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Collocation
Project Management
The Qwest CLEC Forum
May 13-14, 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.
Collocation Wholesale Project Management
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Collocation Wholesale Project Management
Maximize service to our CLEC customers
and provide effective project management
for their collocation requirements.
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Collocation Wholesale Project Management
Collocation Time Line:
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CLEC Issues Application
Order Validation
Feasibility
Quote Issuance
Quote Acceptance
Construction Completion
Walk-through with SICM
Acceptance by CLEC
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Collocation Wholesale Project Management
Single Point of Contact for CLEC for all issues, questions, concerns
regarding collocation sites from application through construction completion.
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Collocation Wholesale Project Management
Application Types:
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New
Augments
Changes
Transfer of Responsibility
Decommissions
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Collocation Wholesale Project Management
Products:
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Caged
Cageless
Virtual
ICDF (Interconnect Distribution Frame)
Remote
FCP (Field Connection Point)
Facility Connected
Power Reduction
Adjacent
Splitter
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Collocation Wholesale Project Management
http://www.uswest.com/wholesale/pcat/collocation.html
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Wholesale
Product Marketing
The Qwest CLEC Forum
May 13-14, 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.
Agenda
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Wholesale Product Management Collocation Team
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Recent Product Deployments
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Cost Docket Status and Impacts
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Preview of New Products In Development
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Questions
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Wholesale Product Management
Collocation Team
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Recent Product Deployments
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Collocation Transfer of Responsibility (ToR)
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Facility Connected Collocation (FC)
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DC Power Reduction
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Transfer of Responsibility
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Product Description
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Transfer of a Collocation site to an assuming CLEC from a
vacating CLEC.
Offered for Caged Physical, Cageless Physical, Virtual, and ICDF
Collocation. All other types of Collocation to be transferred will
be handled on an Individual Case Basis.
Two types of Collocation Transfer of Responsibility:
Transfer without working circuits
Transfer with working circuits
Transfer with working circuits is offered if administration changes
are required and does not involve translations activity.
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Transfer of Responsibility
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Ordering
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Prior to submitting a Collocation Transfer of Responsibility
request:
Assuming CLEC is required to have an Interconnection
Agreement with Qwest. Also will need to amend any
previously-existing ICA if it does not include services to be
transferred.
Vacating and Assuming CLEC must sign the Collocation
Transfer of Responsibility amendment.
Process begins by the assuming CLEC submitting the
Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Application form and
submitting to [email protected] and [email protected].
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Transfer of Responsibility
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Ordering continued…
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In addition to the application form the following information will
need to be included:
Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Spreadsheet, if there
are working circuits - providing detail on each working circuit
to be transferred.
Qwest Transfer Authorization Agreement, signed by the
vacating and assuming CLECs.
Letter of Authorization, if the Collocation site has a CLEC-toCLEC (Direct) arrangement, signed by the assuming CLEC
and the CLEC partner.
Email verification from the vacating CLEC representing that
all of its end users have been notified of the transfer, if there
are working circuits.
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Transfer of Responsibility
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Ordering continued…
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Qwest will review the required documentation, check the financial
status and confirm that no one is waiting in the queue for
Collocation space in the requested Central Office.
Qwest will initiate a quote to the assuming CLEC, who is required
to pay 100% as acceptance of the quote.
If the transfer is with working circuits, the CLEC must submit
LSRs. Circuits submitted via an ASR will be processed based on
the information provided on the Collocation Transfer of
Responsibility Spreadsheet.
At the completion of the transfer, the vacating CLEC, assuming
CLEC and Qwest will sign the Qwest Services Transfer
Agreement.
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Transfer of Responsibility
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Rate Elements
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Vacating CLEC will not incur charges for the transfer of the
Collocation site.
The quote for the assuming CLEC will reflect the following:
Nonrecurring charges associated with the transfer of the
Collocation site:
Assessment Fee
Network Systems Administrative Fee
Nonrecurring charge(s) for processing Interconnection circuits, if
applicable.
