District of Columbia Administrative Code

2619 ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS 2619.1 The arbitrating parties shall have thirty (30) days from a Commission order adopting an arbitration decision to file the arbitration agreement. 2619.2 If the arbitrating parties are unable to agree on whether a proposed provision conforms to the…

2620 COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR REVIEW OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS Within thirty (30) calendar days of the date that an arbitration agreement is submitted to the Commission, the Commission shall either approve or reject the arbitration agreement, or portions thereof, in accordance …

2621 PUBLIC INSPECTION OF AGREEMENTS Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 252(h), the Commission shall make a copy of each negotiated, mediated, or arbitrated agreement approved under this Chapter available for public inspection and copying within ten (10) days after Commission approval of th…

2622 PETITIONS FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENTS APPROVED PURSUANT TO 47 U.S.C. § 252(e) 2622.1 Any telecommunications carrier, including the incumbent local exchange carrier, may file with the Commission a petition requesting interpretation or enforcement of an agr…

2623 RESPONSES TO INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT PETITIONS 2623.1 A party to the approved agreement that is the subject of the interpretation or enforcement proceeding may file a response to the interpretation or enforcement petition. An original and fifteen (15) copies of the res…

2624 COMMISSION REVIEW OF INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT PETITIONS 2624.1 Upon receipt of the interpretation and enforcement petition and any response, the Commission or its designated agent shall determine the procedural schedule for the interpretation or enforcement proceeding. …

2625 ASSESSMENT OF COSTS 2625.1 Pursuant to D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. § 34-912(b)(7)(A), the Commission may assess each participating carrier a portion of the actual costs of any mediation, arbitration, interpretation, or enforcement proceeding conducted pursuant to this Chapter. Costs…

2626 WAIVER 2626.1 The Commission may upon request, or on its own initiative after notice to the parties of its intention do so, waive any provision of this chapter for good cause. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 5242 (June 23, 2000) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Ru…

2699 DEFINTIONS The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following definitions unless the context clearly states otherwise: "Approved agreement" means an agreement approved by the Commission pursuant to Section 252 of the Telecommunications Act of …

2700 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY 2700.1 Pursuant to D.C. Official Code §§ 34-2001, et seq. (2010 Repl. & 2011 Supp.), this chapter shall establish rules governing the provision of telecommunications services in the District of Columbia. Except where otherwise provided, this chapter…

2701 ASSESSMENT OF COSTS 2701.1 All telecommunications service providers shall be subject to an annual assessment in accordance with the provisions in 15 DCMR chapter 13. SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 4664 (May 25, 2001); as amended by Final Rulemaking pu…

2702 TARIFFS 2702.1 Prior to commencing service, all Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) shall file tariffs with the Commission for each service offered within the District of Columbia. The tariffs shall describe the service being offered, all terms and conditions, and th…

2703 ENFORCEMENT 2703.1 A violation of any statute, regulation, or Commission order may subject a telecommunications service provider to any of the actions prescribed by D.C. Official Code § 34-2002(h-1) (2011 Supp.). SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 4664 (May 25, 200…

2704 ABANDONMENT OF CERTIFICATION OR CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND PUBLIC NECESSITY 2704.1 Any telecommunications service provider (“TSP”) certificated by the Commission that proposes to abandon the CLEC certification or certificate of convenience and public necessity in the Dis…

2705 ABANDONMENT, REDUCTION, OR IMPAIRMENT OF SERVICE 2705.1 Any TSP certificated by the Commission that proposes to abandon, reduce or impair the provisioning of telecommunications services in the District of Columbia shall file an application with the Commission no later than n…

2706 ABANDONMENT OF SERVICE TO THE LOCAL EXCHANGE VOICE SERVICES MARKET 2706.1 Applicability This section applies when a TSP that has one (1) or more customers proposes to abandon the provisioning of regulated telecommunications services to the local exchange voice services marke…

2707 ABANDONMENT OF COPPER FACILITIES 2707.1 Applicability This section applies when a TSP that has one (1) or more customers that are provided local exchange services over copper facilities (including, but not limited to, a class of customers such as residential customers or bus…

2708 RELINQUISHMENT OF CERTIFICATE 2708.1 A certificated party that has never had customers or facilities in the District of Columbia may, at any time, relinquish its certification to provide telecommunications service in the District of Columbia by filing an affidavit, signed by…

2709 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9036 (October 21, 2011).

2710 REPORTS 2710.1 All TSPs in the District shall be required to file an annual report with the Commission on the Commission’s annual report form by April 1 of each year, including the following information: Type of services being provided to customers in the District as of the …

2711 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9037 (October 21, 2011).

2712 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9037 (October 21, 2011).

2713 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9037 (October 21, 2011).

2714 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9037 (October 21, 2011).

2715 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9037 (October 21, 2011).

2716 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9037 (October 21, 2011).

2717 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9037 (October 21, 2011).

2718 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9037 (October 21, 2011).

2719 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9037 (October 21, 2011).

2720 RETAIL QUALITY OF SERVICE MEASURES 2720.1 All telecommunications service providers having more than ten thousand (10,000) access lines shall comply with and report on the following retail quality of service measures. 2720.2 Installation Commitments Met measure – This measure…

2721 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9040 (October 21, 2011).

2722 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9040 (October 21, 2011).

2723 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9040 (October 21, 2011).

2724 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9040 (October 21, 2011).

2725 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9040 (October 21, 2011).

2726 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9040 (October 21, 2011).

2727 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9040 (October 21, 2011).

2728 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9040 (October 21, 2011).

2729 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9040 (October 21, 2011).

2730 BILLING ERROR NOTIFICATION 2730.1 Each telecommunications service provider must inform the Commission and the Office of the People’s Counsel when a billing error has affected one hundred (100) or more customers or the number of affected customers is equal to or more than two…

2731 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9041 (October 21, 2011).

2732 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9041 (October 21, 2011).

2733 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9041 (October 21, 2011).

2734 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9041 (October 21, 2011).

2735 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9041 (October 21, 2011).

2736 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9041 (October 21, 2011).

2737 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9041 (October 21, 2011).

2738 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9041 (October 21, 2011). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Public Utilities and Cable Television 15 DCMR § 2738

2739 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9020, 9041 (October 21, 2011).

2740 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE OUTAGES AND INCIDENTS RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH 2740.1 The provisions of this section, except as otherwise reflected, shall apply to all telecommunications service providers serving at least one hundred (100) customers or one hu…