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July 27,2022
Via Email Submission
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Ms. Jan Noriyuki, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg. 8, Ste. 201-A
Boise, D 83714
Re: Case No.:
Application for Approval of Amendment to Interconnection Agreement
Dear Ms. Noriyuki:
Attached for filing are an Application for Approval of Amendment to Interconnection
Agreement along with the FCC Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements Amendment
between Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC ("Centurylink") and EnTelegent Solutions,
Inc. for the State of Idaho. CenturyLink respectfully requests that this matter be placed on the
Commission Decision Meeting Agenda for expedited approval.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding this submission. Thank you
for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
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Legal Assistant
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BEFORE TIIE IDAIIO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
CASE NO.:
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF
AMENDMENT TO INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC ("CenturyLink") hereby files this Application
for Approval of Amendment to the lnterconnection Agreement. The lnterconnection Agreement
was approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission on September 29,2009 under Order
No. 30911 (the "Agreement"). The FCC modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements
Amendment ("Amendment") between CenturyLink and EnTelegent Solutions, Inc.
("EnTelegent") 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'o).
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
Appllcerrou roR Appnover. on AvrNouENT To INTERCoNT.{ECTIoN
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agreement; or the implementation of such an amendment (or portion) is not consistent with the
public interest, convenience and necessity.
CenturyLink respectfully submits this Amendment provides no basis for either of these
findings, and, therefore requests that the Commission approve this Amendment expeditiously.
This Amendment is consistent with the public interest as identified in the pro-competitive
policies of the State of Idaho, the Commission, the United States Congress, and the Federal
Communications Commission. Expeditious approval of this Amendment will enable EnTelegent
to interconnect with CenturyLink facilities and to provide customers with increased choices
,rmong 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 27ft day of July,2022.
CENTTIRYLINK
William E. Hendricks, III
Attomey for Qwest Corporation dba
CenturyLink QC
AppLtcenoN roR AppRovRL oF AMENDMENT To INTERCoNNECTIoN
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certiff that on this 27m day of July,2O22,I served the foregoing
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO TIIE INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT upon all panies of record in this matter as follows:
Jan Noriyuki, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Michael Ruziska, Executive Vice Presidelrt
EnTelegent Solutions, Inc.
Via Email:
secretarv@Fuc. idaho. eov
Via Email:
Michael.ruziska@entele gent.com
Josie
APPLICATIoN FoR APPROVAL Or AUTNOUTUT TO INTTRCONNECTION
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FCC Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements Amendment
to the lnterconnection Agreement between
Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC
and
EnTelegent Solutions, !nc.
for the State of ldaho
This is an Amendment ("Amendment') to the lnterconnection Agreement between Qwest
Corporation dba CenturyLink QC ("CenturyLink"), a Colorado corporation, and EnTelegent
Solutions lnc ("CLEC"). CenturyLink and CLEC shall be known jointly as the "Parties".
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into an lnterconnection Agreement ("Agreement") for service in
the state of ldaho which was approved by the Commission on September 29, 2009; and
WHEREAS, on October 28,2020, the FCC released Order FCC 20-152, a Report and Order in
WC Docket 19-308 for the Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements in an Era of Next-
Generation Networks and Services ("Orde/'), which became effective February 8, 2021
("Effective Date of the Orde/'); and
WHEREAS, the Parties agree that the Order is a change in Applicable Law that, pursuant to the
terms of the Agreement, must be incorporated through an amendment to the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in order to implement the terms of the Order and consistent with the terms of the
Agreement regarding changes in Applicable Law, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement
further under the terms and conditions contained herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, covenants and conditions contained
in this Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
Amendment Terms
The Agreement is hereby amended by adding terms and conditions to the Agreement for
Unbundled Network Elements (UNEs) as set forth in Attachment 1 and Exhibit A to this
Amendment, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. Any capitalized terms
not defined specifically in this Amendment are as defined in the Agreement.
Effective Date
This Amendment shal! be deemed effective upon approva! by the Commission, or by being
permitted to go into effect by operation of law; however, the Parties may agree to implement the
provisions of this Amendment upon execution.
