20171211Amendment.pdf

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Ms. Diane Hanian
Commission Secretary
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472 W est Washington Street
Boise, lD 83720
Attached please find an original and three (3) copies of the Amendment to the
lnterconnection Agreement between AT&T Corp., and Frontier Communications
Northwest lnc. (Frontier).
Please direct any questions on this filing to Leslie Zink at [phone], or
[e-mail].
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Frontier
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21 West Ave
Spencerport, NY 14559
Leslie Zink
Sr. Manager, Pricing & Tariffs
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Enclosures
AMENDMENT
TO THE
!NTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS
This Amendment (this 'Amendment"), effective as of July 1,2017 (the "Amendment
Effective Date"), amends each of the lnterconnection Agreements (each, the "Agreement";
collectively, the "lnterconnection Agreements") by and between each of the Frontier incumbent
local exchange carrier ('ILEC') affiliates (individually and collectively "Frontier" or the "Frontier
Parties") and each of the AT&T wireline competitive local exchange carrier ('CLEC') affiliates
(individually and collectively "AT&T" or the "AT&T Parties"; Frontier and AT&T are hereinafter
referred to individually as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties"). Exhibit B hereto lists, to the
best of the Parties' knowledge, the lnterconnection Agreements in effect as of the Effective Date.
The term "affiliates,'as used in this Amendment, shall have the same meaning as under Rule
405 of the Rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This
Amendment only covers the services addressed herein that Frontier provides in its operating
territory in the states listed in Exhibit B.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Frontier and AT&T are Parties to an interconnection agreement under
Sections 251 and 252 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), effective on
the date listed in Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, FCC 11-161, ('USF/ICC Transformation Order") released by the Federal
Communications Commission ("FCC") on November 18, 201 1, as such order may be revised,
reconsidered, modified or changed in the future, orders that Reciprocal compensation rates in this
Agreement will be phased down.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
Amendments to lnterconnection Aqreements. The lnterconnection Agreements are
amended to incorporate the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment, all of
which shall apply to and be a part of the Agreements (hereinafter referred to as the
'Amended Agreements") notwithstanding any other term or condition of the Amended
Agreements or a Frontier Tariff.
1.1 Reciprocal Compensation. As of the Amendment Effective Date, Reciprocal
compensation rates in these lnterconnection Agreements will be phased down as
provided in the USF/ICC Transformation Order as such order may be revised,
reconsidered, modified or changed in the future. For clarity, Reciprocal
compensation rates are capped and subject to reductions pursuant to the FCC's
Reform Timeline as outlined in paragraph 801 of FCC 11-161, or as such Reform
Timeline may be revised, reconsidered, modified or changed in the future.
1.1.1 The FCC Reform Timeline stepped down rates for Reciprocal
Compensation Traffic routed through Frontier's tandem(s) to $.0007
This rate will remain in effect until July 1,2018 at which time
Reciprocal Compensation Traffic will be reduced to bill and keep as
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1.
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set forth in Exhibit A to this Amendment. ln the event the rate
exchanged with Frontier and AT&T is below $.0007, the Parties agree
to continue to exchange Reciprocal Compensation Traffic at the
current rate untilJuly 1, 2018 when the rate willdrop to billand keep.
1.1.2 End Office routed ReciprocalCompensation Traffic is currently at bill
and keep.
VolP Traffic. As of the Amendment Effective Date, VolP Traffic exchanged
pursuant to these lnterconnection Agreements will be governed by the default
provisions of USF/ICC Transformation Order. For clarity, and subject to any
future revisions, reconsiderations, modifications or changes in the USF/lCC
Transformation Order, interexchange VolP-originated traffic terminated to either
Party is subject to interstate access charges, and local VolP-originated traffic
terminated to either Party is subject to the reciprocal compensation provisions of
the Amended Agreements. The Parties agree access charges will comply with
all FCC mirroring and default phase-down requirements.
Notices. All notices required under the Amended Agreements for Frontier and
AT&T shall be sent to the contacts listed below and includes, but is not limited to,
notice for legal, regulatory, billing, tax related documents, and insurance related
documents:
To Frontier:
Contract Management
Frontier Comm unications
7979 N. Belt Line Road, MC: S1C74
lrving, TX 75063
Email Address: [e-mail]
With a copy to:
Legal Department - I nterconnection
Frontier Comm unications
401 Merritt 7
Norwalk, CT 06851
To AT&T
1 AT&T Way
Room 4A105
Bedminster, NJ 07921
Aftn : Director Financial Analysis
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
With a copy to:
AT&T Services, lnc.
LegalDepartment
208 South Akard
Dallas, TX 75202
Attn: lnterconnection Agreement Counsel
Fax: [phone]
1.2
1.3
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2. Miscellaneous Provisions
2.1 Conflict Between this Amendment and the lnterconnection Aqreements. This
Amendment shall be deemed to revise the terms and conditions of the
lnterconnection Agreements to the extent necessary to give effect to the terms
and conditions of this Amendment. ln the event of a conflict between the terms
and conditions of this Amendment and the terms and conditions of any of the
lnterconnection Agreements, this Amendment shall govern; provided, howevel
that the fact that a term or condition appears in this Amendment but not in an
lnterconnection Agreement, or in an lnterconnection Agreement but not in this
Amendment, shall not be interpreted as, or deemed grounds for finding, a conflict
for purposes of this Section 2.
