1、 ATIS-0401004-00010 Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing (MECAB) Guidelines Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing Guidelines Issue 10, September 2010 The Alliance for Telecommunication Industry Solutions (ATIS) is the leading technical planning and standards development organization committed
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12、 CONTENTS Section Page 1 PREFACE _ 1-1 2 GENERAL _ 2-1 2.1 SCOPE_ 2-1 2.2 MECAB REVISION _ 2-1 2.2.1 REASON FOR REVISION _ 2-1 2.2.2 CHANGE MANAGEMENT_ 2-2 2.2.3 REVISION PROCESS _ 2-2 2.2.4 MECAB AND CABS BOS COORDINATION _ 2-2 2.3 HISTORY_ 2-2 2.4 SYMBOLS _ 2-5 3 NECA TARIFF FCC. NO. 4, PERCENT OW
13、NERSHIP, BILLING PERCENTAGE AND COMPANY CODE _ 3-1 3.1 GENERAL _ 3-1 3.2 BILLING PERCENTAGE (BP)_ 3-1 3.3 PERCENT OWNERSHIP _ 3-1 3.4 TRANSPORT OR MILEAGE CHARGE CALCULATIONS_ 3-1 3.5 COMPANY CODE _ 3-2 3.5.1 USAGE SENSITIVE ACCESS TRANSPORT MILEAGE CHARGE CALCULATIONS _ 3-3 3.5.2 FLAT RATED ACCESS
14、TRANSPORT MILEAGE CHARGE CALCULATIONS _ 3-4 3.5.3 COMBINATION OF USAGE-SENSITIVE AND FLAT-RATED ACCESS TRANSPORT MILEAGE CHARGE CALCULATIONS3-5 3.5.4 COMBINATION OF USAGE-SENSITIVE AND FLAT-RATED ACCESS TRANSPORT MILEAGE CHARGE CALCULATIONS3-6 3.5.5 COMBINATION OF USAGE-SENSITIVE AND FLAT-RATED ACCE
15、SS TRANSPORT MILEAGE CHARGE CALCULATIONS3-7 3.5.6 HOST/REMOTE USAGE SENSITIVE ACCESS TRANSPORT MILEAGE CHARGE CALCULATIONS _ 3-8 3.5.7 HOST/REMOTE USAGE SENSITIVE the Billing Committee of the OBF is responsible for the MECAB document. MECAB is changed through the incorporation of resolved OBF issues
16、. Proposed changes to MECAB are reviewed and approved by the OBF Billing Committee and the OBF General Session. In accordance with the MO Issue number 2138, evaluates meetpoint data elements; and Issue number 2162, eliminates the pass through billing options. The sections eliminated as a result of t
17、he above issues were Sections 10 - BAR/BACR, 12 - IBC/SBC, 13 - The Usage Sensitive Access Matrix and 17 - Sample forms for Manual Summary Usage Records. Revision marks will not be reflected due to extensive modifications to the document. MECAB Issue 8 incorporates resolutions to OBF billing issue n
18、umbers 1962 and 2186. Issue number 1962 specifically addresses the situation where multiple tandem providers are involved in passing local and toll LEC traffic. Issue number 2186 establishes applicable return codes in EMI Category 11 detail records exchanged between companies utilizing a 2 position
19、return code (110XXX positions 70-71) to be consistent with the established Cat 10 and Cat 01 process. MECAB Issue 9 incorporates resolution to OBF billing issue 2638, covering unbundled services. In Section 14 Jointly Provided Services In an Unbundled Environment documentation under Diagrams 14-5, 1
20、4-7, 14-9 and 14-21 referring to record exchange was modified in the record exchange sections. Clean up was also made to Section 6 Usage and Data Exchange to remove language associated with OBF billing issue number 1182. Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing Guidelines Issue 10, September 2010 2-
21、5 MECAB Issue 10 incorporates resolutions to OBF billing issue numbers 3225 and 3266. Issue 3225 reconfirms the need for notification when V&H coordinates are modified in NECA FCC Tariff 4. Issue 3266 added a diagram (6.5.14) to depict originating 8XX traffic IXC terminating scenarios. Clean up was
22、also made to Section 5.3.1 Customer Notification. 2.4 Symbols The following symbols are used in the figures throughout this document: SWC- Point of Termination (“POT“)- Serving Wire Center (“SWC“)- Access Tandem (“AT“) - End Office (“EO“)AT EOMeet Point - End User Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Bi
