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OAH Docket No. 11-2500-21391-2 PUC Docket No. P-421, et al./PA-10-456 |
STATE OF
OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
FOR THE PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
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In the Matter of the Joint Petition for Approval of Indirect Transfer
of Control of Qwest Operating Companies to CenturyLink |
FINDINGS
OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND
RECOMMENDATION |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF ISSUES............................................................................................ 2
III. Summary
of Public Comments....................................................................... 16
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A. 360
networks.......................................................................................... 17
B. DOC......................................................................................................... 17
C. CWA........................................................................................................ 26
A.
Positions
of the Parties
.... 36
B.
Would
the post-merger company have the financial, technical, and managerial
resources to enable the Qwest and CenturyLink Operating Companies to continue
providing reliable, quality telecommunications services in Minnesota?..................................... 39
1.
Financial
Resources................................................................... 39
2.
Managerial
Resources
................................................ 42
3. Technical Resources
. 43
C.
What
impact would the transaction have on
1.
Impact
on Retail Customers
............................................... 44
2. Impact
on Competition in the Local Market
. 45
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D. What
impact would the transaction have on Commission authority?............................................................................................... 51
A.
Joint
CLECs Proposed Conditions
... 51
1.
36-Month
Extension of Current Wholesale/Commercial Agreements at Current Rates, Terms
and Conditions
. 53
2.
Ability
to Port ICAs
. 60
3.
Additional
4.
Use
of Rural Exemption
.... 72
5.
Commitment
to Single Point of Interconnection per LATA
. 77
6.
Directory
Listing and Directory Assistance Practices
. 79
7.
Moratorium
on Non-Impairment and Forbearance Filings
.. 81
8.
Commitment
to Implement APAP
.. 83
B.
Level
3s Additional Proposed Conditions
.. 87
1.
Leveraging
of Billing Disputes
... 87
2.
Rural
CLEC Arbitrage
.... 88
3.
Uniform
3-Year Extension of ICAs
. 89
4.
8YY Traffic
90
5.
Billing
Dispute Deadlines
. 90
6.
ISP-Bound
Traffic
... 91
C.
Joint
Wireless Carriers Proposed Conditions
... 92
1.
Reduction
of Access Charges
.... 92
2.
Consolidation/Porting
of Existing ICAs
... 95
3.
Extension
of Existing ICAs for 48 Months
... 96
4.
One-Day
Number Porting
. 97
5.
Enforcement
Provisions for Merger Conditions
97
D. Suburban Rate Authority
Concerns..................................................... 98
CONCLUSIONS OF
LAW...........................................................................................100
RECOMMENDATION..................................................................................................101
APPENDIX A (Summary of Public Comments)