Proceeding A0502027
Date Filed: February 28, 2005
Status: Closed


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Filer Requested Category: Ratesetting
Preliminary Category: Ratesetting
Commission Designated Category: Ratesetting
Filed By:
AT&T CORP.
SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

DOCUMENTS
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Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: November 27, 2006
Filed By:
AT&T INC.
Description: to Petition for Modification of D06-09-011 of the Greenlining Institute.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION

Filing Date: October 27, 2006
Filed By:
Greenlining Institute
Description: OF D06-09-011.

Type: NOTICE

Filing Date: June 30, 2006
Filed By:
AT&T CORP.
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Description: of submission in compliance with Ordering Paragraph 1.(a) of D05-11-028.

Type: SUPPLEMENT

Filing Date: March 14, 2006
Filed By:
GREENLINING INSTITUTE
Description: Correcting the Request for Intervenor Compensation.

Type: REPLY

Filing Date: March 9, 2006
Filed By:
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA
Description: to Applicants' consolidated response to requests for intervenor compensation.

Type: REPLY

Filing Date: March 9, 2006
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: to SBC Communications Inc. and AT&T Corp. response to Request for an Award of Compensation.

Type: REPLY

Filing Date: March 8, 2006
Filed By:
DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES
Description: to consolidated response of Applicants to requests for intervenor compensation.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: February 22, 2006
Filed By:
AT&T CORP.
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Description: consolidated; to requests for intervenor compensation.

Type: REQUEST

Filing Date: January 23, 2006
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: for an award of compensation for substantial contributions to D05-11-028.

Type: REQUEST

Filing Date: January 23, 2006
Filed By:
COMMUNITY TECHONLOGY FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA
Description: for an award of compensation for substantial contribution to D05-11-028.

Type: REQUEST

Filing Date: January 20, 2006
Filed By:
DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES
Description: for Award of Intervenor Compensation.

Type: REQUEST

Filing Date: January 20, 2006
Filed By:
LATINO ISSUES FORUM
Description: for intervenor compensation for substantial contribution to D05-11-028.

Type: REQUEST

Filing Date: January 18, 2006
Filed By:
GREENLINING INSTITUTE
Description: for award of intervenor compensation.

Type: OPPOSITION

Filing Date: December 19, 2005
Filed By:
AT&T CORP.
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Description: to the joint application for rehearing of D05-11-028 of the ORA and TURN.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: December 14, 2005
Filed By:
GREENLINING INSTITUTE
Description: to TURN/ORA's joint application for rehearing [of D05-11-028].

Type: REHEARING REQUEST

Filing Date: December 2, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/DRYVYNSYDE/PUC
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: of D05-11-028.

Type: NOTICE

Filing Date: November 30, 2005
Filed By:
AT&T CORP.
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Description: of Transfer of Control.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 18, 2005
Filed By:
SBC CALIFORNIA
Description: LATE FILED. On November 14, 2005, Cynthia Marshall, Senior Vice President - Regulatory & Constituency Relations for SBC California (SBC CA), met with Robert Lane, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, at the Renaissance Esmeralda in Indian Walls, California, at the 2005 National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners convention. Also present was Rhonda Johnson, Executive Director-Regulatory for SBC CA. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. SBC CA's representatives updated the Commission on various merger issues including the application and implications of the Federal Communications Commission merger conditions regarding special access services in California..

