Wood Duda Ruling for Consolidated 2001/2002 Unbundled Network Element (UNE) Reexamination for Pacific Bell Telephone Company

CXW/DOT/k47 6/12/2002

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Joint Application of AT&T Communications of California, Inc. (U 5002 C) and WorldCom, Inc. for the Commission to Reexamine the Recurring Costs and Prices of Unbundled Switching in Its First Annual Review of Unbundled Network Element Costs Pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 11 of D.99-11-050.

Application 01-02-024

(Filed February 21, 2001)

Application of AT&T Communications of California, Inc. (U 5002 C) and WorldCom, Inc. for the Commission to Reexamine the Recurring Costs and Prices of Unbundled Loops in Its First Annual Review of Unbundled Network Element Costs Pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 11 of D.99-11-050.

Application 01-02-035

(Filed February 28, 2001)

Application of The Telephone Connection Local Services, LLC (U 5522 C) for the Commission to Reexamine the Recurring Costs and Prices of the DS-3 Entrance Facility Without Equipment in Its Second Annual Review of Unbundled Network Element Costs Pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 11 of D.99-11-050.

Application 02-02-031

(Filed February 28, 2002)

Application of AT&T Communications of California, Inc. (U 5002 C) and WorldCom, Inc. for the Commission to Reexamine the Recurring Costs and Prices of Unbundled Interoffice Transmission Facilities and Signaling Networks and Call-Related Databases in Its Second Annual Review of Unbundled Network Element Costs Pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 11 of D.99-11-050.

Application 02-02-032

(Filed February 28, 2002)

Application of Pacific Bell Telephone Company (U 1001 C) for the Commission to Reexamine the Costs and Prices of the Expanded Interconnection Service Cross-Connect Network Element in the Second Annual Review of Unbundled Network Element Costs Pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 11 of D.99-11-050.

Application 02-02-034

(Filed February 28, 2002)

Application of XO California, Inc. (U 5553 C) for the Commission to Reexamine the Recurring Costs of DS1 and DS3 Unbundled Network Element Loops in Its Second Annual Review of Unbundled Network Element Costs Pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 11 of D.99-11-050.

Application 02-03-002

(Filed March 1, 2002)

SCOPING MEMO FOR CONSOLIDATED 2001/2002

UNBUNDLED NETWORK ELEMENT (UNE) REEXAMINATION FOR

PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY

I. Summary

This ruling consolidates the above-captioned applications and sets the scope and schedule for the consolidated cases.¹ Specifically, this ruling determines that the Commission will proceed with Application (A.) 02-03-002 to reexamine the DS-3 Loop and A.02-02-031 to reexamine the DS-3 Entrance Facility Without Equipment. In addition, the Commission will review the costs of Dedicated Transport and SS7 Links as nominated in A.02-02-032, but we decline to review the other Transport and Signaling UNEs nominated in that application. DS-3 Loops, the DS-3 entrance facility without equipment, Dedicated Transport and SS7 links are the only UNEs that will be examined from those nominated in applications filed in 2002. The scope of the consolidated 2001/2002 UNE Reexamination is revised to include these additional UNEs and a schedule is set requiring Pacific, and any other party that chooses, to file cost studies by September 20, 2002 for DS-3 Loops, the DS-3 entrance facility without equipment, Dedicated Transport and SS7 links, along with cost studies for unbundled loops and switching in the final phase of the 2001 UNE Reexamination. The assigned ALJ will draft an order dismissing A.02-02-034 and the portions of A.02-02-032 that we decline to address at this time.

¹ The consolidated applications are A.01-02-024/A.01-02-035 (jointly referred to as the "2001 UNE Reexamination") and A.02-02-031/A.02-02-032/A.02-02-034/A.02-03-002 (jointly referred to as the "2002 UNE Reexamination").

Joint Application of AT&T Communications of California, Inc. (U 5002 C) and WorldCom, Inc. for the Commission to Reexamine the Recurring Costs and Prices of Unbundled Switching in Its First Annual Review of Unbundled Network Element Costs Pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 11 of D.99-11-050.	Application 01-02-024 (Filed February 21, 2001)
Application of AT&T Communications of California, Inc. (U 5002 C) and WorldCom, Inc. for the Commission to Reexamine the Recurring Costs and Prices of Unbundled Loops in Its First Annual Review of Unbundled Network Element Costs Pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 11 of D.99-11-050.	Application 01-02-035 (Filed February 28, 2001)
Application of The Telephone Connection Local Services, LLC (U 5522 C) for the Commission to Reexamine the Recurring Costs and Prices of the DS-3 Entrance Facility Without Equipment in Its Second Annual Review of Unbundled Network Element Costs Pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 11 of D.99-11-050.	Application 02-02-031 (Filed February 28, 2002)
Application of AT&T Communications of California, Inc. (U 5002 C) and WorldCom, Inc. for the Commission to Reexamine the Recurring Costs and Prices of Unbundled Interoffice Transmission Facilities and Signaling Networks and Call-Related Databases in Its Second Annual Review of Unbundled Network Element Costs Pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 11 of D.99-11-050.	Application 02-02-032 (Filed February 28, 2002)