PSC-39-10-00015-P Inter-Carrier Telephone Service Quality Standards and Metrics

9/29/10 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-39-10-00015-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXII, ISSUE 39

September 29, 2010

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-39-10-00015-P

Inter-Carrier Telephone Service Quality Standards and Metrics

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

Proposed Action:

The PSC is considering modifications to existing inter-carrier telephone service quality measures and standards as proposed by the Carrier Working Group and recommended by Staff.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 94(2)

Subject:

Inter-carrier telephone service quality standards and metrics.

Purpose:

To review recommendations from the Carrier Working Group and incorporate appropriate modifications to the existing Guidelines.

Substance of proposed rule:

The specific modifications to the Inter-Carrier Service Quality Guidelines being considered by the Commission in this action are process changes to MR-2-01- 3200 (Network Trouble Report Rate UNE Specials) and to MR-01, product code 6060 (Response Time OSS Maintenance Interface EBTA). The most recent version of the C2C Guidelines is available in at: http://www.dps.state.ny.us/carrier.htm. The Commission may adopt these modifications in whole or in part and may make other changes to the guidelines.

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.

(97-C-0139SP32)