Type: RULING

Filing Date: November 17, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Grants the November 8, 2005 motion to file under seal.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 17, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ISP ASSOCIATION, INC.
EARTHLINK. INC.
Description: On November 16, 2005, Dave Baker, Vice President of Law and Public Policy at EarthLink, Inc. (EarthLink), met with Lindsay Brown, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, at the Renaissance Esmeralda Hotel in Palm Springs. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Baker stated that the draft decisions addressing the SBC/AT&T merger need to address the conditions under which stand-alone DSL service is to be provided. Baker stated that the Commission should ensure that the incumbent local exchange carriers comport with the terms of the stand-alone DSL requirement.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 17, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ISP ASSOCIATION, INC.
EARTHLINK, INC.
Description: On November 16, 2005, Dave Baker, Vice President of Law and Public Policy at EarthLink, Inc. (EarthLink), met with Kelly Hymes, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, at the Renaissance Esmeralda Hotel in Palm Springs. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Baker stated that the draft decisions addressing the SBC/AT&T merger need to address the conditions under which stand-alone DSL service is to be provided. Baker stated that the Commission should ensure that the incumbent local exchange carriers comport with the terms of the stand-alone DSL requirement.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 17, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ISP ASSOCIATON, INC.
EARTHLINK, INC.
Description: On November 16, 2005, Dave Baker, Vice President of Law and Public Policy at EarthLink, Inc. (EarthLink), met with Kelly Hymes, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, at the Renaissance Esmeralda Hotel in Palm Springs. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Baker stated that the draft decisions addressing the SBC/AT&T merger need to address the conditions under which stand-alone DSL service is to be provided. Baker stated that the Commission should ensure that the incumbent local exchange carriers comport with the terms of the stand-alone DSL requirement.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 17, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ISP ASSOCIATION, INC.
EARTHLINK, INC.
Description: On November 15, 2005, Dave Baker, Vice President of Law and Public Policy at EarthLink, Inc. (EarthLink), met with Aram Shumavon, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, at the Renaissance Esmeralda Hotel in Palm Springs. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Baker stated that the draft decisions addressing the SBC/AT&T merger need to address the conditions under which stand-alone DSL service is to be provided. Baker stated that the Commission should ensure that the incumbent local exchange carriers comport with the terms of the stand-alone DSL requirement.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 17, 2005
Filed By:
PAC-WEST TELECOMM, INC.
Description: On November 14, 2005, James M. Tobin, counsel to Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. (Pac-West), met with Timothy Sullivan, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in San Francisco. Tobin discussed Pac-West's position on proposed merger conditions, including Verizon's concurrence that its interconnection obligations applied to packet switched facilities of its incumbent local exchange company affiliate.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: November 16, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Grants the following Motions to file documents under seal: 11/8/5 - TURN; 11/4/5 - Qwest; 11/4 - Telscape; 11/3 - SBC; 10/3 - Telscape; 9/13 - Qwest; 9/30 - Level 3; 9/19 - ORA, 9/19 - Applicants; 9/19 - Qwest; 9/19 - TURN; 9/15 - Applicants; 8/23 - Qwest; 9/20 - Telscape, as set forth. Grants Motion to intervene by Earthlink.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 16, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/DRYVYNSYDE/PUC
Description: THIS IS AN AUGMENTED NOTICE OF AN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS FILED ON NOVEMBER 10, 2005, AND APPEARED IN THE CALENDAR OF NOVEMBER 16, 2005. On November 9, 2005, Denise Mann of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA), met with Cmmr. Grueneich in San Francisco. Also present were Kelly Hymes, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, and Lee-Whei Tan and Geoffrey Dryvynsyde, for the ORA. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. The ORA discussed the issues raised in its recently filed comments on this proceeding, and the topics contained in the attached power point presentation. The ORA representatives stated that the numerous flaws that are apparent in the current draft of the alternate decision of Cmmrs. Kennedy and Peevey would make it improper for the Commission to adopt that decision.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 16, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ISP ASSOCIATION, INC.
EARTHLINK, INC.
Description: On November 14, 2005, Dave Baker, Vice President of Law and Public Policy at EarthLink, Inc., met with Peter Hanson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Lester Wong, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, and Tim Sullivan, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in three separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present were Dane Jasper, President of California ISP Association (ISP), and David Simpson, counsel for ISP and EarthLink, Inc. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Baker stated that the draft decisions addressing the SBC/AT&T merger need to address the conditions under which stand-alone DSL service is to be provided. Jasper and Simpson stated that the Commission should consider adopting various mitigation and enforcement measures to ensure that the incumbent local exchange carriers comport with the terms of the stand-alone DSL requirement.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 15, 2005
Filed By:
DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES
Description: Reply; Decision of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy. (Filing authorized by ALJ Pulsifer.)

