Northern Valley Communications, LLC v. Qwest Communications Corp.

OPINION AND ORDER

CHARLES B. KORNMANN, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Northern Valley filed this diversity action to collect for amounts allegedly due from Qwest for providing originating and terminating telephone access services. The background of this case is set forth in Northern Valley Communications, LLC v. Qwest Communications Corp., 659 F.Supp.2d 1062 (D.S.D.2009).

Briefly, Northern Valley is a competitive local exchange carrier (“CLEC”) that offers local telephone service in South Dakota. Qwest, for the purposes of this action, is an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) that provides long distance…