Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-5-.24

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024

Section 770-X-5-.24 - Notification Of Requests To Commence Interconnection Negotiations

(1) Parties must notify the Commission within ten (10) days of receiving a request for interconnection negotiations pursuant to Section 252 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Any telecommunications carrier which operates on a regional basis should also notify the Commission of any requests for interconnection negotiations of a regional nature which would in any way impact their Alabama operations. At a minimum, the notification required herein shall include:

(a) The names of the negotiating parties.

(b) The date the request to commence negotiations was made.

(c) A statement of whether there are negotiations with the requesting party in other jurisdictions and whether the negotiations are regional in nature or state specific.

(2) An original and ten (10) copies of said notification shall be filed with the Secretary of the Commission. The notification required herein must also be served on all parties to the negotiations and include a proper certificate of service.

(3) If upon the ninetieth (90th) day following the request for negotiations an agreement has not been consummated and submitted to the Commission for approval, the party submitting the original notification must, within 10 days thereafter, notify the Commission by written statement of the status of the negotiations. Said written statement must comply with the aforementioned service requirements.

(4) All telecommunications carriers which received requests for interconnection negotiations prior to the implementation of these rules shall immediately notify the Commission of the status of all such requests by filing a notification which meets the requirements specified above.

(5) All telecommunications carriers which have made or received requests to renegotiate interconnection agreements entered into prior to the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 shall immediately notify the Commission of the status of such negotiations by filing a notification which meets the requirements specified above.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-5-.24

Effective March 1993. Amended October 1996. Filed with LRS February 5, 2 013. Filed for Codification in the Alabama Administrative Code by the Alabama Public Service Commission on February 5, 2013, pursuant to the Code of Ala. 1975, § 41-22-7.

Author: Alabama Public Service Commission

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 37-1-38, 37-1-57, 37-1-60, 37-2-3.