ALJ/KAJ/tcg Mailed 3/6/2006

Decision 06-03-014 March 2, 2006

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of Pacific Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a SBC California for Generic Proceeding to Implement Changes in Federal Unbundling Rules Under Sections 251 and 252 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Application 05-07-024 (Filed July 28, 2005)

DECISION ADOPTING PROVISIONS RELATING TO

ROUTINE NETWORK MODIFICATIONS IN

EXISTING INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS

I. Summary

In this decision, we determine which Routine Network Modifications (RNMs) Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a SBC California (SBC) must perform for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs). Routine Network Modifications are the modifications that must be made to an incumbent Local Exchange Carrier's (LECs) unbundled transmission facilities, including loops, transport and dark fiber, in order to provide the unbundled network elements (UNEs) requested by CLECs. The most common RNMs are those that are required in order to make a loop capable of supporting DS-1 service. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) rules require incumbent LECs to perform all those activities that incumbent LECs regularly undertake for their own customers, with the exception of construction of a new loop.

We have determined that SBC is already recovering the relevant costs of all RNMs listed in Sections 8.1.2 and 8.2.2 of the Amendment adopted by this decision, through the Total Element Long Run Incremental Costs (TELRIC)-compliant rates we recently adopted for SBC. Therefore, SBC is not entitled to impose any additional charges for the RNMs listed in Sections 8.1.2 and 8.2.2.