Illinois Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27, 2024) |
TITLE83. PUBLIC UTILITIES |
PART731. WHOLESALE SERVICE QUALITY FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS |
SUBPARTD. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL LEVEL 1 CARRIERS |
§731.420. Effect of Interconnection Agreements
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a) A Level 1 carrier may provide wholesale service that does not conform to its wholesale service quality plan to another carrier pursuant to an interconnection agreement, if subsections (a)(1) through (a)(4) are met:
1) the two carriers negotiated the interconnection agreement or an amendment to their interconnection agreement after September 1, 2004;
2) that interconnection agreement expressly references this Section;
3) that interconnection agreement sets forth how the standards and requirements contained in the Level 1 carrier's wholesale service quality plan do not apply to the carrier-signatories to the interconnection agreement; and
4) the changes in that agreement to the Level 1 carrier's wholesale service quality plan are not contrary to the public interest.
b) The standards and measures in this Subpart shall apply to: negotiated agreements or amendments to interconnection agreements effective after September 1, 2004; negotiated interconnection agreements that do not expressly reference this Section; and negotiated agreements that do not expressly amend any of the standards and requirements contained in this Subpart.