170 IAC 7-7-1 Policy and scope

Sec. 1. (a) This rule is intended to establish an expedited procedure for resolving interconnection disputes between telecommunications carriers that arise from the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. § 251 et seq. Only those disputes that directly affect the ability of a party to provide uninterrupted service to its customers or preclude the provisioning of any service, functionality, or network element are entitled to expedited review. (b) Expedited review pursuant to this rule shall not be used unless the parties have exhausted all dispute resolution procedures included in the commission approved interconnection agreement that is the subject of the dispute, if any. Any binding dispute resolution made pursuant to a commission approved interconnection agreement cannot be challenged under this rule. (c) Expedited review pursuant to this rule shall be granted at the commission's sole discretion. An order dismissing a party's request for expedited review pursuant to this rule will be issued without prejudice for leave to file a formal complaint under IC 8-1-2-54 and related statutes. (d) To the extent that this rule does not address issues of practice and procedure, 170 IAC 1-1.1 applies.