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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 12 - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Part A - HIGH COST FUND › Section R14-2-A1210 - Statement of Participation of All Telecommunications Service Providers in the AUSF

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Within 30
				  days of the effective date of this Article, each telecommunications service
				  provider shall provide a letter to the Administrator acknowledging that
				  provider's obligation under this Article to pay AUSF surcharges. Failure to
				  provide such a letter shall be grounds for termination after written notice
				  from the Administrator of the provider's interconnection with the public
				  switched network.
B. Any
				  telecommunications service provider which begins providing telecommunications
				  service after the effective date of this Article shall, within 30 days of
				  beginning to provide intrastate service in Arizona, provide a letter to the
				  Administrator acknowledging that provider's obligation under this Article to
				  make monthly payments for the local and/or toll portion, as appropriate, of the
				  AUSF contribution in accordance with this Article. Failure to provide such a
				  letter shall be grounds for denying to the provider interconnection with the
				  public switched network.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 12 - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Part A - HIGH COST FUND › Section R14-2-A1211 - Duties and Responsibilities of the AUSF Administrator

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Administrator shall:
1. Develop, obtain, and, on or before
				  December 15 of each year, file with the Commission such information and
				  documentation as the Administrator deems necessary for the establishment and
				  calculation of the Category 1 and Category 2 surcharges for the succeeding
				  year. Such a filing shall also be made each time the Commission authorizes a
				  change in the AUSF funding requirement.
2. Monitor the AUSF payments of all
				  telecommunications providers.
3.
				  Oversee the billing of AUSF surcharges.
4. Prepare the necessary forms to be used in
				  reporting the AUSF collections and disbursements and maintain monthly
				  records.
5. Coordinate the
				  collection and disbursement of AUSF monies in accordance with this
				  Article.
6. Prepare an annual
				  report that provides a detailed accounting of the AUSF collections and
				  disbursements and that identifies the annual cost of administration. The report
				  shall be filed with the Commission on or before April 15 of each
				  year.
7. Monitor procedures for
				  auditing the AUSF collections and disbursements. The audit function shall be
				  performed by an independent outside auditor.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 12 - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Part A - HIGH COST FUND › Section R14-2-A1212 - Interim Administrator

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
US WEST Communications, Inc., will serve as interim
					 Administrator of the AUSF and will perform the functions detailed herein that
					 are required of the Administrator for a transition period until a private,
					 neutral third party is appointed by the Commission to serve as Administrator of
					 the AUSF. A neutral third party selected through the competitive bid process
					 shall be appointed no later than July 1, 1997.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 12 - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Part A - HIGH COST FUND › Section R14-2-A1213 - Guidelines for Auditing the AUSF

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The AUSF records covering both collections
				  and disbursements shall be audited at the end of the first year following the
				  designation of a third party administrator. The AUSF records will then be
				  audited at least once every other year in the subsequent years of
				  operations.
B. The records shall be
				  examined for accuracy and the existence of effective internal controls to
				  ensure that the AUSF is being administered appropriately and
				  properly.
C. An independent
				  external auditor selected by the Commission shall be utilized to provide an
				  unbiased audit opinion concerning the AUSF administration procedures and
				  controls.
D. Any costs for
				  conducting audits will be deducted from the revenues of the AUSF prior to
				  disbursement of funds.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 12 - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Part A - HIGH COST FUND › Section R14-2-A1214 - Enforcement of Collection of Delinquent AUSF Amounts

