ALJ/BWM/tcg Mailed 8/25/2006

Decision 06-08-029 August 24, 2006

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application by Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a SBC California (U 1001 C) for Arbitration of an Interconnection Agreement with MCImetro Access Transmission Services LLC (U 5253 C) Pursuant to Section 252(b) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Application 05-05-027 (Filed May 26, 2005)

OPINION APPROVING ARBITRATED

INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT AS AMENDED

1. Summary

We affirm the results reached in the April 19, 2006 Final Arbitrator's Report (FAR) with two clarifications. The conformed Interconnection Agreement (ICA), filed on June 14, 2006 pursuant to the FAR, shall be amended to implement these clarifications. Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California (AT&T-CA) and MCImetro Access Transmission Services LLC, d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services (Verizon Business) ¹ shall each sign the amended conformed ICA, and shall jointly file the amended conformed ICA within 5 days of the date this decision is mailed. The amended conformed ICA shall become effective upon filing. This proceeding is closed.

¹ When this application was filed, Pacific Bell Telephone Company was doing business in California as SBC California (SBC-CA). On November 21, 2005, SBC Communications, Inc. (the parent of Pacific Bell Telephone Company) and AT&T Corporation merged to form AT&T Inc. Pursuant to the merger, SBC-CA now does business as AT&T-CA. References in this proceeding to either SBC-CA or AT&T-CA are to the same company. Similarly, MCI, Inc. and Verizon Communications, Inc. merged on January 6, 2006. Following the merger, MCImetro Access Transmission Services LLC (MCIm) began doing business as Verizon Business. References in this proceeding to either MCIm or Verizon Business are to the same company.