| (a) General. Dominant certificated telecommunications
utility (DCTU) rates for intrastate access services shall be established
in accordance with the provisions of this section. Nothing in this
section precludes a DCTU from offering new, experimental, promotional,
or competitive services in accordance with other provisions of this
part authorizing such offerings.
(b) Access services. Each DCTU's tariff must include
the recurring and nonrecurring charges for all access services offered
by the DCTU. A DCTU may cross-reference its federal tariff in its
state tariff if its intrastate switched access rates are the same
as its interstate switched access rates. A DCTU is not required to
include in its access tariff any access service that its network is
technologically incapable of providing. A DCTU must include in its
access tariff any access service which is provided on a special assembly
basis if the service is provided to more than three customers or if
the service is provided at more than three locations. DCTUs are prohibited
from charging intrastate end user common line charges, intrastate
subscriber line charges, or similar intrastate end user charges.
(c) Access rates. The structure and rates for all DCTUs'
intrastate switched access services shall be established in accordance
with the following requirements.
(1) Terminating common carrier line (CCL). Each DCTU's
terminating CCL rate shall not exceed $.08 per premium terminating
rated access minute of use.
(2) Premium rates. The requirements of this paragraph
apply to Southwestern Bell Telephone Company effective December 14,
1994 unless otherwise ordered by the commission. Premium access rates
shall apply only to those switched access minutes that:
(A) terminate via Feature Group B;
(B) originate or terminate via Feature Group C;
(C) originate from an equal access end office via any
switched access feature group;
(D) terminate to an equal access end office via any
switched access feature group; or
(E) originate from a non-equal access end office and
are routed over Feature Group D tandem connections.
(3) Local switching. There shall be one premium local
switching rate element.
(4) Local transport rate structure and pricing. Local
transport rates shall not contain unreasonable distance sensitivity.
Each DCTU shall comply with subparagraphs (A) - (I) of this paragraph,
unless indicated otherwise.
(A) Transport services. Each DCTU that is subject to
this subparagraph shall offer transport services that consist of the
following elements: entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport,
tandem-switched transport, dedicated signaling transport, and a residual
charge.
(B) Entrance facilities.
(i) All access customers that use the DCTU's facilities
between the customer-designated point of demarcation and the serving
wire center (SWC) shall be assessed a flat-rated entrance facilities
charge based upon the service level ordered. Dominant certificated
telecommunications utilities shall offer entrance facilities at voicegrade,
DS1 and DS3 service levels.
(ii) Rates for entrance facilities shall be set no
lower than 105% of the long run incremental cost (LRIC) for each service
level stated in clause (i) of this subparagraph.
(iii) The DCTU may charge distance-sensitive rates
for entrance facilities as enumerated in subparagraph (H) of this
paragraph. Mileage shall be measured as airline mileage between the
point of demarcation and the SWC.
(C) Direct-trunked transport.
(i) All access customers that use the DCTU's direct-trunked
transport facilities shall be assessed a flat-rated direct-trunked
transport charge based upon the service level ordered. Dominant certificated
telecommunications utilities shall offer direct trunked transport
at voice grade, DS1 and DS3 service levels.
(ii) Rates for direct-trunked transport facilities
shall be set no lower than 105% of the LRIC for each service level
in clause (i) of this subparagraph. Additionally, these rates shall
be set consistent with the requirement in subparagraph (G) of this
paragraph.
(iii) The DCTU may charge distance sensitive rates
for direct-trunked transport, as enumerated in subparagraph (H) of
this paragraph. Mileage shall be measured as airline mileage between
the SWC and end office or between customer-designated points.
(iv) Centralized equal access providers are not required
to provide direct-trunked transport services. DCTUs that do not have
measurement and billing capabilities at their end offices are not
required to provide direct-trunked transport services at those end
offices.
(D) Tandem-switched transport.
(i) All access customers that use the DCTU's tandem-switched
transport facilities shall be assessed the following rates:
(I) a per access minute tandem switching charge; and
(II) a per access minute tandem-switched transmission
charge.
(ii) The rates for tandem-switched transport facilities
shall be set no lower than 105% of the LRIC. Additionally, these rates
shall be set consistent with the requirements in subparagraph (G)
of this paragraph.
(iii) The DCTU may charge distance-sensitive rates
for tandem-switched transmission elements, as enumerated in subparagraph
(H) of this paragraph. Mileage shall be measured as airline mileage
between the SWC and the end office, unless the customer has ordered
tandem-switched transport between the tandem office and the end office,
in which case mileage shall be measured as airline mileage between
the tandem office and the end office.
(E) Dedicated Signaling Transport: Dedicated signaling
transport shall be provided in accordance with the following requirements:
(i) Dedicated signaling transport shall consist of
two subelements, a signaling link charge and a signaling transfer
point (STP) port termination charge.
(ii) A flat-rated signaling link charge per unit of
capacity shall be assessed upon all access customers that use facilities
between the access customer's common channel signaling network and
the DCTU's signaling transfer point or equivalent facilities. If the
DCTU charges distance-sensitive rates for the signaling link, mileage
shall be measured as airline mileage between the access customer's
common channel signaling network and the DCTU's signaling transfer
point.
(iii) A flat-rated STP port termination charge per
port shall be assessed upon all access customers that use dedicated
signaling transport.
(iv) Rates for dedicated signaling transport facilities
shall be set no lower than 105% of the LRIC.
(F) Residual charge. The DCTU shall assess only one
residual charge for each local switching access minute of use sold
to those customers interconnecting with the DCTU's switched access
network by ordering from the DCTU's access tariff.
(G) Transport rate differences. The rate differences
between tandem-switched transport, DS1 direct-trunked transport and
DS3 direct-trunked transport, shall be reasonable. The difference
between the rate and 105% of the LRIC for DS1 direct-trunked transport
shall not exceed 150% of the difference between the rate and 105%
of the LRIC for DS3 direct-trunked transport, on an equivalent unit
of capacity basis. The difference between the rate and 105% of the
LRIC for DS0 direct-trunked transport shall not exceed 150% of the
difference between the rate and 105% of the LRIC for DS3 direct-trunked
transport, on an equivalent unit of capacity basis. The difference
between the rate and 105% of the LRIC for tandem-switched transport
shall not exceed 150% of the difference between the rate and 105%
of the LRIC for DS3 direct-trunked transport, on an equivalent unit
of capacity basis. To determine the rate and LRIC relationships between
the transport options, the tandem switch LRIC must be included in
the LRIC for the tandem-switched transport option.
(H) Distance sensitive rates. If the DCTU employs distance-sensitive
rates for entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport and/or tandem-switched
transmission elements, they shall be assessed in the following manner:
(i) a distance-sensitive component shall be charged
for the use of the transmission facilities, including intermediate
transmission circuit equipment between the end points of the transmission
link; and
(ii) a nondistance-sensitive component shall be charged
for the use of the circuit equipment at the ends of the transmission
link.
(I) Tariff provisions.
(i) Tariffs shall not contain resale or sharing restrictions
for switched transport services.
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