Summary: Revises Tariff WN U-12, the companies’ intrastate switched access tariff; specifically regarding Section 2 (general regulations); Section 16.3, rates and charges for CenturyTel of Washington, Inc. and CenturyTel of Inter Island, Inc.; and Section 17.3, rates and charges for CenturyTel of Cowiche, Inc. Rate elements reduced include a) tandem switched transport, and b) end office local switching – terminating access charges. The filing is consistent with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) November 18, 2011, “Transformation Order” (FCC 11-161); regarding intercarrier compensation (ICC) reform, “Step 6” of the seven step process for price cap carriers. CenturyLink also requests an effective date of July 1, 2017.
