Me. and N.H. regulators outlined conditions Verizon must meet to ...
Me. and N.H. regulators outlined conditions Verizon must meet to win their endorsement of its interLATA long distance entry. Changes states want are intended better to accommodate needs of Verizon’s local exchange competitors. States said if Verizon made requested…
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changes, they would support its Sec. 271 petitions to FCC. Me. PUC (Case 2000- 849) told Verizon it would meet Sec. 271 checklist requirements if it: (1) Filed tariff by Oct. 2 covering all its wholesale service offerings. (2) Filed copies of its customer-specific contracts for CLEC review. Those copies would have proprietary information edited out. (3) Created by Sept. 3 new procedures to allow speedy ordering, provisioning and repair for interoffice dark fiber leased by CLECs. (4) Provided CLECs with enhanced extended links starting April 1. (5) Provided PUC with quarterly updates on changes in other in-region states that would affect Verizon’s Maine checklist compliance. (6) Established rapid response process for speedy resolution of CLEC service complaints. PUC also accepted Verizon’s N.Y.-style performance assurance plan, with penalties capped at 39% of net Me. return, with provisos that CLECs be allowed to collect penalty credits under both performance plan and their existing interconnection agreements, and that Verizon conduct audit of program in first year of plan at its own expense. N.H. PUC said Verizon would be in Sec. 271 checklist compliance if it: (1) Filed tariff enabling CLECs to order any wholesale service in its statement of generally available terms (SGAT). (2) Recalculated wholesale rates using 8.42% cost of capital and then reduced those rates by 6.43% to account for merger and reengineering savings. (3) Revised SGAT and wholesale tariff terms for unbundled network elements (UNEs) to make all feasible types of UNE platform combinations available to CLECs even if they're not currently in use. (4) Filed CLEC- only intrastate special access tariff for DS-1 and DS-3 service. (5) Provided local number portability to CLECs. (6) Established rapid response process for speedy resolution of CLEC service complaints. N.H. PUC in Cases DT 01-206 and DT 97-171 also approved Verizon performance assurance plan’s metrics and penalties for service performance failures.