Further Amendments
Except as modified herein, the provisions of the Agreement shall remain in fu!! force and effect.
The provisions of this Amendment, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be
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amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions
of this Amendment may not be given without the written consent thereto by both Parties'
authorized representative. No waiver by any Pafi of any default, misrepresentation, or breach
of warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, will be deemed to extend to any
prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach of wananty or covenant hereunder or
affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occunence.
Entlre Aoreement
The Agreement as amended (including the documents referred to herein) constitutes the full
and entire understanding and agreement between the Parties with regard to the subjects of the
Agreement as amended and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements, or
representations by or between the Parties, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to
the subjects of the Agreement as amended.
The Parties intending to be legally bound have executed this Amendment as of the dates set
forth below, in multiple counterparts, each of which is deemed an original, but all of wttich shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
EnTelegent Solutlons lnc Qwest Gorporation dba CenturyLlnk QC
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MICHAEL RUZISKA (Apr29,2021 09:33 EDT)Kimbelry J. P6virk (Apr 29,2021 t3:14 CDT)
Signature
MichaelRuziska
Signature
Kimbertu J. Povirk
Name Printed/Typed
Executive Vice President
Name Printed/Typed
Sr. Dir. Bus. Oos Wholesale Sales
Title
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4pr29,2021
Date Date
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ATTACHMENT 1
ATTACHMENT I
1. UNE Loops
b.
UNE DSI and DS3 Loops. CenturyLink is no longer required to offer UNE DSI
and DS3loops in counties deemed competitive in the BDS Order (Order FCC 19-
66, a Report and Order on Remand and Memorandum Opinion and Order in WC
Docket Nos. 1&141, et al (the "UNE Transport Orded), corresponding to the
associated Serving Wire Centers listed on the Wholesale website:
http://www.centurvlink.com/wholesale/clecs/nta.html, subject to the following
transition periods:
i. UNE DS1
1. CLEC may not submit new orders after February 8, 2023.
2. CLEC may retain its embedded base of UNE DSI loops (including
those ordered in the 24-month new ordering period) in these wire
centers at TELRIC rates for 42 months from the Effective Date of the
Order. After August 8, 2024, CLEC's embedded base of UNE DS1
loops in these wire centers will be transitioned to market rates.
ii. UNE DS3
1. CLEC may not submit new orders for UNE DS3 loops in these wire
centers after February 8, 2021.
2. CLEC may retain its embedded base of UNE DS3 loops at TELRIC
rates in these wire centers for 36 months from the Effective Date of
the Order. On Feb 8, 2024, CLEC's embedded base of UNE DS3
loops in these wire centers will be transitioned to market rates.
UNE DSO Loops and Associated Cooper Subloops. CenturyLink is no longer
required to offer these UNEs in 'urbanized area census blocks' (census blocks in
areas with 50,000 or more people), corresponding to the associated Serving WireCenters listed on the Wholesale website:
htto://www.centurvlink.com/wholesale/clecs/nta.html, subject to the following
transition periods:
i. UNE DSO Loops
1. CLEC may not submit new orders for UNEs in these wire centers after
Feb 8, 2023.
2. CLEC will retain current pricing for UNE DSO loops and copper
subloops in these wire centers until Feb 8, 2024 (including those
ordered in the 24-month new order period). After Feb 8, 2024,
CenturyLink may impose a 25o/o rate increase for any remaining UNE
DSO loops and copper subloops in these wire centers.
3. CLEC may retain its embedded base of these UNEs (including those
ordered in the 24-month new order period) in these wire centers until
February 8, 2025. After this date, CenturyLink will be entitled to
charge market rates.
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a.
