200311211st Request of Qwest to MCImetro.pdf

Mary S. Hobson (ISB #2142)
Stoel Rives LLP
101 South Capitol Boulevard - Suite 1900
Boise, ID 83702
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Adam L. Sherr (WSBA #25291)
Qwest
1600 ih Avenue - Room 3206
Seattle, W A 98191
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Attorneys for Qwest Corporation
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IPUC RESPONSE TO
FCC ORDER ON REVIEW OF SECTION 251
UNBUNDLING OBLIGATIONS OF
INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE
CARRIERS (CC DOCKET NO. 01-338)
Case No. GNR-03-
NINE-MONTH REVIEW OF ECONOMIC
AND OPERATIONAL IMPAIRMENT
REGARDING ACCESS TO SPECIFIC UNES
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF
QWEST CORPORATION TO MCImetro
ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES
LLC
Qwest Corporation ("Qwest") pursuant to Rule 225 of the Rules of Procedure of the
Idaho Public Utilities Commission and Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure 33 and 34 hereby submits
the following Requests for Production of Documents to MCImetro Access Transmission
Services LLC ("MCI"). MCI is requested to answer the following Requests in writing and under
oath by December 18, 2003.
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These Requests shall be deemed continuing, and ifMCI its consultants or its attorneys
discover additional information and facts related to the matters inquired of between the time
answers are made and the time of the hearing in this matter, supplemental answers shall be made
informing Qwest and Qwest's attorneys as to said newly discovered information as far in
advance of the hearing as possible.
DEFINITIONS
The term "MCI"
, "
you" or "your" refers to MCImetro Access Transmission
Services LLC, and its agents, consultants and representatives including its attorneys or any
employee, agent, investigator or representative of its attorneys.
The term "Qwest" refers to and shall mean Qwest Corporation.
The terms "relating
, "
related", or "which relates to" means constitutes, refers to
contains, embodies, evidences, reflects, contradicts, refutes, identifies, states, deals with, bears
upon, or is in any way logically or factually connected with any matter described.
The word "person" means any individual, corporation, joint venture, limited
partnership, association, group or entity of any kind.
The terms "document" or "statement" refer to and shall mean and include any
written, typed, printed, recorded or computer-produced or graphic matter of every type and
description, however and by whomever prepared, produced, reproduced, disseminated or made
including, but not limited to, reports, letters, correspondence, memoranda, records, summaries
analyses, results or reports of investigations, recommendations, diaries, books, messages
electronic mail (whether in hard copy form or as stored on disc or computer hard drive), notes
tapes, drawings, graphs, photographs, microfilms, telegrams, periodical articles, computer
printouts and any other writing, drawing, or records.
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Terms in the plural include the singular, and terms in the singular include the
plural.
INSTRU CTI 0 NS
If you object to any Request for Production, set forth all reasons for the objection.
If you claim privilege as a basis for not complying with any Interrogatory or Request for
Production, in full or in part, describe the factual basis for the claim of privilege in detail
sufficient to permit the Commission to rule upon the validity of the claim. If you object to any
part of any Interrogatory or Request for Production, answer the remaining partes) completely.
If any information called for by an Interrogatory or Request for Production is
unknown to you, so state and then state all remaining information that is known to you.
REQUEST NO.Please state whether the information in the LERG is current and
accurate for the switches that MCI owns, operates, controls, maintains in Idaho, or from which
you lease dial tone or trunking functionality/capacity. If any of the information is not accurate
please identify the inaccurate information and provide corrected information, including any
additions, deletions or changes. As part of your review of the information in the LERG, please
state whether the CLLI code is accurate for each switch that MCI owns, operates, controls
maintains, or from which you lease dial tone or trunking functionality/capacity. In addition
please state whether the LERG definition of the function of each switch (i., tandem, end office
etc.) is accurate.
REQUEST NO.For each switch owned or controlled by MCI that is being used in
Idaho to provide service to customers, please provide the capacity of the switch, with "capacity
defined as: (1) the number of lines installed; (2) the number of lines currently in use; (3) the
number of trunks currently installed; and (4) the number of trunks currently in use. In addition
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for each such switch that you identify, please provide the generic (feature package) loaded in the
switch.
REQUEST NO.Please provide the average total revenue per line that MCI received
from its residential customers within Idaho in 2001 and 2002. The average revenue per line
should include revenues associated with the basic retail price charged to residential customers
vertical features, universal service payments, interstate access charges, intrastate access charges
subscriber line charges, toll, long distance, local number portability, and line revenues derived
from any other sources. Please provide both the total average revenue per line and a breakdown
of the amount of revenue for each category of revenue that comprises the total. Please produce
all documents that reflect, refer or relate to the information provided in your response to this
request.
