of Appendix A

Telecommunications Industry Rules 1

Industry Rule 1. Additional Definitions 1

1.1 Basic Service 1

1.2 Carrier of Last Resort 1

1.3 Compliance Advice Letter 1

1.4 Freezing of Service 1

1.5 GRC-LEC 1

1.6 Industry Rule 2

1.7 Market Trial; Technical Trial 2

1.8 New Service 2

1.9 Promotional Offering; Promotional Platform 2

1.10 Resale Service 2

1.11 Staff 2

1.12 Telecommunications Advice Letter Coordinator 2

1.13 Transfer 3

1.14 URF Carrier and URF ILEC 3

1.15 Utility 3

1.16 Withdrawal of Service 3

Industry Rule 2. Submitting Documents for Filing; Telephone Directories 3

Industry Rule 3. Notice to Affected Customers 4

3.1 Customer Notice of Transfer 5

3.2 Customer Notice of Withdrawal 5

3.3 Customer Notice of Higher Rates, More Restrictive Terms 5

Industry Rule 4. Contracts and Other Deviations 5

Industry Rule 5. Detariffed and Non-tariffed Service 6

5.1 URF Carrier 6

5.2 Publication of Rates, Charges, Terms, and Conditions (URF Carrier) 7

5.3 Notice to Customers (URF Carrier) 7

5.4 Market Trial; Technical Trial (URF Carrier) 8

5.5 Commercial Mobile Radio Service Provider 8

Industry Rule 6. Advice Letter Contents 8

Industry Rule 7. Advice Letter Review 9

7.1 Matters Appropriate to a Tier 1 Advice Letter
(Effective Pending Disposition) 9

7.2 Matters Appropriate to a Tier 2 Advice Letter
(Effective After Staff Approval) 10

7.3 Matters Appropriate to a Tier 3 Advice Letter
(Effective After Commission Approval) 11

7.4 Matters Requiring Review in a Formal Proceeding 12

Industry Rule 8. Procedures for Specific Types of Advice Letters,
Information-only Filings, and Formal Proceedings 13

8.1 Negotiated Interconnection Agreements 13

8.2 Contracts for Tariffed Services 13

8.2.1 Deadline for Submittal; Effective Date 13

8.2.2 Availability of Contract Rates 14

8.2.3 Required Clauses (GRC-LEC) 14

8.2.4 Cost Justification (GRC-LEC) 14

8.3 New Service 14

8.4 Change to Tariffed Rate, Charge, Term, or Condition 15

8.5 Withdrawing Basic Service 15

8.6 Transfer 15

8.6.1 Transfer of GRC-LEC or URF ILEC 15

8.6.2 Transfer of Interexchange or Competitive Local Carrier 16

8.6.3 Transfer of Commercial Mobile Radio Service Provider 16

8.7 Promotional Offering 16

Industry Rule 9. Notification of DBAs 16

Telecommunications Industry Rules