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Public Utilities Commission Annual Report 2004-05State of Hawaii Page 184. COMMISSION CERTIFICATES NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONSCARRIERS.The Commission certificated 19 new telecommunications companies in the Fiscal Year,including 14 resellers of various intrastate wireless, calling card, and interexchange(long-distance) telecommunications services; 1 provider of wireless services; 1 facility-basedprovider/reseller; and 3 providers of payphone services.5. COMMISSION APPROVES INTERNET PROTOCOL (“IP”) VOICESERVICES.In October 2004, the Commission granted Time Warner Cable Information Services(Hawaii) LLC (“TWCIS”) a certificate of authority (“COA”) to provide intrastate telecommunicationsservices in the State as a reseller and facilities-based carrier. TWCIS plans to provide local andlong distance IP voice services (aka, Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP) targeted to Hawaiicustomers who reside in Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., dba Oceanic Time WarnerCable’s Road Runner service areas. In addition to calling other subscribers, subscribers of theVoIP services will be able to call and be called by anyone connected to the public switchedtelephone network.6. COMMISSION APPROVES REQUEST TO DISCONTINUECONFERENCE CONNECTIONS SERVICE.In July 2004, the Commission approved Verizon Hawaii’s request to discontinue itsConference Connections service. Conference Connections is a discretionary service usednormally by Verizon Hawaii’s business customers to connect three (3) or more users through aconference bridge to converse with one another simultaneously. The manufacturer of VerizonHawaii’s Conference Connections service equipment discontinued the line of equipment used byVerizon Hawaii and ended all technical support by the end of June 2004. The demand for thisservice has dramatically declined due to the existence of more efficient and convenientconferencing services.7. COMMISSION APPROVES INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS.The Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 and Section 6-80-54, HAR, requiretelecommunications service providers to submit to the Commission for review and approval anyagreements for access, interconnection, unbundling, or network termination adopted bynegotiation or arbitration.During the Fiscal Year, the Commission approved the following interconnectionagreements and amended agreements between telecommunications service providers andVerizon Hawaii:Think 12 Corporation, dba Hello Depot (“Hello Depot”). In July 2004, theCommission approved the negotiated interconnection agreement andamendment to the interconnection agreement between Verizon Hawaii and HelloDepot. The scope of the agreement includes interconnection, resale, networkelements, collocation and other services. The amendment proposes to giveeffect to the provisions of the FCC Triennial Review Order. Hello Depot is areseller of telecommunications services in the State.Pacific LightNet Inc. (“Pacific LightNet”). In August 2004, the Commissionapproved the fourth amendment to the interconnection agreement betweenVerizon Hawaii and Pacific LightNet. The amendment proposes to give effect toprovisions of the FCC Triennial Review Order. Pacific LightNet is authorized to
Public Utilities Commission Annual Report 2004-05State of Hawaii Page 19provide facilities-based local exchange and long distance telecommunicationsservices in the State.AT&T Wireless of Hawaii Inc. (“AWS”). In September 2004, the Commissionapproved the third amendment to the interconnection agreement betweenVerizon Hawaii and AWS. The amendment allows AWS to provide enhanced911 (“E911”) service to its end users and customers using systems anddatabases established and maintained by Verizon Hawaii. AWS is a certifiedprovider of commercial radio mobile services (“CMRS”) in the State.American Fiber Network, Inc. (“AFN”). In December 2004, the Commissionapproved the amendment to the interconnection agreement between VerizonHawaii and AFN. The amendment clarifies that Verizon Hawaii is only obligatedto provide AFN access to unbundled network elements (“UNEs”) andcombinations of UNEs to the extent as required by the Federal unbundling rules.AFN is an authorized provider of facilities-based and resold telecommunicationsservices in the State.Southwestern Bell Communications, Inc., dba SBC Long Distance(“SBCS”). In January 2005, the Commission approved SBCS’ adoption of thenegotiated interconnection agreement between Hello Depot and Verizon Hawaiiand the amendment to the interconnection agreement. SBCS is a reseller andfacilities-based carrier of intrastate telecommunications services in the State.Level 3 Communications, LLC (“Level 3”). In January 2005, the Commissionapproved the second amendment to the interconnection agreement betweenVerizon Hawaii and Level 3. The amendment establishes new terms andconditions that govern the rights and obligations of Verizon Hawaii and Level 3with regards to intercarrier compensation and interconnection architecture.Level 3 is an authorized provider of facilities-based and resoldtelecommunications services in the State.CommPartners, LLC (“CommPartners”). In February 2005, the Commissiongranted approval of CommPartners’ adoption of the negotiated interconnectionagreement between Hello Depot and Verizon Hawaii and the amendment to theinterconnection agreement. CommPartners is an authorized reseller andfacilities-based carrier of telecommunications services in the State.AT&T Communications of Hawaii, Inc. (“AT&T”). In March 2005, theCommission approved the second amendment to the interconnection agreementbetween Verizon Hawaii and AT&T. The amendment reflects changes to certainintercarrier compensation, interconnection architecture and other related matters.AT&T is an authorized provider of intrastate telecommunications services in theState.Coral Wireless (“Coral”). In May 2005, the Commission granted approval ofCoral’s adoption of the negotiated interconnection agreement between VerizonHawaii and NPCR Inc., dba Nextel Partners and the amendment to theinterconnection agreement. Coral is an authorized CMRS provider of intrastatewireless telecommunications services in the State.MCImetro Access Transmission Services LLC (“MCImetro”). In June 2005,the Commission approved the second amendment to the interconnectionagreement between Verizon Hawaii and MCImetro. The amendment modifiesthe interconnection agreement by establishing new monthly recurring chargesthat MCImetro agrees to pay Verizon Hawaii for DS0 UNE-P (or unbundled
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