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Home My WebLink About20131107Amendment.pdfCENTURYL!NK 1600 7th Avenue, Room 1 506 Seatlle, Washington 98191 (206) 733-5178 Facsimile (206) 34$4040 Maura E. Peterson Paralegal Regulatory Law *i sI4 ** 715V CenturyLink* :i; i.i November 6,2013 Vio Overnight delivery Jean Jewell, Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 W est Washington Street P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-007 4 Re:Case No.: USW-T-99-26 lEL[-T-99-2 Application for Approval of the ICC Reciprocal Compensation Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement Dear Ms. Jewell: Enclosed for filing are an original and three (3) copies of the Application for Approval of the ICC Reciprocal Compensation Agreement to the Interconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation dba Centurylink QC ("Centurylink") and Electric Lightware LLC. Centurylink respectfully requests that this matter be placed on the Commission Decision Meeting Agenda for expedited approval. Please contact me if you have any questions conceming the enclosed. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. .\-^ MEP/jga Enclosure cc: Service List vvww.centu rylink.com Lisa A. Anderl (WSBA#I 3236) CenturyLink 1600 7th Ave, Room 1506 Seattle, WA 98191 Telephone : (206) 398-2504 Facsimile: (206) 3 43 -4040 li sa. anderl@centurylink. com APPLICATION OF QWEST CORPORATION dba CENTURYLINK QC FOR APPROVAL OF AN INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO 47 U.S.C. $2s2(e) BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CASE NO.: USW-T-99-26 EL[-T-99-2 APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT Qwest Corporation dba Centurylink QC hereby files this Application for Approval of Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement ("Amendment") which was approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission on November 29,1999 (the "Agreement"). The Amendment with Electric Lightwave, LLC ("ELI") is submitted herewith. This Amendment was reached through voluntary negotiations without resort to mediation or arbitration and is submitted for approval pursuant to Section 252(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the "Act"). Section 252(e)(2) of the Act directs that a state Commission may reject an amendment reached through voluntary negotiations only if the Commission finds that: the amendment (or portion(s) thereof) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier not a party to this agreement; or the implementation of such an amendment (or portion) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience and necessity. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT _ Page I CenturyLink respectfully submits this Amendment provides no basis for either of these findings, and, therefore requests that the Commission approve this Amendment expeditiously. This Amendment is consistent with the public interest as identified in the pro-competitive policies of the State of Idaho, the Commission, the United States Congress, and the Federal Communications Commission. Expeditious approval of this Amendment will enable ELI to interconnect with CenturyLink facilities and to provide customers with increased choices among local telecommunications services. CenturyLink further requests that the Commission approve this Amendment without a hearing. Because this Amendment was reached through voluntary negotiations, it does not raise issues requiring a hearing and does not concern other parties not a party to the negotiations. Expeditious approval would further the public interest. Respectfully submitted this G$ day of November, 2013. Attomey for Qwest Corporation dba Centurylink QC APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE TNTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT _ Page2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this bfu day of November, 2013,I served the foregoing APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT upon all parties of record in this matter as follows: Jean Jewell, Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 W est Washington Street P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 ij ewell@puc.state.id.us Douglas Denney Vice President, Costs & Policy Electric Lightwave LLC 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd, Suite 500 Portland, OR97232 dkdenney@inte gratelecom. com Hand DeliveryXX U. S. Mail Hand Delivery U. S. Mail Overnight Delivery Facsimile Email Overnight Delivery Facsimile Email XX APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT _ Page 3 ICC Reciprocal Compensation Amendment to the lnterconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation dba Centurytink QC and Electric Lightwave LLC for the State of ldaho This Amendment ("Amendment") is to the lnterconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation dba Centurylink QC ("Centurylink"), a Colorado corporation, and Electric Lightwave tLC ("CLEC") {collectively, the "parties"). RECrrAr$ WHEREAS, the Parties entered into an interconnection Agreenrent in the State of ldaho, that was approved by the Commission; and WHEREAS, the Federal Communications Cornmission in Docket No. 01-92, ln the Matter of Aeveloping a Unified lntercarrier Campensotion Regime, issued an order that affects the Parties rights and obligatians with respect to the exchange of traffic between CLECs and LECs effective July L, 2012, and is currently under appeal in, ln the Matter of Connect America Fund; A National Broadband Plan for Our Future; Esrablishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers; High-Cost Universal Service Support; Developing an Unified lntercarrier Compensation Regime; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Lifeline and Link-Up; Universal Service Reform - Mobility Fund, WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 07-135, 05-337.03-109, CC Docket Nos. 01"-92, 96-45, GN Docket No. 09-51-, WT Docket No. 10-208, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 11.