ARCHIVED -  Telecom - Commission Letter - Local Competition, Telecom Decision CRTC 97-8, 1 May 1997 (Decision 97-8): Follow-Up Process - CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee Consensus Items.

The TISG agreed on toll interface specification for basic calling in which an IXC carries the call between originating and terminating LECs.

The TISG also agreed on an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) call control specification which provides basic call control for calls which either:

• originate from a terminal which accesses the LEC network through an ISDN interface.
• terminate to a terminal which accesses the LEC network through an ISDN interface.
• similarly, originate from or terminate to terminals on a LEC circuit switched public data network (CSPDN).

• Exchange served by a switch remote unit (for which the host switch is LNP-capable): 30 days
• Exchange served by switches requiring only software upgrades: 90 days
• Other configurations: 180 days

Consensus was also reached on the requirement for financial commitments in all situations that are likely to arise. Financial commitments will not be required of a CLEC as a condition of roll-out in the following situations:

• for exchanges in which LNP implementation is scheduled in accordance with the pre-determined roll-out schedule;
• for exchanges that the ILEC serves only with DMS-100 ,GTD-5, #5 ESS or other LNP-compliant switches (after March 31, 1999); and
• for any other exchange, under the condition that the CLEC not have outstanding roll-out requests which require an ILEC to make more than two (2) major switch upgrades.

Notwithstanding the above, deposits may be required of a CLEC if the CLEC has requested LNP roll-out in a given exchange but has not made local service with LNP commercially available in that exchange within a reasonably short period after the agreed-upon service ready date. The ILEC will advise the CLEC at the time of the failure if, in the view of the ILEC, the CLEC has failed to meet this requirement.

1. Interval from receipt of Local Service Request (LSR) to completion of port for the first port of a number in a NXX: 5 business days
2. Interval from NPAC broadcast to completion of port for the first port of a number in a NXX: on or before the due date associated with the first port order
3. Interval from receipt of LSR to completion of port for subsequent ports of numbers in a NXX: 3 business days from receipt of valid LSR.

This consensus report applies to stand alone number porting. In the event a number is being ported and loop activity is requested, the longer interval of the two applies.

The BOSG reached a consensus on Industry Standard Service Intervals - Connecting Trunks and CCS7 Links:

1. CCS7 Link Interval: the interval for provision of CCS7 links will be negotiated between interconnecting carriers on an Individual Case Basis
2. Interconnection Trunk Interval: 20 business days where facilities exist and 35 business days where facilities are required.

Since these were the final elements of Dispute BODI001 that remained to be resolved, the BOSG by reaching this consensus is closing the dispute.

The LNPSG reached consensus on the following Pre-determined Roll-Out Schedule:

The LNPSG noted that the scheduled date for the implementation of LNP in a given city (or its surrounding EAS/EFRC exchanges) may precede the development of local competition in that city. It was agreed that in this event, LNP implementation may be delayed by the ILEC until local competition materializes.