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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20100125_2828.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM TO:COMMISSIONER KEMPTON COMMISSIONER SMITH COMMISSIONER REDFORD COMMISSION SECRETARY LEG AL WORKING FILE FROM:CAROLEE HALL DATE:JANUARY 21, 2010 RE:APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN QWEST AND SPRINT SPECTRUM LP.; CASE NO. QWE- T -02-21. BACKGROUND Under the provision of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, interconnection agreements must be submitted to the Commission for approval. 47 US.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 U.C. 9252(e)(2)(A). As the Commission noted in Order No. 28427, companies voluntarily entering into interconnection agreements "may negotiate terms, prices and conditions that do not comply with either the FCC rules or with the provision of Section 251 (b) or ( c). Order No. 28427 at 11 (emphasis in original). This comports with the FCC's statement that " state commission shall have authority to approve an interconnection agreement adopted by negotiation even ifthe terms ofthe agreement do not comply with the requirements of (Part 51 J." 47 C.R. 9 51.3. CURRENT APPLICATION On January 15 2010, Qwest filed an Application requesting Commission Approval to amend its Interconnection Agreement with Sprint Spectrum L.P. According to the Application this Amendment between the parties sets out terms and conditions to accommodate Sprint's wireless service provisions for routing unqueried 8XXX traffic. DECISION MEMORANDUM - 1 -JANUARY 21 , 2010 ST AFF ANALYSIS Staff has reviewed the Application and does not find any terms or conditions that it considers to be discriminatory or contrary to the public interest. Staff believes that the Agreement is consistent with the public interest as identified in the pro-competitive policies of this Commission, the Idaho Legislature, and the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. Accordingly, Staff believes that the Agreement merits the Commission s approval. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to accept and approve this amended Interconnection Agreement? i:udmemos/interconnection agreements/QWE-02-21 (2010) Qwest and Sprint Spectrum L.P, DECISION MEMORANDUM - 2 -JANUARY 21 2010