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Administrator shall issue past due
				  notices to each provider of telecommunications service that is 15 days or more
				  delinquent in submitting its AUSF payments to the Administrator. A copy of this
				  notice shall be provided to the Commission.
B. AUSF support payments shall be withheld
				  from any provider of telecommunications service that is delinquent in
				  submitting its AUSF payments to the Administrator. Each provider of
				  telecommunications service will be fully liable for any accrued interest owing
				  on its AUSF contributions that remain unpaid for 30 days. Such delinquent AUSF
				  payments will begin accruing interest at the rate of 1 and 1/2% per month
				  beginning with the 31st day until such amount is paid in full along with all
				  accrued interest.
C. The local
				  switched access service provider shall promptly notify the Commission and the
				  Administrator of the identity of any wireless provider which fails or refuses
				  to pay its AUSF surcharge. Such notice shall also be directed to the wireless
				  provider. If the wireless provider has not paid the amount due within 30 days
				  of such notice, the interconnection provider shall terminate the wireless
				  provider's interconnection until the full amount together with all accrued
				  interest, is paid in full (unless the payment is in bonafide dispute and the
				  wireless carrier has paid the undisputed amount).
D. Failure by a telecommunications service
				  provider to comply with the provisions of this Article may result in sanctions
				  as determined by the Commission.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 12 - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Part A - HIGH COST FUND › Section R14-2-A1215 - AUSF Annual Report

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. On or before
				  April 1 of each year, the Administrator shall file with the Commission an
				  annual report which shall summarize the preceding year activity and contain the
				  following:
1. A statement of AUSF collections
				  and disbursements.
2. A record of
				  the total cost of administration of the AUSF.
3. Audit reports from the audits conducted
				  during the year.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 12 - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Part A - HIGH COST FUND › Section R14-2-A1216 - Review Process

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Not
				  later than three years from the effective date of this Article, the Commission
				  staff shall initiate a comprehensive review of this Article and shall provide
				  the Commission with recommendations regarding any necessary changes to the
				  Article. Any interested party may also make such recommendations. The
				  Commission shall consider these recommendations in such proceeding as the
				  Commission deems appropriate.
B.
				  The costs used to calculate AUSF funding levels for a given provider or AUSF
				  support area shall be reviewed by the Commission at least every three years
				  following the effective date for any authorized AUSF support for the provider
				  or study area. The Commission may reduce the authorized funding level and
				  require that the AUSF surcharge be recalculated on the basis of this
				  review.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 12 - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Part A - HIGH COST FUND › Section R14-2-A1217 - Supersession of Existing USF Mechanism

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The universal service funding mechanism initially approved
					 by the Commission in Decision No. 56639 (September 22, 1989) is superseded by
					 this Article, except that any calculation, contribution or collection of, or
					 entitlement to, universal service fund support approved by the Commission prior
					 to the adoption of this Article shall remain in effect until otherwise ordered
					 by the Commission or until the application of this Article leads to a different
					 result.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 12 - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Part B - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES › Section R14-2-B1218 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The purpose of the E-rate Broadband Special Construction
					 Project Matching Fund Program is to provide state funds for special
					 construction projects involving the deployment of broadband to schools and
					 libraries in Arizona so that Arizona schools and libraries may obtain federal
					 matching funds under the FCC Universal Service Fund's Schools and Libraries
					 Program. This Part shall be interpreted to maximize the availability of
					 internet access to schools and libraries within Arizona and to maximize
					 potential support from the FCC Universal Service Fund's Schools and Libraries
					 Program to fill any connectivity gap in Arizona.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 12 - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Part B - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES › Section R14-2-B1220 - Availability of State Matching Funds for Special Construction Projects to Deploy Broadband

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A.
				  Applications for AUSF funds for E-rate matching purposes shall be limited to
				  E-rate funding years 2017 and 2018.
B. An applicant certified by the Department
				  of Education shall be eligible to receive AUSF funds to cover special
				  construction charges to the extent necessary to qualify the applicant to
				  receive additional federal universal service funds of up to 10 percent of
				  special construction charges as authorized by the Second E-rate Modernization
				  Order.
C. An applicant may not
				  receive total support from the federal Universal Service Fund and AUSF in
				  excess of 100 percent of special construction charges.
D. Schools and libraries that elect to
				  self-provision shall comply with all of the requirements set forth by the FCC
				  in the Second E-rate Modernization Order.
E. An ESC shall provide bandwidth sufficient
				  to meet the minimum recommended bandwidth per student or the minimum
				  recommended bandwidth for educational services established for the relevant
				  funding year by the FCC and, without good cause, shall not exceed those
				  standards.
F. If the E-rate Program
				  discount rate and additional match plus the AUSF funds received by an applicant
				  do not cover 100 percent of the special construction charges, the applicant may
				  include in its request filed with the DOE a request for additional AUSF funds.
				  Additional AUSF funds requested under this subsection shall be awarded as
				  follows:
1. Applicants with 80 percent or
				  higher E-rate Program discount rates shall be awarded AUSF funds before
				  applicants with lower discount rates; and
2. Applicants with discount rates between 60
				  and 80 percent may request additional AUSF funds for the uncovered amount, up
				  to 50 percent of the uncovered special construction charges. Amounts requested
				  above 50 percent of the uncovered special construction charges will not be
				  considered without good cause shown by the applicant.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 12 - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Part B - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES › Section R14-2-B1221 - Procedures for Requesting State Matching Funds

