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Telecommunications DIGEST CONTENTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS Access Charges Generally ESPs/Internet IntraLATA Intrastate OCAF Orders Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, & Rights of Way Accounting Generally Cross Subsidization Affiliated Interests Generally Agreements Generally Authority Enforce and Remedy Alternative Form of Regulation (AFOR) Generally Alternative Operator Services Generally Arbitrated Interconnection Agreements Generally Cost Recovery Principles Failure to Negotiate in Good Faith Power to interpret and enforce Area Code Generally Attachments Poles Automatic Adjustment Clauses Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism Bill and Keep Generally Billing Arrangements Meet Point Boundary Issues (see Territory) Caller ID Generally Certification under OTAP Generally Collocation (see also ONA) Generally Constitutional Issues Virtual Collocation Competition Generally Competitive Providers Competitive Zones Interconnection of Networks Local Exchange Competition Confidential Information Generally Trade Secrets Consolidation (See Merger and Sale) Constitutional Issues Generally Takings/Due Process Construction Modification of Facilities Construction Charges and Costs Generally Cooperatives Generally Costs Generally Cost of Service Directory Assistance Listings Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) Generally Deregulation Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) Generally Customer Transfer Data Distribution Center Generally Deaveraging Generally Updated on 4/10/2007 T1

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Telecommunications

DIGEST CONTENTS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access Charges • Generally • ESPs/Internet • IntraLATA • Intrastate • OCAF Orders Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, & Rights of Way Accounting • Generally • Cross Subsidization Affiliated Interests • Generally Agreements • Generally • Authority Enforce and Remedy Alternative Form of Regulation (AFOR) • Generally Alternative Operator Services • Generally Arbitrated Interconnection Agreements • Generally • Cost Recovery Principles • Failure to Negotiate in Good Faith • Power to interpret and enforce Area Code • Generally Attachments • Poles Automatic Adjustment Clauses • Interconnection Cost Adjustment

Mechanism Bill and Keep • Generally Billing Arrangements • Meet Point Boundary Issues (see Territory) Caller ID

• Generally

Certification under OTAP • Generally Collocation (see also ONA) • Generally • Constitutional Issues • Virtual Collocation Competition • Generally • Competitive Providers • Competitive Zones • Interconnection of Networks • Local Exchange Competition Confidential Information • Generally • Trade Secrets Consolidation (See Merger and Sale) Constitutional Issues • Generally • Takings/Due Process Construction • Modification of Facilities Construction Charges and Costs

• Generally Cooperatives

• Generally Costs • Generally • Cost of Service • Directory Assistance Listings Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) • Generally • Deregulation Customer Proprietary Network

Information (CPNI) • Generally

Customer Transfer Data Distribution Center

• Generally Deaveraging

• Generally

Updated on 4/10/2007 T1

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Default Service

• Toll Carrier (Primary Toll or Designated Carrier)

Deferred Accounting • Interconnection Cost Adjustment

Mechanism • Property Tax Definitions • Local Exchange Service • Telecommunications Carrier • Telecommunications Service • Two-way Switched Access • Virtual Collocation Depreciation • Generally • Small Telco Depreciation Guidelines Deregulation

• Generally • Rates

Detariffing (See Price Listing, Deregulation)

Dialing Parity • Generally

Directory Assistance • Generally • Access to Listings

Directories • Generally • Listing and Jurisdiction • Reverse Directories Discrimination • Generally • Virtual Collocation Electronic Interfaces (OSS) Essential Services Extended Area Service

• Generally • Intercompany Compensation • Noncontiguous Exchanges • Non-Portland Petitions • Portland Region Dockets

Exemption From Regulation (see Deregulation, Detariffing)

FCC Pricing Rules Foreign Exchange Service

• Generally Franchise Fees and Other Charges

• Generally Imputation

• Virtual Collocation Information Highway

• Generally Information Services

• Generally Inside Wire Intercompany Compensation Interconnection

• Generally • Arbitrated Interconnection

Agreements Approved • Exchange Carrier Services Local

Interconnection Agreement • Local Interconnection

Agreements • Virtual Collocation

Interexchange Carriers • Generally Interim Number Portability Jurisdiction • Generally • Access Charges for Cooperatives • Address Telephone Directories • Contractual Agreement with Coin-

Op • DSL • Interpret and Enforce

Interconnection Agreement • ISPs (Internet Service Providers) • Radio Common Carriers • Radio Phones • Reverse Directories • Toll Reseller LATA Issues • Boundaries Local Calling Area Long Distance (see Toll) • Generally

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Measured Service Merger and Sale • Generally Most Favored Nations Clause Multpremise Property Owners Nonrecurring Charges Number Exhaustion Number Portability (see Interim Number Portability) Open Network Architecture (ONA) • Policy and Procedure Operating Expenses (see Rate Cases) Operator Services Paging Traffic Pay Station • Generally Penalty/Remedy for Contract Performance • Generally Presubscription • Dialing Parity • IntraLATA Price Caps (see AFOR, Price Policy) Price Listing • Generally • Billing and Collection • Customchoice • Interconnection Cost Adjustment

Mechanism • Service Packages • Virtual Collocation Pricing Policy • Generally Primary Toll Carries • Applications • Default Provider • Designated Carrier • Intracompany Compensation • Prohibited Practices Residential Plan Rate Base Rate Cases by Telecommunications Utility Rate Design • Generally • Virtual Collocation

Rates Reciprocal Compensation • Generally Refund • As remedy to Interconnection

Agreement • Clarification and Ruling on Refund • Overcollected Revenue Reparation Resale and Resellers • Generally • Avoided Cost Discount • Centrex Resale • EAS Resale • Interconnection Cost Adjustment

Mechanism • PBX Resale • Toll Resale • Toll Restrictions Research and Development • Generally Retroactive Ratemaking • Interconnection Cost Adjustment

Mechanism Return • Cost of Debt • Cost of Equity • Double Leverage • Scope of Review Revenue Requirement Rulemaking Dockets, Telecommunications • Generally Safety Compliance • Safety Violations Sale or Transfer (see Merger and Sale) Security Deposits Services, Particular Offerings • Asynchronous Digital Subscriber

