1. Ofcom Consumer Switching
BT Wholesale Timelines
23 May 2014

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3. * Do not use until March to allow for testing between BTW and OR
Story Title
Story Description
Mandatory Release
21CNCE-75918
Ofcom NoT – introduction of RID and postcode to provides
Make RIDs mandatory for all migration + provides, validate and pass down to OR across all product types. Provide and migration orders will be validated on DN + Postcode
Optional Release AP (Sep)
Mandatory Release AQ (Nov)
Could defer to Release AR (Jan)
21CNCE-76733
Strategic KCI's for Broadband cease notifications sent from Openreach
Consumption of OR Unsolicited cease KCI’s and passing through to CPs via B2B, .
Release AP (Sep)
21CNCE-76746
Strategic KCI's for Broadband loss notifications sent from BTW
Generation of Notice of Transfer KCIs for BTW CP to BTW CP migrations via B2B, .
21CNCE-77354
Ofcom NoT - Migrations to 20C within BTW CPs
All of the migrations to 20C within BTW CPs
Release AQ switched off
21CNCE-77371
Ofcom NoT - Migrations to WBC Copper within BTW CPs
All of the migrations to WBC Copper within BTW CPs
21CNCE-77388
Ofcom NoT - Migrations to WBC FTTC within BTW CPs
All of the migrations to WBC FTTC within BTW CPs
All of the migrations to WBC FTTP within BTW CPs
LLU to all product variants (remove MAC validation from provide onto OR)
Release AQ witched off
21CNCE-77405
Ofcom NoT – Gaining CP Cancellation driven KCIs
Gaining CP Cancellations
Release AP
Bulk LLU to WBC migrations via BUT (BBCT)
Bulk migrations within the BTW stack but with a CP change via BUT (BBCT)
21CNCE-77419
Ofcom NoT - Cancel Other for BTW CP to BTW CP migrations
Cancel other for BTW CP to BTW CP migrations
Release AQ (Nov)
*Do not use until Mar
21CNCE-77431
Ofcom NoT - Cancel Other for BTW to LLU CP migrations
Cancel other for BTW to LLU CP migrations
Release AR (Jan)
Consumption of cancel other when LLU CP cancels BTW migration
Ofcom NoT - MIS and Reporting of Cancel Other’ - on hold waiting Ofcom guidance on format etc
MIS and Reporting of cancel other
Release AQ (Nov) switched off
* Do not use until March to allow for testing between BTW and OR

4. Openreach Early Delivery Options overlaid with BTW Plans (tbc)

5. Cancel Other (Openreach Early Delivery Options 1 and 5)AP
13/09/14 AQ
15/11/14 AR
17/01/15
BTW deploy Switched On BTW to BTW Migrations Cancel Other in Release AQ (only for use in agreement with BTW)
BTW deploy Switched On Cancel Other for BTW to LLU and LLU to BTW Migrations – full operability dependent on 2750 going Live one week later.
21CNCE-77419
Cancel Other for BTW to BTW migrations
21CNCE-77431
Cancel Other for BTW to LLU migrations
Cancel Other for LLU to BTW migrations
2650
20/09/14
2700
22/11/14
2750
24/01/15
Option 1 : New Cancel Other Codes
Option 5 : Full Support for LCP Cancel Other

6. RID on SMPF Provides (Openreach Early Delivery Option 2)AP
13/09/14 AQ
15/11/14 AR
17/01/15
Release AP : BTW validate RID in any Broadband orders if present. Note that RID accepted (but not validated) currently.
From Release AQ RID is mandatory for BTW Provide and Migration orders
RID will be passed to Openreach, if received from CPs – up until Release 2650, Openreach will ignore RID
RIDs not mandatory in Openreach until June 2015.
21CNCE RID Optional for IPstream and WBC ADSL Provides and Migrations
RID mandatory for IPstream and WBC ADSL Provide and Migration Orders
2650
20/09/14
2700
22/11/14
2750
24/01/15
RID Optional - validated if received

7. Cancel Other with RID Notification to Gaining CP (Openreach Early Delivery Option 3)AP
13/09/14 AQ
15/11/14 AR
17/01/15
The Cancelling CP RID will also be included in the ‘Unsolicited/managed Cease ‘ KCI, confirming to the Losing CP that the cease of the asset has been cancelled.
Assuming that OR deploy v26 schema in R2600 & R2700, BTW will consume this in Release AR and make the Cancelling CP RID available in Cancellation related KCIs
Both need a schema upgrade for CPs to consume but we are only mandating this from Release AR.
The Cancelling CP RID will be included in ‘Cease Cancelled’ KCI for Unsolicited/Managed Ceases
The Cancelling CP RID will be included in ‘Provide Cancelled’ KCI
2600
20/07/14
2700
22/11/14
2750
24/01/15
V26 Schema including RID notification to Gaining CP for SMPF deployed
V26 Schema including RID notification to Gaining CP for FTTC deployed

8. SMPF and FTTC validation rules for Postcode/DN mismatch (Openreach Early Delivery Option 4)AP
13/09/14 AQ
15/11/14 AR
17/01/15
Postcode is an optional attribute today – if absent a value is defaulted into the order into Openreach
From Release AP, BTW will validate postcode if present, and return warning message if postcode incorrect. But order is sent to OR with the postcode from eMLC
From Release AQ the postcode is validated and the order is rejected if the postcode is incorrect.
21CNCE Postcode Optional for IPstream and WBC Provides and Migrations
Postcode Mandatory for IPstream and WBC Provide and Migration Orders
2800
21/03/15
2850
05/15
/06/15
Postcode Mandatory and order rejected if incorrect