20070815Mary Hobson letter.pdf

Mary S. Hobson
Attorney & Counselor
999 Main, Suite 1103
Boise, In 83702
208-385-8666
RECEIVED
August 14, 2007 11101 NJG ! 5 t: 2b
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VIA HAND DELIVERY
Weldon Stutzman, Attorney
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington
Boise, ID 83702-5983
RE:Docket No. QWE-O6-
Dear Mr. Stutzman:
On Friday, August 10, Laurel Burke of Qwest received a letter from
Commissioner Stamp in Iowa indicating that state commissions may be interested in
extending the statutory timeframe related to a Joint Stipulation reached between Qwest
and several CLECs that addresses agreed upon changes to both the Qwest Performance
Assurance Plan ("QPAP") for Idaho and the l4-State Performance Indicator Definition
PID"). As you may already be aware, different states in the region have approached
these filings differently.
In Idaho, the Commission has asked for comments on a modified procedure.
Comments from interested parties are due 21 days from July 27 or August 17th
Meanwhile you have asked me if Qwest would be willing to grant Staff an extension to
file its comments until September 28 , i., after the Regional Oversight Committee meets.
Purely as an accommodation to Staff, Qwest will not oppose an extended review through
September 28, 2007. Further, Qwest could agree to modify the retroactive application of
the time sensitive retail analogue in the hope that the other Stipulating Parties would also
agree to not oppose an extension. Qwest is also prepared to implement in the event the
Staff and the Commission are comfortable with the existing opportunity for review.
On a related topic Qwest has prepared data addressing the impacts of the
proposed changes on prior performance (July 2006 through June 2007) from a Tier 1 and
Tier 2 perspective to respond to an informal request from Carolee Hall. Qwest will be
provide the information requested (to the extent it is available) upon written request.
From Qwest's perspective , this recent filing is similar to two previous filings
made after agreements were reached with some CLECs in the region. The joint
stipulation was reached after a year of negotiations and is the result of much give and
take. Ifpast history is any indicator, no CLEC filed comments or intervened in those
prior filings/proceedings that was not already involved in the process although, and like
the current filing, they were given the opportunity to do so. Thus, we continue to hope
that with the data provided by Qwest, any concerns Staff may have had are sufficiently
alleviated by the limited impact as well as the apparent lack of concern by the companies
most impacted by the filing, other CLECs.
In any event, we remain available to address any concerns you may have and
encourage you to contact us with any questions or lingering concerns you may have.
Very truly yours
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Mary S. Hobson
Attorney for Qwest Corporation
cc:Laurel Burke, Esq., Qwest
Kathy Barnekow, TDS Metrocom
William Haas, Esq., McLeodUSA
Gregory Diamond, Esq., Covad
Chris Viveros, Qwest
Ginny Zeller, Esq., Eschelon