UNE-P for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Revisions The following table provides a summary of versions, dates and descriptions of revisions made to this product guide. Version Date Number 06/26/03 Original 11/03/03 Removed invalid service and equipment code for feature.
Sprint Unbundled Network Elements–Platform (UNE-P) services are combinations of Unbundled Network Elements (UNE) provided to Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC). UNE-P Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) service is designed to allow the CLEC to offer the functional equivalent of Sprint comparable retail residential and single line business service offerings.
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UNE-P for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Optional Switch-Based Features (Continued) Ø All Other States - Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming – rates apply to available optional switch-based features as follows: CCF and Toll Restriction - a single rate is applied to one or more CCF and Toll Restriction services ordered per UNE port.
UNE-P for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Other Available Services (Continued) Primary Interexchange Carrier (PIC) Selection The CLEC will designate the PIC for an end user ordering UNE-P POTS service. The CLEC will request PIC changes on end user’s behalf and will be invoiced the applicable PIC change charge.
UNE-P for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Ordering Process (Continued) The Requested Type (REQTYP) for ordering UNE-P POTS is "M” for a combined loop and port. The valid Account Activities for UNE-P POTS are "N" for new install and "V" to convert service to a new Local Service Provider (LSP).
UNE-P for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Facility Lease Charges The CASS invoice for facility lease charges contains the following sections: Ø Return document for payment processing Ø Face page includes customer name and address and Invoice Balances by invoice number Ø...
UNE-P for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Detail of Usage Charges (Continued) Unbundled Local Transport Ø Local Interswitch Direct Originating Minutes Tandem Originating Minutes Ø Intralata Toll Direct Originating Minutes Ø Access Tandem Originating Minutes Terminating Minutes Unbundled Tandem Switching Ø...
UNE-P for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Facility Lease Rate Element Application The Nonrecurring Charge (NRC) and Monthly Recurring Charge (MRC) facility lease charges will be invoiced based on the USOC associated with the individual unbundled network element. Refer to the state specific UNE-P Products and Services Matrix for a complete list of USOCs.
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UNE-P for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Facility Lease Rate Element Application (Continued) Ø Convert (Re-install) Loop Charge - Applies when a CLEC converts an existing Sprint retail POTS service to UNE-P or converts an existing resale or UNE-P service from another CLEC to UNE-P POTS.
UNE-P for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Table 6 – Facility Lease Rate Element Examples (Continued) USOC Description Example 3 - UNE-P POTS service in North Carolina-United 2-wire Analog Voice Grade Loop POTS Port NID – 4 wire Local Number Portability...
UNE-P for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Usage Rate Element Application (Continued) OSDA – OSDA calls that originate from the UNE-P end user when recorded by a Sprint Ø switch. The OSDA call record is used by Sprint to invoice the UNE-P CLEC at a per- message state tariff rate.
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