Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 419 - PROCEDURAL RULES FOR IMPLEMENTING sections 251 AND 252 OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996, 47 USC sections 251 AND 252 › Section 20VAC5-419-20 - Agreements arrived at through negotiation

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following procedure shall be observed when parties have
				  negotiated and entered into a binding agreement for interconnection, services,
				  or network elements ("interconnection agreement") under 47 USC §
				  252(a)(1):
1. The parties shall,
				within 28 days of the execution or adoption of the negotiated agreement, file
				three printed copies of the negotiated agreement. The parties shall promptly
				serve a copy of the agreement on any person making the request for same. The
				filed agreement shall be accompanied by a cover letter setting forth the names
				and mailing address of the regulatory contact for each party to the negotiated
				agreement and shall clearly and conspicuously identify the filing as an
				interconnection agreement.
2.
				Within 21 days of the filing of the negotiated agreement, any person may file
				an original and two copies of comments or requests for hearing regarding the
				negotiated agreement. Comments or requests for hearing shall refer to the case
				number, include all supporting documentation, and shall be limited to the
				criteria for review under 47 USC § 252(e)(2)(A). Any person filing comments or
				a request for hearing, or both, shall, on or before the date of filing of such
				comments or request, serve a copy on the parties to the negotiated agreement. A
				copy of the comments or request for hearing, or both, shall be served promptly
				on persons making the request for same.
3. Within 15 days of the filing of any
				comment or request for hearing, the parties to the negotiated agreement may
				jointly file an original and two copies of a response thereto and shall serve a
				copy on the person who filed comments or request for hearing. This response
				shall refer to the case number and include all supporting
				documentation.
4. Unless otherwise
				acted upon by the commission, negotiated agreements shall be deemed approved,
				pursuant to 47 USC § 252(e)(4), 90 days after the negotiated agreement is filed
				with the commission.
5.
				Notification of modifications or amendments to any agreement made pursuant to
				this section shall be filed and subject to comment or request for hearing in
				the same manner governing agreements as set forth above. Notifications of
				modifications or amendments shall refer to the case number assigned in the
				original case, and shall be accompanied by a cover letter that identifies the
				filing as a "notification of Modification of Interconnection Agreement" or
				"Amendment of Interconnection Agreement. "
6. The parties to any agreement subject to
				this section shall file an original and two copies of (i) any amendment or
				revision to the agreement, (ii) any superseding replacement agreement, or (iii)
				notification of termination of the agreement within 28 days after the effective
				date of such amendment, replacement, or termination of an agreement.
Statutory Authority
§ 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.