Line Service • Centrex • ISDN Services • Local Services

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Service Quality, etc. • Generally • Obligation to Inform • Service Standards • Superior Quality Service • Telecommunications Service

Standards Slamming • PIC Freezes Small Telephone Companies • Depreciation Guidelines • Exemption from Tariff Filing

Requirements • Service Standards Special Contracts • Generally • Contracts Reviewed Tariffs • Interconnection Cost Adjustment

Mechanism • Virtual Collocation Telephone Solicitation • Generally Territory • Allocation • Generally Toll Restriction Toll Service • Generally • Toll Pac Unbundling (see ONA, Price Policy) • General • Combinations of Network Elements • Interconnection Cost Adjustment

Mechanism • Transport and Termination Charges

o CLEC Switching o Dark Fiber o Subloop Unbundling

• Virtual Collocation Universal Service • Generally • Discounts for Schools and Libraries

• Discounts for Rural Health Care Providers

• Eligible Carriers Designated • OTAP Rate Established • Rural Carriers • White Page Listings Wholesale Discount • Generally Wireless Access Wireless Carriers

• Eligible for RSPF Assistance

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS Access Charges

• Generally: CenturyTel of Oregon, Inc., UT 154, Order No. 03-316 Qwest Corporation, UT 125, Order No. 01-810 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290

• ESPs/Internet: MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 • IntraLATA:

Data Distribution Center, UT 142, Order No. 99-198 Revenue Transfer from Long Distance Carriers to Local Exchange

Customers, UT 42, Order No. 87-405 (“bypass” issues) • Intrastate:

Investigation (Alternate Means of Intrastate Separations and Settlements), UM 384, Order No. 93-1133

Revised Access Charge Rates of Beaver Creek Corporation, UM 900, Order No. 98-163

• OCAF Orders: CP 1, CP 14, CP 15, Order No. 96-021 1992 OCAF Case, UT 114, Order Nos. 93-728 and 93-325 UT 118, Order Nos. 94-158, 93-113, and 89-041

Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, & Rights of Way

AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325

Accounting

• Generally: US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order Rulemaking (Cost Allocation between Regulated and Non-regulated

Activities), AR 182, Order No. 88-954, aff’d, PNB v. Eachus, 107 Or. App. 539 (1991)

• Cross Subsidization: US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order GTE v. PUC, 120 Or. App. 401 (1993) (OAR 860-27-052)

Affiliated Interests

• Generally: US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order

Review of U S WEST Affiliated Interests, UI 96, UI 111, UM 753, Order No. 96-179

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PNB vs. Sabin, 21 Or App 200 (1975) U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171 U S WEST, Inc., UI 56, Order No. 93-399 U S WEST New Vector Group, UI 90/UP 53, Order No. 90-1516 U S WEST, Inc., UT 43, Order No. 87-406 at 17, Order No. 88-1346 U S WEST/MRI, UI 38, Order No. 88-177

Allocation of Territory • Pine Telephone System, Inc, UA 91, Order No. 01-984

Agreements

• Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Qwest Corporation (Investigation for failure to file interconnection

agreements) UM 1168, Order No. 05-783 US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order

• Authority Enforce and Remedy: US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order MetroOne/U. S. West, IC 1, Order No. 00-213

Alternative Form of Regulation (AFOR)

• Generally: U S WEST AFOR, UT 80, Order No. 91-1598 U S WEST AFOR (terminated), UT 80, Order No. 96-107 U S WEST, UT 80(1), Order No. 96-183 U S WEST (Request for Clarification), UT 80(1), Order No. 96-286

Alternative Operator Services

• Generally: Investigation (Billing and Collection re: Telcom Credit Cards), AR 186, Order No. 90-96

Arbitrated Interconnection Agreements

• Generally: Qwest v. Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Company, ARB 365, Order No. 02-148 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 98-467

• Cost Recovery Principles: AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038

• Failure to Negotiate in Good Faith: Metro One/U S WEST, ARB 100, Order No. 99-242

• Power to interpret and enforce, including providing remedies: AT&T, TCG, Time Warner & Integra v. Qwest, UM 1232, Order No. 06-465

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METRO ONE V. QWEST, IC 1, Order No. 00-623 Area Code

• Generally: New Oregon Area Code, UM 740, Order No. 95-438 Attachments

• Poles: Central Lincoln People’s Utility District v. Verizon NW, UM 1087, Order

No. 05-981 Central Lincoln Peoples Utility District v. Verizon NW, UM 1087, Order

No. 05-042 Electric Light Wave, Inc. v. GTE, UC 217, Order No. 92-1127

Automatic Adjustment Clauses

• Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 135, Order No. 97-180 Bill and Keep

• Generally: AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038

Billing Arrangements

• Meet Point: TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 Boundary Issues (see Territory) Caller ID

• Generally: U S WEST Caller ID Application, UM 365, Order Nos. 92-662 and 93-524

Certification Stan Efferding dba Vilaire, UM 1107, Order No. 03-749 (OTAP

Certification) DPI Teleconect, CP 1235, Order No. 04-398 (Multiple cancellations;

ordered to show cause for recertification) Collocation (see also ONA)

• Generally: MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 97-126 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 ONA Rulemaking, AR 317, Order No. 97-119 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021

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AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 Investigation (Tariffs filed by U S WEST, GTE, United, PTI), UT 119,

Order No. 94-490 (approved tariffs); Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order Nos. 96-079 and 96-187

• Constitutional Issues: GTE v. PUC, 130 Or. App. 637 (1994) • Virtual Collocation: U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079

Competition

• General Qwest’s Petition to Exempt from Regulation Qwest’s Switched Business Services, UX 29, Order No. 06-399

AT&T Communications of the Pacific NW (Remove Conditions Placed on Certificate of Authority, UM 1138, Order No. 04-396 Investigation (Guidelines for migration of customers), UM 1070, Order

