Access Service Coordination-Exchange Company (ASC-EC) - V2.0
Description
The Access Service Coordination-Exchange Company (ASC-EC) process identifies the responsibilities of each Access Provider (AP) when jointly providing access service. Arrangements are established on a LATA wide basis and are negotiated between APs. The Access Customer (AC) will identify the AP responsible for over-all coordination of an access order.
Identifying ASC-EC
Private Line DS0 Voicegrade Circuit
CenturyLink is usually the ASC-EC unless the exception identified below exists:
| IF THE ACCESS PROVIDER IS: | THE ASR REQUESTS: |
| CenturyTel Embarq (E,W) Frontier/Citizens (NM only) (C) (NE only) (E) Mankato Citizens Telephone Company (E) DBA Hickorytech (E) Mid-Communications (E) DBA Hickorytech (E) Verizon Whidbey (W) |
2 Point - ASC-EC = Access Provider of End User Multi-point - ASC-EC = Access Provider of 1st Bridge |
E = Eastern Region only (IA, MN, ND, NE, SD)
C = Central Region only (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)
W = Western Region only (OR, WA)
Digital Data Service
CenturyLink is usually the ASC-EC unless the exception identified below exists:
| IF THE ACCESS PROVIDER IS: | THEN THE ASC-EC IS: |
| CenturyTel Embarq (E,W) Frontier/Citizens (NM only) (C) (NE only) (E) Mankato Citizens Telephone Company DBA Hickorytech (E) Mid-Communications DBA Hickorytech (E) Verizon (formerly GTE) Whidbey (W) |
2 point = Access Provider with the 1st bridge or MUX Multi-point = Access Provider with the first HUB or MUX |
E = Eastern Region only (IA, MN, ND, NE, SD)
C = Central Region only (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)
W = Western Region only (OR, WA)
HICAP
CenturyLink is usually the ASC-EC unless the exception identified below exists:
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Note: When processing circuit related to CenturyLink MOE (Metropolitan
Optical Ethernet) service, CenturyLink will be the ASC-EC.
Note: When processing DS3 circuits riding a SHNS ring the ASC-EC will be the company providing the Access Nodes on the ring. When Access Nodes are located in CenturyLink AND ILEC territory, the ASC-EC will be the same as the initial install of the ring. For example, if an OC48 SHNS ring has Access Nodes in Verizon and CenturyLink territories and the original ASC-EC was CenturyLink, the ASC-EC for circuits riding the ring will be CenturyLink.
| IF THE ACCESS PROVIDER IS: | THEN THE ASC-EC IS: |
| CenturyTel Frontier/Citizens (NM only) (C) (NE only) (E) Mankato Citizens Telephone Company DBA Hickorytech (E) Mid-Communications Company DBA Hickorytech (E) Verizon |
2 Point no CFA provided = Access Provider of End User 2 Point with CFA provided = Access Provider of MUX Multi-plexed no CFA provided = Access Provider of End Office MUX Multi-plexed with CFA provided = Access Provider of 1st MUX |
E = Eastern Region only (IA, MN, ND, NE, SD)
C = Central Region only (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)
W = Western Region only (OR, WA)
Switched
CenturyLink is usually the ASC-EC unless the exception identified below exists:
| IF THE ACCESS PROVIDER IS: | THEN THE ASC-EC IS: |
| CenturyTel Frontier/Citizens (NM only) (C) (NE only) (E) Verizon |
FGA = ACCESS PROVIDER of Dial Tone Office FGB,C,D = ACCESS PROVIDER of the End Office or Tandem |
E = Eastern Region only (IA, MN, ND, NE, SD)
C = Central Region only (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)
W = Western Region only (OR, WA)
Note: CenturyLink will name any new CFA associated with trunks EXCEPT when co-providing with Ameritech.
WATS
CenturyLink is usually the ASC-EC unless the exception identified below exists:
| IF THE ACCESS PROVIDER IS: | THEN THE ASC-EC IS: |
| CenturyTel Embarq (E,W) Frontier/Citizens Comm (NM only) (C) (NE only) (E) Mankato Citizens Telephone Company DBA Hickorytech (E) Mid-Communications DBA Hickorytech (E) Verizon Whidbey (W) |
ACCESS PROVIDER of WATS serving office |
E = Eastern Region only (IA, MN, ND, NE, SD)
C = Central Region only (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)
W = Western Region only (OR, WA)
AT&T Exceptions
CenturyLink will not be the ASC-EC for private line DS0 between Alexandria and St. Cloud, MN when AT&T is the AC. Also CenturyLink will not be the ASC-EC when the circuit is provisioned between AT&T's ACTL/POI/COLLO at Owatonna and the access tandem at Mankato. This exception for AT&T applies to the following NPA/NXX's:
| Hickorytech: Mankato Citizens | 507-344, 345, 386, 387, 388, 389, 625 |
| Hickorytech: Mid-Communications | 507-243, 245, 257, 278, 524, 546, 549, 674, 726, 869, 947 |
| Embarq | 507-375 |
Availability
Access Service Coordination-Exchange Company (ASC-EC) is available where facilities exist throughout Legacy Qwest's 14-State local service territory.
Contacts
CenturyLink contact information is located in Wholesale Customer Contacts.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Last Update: August 8, 2011