| (a) Application. Any interconnection agreement resulting
from arbitration must be submitted to the commission for approval
and filed in the same proceeding within 30 days of the date of the
presiding officer's arbitration award, unless otherwise provided.
Following the issuance of the presiding officer's arbitration award
under §21.95 of this title (relating to Compulsory Arbitration),
the parties must jointly file with the commission a copy of the final
interconnection agreement, incorporating all contract language ordered
by the presiding officer. Any interconnection agreement submitted
to the commission for approval is a public record and no portion of
the interconnection agreement may be treated as confidential information
under §21.77 of this title (relating to Confidential Material).
The application for approval of an arbitrated agreement must be accompanied
by:
(1) a complete and unredacted copy of the arbitrated
interconnection agreement including any portions of the agreement
that were not the subject of arbitration;
(2) the name, address, telephone number, facsimile
number, and email address of each of the parties to the agreement;
and
(3) to the extent that an agreement adopted by arbitration
establishes a new or different price for an unbundled network element,
combination of unbundled network elements, or resold service, a verified
statement that all certificated carriers will be notified of such
price either through web posting, mass mailing or electronic mail
within ten days of the date the ruling becomes final.
(b) Parties' comments. Any party wishing to file comments
on the interconnection agreement incorporating the contract language
ordered by the presiding officer as required in subsection (a) of
this section, must do so within five calendar days following the filing
of the application under subsection (a) of this section. Any reply
comments must be filed within three calendar days of any initial comments.
(c) Commission approval. The commission will issue
its final decision on an agreement adopted by arbitration within 30
calendar days following the filing of the application under subsection
(a) of this section. The commission's final decision may reject, approve,
or modify the agreement, and will provide written findings as to any
deficiencies. If the commission does not act to approve or reject
the agreement adopted by arbitration within 30 days after submission
by the parties under subsection (a) of this section, the agreement
will be deemed approved.
(d) Effective date. An interconnection agreement approved
by arbitration becomes effective within ten calendar days from the
date that the commission's order approving the interconnection agreement
is signed by all commissioners unless otherwise specified in the order
approving the agreement.
(e) Filing of agreement. Following the commission's
approval of the agreement, the parties to the interconnection agreement
must file a copy of the complete agreement with the commission within
ten working days of the commission's decision. The copy be clearly
marked with the control number for the proceeding and the language
"Complete interconnection agreement (as modified) and approved on
(insert date)." Also within 15 working days of the approval of the
agreement, the incumbent local exchange company (ILEC) must post notice
of the approved interconnection agreement on its website in a manner
that is easily identifiable. The ILEC website must provide a complete
list of commission-approved interconnection agreements, listed alphabetically
by carrier, including docket numbers and effective dates. In addition,
the ILEC website must provide a direct link to the commission's website.
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