Switched Access Services – V2.0

 

Product Description

 

Switched Access Services, Brightspeed's most basic group of services, enables access customers, i.e., Interexchange Carriers (IXC), to complete end-user requests for intrastate or interstate long-distance calls.

 

Switched Access Service, which is available to customers for their use in furnishing their services to end users, provides a two-point electrical communications path between a customer’s premises and an end user’s premises. It provides for the use of terminating, switching, transport facilities and common subscriber plant of the Company. Switched Access Service provides for the ability to originate calls from an end user’s premises to a customer’s premises, and to terminate calls from a customer’s premises to an end user’s premises in the LATA where it is provided.

 

More detailed Switched Access information, including diagrams, can be found in the Brightspeed Operating Companies F.C.C. Tariff (F.C.C. No. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9), and applicable state tariffs.

 

How the Service is Offered

 

Switched Access Service is available in several different serving arrangements and technical characteristics, e.g., services for lineside or trunkside connections, as well as in different Feature Group arrangements.

 

Availability

 

Switched Access Service is available where facilities exist throughout Brightspeed territory.

 

 

Terms and Conditions

 

Terms and conditions for the ordering, billing and provisioning of Switched Access Services are contained in Brightspeed Operating Companies F.C.C. Tariff, and applicable state tariffs.

 

Technical Publications

 

Feature Group D

 

• TR-NPL-000258- Compatibility information for Feature Group D Switched Access Service

 

Feature Group A

 

• TR-NPL-000377 – Compatibility information for Feature Group A Switched Access Service

 

Feature Group B

 

• GR-334 – Switched Access Service: Transmission Parameter Limits and Interface Combinations

 

More Information:

 

• Telcordia Technologies home page

 

Pricing

 

Rate Structure

 

The Switched Access Service rate structure is complex, and includes MOU (Minutes of Use) and flat recurring charges. Rates depend on the type of service requested.

 

Major rate categories for Switched Access Service:
Switched Transport	Month to Month
Local Switching
Common Line (CL)	Carrier Common Line

 

Rates

 

Further information about these rate categories can be obtained in the Brightspeed Operating Companies F.C.C. Tariff,

 

Summary of Rate Categories and Elements

 

Rate Element	Explanation	Type of charge
Rate Category:  Switched Transport
Entrance Facility (EF)	Dedicated switched transport facility from carrier’s POP to Brightspeed Serving Wire Center (SWC)	Monthly fixed rate, based on facility provided, e.g., DS0, DS1, or DS3
Direct Trunk Transport (DTT)	Transport from the SWC of the customer’s premises to an end office on dedicated circuits, and from the SWC to the Access Tandem	Monthly fixed rate, plus monthly per mile rate based on facility provided, e.g., DS0, DS1, or DS3
Tandem Transmission (TT)	Transport to/from end offices via common transport circuits	Tandem MOU and per tandem MOU per mile, based on V&H coordinates
Tandem Switching (TS)	Charge for minutes switched by Brightspeed-owned Access Tandems	Tandem MOU
Common Transport Multiplexing (CT MUX)	Transport of MOUs between Access Tandems and subtending end offices via common facilities	Tandem MOU
Tandem Trunk Port charge (ATTP)	Fee per trunk terminated on the SWC side of the Access Tandem	Flat rate per trunk
Rate Category: Local Switching
Local Switching (LS)	Switching for originating minutes performed at the end office, host, RSS or RSM	Originating MOU
End Office Shared Port (EOSP)	Transport charge for originating MOUs between the Access Tandem and end office	Originating MOU
End Office Dedicated Trunk Port (DED TP)	Port connection linking the SWC of the POP to end offices	Flat recurring per trunk
Rate Category:  Common Line
Carrier Common Line (CCL)	Carrier Common Line Access Service provides for the use of Telephone Company common lines by customers for access to end-users.	MOU
Rate Category:  Nonrecurring Charges
Including, but not limited to: -Installation of Service -Installation of Optional Features -Service Rearrangements -Moves	One time charge for installation or change of services.	Flat rated

 

To aid in better understanding recurring rate elements, diagrams depicting the Switched Access rate structure can be found in the Brightspeed Operating Companies F.C.C. Tariff, and applicable state tariffs.

