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Archived System CR SCR111901-1 Detail

 
Title: Request for Qwest to separate daily usage files by separating category 01 and 010 from category 011.
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SCR111901-1 Completed
5/17/2002
-   11/ Switched Services
Originator: Osborne-Miller, Donna
Originator Company Name: AT&T
Owner: Zimmerman, Alan
Director:
CR PM: Esquibel-Reed, Peggy
Description Of Change
AT&T is requesting Qwest to separate daily usage files, separating Category 01 and 010 from category 011

Request for Qwest to separate daily usage files by separating category 01 and 010 from category 011. Categories 01 and 010 separate daily usage records for end users while category 011 tracks billing for other carriers. AT&T separates billing entities by these functions. AT&T believes that other carriers utilize this same process. AT&T believes would be more efficient if the daily usage files were separate in this manner.

Status History

Date Action Description
8/30/2001 CR Submitted CR PC090401-1 received from Donna Osborne-Miller of AT&T 
9/4/2001 Status Changed PC090401-1 Status changed to New - To be reviewed 
9/4/2001 Info Sent to CLEC Updated CR PC090401-1 sent to Donna Osborne-Miller of AT&T 
9/12/2001 Clarification Meeting Held PC090401-1 Clarification meeting held with AT&T. AT&T to get CLEC community acceptance 
9/21/2001 Record Update AT&T will not have opportunity to present PC090401-1 at community meeting until 10/15/01 
10/17/2001 Discussed at Monthly CMP Meeting CMP Meeting: SBC indicated that they were receiving separate billing records for daily usage. Alan Zimmerman, Qwest to draft reply for next CMP (November 14, 2001). No change to "Current Status." 
11/1/2001 Qwest Response Issued PC090401-1 Draft response issued 
11/7/2001 Qwest Response Issued PC090401-1 Draft response updated to indicate if approved this will need to become a system CR 
11/14/2001 Discussed at Monthly CMP Meeting CMP meeting it was agreed that this PC090401-1 request can be closed. A system CR will be opened by Qwest to notify Qwest IT regarding the request.. 
11/19/2001 CR Submitted New Systems CR created 
11/20/2001 Info Sent to CLEC AT&T was provide the Systems CR number via e-mail 
11/20/2001 Record Update At the December CMP meeting, Alan Zimmerman will ask CLEC's want to participate in the receiving of two separate files for categories 010 & 011. 
12/13/2001 Discussed at Monthly CMP Meeting Qwest indicated a notice will go out seeking CLEC desire to participate in CR 
12/20/2001 Communicator Issued Notice # CMPR.12.20.01.F.01206.DUF, Title: Notification of Request for Separate Usage Files sent out to CLEC Community regarding the process to request separate files.. 
1/17/2002 Discussed at Monthly CMP Meeting CR # SCR111901-1 discussed at January CMP meeting during 'CRs with Outstanding Action Items' (Attachment E of Distribution Package) 
2/25/2002 Additional Information Targeted Implementation Date is April 1, 2002. 
3/21/2002 Discussed at Monthly CMP Meeting SCR111901-1 discussed March Systems CMP Monthly meeting; please see Systems CMP Distribution Package March CMP - Attachment G 
4/19/2002 Status Changed Deployed April 19, 2002. Status changed from 'Development' to 'CLEC Test'. 
5/16/2002 Discussed at Monthly CMP Meeting SCR111901-1 discussed at May Systems CMP Monthly meeting; please see Systems CMP Distribution Package May CMP - Attachment F 

Project Meetings

May 16, 2002 Systems CMP Meeting Discussion: Carla Pardee/AT&T stated that is receiving separate files and having no problems, is ok to close.

May 6, 2002 Email from Process Specialist, Carl Sear: The only CLEC that responded was AT&T for their TCG, T02 files. There were no responses received from Allegiance, who does not have a Qwest presence for a DUF, Eshcelon, who asked for something other than what was made available, and MidCo, who Carl had pesonally spoken to twice but has not yet sent the technical file information needed to split the files.

03/21/02 - March CMP discussion: Alan Zimmerman/Qwest -provided a status update; he indicated that the Target deployment date is still April 1 st. Action Item is Closed.

12/13/01 - December CMP discussion: Alan Zimmerman advised for those who wish to participate in the receiving of separate files to send him an email. A general email will be sent announcing Alan's need for email response from those wishing to get separate files.

09/12/01 - Clarification meeting on PCCR 090401-1. In attendance Carla Dickinson Pardee and Troy Smith from ATT. Alan Zimmerman and Kit Thomte from Qwest.

Alan indicated that he was familiar with this subject. He believed it had been submitted once before but did not have the support of the other CLECs at that time. Alan indicated that he thought some of the CLECs might see the need for this now.

Alan stated the issue: In the current environment two usage files containing the same data are sent to two locations. ATT would like to have the file containing message types 01 and 10 split out on one file. The other file should contain message type 11, to be distributed separately.

Carla indicated she would take this CR to the next community meeting to propose this change to other CLECs.

CenturyLink Response

For Review By CLEC Community and Discussion at November CMP Meeting

November 6, 2001

This letter is in response to the CLEC Change Request Form #PC090401-1. This Change Request requests that the Daily Usage Feed (DUF) be split into two pieces—with local usage (generally Category 1 & 10 EMI records) on one file, and access usage (Category 11 records) on a separate file.

Today, both local usage and access usage is sent on a single DUF file for each CLEC. It is fairly straight-forward to separate this usage into two files. To do so requires some small programming changes, as well as some JCL and NDM/Connect: Direct changes for every CLEC that chooses to have their DUF split into two pieces. This would be a medium-sized effort. This CR will be moved to the Systems CMP process in order to prioritize this system work.

Qwest would implement this CR in such a way that those CLECs that wish to continue to receive their DUF file as one file (like today) would be able to continue with that implementation. Those that wish to receive two separate files would be able to do so, having those two files sent to two different destinations (assuming connections exist) or to the same destination as the CLEC desires.

Any CLEC who would like to have their DUF split in two as this CR requests may send an e-mail to me at azimmer@qwest.com to be included in the deployment of this functionality. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me or call me at the number below.

Sincerely,

Alan Zimmerman (303)896-8346

Information Current as of 1/11/2021