| (a) Application. Under the Federal Telecommunications
Act of 1996 (FTA) §252(i), a local exchange carrier must make
available within 15 working days of receipt of request, any interconnection,
service, or network element provided under a previously approved interconnection
agreement to which it is a party to any other requesting telecommunications
carrier upon the same terms and conditions as those provided in the
agreement. Any agreement adopting terms and conditions of a previously
approved interconnection agreement in accordance with FTA §252(i)
must be submitted to the commission for review and approval. Any or
all of the parties to the agreement may file the application for approval.
The parties requesting approval must file a copy of the application
with the commission's filing clerk and serve a copy on each of the
other parties to the agreement as applicable. An application for approval
of an agreement adopting terms and conditions in accordance with FTA §252(i)
must include:
(1) a complete and unredacted copy of the agreement;
(2) the name, address, telephone number, facsimile
number, and email address of each of the parties to the agreement;
(3) the identity of the previously approved interconnection
agreement from which the agreement is taken, including specific docket
number and contract effective date and term; and
(4) an affidavit from the requesting telecommunications
carrier explaining how the agreement is consistent with the public
interest, convenience, and necessity, including all relevant requirements
of state law.
(b) Provisions incorporated from §21.101 of this
title (relating to the Approval of Amendments to Existing Interconnection
Agreements). Applications for approval filed under this section will
be processed according to the following provisions of §21.101
of this title, which are incorporated by reference into this section: §21.101(b),
(c), (d), (e), (f), and (g).
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