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. An applicant shall file a request for
				  state matching funds with the Department of Education, prior to submitting its
				  FCC Form 471 to USAC.
B. If an
				  applicant meets all FCC eligibility requirements for its ESC, the applicant
				  shall obtain a certification letter along with a letter from the Department of
				  Education stating that the applicant is being awarded state matching
				  funds.
C. An applicant shall
				  provide the Staff designee a copy of the certification letter and letter
				  awarding state matching funds to it issued by the Department of Education and
				  shall include a copy of the letter awarding state matching funds with its FCC
				  Form 471 sent to USAC.
D. Once USAC
				  determines an applicant's eligibility for federal matching funds and issues a
				  FCDL, the applicant shall notify the Department of Education and request that
				  the Department of Education submit a letter to the Staff designee and the
				  Administrator indicating that USAC has issued a FCDL to the applicant with an
				  award of federal funds and including any other information relevant to the
				  award in that particular case.
E.
				  Disbursement of AUSF funds shall be available for a period of up to five years
				  after USAC has issued a FCDL to the applicant with an award of federal funds,
				  notwithstanding R14-2-B1220(A).
F.
				  If USAC reduces or rescinds an applicant's award of federal matching funds
				  following an audit, investigation, enforcement action, or consent decree, the
				  applicant shall immediately notify the Department of Education and the Staff
				  designee and shall reimburse the AUSF fund for any amount by which the AUSF
				  funds received exceeded the federal matching funds award retained.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 12 - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Part B - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES › Section R14-2-B1222 - Administrator Responsibilities; Contributions to and Disbursements from the AUSF

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The
				  Administrator shall be responsible for administering the E-rate Broadband
				  Special Construction Project Matching Fund Program and, in doing so, shall
				  comply with R14-2-A1211 and R14-2-A1214.
B. The Administrator shall:
1. Determine the surcharge rates to fund the
				  E-rate Broadband Special Construction Project Matching Fund Program, subject to
				  Commission approval;
2. Obtain
				  surcharge collections; and
3. Make
				  disbursements from the AUSF for state matching funds as authorized by the
				  Department of Education and the Commission or its Staff designee, as provided
				  in this Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 12 - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Part B - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES › Section R14-2-B1223 - Discontinuation of E-rate Broadband Special Construction Project Matching Fund Program

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. No
				  applications for the E-rate Broadband Special Construction Project Matching
				  Fund Program shall be accepted after the 2018 E-rate FY procurement
				  cycle.
B. Except as provided in
				  subsection (C), the E-rate Broadband Special Construction Project Matching Fund
				  Program shall be discontinued when all of the funds have been collected and all
				  of the funds collected have been disbursed.
C. The E-rate Broadband Special Construction
				  Project Matching Fund Program may be discontinued earlier or later than
				  specified in subsection (B) if required by the FCC or USAC.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 13 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCONNECTION AND UNBUNDLING › Section R14-2-1301 - Application of Rules

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
These rules govern interconnection requirements as provided
				  in
				  R14-2-1112.
				  These rules apply to the provision of local exchange services by and between
				  local exchange carriers as those terms are defined in
				  R14-2-1102.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 13 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCONNECTION AND UNBUNDLING › Section R14-2-1303 - Points of Interconnection