REQUEST NO.Please provide the average total revenue per line that MCI has
received from its business customers within Idaho in 2001 and 2002. The average revenue per
line should include revenues associated with the basic retail price charged to business customers
vertical features, universal service payments, interstate access charges, intrastate access charges
subscriber line charges, toll, long distance, local number portability, and line revenues derived
from any other sources. Please provide both the total average revenue per line and a breakdown
of the amount of revenue for each category of revenue that comprises the total. If revenues differ
depending on the type of business customer (small vs. large), please provide the total revenues
and the breakdown of revenues by type of business customer. Please provide the information by
POTS , DSO, DS 1 , DS3, OC-, OC-, OC-, and any other relevant categories. Please produce
all documents that reflect, refer or relate to the information provided in your response to this
request.
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REQUEST NO.Please explain how MCI defines its business customer segments
and provide any documents that reflect this definition or the criteria MCI uses to segment or
classify business customers into distinct customer groups. Please produce all documents that
reflect, refer or relate to the information provided in your response to this request.
REQUEST NO.Please provide the average total cost per line that MCI incurred in
2001 and 2002 for lines used to serve residential customers within Idaho. These costs should
include costs associated with switching; loops; collocation; transport; hot cuts; operational
support systems ("aSS"); signaling; customer acquisitions; backhauling traffic to MCI's
switches; maintenance, operations, and other administrative activities; and capital costs.
available, please provide a breakdown of this information for the following categories: (1)
service provided by UNE-, (2) service provided by UNE-, and (3) service provided using
MCI's own facilities.In addition, please provide any available breakdowns of each cost
component that is part of the average total cost per line, identifying the type and amount of each
cost. Please produce all documents that reflect, refer or relate to the information provided in
your response to this request.
REQUEST NO.Please provide the average total cost per line that MCI incurred in
2001 and 2002 for lines used to serve business customers within Idaho. These costs should
include costs associated with switching; loops; collocation; transport; hot cuts; ass; signaling;
customer acquisitions; backhauling traffic to MCI's switches; maintenance , operations, and other
administrative activities; and capital costs. In addition to a total average cost, please provide
separate averages for service provided through UNE-, UNE-, and with MCI's own facilities.
Please provide a breakdown of each cost component that is part of the average total cost per line
identifying the type and amount of each cost. If costs differ depending on the type of business
customer (small vs. large), please provide the total cost and the breakdown of costs by type of
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business customer. Please produce all documents that reflect, refer or relate to the information
provided in your response to this request.
REQUEST NO.To the extent not provided in response to Request Nos. 6 and 7
please identify the types or categories of customer acquisition costs MCI incurred in Idaho in
2001 and 2002 to attract new customers, set up their accounts, and establish service to them.
addition, to the extent not provided in response to Request Nos. 5 and 6, please provide the per
line costs MCI incurred in 2001 and 2002 for both business and residential customers for each
of the types or categories of customer acquisition costs.
Respectfully submitted this 21st day of November, 2003.
Qwest Corporation
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Mary S. H son
Stoel RivVs LLP
Adam L. Sherr
Qwest
Attorneys for Qwest Corporation
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 21st day of November, 2003 , I served FIRST
PRODUCTION REQUEST OF QWEST CORPORATION TO MCI as follows:
Jean Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
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Wayne Hart
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
O. Box 83720
Boise, ill 83720-0074
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Weldon Stutzman, Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
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Boise, ill 83720-0074
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Marlin D. Ard, Esq.
O. Box 2190
Sisters, OR 97759
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Maratty~qwest.net
Attorney for Verizon
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Charles Carrathers
Verizon Northwest Inc.
180041
sl Street
Everett, W A 98201
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Dean J. Miller
McDevitt & Miller LLP
420 West Bannock Street
O. Box 2564 (83701)
Boise ID 83702
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Attorney for MCImetro, Time Warner
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Robert M. Pomeroy, Jr.
Holland & Hart
8390 East Crescent Parkway - Suite 400
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
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Attorney for AT&T
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Adam L. Sherr
Qwest
1600 ih Avenue - Room 3206
Seattle, WA 98191
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Clay R. Sturgis
Moss Adams LLP
601 West Riverside - Suite 1800
Spokane, W A 99201-0663
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Brian Thomas
Time Warner Telecom
223 Taylor Avenue North
Seattle, W A 98109
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Mary B. Tribby
Letty S. D. Friesen
AT&T Communications ofthe Mountain States, Inc.
1875 Lawrence Street - Suite 1575
Denver, CO 80202
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Conley E. Ward
Givens Pursley LLP
277 North 61h Street - Suite 200
O. Box 2720
Boise, ID 83701
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Brandi L. Gearhart, PLS
Legal Secretary to Mary S. Hobson
Stoel Rives LLP
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