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Ms. Jean Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
Re: Amendment # 3 to Interconnection Agreement between Verizon Northwest
Inc. and MCI World com.
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Enclosed for filing are the original and one copy of an Amendment # 3 between
Verizon and MCI Worldcom. Please call me at 503/645-7909, if you have any
questions.
Thanks
R n e M. Willer
Verizon Northwest Inc.
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INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS
THIS AMENDMENT (this "Amendment"), effective as of March 11 , 2005 (the
Effective Date ), amends each of the Interconnection Agreements listed in Exhibit
hereto (the "Interconnection Agreements ), and is made by and between each of the
Verizon incumbent local exchange carriers (individually and collectively "Verizon" or
the "Verizon Parties ) and each of the MCI competitive local exchange carriers
CLECs ) that is a party to an Interconnection Agreement with V erizon (individually
and collectively "MCI" or the "MCI Parties ), all as shown in ExhibitA. Verizon and
MCI are referred to herein individually as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Parties have agreed to amend the Interconnection Agreements to
increase the charges applicable to MCI's DSO UNE-P lines in service with Verizon as of
March IO, 2005 ("Embedded Base ); and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend all of the Interconnection Agreements to
effectuate the foregoing, and for the ease of administration, have elected to do so through
this single Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises hereinafter set
forth, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as
follows:
Rates Applicable To Embedded Base
The monthly recurring charge that MCI shall pay Verizon for the DSO (or POTs)
switch port for each Embedded Base line shall be increased by: (a) $2.75 between March
2005 and May 31 2005 and (b) $1.00 between June , 2005 and March 10 2006.
Successor Terms.
Each Party agrees that, if they establish new or replacement interconnection
agreements superceding those set forth in Exhibit A to this Amendment that are effective
between March 11 , 2005 and March 10, 2006 (including, for avoidance of doubt
interconnection agreements established through adoptions of other agreements under Section
252(i) of the Act), they shall implement the terms of this Amendment into such new or
replacement interconnection agreements.
Conflicts.
Amendment to Verizon/MCI Interconnection Agreements (March 11 , 2005)
This Amendment shall amend the terms and provisions of the Interconnection
Agreements only to the extent necessary to give effect to the terms and provisions of this
Amendment, and, except to the extent set forth in this Amendment, the terms and
provisions of the Interconnection Agreements shall remain in full force and effect after the
Effective Date. In the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of this
Amendment and the terms and provisions of the Interconnection Agreements, this
Amendment shall govern.
Counterparts
This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Joint Work Product.
This Amendment is a joint work product, and any ambiguities in this Amendment
shall not be construed by operation of law against either Party.
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 provision of this Amendment.
Termination.
If a court or regulatory body of competent jurisdiction requires modifications to this
Amendment, either Party shall have the right to terminate the Amendment after sixty (60)
days advance written notice.
Amendment to Verizon/MCI Interconnection Agreements (March 11 2005)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and to become effective as of the Effective Date.
The MCI Parties The Verizon Parties
By:By:
Printed: Michael A. Beach Printed: Jeffrey A. Masoner
Title: Vice President - Carrier Management Title:Vice President - Interconnection Svcs.
Date: March 23, 2005 Date:March 23 , 2005
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Amendment to Verizon/MCI Interconnection Agreements (March 11 2005)
Exhibit A
State MCI Affiliate Verizon Affiliate Effective Amendment #
Date
Brooks Fiber Communications of Verizon California Inc., flk/a GTE 3/16/03 Amendment #4
Bakersfield Inc.California Incorporated
Brooks Fiber Communications of Verizon California Inc., flk/a GTE 3/16/03 Amendment #4
Fresno Inc.California Incorporated
Brooks Fiber Communications of Verizon California Inc., flk/a GTE 3/16/03 Amendment #4
Sacramento Inc.California Incorporated
Brooks Fiber Communications of Verizon California Inc., flk/a GTE 3/16/03 Amendment #4
San Jose Inc.California Incorporated
Brooks Fiber Communications of Verizon California Inc., flk/a GTE 3/16/03 Amendment #4
Stockton Inc.California Incorporated
Intermedia Communications Inc.Verizon California Inc., flk/a GTE 3/16/03 Amendment #4
California Incorporated
MCI WORLD COM Verizon California Inc., flk/a GTE 3/16/03 Amendment #4
Communications Inc.California Incorporated
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon California Inc., flk/a GTE 3/16/03 Amendment #4
Services LLC California Incorporated
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon New York Inc., d/b/a Verizon 4/20/98 Amendment #3
Services LLC New York, flk/a New York Telephone
Company, d/b/a Bell Atlantic-New York
MClmetro Access TransmissIon Verizon New. York Inc., d/b/a Verizon 11/8/01 Amendment #2
Services LLC (as successor to New York, flk/a New York Telephone
Rhythms Links Inc.Company, d/b/a Bell Atlantic-New York
Intermedia Communications Inc.Verizon Washington, DC Inc., flk/a Bell 2/19/97 Amendment #3
Atlantic - Washington, D., Inc.
