1. Creative Support Solutions CDG User Group CABS Information

2. Intra MTA 1. Sprint and Verizon have filed suit against companies 2. As companies have responded some courts have referred it to the F. C. C. 3. A couple of companies have negotiated settlements Carriers have refused to return monies if dispute is found to be in the company’s favor

3. Intra MTA 4. Level 3 has filed disputes but has not filed lawsuits 5. Companies continue to receive factors OBF has not defined fields for this factor as it is not in the tariffs; waiting on FCC 6.NECA no longer requires companies to pay interstate portion when carriers are not paying.

4. Disconnect Process Companies who do not pay and have open disputes may be disconnected from service or have new services withheld – Review your tariff for the rules but typically it is a 30 day written/signed notification – Customer/end users may need to be notified if the state Commissions require You may need state commission approval prior to impacting an end user service

5. Access Orders Many orders are coming to companies that are not valid – Verify – Require the carrier to correct before implementation – Carriers often do not send disconnect orders Not require to credit until valid order received (MECOD)

6. Access Orders Companies are receiving orders from ANPI for Entrance Facilities – Order may be an ESALT which is ordered on an Switched Ethernet ASR or a TDM DS1 Entrance Facility – Make sure the charges for usage based services do not bill past the location of the Entrance Facility

7. Network Notifications If a company changes a tandem or collapses an end office (remotes to concentrator) then the carriers must be notified at least – Tariff does not require a specific time frame – Some databases require 45 days others 60 – Connecting companies like to have 6 months notice but at a minimum carriers and connection companies should be given 60 days notice. – For a new tandem 6 months is usually required to move the carriers traffic and install new trunks

8. CALEA Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act – CALEA is intended to preserve the ability of law enforcement agencies to conduct electronic surveillance by requiring that telecommunications carriers and manufacturers of telecommunications equipment design and modify their equipment, facilities, and services to ensure that they have the necessary surveillance capabilities as communications network technologies evolve.

9. CALEA Law Enforcement provides the legal documents for the surveillance of a customers telephone records. The one system that maintains and controls ALL usage records is CABS. Even with the changes in CABS billing companies must maintain a system to capture and be able to extract records needed by law enforcement.