CLEC Glossary of Acronyms
Term
Definition
Access Customer Advocacy Center
Access Customer Name Abbreviation (Now called IAC)
Activity
Access Customer Terminal Location
Additional Engineering
Additional Forms
Agency Authorization Status
Additional Point of Termination Indicator
Advanced Intelligent Network
Additional Labor
Alternate Implementation Contact
Automatic Message Accounting
Automatic Number Identification
Additional Point of Termination
Access Service Ordering Guidelines
Access Service Request
Access Tandem Carrier
Access Ten Digit Screening
Authorization Name
Billing Account Number 1
Billing Account Number 2
BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corporation
Bona Fide Request
Billing Account Number Identifier 1
Billing Account Number Identifier 2
Billing Contact
Billing Name
Building
BellSouth Public Switched Network
BellSouth Telecommunications
Cable Identification
Customer Access Billing System
Customer Account Record Exchange
Company Code
Circuit Capacity Management
Customer Carrier Name Abbreviation
Connectionless Data Service
Connecting Facility Assignment
Call Forward To Number
Channel/Pair
Coordinated Hot Cut
Carrier Identification Code
Customer Circuit Reference
Competitive Local Exchange Company
Common Language Location Identification.
Cellular Mobile Carrier
Customer Name and Address
Central Office Work Group
Circuit Provisioning Group
Customer Records Information (Integrity??) System
Date and Time Sent
Directory Assistance Access Service
Directory Assistance Call Completion
Direct Access to Directory Assistance Service
Directory Assistance Database Service
Database Administration Center
Desired Due Date
Desired Due Date Out
Desired Frame Due Time
Direct Inward Dial Trunks
Disconnect Telephone Number
Design Layout Record
Disconnect Quantity
Design Routing Code
Design/Engineering Contact
Equal Access Service Center
Effective Bill Date
Extended Billing Plan
Exchange Company Circuit ID
Electronic Data Interchange.
Expanded Interconnection Service
Electronic Mail Address
Extended Super Frame
End User Form
End User Moving Indicator
Expedite
Feature Activity
Facsimile Number
Final Bill Information Indicator
Feature Group D
Field Identifier
Firm Order Confirmation
Freeze PIC Indicator
Facility Point of Interconnection
Hunt Group Activity
Hunting Type Code
Hunting Sequence
Interexchange Carrier
Independent Company
Independent Company Number Services
Interexchange Customer Carrier Center
Implementation Contact
Initiator Identification
Interim Number Portability
Interim Number Portability Type
Interim Number Portability Trunk Group
Interim Number Portability Trunk Group
Integrated Surveillance and Administration Center
Inside Wire Bill Account Number
Inside Wire Contact
Inside Wire Jack Code
Inside Wire Jack Quantity
Inside Wiring Options
Jack Code
Jack Number
Jack Position
Jack Request
Local Contact
The BellSouth Local Carrier Service Center
Local Exchange Company
Local Exchange Routing Guide
Line Information Database.
Line Activity
Letter of Agreement
Local Billing Account Number
IntraLATA Presubscription Indicator
Loop Quantity
Loop Service Form
Loop Service with Interim Number Portability Form
Local Serving Office
Local Service Provider Authorization
Local Service Provider Authorization Date
Local Service Provider Authorization Name
Local Service Request Form
Local Service Request Number
Local Service Termination
Local Transport
Main Distribution Frame
Mechanized Loop Test
Minutes of Use
Network Channel Code
Network Channel Interface Code
Network Channel Interface Code
National Exchange Carrier Association
Non-Facility Associated Signaling
Network Interface Device
NID Request
Interim Number Portability Quantity
Non-Recurring Charge
National Technical Information Service
Other Charges and Credits
Ordering and Billing Forum
Operating Company Number
Originating Point Codes
Order Number
Operator Service System
Out Telephone Number
Products and Services Information Management System
Predesignated Interexchange Carrier
Percent Local Usage
Point of Interface
Purchase Order Number
Ported Telephone Number
Point of Termination
Plain Old Telephone Service
Port Quantity
Project Identification
Public Services Commission
Public Utilities Commission
Permanent Virtual Circuits
Regional Birmingham Data Center
Recurring Charge
Reference Number
Requisition Type and Status
Related Order Number
Related Purchase Order Number
Resale Service Form
Regional Street and Address Guide
Resale Quantity
Remote Terminal
Route Index
Response Type Requested
Subscriber Authorization Number
Secondary Billing Name
Service Center
Special Construction Authorization
Signaling Control Point
Service Control Point
Secondary Network Channel Interface Code
Super Frame
Signaling
Service Interconnection
Standard Industry Code
Service Order Completion System
Service and Product Enhancement Code
Signaling Point of Interface
Signal Transfer Point
Supplement Type
System Identification
Time and Materials
County Taxing Area
Toll Billing Exception
Transfer of Call Options
Transfer of Calls Period
Transfer of Calls To
Telecommunications Center for Customers with Disabilities.
Telecommunications Industry Forum
Tax Exemption
Terminal Number
Telephone Number
Total Number of Paths
Traffic Operating System
Type of Service
Traffic Type
Telecommunications Service Priority
Transport Trunk Termination Code
Unbundled Channelization
Unbundled Channel Interfaces
Unbundled Dark Fiber
Unbundled Digital Loop
Unbundled Interoffice Transport
Unbundled Interoffice Transport - Dedicated
Unbundled Interoffice Transport - Shared
Unbundled Local Switching
Unbundled Network Elements
Unbundled Packet Switching
Unbundled Packet Switching - Connectionless Data Service
Unbundled Packet Switching - Frame Relay Service
Unbundled Packet Switching - Switch to Switch Interface
Unbundled Sub-Loop
Uniform Service Order Code
Unbundled Tandem Switching
Unbundled Tandem Switching - Switching Functionality
Unbundled Tandem Switching - Trunk Port
Unbundled Voice Loop
Virtual Expanded Interconnection Service
Version Identification
Variable Term Agreement