23、lling Guidelines Issue 10, September 2010 2-6 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing Guidelines Issue 9, December 2006 3-13 NECA TARIFF FCC. NO. 4, PERCENT OWNERSHIP, BILLING PERCENTAGE AND COMPANY CODE 3.1 General The industry reference for listing endpoint loca
24、tions, billing percentages, and the providers involved in a MPB environment is NECA Tariff FCC No. 4. The information contained in this tariff specifies the apportionment of local transport or channel mileage rate element(s) among the providers and/or jurisdictions involved in access and interconnec
25、tion services based on billing percentages. Each pair of end point locations, the related Billing Percentages, and the providers involved must be filed in NECA Tariff FCC No. 4 for access services. When billing percentages are required for interconnection services, the decision to file billing perce
26、ntages in NECA Tariff FCC. No. 4 is based upon provider-to-provider negotiations. 3.2 Billing Percentage (BP) BPs are listed by service type for each pair of locations where access and interconnection services are provided on a meet-point basis. The sum of the BPs filed for each pair of end point lo
27、cations must equal 100%. For each pair of locations, the involved providers must agree in writing to their respective BPs. This information must be submitted to NECA for inclusion in NECA Tariff FCC No. 4, per NECA filing requirements. 3.3 Percent Ownership Each set of BPs may be developed on any mu
28、tually agreeable basis among the providers in the route. BPs may be developed using: 1. Provider investment to total investment 2. Route miles to total route miles 3. Airline miles to meet-point to total airline miles between locations The basis of this apportionment should consider each providers r
29、ate structure for channel mileage or local transport and the method of BP application either approved by the FCC or locally negotiated contracts. 3.4 Transport or Mileage Charge Calculations The appropriate method for calculation of MPB for the distance sensitive portion of Local Transport (direct-t
30、runk and tandem-switched), Channel Mileage (e.g. Special Transport), is as follows: 1. The Vertical and Horizontal (V&H) coordinates (filed in NECA Tariff FCC No. 4) are used to calculate the airline distance between two wire centers. Fractional mileage is rounded to the next whole number. 2. Each p
31、rovider applies the tariff rate for this overall mileage length to obtain a dollar amount. 3. The BP is applied to the dollar amount calculated above. See Figures 3-1 through 3-9 for examples of Usage-Sensitive Access (tandem-switched) and Flat-Rated Access (Switched and Special) mileage charge calc
32、ulations. Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing Guidelines Issue 10, September 2010 3-2 3.5 Company Code Whenever company codes are used to identify companies associated with rate elements, usage detail or circuit locations on meet-point bills and Customer Service Records (CSRs) (if provided), th
33、e state level company code, as filed in NECA Tariff FCC No. 4, is provided. Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing Guidelines Issue 10, September 2010 3-3 3.5.1 Usage Sensitive Access Transport Mileage Charge Calculations SWCPROVIDER A40%EO AT POTPROVIDER B60%MEET POINTUsage-Sensitive19.6 Miles Ro
34、unded to 20 MilesPROVIDER A BILLS: (20 MI) X (PROVIDER A RATE FOR 20 MI) X (MOU) X (BP=.40)PROVIDER B BILLS: (20 MI) X (PROVIDER B RATE FOR 20 MI) X (MOU) X (BP=.60)Figure 3-1 - Usage-Sensitive Access Transport Mileage Charge Calculations Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing Guidelines Issue 10,
