necessarily satisfy performancemetrics or facilitate a large number of cuts. Benefits: EscheJon will recognize Qwest's attempt to manage a process to their specifications. Qwest likely to see some cutover performance improvements. 3. Develop a Project Plan and Project Team that could accommodate executing :a ID2.CEconversion of lines in a short time fi'ame. &chelon would prioritize COs by geographicmarket for cutovers and provide lists of aU cuts in a particular CO to be cut in mass on specified day, In that CO. pre-wiring work would be completed fof W1 ~g in advmc.c..Then on day-of-cut. all lift and lays would be performed rapidly, one after another, with the Eschelon personnel present in CO to note and communicate each cut and to do the LNP port on an almost real-time basis. Risks: Requires dedication oc Central Office technicians or outside contractors to thePlUjc:cL Project would need to be ctosely manased to avoid risks associated withinterfering with 271 efforts. Benefit~: Project represents best chance ofmeetmi customer rcquircment~ in teonns volume and timeliness. Recommendation and Other Condder:atiolls Qwest should agree to implement a project plan to migrate Eschelon s resoldIUNEptatfonn lines to unbundled loops on D CO by CO basis. Qwcst should agree to negotiate andwork out the specific details oflbo loop cutover project with Eschelon. The following issues could be addressed in the project plan discussions: Project could be started/delayed to address Qwest resource issues and 271 objectives in Particular states. Eschclon could be required to idcntify cas in prioritized order for conversions. Qwcstwould have ability to reorder list. in advance based on staffing and other concerns. Eschelon Could be required to place LSR for conversion to identify custo .:uer lines (WTNs) tohe converted 30 daY5 or more in advance before cut. Eschelon could be required to pay flat rate or pay outside contractor costs to accomplish the conversion. Eschelon could also be asked to release Qwest from Minncsota DMOQs totaling over SSOO,OOO annuaUy. The project method of conversion could be developed into a billable product for any co-providcr. EscheJon could be required to add all new endusers to their network via the tINE- StarplatfolD1 until a certain level oc Jines are reachetf in 8 central office. Somo prodotenninedvolume could trigger a central office specific mass conversion precluding the need to manage coordinated cuts on an order by order basis. &chelon could be required to agree that loop conversion project satisfies "ImplementationPlan" requirement in B2B deal. d__- -- ---.. ---..-..---- --..------ .--.-.--.-- _____m______-----.-.---....---------_u_---- ..... Gj~ ~t= Q. CI) SLIP SHEET , ~ ..... ~ ~~_--_--..n.__._n .. ..... ..--....---.....-...._...... hhu_..n......--_..u_. High Level Process Flow Esche/oD: ). All orden are Coordinated "Hot CuI" without QwesllnJc:k roU to end user premise All orden cMry' COOrdinated cut appolJlDnem bme ot"I:OO AM of Due Dare ). Eschelon has a technician at end user premise for each cut I~~-~~~'tNU08~ COtAI- ---........ ~ dIe ..... "CIMC_- -------- 1Irn8.8"'--,--CUiC -..... IInDlia -..- IIId Io8dI CIII8 Ia ..........,-... L ~"!I~"4. 1\\ :1 ~ t\ ~~)JiP \\ ~\'t ()ll~ ~$.j(.,\. ...,..,;'\ ~, ~\j'- ~11"\ . Yo elt'lJ.J~T ~~LV . p,u Jjj~M ~pr NONPUBLIC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DAiA ...---...--..--.....---...--... -. --__--_n__. . _ __n - ..... ..--------...-.-. -_..n._._- CL3 CLEC gels rvady. Yes CLI Need IICI chanoe DO via supp 10 US West. IMS Imp! Put Jeep code on IrIe OIO8r. No1llies SOA and ACMAC ~I Cln:hoo held per Ihe CLEC. NONPUBUC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DATA -"'-_.. _n_ _._...........---..........--........------. .. ........ ....... IMI CLI COI 1M2co: C03 1M3 eLl IM4 RCI CL3 CL4 CL5 l:L6 IMS Process Work Sreps AI a oinunenllime. I lementer CIMPL) will call the CUC 10 conflll11 cut is still onCLEC will confirm CUt is still on. If not see Will be :lithe Cennl Office (CO) al the appoinuncnt time. Will havc pre-wired the newrior to inancnt time on the DV A date of Wcsl order (two d:I s before due d:lIe\on ClEC confinn:lIion. the fMPl will conl:Jl:t CO technician to be in "lift.n-hl .. cutCO '~h p-..rforn~ the: ncc;a.wry work inc;ludins ANI At able heW IJefUle iUKJ IIficr C:UL Anyroblems or discre :mcies results in no CUI bein done and CO teCh contacts the IMPlIf no roblems. the CO tech conlactS lMPL thaI "lift-n.la .. cut was successfulRcceive5 po.\itive notification from CO tech of successful cut and c:nntaet" C".I.F.C 1":11 work i.com lete.. If there Me roblem.s wilh CUI. IMPL will contact a..EC with SUtlJS.Receives notific:uion from QweSlIMPL and accepts unbundled loop order. CLEC alsoco lete! the ortabilil subsc:ri lion ull. If not s= IM5Receives acceptance from CLEC and then contac:ts RCMA 10 release the disconnect order POTS service in Ihe west CO switch. RCMAC performs work Steps a.ssociated with the disc:onncct order. The disconnect order ClllTic::llL CRO (complete with related order) in ~ocialion with the: unbundled loop order and needs to be manuall released u n norific::ttion from the IMPlCLEC has initially indicated they arc nol ready. They will need to do whatever to get ready and re-contaCI west See CU Based on initially not being ready. c:1n the: CLEC be ready and re-cont4Kt QwesllMPL within 30 minutes ora inunenl time. If es then 0 to CLIo ifnot 010 CL6.(,;LJ:::(; needs 10 contacllMPL. cut wlll not happen today and then send in a change to the LSR re uestin a Due Date chan e. )0 Have receive an unaccepted unbundled loop order and begin to work with CLEC and/or CO tec:h 10 fix problem :and/or l'WiUm ,ervic:e '0 origin.1 &tate. Have received notification from CLEC that they 3J"C not ready and will be clulnging Ihe duedate.. Must contact CO tech and re.work service back to original stale if "Iift.n-Iay" w:tSpcr(ormed. '). Have received no nOlification from CLEC of either accept3l1ce and/or due dale change within any acceptable rime h:une.If"lih.n-lay" has been performed. con~ct CO lech retUm service to original state. In a"'cases.lMPL puu order into Jeop:ttdy 3I1d notifies Service Order Assistant (SOA) DndRCMAC thaI there is a roblcm and order is bein held due to ClEC. NONPUBUC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DATA .- - - . .. . OVERVIEW OF" ESCHEte!" TEST AND TURN-UP PROCESS 1. Review all orderS and confirm cuts for the day. 2. Communication between Qwest and Eschelon Testers. 3. Eschelon Migration Engineer gives go ahead for Lift and Lay to Eschelon T~ster. 1. Esch.lon Tesler gives ~n ahead for Lift Ind Lay to Owest Tester. S. Qwest Tester indicates tift and Lay is complete to Esthelon Tester. 6. Migration Engineer verities dlill tone on-site and Inlchm:!; LI::oLill!6- 7. Eschelon Tester communicates with Qwest Tester to get TlCU1Slations worked. I. Eschelon Tester ports numbc:rs. 9. Escheton Mi~J'1!tion Engineer completes testing and communicates back to Eschelon Tester. 10. Eschelon Tesler contacts QweS1 Tester to release and close our orders. NONPUBLIC DOCUMENT caNT AINS TRADE SECRET DATA 00.. _0. . _ - - mo_ _- -. SLIP SHEET - -. - -- -.. -" - -----.. - - J'o Gerald Shypulski cgshypul~uSw8Slcom=- on 021201200110:09:31 AM To:Pam Otegora Axberg cp~tegor~u~we~lcom.. nandy Wlllialn$ ..rtwilli~u:lwc~t.com.IIweaYe~USWeSlcom - Catherine Augustson ccaugust~uswest.com~. Judy Rixe cjrixe~uswest.com~. ChristieDoherty ccdohert~usweSl.com~. Jerry ShypuJski cgshypul(g)uswest.com~E.schelon Trial data cc: Subjed TeAm. I juSt wanted to provide a summary of the data so far from the Eschelonhot cut" trial... The a~~ached Excel sprea~sheet is aCtually from Eschelon work Sheetswith my summary calculations listed. Over3l1, through th. t:ial dates of 11-29-00 thru ~-11-01, the cutecompleted under 10 min~tes were 56' of time among all :he trial offices. When includinq cuts comcleted under 15 minu:es :he percen: iU~DS to 82'. When we s:arted the trial Escheloo was quoted as saying that cuts were taking on an average of over 20 minutes. My goal of the trial was to improve :~at and get it closer to, in ~yopinion. what it should be 45 within 5-10 min~tes per line (i f ~v~ iscompleted and pre-wired) . Also if I take the data and apply it to the ~!D mea~~rement (which is :hour for 16 lines or lessl a total of :6 CUts would have exceeded ~h~~measurement. While I know we have room for i~roveme~t, I ~eel there should beacknowledgment on both sides regarding the positive aspects. The datapresented by Eschelon at ~h. Network meeting on Friday, 2/lG/O~,reflec~ed the worse J week peri~d of trial (7 out of 98 lines werecomple:ed unQer ~U ~nU~e5. ", ~u: ju~eQ ~o IV' comple~eQ under ~~minutes J . 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(5.2651.19)Content - Type: ~ul t I plrt/8' led; bound.ry:-. - -. - = _ Nex tPlrt 000 01C13o89.8BCB3630-X-Mozilll-St.tus2: 00000000 wi th ESMTP I d AAA2C68 12:'0:58 -0600 D.".Ple..e d,.trlbute thell minutia to othera within Owe.t with. need to know.If there ere o~la.lonl or errorl pl.aae let .e know.Thenkl cc8-23-0' Mt; DIne frenktng.doc~~ I:athy Stichur rLtC R-Ie, ions H."I.er Eschelon TeleCOG Inc Voice 612 436-6022 E-M811 klltichteraelchelon.co. . 8.23.01 MID 08111 frlnmo.doc . dfrlllnvcf NONPUBLIC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET OAT# -- _Un Eschelon/Qwest Meeting Summary and Action Log Next Meeting: Thunday, September 6, 2001 Conference Call Start Time: I :00 p.m. CST Conference Call Number: 877-542-7612 passcode 6725264# Summary of August 23, 2001 Meeting Specifics: Purpose of Meeting: Discuss open issues. Location: Conference Call Meeting Chair: Kathy Stichter Attendees: aWEST ESCHELON Dalla FI~l\kiflY KaUIY Slil.;"l~ Kathy Garcia Tina Schiller !odd Miller Rick Lewis Pat Levene Sleve Sheahan Summary: There was discussion around the issues flom Ihe 'in person' meeting with Eschclon in Omaha. 48-Hour Dial Tonc Test: July 29,2001 the 48-hour dial tOne test process was Tolled OUL Qwestjustneeds to chcck for compliance and training issues. IMA Ac:oess for Om_hi! Qcrr.: ~1IJ'lervic:n", ~creenen. the Audit Team and the Resolution Team inthe Omaha QCCC now have IMA access. ANAC; The ANAC process will now be done during the 48-hour dial tone t~t process, both II theQW'C3t fD~ilil)' and IU thg :lpot boy. CNR: There is now better communication on JEP notices and Eschelon is now getting secondary notices and a call fTom the service managtT for CN1t CF A changes day of cut: Dana was not sure she had documentation of this process. Kathy Stichter advised her we have documentation. Ecchelon was soing to correct Ions hold timK. Per Dana tMir hold limes are shonei'. Tina sent documentation on bad cuts to Dana. Dana was unable to find some of the examples with the paN. TIM will get the LSR or order number to DauL Dana will investigate and document findings on a sprcQcbhc~ DDDA will scad tho sproDCbheoc to u:I prior to the next meeting. W. will du:cucs the .:umpl..on the next calL Furore meeting wiU include discussion Itt'ound examples of bad cuts from the previous two weeks. Tina will~t amnpl~s, with order numbcn, to Dana by thc Tuc:Jdoy of tho wee!t in which W. h:1v. our c:aU. D:anawill have the investigation complete for discussion during the call. . I . NONPUBlIC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DATA -.0- . -- - --- - 0-' .___---"-------------- ,. . Issues and Action Items 1 Troubled Cuts Dana Frenking 2 Trouble Cuts Tina Schiller Tina will get LSR or order number on exam tes to Dana. Dana will investigate examples. create a spreadsheet and ~t!flU spreadsheet to Esche/on for discussion on next call. Tina will have her testers enter a note in !he tracking database of the orders that exoerience NOT. 9/6/01 On going Open Open Trade Secret Data Eads) NONPUBlIC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DATA - 2- - _HU~ ~ DOC 105 State Of Minnesota Department of Commerce INFORMATION REQUEST P-421/C-02 -197 Information Requested From:Qwest Corporation Information Requested By: Date Requested: Date Response Due: 03/22/2002 03/27/2002 REQUEST: (TRADE SBCRET DATA BBGINS In Qwest' s response to Information Request DOC067.b in docket P421/DI-01-B14, Qwest provided a list of ~EschelonImplementation and Consulting Teams.Please provide the following withrespect to that list:a. The work product resulting from work performedb. Notes of every meeting involving Qwest and thec. The number of hours spent (to date) by the DSLto Qwest.d. A description of the work performed by the DSL Team.e. Any wri tten document describing the work to be performed by the DSLTeam. TRADB SBCRET DATA ENDS) by the DSL Team. DSL Team. Team providing services RESPONSE: Qwest objects to this data request on the ground that it is overly broad andunduly burdensome. This response is continuing and Qwest will supplement it as information becomes available. Notwithstanding and without waiving the obj ection. Qwest states: (TRADB SBCRET DATA BEGINSa. The DSL team documented and/or developed processes for ordering and provisioning of Resale DSL for wholesale customers. See Trade Secret Attachment A.c. Bill Fellman was assigned as the single point of contact at Qwest. performed this function from February 2001 to June 2001. In February andMarch, Bill met with his counterpart at Eschelon on a daily basis. They coordinated meetings between five designated workgroups, Order Fulfillment,Provisioning, Test & Turn-up, Installation. and Repair. During this timeframe, February to June, the estimated time spent in joint meetings with Eschelon to be 220 hours. d. Resale of Qwest DSL was a relatively new product. Eschelon and Qwestdocumented, established, and tested processes for Resale DSL including the ordering of equipment. These would be processes used by all Wholesalecustomers. See Trade Secret Attachments A and TRADB SECRBT DATA ENDS) - .. ,' , Respondent Tina Colvin - - , oc - . NONPUBLIC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DATA n- --n_,____---- -, ,,"'--- TRADE SECRET/PRIVILEGED INFORMATION CLASSIFICATION RATIONALE S tate: Minnesota Descriptionffitle ofInformation: In the Matter of the Complaint of the Minnesota Department of Commerce Against Qwest Corporation PUC Docket No.: P-421/C-02-197 Trade Secret/Privile~ed Information Rationale for TRADE SECRET Attachments A and B to Owest s ResDonse to DOC Information ReQuest No. 105 TRADE SECRET Attachments A and B to Qwest s response to DOC Information RequestNo. 105 contains information that is considered TRADE SECRET because it derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to. and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use. For this reason, TRADE SECRET Attachments A and B to Qwesfs response to DOC Information Request No.1 05 should be protected from publicdisclosure. - --. ---..-.----. .-... - - on. -- -- .. . _H - -q- -- - . ITrade Secret Data Begins \!' :'I.I..";c 'T..\ !)I ,!, ~O- P,121/L -0:; --tq 1I(.~ ....~-,os . 1:\,'-I/,\JC'rr A~ 8Ludke, Jey E,8 cJ.ludk.~.sch.'on. colTP an 01/2312002 04:46:42 PM To: cc: I8heahafi'QWeSlcom"'Stichter. t':athleen L - cIds1iclrterGeschelon.com=- . - Johnson. Bonnie J: C'b1iohnsonCeschelon,co~Schlller,lina M.8 ctmsd1iner~esch8Ion.conp , - Garfock, Anne M: camgarlock~eschelon.c:om=-rnmcJeme( tqweslcom, wfeUma~qwesLcom Subject OWest-Esc "1elon DSL Resale Project Dellverables (from RADSl2001 ewlopment) Steve: I wanted to cc~tact you to follow-up on action items assigned to me last year during ou~ development cycle for the Re-sale RADSL product. As you may mo' .,. , I worked closely with Bill Pellman as a SPOC for Qwest this project -. he and I co-produced both of the attached documents andpresented to t~e collective representatives at the June 14, 2001Qwest-Eschelon meeting. Attached are the key materials from that meeting:Presentacion a-'d Long-Term Needs document. For the follow.ng items, I am asking for your input/assistance to completethem: Scheduli~g of Group 1 ~ 2 SHE Teama Review Sessions: See .ttacheddocument outlir:ing how we structured our -Virtual Implementation Team.This is relatee: to the items on the Long-Term doc. under .B2B OperationalProcesses Fina:,ized. with my name a8aigned. Group 1 involved the OrderFulfillmen1: anI' Provisioning staft and Group 2 Test. Turn-up, Installationand Repair sta: f. I would like to schedule two meetings/cont. calls -- onefor Group I an(: one for Group 2 -- ..,lth SMEs from both aide. (or if st:affassignments ha"e changed their replacements) to review agreed upon B2Bprocesses and c'reate any action plans/follolit-up as needed to address iasues. Billing C;roup 5MB Meeting: You can see on the char1:, this group wasto meet post p)'oduct launch -- this group has never met. I would like tohelp facilitate' Betting up SHEs from both sides to d1scuBB any billing related issues -- could you identify SHEs from your side and I will forour.? CPZ Whole.ale Ordering Proce.1 Review Session: I have been workingdirectly with ~olly Clemen on this process and islues we discovered. b.14_~. wo heyc .. opC~.~~~u&l ~~u~e.., DU~ WOULQ suggest holding a jointmeeting with ~e8t-EBchelon staff to revie.., what was developed 80 theappropriate h~~off can be completed -- this would be related to completionof the Long-Te~ Needs item under CPK .Wholesale Ordering ProcessFinalized.. I :an work with Molly Clemen directly on this but let me knowif you or other Qwest Btaff would like to participate. I would like to schedule these foruma/meetings ASAP -- to be held by the first week in PI~bruary (by the 8th). E8chelon staff will be meetinginternally befo~e the Group 1/2 lesBions to identity performancedata/issues. I can help provide you with any documentation produced related to the developm~nt ;in each area it you do not bave it.Bill: I am woniering if you would agree to participate in the Group 1 ~ 2 Teams Review Seisions for historical reference? NONPUc-U;:' ~()C~iviEr~ ' ... --.- ,....-"'-..-' ., ,"". N"f.\I"':':-o .' . ' '. ."'~ . ,---:...."..-----.....--.....-.. ... "-...,.----.-------- .'0--- -_. Thanks much ~t let me know .**... .**..... ........ ...*.... ...-... ... ..... .......... 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On 0 1 / 1 1 / 0 1 , E s c h d o n p r e s e n t e d a n ec a m p l e o f D S l r a t e s f o r m- o d A D S L qu a l i f i e d l o o p s w t t b q u e s t i o n s . 8y I / l l / O I , S t e v e f l e m i n g t o a r r a n g e me e t i n g w i t h Q w e s t t o d i s c u s s Eu e s o n th i s 1 s t . Un b u n d l e d l o o p r a t e s m a b ' h t p r o v i d e d o n 2/ 2 0 / 0 1 . By 1 / 2 3 / 0 1 , S t e v e R e m / n i l t o a r r a n g e me e t i n g w i t h Q w e s t 1 0 d i s a J s s I s s u e s o n th i s l i s t . 11 0 . . S h I l l e r C U T e n U y I r a c k s 8 l \ l 1 o g D S O un b u n d l e d l o o p s . C a n h e r s y s t e m a l s o Ir K k t h e AD S L c o m p a l J b I e l o o p o r d e B ? 