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PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Telecommunications Division

RESOLUTION T-16545

Carrier Branch

July 12, 2001

R E S O L U T I O N

RESOLUTION T-16545. PACIFIC BELL (U-1001-C). ORDER ADOPTING MODIFICATIONS TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NRF MONITORING PROGRAM

BY REQUEST FILED DECEMBER 7, 1999

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SUMMARY

This resolution accepts the elimination of thirteen reports filed by Pacific Bell Telephone Company (Pacific) under the commissions New Regulatory Framework (NRF) monitoring program for one summary report and the modifications to five other monitoring reports.

BACKGROUND

Effective January 1, 1990, the Commission moved from rate of return regulation to an incentive-based form of regulation for Pacific, and GTEC. In the NRF Phase II Decision (D.) 89-10-031, the Commission adopted in concept a monitoring program to provide a mechanism to evaluate the achievement of the seven regulatory goals enumerated in the decision and to provide prompt signals if problems arise with the NRF.

In D. 91-07-056 (monitoring decision), the Commission adopted a specific monitoring program with detailed filing requirements, and assigned CACD the responsibility for the administration of the program. CACD was ordered to asses the then current list of monitoring reports for the 1992 NRF review proceeding and consult with the various offices within the Commission to determine whether all of the reports were useful as monitoring tools. CACD was to recommend which reports, if any should be eliminated. On May 1, 1992, CACD filed a report assessing the monitoring reports and recommended the elimination of 20 Pacific reports and 8 GTEC reports.

In D. 94-06-011 (the NRF '92 review decision), the Commission found that parties should have an opportunity to comment on CACD's administration of the monitoring program and adopted a procedure for soliciting comments from interested parties regarding proposals to eliminate monitoring reports. The procedure required CACD to give notice to the LEC's, DRA (now ORA), and interested parties of record in A. 92-05-002 and A. 92-05-004, of any reports that CACD proposes to eliminate from or add to the monitoring program. Parties have 15 days from the date of notice to submit their comments or objections. CACD's final determination as to the disposition of the reports is to include it in its rational.

Since the time of the 1992 NRF Review decision CACD's responsibilities have been shifted to the Telecommunication Division.

SUMMARY OF PACIFIC BELL REQUEST

On December 7, 1999, Pacific sent a letter to the director of the Telecommunications Division, Mr. J. M. Leutza, requesting changes to 18 of the 32 current monitoring reports relating to the regulatory goal of Financial and Rate Stability. Pacific requested to replace thirteen existing monitoring reports relating to the regulatory goal with one consolidated USOA Summary report, and make "minor changes" to five additional reports.

Included with the letter was a matrix of the current monitoring reports, which included each report name, the monitoring report tracking code, and a brief report description. Next to the current report information was a "Proposal and Rational" section which included proposed new report names (if necessary), and a brief report description and/or a brief statement of the rational for the change.

The thirteen reports Pacific requests to replace with the single consolidated USOA Summary report are:

Report: Monthly Analysis #4 - Billed & Ops. Rev.

Tracking Code: P.D-01-00

Report: Monthly Analysis #8 - Call Comp. & No Svcs.

Tracking Code: P.D-01-01

Report: Monthly Analysis #1 - Summary of Reports

Tracking Code: P.D-01-14

Report: Monthly Analysis #2 - Balance Sheet.

Tracking Code: P.D-01-15

Report: Monthly Analysis #3 - Income Statement/State of California

Tracking Code: P.D-01-16

Report: Financial Report #1 - Summary of Reports

Tracking Code: P.D-01-19

Report: Financial Report #1 - Supplement A to FR#1 and MR #1

Tracking Code: filed with P.D-01-19

Report: Financial Report #2 - Summary of Reports

Tracking Code: P.D-01-20

Report: Financial Report #3 - Income Statement

Tracking Code: P.D-01-21

Report: Financial Report #4 - Operating Revenue

Tracking Code: P.D-01-22

Report: Financial Report #5 - Operating Expenses

Tracking Code: P.D-01-23

Report: Financial Report #8 - Detl. of Certain Assets

Tracking Code: P.D-01-24

Report: SN 1060 - Customer Operations Expense

Tracking Code: P.D-01-26

Pacific requests to replace the above reports with a new report titled "USOA SUMMARY (FR BASIS)". This report is intended to replace the MR and FR numbered reports, and according to Pacific, provides full Part 32 detail to support the Intrastate Earnings Monitoring Report (IEMR) column #1. Pacific states that this report would help avoid maintenance problems from what are referred to as dynamic subaccount changes.

Pacific proposes to make what it refers to as "minor" modifications to five other reports. These modifications include replacing two "Monthly Reports" with two "Financial Reports". The requested changes are as follows:

Report: Monthly Report #2A

Tracking Code: P.D-XX-06

Proposal: Replace with Financial Report #2A with the same information

Report: Monthly Analysis #16

Tracking Code: P.D-01-02

Proposal: Replace with Financial Report #16 with the same information.

Other proposed modifications also include replacing two Pacific Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) reports with two SBC SEC reports, and eliminating an annotated Pacific SEC report. Pacific states that the SEC no longer requires Pacific to submit separate reports, and now a consolidated report from Pacific's parent company, SBC, is filed with the SEC. The requested changes are as follows:

Report: 10K report

Tracking Code: P.D-01-06

Proposal: Replace with SBC 10K the SEC no longer requires the Pacific 10K to be filed.

Report: 10Q report

Tracking Code: P.D-01-07

Proposal: Replace with SBC 10Q the SEC no longer requires the Pacific 10Q to be filed.

Report: 10Q annotated

Tracking Code: P.D-01-25

Proposal: Eliminate as 10Q is to be changed to the SBC 10Q

On January 31, 2000 the Telecommunications Division sent a notice to Pacific, GTEC, ORA, and Parties of record in A. 92-05-002 and A.92 05 004. This notice was made in compliance with D. 94-06-011, Ordering Paragraph (OP) 11.

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