No. 04-095 Qwest Corporation, UX 27, Order No. 03-368

• Competitive Providers: DPI Teleconnect (Certificate of Authority Denied) CP 1235, Order No. 04-509. AT&T Communications of the Pacific NW (Remove Conditions Placed on Certificate of Authority, UM 1138, Order No. 04-396 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 North Santiam Communications (U S WEST as Designated Carrier),

CP 530, Order No. 99-024 City of Ashland (Municipality Acting as Competitor), CP 523, Order

No. 98-545 GTE Communications Corporation, CP 318, Order No. 97-494 Siuslaw Library, Lincoln County, CP 120, Order No. 97-373 Beaver Creek, CP 277, Order No. 97-298 United Telephone (Incumbent Carrier), CP 317, Order No. 97-257 Digital Services (Microwave Technology), CP 161, Order No. 97-046 Microwave Services (Microwave Technology), CP 160, Order No. 97-045 U S WEST and GTE (Virtual Collocation), UT 119, Order No. 96-079 OGC Telecomm, UM 96, Order No. 96-024 Makes Finding Re: Public Interest Criteria for Granting CP Applications, CP 1, CP 14, CP 15, Order No. 96-021 Paragon Cable, UM 704, Order No. 95-099 (private line) Metropolitan Fiber System of Oregon, Inc., UM 637, Order No. 94-1376 Columbia Associates, UM 672, Order No. 94-1375 (private line) MFS Intelenet of Oregon, Inc., UM 668, Order No. 94-1322 Electric Lightwave Application, UM 381, Order No. 93-1850 (private line) Northland Cable v. People’s Telephone Co., UC 186, Order No. 92-005 Fox Communications Co., UM 403, Order No. 91-918 Rulemaking (Related Services), AR 231, Order No. 91-395

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American Inmate Phone Systems, Inc., UM 346, Order No. 90-1927 Rulemaking (Security Required), AR 146, Order No. 87-659 Comnet, et al., UM 85 and UM 104-7, Order No. 87-098

• Competitive Zones: Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 Makes finding re public interest criteria for granting CP applications, CP 1, CP 14, CP 15, Order No. 96-021

• Interconnection of Networks: Qwest’s Petition to Exempt from Regulation Qwest’s Switched Business Services, UX 29, Order No. 06-399 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 MetroOne v. U S WEST, IC 1, Order No. 00-213 AT&T v. U. S. West, UC 411, Order No. 00-211 MCI Metro Motion to Compel, CP 15(1), Order Nos. 96-129 and 96-160

• Local Exchange Competition: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Qwest’s Petition to Exempt from Regulation Qwest’s Switched Business Services, UX 29, Order No. 06-399 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 U S WEST Service Quality Reports, UM 960, Order No. 00-002 MCIMetro Motion to Compel, CP 15(1), Order No. 96-190 U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 Makes Finding Re: Public Interest Criteria for Granting CP Applications, CP 1, CP 14, CP 15, Order No. 96-021 Electric Lightwave, Inc., UM 381, Order No. 92-345

Confidential Information

• Generally: US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order

U S WEST, UM 960, Order No 00-297 U S WEST Service Quality Reports, UM 960, Order No. 00-002 Rulemaking-Confidential Info Re: Telecom Utils, AR 318, Order No. 96-

330 • Trade Secrets:

Qwest's Investigation to Review Costs for certain UNEs, UM 1025, Order No. 03-533

Investigation of Posting and Service Quality Results, UM 1038, Order No. 02-854

Consolidation (see Merger and Sale) Constitutional Issues

• Generally: U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171

Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-187 at 2-5

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• Taking/Due Process: GTE v. PUC, 130 Or. App. 637 (1994) U S WEST Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism, UT 135, Order No. 97-366

Construction • Modification of Facilities:

US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003

Construction Charges and Costs

• Generally: US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324

Cooperatives

• Generally: Beaver Creek, UM 992, Order No. 00-636 (cease and desist) Beaver Creek, CP 277, Order No. 97-298 Clear Creek Mutual Telephone, UM 196, Order No. 88-625

Costs

• Generally: Compliance Filings, UT 138/UT 139, Phase III, Order No. 03-085 U S WEST, UM 773, Order No. 97-145 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125

• Cost of Service: MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order Nos. 96-079 at 6-8 and 96-187

• Directory Assistance: Metro One/U S WEST, ARB 100, Order No. 99-242 Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)

• Generally: Saginaw Park, Inc. v. U S WEST, UC 233, Order No. 94-730 • Deregulation: Investigation (Customer Premise Equipment)

Customer Premises Equipment Invest, UM 143, Order No. 87-1316 U. S. West, UX 21, Order No. 00-003

Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI)

• Generally: Oregon Telecom & Unicom's Petition re: access to unbundled local switching to serve enterprise market customers, UM 1110, Order No. 03-653 Rulemaking, AR 323, Order No. 97-233

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MCI/GTE Reconsideration, ARB 9, Order No. 97-193 Temporary Rule, AR 323T, Order No. 97-006

Customer Transfer

• Generally Investigation (Guidelines for migration of customers), UM 1070, Order

No. 04-095 Data Distribution Center

• Generally: Data Distribution Center, UT 142, Order No. 99-198 Deaveraging

• Generally: Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324

Default Service

• Toll Carrier (Primary Toll or Designated Carrier) North Santiam Communications, CP 530, Order No. 99-024

Deferred Accounting

• Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 135, Order No. 97-180

• Property Tax: CUB (Ballot Measure 5), UM 374, Order No. 91-830 Definitions

• Local Exchange Service: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Electric Light Wave, Inc., UM 381, Order No. 92-345

• Telecommunications Carrier: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 MetroOne v. U S WEST, IC 1, Order No. 00-213

• Telecommunications Service: Siuslaw Library, Lincoln County, CP 120, Order No. 97-373 Winstar, CP 112, Order No. 96-106 U S WEST, UT 85, Order No. 89-1807 at 9

• Two-way Switched Access: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Voice Express, UM 165, Order No. 89-813

• Virtual Collocation: U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079

Depreciation

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• Generally: GTE, UM 840, Order No. 98-150 U S WEST, UM 767, Order No. 96-117 and 96-199