6 o f 6 .. : ) \II~'H;SOT" ()OCKETNO. N11/DI-OI.81~ DOCII- 1'\ \ ArL\CIlMENT TRIAL AGREEMENT This Trial Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into by and between OWEST Corporation(formerly U S WEST Communications, Inc.) rowesr) and Eschelon Telecom . Inc. (fonnertyAdvanced Telecommunications, Inc. dba Cady Communications, Inc.. Cady Telemanagement,Inc.. American Telephone Technology, Inc., Electrcr Tel, Inc. and Intellecom, Inc.) (eellectivelyEschelon). On a Trial basis. OWEST and Eschelon (collectively the "Parties ) have agreed tolocate a dedicated provisioning team at Eschelon s facility at 511 11 TH Avenue South, Suite 340,Minneapolis, MN' 55415 (the "Facility"), and Esche/on has agreed to pay the incremental and extraordinary costs associated with the dedicated provisioning team. Esche/on agrees to be a Trial Participant for the OWEST Market Trial rTrial") of the Products andServices that are set forth on Attachment 1 (collectively, the "Services ), which is incorporatedherein by this reference. Section 3 of Attachment 1 provides an overview of the Trial anddescribes goals of the Trial. Eschelon understands and acknowledges that the Agreement is a Trial, and that this Trial does not commit either Party to provide a dedicated provisioning team outside the context of the Trial or to continue providing a dedicated provisioning team after conclusion of the Trial. Eschelonalso understands and acknowledges that, other than this Agreement, there is. no legalregulatory, or contractual requirement that OWEST locate a dedicated provisioning team at acompetitive local exchange provider's facility. This Trial will be conducted under the followingTerms and Conditions, including Attachment 1. ABOUT THE SERVICE. The respective responsibilities of QWEST and Eschelon aredescribed in Attachment 1. TERM. The Parties have agreed that this Agreement is effective as of May 1 , 2000 andwill expire one (1) year from this date. PA YMENT AND CHARGES. Eschelon shall pay aWEST the sum of $9.206 each month for the term of theAgreement. Such charges do not include applicable taxes imposed by law. Eschelon shall pay each bill thirty days after receipt of the invoice. Late paymentsare subject to a charge of one and one-half percent (1-1/2%) per month, or themaximum allowed by law. whichever is less. TERMINA TION. Either Party may terminate this Agreement for cause provided writtennotice specifying the cause for termination and requesting correction within thirty (30)days is given the other Party and such cause is not corrected within such thirty (30) dayperiod. Cause is any material breach of the terms of this Agreement. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. QWEST SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO ESCHELON FORANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT. SPECIAL. OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANYKIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF BUSINESSLOSS OF PROFIT. OR LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA. IN NO EVENT SHALL , 1 -OOIkdd/EsCI'Ielorv'Tllil Agr aae CDS-oO0424-0Q~/c:.---- -----_. --._---- --.-- - NONPUBLIC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET D.AJ ~un t- OweST LIABILITY TO ESCHELON FOR ANY DAMAGES RELATED TO SERVICE EXCEED AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED TO ESCHELON FOR SERVICE NOT PERFORMED OR IMPROPERLY PERFORMED. REMEDIES OF ESCHELON UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXCLUSIVE AND LIMITED TO THOSE EXPRESSLY DESCRIBED IN THIS AGREEMENT. PERSONAL INJURY; PROPERTY DAMAGE. Each Party shall be responsible for any actual physical damages it directly causes in the course of its performance under this Agreement, limited to damages resulting from personal injuries, death, or property damage arising from negligent acts or omissions; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 4.1.4 OF ATTACHMENT 1 , NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF BUSINESS. LOSS OF PROFIT OR LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITED REMEDY. OWEST MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WRITTEN OR ORAL, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICUlAR PURPOSE. In the event of an error, delay, defect, breakdown, or failure in Service or awesT platform. aWEST's sole obligation shall be limited to the use of reasonable diligence under the circumstances to restore Service. Eschelon s sole and exclusive remedy in the event of an error, delay, defect. breakdown or failure in Service shall be limited to a daily prorated credit of any monthly service fee Eschelon paid for Service during the period of said event. No credit shall be available for difficulties such as Eschelon equipment failure. slow dial tone, busy circuits. any local telephone company or long distance company network failures or other causes beyond aWESrs reasonable control. Nothing in this section in any way affects or limits the rights Eschelon has under other agreements with CWEST or in consequence of any statute, regulation, or rule to service quality and performance guarantees , credits. penalties, or compensation of any kind. UNCONTROLLABLE CIRCUMSTANCES. Neither Party shall be deemed in violation ofthis Agreement if it is prevented from performing any of the obligations under thisAgreement by reason of severe weather and storms: earthquakes or other natural occurrences: strikes or other labor unrest; power failures; nuclear or other civil or militaryemergencies: acts of legislative. judicial, executive or administrative authorities; or any other circumstances which are not within its reasonable control. CONFIDENTIALITY, PRESS RELEASES. The terms of this Agreement are confidential contain trade secret information and shall not be disclosed unless pursuant to a lawful Order compelling such disclosure. In such event that production is compelled, neither Party shan disclose the terms of this Agreement without first notifying the other Party. Neither Partyshall use the other's name in any press releases. sales promotions. or other pubticitymatters relating to the Trial or the Services without written approval from the other Party. . Nothing in this section in any way affects or limits rights and obligations of the Parties relating to confidentiality and nondisclosure under other agreements with one another. . II-OO/kddlEsctlllonITnal Agr.drx: . ";ij5",,~~-:~..oG:I"'.:--. ..._-_.__._---_.._----_._-- NONPUBlfC DOCUMENT - _..__ CONTAINS. TRADE SE~J:lET QAT~._- 2 10. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. If any claim, confroversy or dispute between the Parties. their agents. employees, officers, directors or affiliated agents should arise. and the Parties do not resolve it in the ordinary course of their dealings (the -Dispute ), then it shall be resolved in accordance with the then-current rules of the American Arbitration Association rAM-). A single arbitrator engaged in the practice of law and knowledgeable about the subject. matter of the dispute shall conduct the arbitration. The Federal Arbitration Act. 9 C. Sections 1-16, not state law, shall govern the arbitrability of the Dispute. The arbitrator shall not have authority to award punitive damages. All expedited procedures prescribed by the AAA rules shall apply. The arbitrator's award shall be final and binding and may be. entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each Party shall bear its own costs and attorneys' fees, and shall share equally in the fees and expenses of the arbitrator. The arbitration proceedings shall occur in the Minneapolis, Minnesota metropolitan area or in another mutually agreeable location. It is acknowledged that the Parties, by mutual, written agreement, may change any of these arbitration practices for a particular, some, or all Dispute(s). - 11. LA WFULNESS. This Agreement and the Parties' actions under this Agreement shall comply with all applicable federal. state, and local laws, rules, regulations, court orders, and governmental agency orders. Any provision not in compliance is void. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state where Service is purchased. 12. SEVERABILITY. In the event that a court,governmental agency, or regulatory agency with proper jurisdiction determines that this Agreement or a provision of this Agreement is unlawful, this Agreement. or that provision of the Agreement to the extent it Is unlawful shall terminate~ If a provision of this Agreement is terminated but the Parties can legally, commercially and practicably continue without the terminated provision. the remainder this Agreement shall continue in effect. 13. HUMAN RELATIONS. 13.Eschelon will not attempt to manage, supervise. or otherwise direct the performance of aWEST employees. including the Coach and the Service Delivery Coordinator rSDC- ). , 3.. Eschelon agrees that during the term of the Agreement and for a period of 12 months thereafter, without the prior written consent of QWEST, Eschelon will not actively solicit for employment any employee of QWEST, including the Coach and SDC, working in its Facility. 13.Eschelon agrees that it will abide by and support in every respect the aWEST Code of Conduct. related policies and procedures, and applicable state and federal laws. as the same relate to the working conditions of the Coach and the sac working in its Facility. Eschelon s agreement to so abide specifically includes but is not limited to the aWEST Non-Discrimination, Workplace Violence, Sexual Harassment. and Safety and Hygiene policies, abbreviated copies of which are attached as Attachment 2. 14. RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION. Neither Party shall be liable to the other for any costs whatsoever resulting from the presence or release of any NONPUBLIC DOCUMENT -. -- I'~d~sch.Io~,,~IAqr dOC _.__-_. ----_... ___n__..__u -_..._ ___ G9J~T~I~~JB_ ~~_~~g-~~~. ~~P CDS.ooo.24-OOS4/c environmental hazard that either Party did not introduce to the affected work location. Both Parties shall defend and hold harmless the other, its officers, directors and employees from and against any losses, damages, c!aims, demands, suits, liabilities, fines, penalties and expenses (induding reasonable attorneys' fees) that arise out of or result from (i) any environmental hazard that the indemnifying Party, its contractors or agents introduce to the work locations (ii) the presence or release of any environmental hazard for which the indemnifying Party is responsible under applicable law. 15. GENERAL. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. Eschelon shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement without the prior written consent of QWEST, which consent shall not be unreasonably denied or delayed. QWEST may assign or transfer this Agreement to any parent, subsidiary, successor or affiliated company without the prior written consent Eschelon. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between Eschelon and OWEST with resped to the Service provided herein and supersedes any prior Agreement or understanding(s). If either Attachment conflicts with any terms or conditions stated in the body of this Agreement. this Agreement shall govern the Parties' relationship with respect to such conflict If the terms and conditions of this Agreement conflict with any other document, the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement shall govern the Parties' relationship with respect to such conflict. This Agreement benefits Eschelon and QweST. beneficiaries. There are no third Party Failure or delay by either Party to exercise any right, power 9r privilege hereunder, will not operate as a waiver hereto. If a Party returns this Agreement by facsimile machine , the signing Party intends the copy of this authorized signature printed by the receiving facsimile machine to be its original signature. NONPUBUC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DATA 7 -11-OOJkddiEscnllonITrill Agr doc COS.cooq'-oO5'rc- u- 0_ __--- "'-......--, "-' ---_...... -..-, ,------- - ""_-_0_,"_0 "O_---"-'---_U_---"--'- ---.. --_U- 16. EXECUTION. The Parties have read. understand and agree to all of the above terms and conditions of this Agreement and hereby execute and authorize this Agreemen: as of the latest date shown below. Eschelen Telecom. Inc. (formerly Advanced Telecommunications, Inc. dba Cady Communications, Inc.. Cady Telemanagement, Inc., American Telephone Technology,lnc., EI~ro-Tel Inc. and Intellecom, Inc. AutJted J. Jeffery Oxley Name Typed or Printed QWEST Corporation (formerly U S WEST Communications, Inc. ~JiUft) T~uthorized Signature Jasmin T. Espy Name Typed or Printed Executive Director - Law and Policy Title Vice President - Marketing Title Ii '-1/00 Date '!- ~J- Date 730 Second Avenue SOl..1h, Suite 1200 Minneapolis, MN 55402 =Iizabeth J. Stamp '801 California Street, Suite 2410 Denver, CO eO202 Address for NoticesAddress for Notices NONPUBUC DOCUMENT - CONTAINS TRADE SEC~ET DATA 1 1-~dd1Esd'!.lonfTnat Agr dOC- - CDS-OOOA24-l10S.&1to -.---- - -- --- --- ------- -- --- --- - -- IT ACHMENT 1 TRIAL AGREEMENT PARTICIPANT'S NAME. The Participant is Eschelon Telecom, Inc. (formerly Advanced Telecommunications, Inc. dba Cady Communications, Inc., Cady Telemanagement, Inc., American Telephone Technology,lnc., Electro-Tel, Inc. and Intel/ecom lnc. PARTICIPANT'S LOCATION(S). The location for the Trial shall be 511 11:1\ Avenue South, #340, Minneapolis, MN 55415 (the -Facility1. TRIAL OVERVIEW AND GOALS. During the Trial, subject to the parameters outlined below QWEST will locate a provisioning team, consisting of at least two OWEST employees, at the Facility. Though the activities performed by these employees will not differ from the activities these employees would perform on any CLEC's behalf at a QWEST service center, the OweST employees will perform such activities at the Facility for the term of the Trial. The goals of the Trial include, but are not limited to, the following three items. The first goal is to evaluate whether offering dedicated provisioning teams at customer locations outside of Q~ST service centers would be feasible, given the logistics of providing provisioning support on a broad scale. The second goal is to evaluate whether offering dedicated provisioning teams at customer locations outside of OWEST service centers has the potential to significantly reduce the number of errors in orders submitted by customers. The third goal is to evaluate whether offering dedicated provisioning teams at customer locations outside of OweST service centers, when compared to existing provisioning support arrangements, has the potential to facilitate the resolution of service and provisioning issues. THE TRIAL The Trial shall consist of the Services as set forth in this Section 4. Facilities and Equipment Eschelon shall provide the following facilities and equipment so OweST can provide the services identified in this Agreement. Eschelon will provide to QWEST a secured office at the Facility. The office will have a lock on the door. Eschelon will not have a key to the secured office at the Facility. The OWEST Coach and SDC will be the only people with a key to the secured office. Eschelon will provide office furnishings, including desks and chairs, for the office. Eschelon will provide power for the office. 1.3 Eschelon will provide 5 telephone lines (with long .distancefunctionality), 2 telephone sets, and a dedicated facsimile machine for OWEST's use. 7 -11 ~OIkddlEsc:l\elonIT /lal Agr doc CCS-OO0424~OS41; . . ..-.. ---. ....- .. . NONPUBUC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DATA .. .... . -"U..---" .--.. _u ...n -_...u. Esche/on will provide badges for the Coach and the SOC. These.badges will provide access to the two main doors at the Facility from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm. Eschelon will provide parking at the Facility free of charge. 2 OWEST shall provide the following equipment so it can provide the services identified in this Agreement. 1 OWEST will provide 2 computers and 2 printers solely for the use of the Coach and SOC. 1 :2.2 OWEST will install the computers in the secured office provided by Eschelon and conned the computers via dial-up access to appropriate OweST systems. Duties and Services Eschelon shaD perform the following activities: Esche/on wiD perform normal order provisioning activities (i.e.,. order issuance, order updates, and error resolution). Eschelon will escalate and seek the expedition of orders/repairs as it considers appropriate. Eschelon and OWEST will consider the adequacy of assignedhuman resource$ every ninety (90) days. 1.4 Eschelon recognizes that OWEST has an obligation to protect the confidentiality of the data in its computer systems. Eschelonagrees that it shall not, under any circumstances, attempt toaccess the computers provided by OWEST that allow access toowesrs computer systems. Inappropriate or unauthorizedaccess by Esche/on to OWESrs computer systems through the computers provided by OWEST is grounds for the immediatetermination of this Agreement with cause. EscheJon furtheragrees to release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless OweSTfrom and against and in respect of any loss, debt, liability,damage. obligation, claim, demand, judgment or settlement of any nature or kind, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidatedincluding, but not limited to, costs and attorneys' fees, whethersuffered, made, instituted, or asserted by any other Party orperson, for invasion of privacy, personal injury to or death of any person or persons, or for loss damage to, or destruction ofproperty, whether or not owned by others, resulting from thebreach of this section by Escheton or any its officers, directors.employees. agents, or subcontractors. _. . .. . "~ncddlesch.loN'Tri.' Agr doc: ~""""""'~- """.t' _. "..-" .._..n..__. ..-. NONPUBLIC DOCUMENT .. --. P--. CONT AI~S TRADE -$EgB~ OAT ~ 7 ....- .--- _. ..u.. Eschelon agrees to hold in strict confidence all Confidential Information received from QWEST as a result of this Agreement and to use such information solely for the purposes of thisAgreement. Eschelon agrees to treat such ConfidentialInformation as confidential unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both parties. In handling the Confidential Information Eschelon agrees: (a) not to copy any such Confidential Information; (b) not to make disclosure of any such ConfidentialInformation to anyone: and (c) to appropriately notify its employees and subcontractors not to make discfosure of any suchConfidential Information to anyone. The obligations set forthherein shall be satisfied by Eschelon through the exercise of least the same degree of care used to restrict disclosure of itsown information of like importance. Upon termination of thisAgreement for any reason or upon request by QWEST. Eschelonshall return to OWEST all Confidential information received fromQWEST as a result of this Agreement or certify that it hasdestroyed all Confidential Information received from QweST as a result of this Agreement. 