2.2 Capitalization. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings set forth in the Amended Agreement.
2.3 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original and all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
2.4 Captions. The Parties acknowledge that the captions in this Amendment have
been inserted solely for convenience of reference and in no way define or limit
the scope or substance of any term or condition of this Amendment.
2.5 Scope of Amendment. This Amendment shall amend, modify and revise the
lnterconnection Agreements only to the extent set forth expressly in this
Amendment and, except to the extent expressly set forth in this Amendment, the
terms and conditions of the lnterconnection Agreements shall remain in full force
and effect after the Amendment Effective Date. For the avoidance of any doubt,
nothing in this Amendment shall be deemed to amend or extend the term of the
Amended Agreement, or to affect the right of a Party to exercise any right of
termination it may have under the Amended Agreement.
2.6 Joint Work Product. The Parties acknowledge that this Amendment is the joint
work product of the Parties, that, for convenience, this Amendment has been
drafted in final form by Frontier and that, accordingly, in the event of ambiguities
in this Amendment, no inferences shall be drawn for or against either Party on
the basis of authorship of this Amendment.
2.7 Amendments. No amendments or modifications shall be made to this
Amendment unless in writing and signed by appropriate representatives of the
Parties.
2.8 Waivers. A failure or delay of either Party to enforce any of the provisions of this
Amendment, or any right or remedy available under this Amendment, or at law or
in equity, or to require performance of any of the provisions of this Amendment,
or to exercise any option that is provided under this Amendment, shall in no way
be construed to be a waiver of such provisions, rights, remedies or options.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWSI
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SIGNATURE PAGE
lN WITNESS WHEHEOF, the Partles.hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed as of the Amendment Eflective Date.
THE AT&T PARNES THE FRONTIER PARTIES
By:-^By:
Print6d: David Handal
Ti[e: Canier Relatlons Dkector
Date:
PrlnM: Mlcfiael Daniel
Tlte: SVP. CanlerServlcee
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EXHIBIT A
INTERCARRIER COMPENSATION REFORM RATE REDUCTIONS
5
7t1t2017 $0.0004 Bill and Keep
711t2018 Billand Keep Billand Keep
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EFFECTIVE DATE FRONTIER
END OFFICE ROUTED
EXHIBIT B
INTERCONNECTION AGREEM ENTS
Frontier Legal
Entitv State Agreement
Effective Date
Amendment
No.
Frontier California
lnc.AT&T Corp.California 1t23t97 11
Frontier
Communications of
the Southwest lnc.
AT&T Corp California 1t23t97 11
Frontier California
lnc.
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
California 6/1 0/98 I
Frontier
Communications of
the Southwest lnc.
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
California 6/1 0/98 I
The Southem New
England Telephone
Companv
AT&T Corp.Connecticut 8t27t07 1
The Southern New
England Telephone
Company
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
Connecticut 8127t07 1
Frontier Florida LLC AT&T Corp.Florida 811t97 7
Frontier Florida LLC
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
Florida 3/6/98 6
Frontier Northwest
lnc.AT&T Corp.ldaho 7110t01 3
Frontier
Communications of
the Carolinas LLC
and
Frontier North lnc.
AT&T Corp lllinois 6t28t1999 5
Frontier
Communications of
the Carolinas LLC
and
Frontier North lnc.
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
lllinois 6t2t04 3
Frontier North lnc.
and Frontier
Midstates lnc.
AT&T
Communications of
lndiana LLC
lndiana 11124t99 3
Frontier North lnc
and Frontier
Midstates lnc.
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
lndiana 5t21t03 3
Frontier North lnc.
and Frontier
Midstates lnc.
AT&T Corp.Michigan 8/3/99 5
Frontier North lnc.
and Frontier
Midstates lnc.
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
Michigan 11t24t1999 5
Frontier
Communications of
the Carolinas LLC
AT&T Corp North
Carolina 2t9t99 3
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AT&T Legal Entity
6
Frontier Legal
Entity AT&T Legal Entity State Amendment
No.
Frontier
Communications of
the Carolinas LLC
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
South
Carolina 10t7t05 2
Frontier
Communications of
the Carolinas LLC
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
North
Carolina 12t8t00 3
Frontier North lnc.AT&T Corp Ohio 12t30t98 5
Frontier North lnc.
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
Ohio 6t2t04 3
Frontier
Communications
Northwest lnc.
AT&T Corp Oregon 1t27199 4
Frontier
Communications
Northwest lnc.
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
Oregon 4t23t99 4
Frontier
Communications of
the Carolinas LLC
AT&T Corp South
Carolina 7t14t00 3
Frontier Southwest
lncorporated
AT&T
Communications of
Texas, LLC
Texas 6t6t97 5
Frontier Southwest
lncorporated
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
Texas 2t20t98 5
Frontier
Communications
Northwest lnc.
AT&T Corp.Washington 9t25t',t997 5
Frontier
Communications
Northwest lnc.
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
Washington 4t21t99 4
Frontier West
Virqinia lnc.AT&T Corp.West
Virqinia 2110t99 b
Frontier West
Virginia lnc.
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
West
Virginia 6t15t02 6
Frontier North lnc AT&T Corp.Wisconsin 2t5t1999 3
Frontier North lnc
Teleport
Communications
America, LLC
Wisconsin 11t24t03 3
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Agreement
Effective Date