UNE-P for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS)

Detail of Usage Charges (Continued)

Unbundled Local Transport

ØLocal Interswitch

Direct Originating Minutes

Tandem Originating Minutes

ØIntralata Toll

Direct Originating Minutes

ØAccess Tandem

Originating Minutes

Terminating Minutes

Unbundled Tandem Switching

ØLocal Interswitch

Tandem Originating Minutes

ØAccess

Tandem Originating Minutes

Tandem Terminating Minutes

Unbundled End Office

ØUnbundled Local Switching

Local Originating Minutes

ØIntralata Toll

Originating Minutes

ØAccess

Originating Minutes

Terminating Minutes

Detail of Usage Statistics: The Detail of Usage Statistics section provides additional data by end office. The data includes calculations for factoring minutes of use that is displayed in the Detailed Usage Charges section of the invoice.

The factors that are applicable for the UNE-P usage invoice are reflected in the Table 4 below:

 

 

Table 4 – Usage Factors

 

 

 

Factor

Code

Description

Directed Routed

DRF

This factor is designed to determine the amount of usage that

Factor

 

is direct routed versus tandem routed.

Percent

PEA

This factor is designed to determine the amount of usage that

Interswitch

 

is interswitch versus intraswitch.

Detailed Summary of Usage Charges: This summary provides CLECs with an account level summary of usage charges by “Usage Billing Cycle” and by “Rate Category”. These summaries are a restatement of all the Detail of Usage Charges sections.

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