MCI WORLDCOM Verizon Washington, DC Inc., flk/a Bell 9/28/99 Amendment #2
Communications Inc.Atlantic - Washington, D., Inc.
MCI WORLDCOM Verizon Washington, DC Inc., flk/a Bell 11/28/01 Amendment #2
Communications Inc. (as Atlantic - Washington, D., Inc.
successor to Rhythms Links Inc.
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon Washington, DC Inc., flk/a Bell 9/12/97 Amendment #3
Services LLC Atlantic - Washington, D., Inc.
MCI WorldCom Communications Verizon Delaware Inc., f/k/a Bell Atlantic 7/16/96 Amendment #4
Inc.- Delaware, Inc.
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon Delaware Inc., flk/a Bell Atlantic 9/12/02 Amendment #3
Services LLC - Delaware, Inc.
Intermedia Communications Inc.Verizon Florida Inc., flk/a GTE Florida 2/23/04 Amendment #2
Incorporated
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon Florida Inc., flk/a GTE Florida 2/23/04 Amendment #2
Services LLC Incorporated
Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Verizon Florida Inc., flk/a GTE Florida 2/23/04 Amendment #2
Florida Inc.Incorporated
MCI WORLDCOM Verizon Florida Inc., flk/a GTE Florida 2/23/04 Amendment #2
Communications. Inc.Incorporated
Amendment to Verizon/MCI Interconnection Agreements (March 11 2005)
MClmetro Access Transmission tverizon Hawaii Inc., f/k/a GTE Hawaiian 6/25/03 Amendment #2
Services LLC Telephone Company Incorporated
MCI WORLOCOM Verizon Northwest Inc.flk/a GTE 6/25/03 Amendment #3
Communications Inc.Northwest Incorporated
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon Northwest Inc., flk/a GTE 6/25/03 Amendment #3
Services LLC Northwest Incorporated
Intermedia Communications Inc.Verizon North Inc.flk/a GTE North 6/25/03 Amendment #2
Incorporated, Verizon South Inc.flk/a
GTE South Incorporated
MCI WORLDCOM Verizon North Inc., f/k/a GTE North 6/25/03 Amendment #2
Communications Inc.Incorporated, Verizon South Inc.flk/a
GTE South Incorporated
Intermedia Communications Inc.Verizon North Inc.flk/a GTE North 6/3/03 Amendment #2
Incorporated Contel of the South, Inc.
d/b/a Verizon North Systems
MCI WORLOCOM Verizon North Inc.flk/a GTE North 6/3/03 Amendment #2
Communications Inc.Incorporated Contel of the South, Inc.
d/b/a Verizon North Systems
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon North Inc.flk/a GTE North 6/3/03 Amendment #2
Services LLC Incorporated Contel of the South, Inc.
d/b/a Verizon North Systems
Brooks Fiber Communications of Verizon New England Inc., d/b/a 5/26/00 Amendment #2
Massachusetts Inc.VerizonMassachusetts flk/a New
England Telephone and Telegraph
Company, d/b/a Bell Atlantic -
Massach usetts
Intermedia Communications Inc.Verizon New England Inc., d/b/a 12/9/96 Amendment #2
Verizon Massachusetts flk/a New
England Telephone and Telegraph
Company, d/b/a Bell Atlantic -
Massach usetts
MCI Worldcom Communications Verizon New England Inc., d/b/a 6/25/99 Amendment #2
Inc.Verizon Massachusetts flk/a New
England Telephone and Telegraph
Company, d/b/a Bell Atlantic -
Massach usetts
MCI WORLOCOM Verizon New England Inc., d/b/a 11/29/01 Amendment #2
Communications Inc. (as Verizon Massachusetts, flk/a New
successor to Rhythms Links Inc.England Telephone and Telegraph
Company, d/b/a Bell Atlantic -
Massachusetts
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon New England Inc., d/b/a 10/30/98 Amendment #3
Services LLC Verizon Massachusetts flk/a New
England Telephone and Telegraph
Company, d/b/a Bell Atlantic -
Massachusetts
Intermedia Communications Inc.Verizon Maryland Inc.flk/a Bell Atlantic 2/19/97 Amendment #3
- Maryland , Inc.