-151", 26 fCC Rcd 1766 ("FCC Order" ort'Order""); ancJ WHEREAS, Centurylink has requested to amend the Agreement based on the Commission FCC Order; and WHEREAS, the Parties agree to amend the Agreement based on the FCC order with the terms and conditions contained herein, AGREEMENT NOW Ti'{EREFORt, in consideration of the mutual terms, covenants and conditions contained in this Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, the ieceipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: Amendment Terms The following sections are addedr 1. Signaling Parameters: Centurylink and CLEC are required to provide each other the proper signaling infornration (e.g., originating Calling Party Number iCPN), Charge Number (ChN) and called party number') as required by Applicable Law and further clarified by the FCC Order in CC Docket No. 01-92 to enable each Party to issue bills in a complete and timely fashion. All CCS signaling parameters will be provided unchanged inciuding CPN, calling party category and ChN on all calls. All privacy indicators will be honored. Uniess the FCC has approved a waiver petition October 17, ?0L3/kjc/electric Lightwave LLC,/ICC Reciprocal Compensation Amendnrent/lD Amendment to CDS-00061?"0162 regarding specific technical restrictions, the ChN is to be passed unaltered in SS7 signaling fields where it is different from CPl.{, and ChN must not be populated with a number associated with an intermediate switch, platform, or gateway, or other number that designates anything other than a calling party's charge number. Where 5S7 connections exist, each Party shall pass all CCS signaling parameters, where available, on each call carried over lnterconnection trunks. lf either Party fails to provide valid originating information such traffic will be billed at the applicable terminating interstate switched access rates when the calls traverse an interconnection trunk. The Parties will coordinate and exchange data as necessary to determine the cause of the CPN/ChN failure and to assist its correction. 2. Changes to the FCC Order: To ihe extent a court overturns or modifies the FCC Order with respect to its decisions regarding reciprocal compensation rates, Centurylink and CLEC agree to amend this agreement using the change of iaw provisions contained in the underlying lnterconnection Agreement. This Amendment hereby amends the Agreement to incorporate the rates set forth in the revised Exhibit A, attached to this Amendment , for which the Parties wili charge each other for, "End Office Call Ternrination," "Tandem Switched lransport" and "Tandenn Transrnission." ln addition, the specific rates applicable for iocalTransit Traffic and intraLATA Transit Traffic have been included in the revised Exhibit A attached to this Amendment in order to eliminate the references in the previous txhibit A. By signature on this Amendment, fhe Parties have elected to modify existing contract terms in order to irnplement certain provisions of the above rnentioned Order. Effective Date This Amendment shall be deemed effective upon approval by the Commission; however, the Parties agree fo implement the provisions of this Amendment upon execution. Further Amendmelts Except as nrodified herein, the provisions of the Agreement shall rernain in full force and effect. Except as provided in the Agreement, this Amendrnent may not be further amended or altered, and no waiver of any provision thereof shall be effective, except by written instrument executed by an authorized representative of both Parties, Entire Aerespent Other than the publicly filed Agreement and its Amendments, Centurylink and CLIC have no agreement or understanding, written ar oral, reiating to the terms and conditions for interconnection. Octobei 17,2Ol3lkjclf.iectric Lightwave LtCi,CC Reciprocal Compensation AmendmentllD Amendmenr to CD5-00061?-01 62 The Parties intending to be legally bound have executed this Amendment as of the dates set forth below, which may be in multiple counterparts, each of which is deemed an original, but alI of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, Electric Lightwave LL( Name Printed/Typed Vice President, Costs & Policv Tiile Qq.t*)-re.r 2t, ?-"*t3 Date L. T, Christensen _. .- Name PrintedlTyped October 17,2013/4c/Electr,ic lightwave LLC/lCC Reciprocal eompensation AmendrnentllD Amendment to CDS-000S1e-0152 0ouglas Dennev Dir,ector - Wholesale Controcts .- 7.6., lcAAm8ndmcnt - June30, Z0l4 Eod Offi(e Cali Termination. cer Minute o{ U:e 7.6.3.2 landem 9witchedTrantgorl- Tandefi 9witihrng, pe( l!4inute of tlse ?.6.3.3 Taodem lrao5missicn. 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