ALJ/JAR/hl2 Date of Issuance 9/13/2007

Decision 07-09-009 September 6, 2007

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion into Monitoring Performance of Operations Support Systems.	Rulemaking 97-10-016 (Filed October 9, 1997)
Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission's Own Motion into Monitoring Performance of Operations Support Systems.	Investigation 97-10-017 (Filed October 9, 1997)
Joint Application to Modify Decision 99-08-020.	Application 07-02-027 (Filed February 27, 2007)

OPINION CONSOLIDATING PROCEEDINGS, ADOPTING THE AGREED-TO JOINT PARTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT CHANGES OF AT&T CALIFORNIA AND VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC., AND GRANTING JOINT APPLICATION TO MODIFY DECISION 99-08-020

Summary

We consolidate the three rulemaking, investigation and application proceedings docketed above to coordinate issues that overlap between the Operations Support Systems (OSS) Order Instituting Rulemaking and Investigation (OIR/OII) and the Joint Application to Modify Decision
(D.) 99-08-020 (Joint Application). Further, we adopt the agreed-to Joint Partial Settlement Agreement (JPSA) changes for Pacific Bell Telephone Company, doing business as AT&T California and Verizon California Inc. (Verizon), respectively. We also grant the joint application of Verizon, AT&T California, and Time Warner Telecom of California, L.P. and modify D.99-08-020, the Commission decision that approved the JPSA. The adopted modification will be applied equally to each JPSA, permitting either Verizon or AT&T California to propose and implement consensus changes to its own JPSA document through an advice letter filing. Application 07-02-027 is closed.