69-3-835. Voluntary negotiation of interconnection agreements. Upon receiving a request for interconnection, services, or network elements pursuant to 69-3-834, an incumbent local exchange carrier may negotiate and enter into a binding agreement with the requesting telecommunications carrier without regard to the duties set forth in 69-3-834(2)(b) or (2)(c). The agreement must include a detailed schedule of itemized charges for interconnection and each service or network element included in the agreement.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 349, L. 1997.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 3. Regulation of Utilities
Part 8. Montana Telecommunications Act
69-3-804. Exemption for private telecommunications service
69-3-805. Registration of telecommunications providers
69-3-806. Prohibition against cross-subsidization
69-3-807. Regulation of rates and charges
69-3-808. Forbearance of rate regulation to facilitate competition
69-3-809. Alternative forms of regulation
69-3-810. New service -- withdrawal of services
69-3-811. Costs for services provided -- jurisdiction over complaints
69-3-812. through 69-3-814 reserved
69-3-816. through 69-3-820 reserved
69-3-821. Examination of books and records
69-3-822. Rulemaking authority
69-3-824. No preemption of laws governing anticompetitive activity
69-3-825. through 69-3-828 reserved
69-3-829. Expedited complaint proceeding -- commission authority
69-3-830. Expedited complaint proceeding -- procedure
69-3-831. Interconnection -- construction and effect
69-3-832. Interconnection -- jurisdiction
69-3-833. Rulemaking authority
69-3-834. Duty to interconnect
69-3-835. Voluntary negotiation of interconnection agreements
69-3-836. Mediation of interconnection agreements
69-3-837. Arbitration of interconnection issues
69-3-838. Approval of arbitration decision
69-3-839. Approval of interconnection agreements
69-3-840. Determination of eligible carrier status -- universal service support
69-3-841. Universal service policies
69-3-842. Universal service fund established -- purpose
69-3-843. Fund administrator -- commission rulemaking authority
69-3-844. Contributions to fund
69-3-845. Payments from fund -- costs
69-3-846. Discounts for schools, libraries, and health care providers
69-3-847. Wholesale pricing standards
69-3-848. Pricing of individual network elements
69-3-849. Prohibited subsidies
69-3-850. through 69-3-855 reserved
69-3-863. through 69-3-869 reserved
69-3-870. Performance assurance state special revenue account -- statutory appropriation