2 QWEST shall perform the following activities: QWEST Coach shall participate on conference calls between Eschelon and QWEST as appropriate. The QWEST Coach and SDC shall investigate on a daily basis: Reject and other issuas ar.a:i1g ;;"(7', =.;;';';. ;~Ion provisioningactivities Orders that have not been issued/typed by QWEST Confirm information for Firm Order Commitments Outstanding issues such as CRM, customer notifications andother issues with QWEST representatives. The QWEST Coach and SDC shall collect data tor Esche/on pending orders. The QWEST Coach and SDC shall use the data to conduct root cause analysis and identify trends for issues, including: ....- - 1 ! -OOlkadlEsc:t\elonITnal Aqr dOl: --"""'.---'--.. Order Provisioning Issues (orders. interaction with centerprocesses, policies) Request Rejects Line Validation (PIC issues, conversions. features)Billing Inquiries (including verifying Eschelon CSRs) Escalations/expedites Chronic Repair and Service Issues (as they relate to orderprovision functions) NONPUBUC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DATA - .-..-..- _._--.-.. ..-..-...-.----.---..-.. .--.--..--.-..--.---...-.-.-. . FOC timeliness Order timeliness/completion The CWEST Coach and SDC shan use the data. root cause analysis and identified trends to; Recommend training (as appropriate) to OWEST and/or Esche/on Propose process/policy change (as appropriate) to OweSTand/or Eschelon Present quarterly reviews of the .on-site team status,successes ' and failures to senior management of bothEschelon and CWEST Recommend action plans to senior management of bothEschelon and OWEST Implement action plans approved by senior management of both Eschelon and OWEST . Provide feedback (as appropriate) to OWEST and/or Esche/on The OWEST Coach and SDC will act as a liaison with OWEST on other service and order provisioning issues that are not resolved through normal operations and provisioning processes. The OWEST Coach and SDC will provide ongoing support to Eschelon in understanding QWESTs normal operating andprovisioning processes. 7 On-Site Reporting: For the term of this Agreement, the OWEST Coach and secwill report and be located at the Facility with occasional return to OWEST for meetings/ongoing training. The OWEST Coach or SDC will generally be available on-site during regular business hours. The OweST Coach will provide a schedule to Eschelon toensure that Eschelon is aware of the Coach's and sec'planned availability. 8 OWEST and Eschelon will consider the adequacy of assignedhuman resources within sixty (60) days after this Agreement issigned. OWEST agrees to hold in strict confidence all ConfidentialInformation received from Eschelon as a result of this Agreement and to use such information solely for the purposes of tt"Agreement. OWEST agrees to treat such Confidem,;JiInformation as confidential unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both parties. In handling the Confidential Information, CWESTagrees: (a) not to copy any such Confidential Information: (b) net NONPUBUC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DATA7. f '~lIcddlEschelonITrial Aqr doe .'._._.._....... ..,m"""""......n..H..... ..... .. m to make disclosure -of any such Confidential Information to anyone; and (c) to appropriately notify its employees not to make disclosure of any such Confidential Information to anyone. Theobligations set forth herein shall be satisfied by OweST throughthe exercise of at least the same degree of care used to restrid disclosure of its own information of like importance. Upontermination of this Agreement for any reason or upon request Eschelon, OweST shall return to Eschelon a/l Confidentialinformation received from Eschelon as a result of this Agreement or certif"! that it has destroyed all Confidential Information received from Eschelon as a result of this Agreement. 3 OweST shaJ/ not perform the following activities: The CWEST Coach and sec shall not perlorm normal orderprovisioning activities (i.e.. order issuance. order updates, or errorresolution). The QWEST Coach and SDC shall not perform account teamfunctions (i.e., contract issues and negotiations). The QweST Coach and SDC will not perform escalations or seekexpedites on behalf of Escheton; however, they will support Eschelon in the escalation . and expedite process fororders/repairs. NOTICE. Each Party shall provide any and all notices required under this Trial Agreement to the other Party at the following address: PARTICIPANT'S ADDRESS QWES7'S ADDRESS J. Jeffery Oxley Executive Director. Law and Policy 730 Second Avenue South, Suite 1200Minneapolis. MN 55402 Elizabeth J. Stamp Director. Interconnect 1801 California Street, Suite 2410 Denver, CO 80202 NONPUBUC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DATA 11.00IllddlEscn.lon/Tnal A9' docCOS.ooo..24-00S4tc- -,~u iTACHMENT 2 TRIAL AGREEMENT Non-Discrimination It is the policy of QweST to provide equal employment opportunity for employees andapplicants in connection with employment decisions. Unlawful discrimination against ;anindividual based on race gender age, sexual orientation, religion national origin, disabilities, orcovered veteran" status, or any other form of unlawful discrimination or harassment, is contraryto aweST policy and strictly prohibited. Each awesT employee is respcnsible for promoting aworkplace free of unlawful discrimination. Because laws protecting an individual'right to non..discrimination based on sexual orientation only exist on a state or local basis, the Non.Discrimination Policy of the Company with respect to sexual orientation extends to allemployees, regardless of whether or not a state or loeallaw applies. OweST is committed to a policy of affirmative action to em~oy and to advance in employment minorities, women, qualified individuals with disabilities , special disabled veterans and veteransof the Vietnam War. Generally, nOl'\-discrimination means making employment decisions without regard to person s race, gender, age. sex;.!al orientation, religion, national origin, disabilities, or "coveredveteran status Exarr,ples of employment decisions inc'ude. b~t are not limited to: evaluatir.g employeesperformance; making recommendations on hires , transfers, and promotions: recommendingdiScipline, corrective action and termination. In some instances, a disability or a required religious practice may need to be taken intoaccount when the individual is otherNise Q~alif;ed. An individual may !Je disabled under Federalor s:ate law if he or she has ar. o.,;oing r:t:ysical or mental condition or impairment thatsubstantially limits his or her life activities. A disability may, but does not necessarily, includeongoing conditions such as epilepsy, ciabetes, HIV/AIOS. cancer, etc. T"e legal duty ofnondiscrimination may include a duty to make a reasonable accommodation. Harassment on the basis of race, gender, age. sexual orientation, religion. national origindisabilities. or "Covered veteran" status will not be tolerated and can be illegal. Epithets, slursnegative stereotyping, or threatening, intimidating or hostile acts ;:nat re;ate to a basis describedabove can constitute harassmen:. Written or graphic material placed on walls. bulletin boards or elsewhere in the employer'spremises, or circulated in the workplace that denigrates or shows hostility toward an individualor group on the basis described above can also constitute harassment. If you have a violation to report, or if you feel that you have been discriminated against youshould contact your supervIsor or manager the EEO Hotline (1-800-336-4636), or the HumanResources Department. 7. r '~/kddl':sCtlelol'llT"a' .A~r docCDS"';aa42~s.Jcm _u -- -- --- -- ---- NONPUBUC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRET DA!A . -- - - - m__u _----- - - - ----- - P---- ----- --- Retaliatf"n against an employee who complains about or reports d!scrimi'1ation or whoparticipates in an investigacion concerning alleged discrimination is prohibited. Not only must managers and supervisors condud themselves in a manner consistent with thispolicy, they are also responsible for establishing and maintaining a work environment free of untawful harass~ent and UIlJawful discrimination. Mana;ers and supervisors must identit,.potential incidents of discrimination immediately and report them to the EEO Hotline (1-800-335-40~6) or Human Resources. The interpretation and .examples in this policy are illustrative and not intendec1 to be all-inclusive. Workplace Violence Employees shall not use violence or threats at violence at work. . QWEST prohibits v;olence or threats of violence at work. This prohibition includes threateninglanguage, both verbal and written, threatening gestures or behavior. and/or actual physicalfighting by any employee. Firearms and/or weapons of any kind are prohibited on Company property, in the work place, in Company vehicles or in an employee s possession while onCompany property or on Company business. It is the responsibility of each employee to be .aware of, and to adhere to. this poLicy and report any violations to the appropriate managementrepresenta1ive. Management is respo:"lsible to take appropriate action whenever threats of violence or physicalviolence are observed by or reported to management Safety & Industrial Hygiene OWEST recognizes the importance of providing employees with a safe and healthful workplacefree o~ r;~cgni=!!d haza~s. To :lc::omplis~ th:s, aWEST aims to conduct its operations in amanner that reasonably minimizes the risk of occupational injury and illness, reasonablyminimizes property damage, ar.d ccmpiies with applicable laws and regtJlatiol"ls. In addition,OWEST adopts detailed co":1pliance plans for managing safety risks as necessary. Employees must understand and adhere to all applicable oCCupational safety and health Irequirements, and promptly report unsafe acts, hazardous conditions, or suspected violations ofthe law. The rules for QWEST operations and state and federal occupational safety and health laws are::omplex. and your EnVironmental Health and Safety (EHS) group has developed detailedcompliance plans for various tasks and operations. These plans help managers and employees understand what their occupational safety and health responsibilities are. - . . ElT1ployees must be aware of occupational safety and health requirements. and be alert andresponsive to potential violations ana hazards. Each OWEST employee must understand andfollow those detailed compliance plans that apply to their work and should seek training and 7-'. "()O/kddlEsctte'OnITrial Agr doe CCS:4J04l~~t:.__u- NONPUBUC DOCUMENT - ----------- CONTAWST1=?ADE SE~tiFfI)A'f-~-' 12 help where necessary. Employee compliance- and reports of hazards are mal to makin~QWEST an even safer place to work. Employees must immediately obtain the approval of their EHS group prior to allowing anygovernmental agency, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),access to Company facilities. If served with ill subpoena or search wamint or if a seriousaccident occurs involving multiple injuries or a fatality, your EHS group and the EHS lawyer in the O\tVEST Law Department must be contacted immediately. In either case, call UniCALL800-654-2525. Sexuai Harassment Sexual Harassment, a rm of sex discrimination, is illegal, c~ntrary to Q ;' policy, ' andstrictly prohibited. Each QWEST employee is n!sponsible for promoting a WOrkplace free 01 unlawful sexual harass Unlawful Sexual Haras~ent: The federal government has defined sexual harassment asunwelcome sexual advaices , requests for sexual (avo~ and other verbaf or physical condud a sexual nature when: Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition employment; Submission or rejection of such conduct by an individual ;s used as a basis fer employment decisions affecting such individual: or Such conduct has the purpose or effe~ of unreasonably interfering with an individual's woricperforrr.anG.a or :::-sating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment Sexual harassmen: may indude a range of subtle and not-so-subtle behaviors. Examples ofsexual harassment are: Ul'\solicjted verbal sexual comments or jokes: subtle pressure forsexual activity; repeated unwelcome flirtations, advances or propositions; graphic remarksabout a person s body or sexual activities: or pa:ting, pinching or unnecessary touching. Sexually oriented gestures, noises, remarks or rumors about a person s sexuality or sexualexperience directed at or ma~ in tt:e presence of any emp10yee can be sexual harassmenLEngagingin SUCh behavior is unacceptable, whether at the workplace or at any work-relatedsetting outside the workplace, such as a business trip or business-related social event Displaying pictures, reading or viewing posters, calendars. graffiti, objects, promotionalmaterials, reading materials. or other materials that are sexually suggestive, sexuallydemeaning, or pornographic, can also be a form of sexual harassment, and, in any event, isprohibited. Managers and supervisors have special resconsibilities with respect to this sexual harassment policy. Not only must managers and supervisors conduct themselves in a manner consistent0 with this poijcy, they are also responsible for establishing and maintaining a workplace free ofunlawful sexual harassment They must identify suspected incidents of sexual harassment 1 1 -OO,'kd~sd'lelonlTnal Agr ClocCOS..Q00424-005-L!~ uu __ __0 - -- mumouo__ooo.o- - Ou NONPUBLIC DOCUMENT ------------- CONTAINS- TRADE SECRET DATA-I). - immediately to their assigned Human Resources Representative and/or the EEO Hotline (1.800-336-4636). OWEST win not tolerate behavior in violation of this sexual harassment policy of , or by, non.employees, such as customers, dealers/contractors, visitors, or others. Concerns will be reviewed and investigated as appropriate. Even conduct that does not rise tothe level of unlawful sexual harassment may nonetheless constitute poor business judgmentand be grounds for discipline. If you believe that you have been subjected to sexual harassment. promptly contact either yoursupervisor, the Human Resources Department, or caU the eeo Hotftne (8001336-4636). . ..c:: ~... Trade Secret Data Eadsl ' ,. ,:' - -:. ~ ..~,,~' . .. .... -:~ 11~ddlEScl\elcWTrial ,A,gr.docCD S...QOO.(2 4.QOS4/c: NONPUBLIC DOCUMENT caNT AINS TRADE SEC~ET DATA . --. -.-. DOC 106 State Of Minnesota Department of Commerce INFORMATION REQUEST P-421/C-02 -197 Information Requested From:Qwest Corporation Information Requested By: Date Requested: Date Response Due:03/22/2002 03/27/2002 REQUEST: In Qwest' s response to Information Request DOC 067.b in docketP42l/DI-01-814, Qwest provided a list of K Eschelon Implementation andConsulting Teams.Please provide the following with respect to that list:a. The work product resulting from work performed by the Held Order (Lackor Reuse of Facilities) Team.b. Notes of every meeting involving Qwest and the Held Order (Lack or Reuseof Facilities) Team.c. The number of ~ours spent (to date) by the Held Order (Lack or Reuse ofFacilities) Team providing services to Qwest.d. A description of the work performed by the Held Order (Lack or Reuse ofFacilities) Team.e. Any written document describing the work to be performed by the HeldOrder (Lack or Reuse of Facilities) Team. RES PONSE : Qwest objects to this data request on the ground that it is overly broad andunduly burdensome. This response is continuing and Qwest will supplement it as information becomes available. Notwithstanding and without waiving theobjection, Qwest states: Qwest never established a Held Order (Lack or Reuse of FacilitiesJ Team basedon work productivity and stafflng a~ailability. See Trade Secret AttachmentA - Opportunities/Issues: Held Order, Including Lack or Reuse of Facilities.Respondent:Tina Colvin ~.-.. _u~-- TRADE SECRET/PRIVILEGE-D INFORMATION CLASSIFICATION RATIONALE State: Minnesota Descriptionffitle of Information: In the Matter of the Complaint of the Minnesota Department of Commerce Against Qwest Corporation PUC Docket No.: P-42I1C-02-197 Trade SecretlPrivile2ed Information Rationale for TRADE SECRET Attachment A to Owest"s ResDonse to DOC Information Request No. 106 TRADE SECRET Attachment A to Qwest s response to DOC Information Request No. 106contains information that is considered TRADE SECRET because it derives independent economic value. actual or potential. from not being generally known to. and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use. For this reason. 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In d u d l n g m e a s u r e m e n t s NO N P U B L I C ~ : C C U i i , l: N i IT A I ~ I C ' 1" . - ' . rt. . .. . r :\ l n , . , . " ' . r - . ': ' : . - , ;~ . . . 5 o f 5 Tr a d e S e c r e t O a l a E n d s l DO: :::-: State Of Minnesota Department of Commerce INFORMATION REQUEST P-421/C-O2-l97 Information Requested From:Qwest Corporation Information Requested By: Date Requested: Date Response Due: 03/:!2/2002 03/27/2002 REQUEST: In Qwest's response to Information Request DOC 067.b in docketP42l/DI-01-814, Qwest provided a list of n Eschelon Implementation andConsulting Teams. Please provide the following with respect to that list:a. The work product resulting from work performed by the Network(Interconnection Trunking, etc.) Team.b. Notes of every meeting i~vol ving Qwest and the Network (InterconnectionTrunking, etc.) Team.c. The number of hours spe~tTrunking, etc.) Team providingd. A description of the workTrunking, etc.) Team.e. Any written document describing the work to be performed by the Network (Interconnect ion Trunking, etc.) Team. (to date) by the Network (Interconnection services to Qwest.performed by the Network (Interconnection RESPONSE: : Qwest objects to this data ~eques: on the ground that it is overly broad andunduly burdensome. This respo~se is continuing and Qwest will supplement itas information becomes available. Notwithstanding and without waiving theobjection, Qwest states: a. This team simply ~equired education on the issues, no further follow-upwas needed. Notes have not been retained. 2 -3 meetings lasting 1-2 hou~s each.d. Team identified issues, discussed procedures and policies and clarifiedpositions. Issues addressed i~cl~ded, but were not limited to the following:SPOP, LIS trunking, DIXIE repo~:s. a~d forecasting. 