20050721_1269.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
CO MMISSI 0 NER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSION SECRETARY
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:WAYNE HART
DATE:JULY 11, 2005
RE:STAFF REVIEW OF INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS AND
AMENDMENTS: CASE NOS. QWE-04-9; QWE-02-2; USW-00-I0;
VZN-05-3; VZN-03-6 (2 AMENDMENTS) AND VZN-03-
BACKGROUND
Under the provisions of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, interconnection agreements
must be submitted to the Commission for approval. 47 U.C. 9252(e)(1). The Commission may reject
an agreement adopted by negotiations only if it finds that the agreement: (1) discriminates against a
telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement; or (2) implementation of the agreement is not
consistent with the public interest, convenience and necessity.
47 D.C. 9252(e)(2)(A).
THE CURRENT APPLICATIONS
1. Qwest & AT&T Communications of the Mountain States. Inc. (Case No. QWE-04-
This is an Application to amend a previously approved agreement between Qwest and AT&T. It adds
terms and conditions for a co-location Joint Inventory Site Visit.
2. Owest and XO Communications Services. Inc. fka XO Idaho. Inc. (Case No. QWE- T -02-2).=.
This is an Application to adopt an amendment to an existing agreement. The amendment adds terms and
conditions for co-location.
3. Qwest Corporation and ionex Communications North. Inc. fka Advanced Communications
Group and Firstel. Inc. (Case No. USW-OO-IO). This is an Application to adopt an amendment to an
existing agreement. The amendment provides terms for elimination ofUNE-P and the implementation of
batch hot cut processes and discounts in accordance with the TRO and TRRO.
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4. Verizon and Trans National Communications International. Inc. (Case No. VZN- T -05-3)~
This is an Application to adopt a new agreement. The agreement is similar to other agreements with
Verizon previously approved by this Commission. The agreement includes the "TRO Amendment"
which implements changes in accordance with the FCC's Triennial Review Order (TRO) and Triennial
Review Remand Order (TRRO).
5. Verizon and MCI WorldCom (Case No. VZN-03-6) and Verizon and MCImetro Access
Transmission Services. Inc. (Case No. VZN- T -03- There are two Applications for these Cases. The
first, submitted April 22, 2005, is a March II amendment between Verizon s local exchange carriers
including Verizon Northwest, Inc. and all of the MCI CLECs, including MCImetro Access Transmission
Services, LLC and MCI WorldCom Communications, Inc. The amendment increases the rates MCI will
pay Verizon for DSO UNE-P lines. The second amendment, submitted July 1 2005, which covers all
Verizon Local exchange companies as well as all MCI CLEC companies, revised the dates for the DSO
increases in the March amendment.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The Staff has reviewed all of these Applications and did not find any terms and conditions that it
considers to be discriminatory or contrary to the public interest. Staff believes that these Amendments
are consistent with the pro-competitive policies of this Commission, the Idaho Legislature, and the
federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. Accordingly, Staff believes that these Amendments to
previously approved interconnection agreements merit the Commission s approval.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to approve the Applications for Approval of the Interconnection
Agreements and Amendments listed above?
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