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Ms. Jan Noriyuki, Secretary
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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 lnterconnection
Agreement along with the Unbundled Network Elements (UNEs) - Resale Forbearance
Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement betwee,n Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC
("CenturyLink") and XO Communications Services, LLC 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.
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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMNISSION
CASE NO.:
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF
AMENIDMENT TO INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC ("CenturyLink") hereby files this Application
for Approval of Amendment to the lnterconnection Agreement. The Interconnection Agreement
was approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission on July 3, 2008 under Order No. 30589
(the "Agreement"). The Unbundled Network Elements (UNEs) - Resale Forbearance
Amendment ("Amendment") between CenturyLink and XO Communications Services, LLC
("XO Communications") 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
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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 wittr 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 XO
Communications 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 286 day of July,2022.
CENTURYLINK
William E. Hendricks, III
Attorney for Qwest Corporation dba
Centurylink QC
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CERTIFICATE OF SERYICE
I hereby certi$, that on this 28& day of July, 2022,I served the foregoing
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AMEI\DMENT TO THE INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT upon all parties of record in this matter as follows:
Jan Noriyuki, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Daniel J. Higgins, AVP - Carrier
Management
XO Communications Services, LLC
Via Email:
secretary@nuc. idaho. eov
Via Email:
Daniel. hi g gins@ verizon. com
Josie
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