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Transfer of Responsibility
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Collocation Product Catalog (PCAT)
www.qwest.com/wholesale/pcat/collocation.html
Contract Amendment
www.qwest.com/wholesale/clecs/negotiations.html
Jane Lacy - Product Manager
[email protected]
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Facility Connected Collocation
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Product Description
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Allows access to Unbundled Network Elements (UNEs)
without collocating physical equipment in a Qwest Wire Center
FC Collocation takes place on a Termination Block
or Termination Panel engineered by Qwest
Allows termination of a copper or fiber cable at a
demarcation point
Available for cross connection to DS0 and DS1 level UNE
services. DS3 levels of service, or DS1 utilizing fiber are
available via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) Process
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Facility Connected Collocation
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Rate Elements – Non-Recurring
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Quote Preparation Fee (QPF)
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Engineering Labor
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Copper/Fiber Entrance Facility
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Termination Block
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Termination Panel
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DS1 Voltage Isolation
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Facility Connected Collocation
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Rate Elements – Recurring
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Copper/Fiber Entrance Facility
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Termination Block
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Termination Panel
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DS1 Voltage Isolation
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Facility Connected Collocation
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Ordering and Intervals
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Requested via the Facility Connected Application Form as
described in the Collocation PCAT
Qwest will provide space feasibility within 10 Calendar days of
receiving a complete application
Qwest will provision FC Collocation within 90 calendar days of
receipt of application given timely CLEC acceptance of quote
CLEC must have established entrance facility at the POI within
53 calendar days upon Qwest’s receipt of complete FC
Collocation Application
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Facility Connected Collocation
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Collocation Product Catalog
www.qwest.com/wholesale/pcat/facconcollo.html
Contract Amendment
www.qwest.com/wholesale/clecs/negotiations.html
Benjamin Campbell - Product Manager
[email protected]
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DC Power Reduction
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Product Description
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Allows CLECs to reduce primary or secondary DC power feeds
to their collocation site
Primary feed may be reduced to a minimum of 20 amps
Secondary feed may be reduced to 0 amps while holding cabling
and fuse position for future use (pending availability)
Provides an option to hold power cabling and fuse or breaker
position on a power board or Battery Distribution Fuse Bay
(BDFB) for future power augment requests
Where shortage of fuse position is imminent, CLEC has option to
energize secondary feed to minimum 20 amps, or relinquish held
fuse position to Qwest
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DC Power Reduction
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Ordering Procedure
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CLEC must sign the DC Power Reduction Amendment
CLEC completes power section of the Collocation Application
and submits to Qwest as described in the Collocation PCAT
Qwest Collocation Project Management Center (CPMC) will
notify CLEC of any Application deficiencies within 10 calendar
days of receipt
Walk through of collocation site is performed to determine work
required to perform power reduction
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DC Power Reduction
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Billing
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Billing to CLEC for initial power will be reduced upon receipt of
payment for the charges quoted for the DC Power Reduction
Reduced billing will be made effective back to the date of
acceptance of the Power Reduction Application
Recurring billing for the Power Maintenance Charge will
terminate upon power restoration or fuse position return (for
secondary feed)
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DC Power Reduction
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Rate Elements
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Quote Preparation Fee (NRC)
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Power Reduction Charge (NRC)
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Power Maintenance Charge (RC)
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Power Restoration Charge (NRC)
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DC Power Reduction
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Collocation Product Catalog (PCAT)
www.qwest.com/wholesale/pcat/collocation.html
Contract Amendment
www.qwest.com/wholesale/clecs/negotiations.html
Matthew Rossi - Product Manager
[email protected]
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Cost Docket Status and Impacts
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Cost Structure for Collocation
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Based on TELRIC principles
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No economic return under TELRIC
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Cost Docket Status and Impacts
Recurring Studies
Nonrecurring Studies
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Cost Docket Status and Impacts
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Status of Commission Collocation cost orders
Existing orders that have been received:
September 1997: OR
January 1998: AZ
December 1998: IA, NM
June 1999: UT
July 1999: CO
June 2000: MN
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December 2000: WA
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Cost Docket Status and Impacts
Current activity & timeframes
October 2001
l WA , MT
March 2002
l IA
April 2002
l UT, CO, NE
Actual & Estimated ordered dates
May 2002
l AZ
June 2002
l NM, OR
September 2002
l ID, MN, WY
December 2002
l ND, SD
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New Products in Development
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Collocation Available Inventory
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Competitive Fiber Providers
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ICDF Joint Testing Process (ICDF-JTP)
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Collocation Available Inventory
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What is Available Inventory?
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Existing collocation sites and elements that have been returned
to Qwest due to legal proceedings, abandonment, cancellation
or decommission
How will this product benefit CLECs?
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Enables CLECs to view available discounted collocation sites
and elements
Allows CLECs to purchase reused collocation site inventory at
a reduced cost
Allows reimbursable and reusable elements to be refunded to
the vacating CLEC (for up to 3 years)
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Collocation Available Inventory
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How do CLECs see what is “Available?”
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Qwest will implement a “Collocation Classifieds” web site in
which all returned space and elements will be listed for view
How do I learn more about this product?
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A Presentation will be made to the CLEC community at the
5/15/02 Product and Process CMP Monthly Meeting. For more
information on CMP please visit:
www.qwest.com/wholesale/cmp/index.html
Matthew Rossi - Product Manager - [email protected]
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Competitive Fiber Provider
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What is Fiber Provider Point of Entry?
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Provides a mechanism for CFPs to terminate fiber from the
Collocation Point of Entry (C-POI) to a Fiber Distribution Panel
(FDP) in the central office without collocation of equipment.
How do I learn more about this product?
This product is currently being developed as a level 3
Qwest initiated CMP Change Request. For more
information on CMP please visit:
www.qwest.com/wholesale/cmp/index.html
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Benjamin Campbell - Product Manager
[email protected]
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ICDF Joint Testing Process
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What is ICDF Joint Testing?
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Will allow a CLEC and Qwest to joint test DSO, DS1, DS3 and
Line Sharing terminations for continuity at the Interconnection
Collocation Distribution Frame (ICDF)
What are the Terms and Conditions?
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CLEC must submit a Joint Test Process Application
CLEC can submit request for Joint Testing with their Collocation
Application for up to 60 days past scheduled collocation RFS.
Pricing is based on a time and materials cost recovery basis
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ICDF Joint Testing Process
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How do I learn more about this product?
This product is currently being developed as a level 3 Qwest
initiated CMP Change Request. For more information on CMP
please visit: www.qwest.com/wholesale/cmp/index.html
Benjamin Campbell - Product Manager [email protected]
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Questions?
Thank you for your participation!
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