• Small Telco Depreciation Guidelines: Small Telecommunications Utility Depreciation Guidelines, AR 290, Order No. 94-1242 Investigation (Depreciation Guidelines for Small Telcos), UM 449, Order Nos. 93-600 and 93-042

Deregulation • Generally:

Qwest’s Petition to Exempt from Regulation Qwest’s Switched Business Services, UX 29, Order No. 06-399 AT&T Communications of the Pacific NW (Remove Conditions Placed on Certificate of Authority, UM 1138, Order No. 04-396 Qwest –Petition to Exempt from Regulation Direction, UX 27, Order No. 03-600 United “Messageline”, UX 15, Order Nos. 94-1556 and 93-1673

(voice mail) Customer Premises Equipment, UM 143, Order No. 87-1316 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 Makes Finding Re: Public Interest Criteria for Granting CP Applications,

CP 1, CP 14, CP 15, Order No. 96-021 U S WEST Section 271 Pre-application Procedures, UM 823, Order

No. 97-428 • Rates:

Qwest’s Petition to Exempt from Regulation Qwest’s Switched Business Services, UX 29, Order No. 06-399

Qwest Corporation, UT 125, Order No. 01-810

Designated Carrier • Monroe Telephone, CP 692, Order No. 99-782

Detariffing (see Price Listing, Deregulation) Dialing Parity

• Generally: Qwest’s Petition to Exempt from Regulation Qwest’s Switched Business

Services, UX 29, Order No. 06-399 Telephone Dialing Parity in Oregon, UT 132, Order No. 97-107 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038

Directory Assistance • Generally:

PNB, UM 51, Order No. 86-096

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PNB, UF 3142, Order No. 75-758 • Access to Listings:

MetroOne v. U S WEST, IC 1, Order Nos. 00-213; 00-636 Metro One/U S WEST, ARB 100, Order No. 99-242

Directories

• Generally: U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 CUB v. US WEST, UC 164, Order No. 91-1013 U S WEST, UT 85, Order No. 89-1807 at 3 (US WEST Direct) U S WEST Direct, UI 54, Order Nos. 89-1044, 88-1041, 88-488, upheld, PNB v. Eachus, 111 Or. App. 551 (1992)

• Listing and Jurisdiction: Kary v. PNB, UC 117, Order No. 88-1398 Time O’ Day v. PNB, UC 116, Order No. 88-1368

• Reverse Directories: U S WEST, Order Nos. 90-1457 and 89-1274, aff’d., PNB v. Katz,

121 Or. App. 48 (1993) (jurisdiction to regulate) Discrimination

• Generally: T-Mobile and Asotin Telephone/T-Mobile and Home Telephone Requests

for Negotiated Interconnection Agreements, ARB 713/ARB 714, Order No. 06-169

Qwest Corporation (Investigation for failure to file interconnection agreements) UM 1168, Order No. 05-783

US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order U S WEST, UT 122, Order No. 96-028 Western Radio Services, Inc. v. US WEST, UC 191, Order No. 91-1138

• Virtual Collocation: U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 Electronic Interfaces (OSS)

AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003

Essential Services

• Generally: Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 U S WEST AFOR, UT 80, Order No. 91-1598 Essential Services, AR 188, Order No. 88-1522 (rulemaking)

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Extended Area Service

• General Policy, Criteria, Procedure: Southern Oregon Extended Area Service Region Established, UM 1061, Order No. 04-354 Extended Area Service Process – revising standards, UM 957, Order No.

00-644 Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. (cease & desist), UM 992,

Order No. 00-636 Generic Statewide EAS Investigation, UM 189, Order No. 89-815, at 104

PUR 4th 239 (investigation order re: objective calling data criteria and procedures, Portland EAS Region designated)

Phase I Objective COI Criteria Ash Valley EAS, UM 737, Order No. 95-1324 (geographic criteria) InterLATA EAS Policy, UM 189(1), Order No. 95-1168 The Generic Case, UM 189, Order No. 92-1136 (revision) The Generic Case, UM 189, Order No. 91-1785 (docket reopened for revision)

Phase II Tariff Analysis Criteria The Generic Case, UM 189, Order No. 89-1549 (no waiver of flat-rate EAS requirement)

• Intercompany Compensation: T-Mobile and Asotin Telephone/T-Mobile and Home Telephone Requests

for Negotiated Interconnection Agreements, ARB 713/ARB 714, Order No. 06-169

Southern Oregon Extended Area Service Region Established, UM 1061, Order No. 04-354

US WEST, UT 98, Order No. 90-1738 • Non Contiguous Exchanges:

Westport EAS, UM 896, Order No. 99-406 Long Creek EAS, UM 841, Order No. 99-396 Monument EAS, UM 851, Order No. 99-396 Oakridge EAS, UM 806, Order No. 99-393 The Generic Case, UM 189 (2), Order No. 99-038

• Non-Portland Petitions General: Southern Oregon Extended Area Service Region Established, UM 1061,

Order No. 04-354 Extended Area Service process – revising standards, UM 957, Order No.

00-644 Milton-Freewater/Walla Walla EAS, UM 251, Order No. 91-960

(interstate EAS, LATA boundary issue) Scio EAS, UM 751, Order No. 96-206 Phase I Objective COI Criteria:

Adrian EAS, UM 185, Order No. 90-237 (interim order) Ash Valley EAS, UM 737, Order No. 95-1324

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Phase I Demographic COI Showing – Favorable: Bly EAS, UM 852, Order No. 97-485 Powers EAS, UM 818, Order No. 97-299 North Umpqua EAS, UM 832, Order No. 97-284 Sprague River EAS, UM 824, Order No. 97-267 Yachats EAS, UM 747, Order No. 95-791 Prineville EAS, UM 735, Order No. 95-735 Elkton EAS, UM 686, Order No. 94-1776 Bellfountain EAS, UM 560, Order No. 94-1129 Wamic EAS, UM 525, Order No. 94-666 Yoncalla EAS, UM 461, Order No. 93-1643 Blue River EAS, UM 401, Order No. 93-1547 Joseph-Imnaha EAS, UM 312, Order No. 92-826 (first demographic showing order)

