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It is a baseline obligation that establishes the principle that telecommunications carriers must permit interconnection to occur but does not dictate the precise manner in which interconnection must be provided

The FCC's rules implementing Section 251(c)(6) provide that an ILEC must provide physical colocation unless it can demonstrate that physical colocation is "not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations

The parties may voluntarily negotiate and reach agreement on all terms, and any such agreement must be submitted to the relevant state commission for approval

The state commission must resolve the arbitration and approve the resulting agreement within the timeframes established by the statute

Commercial Reasonableness Standard The Commission and the courts have established that a carrier's colocation and interconnection terms must be "just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory

The burden of proof does not shift; the complainant must affirmatively demonstrate the elements of its claim, and the respondent is entitled to dismissal if the complainant fails to carry its burden