MCI WORLOCOM Verizon Maryland Inc.flk/a Bell Atlantic 4/25/00 Amendment #2
Communications Inc.- Maryland, Inc.
MCI WORLOCOM Verizon Maryland Inc.flk/a Bell Atlantic 11/28/01 Amendment #2
Communications Inc. (as - Maryland, Inc.
successor to Rhythms Links Inc.
Amendment to Verizon/MCI Interconnection Agreements (March 11, 2005)
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon Maryland Inc., f/k/a Bell Atlantic 4/24/00 Amendment #2
Services LLC - Maryland, Inc.
MClmetro Access TransmissIon Verizon New England Inc., d/b/a 7/17/97 Amendment #3
Services LLC and New England Verizon Maine, f/k/a New England
Fiber Communications L.LC.Telephone and Telegraph Company,
d/b/a Bell Atlantic - Maine
Brooks Fiber Communications Verizon North Inc., f/k/a GTE North 8/13/03 Amendment #2
Michigan Inc.Incorporated
MCI WORLDCOM Verizon North Inc., f/k/a GTE North 8/13/03 Amendment #2
Communications Inc.Incorporated
MClmetro Access TransmIssion Verizon North Inc., f/k/a GTE North 8/13/03 Amendment #2
Services LLC Incorporated
Intermedia Communications Inc.~erizon South Inc., f/k/a GTE South 9/15/97 Amendment #2
Incorporated
MCI WORLDCOM Verizon South Inc., f/k/a GTE South 7/16/03 Amendment #3
Communications Inc.Incorporated
MClmetroAccess Transmission Verizon New England Inc., d/b/a 7/17/97 Amendment #3
Services LLC and New England Verizon New Hampshire, f/k/a New
Fiber Communications LLC.England Telephone and Telegraph
Company, d/b/a Bell Atlantic - New
Hampshire
Intermedia Communications Inc.Verizon New Jersey Inc., f/k/a Bell 2/19/97 Amendment #3
Atlantic - New Jersey, Inc.
MCI WORLD COM Verizon New Jersey Inc., f/k/a Bell 9/28/99 Amendment #2
Communications Inc.Atlantic - New Jersey, Inc.
MCI WORLDCOM Verizon New Jersey Inc., f/k/a Bell 11/28/01 Amendment #2
Communications Inc. (as Atlantic - New Jersey, Inc.
successor to Rhythms Links Inc.
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon New Jersey Inc., f/k/a Bell 6/26/97 Amendment #3
Services LLC Atlantic - New Jersey, Inc.
Brooks Fiber Communications Verizon California Inc., f/k/a GTE 5/30/03 Amendment #2
Nevada Inc.California Incorporated
Intermedia Communications Inc.Verizon California Inc., f/k/a GTE 5/30/03 Amendment #2
California Incorporated
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon California Inc., f/k/a GTE 5/30/03 Amendment #2
Services LLC California Incorporated
Brooks Fiber Communications Verizon New York Inc.f/k/a New York 9/21/99 Amendment #3
New York Inc., Telephone Company
Intermedia Communications Inc.Verizon New York Inc.f/k/a New York 11/8/96 Amendment #4
Telephone Company
MCI WORLDCOM Verizon New York Inc.f/k/a New York 6/24/99 Amendment #3
Communications Inc.Telephone Company
MCI WORLDCOM Verizon New York Inc.f/k/a New York 11/19/01 Amendment #2
Communications Inc. (as Telephone Company
successor to Rhythms Links Inc.
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon New York Inc.f/k/a New York 10/1/97 Amendment #5
Services LLC Telephone Company
Brooks Fiber Communications Verizon North Inc., f/k/a GTE North 11/4/99 Amendment #2
Inc.Incorporated
MCI WORLDCOM Verizon North Inc.f/k/a GTE North 6/25/03 Amendment #2
, Communications Inc.Incorporated
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon North Inc., f/k/a GTE North 6/25/03 Amendment #2
Services LLC Incorporated
Amendment to Verizon/MCI Interconnection Agreements (March 11, 2005)
MCI WORLDCOM Verizon Northwest Inc., f/k/a GTE 12/5/01 Amendment #2
Communications Inc.Northwest Incorporated
MCI WORLDCOM Verizon Northwest Inc., f/k/a GTE 11/28/01 Amendment #2
Communications Inc. (as Northwest Incorporated
successor to Rhythms Links Inc.
