Wholesale: Products & Services

Open Product/Process CR PC012302-1 Detail

Description Of Change

Project Meetings

Attendees: Terry Bahner, AT&T Esther Scherer, AT&T Sharon Van Meter, AT&T Jonathan Spangler, AT&T Laurel Burke, Qwest Craig Suellentrop, Qwest Joan Wells, Qwest Peter Wirth, Qwest

Introduction of Attendees: Attendees introduced.

Review Requested (Description of) Change: AT&T would like to see more detail included in Qwest’s embargoed central office notifications. Specifically, AT&T seek great clarification about the cut-over process and the planned timing of cut-overs. AT&T also seek clarification on the product implications of this process.

Terry Bahner, AT&T reviewed the CR and added the following points that need to be addressed: 1) AT&T would like additional information on notices for both “switch embargoes” and “frame conversions” including the specific URL in the Qwest Wholesale web page identifying the schedule dates for embargoes/conversions in Qwest CO facilities. Joan Wells, Qwest identified the URL [http://www.qwest.com/cgi- bin/iconn/iconnembargoreport.pl?function=14]. Information was also requested regarding the Qwest contact for notice issuance, and the frequency and time interval for notices transmitted via e-mail to potentially affected CLECs. 2) AT&T indicated that current Qwest notices are incomplete in that “ordering embargo implications” are not addressed. AT&T expressed a need for written language in the notice directing the CLEC to the applicable Qwest procedures for product ordering during the associated “quiet time” and “embargo” periods. This would assist AT&T in planning orders, thus minimizing potential rejected orders during the actual embargo timeframes. Craig Suellentrop, Qwest indicated that current Qwest notices provide information on the physical cut-over process only and not overall product ordering during the entire embargo timeframe. Joan Wells, Qwest will investigate the location of Qwest procedures within the SGAT and PCAT. An example notification was submitted to Qwest via e-mail. This notification was transmitted to the Qwest participants prior to the clarification meeting. 3) AT&T raised questions regarding IMA 9.0. Terry Bahner, AT&T asked “what the different product embargo intervals are in regards to an LSR being rejected because of the IMA 9.0 edit?” Jonathan Spangler, AT&T indicated that the IMA edit was generated under a Qwest internal UR sometime in the November 2002 time frame. Qwest will investigate this IMA edit and determine the impact to product orders during the embargo time frame.

Confirm Areas & Products Impacted: LNP product added to CR.

Confirm Right Personnel Involved: Qwest & AT&T confirmed appropriate personnel were in attendance. Qwest will engage any other additional personnel, as required, to address the IMA 9.0 edit.

Identify/Confirm CLEC’s Expectation: Qwest to evaluate CR. During the February 2002 Monthly P&P CMP Meeting, Qwest will either solicit input from CLEC community & provide potential solutions to the CR; or provide an expedited response to the CR.

CenturyLink Response

Terry L. Bahner Supervisor AT&T 1875 Lawrence St Denver, CO 80202-1847

SUBJECT: Qwest’s Change Request Response - CR # PC012302-1: Qwest to provide more detail in embargoed central office notifications.

AT&T is asking Qwest for more information regarding service order embargoes that occur because of switch conversions. During clarification meetings AT&T had several items that required information. AT&T would like the notices that are sent out about switch conversions to contain specific information about service order embargoes and what products are affected. AT&T is also interested in information about whether a service order embargo applies to LNP port-out activity. Finally, AT&T asked about the IMA 9.0 edit and what orders would be rejected because of this edit. AT&T was particularly concerned about LNP port-out activity regarding the IMA 9.0 edit.

Notices regarding trunk-side services are sent out 90 days and 30 days prior to conversion. These notices are sent to carriers (CLEC’s, IXC’s, and wireless providers) that have LIS, Feature Group, or Type II trunks in the affected switch. If any carrier would like to augment their existing trunks in the new switch, orders to disconnect from the old switch and connect to the new switch must be provided 60 days prior to the conversion. If the carrier only wants to have their trunks transferred on a “like-for-like” basis, the disconnect and new orders must be received 30 days prior to the conversion. Service orders for trunk side facilities are embargoed for 35 days during the conversion process. This interval is established as 30 days prior to the conversion until 5 days post conversion. These dates are stated on the notices.

For line side facilities a service order embargo is in place approximately 5 days prior to the conversion and continues until 2 days after the conversion. Centrex orders will have a standard 5 week embargo (10 days prior to the conversion and 4 weeks post conversion). Service orders with due dates falling within these periods will be rejected. The only exceptions are for disconnects, service denial/restoral, and LNP port-out activity. Some switch conversions (an ISDN only switch for example) have no associated service order embargo. Service order embargo dates are contained on the ICONN website (database http://www.qwest.com/cgi-bin/iconn/iconnembargoreport.pl?function=14).

The IMA 9.0 edit went into effect on February 23, 2002. This edit was put into place to reject line-side orders with due dates that fall within the embargo period. A patch was put into effect on February 27, 2002 to allow LNP port-out orders to flow through.

Sincerely,

Craig Suellentrop Interconnection Planner Qwest

Cc: Joan Wells, Senior Process Analyst, Qwest Mary Retka, Director Legal Issues, Qwest