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Standard Contract Forum
31 January 2005
14.00
Customer Suite, BT Centre, London
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Keith Mitchinson
31 January 05
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AGENDA
1
Introduction and Notes of Previous Meeting
2
Review of New and Amended Schedules
3
Consult 21
4
NCD Billing
5
056 LIECS Calls
6
RBS Update
7
Review Updates
8
Any Other Business
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REVISED SCHEDULES:
Schedule 141 – Indirect Access
Schedule 143 – Carrier Pre-Section
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NEW SCHEDULES:
Schedule 241 – BT 056 LIECS Calls
Schedule 441 – Operator 056 LIECS Calls
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Consult 21 Update - Agenda
Andy Rudman
31st January 05
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Recent and Imminent Activity (1)
First Steering Board held on 12th January
• More detailed and advance programme being produced
• Endeavouring to provide better notice of meetings, agendas,
scope, objectives etc
• Obligatory product transition plans out today
Recent & Imminent Activity (2)
Working Group Title
Date
BB/LLU
18 Jan 05
Private Circuits and PPC
21 Jan 05
Legacy Interconnect & NGN i/x
28 Jan 05
Systems
4 Feb 05
Network Hooks and Common Capabilities
9 Feb 05
Wholesale Access
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Industry Steering Board
7 Feb 05
Pathfinder
11 Feb 05
MSAN
11 Feb 05
MSAN Interconnect
Scope
To explore the platform implications of ‘MSAN interconnect’ so as to inform product working group discussions
Reach a shared understanding of: possible architectures, platform implications & indicative cost impact on products
Key Events driving Consultation Timeline
Ofcom NGN Interconnect consultation timescales
21CN Design must finish end March, incorporating MSAN requirements
Will need product requirements from Interconnect & Numbering WG
Method of Closure
Architectural discussion with industry reaching consensus on requirements (SOR)
Dec
Jan
Key Ofcom
Milestone/Event
Con. Doc.
Concept
10 Jan WG
Feb
Mar
Proposal
Committed
Proposal
Closure (& Method)
Agreed SOR
Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Next Generation Interconnect
Key Events driving Consultation Timeline
Progress with Standards fora and NICC timelines
Customer need for early trial
Method of Closure
Engagement to determine potential pre-standard solutions and current practices
Dialogue on standards in TSG
Industry consultation on evolving product definition and commercial wrap
New Interconnect Agreement for NGN Interconnect
Dec
Key Ofcom
Milestone/Event
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Ma
y
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Apr 06
Con.
Doc.
Concept
Proposal
Committed
Proposal
Closure (&
Method)
Prod. Defn.
Final Proposal
for Apr 06
Trial
Contract Trial
Launch
Systems
Scope
To explore the system requirements and implications so as to inform product working group discussions
Reach a shared understanding of: possible architectures and platform implications
Focus on Operational Support Systems in the Service Management area
Key Events driving Consultation Timeline
21CN Systems Scope for Pathfinder and rollout need to be agreed by March 2005
Will need product requirements
Method of Closure
Architectural discussion with industry reaching consensus on requirements
Systems implementation will be agreed product by product via the product projects
Dec
Jan
Key Ofcom
Milestone/Event
Con. Doc.
Concept
10 Jan WG
Feb
Mar
Proposal
Committed
Proposal
Closure (& Method)
Agreed SOR
Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Thank You
NTS: withdrawal of NCD methodology and change to INCA/CLI
Colin Rochester
Later this year, as a result of an OfCom direction (October 2004), CPs
will need to use EBC data to bill BT for NTS traffic they terminate.
This change effects all CPs and this presentation gives an overview
of these changes and the reason for them.
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NTS: current interconnect charging
CPs charge BT for termination of NTS traffic using:
1. “network charge differential” (NCD) method
NCD methodology based on nos. of POC that your company has with
BT
NCDs were introduced as an expedient in 2001
2. INCA/CLI to determine the BT retention
Currently INCA/CLI method uses the CLI to determine the EBC
chargeband
OfCom stated that the ‘NCD method must be
withdrawn, and the CLI method changed to one
acceptable to all CPs’October2004)
NCDs
OCP
BT
£NCD
TCP
£NCD
£TWIX from transit
call sent to BT
INCA/CLI - current
OCP
BT
£NCD
TCP
£EBC from POC and CLI, or
£NCD if CLI not in BT range
£TWIX from transit call
sent to BT
Issues with existing INCA/CLI
Network-selected POC used by EBC, rather than that requested by CPs
IA, CPS and GNP export, in reality transit traffic, look like a BT-originated
call
BT line – CPS operator – BT transit – NTS operator
The NTS operator sees the CLI in BT range so charges the call as BT originated
TCPs cannot verify the TWIX on invoice for transit calls they receive (09A
report)
A TCP does not want to have to wait up to four months to get the benefit of
an additional POC in EBC charging data
New INCA/CLI – billing regime
(1) EBC created monthly to address timeliness issue
(2) BT to supply two new EBC data files to identify retention as that
appropriate to POC agreed in routeing plans
(3) BT to supply new monthly “transit statistics” file provided to CPs to both
allow TWIX verification and also to “adjust” apparent CLI-based BToriginated volumes to transit
(4) New OCP retention charge band (single tandem)
(5) TCPs provide a monthly adjustment
(6) Impact to CPL
(7) One methodology not two
New INCA/CLI
OCP
BT
TCP
£EBC from DD and CLI, or
£ST if CLI not in BT range
£ST
Monthly EBC with
new NTS data
adjustment
Transit
file
Routing plan
£TWIX from transit call
sent to BT
verify
Summary Billing Changes for CP
(1) Derive retention (BT-originated or OCP) from EBC data and bill BT for
the month
(2) Use the transit data to “convert” relevant BT-originated retention and recalculate the bill, applying the difference as an adjustment (positive or
negative) to the subsequent bill
Headline Summary
•OfCom direction October 2004 to switch off NCDs and
introduce mandatory new INCA/CLI
•BT to provide new data files (EBC and transit statistics) to
TCPs to support new methodology
Key Customer Benefits
•Monthly EBC
•Ability to check Transit/BT originated charges
•EBC Based on customer data
•One methodology not two
Customer Actions
•TCPs need to load new data files to bill BT – this is not just a
case of using EBC for bill verification
•BT to provide data for use in CP testing Summer 2005
•BT has invited CPs to technical workshop 7th February 2005,
register and find out more
Questions?