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon Northwest Inc., f/k/a GTE 10/8/99 Amendment #2
Services LLC Northwest Incorporated
PAe MCI WorldCom Communications Verizon Pennsylvania Inc., f/k/a Bell 9/28/99 Amendment #2
Inc.Atlantic - Pennsylvania, Inc.
PAe MCI WORLDCOM Verizon Pennsylvania Inc., f/k/a Bell 11/28/01 Amendment #2
Communications Inc. (as Atlantic - Pennsylvania, Inc.
successor to Rhythms Links Inc.
PAe MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon Pennsylvania Inc., f/k/a Bell 9/3/97 Amendment #4
Services LLC Atlantic - Pennsylvania, Inc.
PAe Pennsylvania Intermedia Verizon Pennsylvania Inc., f/k/a Bell 1/14/97 Amendment #3
Communications Inc.Atlantic - Pennsylvania, Inc.
Paw MCI WORLDCOM Verizon North Inc., f/k/a GTE North 11/28/01 Amendment #2
Communications Inc. (as Incorporated
successor to Rhythms Links Inc.
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon New England Inc., d/b/a 5/22/97 Amendment #3
Services LLC and Brooks Fiber Verizon Rhode Island, f/k/a New
Communications of Rhode Island England Telephone and Telegraph
Inc.Company, d/b/a Bell Atlantic - Rhode
Island
Intermedia Communications Inc.Verizon South Inc., f/k/a GTE South 5/30/03 Amendment #2
Incorporated
MCI WORLDCOM Verizon South Inc., f/k/a GTE South 5/30/03 Amendment #2
Communications Inc.Incorporated
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon South Inc., f/k/a GTE South 5/30/03 Amendment #2
Services LLC Incorporated
Brooks Fiber Communications of GTE Southwest Incorporated, d/b/a 5/21/97 Amendment #3
Texas, Inc., f/k/a Metro Access Verizon Southwest
Networks Inc.
Intermedia Communications Inc.GTE Southwest Incorporated, d/b/a 3/7/98 Amendment #3
Verizon Southwest
MCI WorldCom Communications GTE Southwest Incorporated , d/b/a 1/13/00 Amendment #3
Inc.Verizon Southwest
MCI WORLDCOM GTE Southwest Incorporated, d/b/a 11/1/01 Amendment #2
Communications Inc. (as Verizon Southwest
successor to Rhythms Links Inc.
MClmetro Access Transmission GTE Southwest Incorporated, d/b/a 4/22/97 Amendment #3
Services LLC Verizon Southwest
VAe Intermedia Communications Inc.Verizon Virginia Inc. f/k/a Bell Atlantic -2/19/97 Amendment #4
VirQinia, Inc.
VAe MCI WORLDCOM Verizon Virginia Inc. f/k/a Bell Atlantic -0/8/02 Amendment #3
Communications of Virginia Inc.Virginia, Inc.
VAe MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon Virginia Inc. f/k/a Bell Atlantic -10/8/02 Amendment #3
Services of Virginia Inc.Virginia, Inc.
YAw MCI WORLD COM Verizon South Inc., f/k/a GTE South 5/12/97 Amendment #2
Communications of Virginia Inc.Incorporated
Amendment to Verizon/MCI Interconnection Agreements (March 11, 2005)
VAw MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon South Inc.flk/a GTE South 9/16/98 Amendment #2
Services of Virginia Inc.Incorporated
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon New England Inc.dlbla 10/18/02 Amendment #2
Services LLC Verizon Vermont flk/a New England
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
dlbla Bell Atlantic - Vermont
MCI WORLD COM Verizon Northwest Inc.flk/a GTE 12/31/03 Amendment #2
Communications Inc.Northwest Incorporated
MCI WORLD COM Verizon Northwest Inc.flk/a GTE 11/30101 Amendment #2
Communications Inc. (as Northwest Incorporated
successor to Rhythms Links Inc.
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon Northwest Inc., flk/a GTE 12/31/03 Amendment #3
Services LLC Northwest Incorporated
Intermedia Communications Inc.Verizon North Inc.flk/a GTE North 6125103 Amendment #2
nco rporated
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon North Inc.flk/a GTE North 6/25/03 Amendment #2
Services LLC Incorporated
Intermedia Communications Inc.Verizon West Virginia Inc.flk/a Bell 2/19/97 Amendment #3
Atlantic - West Virginia, Inc.
MClmetro Access Transmission Verizon West Virginia Inc.flk/a Bell 9/3198 Amendment #3
Services LLC Atlantic - West Virginia, Inc.
Amendment to Verizon/MCI Interconnection Agreements (March 11 2005)