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/DRYVYNSYDE/PUC
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/DRYVYNSYDE/PUC
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
AT&T CORP.
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/DRYVYNSYDE/PUC
Description: of Cmmr. Brown.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
AT&T CORP.
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Description: of Cmmr. Brown.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF COMPETITIVE TELEPHONE COMPANIES
Description: of Cmmr. Brown.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF COMPETITIVE TELEPHONE COMPANIES
Description: reply; on proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
GREENLINING INSTITUTE
Description: reply; on the alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ISP ASSOCIATION, INC.
Description: reply; on the proposed decisions of ALJ Pulsifer and Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Description: reply; on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer and alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
LATINO ISSUES FORUM
Description: reply; on the draft decision.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
COX CALIFORNIA TELCOM, L.L.C.
Description: reply; on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
COX CALIFORNIA TELCOM, L.L.C.
Description: of Cmmr. Brown.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: reply; on alternate of Cmmrs. Kennedy and Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: of Cmmr. Brown.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
EARTHLINK, INC.
Description: of Cmmr. Brown.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
EARTHLINK, INC.
Description: reply; on the proposed decisions of ALJ Pulsifer and Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Description: On November 8, 2005, Charles L. Ward, Vice President for Public Policy, Qwest Communications Corporation (Qwest), met with Kelly Hymes, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, and Tim Sullivan, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present was Thomas J. MacBride, Jr. of Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Ritchie & Day, LLP, attorneys, for Qwest. Ward and MacBride discussed the draft decisions in the SBC-AT&T and Verizon-MCI merger proceedings as well as the recently announced decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) related to the same mergers. MacBride and Ward stated that the precise scope of the FCC decision is not yet known and that the California Public Utilities Commission may be required to supplement the conditions ordered by the FCC. Qwest representatives expressed concern that some of the rate conditions in the FCC order were limited only to existing customers and circuits. Moreover, the Qwest representatives noted that even were carriers to seek to construct their ow

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA
Description: On November 9, 2005, Laura Efurd, Director of Policy and Leadership Initiatives of the Community Technology Foundation of California (CTFC), met with Kelly Hymes, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, in San Francisco; and, on November 14, 2005, Betsy Bayha, a member of the CTFC Board of Directors, sent letters (attached to the notice) to Cmmrs. Bohn, Brown, Grueneich, Kennedy and Peevey. At the meeting also present were Phillippe Wallace, Chief Financial Officer, and Jiyun Cameron Lee of Folger Levin & Kahn LLP, counsel, for CTFC. CTFC's representatives discussed CTFC's position that Public Utilities Code Sections 854(b) should be applied to the SBC/AT&T merger. CTFC's representatives also discussed their overall position that the amount of money dedicated to underserved communities should be greater than is currently provided in the Alternate Decision, and that the governing board of any entity charged with overseeing funds for underserved communities should be free from industry control or influence.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ISP ASSOCIATION, INC.
Description: of Cmmr. Brown.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
AT&T CORP.
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Description: reply; on the alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 10, 2005
Filed By:
UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: On November 7, 2005, William Nusbaum, attorney for The Utility Reform Network (TURN), met with Bob Lane, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, in San Francisco. Also present was Lindsay Brown, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Nusbaum stressed that the Commission should apply Section 854(b) and (c) to the review of the proposed merger. Nusbaum also discussed TURN's position that the applicants and the Kennedy/Peevey alternate decision have not demonstrated the existence of effective competition in local telecommunications markets in California as well as TURN's concern that the benefits of the merger will not be passed through to consumers by competition. Further, Nusbaum addressed the issue of applying the DOJ/FTC Horizontal Merger Guidelines and the Attorney General's Opinion. Nusbaum noted that the applications did not pass the public interest criteria as outlined in Section 854(c). Nusbaum also discussed TURN's proposed conditions that should be imposed on the merged company i