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Es c h e t o n a s k s Q w e s t t o a g r e e t o ae a t e an d t r a d ! s u c h m e a S U r e m e n t s , Fo r a I I l n t e n r a l S / m e a s u r e s , a s t r u c t u r e o r pr o c e s s , s u c h a s i t p r o c e s s ' o r r i N n d a t in c e n t i v e s , n e e d s t o b e e s t a b l I S h e d t o ln a e a s e t h e l i k e t l t r ) o d t h a t t h e I n t e r v a l wi t b e m e t a n d t o c o m p e n s a t e E s c h e l o n wh e n I t 15 n o t m e t . Iv 1 / 1 9 / 0 1 , K I t s Na n d a I c u m M t o a t r a n g e me e t i n g w i t h Q w e s t t o d i s c u s s I s s u e s o n th i s l i s t . Ow n e r : D o u g F r P t DO : 1 / 2 0 0 t To b e d 5 C U 5 S t ! d 3 t f u t u r e n w t l r . g W I t h pr O V I S I O I 8 n g c e n t e r p e r s o n n e l By t / 2 3 / 0 1 , K r i s Na n d a k u m a r t o a r r a n g e me t t i n g w i t h Q w e s t t o d i s c u s s I S s u e s e n th i s l i s l 7 o f 1 Opportl.lnity/Issue A IT ACHMENT Issue II 1)$ I and OSJ loops should be delivered with no errors 98% of the time. This isanother area ..yhere Eschelon loses time on turning up circuits, In Minneapolis we h~...e 38 orderswhere we ha 'e been able to do the initial test with Owest. Out of the 38 circuits 17 of them hOldQwest problc"ms on the initi:lI test. This is approximately 45%. It is hard to pinpoint one issue as the cause of his problem because the issues that cause this are so varied. Often we lose 2 to 3 days or marc onlhese loops. Examples: Carrier Orde j N9327040 1 .. Eschelon tested the loop on 1217/00. The tests failed and it was reponed to Qwest.Even though Eschelon stated that the trouble was on the Qwc:st side Owest refused tu ill.:Ccptrespol1sibilit: " The l!schclon tech had to go to the CO and prove to the Qwest tech that the trouble was on the C West side. The issue was finally resolved on 12120. We lost 10 business days on thisorder. C8298726 I . . Eschelon tried to test this circuit on 12118/00. We Were unable to loop the NH J.Eschelon reF )rted the issue fo Qwe~t hUf the i~~ue wa~ nor fixed unti I 12121. Issue #I 6 )S I and OS3 circuit orders should nor go into held status with Qwest as often as they do. Rigl t now (in Minneapolis) out of60 pending orders Eschelon has. had 23 (38%) ofthem go helc :11 Qwest for facilities. The 3 major reasons we are provided for the held orders arebad F I pairs. bad F2 pairs and bad conditioned pairs. When these issues Occur we lose severalweeks on an Jrder, Here are examples of orders that have gone held: Courier Orde' fI N94044673 .. This order went held on 8/18/00 with a release date of9/19/00. When Eschelon tried to test (n 9119/00 the Qwest tester notified us that the circuit had gone held again. Eschelon escalated wi1 1 Qwest and was promised a due date by 9/25. ~chelon did not receive a due datefrom Q,...est mliII0/16/00. The due date that 'Was received was for 121\ \100. Esche\on continuedto escalate fc r ~ better due date until 1215. On 1215 Eschelon was provided a due date of 1216. On12/7/00 QWf;t put the circuit back into held status for defective pairs and was not able to provide :10 estimated due date. On 12113 Qwest provided a due date of 12/21, On 12l21 Qwest was notable to test tJ"C circuit good with Eschelon stating the problem was betw~n the spot bay and thecustomer. A~ of 1110/01 Owest is still having problems with this circuit and has not successfully Lleli.u:rcLl th" cin:uiL C92580453 . . 111 is order went held with Qwest on 9118 for bad FI pairs. The release date Eschelon wa; provided was for 11/8/00. We continued to push Owest for a better due date and on I O/:!7/00 we were given a due date of lilt/DO. When Eschelon called to test the circuit on I Qwest intorr led us that it was h.,ving hardware problems in the CO, (QWe5t had a labeling issuein the CO). ('n 11/15 Eschc:lon chc:cked with Qwest to see if the problem had bc:c:n resolved andfound it was lot but Qwest felt it would be able to resolve the issue by 11117. On 11117 Qwesthad not resol..ed the issue and the renson given was that it had to do some rewiring at the panel in the ' ~O and Owest would not gi.,'c an estimated due date. Eschelon again called tofollow up wi' h Owest on 11/18 and found the issue still not resolved. Qwest sr:1ted that it \\ t~uNtJU8_j:'" JOLJMEr,n ~~ONTt\-'M~ Tr.)!.\DF= ?-J:t n~ r)A I,. having problt ms with the contr:lctor it had hired for the wiring. Q\vest agreed to send One of itsTcchs our to I orre:ct the: problem but would not give :1 date for repair. Esche:lol1 calh:d the heldorder group :II Qwest on II "'-9 to see if:1 d:1te for repair was eStablished but QweSt \Yould onlygive :1n estirn lted due date of 121 12. On 11112 the issue W:1S still nor resolved but Owest didpruvit.lc a due. for die: rcpair of 12118. Eschelon was ablc 10 test the circuit to tJlI~ NIU un 12,'20. Issue ## 7 C 'arrier Order # N9JOOO I 23 Owest states I will not move or extend the NIU for any customer in Minneapolis. This Customer, MerTiam Pari. has not bc=en able to gel service from anyon~ other Ihan Qwest due to the distance:they are from the Owest NfU in the building. There is an NIU in the building closer to the customer site but Owesl will not wire to it. Unlt:s.s Qwc:st wires to this NIU dle cUStomer will notbe able to gel service. Eschelon h.:ls requested from Q'Vl:!st Ih:1I the NUl be moved but Qwestrefuses to do ;0. Issue ## 11 Qwest makes design changes to its orders but Eschelon i!\ not notified. WhenOwest m:1kes a design ch.:lnge the order number and the circuit ID change. The problem with thiscomes when ~chc:lon tries to initiate testing on the circuit and we hne the wrong orde:r numberand circuit Ie-. The Qwest tester is then unable to test with Eschelon because the order number and circuit Ir:. Eschelon has are not accurate. Here are several orders where this has occurTed: Original ord'~r ## I N94049S: 3 11."2 N926513C 5 iiJN931418::1 Original circuit ID J/HCFU/61345/1NW 3/HCFU/94681I/NW .3/HCFUI94756IfNW New order #1 N9:6S190 #2 N926519ll #3 :-\9319031 S New circuit ID J/HCFUlI S6207//NW 3/HCFu/ISS20S//NW J/HCFU.'94760//NW (ssue # 15 Qwest will not check entire ASR for erTors before rejecting: order. If one erTor isfound, Qwesl rejects the order without reviewing the rest of it to see if there are other errors that n~~d corTeeti, 111 as \\'ell. Qwest also rejects the order in situations where if the entire order were re...ie\\...ed it \\ .)uld be clear that the order should not be rejected. This cre.:ltes delays in theordering pro ess dlle to numerous supplements for each order. Here :1rC examples where dlesedelays h:1"e c :curred: I) Carrier C -der # N92060261 A supplemen! for this order was sent to change the requested due date:ll1d to remove one of thenumbers fron being ported. Eschelon then realized that the number needed to be added as a billing teleph'me number (Brn) so an additional supplement was sent. Qwest rejected the orderback to Eschclon stating that the number that we requested to add as the BTN was scheduled topan and QWt ,t could not make it rhe 8TIl. Esche/on called Qwest to inform it that werequested thi: number not be ported in a previous supplement. Qwest acknowledged that it was an error but still requested th:1I Esche/on send another supplement requesting the same thing, Thishappened se\ :r:lJ times until Eschelon escalated to Ken Beck with Qwest. This order wasdel:1yed alml" ;t :2 weeks through this proc~s. NONFUfUli LiU(;iJI'v1EN ! ~;(:NT ""'I~ 'j =/A('!E, ~~~nr:-: ';.~ 1".. ~) CarrierO dcr #5 ' C2.313968 1-1. CO0800.318.9. COOO17013-4 These orders vere for Eschc:lon s IXc. local and toll trunking. Eschelon sent the orders to ()westwithout the: )AINXX because EscheJon did not have the codes yeL Eschelon asked Qwest to look over the 1rders and make sure that all the information on the orders was accurate so that when we did: ;et the codes rhe orders would not be delayed and Qwest agreed. Eschelon sent the supplement flr the NPAlNXX to be added to the orders. Sever:11 days later the orders wererejected bec:1llse the CFA fonn:1t we h:1d submitted W:1S incorrect (this wasjust:1 typo on ourpart) so Escll( Ion sent a supplement to correct. The orders were rejected again. this time for the NC code tiek This h:1ppened 2 more rime before the orders were corrected. 111is back :1nd forthprocess could h.:lve been avoided irQwe~r h:ld reviewed the entire order for accuracy Ihe tirst lime it was su )mined as requested by Eschclol1. Each time this happens Eschelon loses ~8 to hours on the ( rtler and in many cases morc. Issue Ii 16 . "he issue is that Owest will cancel circuits if Eschelon has not tested and acceptedwithin JO day i from the day they are ready. The problem is not with the policy. the problem how Qwest !! )es about enforcin~ rhe policy. Qwest provisioning will send a letter shortly after itfinds out Eschelon is not re:ldy to test rhe .:ircuit. TIle letter states that the circuit is in jeopard)' ofbeing c:lOcele J. This is the only communication Qwest initiates on the issue. It is not policy for Qwest to call before c:anceling the order. When the 30 days have passed and Owest is going tocancel the ore ~r the Owest provisioning group will call the Qwest tester to see if Eschelon hadcalled to acce:,t the circuit. If Ihe Provisioning group is unable to get in touch with the tester or the tester doe., not callthern back thc)' will automatically cancel the order without 311)' internale!\caJation. Wlen the circuit order is cancelled the order goes to the Qwest techs in the field and they will pull :lawn Ihe cross connect. Qwest does not monitor the circuit to see if there is any traffic on it. f ven if customers are on the circuit they will bring the circuit down. There arc:sever:ll thing! we c:a11 do to pre\.enf this pmblem. First. we should receive a receipt/conformation from 0\\ est clever)' circuit th.:lt we ~ccepl. Sc::ond. Qwest techs should never disconncct .:ircuit that h..; live tramc on it Here is an e:'wmple of a circuit that was cancelled in error with resting going on: Carrier Order C331 i9:!49 - This was a OS) cross connect thai we: hod accepted from Qwe5t but its records didnor reflect th~ t. We were in rhe process of running test patterns over rhis circuit ovemight to makesLire the circu:r was good. When our rechs went out ro the site in the morning the circuit was gone. v\\q~~~O . i\ . . : \ \ \\. . ,!:- \ ,-,,' . ;, : ' " Ii " ); '. \ \ -..,- , ~\ :, \... ,'- 0.- '\. \ :~Of\l~IJa ...IL. LiOGJMEN I , :t.,r- ~ ... !'. ":"'~ c.!!t: ~~~")r:- )~ 7' Tnde Secret Data EDdsl DOC 108 State Of Minnesota Department of Commerce INFORMATION REQUEST P-42l/C-02-l97 Information Requested From:Qwest Corporation Information Requested By: Date Requested: Date Response Due: 03/22/2002 03/27/2002 REQUEST: In Qwest's response to Information Request DOC 067.b in docketP42l/DI-01-814, Qwest provided a list of "Eschelon Implementation and Consulting Teams. Please provide the following with respect to that list:a. The work product resulting from work performedb. Notes of every meeting involving Qwest and thec. The number of hours spent (to date) by the OSS to Qwest.d. A description of the work performed by the OSS Team.e. Any written document describing the work to be performed by the OSSTeam. by the OSS Team. OSS Team. Team providing services RESPONSE: Qwest objects to this data request on the ground that it is overly broad andunduly burdensome. This response is continuing and Qwest will supplement it as information becomes available. Notwithstanding and without waiving the obj ection, Qwest states: Qwest never established an OSS Team based on work productivity and staffingavailabili ty. Respondent:Tina Colvin DOC 109 State Of Minnesota Department of Commerce INFORMATION REQUEST P-421/C-02 -197 Information Requested From:Qwest Corporation Information Requested By: Date Requested: Date Response Due: 03/22/2002 03/27/2002 REQUEST: In Qwest' s response to Information Request DOC 067. b in docketP421/DI-Ol-B14, Qwest provided a list of "Eschelon Implementation and Consulting Teams.Please provide the following with respect to that list:a. The work product resulting from work performed by the Repair Team.b. Notes of every meeting involving Qwest and the Repair Team.c. The number of hours spent (to date) by the Repair Team providing services to Qwest.d. A description of the work performed by the Repair Team.e. Any written document describing the work to be performed by the Repair Team. RESPONSE: Qwest objects to this data request on the ground that it is overly broad andunduly burdensome. This response is continuing and Qwest will supplement it as information becomes available. Notwithstanding and without waiving the objection, Qwest states: Qwest never established a Repair Team based on work productivity and staffingavailability. ------------------------ ---. -- DOC 110 State Of Minnesota Department of Commerce INFORMATION REQUEST P-421/C-02 -197 Information Requested From:Qwest Corporation Information Requested By:Date Requested: Date Response Due:03/22/2002 03/27/2002 REQUEST: In Qwest's response to Information Request DOC 067.b in docketP421/DI-01-814, Qwest provided a list of "Eschelon Implementation andConsulting Teams.Please provide the following with respect to that list:a. The work product resulting from work performed by the UNE-P Team.b. Notes of every meeting involving Qwest and the UNE-P Team.c. The number of hours spent (to date) by the UNE-P Team providing servicesto Qwest.d. A description of the work performed by the UNE-P Team.e. Any written document describing the work to be performed by the UNE-PTeam. RES PONSE : Qwest objects to this data request on the ground that it is overly broad andunduly burdensome. This response is continuing and Qwest will supplement it as information becomes available. Notwithstanding and without waiving theobj ectin, Qwest states: Discussions of UNE-P started as a working team between Eschelon and Qwest (notas one of the teams formed with the implementation plan). Weekly meetingswere started in 2000 between Eschelon and Qwest to address ordering and product issues. Qwest had recently rolled out the product and there were many processes and procedures still under development. Representatives from Qwestincluded account team, service delivery and product management. Once Eschelonbegan ordering a different platform of lines, there was no focus on UNE-P as aproduct since it was no longer being ordered. The team did not have reason tomeet any longer and UNE-P documentation, notes etc. were discarded. Respondent:Tina Colvin Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the SecretaryRECEIVED AUG 1 6 2007 Boise, Idaho Deanhardt, C. - Exhibit Case No. Q WE- T -06- AT&T DOC 338 State Of Minnesota Department of Commerce INFORMATION REQUEST P421/CI-01-137l and P421/C-02-l97 Information Requested From:Qwest Corporation Information Requested By: Date Requested: Date Response Due: Ferguson, Sharon 07/10/2002 07/18/2002 REQUEST: Admit that the handwriting on Exhibit 12 to these request is that of Audrey McKenney. RESPONSE: The handwri ting on Exhibit 12, which was a coversheet for draft scenarios used for internal discussions, is that of Audrey McKenney. Respondent:Audrey McKenney DOC 340 State Of Minnesota Department of Commerce INFORMATION REQUEST P42l/CI-01-137l and P42l/C-02-l97 Information Requested From:Qwest Corporation Information Requested By: Date Requested: Date Response Due: Ferguson, Sharon 07/10/2002 07/18/2002 REQUEST: Admit that the handwriting on Exhibit 13 to these requests is that of AudreyMcKenney. RESPONSE: The handwri ting on Exhibit 13, which was a coversheet for draftscenarios used for internal discussions, is that of Audrey McKenney. Respondent:Audrey MCKenney Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the SecretaryRECEIVED AUG 1 6 2007 Boise, Idaho Deanhardt, C. - Exhibit Case No. Q WE- T -06- AT&T AGREEMENT FOR LOCAL WIRELINE NETWORK INTERCONNECTION AND SERVICE RESALE Between AT&T Corp. and U S WEST Communications, Inc. in the State of Idaho TABLE OF CONTENTS RECITALS SCOPE OF AGREEMENT DEFINITIONS 1. General Provisions 2. Most Favored Nation Terms and Treatment 3. Payment 4. Taxes 5. Intellectual Property 6. Severability 7. Responsibilitv for Environmental Contamination 8. Brandino 9. Independent Contractor Status 10. Referenced Documents 11. Publicity and Advertisino 12. Executed in Counterparts 13. Headinqs Not Controllinq 14. Joint Work Product 15. Survival 16. Effective Date 17. Amendment of Aqreement 18. Indemnification 19. Limitation of Liabilitv USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement - Idaho Page 07/27/98 Page 2 20. Term of Aqreement 21. Governinq Law 22. Cancellation Charqes 23. Requlatory Approvals 24. Compliance 25. Force Majeure 26. Escalation Procedures 27. Dispute Resolution 28. Nondisclosure 29. Notices 30. Assiqnment 31. Warranties 32. Default 33. Remedies 34. Waivers 35. No Third Party Beneficiaries 36. Physical Security 37. Network Security 38. Revenue Protection 39. Law Enforcement Interface 40. Collocation 41. Technical References - Collocation 42. Number Portability 43. Dialinq Parity 44. Directory Listinqs 45. Intentionally Left Blank 46. U S WEST Dex Issues 47. Access to Poles. Ducts. Conduits. and Riqhts of Way 48. Bona Fide Request Process for Further Unbundlinq 49. Audit Process USWC/AT& T Interconnection Agreement - Idaho 07/27198 Page 3 50. Miscellaneous Services 51. Unused Transmission Media 52. Service Standards 53. Entire Aareement 54. Reservation of Riahts SIGNATURE PAGE ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Attachment 4 Attachment 5 Attachment 6 Attachment 7 Rates and Charges Resale Unbundled Access/Elements Interconnection Business Process Requirements Electronic Interfaces Implementation Schedule USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement -Idaho 07/27/98 Page 4 This Interconnection Agreement (this "Agreement'J, effective 199 (the "Effective Date"), is entered into by and between T& T Communications of the Mountain States, Inc.Colorado Corporation and U WEST Communications, Inc.Colorado corporation, to establish the rates, terms and conditions for local interconnection, local resale, and the purchase of unbundled network elements (individually refeffed to as the "service or collectively as the "services"). RECITALS WHEREAS, pursuant to this Agreement, T& T and U WEST will extend certain affangements to one another within each LATA in which they both operate within Idaho. This Agreement is combination of agreed terms and terms imposed by arbitration under Section 252 of the Communications Act of 1934, as modified by the Telecommunications Act of 1996. the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, and the orders, rules and regulations of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission; and as such does not necessarily represent the position of either Party on any given issue; and WHEREAS, the Parties wish to interconnect their local exchange networks in technically and economically efficient manner for the transmission and termination of calls, so that subscribers of each can seamlessly receive calls that originate on the other's network and place calls that terminate on the other's network, and for T& Ts use in the provision of exchange access ("Local Interconnection"); and WHEREAS, T& T wishes to purchase Telecommunications Services for resale to others, and WEST is willing to provide such services; and WHEREAS T& T wishes to purchase on an unbundled basis Network Elements, Ancillary Services and Functions and additional features separately or in any Combination and to use such services for itself or for the provision of its Telecommunications Services to others, and U WEST is willing to provide such services; Now, therefore, in consideration of the terms and conditions contained herein T& T and U WEST hereby mutually agree as follows: SCOPE OF AGREEMENT A. This Agreement specifies the