Phase I Demographic COI Showing – Unfavorable: Silver Lake EAS, UM 865, Order No. 98-151 Monument EAS, UM 851, Order No. 97-439 Long Creek EAS, UM 841, Order No. 97-301 Oakridge EAS, UM 806, Order No. 97-116 Bly EAS, UM 785, Order No. 97-001 Sprague River EAS, UM 743, Order No. 95-686 Gold Hill EAS, UM 687, Order No. 95-047 Gold Beach EAS, UM 399, Order No. 93-1764

Phase II Tariff Analysis: Haines-North Powder EAS, UM 288, Order No. 92-765 (denial, customer ballot, high rate) Adrian EAS, UM 185, Order No. 92-738 (denial, customer ballot, high rate) Ash Valley et al Phase II EAS, UM 737 et al., Order No. 97-268

• Portland Region Dockets Portland Region Expansion Criteria:

Consolidated Phase II Docket, Portland Region Expansion, Other Petitions, UM 194 et al., Order No. 92-1271 (first Region expansion docket)

Phase I Community of Interest: Consolidated Phase II Docket, Portland Region Expansion, Other Petitions, UM 194 et al., Order No. 93-1045 (first Region Expansion docket) Scappoose, Molalla EAS, UM 301, Order No. 93-1555 (reconsideration) (currently on appeal)

Phase I Community of Interest: Newberg EAS, UM 194, Order No. 90-1556 (“indirectly contiguous” exchanges policy)

Phase I Demographic COI Showings: Scappoose EAS, UM 301, Order No. 94-1296 (on remand for new evidence) (currently on appeal)

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Consolidated Phase II Docket, Portland Region Expansion, Other Petitions, UM 194 et al., Order No. 93-1045 (first Region Expansion docket)

Phase II Tariff Analysis: Consolidated Phase II Docket, Portland Region Expansion, Other Petitions, UM 194 et al., Order No. 94-1320 Portland Region EAS, UM 261, Order No. 92-069 (customer notification) Portland Region EAS, UM 261, Order No. 91-1140, aff’d, CUB v. PUC, 128 Or App 650 (1994) (general Phase II order for original 21 exchanges)

Exemption From Regulation (see Deregulation, Detariffing)

AT&T Communications of the Pacific NW (Remove Conditions Placed on Certificate of Authority, UM 1138, Order No. 04-396

GTE Petition to Exempt Automated Information Service, UX 19, Order No. 98-112

Qwest Corporation, UX 27, Order No. 03-368 FCC Pricing Rules Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098

ELI/GTE, ARB 91, Order Nos. 99-218 and 99-397 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021

Foreign Exchange Service

• Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Milton-Freewater/Jefferson, UT 89, Order Nos. 91-484, 90-1324, 89-

1676 (LATA boundary issues) Franchise Fees and Other Charges

• Generally: Rulemaking, AR 329, Order No. 98-125 Imputation

• Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order Nos. 96-079 at 10, 96-187 at 6-7 Qwest Corporation, UT 125, Order No. 01-810

Information Highway • Generally: Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. (cease & desist), UM 992,

Order No. 00-636 Information Services

• Generally: Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. (cease & desist), UM 992,

Order No. 00-636 Inside wire, UT 122, Order No. 96-028

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Information Services Investigation, UM 252, Order No. 90-1000 (900, 976 services)

Inside Wire

U S WEST, UT 122, Order No. 96-028 Intercompany Compensation

MCImetro Motion to Compel, CP 15(1), Order No. 96-190

Interconnection • Generally:

Qwest Corporation (Investigation for failure to file interconnection agreements) UM 1168, Order No. 05-783

MetroOne v. U S WEST, IC 1, Order Nos. 00-213; 00-636 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038, Order No. 98-467 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-034 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325

• Arbitrated Interconnection Agreements Approved: Qwest Corporation (Investigation for failure to file interconnection

agreements) UM 1168, Order No. 05-783 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389, Order No. 98-467 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-407 MFS/U S WEST (Arbitrated), ARB 1, Order No. 97-367 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-341 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-219 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-178 TCG/U S WEST (Arbitrated), ARB 2, Order No. 97-175 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-115,

Amended by 97-447 • Exchange Carrier Services Local Interconnection Agreement:

US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 U S WEST/GTE, ARB 26, Order No. 97-343

• Local Interconnection Agreement US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order

• Virtual Collocation: MCImetro Motion to Compel, CP 15(1), Order Nos. 96-129 and 96-160 U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 at 9

Interexchange Carriers • Generally: Exchange Carrier Toll Rate Investigation, UT 47, Order No. 88-665

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Interim Number Portability (see Number Portability) • Generally:

GTE Interim Number Portability, UT 129, Order No. 97-330 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324

Jurisdiction

• Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 U S WEST, UT 85, Order No. 89-1807 at 9 (directories)

• Access charges for cooperatives, Beaver Creek, UM 900, Order No. 98-163 • Address Telephone Directories: PNB, UM 228, Order Nos. 90-1457 and 89-

1274, aff’d., PNB v. Katz, 121 Or. App. 48 (1993) • Contractual Agreement with Coin-Op: Intelli-Com Inc. v. GTE, UC 255, Order

No. 95-288 (on reconsideration) Interpret & enforce interconnection agreements: AT&T, TCG, Time Warner & Integra v. Qwest, UM 1232, Order No. 06-465

• DSL: Margaret Furlong Designs v. Qwest Corporation, UCB 31, Order No. 06-012 • ISPs (Internet Service Providers): Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098

Margaret Furlong Designs v. Qwest Corporation, UCB 31, Order No. 06-012 Qwest Corporation v. Level 3 Communications, IC 12, Order No. 06-037 ELI/GTE, ARB 91, Order Nos. 99-218 and

99-397 • Radio Common Carriers: Winstar Wireless, CP 112, Order No. 96-106 • Radio Phones:

Perkins V. CenturyTel, UC 364, Order No. 98-499 Winstar Wireless, CP 112, Order No. 96-106

• Reverse Directories: U S WEST, Order Nos. 90-1457 and 89-1274, aff’d., PNB v. Katz, 121 Or App. 48 (1993) (jurisdiction to regulate)