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 10, 2005
Filed By:
UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: On November 7, 2005, William Nusbaum, attorney for The Utility Reform Network (TURN), had a telephone conversation with Peter Hanson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Nusbaum addressed TURN's issues relating to the proposed decision (PD) in the merger. Nusbaum stressed the importance of the Commission applying Section 854(b) to the proposed merger. Nusbaum also discussed TURN's position that the PD ignored the record and relied exclusively on the Attorney General's opinion. Nusbaum also discussed TURN's proposed conditions that should be imposed on the merged company.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 10, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/DRYVYNSYDE/PUC
Description: AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On November 9, 2005, Denise Mann of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA), met with Cmmr. Grueneich. Also present were Kelly Hymes, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, and Lee-Whei Tan and Geoffrey Dryvynsyde, for the ORA. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. The ORA discussed the issues raised in its recently filed comments on this proceeding, and the topics contained in the attached power point presentation.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 10, 2005
Filed By:
UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: On November 9, 2005, William Nusbaum, attorney for The Utility Reform Network (TURN), met with Cmmr. Grueneich in San Francisco. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Also present was Kelly Hymes, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich. Nusbaum stressed that the Commission should apply Section 854(b) and (c) to the review of the proposed merger. Nusbaum also discussed TURN's position that the applicants and the Kennedy/Peevey alternate decision have not demonstrated the existence of effective competition in local telecommunications markets in California as well as TURN's concern that the benefits of the merger will not be passed through to consumers by competition. Further, Nusbaum addressed the issue of applying the DOJ/FTC Horizontal Merger Guidelines and the Attorney General's Opinion. Nusbaum noted that the applications did not pass the public interest criteria as outlined in Section 854(c). Nusbaum also discussed TURN's proposed conditions that should be imposed on the merged company in the event th

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 9, 2005
Filed By:
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA
Description: On November 7, 2005, Laura Efurd, Director of Policy and Leadership Initiatives of the Community Technology Foundation of California (CTFC), met with Timothy J. Sullivan, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in San Francisco. Also present were Karl J. Bemesderfer and Christopher W. Poschl, advisors to Cmmr. Kennedy, and Timothy C. Wu, Director of Programs, and Jiyun Cameron Lee of Folger Levin & Kahn LLP, for CTFC. Written materials (attached to the notice) were sent to Timothy J. Sullivan, Karl J. Bemesderfer, and Christopher Poschl. CTFC's representatives stated that CTFC disagreed with the alternate decision of Cmmrs. Kennedy and Peevey regarding the application of Public Utilities Code Sections 854(b) to the SBC/AT&T merger.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
GREENLINING INSTITUTE
Description: Draft Decision of Commissioners Peevey & Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF COMPETITIVE TELEPHONE COMPANIES
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF COMPETITIVE TELEPHONE COMPANIES
Description: on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
PUBLIC ADVOCATES, INC.
Description: on the proposed decisions of ALJ Pulsifer and Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES
Description: on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
CONGRESS OF CALIFORNIA SENIORS
Description: on the porposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer and alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
REDWOOD TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM
Description: opening; on the alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
AMERICAN INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF CALIFORNIA
Description: on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsfer and alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: LAW & MOTION

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: motion for leave to file confidential materials under seal.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: PUBLIC VERSION: Material that SBC and/or AT&T asserts to be proprietary has been redacted; on the alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: LAW & MOTION

