Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Public Service Commission
Telecommunications Arbitration and Mediation Procedures
Part 2 - ARBITRATION
Section R. 484.703 - Filing of petition for arbitration

(1) The party initiating arbitration shall file a petition with the commission and serve it on the other party to the negotiations. Service of the petition shall be under the rules of practice and procedure before the commission, R 460.17101 et seq.

(2) The first page of all petitions for arbitration shall set forth the date upon which the request for negotiation under section 252 of the federal telecommunications act of 1996 was received and the dates 135 days, 160 days, and 9 months after the date of the request.

(3) The petition shall specify and explain the issues for which arbitration is sought and the positions of the parties on each of those issues.

(4) The party initiating a petition for arbitration shall file with the petition all information upon which it intends to rely to support its position.

(5) Within 25 days of the filing date, the party responding to the petition for arbitration shall file a response. The response shall include all information upon which that party intends to rely. A party responding to a petition may raise issues not included in the petition.

(6) By stipulation signed by all parties, the petition for arbitration may be amended to restate the information described in subrule (2) of this rule.