rights and obligations of each Party with respect to the purchase and sale of Local Interconnection, Local Resale and Network Elements in the LA TAs in Idaho where U WEST operates. B. In the performance of their obligations under this Agreement, the Parties shall act in good faith and consistently with the intent of the Act. Where notice, approval or similar action by Party is permitted or required by any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the obligation of the Parties to further negotiate the resolution of new or open issues under this Agreement) such action shall not be unreasonably delayed, withheld or conditioned.c. US WEST will provide AT&T with at least the level of service quality or performance of obligations under this Agreement as U S WEST provides itself or any other Person with respect to all Telecommunications Services, Local Interconnection Services for Resale, and Network Elements 1 Per Order 27236 of the Idaho Public Utitlites Commission (Dec. 1 , 1997), at p. 8.4 Per Sixth Order, at p. 3. USWC/A T& T Interconnection Agreement. Idaho 07/27/98 Page as applicable and shall provide such level of service quality or performance of service obligations in accordance with the specific requirements agreed to in Attachment 5. D. U S WEST shall provide to T& T Services for Resale that are equal in quality, subject to the same conditions (including the conditions in U S WESTs effective tariffs which are not otherwise inconsistent with the tenns and conditions contained herein), within the same provisioning time intervals that US WEST provides these services to itse/~ its Affiliates and others, including end users, and in accordance with any applicable Commission service quality standards, including standards the Commission may impose pursuant to Section 252 (e)(3) of the Act. E. Each Network Element provided by U S WEST to AT&T shall be at least equal in the quality of design, performance, features, functions, capabilities and other characteristics, including, but not limited to, levels and types of redundant equipment and facilities for power, diversity and security, that U S WEST provides to itself, U S WEST's own subscribers, to a U S WEST Affiliate or to any other entity.F. The Parties agree to work jointly and cooperatively in testing and implementing processes for pre-ordering, ordering, maintenance, provisioning and billing and in reasonably resolving issues which result from such implementation on timely basis. G. If Party makes change in its network which it believes will materially affect the interoperability of its network with that of the other Party, the Party making the change shall provide advance notice of such change to the other Party in accordance with applicable FCC or Commission regulations. H. In accordance with Section 251(c)(5) of the Act and the rules and regulations established by the FCC and the Commission, the Parties shall provide reasonable notice of changes in the information necessary for the transmission and routing of services using that local exchange carrier's facilities or network as well as of any other changes that would affect the interoperability of those facilities and networks.I. Except as otherwise provided for in Section of Attachment , US WEST shall not discontinue or refuse to provide any service required hereunder without T& T's prior written agreement in accordance with Section 17 of Part of this Agreement, nor shall US WEST reconfigure, reengineer or otherwise redeploy its network in manner which would materially impair T& T's ability to offer Telecommunications Services in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Act or the FCC's rules and regulations. U S WEST agrees that all obligations undertaken pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, performance standards, intervals, and technical requirements are material obligations hereof and that time is of the essence. DEFINITIONS Certain tenns used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth herein or as otherwise elsewhere defined throughout this Agreement. Other tenns used but not defined herein will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Act and the FCC's rules and regulations. 911 Service" means universal telephone number which gives the public direct access to the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). Basic 911 service collects 911 calls from one or more local exchange switches that serve geographic area. The calls are then sent to the correct authority designated to receive such calls. 911 Site Administrator" is a person assigned by T& T to establish and maintain 911 service location infonnation for its subscribers. 5 Per Sixth Order, at p. 3. USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement - Idaho 07/27/98 Page 16 TERMS AND CONDITIONS General Provisions Each Party is individually responsible to provide facilities within its network which are necessary for routing, transporting, measuring, and billing traffic from the other Party's network and for delivering such traffic to the other Party s network in the standard fonnat compatible with A T& rs network and to tenninate the traffic it receives in that standard fonnat or the proper address on its network. The Parties are each solely responsible for participation in and compliance with national network plans, including the National Network Security Plan and the Emergency Preparedness Plan. Neither Party shall impair the quality of service to other carriers or to either Party' Customers, and each Party may discontinue or refuse service if the other Party violates this provision. Upon such violation, either Party shall provide the other Party notice of such violation, at the earliest practicable time. Each Party is solely responsible for the services it provides to its Customers and to other Telecommunications Carriers. The Parties recognize that equipment vendors may manufacture telecommunications equipment that does not fully incorporate and may deviate from industry standards referenced in this Agreement. Due to the manner in which individual equipment manufacturers have chosen to implement industry standards into the design of their products, along with differing vintages of individual facility components and the presence of embedded technologies pre-c/ating current technical standards, some of the individual facility components deployed within V WEST's network, including, without limitation, Network Elements and associated business processes and the standards associated with the equipment providing such Network Elements (collectively, "Network Components"), may not adhere to all the specifications set forth and described in the Bellcore, ANSI, ITV and other technical and perfonnance standards outlined in this Agreement. Within forty-five (45) days after the Effective Date of this Agreement, the Parties will develop process by which V S WEST will infonn A T& of deviations from standards referenced in this Agreement. addition, the Parties agree that those deviations from such standards documented by V S WEST to A T& T shall, to the extent permitted by FCC and Commission rules and regula- tions, supersede sections of this Agreement referencing technical standards otherwise applicable for the affected Network Elements. V S WEST agrees that in no event shall it intentionally allow any Network Com- ponent provided by V WEST to A T& T under this Agreement to perform below the standards or deviations therefrom reflected in Section 3. 1. WEST shall minimize any degradation to its equipment relative to currently applicable service, where reasonable in view of industry adopted performance standards and technological developments. Written notice (the "Change Notice ) of any planned changes in standards for any Network Component which could impact that Network Component will be provided at least ninety (90) days (or at the make/buy point) prior to the planned implementation. If A T& T notifies WEST of how the proposed change may adversely impact A T& T or its Customers within fourteen (14) calendar days after receipt of V S WEST's Change Notice, V WEST and A T& T will schedule joint discussions to address and attempt to resolve the matter, including without limitation consideration of proposed alternatives. In addition, if V S WEST learns that any Network USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement - Idaho 07/27/98 Page 17 Component purchased by A T& T under this Agreement has been permitted (even if not intentionally) to fall materially below the level or specification in effect as of the Effective Date, US WEST shall inform A T& T immediately. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as an agreement by the parties to waive any continuing legal requirement that U S WEST need only provide access to or interconnection with its network as it exists at the time that AT&T may request such access, as opposed to a yet unbuilt, superior one. Modifications to U S WEST's network may be limited to those required to accommodate interconnection or access to unbundled network elements. Nothing in this agreement shall constitute a waiver of any obligation that U S WEST has to meet applicable state or federal standards respecting the nature, extent, or capabilities of its network that serves customers in Idaho. For purposes of providing interconnection to AT&T, in no event shall U S WEST be required to provide a level of service superior to that which it provides to Itself. These preceding conditions shall be applicable for the entire contract and take precedence over any other conflicting section. The absence of specific references to this Section in potentially conflicting sections is not to be construed to mean that this Section does not apply. 4The Parties recognize that services and processes to be provided or followed by US WEST may deviate from those desired by AT&T or otherwise outlined in this Agreement. Due to the manner in which U 5 WEST has chosen to adopt its own processes or Implement industry standards into the design of its services or support functions, some of the services or support functions deployed within U S WEST may not adhere to all the specifications set forth and described in this Agreement. Within forty-five (45) days after a request by either Party, the Parties will develop processes by which U S WEST will inform AT&T of the standards known by US WEST to differ from standards referenced in this Agreement for services or support functions actually provided to AT&T. In addition, the Parties agree that such documented by U S WEST pursuant to such process shall, to the extent permitted by FCC and Board rules and regulations, supersede sections of this Agreement referencing such standards, services, or functions. Most Favored Nation Terms and Treatment Until such time as there is final court determination interpreting Section 252(i) of the Act S WEST shall make available to A T& T the terms and conditions of any other agreement for interconnection, unbundled network elements and resale services approved by the Commission under Section 252 of the Act, in that agreements entirety. 9 Per Sixth Order, at p. 4.10 Per Fifth Order, at p. 13 11 Per Sixth Order, at p. 5. USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement - Idaho 07/27/98 Page 18 After there is final court determination interpreting Section 252(i) of the Act, the Parties agree to revise this Section to reflect such interpretation Payment In consideration of the services provided by U S WEST under this Agreement, T& T shall pay the charges set forth in Attachment to this Agreement. The bilfing procedures for charges incurred by T& T hereunder are set forth in Attachment to this Agreement. Amounts payable under this Agreement, unless reasonably disputed. are due and payable within thirty (30) days after the date of U S WESTs invoice or within twenty (20) days of receipt of the invoice, whichever is later. If the payment due date is not Business Day, the payment shall be made the next Business Day. late payment charge of 5% applies to all billed balances, not reasonably disputed, which are not paid within the applicable time period set forth in Section above. To the extent T& T pays the billed balance on time, but the amount of the billed balance is reasonably disputed by AT&T, and, it is later determined that refund is due AT&T, interest shall be payable on the refunded amount in the amount of 5% per month. To the extent AT&T pays the billed balance on time, but the amount of the billed balance is reasonably disputed by T& T, and, it is later determined that no refund is due T& T, no interest shall be payable on the disputed amount. 3.4 Late payment charges shall not be used as a credit" to deposit, if any, without the express approval of U S WEST. Unless specified otherwise in this Agreement U S WEST shall bill all amounts due from T& T for each resold service in accordance with the terms and conditions as specified in the US WEST tariff. Taxes Any federal, state or local excise, sales, or use taxes (excluding any taxes levied on income) resulting from the performance of this Agreement shall be borne by the Party upon which the obligation for payment is imposed under applicable law, even if the obligation to collect and remit such taxes is placed upon the other Party. Any such taxes shall be shown as separate items on applicable billing documents between the Parties. The Party so obligated to pay any such taxes may contest the same in good faith at its own expense, and shall be entitled to the benefit of any refund or recovery, provided that such Party shall not permit any lien exist on any asset of the other Party by reason of the contest. The Party obligated to collect and remit taxes shall cooperate fully in any such contest by the other Party by providing records, testimony and such additional information or assistance as may reasonably be necessary to pursue the contest. To the extent sale is claimed to be for resale tax exemption, the purchasing Party shall furnish the providing Party proper resale tax exemption certificate as authorized or required by statute or regulation by the jurisdiction providing said resale tax exemption. Failure to timely provide said resale tax exemption certificate will result in no exemption being available to the purchasing Party during the applicable reporting period. Intellectual Property 12 Per Third Order, at pp. 1- USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement -Idaho 07/27/98 Page 19 Obligations of Party Requesting Access. As a condition to the access or use of patents, copyright, trade secrets, and other intellectual property (including software) owned or controlled by a third party to the extent necessary to implement this Agreement or specifically required by the then applicable federal and state rules and regulations relating to Interconnection and access to telecommunications facilities and services ("Third Party Intellectual Property"), the Party providing access may require the other, upon written notice from time to time, to obtain a license or permission for such access or use of Third Party Intellectual Property, make all payment, if any, in connection with obtaining such license, and provide evidence of such license. 5.2 Obligations of Party Providing Access. The Party providing access shall provide a list of all known and necessary Third Party Intellectual Property applicable to the other Party, and take all necessary and appropriate steps to facilitate the negotiation of any mandatory licenses. The Party providing access shall undertake such steps in good faith and shall encourage the Third Party Intellectual Property Owner to grant any mandatory licenses. The treatment of third party licenses shall be in accordance with FCC rules and regulations andlor judicial determinations. Any intellectual property jointly developed in the course of performing this Agreement shall belong to both Parties who shall have the right to grant non- exclusive licenses to third parties except as otherwise designated in writing by one Party to another. Any intellectual property which originates from or is developed by a Party shall remain the exclusive ownership of that Party. Except for a limited license to use patents or copyrights to the extent necessary for the Parties to use any facilities or equipment (including software) or to receive any service solely as provided under this Agreement, no license In patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret, or other proprietary or intellectual property presently or hereafter owned, controlled or licensable by a Party, is granted to the other Party or shall be implied or arise by estoppel. If, after the Party providing access under this Agreement has met all of its obligation set forth pursuant to this Section 5, the other Party fails to obtain a license or permission for access or use of Third Party Intellectual Property, the Party providing access shall have no indemnification obligation hereunder for any loss, cost, claim, liability, damage and expense, including reasonable attorney fees, to third parties, relating to or arising out of the failure of the other Party to obtain such license or permission. The applicability of Section 18 indemnification rights in the case of Third Party Intellectual Property shall be contingent upon compliance with all obligations under this Section 5. Severability In the event that anyone or more of the provisions contained herein shall for any reason be held to be unenforceable or invalid in any respect under law or regulation, the Parties will negotiate in good fafth for replacement language. If any pari of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such invalidfty or unenforceabilfty will affect only the portion of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable. In all other respects this USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement - Idaho 07/27/98 Page 20 Agreement will stand as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had not been part hereo~ and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Responsibility for Environmental Contamination A T& T shall in no event be liable to US WEST for any costs whatsoever resulting from the presence or release of any environmental hazard A T& T did not introduce to the affected work location. U WEST shall, at A T& T's request, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless A T& T, and each of its officers, directors and employees from and against any losses, damages, claims, demands, suits, liabilities, fines, penalties and expenses (including reasonable attomeys' fees) arising out of or resulting from (a) any environmental hazard WEST, its contractors or agents introduce to the work location, or (b) the presence or release of any environmental hazard for which U WEST is responsible under applicable law. WEST shall in no event be liable to T& T for any costs whatsoever resulting from the presence or release of any environmental hazard U WEST did not introduce to the affected work location. T& T shall, at U WEST's request, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless U WEST, and each of its officers, directors and employees from and against any losses, damages, claims, demands, suits, liabilities, fines, penalties and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or resulting from (a) any environmental hazard T& T, its contractors or agents introduce to the work location, or (b) the presence of release of any environmental hazard for which T& T is responsible under applicable law. In the event any suspect materials within U WEST -owned, operated or leased facilities are identified to be asbestos-containing, T& T will ensure that, to the extent any activfties which it undertakes in the facility disturb such suspect materials, such T& T activities will be in accordance with applicable local, state and federal environmental and health and safety statutes and regulations. Except for abatement activities undertaken by T& T or equipment placement activities that result in the generation of asbestos containing material T& T shall not have any responsibility for managing, nor be the owner o~ not have any liability for, or in connection with, any asbestos containing material. U WEST agrees to immediately notify A T& T if WEST undertakes any asbestos control or asbestos abatement activities that potentially could affect T& T equipment or operations, including, but not limited to, contamination of equipment. 