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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of March 16, 2006 through March 22, 2006
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
On March 16, 2006 the Commission received a filing for the approval of a Type 1 and Type 2 Paging Connection Service Agreement between Qwest Corporation and Pierre Radio Paging & Telephone Inc. According to the parties, "[t]his Agreement covers Type 1 and Type 2 Paging Connection Service which consists only of those one-way intraLATA/intrastate land-to-pager trunks." Any party wishing to comment on the Agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the Agreement no later than April 5, 2006. Parties to the Agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Sara B. Greff
Date Filed: 03/16/06
Initial Comments Due: 04/05/06
On March 16, 2006 the Commission received a filing for the approval of a Triennial Review and Remand Order Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation and XO Communications Services, Inc. According to the parties, this Amendment changes, adds or deletes conditions for certain UNEs. Any party wishing to comment on the Agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the Agreement no later than April 5, 2006. Parties to the Agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Sara B. Greff
Date Filed: 03/16/06
Initial Comments Due: 04/05/06
On March 20, 2006, Northstar Telecom, Inc. filed an application seeking a Certificate of Authority to provide resold local exchange services within Qwest's South Dakota service territory and interexchange service within the State of South Dakota and to provide local services using unbundled network elements (UNE) or UNE replacement through a commercial agreement with Qwest.
Staff Analysts: Harlan Best and Phil Lusk
Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer
Date Filed: 03/20/06
Intervention Deadline: 04/07/06
On March 20, 2006, Sprint Long Distance, Inc. filed an application seeking a Certificate of Authority to provide a broad range of resold switched and dedicated 1+ interexchange telecommunications services to residential customers (voice only) and business customers (voice and data) within the State of South Dakota.
Staff Analysts: Keith Senger and Phil Lusk
Staff Attorney: Sara Greff
Date Filed: 03/20/06
Intervention Deadline: 04/07/06
On March 17, 2006, Qwest Corporation (Qwest) filed a petition for an order pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 252(b) approving an interconnection agreement between Qwest and each of the Respondents to implement the ruling of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the Matter of Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime, T-Mobile et al. Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Incumbent LEC Wireless Termination Tariffs, CC Docket 01-92, FCC 05-42, (Released February 24, 2005). Qwest seeks approval of the Type 1 Wireless interconnection agreement with Nextel West Corp. and with Vantek Communications, Inc., consistent with the requirements of 47 U.S.C. Section 252(b). Qwest also seeks arbitration and approval of the Type 1 and Type 2 Paging interconnection agreement with Dakota Electronics, Golden West Technologies, Inc., and Priority Paging, Inc. "The FCC has required Qwest to request and enter interconnection agreements for the termination of wireless traffic, and Qwest has diligently pursued such interconnection agreements with Respondents, without any response….Qwest asks that Respondents be barred from raising any disputed issues in response to this Petition…[I]f the Commission will not approve the agreements, Qwest will be forced to discontinue service to Respondents until an appropriate interconnection agreement can be negotiated, approved, and filed." In accordance with ARSD 20:10:32:30, a non-petitioning party may respond to the petition for arbitration and provide additional information within 25 days after the commission receives the petition.
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Staff Attorney: Sara B. Greff
Date Docketed: 03/17/06
Responses Due: 04/11/06
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