35、 September 2010 3-4 3.5.2 Flat Rated Access Transport Mileage Charge Calculations SWCPROVIDER A40%EOPOTPROVIDER B60%MEET POINTFlat-Rated19.6 Miles Rounded to 20 MilesPROVIDER A BILLS: (20 MI) X (PROVIDER A RATE FOR 20 MI) X (BP=.40)PROVIDER B BILLS: (20 MI) X (PROVIDER B RATE FOR 20 MI) X (BP=.60)Fi
36、gure 3-2- Flat-Rated Access Transport Mileage Charge Calculations Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing Guidelines Issue 10, September 2010 3-5 3.5.3 Combination of Usage-Sensitive and Flat-Rated Access Transport Mileage Charge Calculations SWCPROVIDER A40%EO AT POTPROVIDER B100%MEET POINTPROVIDE
37、R B60%Usage-Sensitive Flat-Rated8.8 MilesRounded to 9 Miles10.8 MilesRounded to 11 MilesPROVIDER A BILLS: ( 9 MI) X (PROVIDER A RATE FOR 9 MI) X (MOU) X (BP=.40)PROVIDER B BILLS: ( 9 MI) X (PROVIDER B RATE FOR 9 MI) X (MOU) X (BP=.60)(11 MI) X (PROVIDER B RATE FOR 11MI)Figure 3-3 - Combination of Us
38、age-Sensitive and Flat-Rated Access Transport Mileage Charge Calculations (with the meet-point between the AT and the EO) Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing Guidelines Issue 10, September 2010 3-6 3.5.4 Combination of Usage-Sensitive and Flat-Rated Access Transport Mileage Charge Calculations
39、SWCPROVIDER A100%EOPOTPROVIDER B60%MEET POINTUsage-SensitiveFlat-Rated8.8 MilesRounded to 9 Miles10.8 MilesRounded to 11 MilesPROVIDER A BILLS: ( 9 MI) X (PROVIDER A RATE FOR 9 MI) X (MOU)(11 MI) X (PROVIDER A RATE FOR 11 MI) X (BP=.40)PROVIDER B BILLS: (11 MI) X (PROVIDER B RATE FOR 11 MI) X (BP=.6
40、0)PROVIDER A40%ATFigure 3-4 - Combination of Usage-Sensitive and Flat-Rated Access Transport Mileage Charge Calculations (with the meet-point between the AT and the SWC) Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing Guidelines Issue 10, September 2010 3-7 3.5.5 Combination of Usage-Sensitive and Flat-Rat
41、ed Access Transport Mileage Charge Calculations SWCPROVIDER A40%EO AT POTPROVIDER BUsage-Sensitive Flat-Rated8.8 MilesRounded to 9 Miles10.8 MilesRounded to 11 Miles60%PROVIDER B PROVIDER C30%70%MEET POINT MEET POINTPROVIDER A BILLS: ( 9 MI) X (PROVIDER A RATE FOR 9 MI) X (MOU) X (BP = .40)PROVIDER
42、B BILLS: ( 9 MI) X (PROVIDER B RATE FOR 9 MI) X (MOU) X (BP =.60)(11 MI) X (PROVIDER B RATE FOR 11 MI) X (BP=.30)PROVIDER C BILLS: (11 MI) X (PROVIDER C RATE FOR 11 MI) X (BP=.70)Figure 3-5 - Combination of Usage-Sensitive and Flat-Rated Access Transport Mileage Charge Calculations (Three Providers)
43、 Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing Guidelines Issue 10, September 2010 3-8 3.5.6 Host/Remote Usage Sensitive Access Transport Mileage Charge Calculations SWCPROVIDER A40%HOSTEOAT POTPROVIDER B60%MEET POINTPROVIDER A100%REMOTEEOLTL19.6 Miles(Rounded 20 Miles)(HOST to SWC)9.8 Miles(Rounded 10 M
44、iles)(REMOTE to HOST)Usage-Sensitive Usage-SensitivePROVIDER A BILLS: (10 MI) X (PROVIDER A RATE FOR 10 MI) X (MOU)(20 MI) X (PROVIDER A RATE FOR 20 MI) X (MOU) X (BP=.40)PROVIDER B BILLS: (20 MI) X (PROVIDER B RATE FOR 20 MI) X (MOU) X (BP=.60)HOST/REMOTEUSAGE-SENSITIVEFigure 3-6 - Host/Remote Usag
45、e-Sensitive Access Transport Mileage Charge Calculations (with the meet-point between the HOST and AT) Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing Guidelines Issue 10, September 2010 3-9 3.5.7 Host/Remote Usage Sensitive & Flat Rated Access Transport Mileage Charge Calculations SWCPROVIDER A40%HOSTEOAT POTPROVIDER B100%MEET POINTPROVIDER A100%REMOTEEOLTLHOST/REMOTEUSAGE SENSITIVE & FLAT RATEDPROVIDER B60%Usage-Sensitive Usage-SensitiveFlat Rated9.8 Miles(Rounded 10 Miles)(REMOTE to HOST)8.8 Miles(Rounded 9 Miles)(HOST to AT)10.8 Miles(R