7.4 Each Party will be solely responsible, at its own expense, for proper handling, storing, transport and disposal of all (a) substances or materials that it or its contractors or agents bring to, create or assume control over at work locations, or (b) waste resulting therefrom or otherwise generated in connection with its or its contractors' or agents' activities at the work locations. Branding This section describes U S WEST's obligations to offer branded and unbranded services to AT&T. Where technically feasible, US WEST will offer AT&T branded directory assistance and operator services. Where branding is not technically feasible, U S WEST will be 13 Per First Order at pages 18-19; Third Order, at 2- USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement -Idaho 07/27/98 Page 21 required to unbrand directory assistance and operator services. U S WEST shall be able to recover its costs for providing branding and/or unbranding. (Intentionally left blank for numbering consistency) (Intentionally left blank for numbering consistency) U S WEST will not be required to rebrand uniforms and vehicles. If a U S WEST service representative is dispatched to an AT&T customer at the request of AT&T, that U S WEST representative shall identify themselves as being present on behalf of AT&T. US WEST service representatives dispatched on behalf of AT&T shall leave behind AT&T supplied information necessary for the service call. This information must contain a conspicuous disclaimer that U S WEST does not necessarily endorse the content of the information. However, as provided in this Agreement, neither AT&T nor U S WEST personnel shall disparage the other company in any manner during a service call and shall not utilize the service call to market either company s products unless requested by the customer. US WEST shall provide, for A T& s review, the methods and procedures, training and approaches to be used by U WEST to assure that U WEST meets A T& branding requirements. This Section sha// confer on WEST no rights to the service marks, trademarks and trade names owned by or used in connection with services by A T& T or its Affiliates, except as expressly permitted by A T & T. Independent Contractor Status 9, 1 Nothing contained herein shall constitute the Parties as joint venturers, partners, employees or agents of one another, and neither Party shall have the right or power to bind or obligate the other. Each Party is an independent contractor, and has and hereby retains the right to exercise full control of and supervision over its own performance or its obligations under this Agreement and retains full control over the employment, direction, compensation and discharge of all employees assisting in the performance of such obligations. Each Party will be solely responsible for all matters relating to payment of such employees, including compliance with social security taxes, withholding taxes, and other payroll taxes with respect to their respective employees, as well as any taxes, contributions or other obligations imposed by applicable state unemployment or workers' compensation acts and all other regulations governing such matters. Each Party has sole authority and responsibility to hire, fire and otherwise control its employees. Subject to the limitations on liabiHty and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement each Party shall be responsible for (a) its own acts and performance of all obligations 14 Per First Order at 19. 15 Per First Order at 19. 16 Per First Order at 19. USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement -Idaho 07/27/98 12. 13. 14. 15. Page 22 imposed by applicable law in connection with its activities, legal status and property, real or personal, and (b) the acts of its own Affiliates, employees, agents and contractors during the performance of that Party's obligations hereunder. Except for provisions herein expressly authorizing one Party to act for the other, nothing in this Agreement shall constitute Party as legal representative or agent of the other Party, nor shall Party have the right or authority to assume, create or incur any liability or any obligation of any kind, express or implied, against or in the name or on behalf of the other Party unless otherwise expressly permitted by such other Party. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement neither Party shall undertake to perform any obligation of the other Party, whether regulatory or contractual, or to assume any responsibility for the management of the other Party business. 10.Referenced Documents 10.All references to Sections, Exhibffs, and Schedules shall be deemed to be references to Sections o~ and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. Whenever any provision of this Agreement refers to technical reference, technical publication T& T practice, U WEST practice, any publication of telecommunications industry administrative or technical standards, or any other document specifically incorporated into this Agreement, it will be deemed to be reference to the most recent version or edition (including any amendments, supplements, addenda, or successors) or such document that is in effect, and will include the most recent version or edition (including any amendments, supplements, addenda, or successors) of each document incorporated by reference in such technical reference, technical publication, T& T practice, U WEST practice, or publication of industry standards, unless T& T elects otherwise. 11.Publicity and Advertising 11. 1 Neither Party shall publish or use any advertising, sales promotions or other publicity materials that use the other Party s logo, trademarks or service marks without the prior written approval of the other Party. Executed in Counterparts 12.This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Headings Not Controlling 13.The headings and numbering of Sections, Parts, Appendices and Attachments in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be construed to define or limit any of the terms herein or affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Joint Work Product 14.This Agreement is the joint work product of the Parties and has been negotiated by the Parties and their respective counsel and shall be fairly interpreted in accordance with its terms and, in the event of any ambiguities, no inferences shall be drawn against either Party. Survival USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement. Idaho 07/27/98 18. 15. Page 23 Any liabilities or obligations of a Party for acts or omissions prior to the cancellation or termination of this Agreement: any obligation of Party under the provisions regarding indemnification, confidential information, limitation of liability, and any other provisions of this Agreement which, by their terms, are contemplated to survive, or to be performed after termination of this Agreement, shall suNive cancellation or termination thereof. 16.Effective Date 16.This Agreement shall become effective pursuant to Sections 251 and 252 of the Act, on 17.Amendment of Agreement 17. 1 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any default under this Agreement, shall be effective unless the same is in writing and signed by an officer of the Party against whom such amendment, waiver or consent is claimed. If effher Party desires an amendment to this Agreement during the term of this Agreement, ff shall provide written notice thereof to the other Party describing the nature of the requested amendment. If the Parties are unable to agree on the terms of the amendment within thirty (30) days after the inff.ial request therefor the Party requesting the amendment may invoke the dispute resolution process under Section 27 of this Part A of this Agreement to determine the terms of any amendment to this Agreement. Indemnification 18.Notwffhstanding any limitations in remedies contained in this Agreement, each Party (the Indemnifying Party? will indemnify and hold harmless the other Party ("Indemnified Party") from and against any loss, cost, claim, liability, damage and expense, including reasonable attomey's fees, to third parties, relating to or arising out of the libel, slander, invasion of privacy, misappropriation of a name or likeness, actual or alleged infringement or other violation or breach of any patent, copyright, trademark, seMce mark, trade name, trade dress, trade secret or any other intellectual property presently existing or later created negligence or willful misconduct by the Indemnifying Party, its employees, agents, or contractors in the performance of this Agreement or the failure of the Indemnifying Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement. In addition, the Indemnifying Party will, to the extent of its obligations to indemnify hereunder, defend any action or suit brought by third party against the Indemnified Party. 18.The Indemnified Party will notify the Indemnifying Party promptly in writing of any written claim, lawsuit, or demand by third parties for which the Indemnified Party alleges that the Indemnifying Party is responsible under this Section 18 and tender the defense of such claim, lawsuit or demand to the Indemnifying Party. Failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability that the Indemnifying Party might have, except to the extent that such failure prejudices the Indemnifying Party's ability to defend such claim. 18.The Indemnified Party also will cooperate in evety reasonable manner with the defense or settlement of such claim, demand, or lawsuit. The Indemnifying Party shall keep the Indemnified Party reasonably and timely apprised of the status of the claim, demand or lawsuit. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, including in- house counsel, at its expense, and participate in but not direct the defense: provided, USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement -Idaho 07/27/96 Page 24 however, that if there are reasonable defenses in addition to those asserted by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party and its counsel may raise and direct such defenses, which shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party. 18.4 The Indemnifying Party will not be liable under this Section 18 for settlements or compromises by the Indemnified Party of any claim, demand or lawsuit unless the Indemnifying Party has approved the settlement or compromise in advance or unless the defense of the claim, demand or lawsuit has been tendered to the Indemnifying Party in writing and the Indemnifying Party has failed to timely undertake the defense. In no event shall the Indemnifying Party settle or consent to any judgment pertaining to any such action without the prior wrftten consent of the Indemnified Party. Limitation of Liability 19.Except as otherwise provided in the indemnity section, no Party shall be liable to the other Party for any loss, defect or equipment failure caused by the conduct of the other Party, the other Party's agents, servants, contractors or others acting in aid or concert with the other Party. 19. 19.2 19. (Intentionally left blank to preserve numbering consistency) In no event shall either Party have any liability whatsoever to the other Party for any indirect, special, consequential, incidental or punitive damages, including, but not limited to, loss of anticipated proffts or revenue or other economic loss in connection with or arising from anything said, omftted or done hereunder (collectively, "Consequential Damagesj, even if the other Party has been advised of the possibility of such damages; provided, that the foregoing shall not limit Party's obligation to indemnify, defend and hold the other Party hannless against any amounts payable to third party, including any losses, costs, fines penalties, criminal or civil judgments or settlements, expenses (including attomeys' fees) and Consequential Damages of such third party. Nothing contained in this section shall limit either Party's liability to the other for (i) willful or intentional misconduct (including gross negligence); or (ii) bodily injury, death or damage to tangible real or tangible personal property proximately caused by such Party's negligent act or omission or that of their respective agents, subcontractors or employees. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19.3, to the extent that U WEST tariffs contain limitations on liability, A T& T shall submit language for inclusion in its Intrastate retail tariffs, that is substantially similar to the limitation of liability language contained in U WEST's tariffs, and such limitations of liability shall govern for Customer claims. In addition, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19.3, to the extent that the Commission s quality of service rules provide for remedies to T& T or its Customers for Customer claims, then those remedies shall govern as to such claims. Term of Agreement 20. This Agreement shall be effective for period of three (3) years, and thereafter shall continue in force and effect unless and until new agreement, addressing all of the terms of this Agreement, becomes effective between the Parties. The Parties shall commence negotiations on new agreement no later than one (1) year prior to the expiration of the tann of this Agreement. Either Party may request resolution of open issues in accordance 20. 17 Per Third Order, at pp. 3-4. USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement -Idaho 07/27/98 24. Page 25 with the provisions of Section 27 of this Part of this Agreement, Dispute Resolution beginning nine (9) months prior to the expiration of this Agreement. Any disputes regarding the terms and conditions of the new interconnection agreement shall be resolved accordance with said Section 27 and the resulting agreement shall be submitted to the Commission. This Agreement shall remain in effect until new interconnection agreement approved by the Commission has become effective. 21.Governing Law 21.This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Act and the FCC's rules and regulations, except insofar as state law may control any aspect of this Agreement, in which case the domestic laws of the State of Idaho, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles, shall govern. 22.Cancellation Charges 22.Except as provided pursuant to a Bona Fide Request, or as otherwise provided in any applicable tariff or contract referenced herein, no cancellation charges shall apply. 23.Regulatory Approvals 23.This Agreement, and any amendment or modification hereo~ will be submitted to the Commission for approval in accordance with Section 252 of the Act. In the event any govemmental authority or agency rejects any provision hereo~ the Parties shall negotiate promptly and in good faith such revisions as may reasonably be required to achieve approval. 23.US WEST shall provide AT&T summary describing the proposed changers) to each Telecommunications Service which is available pursuant to this Agreement. US WEST shall also provide AT&T summary describing the proposed changers) of each intrastate and interstate tariff which provides for an Interconnection, unbundled Network Element or Ancillary Service that is available pursuant to this Agreement. Such summaries shall be available through an intemet Web page to be posted on the same day the proposed change is filed with the Commission or the FCC or at least thirty (30) days in advance of its effective date, whichever is earlier. 23.In the event any governmental authority or agency orders U WEST to provide any service covered by this Agreement in accordance with any terms or conditions that individually differ from one or more corresponding terms or conditions of this Agreement, T& T may elect to amend this Agreement to reflect any such differing terms or conditions contained in such decision or order, with effect from the date T& T makes such election. The other services covered by this Agreement and not covered by such decision or order shall remain unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect. 23.4 The Parties intend that any additional services requested by either Party relating to the subject matter of this Agreement will be incorporated into this Agreement by amendment. Compliance 24.Each Party shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under this Agreement. USWC/A T& T Interconnection Agreement - Idaho 07/27/98 25. 24. 