Operations Support Systems Functions Provisioning Clause Samples

Operations Support Systems Functions Provisioning. (a) Provisioning EI for Pre-Ordering, Ordering and Provisioning. Subject to Section 10.13.2(b), Ameritech shall provide access to, and CLEC shall use, the electronic interface described in Ameritech’s then-current Electronic Service Ordering Guide (the “Pr ovisioning EI”) for the transfer and receipt of data necessary to perform each of the pre-ordering, ordering and provisioning functions associated with CLEC’s order of Resale Services. The Provisioning EI will be administered through a gateway that will serve as a single point of contact for the transmission of such data and will provide the functionality described in Schedule 10.13.2. Any changes to the Provisioning EI will be made in accordance with change management requirements articulated in the FCC’s order approving the SBC-Ameritech merger.

Operations Support Systems Functions Provisioning. (A) Electronic Interface for Pre-Ordering, Ordering and Provisioning. Ameritech will provide an electronic interface for the transfer and receipt of data necessary to perform the pre-ordering, ordering and provisioning functions (e.g., order entry, telephone number selection and due date selection) associated with Resale Services. Initially, the interface for ordering will be separate from the interface used for pre-ordering and provisioning. By the end of the first quarter of 1997, the interface for ordering will migrate to the pre-ordering and provisioning interface. The interface will be administered through a gateway that will serve as a single point of contact for the transmission of such data. This gateway will provide for equivalent functionality for pre-ordering, ordering and provisioning (as such terms are described in this Section 10.13.2) as Ameritech uses in its provision of retail services for the above functions. The interface will be consistent with the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), Telecommunications Industry Forum (TCIF), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Customer Service Guideline, issue 5, and provide the functionality described in Schedule 10.13.2 and Ameritech's Service Order Interface Document, version 2.00. The electronic interface to be provided by Ameritech will provide system- to-system communications on a real-time basis (response in seconds), with built-in error recovery and built-in operations, administration and maintenance functionality, at a ninety-five percent (95%) network reliability level. However, as an industry standard interface is developed by the appropriate industry forum, and generally accepted for implementation by the industry, Ameritech shall implement such interface. (B) Service Ordering and Provisioning. Service Orders will be placed by 21st Century and provisioned by Ameritech in accordance with the procedures described in this Section 10.13 and the Implementation Plan. Any Service Order activity resulting in primary local exchange carrier changes will comply with the requirements of 47 C.F.R. ss. 64.1100 and Section 10.9.1. (C) Provisioning Support. Ameritech shall provide provisioning support to 21st Century on the same basis Ameritech provides to its retail Customers. Provisioning support may be expanded as mutually agreed by the Parties.

Operations Support Systems Functions Provisioning