Montana Code 69-3-835. Voluntary negotiation of interconnection agreements
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.
Terms Used In Montana Code 69-3-835
- carrier: means any provider of telecommunications services. See Montana Code 69-3-803
- Incumbent local exchange carrier: means , with respect to an area, the local exchange carrier that:
(a)on February 8, 1996, provided telephone exchange service in the area; and
(b)on February 8, 1996, was considered to be a member of the exchange carrier association pursuant to 47 C. See Montana Code 69-3-803
- Telecommunications: means the transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing without a change in the form or content of the information upon receipt. See Montana Code 69-3-803