ALJ/TRP/avs DRAFT Agenda ID #3168

4/22/2004 Item 50

Decision DRAFT DECISION OF ALJ PULSIFER (Mailed 1/9/2004)

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion into Competition for Local Exchange Service.	Rulemaking 95-04-043 (Filed April 26, 1995)
Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission's Own Motion into Competition for Local Exchange Service.	Investigation 95-04-044 (Filed April 26, 1995)

OPINION ADOPTING WHOLESALE
DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE LISTING PRICES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE

OPINION ADOPTING WHOLESALE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE LISTING PRICES 22

I. Summary 22

II. Historical Framework 22

III. Procedural Background 66

IV. Positions of Parties 88

A. Position of SBC 88

B. Position of Joint Parties 1111

V. Discussion 1212

A. Pricing Standard for DALIS 1212

B. Wholesale Assumptions Underlying TELRIC 1818

C. Review of Individual Cost Elements 2121

1. Data Acquisition Costs 2121

2. Data Storage Costs 2222

3. Labor Cost for Data Storage and Database Maintenance 2424

4. Cost of Computer Processing Time 2525

5. Number of DALIS Records Processed Per Month 2626

6. Costs of Manually Processing Physical Tapes 2727

D. Conclusion 2828

VI. Assignment of Proceeding 2929

VII. Comments on the Draft Decision 2929

Findings of Fact 3232

Conclusions of Law 3535

ORDER 3636

OPINION ADOPTING WHOLESALE
DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE LISTING PRICES

I. Summary

By today's decision, we establish wholesale rates applicable to the provisioning of service under Pacific Bell Telephone Company's dba SBC California (SBC) Directory Assistance Listing Information Service (DALIS) tariffs. DALIS is a wholesale service offered to third-party vendors whereby SBC furnishes directory assistance (DA) data (i.e., listed names, addresses, and telephone numbers) for third-party vendors' use in providing directory assistance services to retail customers. Third-party vendors that utilize DALIS include competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), other telecommunications carriers, and other independent DA vendors.

The prices we adopt are based upon review of the DALIS study submitted by SBC as well as responsive comments, declarations, discovery and depositions submitted by opposing interests, designated as the "Joint Parties."¹ Of the two DALIS pricing proposals before us, we conclude that the prices proposed by the Joint Parties offer the more reasonable choice. Accordingly, we adopt the DALIS prices proposed by the Joint Parties, as set forth in the order of this decision.