§  20.11   Interconnection to facilities of local exchange carriers.

   (a) A local exchange carrier must provide the type of interconnection
   reasonably requested by a mobile service licensee or carrier, within a
   reasonable time after the request, unless such interconnection is not
   technically feasible or economically reasonable. Complaints against
   carriers under section 208 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 208,
   alleging a violation of this section shall follow the requirements of
   § § 1.711-1.734 of this chapter, 47 CFR 1.711-1.734.

   (b) Local exchange carriers and commercial mobile radio service
   providers shall comply with principles of mutual compensation.

   (1) A local exchange carrier shall pay reasonable compensation to a
   commercial mobile radio service provider in connection with terminating
   traffic that originates on facilities of the local exchange carrier.

   (2) A commercial mobile radio service provider shall pay reasonable
   compensation to a local exchange carrier in connection with terminating
   traffic that originates on the facilities of the commercial mobile
   radio service provider.

   (c) Local exchange carriers and commercial mobile radio service
   providers shall also comply with applicable provisions of part 51 of
   this chapter.

   (d) Local exchange carriers may not impose compensation obligations for
   traffic not subject to access charges upon commercial mobile radio
   service providers pursuant to tariffs.

   (e) An incumbent local exchange carrier may request interconnection
   from a commercial mobile radio service provider and invoke the
   negotiation and arbitration procedures contained in section 252 of the
   Act. A commercial mobile radio service provider receiving a request for
   interconnection must negotiate in good faith and must, if requested,
   submit to arbitration by the state commission. Once a request for
   interconnection is made, the interim transport and termination pricing
   described in § 51.715 of this chapter shall apply.

   [ 59 FR 18495 , Apr. 19, 1994, as amended at  61 FR 45619 , Aug. 29, 1996;
    70 FR 16145 , Mar. 30, 2005]