12. The Acquiring or Arranged Carrier

According to the Guidelines, most mass migrations will involve an arranged carrier, a carrier with whom the exiting CLEC has an agreement to serve its customers. On February 23, 2007, with its application and exit plan, Applicant presented AT&T California as the acquiring or arranged carrier for those customers who do not select an alternate carrier. No party opposed the request. The CD recommends that the Commission affirm AT&T California's assumption of the role of arranged carrier. On November 27, 2007, the assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued a ruling affirming AT&T California as the arranged carrier for Applicant's remaining customers. We affirm the ALJ's ruling.

The third-party verification requirements of Pub. Util. Code § 2889.5 do not apply to Applicant's customer base transferred to AT&T California in this mass migration. Applicant and AT&T California ask the Commission to also waive the "anti-cramming" requirements. We grant Applicant's and AT&T California's requests regarding these matters.