24. Page 26 Each Party represents and warrants that any equipment. faciHties or services provided to the other Party under this Agreement comply wffh the Communications Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ("CALEAj. Each Party (the "Indemnifying Partyj shall indemnify and hold the other Party (the "Indemnified party'J harmless from any and all penalties imposed upon the Indemnified Party for such noncompliance and shall, at the Indemnifying Party s sole cost and expense, modify or replace any equipment, faciHties or services provided to the Indemnified Party under this Agreement to ensure that such equipment, faciHties and services fully comply with CALEA. All terms, conditions and operations under this Agreement shall be performed in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations and judicial or regulatory decisions of all duly constituted governmental authorities with appropriate jurisdiction, and this Agreement shall be implemented consistent with the FCC Interconnection Order and any applicable Commission orders. Each Party shall be responsible for obtaining and keeping in effect all FCC, Commission, franchise authority and other regulatory approvals that may be required in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. In the event the Act or FCC or Commission rules and regulations applicable to this Agreement are held invalid, this Agreement shall survive, and the Parties shall promptly renegotiate any provisions of this Agreement which, in the absence of such invalidated Act, rule or regulation, are insufficiently clear to be effectuated, violate, or are either required or not required by the new rule or regulation. During these negotiations, each Party will continue to provide the same services and elements to each other as are provided for under this Agreement. Provided, however, that either Party shall give ten (10) Business Days notice. if it intends to cease any development of any new element or service that is not at that time being provided pursuant to this Agreement. In the event the Parties cannot agree on an amendment within thirty (30) days from the date any such rules, regulations or orders become effective, then the Parties shall resolve their dispute, including liability for non- compliance with the new clause or the cost, if any, of performing activities no longer required by the rule or regulation during the renegotiation of the new clause under the applicable procedures set forth in Section 27 herein. Force Majeure 25.Neither Party shall be liable for any delay or failure in performance of any part of this Agreement from any cause beyond its control and without its fault or negligence including, wffhout limitation, acts of nature, acts of civil or military authority, embargoes, epidemics, te"orist acts, riots, insu"ections, fires, explosions, earthquakes, nuclear accidents, floods, work stoppages, equipment failure, power blackouts, volcanic action, other major environmental disturbances, unusually severe weather conditions, inability to secure products or services of other persons or transportation facilities or acts or omissions transportation carriers. No delay or other failure to perform shall be excused pursuant to this Section 25 unless such delay or failure and the consequences thereof are beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Party claiming excusable delay or other failure to perform. In the event of any such excused delay in the performance of Party obligation(s) under this Agreement, the due date for the performance of the original obligation(s) shall be extended by term equal to the time lost by reason of the delay. In the event of such delay, the delaying Party shall perform its obligations at performance level no less than that which it uses for ffs own operations. In the event of labor dispute or strike, the Parties agree to provide service to each other at level equivalent to the level they provide themselves. In the event of labor dispute or strike or work stoppage that continues for period in excess of forty-eight (48) hours, A T& T may obtain replacement services for those services affected by such labor dispute or strike or work stoppage, in USWC/A T& T Interconnection Agreement - Idaho 07/27/98 Page 27 which event any liability of A T& T for the affected services shall be suspended for the period of the work stoppage or labor dispute or strike. In the event of such performance delay or failure by U S WEST, U S WEST agrees to resume performance in nondiscriminatory manner and not favor ffs own provision of Telecommunications Services above that AT&T. 26. Escalation Procedures26. A T& T and U S WEST agree to exchange escalation lists which reflect contact personnel including vice president-level officers. These lists shall include name, department, title. phone number, and fax number for each person. A T& T and U S WEST agree to exchange up-to-date lists as reasonably necessary. Dispute Resolution 27.If any claim, controversy or dispute between the Parties, their agents, employees, officers, directors or affiliated agents ("Dispute cannot be settled through negotiation, it may be resolved by arbitration conducted by single arbitrator engaged in the practice of law, under the then current rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA',. The Federal Arbitration Act, C. Sees. 1-16, not state law, shall govern the arbltrabi/lty of all Disputes. The arbitrator shall not have authority to award punitive damages. All expedited procedures prescribed by the AAA rules shall apply. The arbitrator's award shall be final and binding and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof and shall be noticed to the Commission. The arbitrator shall determine which Party or Parties will bear the costs of arbitration, including apportionment, if appropriate. The laws of Idaho shall govern the construction and interpretation of this Agreement, and the arbitration shall occur in Denver, Colorado. 27. 27. 27. In the event AT&T and US WEST are unable to agree on certain issues during the term of this Agreement, the Parties may identify such issues for arbitration before the Commission. Only those points identified by the Parties for arbitration will be submitted. If Dispute is submitted to arbitration pursuant to Section 27.above, the procedures described in this Section 27.shall apply, notwithstanding the then current rules of the AAA. Discovery shall be controlled by the arbitrator and shall permitted to the extent set forth below. Each party may submit in writing to a Party, and that Party shall so respond, to an agreed amount of the following: interrogatories, demands to produce documents, and requests for admission. Not less than ten (10) days prior to the arbitration hearing, the Paroes shall exchange witness and exhibit lists. Deposition discovery shall be controlled by the arbitrator. Additional discovery may be permitted upon mutual agreement of the Parties or the determination of the arbitrator. The arbitration hearing shall be commenced within thirty (30) days after demand for arbitration by either Party and shall be held in Denver, Colorado. The arbitrator shall control the scheduling so as to process the matter expeditiously. The Parties may submit written briefs. The arbitrator shall rule on the dispute by issuing written opinion within seven (7) days after the close of the hearings. The times specified in this section may be extended upon mutual agreement of the Parties or by the arbitrator upon showing of good cause. The 18 Per First Order at 48- USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement - Idaho 07/27/98 Page 28 decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the Parties and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in a court having jurisdiction. The decision shall also be submitted to the Commission. 28. Nondisclosure28. 28. 28. 28.4 All information, including, but not limited to, specifications, microfilm, photocopies, magnetic disks, magnetic tapes, drawings, sketches, models, samples, tools. technical information, data, employee records maps, financial reports, and market data (a) furnished by one Party to the other Party dealing with Customer specific, facility specific, or usage specific information, other than Customer information communicated for the purpose of publication of directory database inclusion, or (b) in written, graphic, electromagnetic, or other tangible form and marked at the time of delivery as Confidentiar or "Proprietary", or (c) declared orally or in writing to the Recipient at the time of delivery, or by written notice given to the Recipient within ten (10) days after delivery, to be "Confidential" or "Proprietary" (collectively refe"ed to as Proprietary Informationi, shall remain the property of the Discloser. Party who receives Proprietary Information via an oral communication may request written confirmation that the material is Proprietary Information. Party who delivers Proprietary Information via an oral communication may request written confirmation that the Party receiving the information understands that the material is Proprietary Information. Upon request by the Discloser. the Recipient shall return all tangible copies of Proprietary Information, whether written, graphic or otherwise, except that the Recipient's legal counsel may retain one (1) copy for archival purposes. Each Party shall keep all of the other Party's Proprietary Information confidential and shaff use the other Partys Proprietary Information only in connection with this Agreement. Neither Party shaff use the other Party's Proprietary Information for any other purpose except upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the Parties in writing. Unless otherwise agreed, the obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement do not apply to such Proprietary Information that: 28.4. 1 was, at the time of receipt, already known to the Recipient free of any obligation to keep it confidential evidenced by written records prepared prior to delivery by the Discloser; or 28.4.is or becomes publicly known through no wrongful act of the Recipient; or 28.4.is rightfully received from third person having no direct or indirect secrecy or confidentiality obligation to the Discloser with respect to such information; or 28.4.4 is independently developed by an employee, agent, or contractor of the Recipient which individual is not involved in any manner with the provision of services pursuant to this Agreement and does not have any direct or indirect access to the Proprietary Information; or 28.4.is approved for release by written authorization of the Discloser; or 28.4.is required by law a court or governmental agency, provided that the Discloser has been notified of the requirement promptly after the Recipient becomes aware of the USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement - Idaho 07/27/9B 29. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. Notices 29. Page 29 requirement, and provided that the Recipient undertakes all lawful measures to avoid disclosing such information until the Discloser has had reasonable time to obtain protective order. The Recipient agrees to comply wfth any protective order that covers the Proprietary Information to be disclosed. For period often (10) years from receipt of Proprietary Information, the Recipient shall (a) use ft only for the purpose of performing under this Agreement, (b) hold ff in confidence and disclose ft only to employees, authorized contractors and authorized agents who have need to know ff in order to perform under this Agreement, and (c) safeguard ff from unauthorized use or disclosure using no less than the degree of care wffh which the Recipient safeguards its own Proprietary Information. Any authorized contractor or agent to whom Proprietary Information is provided must have executed written agreement comparable in scope to the terms of this Section. Each Party shall provide advance notice of three (3) Business Days to the other of the intent to provide Proprietary information to govemmental authority and the Parties shall cooperate wffh each other in attempting obtain suftable protective order. Each Party agrees that the Discloser would be i"eparably injured by breach of this Section 28 by the Recipient or its representatives and that the Discloser shall be entffled to seek equitable relie~ including injunctive relief and specific performance, in the event of any breach of this Section 28. Such remedies shall not be exclusive but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity. CPNI related to either Party s subscribers obtained by virtue of Local Interconnection or any other service provided under this Agreement shall be the Discloser's Proprietary Information and may not be used by the Recipient for any purpose except performance of fts obligations under this Agreement, and in connection wfth such performance, shall be disclosed only employees, authorized contractors and authorized agents with need to know, unless the subscriber expressly directs the Discloser to disclose such information to the Recipient pursuant to the requirements of Section 222(c)(2) of the Act. If the Recipient seeks and obtains written approval to use or disclose such CPNI from the Discloser, such approval shall be obtained only in compliance with Section 222(c)(2) and, in the event such authorization is obtained, the Recipient may use or disclose only such information as the Discloser provides pursuant to such authorization and may not use information that the Recipient has othefWise obtained, directly or indirectly, in connection wffh its performance under this Agreement. Except as othefWise expressly provided in this Section nothing herein shall be construed as Jimfting the rights of either Party with respect to ffs subscriber information under any applicable law, including, without limitation, Section 222 of the Act. Effective Date Of This Section. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Proprietary Information provisions of this Agreement shall apply to all Proprietary Information furnished by either Party with claim of confidentiality or proprietary nature at any time. Except as othefWise provided herein, all notices or other communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been duly given when made in writing and delivered in person or deposited in the United States mail, certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or delivered by prepaid overnight express mail, and addressed as follows: USWC/AT& T Interconnection Agreement - Idaho 07/27/98 31. Page 30 To AT&T:AT&T Vice President, Local Services 1875 Lawrence Street Denver, Colorado 80202 Copy to:AT&T Vice President, Law 1875 Lawrence Street Denver, Colorado 80202 To U WEST:US WEST Executive Director Interconnect Services 1801 California, 23rd Floor Denver, Colorado 80202 Copy to:WEST, Inc. Senior Counsel, Law Dept. 7800 East Orchard Road, Suite 480 Englewood, Colorado 80111 29.If personal delivery is selected to give notice, receipt of such delivery shall be obtained. The address to which notices or communications may be given to either Party may be changed by written notice given by such Party to the other pursuant to this Section 29. 30.Assignment 30.Neither Party may assign, transfer (whether by operation of law or otherwise) or delegate this Agreement (or any rights or obligations hereunder) to third party without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided that each Party may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate or an entity under its common control or an entity acquiring all or substantially all of its assets or equity by providing prior written notice to the other Party of such assignment or transfer. Any attempted assignment or transfer that is not permitted under the provisions of this Section 30 is void ab initio.Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties' respective successors and assigns. No assignment or delegation hereof shall relieve the assignor of its obligations under this Agreement. 30.If any obligation of WEST under this Agreement is performed by subcontractor or Affiliate, U WEST shall remain fully responsible for the performance of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, and US WEST shall be solely responsible for payments due to its subcontractors. 30.If any obligation of A T& T under this Agreement is performed by subcontractor or Affiliate, T& T shall remain fully responsible for the performance of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, and T& T shall be solely responsible for payments due to its subcontractors. Warranties 31.WEST shall conduct all activities and interfaces which are provided for under this Agreement with T& T Customers in a carrier-neutral, nondiscriminatory manner. USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement. Idaho 07/27/98 31. 32. Page 31 U S WEST wa"ants that ft has provided, and during the term of this Agreement ft will continue to provide, to A T& T true and complete copies of all material agreements in effect between U S WEST and any third party (including Affiliates) providing any services to A T& T on behalf of or under contract to U WEST in connection with US WEST's performance of this Agreement, or from whom U S WEST has obtained licenses or other rights used by U S WEST to perform fts obligations under this Agreement, provided, however, that WEST may provide such agreements under appropriate protective order. Default 32. 1 In the event of breach of any material provision of this Agreement by either Party, the non-breaching Party shall give the breaching Party and the Commission written notice thereo~ and: 32. 32. 32.4 32.if such material breach is for non-payment of amounts due hereunder pursuant to Section of Part A of this Agreement, the breaching Party shall cure such breach wffhin thirty (30) days of receiving such notice. The non-breaching Party shall be entffled to pursue all available legal and equitable remedies for such breach. Amounts disputed in good faffh and withheld or set off shall not be deemed amounts due hereunder" for the purpose of this provision. 32.if such material breach is for any failure to perform in accordance wfth this Agreement, which, in the sole judgment of the non-breaching Party, adversely affects the non-breaching Party's subscribers, the non-breaching Party shall give notice of the breach and the breaching Party shall cure such breach to the non- breaching Party's reasonable satisfaction wffhin ten (10) calendar days or wffhin period of time equivalent to the applicable interval required by this Agreement whichever is shorter. If the breaching Party does not cure such breach wffhin the applicable time period, the non-breaching Party may, at its sole option, terminate this Agreement, or any parts hereof. The non-breaching Party shall be entftled to pursue all available legal and equffable remedies for such breach. Notice under this Subsection 32.may be given electronically or by facsimile, provided that hard copy or original of such notice is sent by ovemight delivery service. 32.if such material breach is for any other failure to perform in accordance with this Agreement, the breaching Party shall cure such breach to the non-breaching Party reasonable satisfaction wffhin forty-five (45) calendar days, and, if ff does not, the non-breaching Party may, at its sole option, terminate this Agreement, or any parts hereof. The non-breaching Party shall be entitled to pursue all available legal and equitable remedies for such breach. A T& T may terminate this Agreement in whole at any time only for cause upon sixty (60) calendar days' prior written notice. A T& T's sole liability shall be payment of amounts due for services provided or obligations assumed up to the date of termination. In the event of any termination under this Section U S WEST and A T& T agree to cooperate to provide for an unintenvpted transition of services to A T& T or another vendor designated by A T& T to the extent that U WEST has the ability to provide such cooperation. Notwithstanding any termination hereo~ the Parties shall continue to comply wffh their obligations under the Act. USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement -Idaho 07/27/98 34. 35. 