HomeMy WebLinkAbout20240611Amendment.pdf Cageless Collocation Bay Procurement Amendment
to the Interconnection Agreement between
Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and
MClmetro Access Transmission Services LLC
for the State of Idaho
This is an Amendment ("Amendment") to the Interconnection Agreement between Qwest
Corporation dba CenturyLink QC ("CenturyLink"), a Colorado corporation, and MClmetro
Access Transmission Services LLC ("CLEC"). CenturyLink and CLEC shall be known jointly as
the "Parties".
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into an Interconnection Agreement ("Agreement") which was
approved by the Commission on February 1, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish 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, conditions and rates for Cageless
Collocation Bay Procurement as set forth in Attachment 1 and Exhibit A, to this Amendment,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
Effective Date
This Amendment shall be deemed effective upon approval by the Commission; however, the
Parties may agree to implement the provisions of this Amendment upon execution. To
accommodate this need, CLEC must generate, if necessary, an updated Customer
Questionnaire. In addition to the Questionnaire, all system updates will need to be completed
by CenturyLink. CLEC will be notified when all system changes have been made. Actual order
processing may begin once these requirements have been met. Additionally, CenturyLink shall
implement any necessary billing changes within two (2) billing cycles after the latest execution
date of this Amendment, with a true-up back to the latest execution date of this Amendment by
the end of the second billing cycle. The Parties agree that so long as CenturyLink implements
the billing changes and the true-up as set forth above, the CLEC's bills shall be deemed
accurate and adjusted without error.
Further Amendments
Except as modified herein, the provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
The provisions of this Amendment, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be
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 Party 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 warranty or covenant hereunder or
affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.
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Entire Agreement
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 which shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
MCImetro Access Transmission Services Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC
LLC
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Daniel Higgins(Jan 11, 417:13 EST) Kimberly J.Povirk Jan 12,202406:20 CST)
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Daniel Higgins Kimberly J. Povirk
Name Printed/Typed Name Printed/Typed
Sr. Director—Carrier Management Sr. Dir. Bus. Ops Wholesale Sales
Title Title
Jan 11,2024 Jan 12,2024
Date Date
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ATTACHMENT 1
ATTACHMENT 1
Cageless Collocation Bay Procurement
1. Terms and Conditions For Cageless Collocation Bay Procurement
1.1 To receive this option, CLEC must execute and submit this Amendment to CenturyLink,
and CLEC must either: (1) have previously executed and submitted to CenturyLink an
Interconnection Agreement containing all of the terms and rates for Cageless Collocation; or (2)
execute and submit an Amendment with the Cageless Collocation terms and rates concurrent
with the submission of this executed Amendment.
1.2 This amendment allows CLEC to request CenturyLink to procure and install necessary
equipment bay infrastructure for CLEC. CLEC agrees to provide CenturyLink with all bay
specifications needed to procure the proper bay.
1.3 Upon receipt of a complete Collocation Application where the CLEC has requested that
CenturyLink procure and install the Cageless bay infrastructure, CenturyLink will review the bay
specifications provided on the Application. Within three (3) Days of validation of the application,
CenturyLink will contact CLEC with any questions.
1.4 If Collocation Entrance Facilities and space are available, CenturyLink will develop a
price quotation within twenty-five (25) Days of completion of the feasibility study. Price
quotations will be honored for thirty (30) Days from the date the quotation is provided. During
this period the Collocation Entrance Facility and space are reserved pending CLEC's
Acceptance of the quoted charges.
1.5 Within thirty (30) Days of receipt of the quotation, CLEC must submit Acceptance with
50% payment of the nonrecurring charges or acknowledge non-Acceptance of the quoted
charges.
1.6 Upon receipt of Acceptance and 50% payment of the quoted nonrecurring charges,
CenturyLink will procure and install the equipment bay on behalf of CLEC. The equipment bay
installation will be completed with the Standard Installation Intervals listed in the CLECs
Interconnection Agreement.
1.7 Upon completion of the Equipment Bay installation, CLEC assumes ownership of the
Equipment Bay and is responsible for removal of the bay upon Decommissioning of the site.