 

Tariffs, Regulations and Policies

 

Tariffs, regulations and policies are located in the Brightspeed Operating Companies F.C.C. Tariff, and applicable state tariffs.

 

Identification and Rating of VoIP-PSTN Traffic

 

VoIP-PSTN Traffic is traffic exchanged between a Telephone Company end user and the customer in Time Division Multiplexing ("TDM") format that originates and/or terminates in Internet Protocol ("IP") format. The FCC Tariff governs the identification and compensation of VoIP-PSTN Traffic required by the Federal Communications Commission in its Report and Order in WC Docket Nos. 10-90, etc., FCC Release No. 11-161 (Nov 18,2011).

 

A customer may update their PVU factors quarterly using methods outlined in the FCC Tariff. If the customer submits factor updates, it must submit no later than 15 days after the first of January, April, July and/or October each year, based on data for the prior three months, ending the last day of December, March, June and September, respectively. The revised PVU factors will serve as the basis for future billing and will be effective the next bill date and shall serve as the basis for subsequent monthly billing until superseded by new PVU factors.

 

Quarterly PVU Factor Updates

 

A standard Brightspeed Factor for must be used for submitting Quarterly Factor updates to Brightspeed. The PIU/POM/PCL/PVU Quarterly Update Form can be found on the Brightspeed Wholesale Website.

 

Optional Features

 

Carrier Identification Parameter (CIP)

 

Carrier Identification Parameter, or CIP, is an optional switching feature which identifies and transmits the Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the presubscribed carrier or the Access Code (101XXXX) dialed by the calling party to the customer as part of the Initial Address Message (IAM). CIP is available with originating CST3 and Feature Group D Switched Access Service from suitably equipped SS7 end offices and tandems on a per trunk basis.

 

CIP functionality allows the IXC to combine individual carriers or services on one trunk group between the End Office or Access Tandem and the IXC switches. The CIP allows the IXC to consolidate trunk groups by having the ability to identify the carrier or traffic type on the other end.

 

CIP is an optional SS7 parameter that supports Interexchange Carrier Interconnection using Integrated Services Digital User Part (ISUP) call signaling. The CIP is included in the SS7 Initial Address Message (IAM) used in ISUP connections. The ability to include the CIP must be present in Access Tandems and Equal Access End Offices that terminate on the IXC.

 

Depending upon the type of access tandem and the signaling used between the access tandem and the end office, CIP may or may not be available. In some instances, the access tandem can create the CIP even when it is not passed by the end office. There are other optional features available for Switching, Transport Termination and Line Termination. These optional features are described in Brightspeed Operating Companies F.C.C. Tariff, and applicable state tariffs.

 

Features/Benefits

 

Service	Features	Benefits
Feature Group A	Lineside connection LATA-wide terminations 7 digit local number to collect long-distance traffic from multiple end-users (origination) Resale with second dial tone	Low capital investment Access to Local Calling Area for originating traffic Lower long-distance rates for end-users Inexpensive way to enter new markets Local exchange tariff options
Feature Group B	Trunkside switching Originating, terminating or 2-way trunking available Nationwide 950-XXXX telephone number provided by NANPA Available via direct routing to an end office or tandem switching	Provides answer/disconnect supervision End-user PIN (personal identification number) for validation and billing Provides nationwide single number for end-user customers Better sound quality (than FG A)
Feature Group C	Available only to AT&T for trunkside access to non-EA end	N/A
Feature Group D	Trunkside switching Originating, terminating or 2-way trunking available Available via direct routing to an end office or tandem switching Allows end-user access via presubscription (1+) or casual dialing (101XXXX) Provisioned with wink start, answer and disconnect supervision Available with MF or SS7 signaling	Enables direct-dial service Fewer numbers for end-users to dial Enhances International calling Provides the best sound quality Provides a full range of complementary services Provides an equal opportunity for fair competition With SS7 signaling, offers highly-requested end-user services, such as CLASS ANI (automatic number identification) and CDR (call detail records) in industry standard AMA/BAF format

 

Applications

 

Brightspeed Switched Access Service enables the carrier to offer the high quality voice connections that long-distance users expect from the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), at reasonable rates. For example ABC Carrier offers a host of products to end-user customers, including 1+ interstate long-distance service, and wants a low MOU rate that enables access to multiple end-users within selected LATAs.

 

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