PSC-11-09-00009-P Intercarrier Agreement to Interconnect Telephone Networks for the Provisioning of Local Exchange Service

3/18/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-11-09-00009-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 11

March 18, 2009

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-11-09-00009-P

Intercarrier Agreement to Interconnect Telephone Networks for the Provisioning of Local Exchange Service

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:

Proposed Action:

The Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve or reject, in whole or in part, a modification filed by Verizon New York Inc. and Broadview Networks, Inc. to revise the interconnection agreement effective on April 1, 2008.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 94(2)

Subject:

Intercarrier agreement to interconnect telephone networks for the provisioning of local exchange service.

Purpose:

To amend the Verizon New York Inc. and Broadview Networks, Inc. interconnection agreement.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission approved an Interconnection Agreement between Verizon New York Inc. and Broadview Networks, Inc. in July 2003. The companies subsequently have jointly filed amendments to clarify the provision regarding conflict between this Amendment and the Interconnection Agreements.

Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained by filing a Document Request Form (F-96) located on our website http://www.dps.state.ny.us/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:

Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Public comment will be received until:

45 days after publication of this notice.

Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and Job Impact Statement

Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.

(03-C-0616SA4)