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Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s. Billing Options. The Qwest CLEC Forum September 16-17, 2002.

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  1. Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s Billing Options The Qwest CLEC Forum September 16-17, 2002 The information provided on every slide in the following presentation is for training purposes only. The information provided does not create or modify any legal obligations, promises or expectations between Qwest and CLEC customer. The parties’ relationship is governed by existing legal obligations and contracts.

  2. Agenda • Qwest Billing Systems • CRIS Paper Bills • BillMate ASCII Bills & Demo • BillMate EDI Bills • BOS Bills for UNE • Q&A Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  3. Qwest Billing Systems • IABS: Integrated Access Billing System • BART: Billing and Receivable Tracking • CRIS: Customer Records Information System Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  4. Qwest IABS Billing • Services billed by IABS include: • Collocation (monthly recurring charges) • Resale – Frame Relay Service • Local Interconnection Service (LIS) • Unbundled Dedicated Interoffice Transport (UDIT) • Common Channel Signaling Access Capability/Signaling System 7 (CCSAC/SS7) • Unbundled Dark Fiber (UDF) Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  5. Qwest BART Billing • Services billed by BART include: • CLEC Requested UNE Construction (CRUNEC) • Collocation Construction Charges • Unbundled Dark Fiber (UDF) Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  6. Qwest CRIS Billing • Services billed by CRIS include: • Basic Business/Residence Resale Services • Centrex Resale • ISDN-PRI • Loops • Unbundled Network Element – Platform (UNE-P POTS) • Focus of today’s discussion Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  7. CRIS Paper Bills • Traditional Bill of Record • BillMate EDI can also serve as Bill of Record • Option to suppress with availability of BillMate EDI format • Billing Features • Summary Billing • Sub-Account Billing Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  8. Billing Features • Summary Billing • Allows management of financials at the Summary Billing Level • Provides one bill per month for multiple accounts within the same state • Sub-Account Billing • Allows identification of rates and charges for services ordered for each end-user Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  9. Paper Bill Sections • Summary Bill Sections • Account Detail • Summary of Services • Transfer Balances • Adjustments • Payments • Sub-Account Bill Sections • Monthly Service • Service Additions and Changes • Usage • Adjustments Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  10. ASCII • American Standard Code for Information Interchange (binary character code) • Electronic billing data arranged into files compatible with common business software Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  11. BillMate ASCII Bills • Majority of CLECs choose this as their electronic format • Delivery methods: • Diskette • CD ROM • Web Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  12. XX Phone Company May 28, 2002 K 719-111-6666-997B BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison Summary of Services Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  13. BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison ASCII–MONSERV.DET (Summary) Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  14. XX Phone Company 719-555-1912-114B BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison ASCII–SUBACCT.SUM Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  15. BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison ASCII–SUBACCT.SUM Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  16. BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  17. XX Phone Company 719-555-1912-114B BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison ASCII–MONSERV.DET Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  18. BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison ASCII–MONSERV.DET Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  19. BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison ASCII–ACCOUNT.SUM Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  20. BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison ASCII–ACCOUNT.SUM Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  21. 719 555 1888 719 555 1912 719 555 1921 BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison ASCII–SOACTVTY.DET Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  22. BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison ASCII–SOACTVTY.DET Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  23. BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison ASCII–SOACTVTY.DET (continued) Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  24. BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison XX Phone Company 719-555-1912-114B ASCII–MEASSVC.DET 719 555 1979 719 555 1984 719 555 1990 719 555 1888 719 555 1912 719 555 1921 719 555 1979 719 555 1984 719 555 1990 719 555 1912 719 555 1921 719 555 1979 719 555 1984 Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  25. BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison ASCII–MEASSVC.DET Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  26. XX Phone Company 719-555-1912-114B BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison ASCII–LDMISC.DET Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  27. BillMate ASCII to CRIS Paper Bill Comparison ASCII–LDMISC.DET Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  28. BillMate ASCII Demo • BillMate ASCII bill files can be easily imported into a wide variety of applications for validation efforts such as: • Commonly used spreadsheets • Commonly used databases • Vendor-specific software Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  29. Sample BillMate ASCII Executable Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  30. BillMate EDI • Electronic Data Interchange • Allows electronic communication of invoices between organizations in an industry standard format • Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to communicate Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  31. BillMate EDI • EDI messages are designed to be easy for computer programs to read, but not so easy for humans to read • Trading partners require translation software to convert outgoing data from their business applications to EDI format, and to convert incoming data from EDI format to the format required by their business applications Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  32. EDI Transaction Sets • Different EDI Transaction Sets (TS) are used for different business purposes • EDI 811 TS for Billing • Qwest BillMate EDI Billing uses this TS • EDI 850 TS for Ordering • Qwest IMA uses this TS Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  33. BillMate EDI Bills • EDI 811 TS defined by: • TBWG (Telephone Bill Work Group) • Optional Bill of Record • Delivery methods: • NDM • VAN • FTP • Web Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  34. EDI Translators • Many vendors offer EDI solutions • Vendors offer various suites of EDI products and services • Complete software packages • Custom EDI solutions • Outsourced EDI processing • etc. Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  35. BOS • Billing Output Specification • Electronic telecom industry format • Specifications are maintained by OBF and Telcordia Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  36. BOS Bills for UNE • Newest format offered • First BOS bills produced in July ’02 • Includes both Bill and CSR data • UNE-P POTS bills only at this time • Loop bills available by end of year 2002 • Delivery method: • NDM Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  37. BillMate EDI and BOS Compared • EDI • Industry standard electronic format designed for computer consumption • Used in many industries • Billing TS maintained by Telephone Bill Work Group (TBWG) under the auspices of ANSI ASC X12 • BOS • Industry standard electronic format designed for computer consumption • Specific to telecommunications billing • Standards maintained by OBF and Telcordia Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  38. Establishing/Changing Bill Formats • BillMate ASCII and BillMate EDI • New Customer Questionnaire - Section 2.5 • http://www.qwest.com/wholesale/clecs/newcustquestionnaire.html • BOS • UNE-P Amendment Questionnaire - Section 2.4 • http://www.qwest.com/wholesale/clecs/negotiations.html Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  39. Additional Resources • Qwest Wholesale main web page: http://www.qwest.com/wholesale/ • Qwest Wholesale CRIS web page:http://www.qwest.com/wholesale/clecs/cris.html • Qwest BillMate web page (for ASCII and EDI documentation):http://www.qwest.com/pcat/large_business/product/1,1354,540_4_8-6,00.htmlor can be accessed from Qwest Wholesale CRIS web page • Telcordia (for BOS documentation) at 800-521-2673 • As always, contact your Billing Service Delivery Coordinators (SDCs) with any specific bill content questions or concerns Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

  40. Question & Answer Q w e s t W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t s

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