ALJ/BWM/hkr DRAFT Item 3

10/5/2000

Decision DRAFT DECISION OF ALJ MATTSON (Mailed 9/20/2000)

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC (U 5941 C) Petition for Arbitration Pursuant to Section 252(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, for Rates, Terms, and Conditions with Pacific Bell Telephone Company (U 1001 C).

Application 00-04-037 (Filed April 20, 2000)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE

OPINION 2

1. Summary 2

2. Background 2

3. Discussion 4

3.1 Negotiated Portions of ICA 4

3.2 Arbitrated Portions of ICA 5

3.2.1 Issue 2: Deployment of NXX Codes 5

3.2.2 Issue 18: Combinations of UNEs Generally 9

3.2.3 Issue 19: Enhanced Extended Loops 10

3.2.4 Issue 22: Dedicated Transport 11

3.2.5 Issue 26: Cross Connects 11

3.3 Preservation of Authority 11

3.4 Filing the Conformed ICA 12

4. Unforeseen Emergency 12

Findings of Fact 13

Conclusions of Law 14

ORDER 15

OPINION

1. Summary

We affirm the results reached in the September 5, 2000 Final Arbitrator's Report. Within 30 days of the date of this order, parties shall jointly file and serve a signed, complete Interconnection Agreement which conforms to the decisions herein. Parties shall simultaneously file and serve a statement which cross-references the issues with the adopted language. The conformed Interconnection Agreement shall become effective five days after filing, unless suspended by the Director of the Telecommunications Division. The proceeding is closed.