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Access Service Coordination-Exchange Company (ASC-EC) - V8.0

Description

The Access Service Coordination-Exchange Company (ASC-EC) process identifies the responsibilities of each Access Provider (AP) when jointly providing access service. Arrangements are established on a LATA wide basis and are negotiated between APs. The Access Customer (AC) will identify the AP responsible for over-all coordination of an access order.

Identifying ASC-EC

Private Line DS0 Voicegrade Circuit

Brightspeed is usually the ASC-EC unless the exception identified below exists:

IF THE ACCESS PROVIDER IS:	THE ASR REQUESTS:
Brightspeed entity: CenturyTel (formerly PTI) (W) Brightspeed entity: Embarq (previously Sprint/United; also known as United Tel of the West) (E,W) Citizens Comm (NM only) (C) Contel (W) Contel of Illinois d.b.a. Verizon of Illinois (formerly GTE of Illinois) (E) Contel of the West (ID & UT) (C) Mankato Citizens Telephone Company (E) d.b.a. HickoryTech (E) Mid-Communications d.b.a. HickoryTech (E) Northland Telephone Company d.b.a. PTI (also known as CenturyTel) (E) Verizon	2 Point - ASC-EC = Access Provider of End User Multi-point - ASC-EC = Access Provider of 1st Bridge
Frontier	2 Point - ASC-EC = Access Provider of the End User (SECLOC) Multi-point - ASC-EC = Access Provider of the 1st Bridge
Windstream – IA, MN, NE, NM	2 Point - ASC-EC = Access Provider of the End User (SECLOC) Multi-point - ASC-EC = Access Provider of the 1st Bridge

E = Eastern Region only (IA, MN, ND, NE, SD)

C = Central Region only (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)

W = Western Region only (OR, WA)

Digital Data Service

Brightspeed is usually the ASC-EC unless the exception identified below exists:

IF THE ACCESS PROVIDER IS:	THEN THE ASC-EC IS:
Ameritech/SBC Corp (E) (previously Ameritech, Illinois Bell) Brightspeed entity: CenturyTel (formerly PTI) (W) Citizens Comm (NM only) (C) Contel (W) Contel of Illinois d.b.a. Verizon of Illinois (formerly GTE of Illinois) (E) Contel of the West (ID & UT) (C) Brightspeed entity: Embarq (previously Sprint/United; also known as United Tel of the West) (E,W) Mankato Citizens Telephone Company d.b.a. HickoryTech (E) Mid-Communications d.b.a. HickoryTech (E) HickoryTech (E) Verizon (formerly GTE)	2 point = Access Provider with the 1st bridge or MUX Multi-point = Access Provider with the first HUB or MUX
Northland Telephone Company d.b.a. PTI (also known as CenturyTel) (E)	2 Point =Access provider of End User Multi-point = Access Provider of End User
Frontier	2-Point = Access Provider of the End User (SECLOC) Multi-point - ASC-EC = Access Provider with the first HUB or MUX
Citizens Utilities (AZ only) (C) Contel of Arizona (C) Ellensburg INS Participating Companies (Iowa Network Services) (E) Iowa Telcom North (formerly GTE - North) Iowa Telcom (formerly GTE - Iowa) Iowa Telcom Systems (formerly GTE Systems - Iowa) Valor Telecommunications	Brightspeed
Windstream – IA, MN, NE, NM	2 Point - ASC-EC = Access Provider of the End User (SECLOC) Multi-point - ASC-EC = Access Provider of the 1st Bridge

E = Eastern Region only (IA, MN, ND, NE, SD)

C = Central Region only (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)

W = Western Region only (OR, WA)

HICAP

Brightspeed is usually the ASC-EC unless the exception identified below exists:

Note: When processing circuit related to Brightspeed MOE (Metropolitan Optical Ethernet) service, Brightspeed will be the ASC-EC.

Note: When processing DS3 circuits riding a SHNS ring the ASC-EC will be the company providing the Access Nodes on the ring. When Access Nodes are located in Brightspeed AND ILEC territory, the ASC-EC will be the same as the initial install of the ring. For example, if an OC48 SHNS ring has Access Nodes in Verizon and Brightspeed territories and the original ASC-EC was Brightspeed, the ASC-EC for circuits riding the ring will be Brightspeed.

