16 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.103 - Approval of Agreements Adopting Terms and Conditions in accordance with Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 (FTA) Section 252(i)
(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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