Section R14-2-1111. Requirement for IntraLATA Equal Access

A.      Each local exchange carrier shall provide 2-PIC toll equal access where technically and economically feasible, and in accordance with any procedures the Commission may order.

B.       The sequence for implementation of intraLATA equal access shall occur in the following manner:

1.        In response to a bona fide request for intraLATA equal access, a local exchange carrier shall complete imple- mentation of intraLATA equal access within nine months of receiving the request. A person making such a bona

fide request shall also provide a copy to the Arizona Cor- poration Commission.

2.        The local exchange carrier may implement intraLATA equal access in any central office on its own initiative but, in any event, shall make intraLATA equal access avail- able in all its central offices no later than July 1, 1996, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission

C.      A local exchange carrier may petition the Commission for a waiver of the requirement in subsection (B)(1) on the grounds that compliance is not technically or economically feasible. A local exchange carrier may also petition the Commission for an extension of the requirement in subsection (B)(2) on the grounds that intraLATA equal access cannot reasonably or economically be provided within any specific exchanges within the required time-frame. The Commission may grant either of these waivers with or without a hearing. The local exchange carrier filing the waiver petition shall bear the bur- den of proof.

Historical Note

Adopted effective June 27, 1995, under a court-ordered exemption as determined by the Arizona Corporation Commission (Supp. 95-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 4789, effective December 15, 2002 (Supp.

02-4).