36. Page 32 33.Remedies 33.In the event U WEST fails to switch subscriber to T& T service as provided in this Agreement, U WEST shall reimburse T& T in an amount equal to all fees paid by such subscriber to U WEST for such failed-to-be-transferred services from the time of such failure to switch to the time at which the subscriber switch is accomplished. This remedy shall be in addition to all other remedies available to T& T under this Agreement or otherwise available. 33.All rights of termination, cancellation or other remedies prescribed in this Agreement, or otherwise available, are cumulative and are not intended to be exclusive of other remedies to which the injured Party may be entitled at law or equity in case of any breach or threatened breach by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement. Use of one or more remedies shall not bar use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Agreement. Waivers 34.No waiver of any provisions of this Agreement and no consent to any default under this Agreement shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and properly executed by or on behalf of the Party against whom such waiver or consent is claimed. 34.No course of dealing or failure of efther Party to strictly enforce any term, right, or condition of this Agreement in any instance shall be construed as a general waiver or relinquishment of such term, right or condition. 34.Waiver by either Party of any default or breach by the other Party shall not be deemed waiver of any other default or breach. 34.4 By entering into this Agreement, neither Party waives any right granted to ft pursuant to the Act. No Third Party Beneficiaries 35.The provisions of this Agreement are for the benefit of the Parties hereto and not for any other person; provided, however, that this shall not be construed to prevent A T& T from providing fts Telecommunications Services to other carriers. This Agreement shall not provide any person not party hereto wfth any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action, or other right in excess of those existing wfthout reference hereto. Physical Security 36. 1 WEST shall exercise the same degree of care to prevent harm or damage to A T& T its employees, agents or subscribers, or its property as US WEST provides ftself. AT&T shall exercise the same degree of care to ensure the security of its equipment physically collocated wfthin U WESTs space as T& T provides such security to itself. 36.US WEST will restrict access to approved personnel to US WEST's buildings. T& T is responsible for the action of fts employees and other authorized non-A T& T personnel; U WEST is responsible for the action of its employees and other authorized non-WEST personnel. USWC/AT& T Interconnection Agreement - Idaho 07/27/98 37. 38. 36. Page 33 US WEST will furnish to T& T the current name(s) and telephone number(s) those central office supervisor(s) where a physical Collocation arrangement exists. The central office supervisor(s) will be the only US WEST employee(s) with access to T& T collocation space. 36.WEST will comply at all times with U WEST security and safety procedures at the individual central office locations where A T& T has physical Collocation arrangements. The Parties will cooperate to analyze security procedures of each company to evaluate ways in which security procedures of US WEST may be enhanced. 36.1.4 WEST will allow T& T to inspect or observe its physical spaces which house contain A T& T equipment or equipment enclosures at any time upon completion the physical Collocation quotation. Upon completion of the build out of the physical space, U WEST will furnish A T& T with all keys, entry codes, lock combinations. or other materials or information which may be needed to gain entry via direct access to A T& T's physical space. 36.US WEST agrees to logically partition any US WEST owned access device systems, whether biometric or card reader or types which are encoded identically or mechanical coded locks on external and or internal doors to spaces which house A T& T equipment. 36.WEST agrees to limit the keys used in its keying systems for spaces which contain A T& T equipment to the US WEST supervisor for the specific facility to emergency access only. T& T shall further have the right to change locks where deemed necessary for the protection and security of its physical spaces and will provide the U WEST supervisor with the current key. 36.US WEST shall control unauthorized access from passenger and freight elevators elevator lobbies and spaces which contain or house T& T equipment or equipment space in the same manner as WEST provides such control for itself. 36.US WEST will provide notification to designated AT&T personnel to indicate an actual or attempted security breach of A T& T physical space in the same time frame as U WEST provides such notification to itself. Network Security 37.WEST shall provide an appropriate and sufficient back-up and recovery plan to be used in the event of system failure or emergency. 37.US WEST shall install controls to (a) disconnect user for pre-determined period of inactivity on authorized ports; (b) protect subscriber proprietary information; and (c) ensure both ongoing operational and update integrity. 37.Each Party shall be responsible for the security arrangements on its side of the network to the Point of Interconnection. The Parties shall jointly cooperate to analyze network security procedures and cooperate to ensure the systems, access and devices are appropriately secured and compatible. Revenue Protection USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement - Idaho 07/27/98 39. 40. 38. 38. 38.4 38. 38. Page 34 WEST shall make available to T& T all present and future fraud prevention or revenue protection features that U WEST provides to itself or others. These features include, but are not limited to, operator screening codes, information digits assigned such as information digits 29' and 70' which indicate prison and COCOT pay phone originating line types respectively, in accordance with the requirements established by the FCC, call blocking domestic. international blocking for business and residence, 900. NPA-976, and specific line numbers. U WEST shall additionally provide partitioned access to fraud prevention detection and control functionality within pertinent Operations Support Systems tOSS? which include, but are not limited to, Line Information Data Base Fraud monitoring systems. Uncollectible or unbillable revenues resulting from, but not confined to, provisioning, maintenance, or signal network routing errors shall be the responsibility of the Party causing such error. Uncollectible or unbillable revenues resulting from the accidental or malicious alteration software underlying Network Elements or their subtending operational support systems by unauthorized third parties shall be the responsibility of the Party having administrative control of access to said Network Element or operational support system software. Each Party shall be responsible for any uncollectible or unbillable revenues resulting from the unauthorized use of facilities under its control or services it provides. including clip-on fraud. The Parties shall work cooperatively to minimize fraud associated with third-number billed calls, calling card calls, and any other services related to this Agreement. 39. Law Enforcement Interface WEST shall provide all necessary assistance to facilitate the execution of wiretap or dialed number recorder orders from law enforcement authorities. 40. Collocation General Description 40.Collocation is the right of AT&T to obtain dedicated space in US WEST Local Serving Office (LSO) or other US WEST locations, including, but not limited to, U S WEST serving wire center and tandem offices, as well as all buildings or similar structures owned or leased by U S WEST, whether or not on public rights-of way, that house U S WEST network facilities, including, but not limited to, vaults containing loop concentrators or similar structures, and the right to place equipment in such spaces for the purposes of interconnection with U S WEST's network or access to U S WEST's unbundled Network Elements. Collocation also includes U S WEST providing resources necessary for the operation and economical use of collocated equipment. 40.Collocation is offered for network interconnection between the Parties. AT&T may cross connect to other collocated parties via facilities provided by U WEST provided that A T& T's collocated equipment is also used for interconnection with WEST or access to U WEST's unbundled Network Elements. USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement -Idaho 07/27/98 40. Page 35 A T& T is responsible for bringing its own or leased facilities to the U WEST- designated Point of Interface ("POli. US WEST will extend A T& T's facilities from the POI to the cable vault within the wire center. If necessary, U WEST may bring the facilities into compliance with US WEST internal fire code standards and extend the facilities to the collocated space. 40.1.4 A T& T will be provided two (2) points of entry into the US WEST wire center only when there are at least two (2) existing entry points for U WEST cable and when there are vacant entrance ducts in both. 40.AT&T may collocate transmission equipment (including Digital Cross Connect Systems and Remote Switching Units (RSUs) to tenninate basic transmission facilities. A T& T must identify what equipment will be installed, to allow for U WEST to use this infonnation in engineering the power, floor loading, heat release, environmental participant level, and HVAC. At US WEST's request, AT&T should be required to demonstrate that the switching capabilities of any such units have been disabled. 40. 40.(Intentionally left blank for numbering consistency) 40. 40. Expanded Interconnection Channel Tennination (EIC1). Telecommunications interconnection between A T& T's collocated equipment and U WEST's network may be accomplished via an Expanded Interconnection Channel Tennination (EICT). This element can be at the OS-3, OS-, OS-O, or any other technically feasible level, subject to network disclosure requirements of the FCC, depending on the U WEST service to which it is connected. The terms and conditions of the tariff for EICT are incorporated only to the extent that they are agreed to by the Parties. Within ninety (90) days (or other acceptable time agreed to by the Parties) after request, the Parties will meet to review the tariff and seek resolution on disagreed items. Consistent with US WEST's internal practice , within ten (10) Business Days of A T& T's request for any space, U WEST shall provide infonnation available to it regarding the environmental conditions of the space provided for placement of equipment and interconnection, including, but not limited to, the existence and condition of asbestos, lead paint, hazardous substance contamination or radon. Infonnation is considered "availablen under this Agreement if it is in U WEST's possession or files, or the possession of an agent, contractor, employee, lessor tenant of U WEST's that holds such infonnation on WEST's behalf. WEST shall allow A T& T to perfonn any environmental site investigations, including, but not limited to, asbestos surveys, which A T& T deems to be necessary in support of its collocation needs. A T& T shall advise WEST in writing of its intent to conduct such investigation, and shall receive written approval from US WESTto proceed. AT&T shall indemnify U WEST according to Section 18 Part A of this Agreement for any loss or claim for damage suffered by U WEST result of A T& T's actions during any site inspection. 40.10 If the space provided for the placement of equipment, interconnection, or provision of service contains environmental contamination or hazardous material. particularly, 19 First sentence Per First Order at 5. USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement. Idaho 07/27/98 Page 36 but not limited to, asbestos, lead paint or radon, which makes the placement of such equipment or interconnection hazardous, U WEST shall offer an alternative space, if available, for T& T's consideration. 40.Virtual Collocation 40.1 US WEST shall provide virtual collocation for the purpose of Interconnection or access to unbundled Network Elements subject to the rates, tenns and conditions of this Agreement. 40.Upon mutual agreement, T& T will have physical access to the U WEST wire center building pursuant to virtual collocation arrangement. 40.3 AT&T will be responsible for obtaining and providing to US WEST administrative codes, e., common language codes, for all equipment specified by T& T and installed in wire center buildings. 40.2.4 T& T will be responsible for payment of training of U WEST employees for the maintenance, operation and installation of A T& T's virtually collocated equipment when that equipment is different than the equipment used by U WEST. Training conditions are further described in the Virtual Collocation Rate Element section following. 40.T& T will be responsible for payment of reasonable charges incurred as result of agreed upon maintenance and/or repair of T& T's virtually collocated equipment. 40.6 U WEST does not guarantee the reliability of A T& T's virtually collocated equipment, but U WEST is responsible for proper installation, maintenance and repair of such equipment, including the change out of electronic cards provided by AT&T. 40.7 A T& T is responsible for ensuring the functionality and interoperability of virtually collocated SONET equipment provided by different manufacturers. 40.2. a A T& T, as bailor, will transfer possession of A T& T's virtually collocated equipment to US WEST, as bailee, for the sole purpose of providing US WEST with the ability to install, maintain and repair A T& T's virtually collocated equipment. Title to the T& T virtually collocated equipment shall not pass to U WEST. 40.A T& T shall ensure that upon receipt by US WEST of A T& T's virtually collocated equipment, T& T will make available all access to ongoing technical support to WEST, as available under the equipment warranty or other tenns and conditions, all at A T& T's expense. T& T shall advise the manufacturer and seller of the virtually collocated equipment that it will be installed, maintained and repaired by WEST. 40.10 A T& T's virtually collocated equipment must comply with the Bellcore Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) Generic Equipment Requirements TR-NWT- 000063, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) per GR-10a9-CORE, Company wire center environmental and transmission standards and any statutory (local, state or federal) and/or regulatory requirements, all of the foregoing which may be in effect at the time of equipment installation or which may subsequently become effective. USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement. Idaho 07/27/98 51. 51. 52. 51.4. Page 83 For WDM applications, US WEST shall provide to T& T an interface to an existing WDM device or allow T& T to install its own WDM device (where sufficient system loss margins exist or where T& T provides the necessary loss compensation) to multiplex the traffic at different wavelengths. This applies to both the transmft and receive ends of the Dark Fiber. (Intentionally left blank for numbering consistency. Portions of the bandwidth of the fiber may be sectioned and T& T may share the bandwidth with US WEST and other CLECs.S WEST may not deny access to interconnection or any unbundled network element on the basis of technical feasibility or capacity limitation, where such unfeasibility or capacity may be eliminated by making any existing dark fiber capable of operation. 52. Service Standards 53. WEST shall provide to T& T service that is equal to that which U S WEST provided to itself or to its Affiliates. U WEST and T& T agree to amend this Section and all relevant portions of this Agreement to incorporate any performance standards and reporting measures to which the Parties may mutually agree. In the event the Parties do not reach agreement as to specific performance standards and reporting measures, U WEST will provide to T& T performance standard reports that U S WEST prepares for itself or can reasonably develop. AT&T may request any additional reports. provided that it pays U S WEST's efficient incremental costs for providing these additional reports Either Party may resolve specific disputes regarding performance standards and reporting measures in accordance wfth the dispute resolution process contained herein. However, AT&T is not entitled to demand in the name of service parity levels at any predetermined level,35 no will any performance penalties or credits be included in this Agreement except as the Parties may otherwise agree. Entire Agreement 53. 1 This Agreement shall include the Attachments, Appendices and other documents referenced herein all of which are hereby incorporated by reference, and constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements, representations, statements, negotiations, understandings, proposals and undertakings with respect to the subject matter hereof. 53. 54. If provision contained in any U WEST tariff conflicts wfth any provision of this Agreement, the provision of this Agreement shall control, unless otherwise ordered by the FCC or the Commission. Reservation of Rights 54. 1 The Parties acknowledge that the terms of this Agreement were established pursuant to an order of the Commission. Any or all of the terms of this Agreement may be altered or abrogated by successful challenge to this Agreement (or the order approving this 33 Per First Order at 10; Second Order at 7. 34 Per First Order at p. 47. 35 Per First Order at p. 46 36 Per First Order at p. 48. USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement - Idaho 07/27/98 . . Page 84 Agreement) as permitted by applicable law. By signing this Agreement, neither Party waives its right to pursue such challenge. 54.The Parties enter into this Agreement without prejudice to any position they may have taken previously, or may take in the future in any legislative, regulatory, or other public forum addressing any matters, including matters related to the types of arrangements prescribed by this Agreement. USWC/AT&T Interconnection Agreement -Idaho 07/27/98 ZO. IN WfTNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be e1Ct!ClJted by the" respective duly authonzfJd rapf8sftntatives. A T& T Communications of the Mountain Stat.., Inc:. Signature "~r.hy Flcm1nR Name Printedl'rypedName PnntedITyped Executive Direclor - Interconnection Tille Title 8/ /2, /98 Dllte Date Signature does not indicate agfFHImenl with all aspects of the BrtJitratDr's decision nor does it waive any US WEST's right to seek Judicial review of a/l or plitt of the agreement, or 10 reform the agreement as the result of successful judicial ",\liew, USWCIA. T & T Inlctalnnedion Agreement. Idaho 07f2719S e8~9 86Z EOE . ~d3a M~' ~M ~~i~ dSO: 20 86-L ~ - das