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A.
				Incumbent LECs and NELECs shall, by mutual agreement, arrange for the points of
				interconnection of their respective networks.
B. Each company interconnecting pursuant to
				the provisions of this Section shall be responsible for building and
				maintaining its own facilities to the point of interconnection. Companies are
				free to negotiate points of interconnection that involve the recurring and
				non-recurring compensation by one carrier for the transport facilities of
				another carrier.
C. Each company
				interconnecting pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be responsible
				for the traffic that originates on its network up to the point of
				interconnection, and for the terminating traffic handed off at the point of
				interconnection to the call's destination.
D. Should the companies negotiating
				interconnection arrangements not be able to agree upon the points of
				interconnection, written notice to that effect shall be made to the Commission
				Staff by the carrier responding to the interconnection request. The notice
				shall contain a detailed description of the request itself and why
				interconnection at the point requested is not feasible.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 13 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCONNECTION AND UNBUNDLING › Section R14-2-1304 - Reciprocal Compensation

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Local
				and EAS traffic shall be terminated by the LECs over the interconnection
				facilities described in
				R14-2-1303
				on the basis of mutual traffic exchange, for a period of 24 months from the
				effective date of Commission approval of the first interconnection agreement
				pursuant to
				R14-2-1506.
B. Any charges for the underlying transport
				facilities between the carriers shall be limited to the construction and
				maintenance charges specified in
				R14-2-1303.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of
				subsection (A), compensation arrangements may be made by mutual agreement
				between companies.
D. If incumbent
				local exchange carriers and new entrant local exchange carriers do not arrive
				at compensation arrangements for local call termination by mutual agreement,
				they shall each file tariffs proposing permanent compensation mechanisms for
				terminating local calls within 18 months of the effective date of Commission
				approval of the first interconnection agreement pursuant to
				R14-2-1506.
				This Commission has expressed a preference for flat rate local calling and
				therefore those tariffs shall not contain usage-sensitive call termination
				charges, unless otherwise approved by the Commission.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 13 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCONNECTION AND UNBUNDLING › Section R14-2-1305 - Local and Toll Rating Centers

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A.
				The incumbent LEC's local calling areas and existing EAS boundaries will be
				utilized for the purpose of classifying traffic as local, EAS, or toll for
				purposes of intercompany compensation.
B. All LECs will use central office codes
				with rate centers matching the incumbent LEC's rate centers.
C. All LECs shall be assigned the necessary
				central office codes for rate purposes.
D. Until a central office code administrator
				is designated by the Federal Communications Commission to replace US West
				Communications, Inc., central office codes will be assigned to LECs, at no
				charge, in accordance with the industry's central office code assignment
				guidelines.
E. No LEC may charge
				another LEC for changes to switch routing software necessitated by the
				creation, assignment, or reassignment of NPA or central office codes.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 13 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCONNECTION AND UNBUNDLING › Section R14-2-1306 - Access to Databases and Other Network Functions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. All LECs, including new and incumbent
				LECs, are required to provide nondiscriminatory access to all necessary network
				functions, databases, and service components required to provide competitive
				local exchange services. These elements include, but are not limited to,
				directory assistance database listings, white page listings, yellow page
				listings, 800 LIDB and AIN databases, CMDS hosting, Busy Line Verification and
				Busy Line Interrupt operator services, distribution of telephone directories,
				inclusion of NELEC information in the Call Guide Section of the directory, and
				E-911.
B. Access to additional
				network functions, databases, and service components may be required from time
				to time by order of the Commission. This provision does not preclude the
				incumbent LEC and NELECs from negotiating voluntary arrangements for access to
				additional network functions, databases, or service components so long as the
				contracts for the voluntary arrangements are filed with the Commission and such
				access is made available to all other NELECs, upon request, under
				nondiscriminatory terms and conditions, including price.
C. Incumbent LECs shall provide access that
				is at least equal in type, quality, and price to that provided to themselves,
				to any affiliate, from any affiliate, or to another incumbent LEC.
D. LECs shall make available the call setup
				signaling resources and information necessary for setting up local and
				interexchange connections, including the use of signaling protocols used in the
				querying of data bases such as 800 and LIDB. LECs shall be prohibited from
				interfering with the transmission of signaling information between customers
				and network operators. LECs and NELECs shall have a duty to correct errors,
				support network management in a way that promotes network integrity, and
				prevent fraudulent use of a LEC's network.
E. All LECs and NELECs shall cooperate in the
				development of a process to handle intercompany service ordering, provisioning,
				and billing, and, repair service referrals.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 13 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCONNECTION AND UNBUNDLING › Section R14-2-1307 - Unbundling