IF THE ACCESS PROVIDER IS:	THEN THE ASC-EC IS:
Brightspeed entity: CenturyTel (formerly PTI) (W) Brightspeed entity: Century Tel (WY) (C) Contel (W) Contel of Illinois d.b.a. Verizon of Illinois (formerly GTE of Illinois) (E) Contel of the West (ID & UT) (C) Mankato Citizens Telephone Company d.b.a. HickoryTech (E) Mid-Communications Company d.b.a. HickoryTech (E) Verizon Whidbey (W)	2 Point no CFA provided = Access Provider of End User 2 Point with CFA provided = Access Provider of MUX Multi-plexed no CFA provided = Access Provider of End Office MUX Multi-plexed with CFA provided = Access Provider of 1st MUX
Brightspeed entity: Embarq (previously Sprint/United; also known as United Tel of the West) (E, W)	Non muxed (CLS) - Access Provider of the End User Multiplexed (CLF) = Access Provider of the multiplexer (SECLOC). NOTE: The CFA is not used to determine ASC-EC, only the ‘end’ wire center. It makes no difference when the circuit is riding a higher facility, or CFA. The end user's wire center or end office (SECLOC) is used to determine ASC-EC.
Frontier	2 Point = Access Provider of End User Multi-Plexed = Access Provider of the End User
Northland Telephone Company d.b.a. PTI (also known as CenturyTel) (E) Ameritech/SBC (E) (previously Ameritech, Illinois Bell)	2 Point =Access Provider of End User Multi-plexed = Access Provider of End Office Mux
Contel of AZ (C) Ellensburg INS Participating Companies (Iowa Network Services) (E) Iowa Telcom North (formerly GTE - North) Iowa Telcom (formerly GTE - Iowa) Iowa Telcom Systems (formerly GTE Systems - Iowa) Valor Telecommunications	Brightspeed
Windstream – IA, MN, NE, NM	2 Point = Access Provider of End User Multi-Plexed = Access Provider of the End User

E = Eastern Region only (IA, MN, ND, NE, SD)

C = Central Region only (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)

W = Western Region only (OR, WA)

Switched

Brightspeed is usually the ASC-EC unless the exception identified below exists:

IF THE ACCESS PROVIDER IS:	THEN THE ASC-EC IS:
Ameritech/SBC (E) (previously Ameritech, Illinois Bell Brightspeed entity: CenturyTel (formerly PTI) (E, W) Citizens Comm (NM only) (C) Verizon Contel of Illinois (E) Continental Tel (W) Continental Tel. of the West (C)(ID & UT) Ellensburg (W) Verizon (formerly GTE) Iowa Telcom North (formerly GTE - North) Iowa Telcom (formerly GTE - Iowa) Iowa Telcom Systems (formerly GTE Systems - Iowa) Brightspeed entity: Embarq (previously Sprint/United; also known as United Tel of the West) (E,W), Whidbey (W)	FGA = ACCESS PROVIDER of Dial Tone Office FGB,C,D = ACCESS PROVIDER of the End Office or Tandem
Iowa Network Service (INS) (E)	FGB,D = Access Provider of the End Office or Tandem
Frontier	FGA = First point of switching (SECLOC) FGB,C,D = First point of switching (SECLOC)
Valor Telecommunications	Brightspeed
Windstream – IA, MN, NE, NM	FGA = First point of switching (SECLOC) FGB,C,D = First point of switching (SECLOC)

E = Eastern Region only (IA, MN, ND, NE, SD)

C = Central Region only (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)

W = Western Region only (OR, WA)

Note: Brightspeed will name any new CFA associated with trunks EXCEPT when co-providing with Ameritech.

WATS

Brightspeed is usually the ASC-EC unless the exception identified below exists:

IF THE ACCESS PROVIDER IS:	THEN THE ASC-EC IS:
Brightspeed entity: CenturyTel (formerly PTI) (W) Brightspeed entity: Embarq (previously Sprint/United; also known as United Tel of the West) (E,W) Citizens Comm (NM only) (C) Contel of Illinois (E) Continental Tel (W) Iowa Network Service (INS) (E) Mankato Citizens Telephone Company d.b.a. HickoryTech (E) Mid-Communications d.b.a. HickoryTech (E) Verizon Whidbey (W)	ACCESS PROVIDER of WATS serving office
Frontier	First point of Switching
Continental Tel. of the West (ID & UT) (C) Frontier (formerly Verizon; (formerly GTE) (E)	Access Provider of End User
Windstream – IA, MN, NE, NM	First point of Switching

E = Eastern Region only (IA, MN, ND, NE, SD)

C = Central Region only (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)

W = Western Region only (OR, WA)

AT&T Exceptions

Brightspeed will not be the ASC-EC for private line DS0 between Alexandria and St. Cloud, MN when AT&T is the AC. Also Brightspeed will not be the ASC-EC when the circuit is provisioned between AT&T's ACTL/POI/COLLO at Owatonna and the access tandem at Mankato. This exception for AT&T applies to the following NPA/NXX's:

HickoryTech: Mankato Citizens	507-344, 345, 386, 387, 388, 389, 625
HickoryTech: Mid-Communications	507-243, 245, 257, 278, 524, 546, 549, 674, 726, 869, 947, 674
Brightspeed entity: Embarq (United Telephone)	507-375
Frontier Telephone	507-234
Madelia Telephone	507-642

Availability

Access Service Coordination-Exchange Company (ASC-EC) is available where facilities exist throughout Brightspeed.

Contacts

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