• Toll Reseller: Voice Express, Inc., UM 165, Order No. 89-313 • Interpret and Enforce Interconnection Agreement:

METRO ONE v. QWEST, IC 1 Order No. 00-623 LATA Issues

• Boundaries: U S WEST Section 271 Pre-application Procedures, UM 823, Order

No. 97-428

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Scio EAS, UM 751, Order No. 96-206 Milton-Freewater/Jefferson, UT 89, Order Nos. 91-484, 90-1324, 89-1676 (LATA boundary issues)

Local Calling Area Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098

AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033

Long Distance (see Toll)

• Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 AT&T v. U. S. West, UC 411, Order No. 00-211 U S WEST Section 271 Pre-application Procedures, UM 823, Order

No. 97-428 Fox Communications Co., UM 403, Order No. 91-918 Exchange Carrier Toll Rate Investigation, UT 47, Order No. 88-665

Measured Service: Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. (cease & desist),UM 992, Order No. 00-636

Merger and Sale

• Generally: PNB, Mountain States, & NW Bell Merger, UM 280, Order No. 90- 1635

Most Favored Nations Clause

AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325

Multipremise Property Owners

U S WEST, UT 122, Order No. 96-028 Nonrecurring Charges:

Ascertaining UNEs that must be provided by ILECs to Requesting Carriers, UT 138/139, Phase III, Order No. 03-209

Compliance Filings, UT 138/UT 139, Phase III, Order No. 03-085 US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324

Number Exhaustion Area Code 541 Number Exhaustion, UM 977, Order No. 03-311 Number Portability (See Interim Number Portability)

Permanent Database Solution to Local Number Portability, Switch Identification, UM 826, Order No. 98-339

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Open Network Architecture (ONA) • Policy and Procedure, General

Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 Open Network Architecture (ONA), AR 264, Order No. 93-852, GTE v.

PUC, 130 Or. App. 637 (1994) (upheld) Id., AR 264, Order No. 94-220 (reaff’d. unbundling requirement) ONA Rulemaking, AR 317, Order No. 97-119 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 at 3

Operating Expenses (see rate cases) Operator Services

MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021

Paging Traffic:

AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 Pay Stations

• Generally: CUB v. U S WEST, UC 164, Order No. 91-1013 Penalty/Remedy for Contract Performance

• Generally: TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 • METRO ONE v QWEST, IC 1 Order No. 00-623

Presubscription

• Dialing Parity: Investigation, UT 132, Order No. 97-107 • IntraLATA:

Investigation, AT&T v. U.S. West, UC 411, Order No. 00-211 Investigation, UT 52, Order No. 88-666

Price Caps (see AFOR, Price Policy) Virtual Collocation, U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079

Qwest Corporation, UT 125, Order No. 01-810 Price Listing

• Generally: Qwest’s Petition to Exempt from Regulation Qwest’s Switched Business Services, UX 29, Order No. 06-399 Verizon NW's Petition to Price List IntraLATA Toll Operator & Directory Assistance Services, UD 13, Order No. 03-531 Qwest Corporation, UX 27, Order No. 03-368 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 U S WEST, UD 8, Order No. 99-441 U S WEST AFOR, UT 80, Order No. 91-1598

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• Billing and Collection: Price Listing, UX 4, Order No. 88-955 • Customchoice: U S WEST, UD 10, Order No. 99-392 • Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST Communications, Inc.,

UT 135, Order No. 97-180 • Service Packages: U S WEST Communications, Inc., UD 7, Order No. 98-447 • Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-079

Pricing Policy

• Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 97-126 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 at 8 Investigation (Unbundling and Pricing of Telecommunications Service), UM 351, Order No. 94-1851 U S WEST, UT 85, Order No. 90-920 at 2

Primary Toll Carriers

• Applications: GTE PTC Application, UT 113, Order No. 94-336 • Default Provider: North Santiam Communications, CP 530, Order No. 99-024 • Designated Carrier: Monroe Telephone, CP 692, Order No. 99-782 • Intracompany Compensation: GTE PTC Application, UT 113, Order No. 95-386 • Prohibited Practices Residential Plan: Rio Communications Inc. v. Qwest Corp.,

IC 2, Order no. 00-723 Rate Base U S WEST and GTE, Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order Nos. 96-079 at 8, and 96-187 at 7-8 U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171 Rate Cases by Telecommunications Utility

• U S WEST Communications, Inc. (nka Qwest) U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171 Investigation (Rev. Req’t and Rate Structure), UT 85, Order No. 90-920 (rate spread, rate design), Order No. 90-42, Order No. 89-1807 (rate reduction), Order No. 02-192 (Implementation of New Rates) Exchange Carrier Toll Rate Investigation, UT 47, Order No. 88-665 UT 43, Order No. 87-406; see also Order No. 88-1523 (refund issue) Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST

Communications, Inc., UT 135, Order No. 97-180

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• GTE Northwest, Inc. UT 141, Order No. 98-388 UT 113, Order No. 94-542 (reconsideration, suburban mileage charges) UT 113, Order No. 94-336

• United Telephone Company of the Northwest UT 120, Order No. 94-1557 (SPF to SLU transition)

• Cascade Utilities, Inc. UT 127, Order No. 96-275 (exempt status retained)

Rate Design

• Generally: Qwest Corporation, UT 125, Order No. 01-810 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 Ash Valley et al. Phase II EAS, UM 737 et al, Order No. 97-268 Cascade, UT 127, Order No. 96-275 U S WEST, UT 85, Order No. 90-920

• Virtual Collocation: U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 Rates

AT&T Communications of the Pacific NW (Remove Conditions Placed on Certificate of Authority, UM 1138, Order No. 04-396

Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order Nos. 96-079 at 8 and 96-187 at 7-8 Qwest Corp., UT 125, Order No. 02-192 (Implementation of New Rates)

Reciprocal Compensation

• Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 Qwest Corporation v. Level 3 Communications, IC 12, Order No. 06-037

ELI/GTE, ARB 91, Order Nos. 99-218 and 99-397 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-034 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324