ATTACHMENT 1
4. This transition applies to digital copper loops and two-wire and four-
wire copper loops conditioned to transmit digital signals.
c. Miscellaneous UNE Narrowband VoiceGrade Looos. CenturyLink is no longer
required to offer miscellaneous UNE voicegrade loops anywtrere, subject to the
folloring transition periods:
i. CLEC may not submit new orders for miscellaneous UNE voice-grade loops
after February 8,2O21.
ii. CLEC may retain its embedded base of miscellaneous UNE voice-grade loops
untilFeb 8,2024.
iii. "Miscellaneous UNE Narrowband Voice-Grade Loops" refer to O4 kbps voice
grade channels over fiber loops where CenturyLink has retired copper (which
are currently grandfathered) and to the TDM capabilities of hybrid loops.
2. MTE Premises UNE Sublooos and NlDs. CenturyLink is not required to offer these
UNEs anyurhere, subject to the following transition periods:
a. New Orders. Once the Order is effec'tive, CLEC may not submit new orders for
these UNEs.
b. Embedded Base. CLEC may retain its embedded base of these UNEs until
February 8, 2024. After this date, CenturyLink will be entitled to charge market
rates.
c. This applies to all NlDs and loop plants between the minimum point of entry at a
multiunit premise and the point of demarcation.
3. UNE Dark Fiber Transport. CenturyLink is no longer required to offer UNE Dark Fiber
transport on routes where the central office on each end of the route is either a Tier 1 or 2
wire center or within half mile of competitive fiber, subject to the following transition periods:
a. After February 8, 2021, CLEC may not submit new orders for UNE Dark Fiber
Transport on these routes.
b. CLEC may retain its embedded base of UNE Dark Fiber Transport on these routes
unti! February 8,2029. After this date, CenturyLink will be entitled to charge market
rates.
c. The central offtces meeting the new test (i.e., that are within a half mile of competitive
fiber) are listed here: http://www.centurvlink.com/wholesale/clecs/nta.html .
4. Ooerations Suooort Svstems (OSS). CenturyLink is no longer required to offer OSS as
an independent UNE nationwide, except where necessary to manage other UNEs, for
interconnection, or for the number portability database, subject to the transition periods that
apply to the corresponding UNEs.
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Arcndment E$ibit A - O2+r2O21
ldaho
F The Fed€ral Communlcations Comrission ('FCC' or 'Commission) rd€asod Ordor FCC 2G152 on Octob€t 28,2020, a Report and Ord6r in WC Dockol 1&308
for lhe Modemirng Unbundllng and R6ale RoquiremenE in an Era of Nod-Generation Netvrorfis and Senicee ('Orde'"), whicfi becsnB eftc'tive Februrry 8,
2021, and altered CsnturyLink'B obligations to proride csrtain unbundlsd mtvuort d€menb. As a reault, any rate with lhis ioolnolo attached to it only appli€3 to
UNE DS1, DS3 and DSO Loops, Subloops, Netrvor* lnterface Device (NlD), Dark Flb6r ffd th6 epplicebh forborno OSS servicB according to the toms of thig
UNE Modemization Foriearance Anendment. Any rate with this fooboto ls no long€r applicabla aier the folloving transition p€riod3, comistent with lhe term! of
the abovs reEroncod amsndmont 1) DS1- n€w orders not availablo af,6r February 8, 2023; 2) DS& nsw ordors not available as of Fobruary 8 , n21i 3) DSG new
ordors not available 6ltsr Fobruary 8, 2023; 4) UtlE Subloops and NlD3- new order3 not availabls as of February 8, 202 1 ; 5) Daft Flber Transport- ne$, ordeB not
available as of Feb'Iue/.y g, 2021i and, 6) OS$ subjoct to the tremition poriods applicable to tho conesponding UNE3. The wire centor llsB pert.dning to this order
can b€ found al: hltp:/A,urfiv.conturylink.coml,vhol6de/clec.html.
I#Smd Voluntary Rda Reduclion. Dod(et USW-T-qL3. e,fiediw 6l7lu2. Reductions rd€ded in th€ 71UO2 Efiibit A-
TELRIC rates proporad in Cost Docket QWE-1{1-1'! testimony flad on NolrEmber 12, 2003. The case was bifurcated and Ore rat63 ughg this footnoto *e
nmed in Ph.e 2 .rf lhe .sl dodaal-
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