Qwest’s Colo. proposed settlement on unfiled agreements should be...
Qwest’s Colo. proposed settlement on unfiled agreements should be rejected, said a PUC administrative law judge. ALJ William Fritzel also said Qwest should be required to show cause why it shouldn’t be compelled to compensate CLECs harmed by the…
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telco’s off-the-record interconnection dealmaking. The complaints (Case 02-I- 572T) alleged Qwest made at least 72 preferential agreements with CLECs in 2002 and earlier that were never filed with the PUC as required by state and federal law. Qwest and the Colo. Office of Consumer Counsel in April made a deal in which Qwest would pay $7.5 million in penalties that would be used to expand Lifeline enrollment and improve 911 systems. But the ALJ said the proposal didn’t address the alleged harm to CLECs that weren’t parties to the unfiled agreements. He also said the proposal was a deal made between only 2 of the affected parties and didn’t represent a truly global settlement.