Refund

• Clarification and Ruling on Refund: U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171

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Shared Communications Services v. U S WEST (Surcharge on Resale of Centrex-type service), UC 335, Order No. 98-372 U S WEST, UT 80(1), Order No. 96-183

• Overcollected Revenue: PNB, UT 43, Order No. 89-1355, upheld, PNB v. Katz,

116 Or. App. 302 (1992) (ORS 759.185(4)) • As remedy to Interconnection Agreement

METRO ONE v QWEST, IC 1, Order No. 00-623 Reparations

AT&T, TCG, Time Warner & Integra v. Qwest, UM 1232, Order No. 06-465 US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order U S WEST Service Quality Investigation, UM 867, Order No. 98-035

Resale and Resellers

• Generally: TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052

• Avoided Cost Discount: MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 97-126 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053

• Centrex Resale: Enhanced Telemanagement, Inc. v. U S WEST, UM 650, Order No. 94- 1055 Enhanced Telemanagement, Inc. v. U S WEST, UC 214, Order No. 92-810 Shared Communications Services v. U S WEST (Surcharge on Resale of

Centrex-type service), UC 335, Order No. 98-372 • EAS Resale:

Metroline, UM 393, Order Nos. 91-914, 91-667, and 89-1198 • Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST Communications, Inc.,

UT 135, Order No. 97-180 • PBX Resale:

Investigation (sale of PBX Trunk, Key and 1FB services), UM 377, Order No. 92-1621

• Toll Resale: Voice Express, Inc., UM 165, Order No. 89-313

• Toll Restrictions: Investigation, UM 775, Order No. 97-165 Research and Development

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• Generally: Investigation (Methods of Allocating Research and Development Costs), UM 295, Order No. 94-547

Retroactive Ratemaking:

• Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 135, Order Nos. 97-180 and 97-366

Return

• Cost of Debt: GTE, UT 113, Order No. 94-336 at 8 (imputed refinancing denied) • Cost of Equity:

U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171 GTE, UT 113, Order No. 94-336 at 12 et seq. (DCF, CAPM, risk premium)

• Double Leverage: GTE, UT 113, Order No. 94-336 at 30 • Scope of Review: GTE, UT 113, Order No. 94-336 at 7

Revenue Requirement

U S WEST Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism, UT 135, Order No. 97-366

Rulemaking Dockets, Telecommunications

• Generally: Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 RSPF, TDAP, Other Division 33 Modifications, AR 335, Order

No. 97-489 Service Quality Rules, AR 316/322, Order No. 96-332 Confidential Information, AR 318, Order No. 96-330 Open Network Architecture (ONA), AR 264, Order No. 93-852, aff’d.,

GTE v. PUC, 130 Or. App. 637 (1994) Telephone Solicitation Rules, AR 217, Order No. 91-583 Competitive Telecommunications Providers, AR 231, Order No. 91-395 Alternative Operator Services, AR 186, Order No. 90-96 Essential Services, AR 188, Order No. 88-1522 Competitive Telecommunications Providers, AR 146, Order No. 87-659

Safety Compliance

• Safety Violations: U S WEST, UM 640, Order No. 94-531 Sale or Transfer (see Merger and Sale) Security Deposits

CenturyTel of Oregon, Inc., UT 154, Order No. 03-316

Services, Particular Offerings

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• Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line Service: U S WEST, UT 144, Order No. 98-268

• Centrex: U S WEST, UT 126/UM 790, Order No. 96-067 • ISDN Services: Planet Access Inc. v. Verizon (complaint denied), UC 525, Order

No. 00-480 Services, Particular Offerings (Cont.)

• Local Service: Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. (cease & desist), UM 992,

Order No. 00-636 Virtual Collocation, UT 119, Order No. 96-079 U S WEST TeleChoice, UT 58, Order No. 87-657

Service Quality, etc.

• Generally: Investigation (Guidelines for migration of customers), UM 1070, Order

No. 04-095 Investigation of Posting and Service Quality Results, UM 1038, Order

No. 02-854 US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order U S WEST, UM 960, Order No: 00-297 U S WEST Service Quality Reports, UM 960, Order No. 00-002 U S WEST Service to Mercy Medical Investigation, UM 928, Order

Nos. 99-187 and 99-401 Oregon State Police v. U S WEST, UC 415, Order No. 99-389 Green v. U S WEST, UC 400, Order No. 99-388 Chimney-Tek , Inc., v. U S WEST, UC 416, Order No. 99-387 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 U S WEST Communications, Inc., UT 125, Order No. 97-171 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052 MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 Saginaw Park, Inc. v. U S WEST, UC 233, Order No. 94-730 Western Radio Services, Inc. v. US WEST, UC 191, Order No. 91-1138

• Obligation to Inform: US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order U S WEST, UM 960, Order No: 00-297 U S WEST Service Quality Reports, UM 960, Order No. 00-002 Rains & Associates, Inc., U S WEST, UC 177, Order No. 91-897

• Superior Quality Service: MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 98-467 at 4. • Telecommunications Service Standards:

Investigation of Posting and Service Quality Results, UM 1038, Order No. 02-854

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US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order U S WEST, UM 960, Order No: 00-297 U S WEST Service Quality Reports, UM 960, Order Nos. 00-002, 00-164 U S WEST Service to Mercy Medical Investigation, UM 928, Order No. 99-187 U S WEST Service Quality Investigation, UM 867, Order No. 98-035 Service Quality Rules, AR 316/AR 322, Order No. 96-332

Slamming

• PIC Freezes: Tel-Save v. US WEST, UC 359, Order No. 99-041 Small Telephone Companies

• Depreciation Guidelines: Investigation, UM 449, Order Nos. 93-600 and 93-042 • Exemption from Tariff Filing Requirements: Pine Telephone, UX 12, Order

No. 88-1215 • Service Standards: Service Quality Rules, AR 316/AR 322, Order No. 96-332

Special Contracts

• Generally: Qwest Corporation (Investigation for failure to file interconnection

agreements) UM 1168, Order No. 05-783 US WEST InterLATA Services, UM 823, Commission Order L&E Transport of Washington, Inc., UM 254, Order No. 92-1651

