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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20100706_3018.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM TO:COMMISSIONER KEMPTON CO MMISSI 0 NER SMITH COMMISSIONER REDFORD COMMISSION SECRETARY LEGAL WORKING FILE FROM:CAROLEE HALL DATE:JUNE 28, 2010 RE:ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE, LLC ("ELI") APPLICATION TO ADOPT THE INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN VERIZON NORTHWEST TELEPHONE, INc. ("VERIZON") AND ACCESS POINT, INc. ("API"); CASE NO. VZN-I0-04. BACKGROUND Under the provision of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, interconnection agreements must be submitted to the Commission for approval. 47 U.C. ~ 252(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. ~ 252(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 if the terms of the agreement do not comply with the requirements of (Part 51 ). 47 C.R. ~ 51.3. CURRENT APPLICATION On June 23 2010, Verizon Northwest, Inc. (Verizon) and Electric Lightwave, LLC ELI") filed an Agreement to adopt the current Interconnection Agreement between Verizon DECISION MEMORANDUM - 1 -JUNE 28 2010 Northwest, Inc. and Access Point, Inc. ("API"). The Agreement between Verizon and API was approved on November 5, 2008 in Case No. VZN-08-04. DISCUSSION The various elements being adopted by ELI are: Reciprocal Compensation Termination Traffic; Resale Services; Prices for Unbundled Network Elements; Collocation Rates; and various other interconnection and wholesale rates. STAFF ANALYSIS Staff has reviewed the Agreement with exhibits between Verizon and ELI and finds them compatible with federal and state guidelines. Moreover, Staff believes that this filing is consistent with the pro-competitive policies of this Commission, the Idaho Legislature, and the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. Accordingly, Staff recommends that the Commission approve the Agreement. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to approve the Agreement between Verizon and API? i:udmemos/vzntIOO4 VERIZON AND ELI adoption of the Verizon and Access Point Agreement. DECISION MEMORANDUM - 2 -JUNE 28 , 2010