Introduction and Scope

DS0 Wholesale Local Platform Service – 2 Wire ISDN BRI

This Product Information Package is intended to provide to CLECs a product description and general ordering information specific to the DS0 Wholesale Local Platform Service – 2 Wire ISDN/BRI described herein. Where BellSouth is not required to provide this service pursuant to Sections 251 and 252 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the “Act”), but chooses to offer the service through commercial agreements, the service is described in this document as the DS0 Wholesale Local Platform service. Where BellSouth provides this service in its CLEC interconnection agreement that is filed and approved by a state commission pursuant to the Act, the service shall be known by its previous name of Unbundled Network Element Platform (UNE- P), or 2-Wire ISDN/BRI Digital Loop & Port UNE Combination. The UNE-P version of this service is cover under the embedded base provisions of the TRRO. This document applies to both DS0 Wholesale Local Platform service and UNE-P service. For simplicity, the explanations provided in the body of this document will refer to just DS0 Service or 2 Wire ISDN/BRI, but the procedures will apply to DS0 Wholesale Local Platform service and UNE-P service. Further, the USOC descriptions, for these services shall continue to be labeled as Unbundled Network Elements, although they will be used for both the DS0 Wholesale Local Platform and UNE-P services.

This Product Information Package is replaces the 2-Wire ISDN/BRI Digital Loop & Port UNE Combination Section of the UNE-P Information package for 2-Wire ISDN/BRI Digital Loop & Port UNE Combination and 4-Wire ISDN/PRI Digital Loop & Port UNE Combination, Version 6, September 30, 2003 in its entirety.

Detailed ordering guidelines are provided in documents located on the BellSouth Interconnection Web site. Ordering procedures will be identical to the ordering procedures now available for 2-Wire ISDN/BRI Digital Loop & Port UNE Combination. Ordering guidelines are being revised to reflect DS0 Wholesale Local Platform Service – 2 Wire ISDN/BRI.

The information contained in this document is subject to change. BellSouth will provide notification of changes to the document through the CLEC Notification Process.

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR BELLSOUTH ACCOUNT MANAGER, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.

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