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: motion for leave to file confidential materials under seal.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: PUBLIC VERSION: Materials that SBC and /or AT&T assert to be proprietary has been redacted; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
AT&T CORP.
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Description: opening; on the alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
SAN FRANCISCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Description: of Cmmrs. Kennedy and Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
AT&T CORP.
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Description: opening; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
LOS ANGELES COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Description: opening; on the alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA
Description: THIS IS AN AUGMENTED NOTICE OF AN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS FILED ON NOVEMBER 4, 2005, AND APPEARED IN THE CALENDAR OF NOVERMBER 8, 2005. On November 2, 2005, Tessie Guillermo, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Community Technology Foundation of California (CTFC), met with Aram Shumavon, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Peter Hanson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Laura Efurd, Director of Policy and Leadership Initiatives, for CTFC. CTFC's representatives discussed its position that Public Utilities Code Sections 854(b) and 854(c) apply to the proposed merger.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/DRYVYNSYDE/PUC
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/DRYVYNSYDE/PUC
Description: on Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
EARTHLINK, INC.
Description: to intervene.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
PAC-WEST TELECOMM, INC.
Description: on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer and alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
COX CALIFORNIA TELCOM, L.L.C.
Description: of Cmmrs. Kennedy and Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
COX CALIFORNIA TELCOM, L.L.C.
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ISP ASSOCIATION, INC.
Description: on the proposed decisions of ALJ Pulsifer and Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
SACRAMENTO ASIAN PACIFIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Description: opening; on the alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
SBC CALIFORNIA
Description: On November 3, 2005, Cynthia Marshall, Senior Vice President - Regulatory & Constituency Relations for SBC California (SBC CA), met with Robert Lane, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, in San Francisco. Also present were Rhonda Johnson, Executive Director-Regulatory, and Eric Batongbacal, Executive Director-Regulatory, for SBC CA. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. SBC CA's representatives emphasized that the recent approvals from the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission builds further support for the Commission's approval of the Peevey-Kennedy alternate.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA
Description: On November 4, 2005, Tessie Guillermo, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Community Technology Foundation of California (CTFC), met with Robert Lane, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, in San Francisco. Also present were Lindsay M. Brown, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, and Janine Scancarelli of Folger Levin & Kahn LLP, counsel for CTFC. CTFC's representatives discussed CTFC's position that Public Utilities Code Sections 854(b) and 854(c) apply to the proposed merger of SBC and AT&T, and CTFC's positions on the impact of the merger on underserved communities and the appropriate remedy to address that impact.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
COX CALIFORNIA TELCOM, L.L.C.
Description: On November 3, 2005, Douglas Garrett, Vice President, Western Region Regulatory Affairs for Cox California Telcom, L.L.C. dba Cox Communications (Cox), met with Aram Shumavon, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present was Margaret Tobias, counsel for Cox. Garrett and Tobias discussed the mitigation conditions that Cox proposed and the extent to which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) appears to have adopted and/or the proposed decisions issued in both the SBC-AT&T proceeding and the Verizon-MCI proceeding would adopt such conditions.

Type: LAW & MOTION

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
Description: Motion for leave to file confidential material under seal; confidential material attached and filed under seal, namely, attached handout of the Notice of Ex Parte Communication, filed concurrently herewith.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Description: On November 3, 2005, Charles L. Ward, Vice President for Public Policy, Qwest Communications Corporation (Qwest), met with Peter Hanson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Lester Wong, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Peter Hanson also present was Aram Shumavon, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and at the meeting with Lester Wong ¿ Adam Sherr, Counsel for Qwest. Thomas J. MacBride, Jr. of Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Ritchie & Day, LLP, attorneys for Qwest, attended the meetings. Qwest representatives discussed the draft decisions in the SBC-AT&T and Verizon-MCI merger proceedings as well as the recently announced decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) related to the same mergers. Qwest representatives stated that the precise scope of the FCC decision is not yet known and that the California Public Utilities Commission may be required to supplement the conditions ordered by the FCC. Qwest representatives expressed concern that some of the rate conditions i

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
WORLD INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY
Description: on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer and alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
BAY AREA COUNCIL
Description: opening; to the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer and alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA
Description: opening; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Description: on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
LATINO ISSUES FORUM
Description: [of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy].