Standard Contract Review
Briefing on:
Operator 056 LIECS (Location Independent
Electronic Communications Service) Calls
BT 056 LIECS Calls
31st January 2005
Mick Sharpe
BT Wholesale Product Management
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Contents
1. Product overview Operator 056 LIECS
2. Product overview BT 056LIECS
3. Ofcom Description summary
4. Applicable Schedules
5. Pre-requisites
6. Summary ordering process
Schematic Diagram of Operator 056 Call Termination
Diagram below shows a typical application
Transit
Customer
Originates a Call to
Operator 056
number.
TDM
Interconnect
BT TDM Network
Operator
PSTN
(TDM to IP
conversion)
IP ‘Cloud
Delivery of
IP 056 call
Schematic Diagram of BT 056 Call Termination
Diagram below shows a typical application
CP Customer
Originates a Call to
BT 056 number.
TDM
Interconnect
CP TDM Network
BT PSTN
(TDM to IP
conversion)
IP ‘Cloud’
Delivery of
IP 056 call
Ofcom Description - Extract from Ofcom statement of the 6/9/04
“Numbering Arrangements for New Voice Services”
Location Independent Electronic Communications Services (LIECS) Calls.
The Ofcom description of the characteristic of a Location Independent
Electronic Communications Services as defined in their statement of the
6/9/04 “Numbering Arrangements for New Voice Services” can be
summarised as follows:•The numbering plan of the Communications Provider offering the service
has no geographic significance.
•The location of the customers apparatus identified by a given telephone
number at the time of use is not permanently associated with a particular
network termination point.
•No revenue sharing with end users is allowed.
•Number translation to a geographic number is not involved and the
service is not a mobile service.
Schedules
The schedules applicable are:
 Interconnect Calls Schedule 441 Operator 056 LIECS Calls – New operator
termination schedule.
 Transit calls Schedule 102 – will automatically provide for calls passed to
BT by an originating operator to be handed on to terminating operators with
whom BT has a Schedule 441 agreement.
 Interconnect calls Schedule 241 BT 056 LIECS Calls – New BT termination
schedule.
Pre-requisites for initial Operator number range build
•Copy of the allocation certificate for the number range
•Inclusion in the Interconnection Agreement of the relevant schedule (s) for
national and / or international call origination
•Agreed routing plan reference number (as given on the Routeing Plan
Database)
•Statement of capacity of routes to handle this traffic
•Agreed traffic forecast
Summary of Ordering Process for Operator 056 - Standard Process
Customer requests 056 number from Ofcom
Ofcom issue number and allocation certificate
CP sends DMA and Ofcom Allocation Certificate to CM– use updated
DMA Template
CM arranges contract for service provision and sends to customer for
authorising
CM receives signed contract from customer & inputs info onto NCRS
2000 - 30 working day process is invoked
RADIO BASE STATION (RBS) BACKHAUL
SERVICE
David Hewett
31 January 2005
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Radio Base Station Backhaul Service
Key points :
1. Stems from LLMR.
2. Available to MNO’s only.
3. Notification of Service was provided on 13th December. Added to
Reference Offer website on that date.
4. Service launch (available for Orders) from 10th January 2005.
5. Consultation begun in December 04. Continues in January 05.
Radio Base Station Backhaul Service
What is RBS ?
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Backhaul call site traffic to their (MNO) switching centre.
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No third party involvement - all activity confined to the MNO network.
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Available in the UK at 128Kbit/s – 920Kbit/s & 2Mbit/s
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1024Kbit/s is available for Migration only.
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Product has many synergies with PPC’s.
Radio Base Station Backhaul Service
What is RBS (cont’d) ?
Migration principles :
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Qualifying Retail Circuits may be migrated to RBS contract.
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Qualifying Circuits are those installed before 30/11/04 and submitted for
migration by 11/04/05 will have an effective date of 30/11/04.
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Migration from existing discount schemes will be free from termination
charges for 60 days from launch of the product, ie, ccts not held to
Retail terms and conditions.
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After the 60 day window migration can still occur but Retail terms and
conditions with regard to termination charges will be applied by BT.
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2004 GENERAL CONTRACT REVIEW 1
Workstreams
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Finance/Billing
• Products
• Contracts
• Networks
• Pricing
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2004 GENERAL CONTRACT REVIEW 2
Special sessions
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System Alterations
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CPS/IA and Operator Assistance
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FRIACO
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AIT – UPDATE
• Discussion Draft Annex E text to industry group 12
November
• Meeting held 26 November
• Lawyer meeting held 17 January
• Industry group meeting 7 February – to include
• discussion of impact of Ofcom PRS
Regulation report
• Feedback from lawyer meeting
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