Archived System CR SCR020205-01RG Detail |
| Title: FCC TAP/Lifeline Mandate | |||||
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| SCR020205-01RG |
Completed 6/15/2005 |
- | 3/ | Ordering | Resale |
| Originator: Ferrington, Becky |
| Originator Company Name: Qwest Corporation |
| Owner: Winston, Connie |
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| CR PM: Stecklein, Lynn |
| Description Of Change |
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Per WC Docket #03-109, Qwest has been mandated to track acknowledgement from Resellers that they are complying with state and federal rules governing TAP related services: Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (ETCs), of which Qwest is one, must maintain records to document compliance with state and federal rules governing the Lifeline/Link Up programs and provide documentation upon request. In particular, the FCC has noted that in the case of resold Lifeline services, the ETCs must obtain certification from the non-ETC resellers that they are complying with the Commission’s requirements. Documentation regarding this mandate can be found in WC Docket #03-109, in the Matter of Lifeline and Link-Up, released April 29, 2004, section III-Report And Order, sub-section D-Implementation and Recordkeeping, paragraph 40, page 24. ETCs must obtain certifications from the non-ETC reseller that it is complying with the Commission’s Lifeline/Link-Up requirements. In addition, timeframe recommendations are described in paragraph 37, page 23 and describe that implementation is recommended within one year of the order. See also, § 54.417 Recordkeeping Requirements, page A-6 of this order..
Expected Deliverables/Proposed Implementation Date (if applicable): To implement the rules according to WC Docket #03-109. Expected implementation date is by June 1 2005. Qwest’s solution involves use of Corporate User Profile for CLECs. This is a one-time acknowledgement by CLECs that they are complying with state and federal guidelines, eliminating need for a request-by-request (LSR) acknowledgement by customers. Requirements include: 1.1 Add a section to the Corporate User Profile containing a checkbox, an input field for the name of the CLEC employee authorizing the TAP Lifeline certification, an input field for the date of the help desk ticket, an input field for the help desk ticket #, and a display field of the date/time when the information was updated (IMA FOMGUI). 2. Qwest will implement a new BPL edit to reject requests that are received from Wholesale customers if they are asking for a related TAP USOC, but have not updated their Corporate User Profile indicating they are in compliance with the FCC & State rules governing TAP provisioning. For CLECs that are utilizing version 16.0, Qwest will implement this rule against an existing BPL edit currently being used in 16.0 and external documentation will be updated. 3. Qwest will implement functionality in IMA to ensure the request is processed in a manual mode. This means Wholesale customers that request TAP services after June 1, 2005 will no longer be required to Enter "Y" in the MANUAL IND field of the LSR request. In addition, the current Reseller & CLEC Questionnaires will be updated to include an acknowledgement section/question that will give new Resellers the option to certify in this regard
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Status History |
| Date | Action | Description |
| 2/2/2005 | CR Submitted | |
| 2/2/2005 | CR Acknowledged | |
| 2/2/2005 | Communicator Issued | Regulatory Notification Issued |
| 2/16/2005 | Discussed at Monthly CMP Meeting | Discussed at the February Systems CMP Meeting - See attachment D in the Distribution Package |
| 2/18/2005 | Status Changed | Status changed ot presented |
| 2/23/2005 | Communicator Issued | PROS.02.23.05.F.02606.NewCustomerQuestionnaires |
| 3/29/2005 | Communicator Issued | PROS.03.28.05.F.02724.FNL_NewCustQuestionV12 |
| 4/8/2005 | Status Changed | Status changed to development |
| 5/4/2005 | Communicator Issued | PROD.05.04.05.F.02745.Resale_General_V54 |
| 5/4/2005 | Communicator Issued | PROD.05.04.05.F.02745.Resale_General_V54 |
| 5/12/2005 | Communicator Issued | PROS.05.04.05.F.02888.OrderingV80 |
| 5/20/2005 | Status Changed | Status changed to CLEC Test |
| 6/15/2005 | Discussed at Monthly CMP Meeting | Discussed at the June Systems CMP Meeting - See attachment G in the Systems Distribution Package |
| 6/27/2005 | Status Changed | Status changed to Completed |
Project Meetings |
| 6/15/05 Systems CMP Meeting Jill Martain - Qwest stated that this CR deployed on 6/1/05, was not aware of any issues and asked if this CR could be closed. Amanda Silva - VCI Company said that the conversion went well and that this CR can be closed. 5/18/05 Systems CMP Meeting Jill Martain - Qwest stated that this request is still on target for 6/21/05 and will remain in Development. There were no CLEC comments received for the following Level 2 Notice: PROS.05.04.05.F.02888.OrderingV80. This notice included the following documentation changes: CMP - Ordering Overview V80. This update is associaed with Qwest CR # SCR020205-01RG - FCC TAP Lifeline. The comments cycle ended 5/11/05 and the document changes are scheduled to be effective on 6/1/05. With a Level 2 change, if there are no CLEC comments, a final notification is not required and the changes become effective on the date provided in the original notification. 2/16/05 Systems CMP Meeting Becky Ferrington - Qwest stated that Qwest has been preparing to react to the FCC mandate to track acknowledgement from Resellers that they are complying with state and federal rules governing TAP related services. Becky stated that Qwest’s solution involves use of the Corporate User Profile for CLECs containing a yes or no checkbox that will reflect a one-time acknowledgement by CLECs that they are complying with state and federal guidelines. Becky said that on 6-1-05, an edit will be implemented in IMA to reject requests that are received from Wholesale Customers asking for TAP related services but who have not updated their profile. Amanda Silva - VCI Company asked if they would be required to enter 'Y' in the Manual Indicator after 6-1-05. Becky Ferrington - Qwest said that they do not have to enter 'Y' in the Manual Indicator. Becky said that these requests will still require manual handling as you will still need to provide all the appropriate information (LTS/eligibility or SSN in remarks), but IMA will direct them for manual handling for us, for these TAP requests only. Becky advised that the PCAT will be updated. Liz Balvin -Covad asked if the LOE would impact the 17.0 release. Jill Martain - Qwest said that the changes will not impact the IMA 17.0 release hours. Jill stated that this is a Regulatory request and that the edit will be implemented outside of the release and will not impact the current 17.0 release capacity. Jill said that that this CR moves to Presented status.
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