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: November 8, 2005
Filed By:
LATINO ISSUES FORUM
Description: opening;

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 7, 2005
Filed By:
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Description: On November 3, 2005, Charles L. Ward, Vice President for Public Policy, Qwest Communications Corporation (Qwest), met with Robert Lane, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, in San Francisco. Also present were Thomas J. MacBride, Jr. of Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Ritchie & Day, LLP, attorneys for Qwest, and Jennie Chandra, Advisor to the Governor. Ward and MacBride discussed the draft decisions in the SBC-AT&T and Verizon-MCI merger proceedings as well as the recently announced decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) related to the same mergers. MacBride and Ward stated that the precise scope of the FCC decision is not yet known and that the California Public Utilities Commission may be required to supplement the conditions ordered by the FCC. Qwest representatives expressed concern that some of the rate conditions in the FCC order were limited only to existing customers and circuits. Moreover, the Qwest representatives noted that even were carriers to seek to construct their own facilities in response to t

Type: RULING

Filing Date: November 4, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Finds TURN, Greenlining, Disability Righs Advocates, Community Technology Foundation and Latino Issues Forum eligible to claim intervenor compensation, as set forth.

Type: ALTERNATE

Filing Date: November 4, 2005
Filed By:
CMMR/BROWN/PUC
Description: Opinion Remanding This Application for Further Proceedings Consistent with This Order. Comments are due November 14, 2005; no reply comments will be accepted.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 4, 2005
Filed By:
TELSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Description: LATE FILED. On October 31, 2005, Jeff Compton, Vice President - Regulatory and Industry Relations for Telscape Communications, Inc. (Telscape) met with Cmmr. Grueneich in San Francisco. Also present were Kelly Hymes, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, and John Clark of Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Ritchie & Day, LLP, representing Telscape. Confidential written materials were used. Redacted version of the materials is attached to the notice and the unredacted version is submitted as an attachment to Telscape's motion for protective order, filed concurrently with the notice. Compton and Clark addressed Telscape's proposal that the Commission require a fifty percent reduction in the price for unbundled two-wire residential unbundled loops as a condition to approving the merger between AT&T and SBC. Compton and Clark observed that with the elimination of UNE-P, the ability of competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) to compete in the residential market for basic telephone service will require them to transition to a U

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: November 4, 2005
Filed By:
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA
Description: AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On November 2, 2005, Tessie Guillermo, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Community Technology Foundation of California (CTFC), met with Aram Shumavon, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Also present were Peter Hanson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Laura Efurd, Director of Policy and Leadership Initiatives, for CTFC. CTFC's representatives discussed its position that Public Utilities Code Sections 854(b) and 854(c) apply to the proposed merger.

DECISIONS
Number of Decisions: 5

Decision Number: D0612026

Rendered Date: December 14, 2006
Effective Date: December 14, 2006
Description: Denies the petition for modification of Decision 06-09-011 filed by Greenlining Institute. This proceeding is closed.

Decision Number: D0609011

Rendered Date: September 7, 2006
Effective Date: September 7, 2006
Description: Awards intervenor compensation to The Utility Reform Network, the Greenlining Institute, Latino Issues Forum, Disability Rights Advocates, and the Community Technology Foundation of California, for substantial contributions to Decision 05-11-028. This proceeding is closed.

Decision Number: D0604074

Rendered Date: April 27, 2006
Effective Date: April 27, 2006
Description: Denies rehearing of Decision 05-11-028 filed jointly by The Utility Reform Network and the Office of Ratepayer Advocates. This proceeding is closed. (Comr. Brown reserves the right to file a dissent. Comr. Grueneich reserves the right to file a concurrence.)

Decision Number: D0512011

Rendered Date: December 1, 2005
Effective Date: December 1, 2005
Description: Corrects clerical errors in D05-11-028. This proceeding is closed.

Decision Number: D0511028

Rendered Date: November 18, 2005
Effective Date: November 18, 2005
Description: Approves application to transfer control subject to the terms and requirements as set forth. (Comr. Brown reserves the right to file a dissent. Comr. Kennedy, Comr. Grueneich and Comr. Bohn reserve the right to file concurrences.)

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