Equipment includes all CLEC owned electronic equipment, equipment racks, mounting
hardware, and CLEC supplied cable (including direct CLEC-to-CLEC cables). CLEC must file a
MOP (Method of Procedure) with the Central Office Supervisor so that CenturyLink can remove
the fuses prior to the CLEC removing any equipment or power cabling. If CLEC does not
remove its equipment within thirty (30) Days of CenturyLink's acceptance of the Collocation
Decommission Application, CenturyLink will send a notification stating the equipment is
considered abandoned. Upon receiving notification of abandonment from CenturyLink, CLEC
will have fifteen (15) Days to notify CenturyLink that the equipment is not abandoned and
remove its equipment. If CLEC does not respond to the notification and remove the equipment
and CenturyLink determines that the equipment has been abandoned, CenturyLink will send a
final notification and bill CLEC for any and all claims, expenses, fees or other costs associated
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ATTACHMENT 1
with the removal by CenturyLink of the abandoned equipment, including any materials used in
the removal and the hourly labor rate charges. CLEC will indemnify and hold CenturyLink
harmless from the failure to return any such equipment, property or other items and from any
damaged caused as a result of the removal, storage or disposition of any such abandoned
equipment.
2. Rate Elements. The following rate elements apply to this Equipment Bay procurement
and installation product offering:
2.1 Equipment Bay. Provides mounting space for CLEC collocated equipment in a
Cageless Collocation only. This charge includes the seven, nine, or eleven foot bay, its
installation, and all necessary environmental supports and end guard costs. Mounting space on
the bay, including space for the fuse panel and air gaps necessary for heat dissipation, is limited
to seventy-eight (78) inches.
2.1 Spacers: Provides for cost associated with procuring and installing spacer and
associated mounting brackets with the equipment described in 2.1 above. Spacer will be
procured based on customer requested width and to match existing office environment height.
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Exhibit A-07-01-2023
Idaho
Select the appropriate type of EAS/Local Traffic
contract below.For cost docket Reciprocal Compensation
changes,leave blank:
Amendment Bill and Keep Notes
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Exhibit A-7/1/2023 Idaho Recurring Recurring Non- m 3 n A
Per Mile Recurring 0 m m 0
8.0 Collocation
8.3 Ca eless Ph sical Collocation
8.3.1 IPlanning and En meerin
8.3.1.1 Quote Pre oration Fee $3,146.41 13,7
8.3.2 Space Construction and Site Preparation
8.3.2.1 Site Preparation Fee ICB 3
8.3.2.2 Space Construction for 2 Bays $23.39 1 $20,603.40 B B
8.3.2.3 Intentionally Left Blank
8.3.2.4 Intentionally Left Blank
8.3.2.5 Each Additional Bay $3.24 $2,854.33 B B
8.3.2.E Adjustment to use a Single Bay-Change to Standard Design $3.24 $2,854.33 B B
8.3.2.7 -48 Volt DC Power Cable,per Feed
8.3.2.7.1 20 Amp Power Feed $4.52 $3,985.41 B B
8.3.2.7.2 30 Amp Power Feed $5.15 $4,537.67 B B
8.3.2.7.3 40 Amp Power Feed $6.22 $5,480.42 B B
8.3.2.7.4 60 Amp Power Feed $11.02 $9,706.03 B B
8.3.2.7.5 100 Amp Power Feed $18.58 $16,370.51 B B
8.3.2.7.6 200 Amp Power Feed $34.59 $30,473.53 B B
8.3.2.7.7 300 Amp Power Feed $54.39 $47,917.87 B B
8.3.2.7.8 1400 Amp Power Feed $77.23 $68,037.02 B B
8.3.2.8 Intentionally Left Blank
8.3.2.9 Ca Bless Ba Fees
8.3.2.9.1 'Bay'per Bay $2042.23 1
8.3.2.9.2 2.5 Inch Spacer Fee,per Spacer $269.64 1
8.3.2.9.3 15 Inch Spacer Fee,per Spacer $283.32 1
8.3.3 Floor Space Lease,per Square Foot $2.701 1 B
NOTES:
B Cost Docket QWE-T-01-11 Order No.29408(January 5,2004 rates effective January 5,2004.
1 TELRIC rates proposed in Cost Docket QWE-1-01-11 testimony filed on November 12,2003. The case was bifurcated and the rates using this footnote are
proposed in Phase 2 of the cost docket.
3 ICB,Individual Case Basis.
7 The preliminary Quote Preparation Fees(QPF)are included in the space construction charges. Upon completion of the collocation construction,the QPF will be
credited to the final space construction charge for the virtual,caged or cageless collocation job.These engineering and planning charges are also included in the
Virtual Cacied and Ca eless Quote Preparation Fees.
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