• Contracts Reviewed: Centrex/Digicom, UT 72 and 79, Order No. 90-919

Tariffs • Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST Communications,

Inc., UT 135, Order No. 97-180 • Virtual Collocation, U S WEST and GTE, UT 119, Order Nos. 96-079 and

96-187 Telephone Solicitation

• Generally: Telephone Solicitation Rules, AR 217, Order No. 91-583 Territory

• Allocation: Qwest's Application for an order transferring right to exclusively served

territory, Fairway Downs, Oregon City to Beaver Creek Telephone Co., UA 55, Order No. 04-225

Pine Telephone System, Inc., UA 91, Order No. 01-984 • Generally:

Humboldt Telephone, UM 539/UA 47, Order No. 97-446 Gervais Telephone Territory Allocation, UA 38, Order No. 91-422 Telephone Utilities of Eastern Oregon Territory Allocation, UA 31, Order No. 90-383

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Eagle Telephone Territory Allocation, UA 29, Order No. 89-1196 (Chapter 758) Monroe Telephone, UA 25, Order No. 88-716 (deviations allowed) Oregon Telephone, UA 26, Order No. 88-600 (Chapter 758) North State, UA 27, Order No. 88-592 (Chapter 758)

Toll Restriction

Investigation, UM 775, Order No. 97-165 Toll Service

• Generally: Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 AT&T Communications of the Pacific NW (Remove Conditions Placed on

Certificate of Authority, UM 1138, Order No. 04-396 AT&T v. U. S. West, UC 411, Order No. 00-211

U S WEST Section 271 Pre-application Procedures, UM 823, Order No. 97-428

MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021

• Toll Pac: U S WEST Toll Pac Application, UT 94, Order No. 91-100 Unbundling (see ONA, Price Policy)

• Generally: Ascertaining UNEs that must be provided by ILECs to Requesting

Carriers, UT 138/139, Phase III, Order No. 03-209 Compliance Filings, UT 138/UT 139, Phase III, Order No. 03-085 Qwest Corp., UT 148/UM 963, Order No. 00-481 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 97-126 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053 Sprint/U S WEST, ARB 10, Order No. 97-052 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003 MFS/U S WEST, ARB 1, Order No. 96-324 Open Network Architecture (ONA), AR 264, Order No. 94-220

(Reaffirmed unbundling requirement) • Combinations of Network Elements: MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389, Order

No. 98-467 at 3. • Interconnection Cost Adjustment Mechanism: U S WEST Communications, Inc.,

UT 135, Order No. 97-180 • Transport & Termination Charges:

Level 3 Communications LLC, ARB 665, Order No. 07-098 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 Sprint/GTE, ARB 11, Order No. 97-053 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-034 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033

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• CLEC Switching, ELI/GTE, ARB 91, Order Nos. 99-218 and 99-397

• Dark Fiber: MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003

• Subloop Unbundling: MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-038 AT&T/GTE, ARB 5, Order No. 97-021 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003

• Virtual Collocation: UT 119, Order No. 96-079 Universal Service

• Generally: MetroOne Telecommunications, Inc v. Qwest, IC 1, Order No. 00-709 Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Co. (cease & desist), UM 992,

Order No. 00-636 Investigation (Universal Service), UM 731 (Phase IV), Order No. 00-312 Investigation (Universal Service), UM 731, Order No. 94-1852 and 95-

1103 (opening docket, policy statements), Order No. 98-094 (policy statements and implementation issues), Order No. 98-430 on reconsideration of 98-094, and Order No. 99-197 (Administration Issues)

MCI/GTE, ARB 9, Order No. 97-389 Makes Finding Re: Public Interest Criteria for Granting CP applications,

CP 1, CP 14, CP 15, Order No. 96-021 Revenue Transfer from Long Distance Carriers to Local Exchange Customers, UT 42, Order No. 87-405 at 20

• Discounts for Schools and Libraries: UM 837, Order No. 97-460 • Discounts for Rural Health Care Providers: UM 838, Order No. 98-022 • Eligible Carriers Designated:

Staff Investigation to establish requirements for initial designation & recertification, UM 1217, Order No. 06-292 RCC Minnesota’s Application for Designation as ETC, UM 1083/UM

1084, Order No. 04-355 Edge Wireless’ Application for Designation as an Eligible

Telecommunications Carrier, UM 1177, Order No. 05-965 UM 873, Order No. 97-481

• OTAP Rate Established: UM 731 Phase II, Order No. 97-491 • Rural Carriers:

Staff Investigation to establish requirements for initial designation & recertification, UM 1217, Order No. 06-292 UM 1017, Order No. 03-082

• White Page Listings: UM 731 Phase II, Order No. 98-430

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Wholesale Discount • Generally:

TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2 Order No. 97-125 AT&T and MCImetro/U S WEST, ARB 3/6, Order No. 97-003

Wireless Access

Aircall Northwest/U S WEST (Paging), ARB 34, Order No. 97-375 AWS/United (Wireless), ARB 29, Order No. 97-325 AWS/U S WEST, ARB 16, Order No. 97-290 AWS/GTE (Wireless), ARB 25, Order No. 97-266 Airtouch/U S WEST, ARB 23, Order No. 97-231, amended by 97-447 Sprint Spectrum/GTE, ARB 21, Order No. 97-214 BMCT/U S WEST, ARB 22, Order No. 97-213, amended by 97-447 Sprint Spectrum/U S WEST, ARB 13, Order No. 97-220 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-178 AWS/GTE, ARB 17, Order No. 97-158 (Withdrawn) U S Cellular/U S WEST, ARB 14, Order No. 97-155 Western Wireless/GTE, ARB 8, Order No. 97-034 Western Wireless/U S WEST, ARB 7, Order No. 97-033 TCG/U S WEST, ARB 2, Order No. 96-325

Wireless Carriers

• Eligible for RSPF Assistance, AR 335, Order No. 97-489 Staff Investigation to establish requirements for initial designation & recertification, UM 1217, Order No. 06-292

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