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Local exchange
				carriers with less than 200,000 access lines shall be exempt from the
				unbundling requirements in these rules. Such exemption shall expire upon the
				receipt of a bona fide request from a certificated local exchange carrier for
				an unbundled facility, or if a carrier voluntarily chooses to offer unbundled
				services.
B. The local exchange
				carrier's network facilities or services which are determined to be essential
				shall be provided on terms and under conditions that are equivalent to the
				terms and conditions under which a local exchange carrier provides such
				essential facilities or services to itself in the provision of the local
				exchange carrier's services. The pricing of essential facilities or services
				shall be pursuant to
				R14-2-1310 on
				pricing.
C. The following local
				exchange carrier network capabilities are classified as essential facilities or
				services:
1. Termination of local
				calls,
2. Termination of long
				distance calls,
3. Interconnection
				with E911 and 911 services,
4.
				Access to numbering resources,
5.
				Dedicated channel network access connections, and
6. Unbundled loops.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 13 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCONNECTION AND UNBUNDLING › Section R14-2-1308 - Number Portability

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. All
				local exchange carriers shall make local number portability available to
				facilitate the ability of a customer to switch between authorized local
				exchange carriers within a given wire center without changing their telephone
				number and without impairment of quality, functionality, reliability, or
				convenience of use. Implementation of local number portability or other forms
				of local number portability shall be based on a technically and economically
				feasible solution that meets the needs of Arizona consumers and carriers in a
				competitively neutral manner.
B. An
				incumbent local exchange carrier serving less than 200,000 access lines will
				not be required to implement local number portability solutions absent the
				certification and commitment by a new entrant local exchange carrier to provide
				service on a facilities basis in the incumbent's service territory.
C. Until such time as local number
				portability becomes available through database technology, local exchange
				carriers shall provide interim local number portability pursuant to negotiated
				agreements or an approved statement of terms and conditions, which shall be
				filed with the Commission, and shall in addition comply with such other or
				additional requirements as may be adopted by the Commission.
D. All telecommunication providers who
				terminate traffic into an exchange, or exchanges, in which the local number
				portability database solution has been implemented shall utilize the database
				solution to ensure efficient and appropriate routing of traffic to Arizona
				customers.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 13 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCONNECTION AND UNBUNDLING › Section R14-2-1309 - Cost Methodology

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TSLRIC is the cost standard to be employed by the incumbent
				  local exchange carrier in conducting the cost studies that establish the
				  underlying cost of local exchange carrier services including unbundled
				  essential facilities and services.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 13 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCONNECTION AND UNBUNDLING › Section R14-2-1310 - Pricing

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A. Pricing of Basic
				Communication Services.
1. The incumbent
				local exchange carrier shall provide the Commission with price floor
				calculations for local exchange and long distance services to ensure the
				avoidance of anti-competitive pricing practices. A NELEC can price below an
				incumbent LEC's TSLRIC price.
2.
				Whenever the incumbent local exchange carrier introduces a new local exchange
				service or long distance service, or proposes to change the rate for an
				existing local exchange service or long distance service, the local exchange
				carrier shall provide to the Commission information that demonstrates that the
				proposed rate equals or exceeds a price floor calculation for that service
				using an imputation test described in subsection (C).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 13 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCONNECTION AND UNBUNDLING › Section R14-2-1311 - Waivers

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The Commission may consider variations or exemptions from the
				  terms or requirements of any of the rules included herein (14 A.A.C. 2, Article
				  13) upon application of an affected party. The application must set forth the
				  reasons why the public interest will be served by the variation or exemption
				  from the Commission rules. Any variation or exemption granted shall require an
				  order of the Commission. Where a conflict exists between these rules and an
				  approved tariff or order of the Commission, the provision of the approved
				  tariff or order of the Commission shall apply.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 14 - EMERGENCY EXPIRED › Section R14-2-1409 - Emergency Expired

