VI. Motions for Confidentiality

On October 22, 2004, SBC-CA filed a motion requesting confidential treatment of the billing adjustment amounts it calculated for each carrier. According to SBC-CA, the amounts owed to or by SBC-CA involve company-specific financial information pertaining to numerous CLCs.

Similarly, in a November 12, 2004 motion, Pac-West requested confidential treatment of information related to the amount of true-up payment it is owed by SBC-CA. If this information were revealed, it is conceivable that competitors could ascertain market share and other sensitive competitive information regarding competitor operations.

On November 19, 2004, AT&T requested confidential treatment of portions of its reply comments in the true-up which contain information that SBC-CA considers proprietary, namely information pertaining to calculation of the shared and common cost markup. AT&T states that it will provide the information to those parties who have signed nondisclosure and protective agreements applicable to this proceeding. Similarly, on December 8, 2004, SBC-CA requested confidential treatment of portions of its rebuttal to AT&T's calculations concerning the shared and common cost markup.

The information addressed by these motions involves business-sensitive data of SBC-CA and competitive telecommunications carriers, which, if revealed, could place these carriers at an unfair business disadvantage. The Commission has granted confidential treatment to information of this type in the past and it should do so here as well.