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The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Article is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 15 - ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION › Section R14-2-1501 - Application of Rules

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These rules govern procedures mandated by the
				  Telecommunications Act of 1996,
				  47
				  U.S.C. 252, regarding the mediation,
				  arbitration, review, and approval of interconnection
				  agreements.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 15 - ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION › Section R14-2-1502 - Definitions

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A. "Arbitration" means an alternative dispute resolution
				  process in which the Arizona Corporation Commission decides the matter in
				  dispute after the parties have had an opportunity to present their respective
				  positions.
B. "Arizona Corporation Commission" or "Commission" means the
				  regulatory agency of the state of Arizona that has jurisdiction over public
				  service corporations operating in Arizona.
C. "Duty to Negotiate in Good Faith" means that parties meet
				  and confer at reasonable times and places with minds open to persuasion and
				  with an eye toward reaching agreement on mandatory subjects of
				  bargaining.
D. "Interconnection Agreement" means a formal agreement
				  between any telecommunications carriers providing or intending to provide
				  telecommunications services in Arizona, setting forth the particular terms and
				  conditions under which interconnection and resale services, as appropriate,
				  will be provided.
E. "Mediation" means a voluntary alternative dispute
				  resolution process in which a neutral third party assists the parties in
				  reaching their own settlement. The mediator does not have the power to impose a
				  resolution. The role of the mediator and the goal of the process is to help the
				  parties achieve their own resolution.
F. "Petition for arbitration" means the petition requesting
				  arbitration of issues unresolved in the negotiation of an interconnection
				  agreement.
G. "Petitioner" means the party to the negotiation that files
				  the petition for arbitration with the Commission.
H. "Request for negotiation" means a formal request made by
				  any telecommunications carrier providing or intending to provide
				  telecommunications services in Arizona to another telecommunications carrier to
				  negotiate an interconnection agreement.
I. "Respondent" or "responding party" means the
				  nonpetitioning party to the request for arbitration.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 15 - ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION › Section R14-2-1503 - Negotiation

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A telecommunications carrier initiating a request to
				  negotiate shall notify the Commission when a request for negotiation has been
				  made pursuant to
				  47
				  U.S.C. 252. The notification shall include
				  the names of the negotiating parties and the date of the request. The
				  notification shall be served on all parties to the
				  negotiation.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 15 - ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION › Section R14-2-1504 - Mediation

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A. Any party
				negotiating an agreement under
				47
				U.S.C. 252 may, at any point in the
				negotiation, ask the Commission to participate in the negotiation and to
				mediate any differences arising in the course of the negotiation.
B. If a party requests mediation by the
				Commission, a non-Hearing Division employee of the Commission will be appointed
				to act as mediator.
C. A request
				for mediation shall contain a brief statement of the nature of the dispute and
				the names, addresses, and telephone and telefax numbers of the parties or their
				representatives. Copies of the request shall be served on all parties to the
				negotiation.
D. The mediator shall
				have discretion to regulate the course of the mediation, including scheduling
				of mediation sessions, in consultation with the parties. The following general
				procedures apply:
1. The mediator will not
				impose a settlement but can offer proposals for settlement;
2. The mediator may meet individually with
				the parties or attorneys during mediation;
3. Only the parties to the negotiation may
				attend the mediation session or sessions, unless all parties consent to the
				presence of others;
4. Parties
				shall provide the mediator with a brief statement of position and relevant
				background information prior to the first mediation session. The mediator may
				ask for this information to be supplemented;
5. The mediator will not provide legal advice
				to the parties, nor will any mediator's statements as to law or policy be
				binding on the Commission, unless later adopted by the Commission;
6. The mediation process is confidential, to
				the extent permitted by law. No stenographic record will be kept.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 15 - ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION › Section R14-2-1505 - Arbitration

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A. Filing and
				Service of a Petition for Arbitration.
1.
				During the period from the 135th to the 160th day (inclusive) after the date on
				which an incumbent local exchange carrier receives a request for negotiation
				under
				47
				U.S.C. 252(b)(1), any party
				to the negotiation may petition the Arizona Corporation Commission to arbitrate
				any open issues. The petition shall request arbitration of all issues which are
				unresolved at the time the petition is filed. Parties may continue to negotiate
				or otherwise resolve the disputed issues after arbitration is requested. The
				pendency of a mediation shall not bar a party from petitioning the Commission
				for arbitration.
2. An original and
				10 copies of a petition for arbitration shall be filed with the Commission. The
				petitioner shall deliver to the respondent a complete copy of the petition and
				all accompanying documentation on the same day that the petition is filed with
				the Commission.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 15 - ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION › Section R14-2-1506 - Filing and Service of Request for Approval of Interconnection Agreement

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A. An
				interconnection agreement shall be submitted to the Commission for approval
				under
				47
				U.S.C. 252(e) within 30
				calendar days of the issuance of the Commission's final decision on the
				petition for arbitration, in the case of arbitrated agreements, or, in the case
				of negotiated agreements, within 30 calendar days of the execution of the
				agreement. The 30-day deadline may be extended by the Commission for good
				cause.
B. An original and 10 copies
				of requests for approval shall be filed with the Docket Control section of the
				Commission. Any party to the agreement may submit a request for approval.
				Unless filed jointly by all parties, the request for approval and any
				accompanying materials should be served on the other signatories on the day of
				the filing.
C. A request for
				approval shall include the documentation set out in this subsection. The
				materials can be filed jointly or separately by the parties to the agreement
				but should all be filed by the 30-day deadline set out in subsection (A).
1. Negotiated Agreements. The following
				documentation must be filed:
a. A complete
				copy of the signed agreement, including any attachments or
				appendices.
b. A brief or
				memorandum summarizing the main provisions of the agreement, setting forth the
				party's position as to why the agreement should be adopted, including a
				statement as to why the agreement does not discriminate against nonparty
				telecommunications carriers, is consistent with the public interest,
				convenience, and necessity, and is consistent with applicable state law
				requirements.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 15 - ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION › Section R14-2-1507 - Approval Procedure

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A. Unless
				otherwise ordered by the Commission, a hearing will not be held for a request
				for approval of an interconnection agreement.
B. The Commission will enter an order
				approving or rejecting the interconnection agreement within 30 days of request
				for approval of arbitrated agreements and agreements containing both arbitrated
				and negotiated provisions, or within 90 days of request for approval of
				negotiated agreements, with written findings as to any deficiencies.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 15 - ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION › Section R14-2-1508 - Amendments

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Any amendments to an interconnection agreement shall be filed
				  with the Commission and, if not rejected by the Commission within 30 days of
				  filing, such amended agreements will become effective.
1. For negotiated amendments, including
				amendments resolved by Commission or private mediation, Commission rejection
				shall be limited to discrimination against nonparty telecommunications
				carriers, lack of consistency with the public interest, convenience, and
				necessity, or lack of consistency with applicable state law
				requirements.
2. For amendments
				resolved through arbitration, whether by the Commission or private arbitrator,
				Commission rejection shall be limited to failure to meet any of the applicable
				specific requirements of
				47 U.S.C. 251,
				including any applicable Federal Communications Commission
				regulations.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 15 - ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION › Section R14-2-1509 - Replacement or Subsequent Interconnection Agreements

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Replacement or subsequent interconnection agreements are
				  subject to the provisions of this Article.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 16 - RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION › Section R14-2-1602 - Commencement of Competition

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A. An
				Affected Utility's customers will be eligible for competitive electric
				services, subject to the phase-in schedule in
				R14-2-1604, on
				the date set by Commission Order in each Affected Utility's Stranded Cost and
				Unbundled Tariff proceeding.
B. An
				Affected Utility's competitive electric affiliates or an affiliate of which it
				is a member shall not be permitted to offer Competitive Services in any other
				Affected Utility's service territory until the Commission has ordered the
				service area of the potential competitor's affiliated Affected Utility opened
				to competition.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).