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Description
Interconnection agreement provide for the facilities and equipment of any requesting telecommunications carrier, and interconnection with the local exchange carrier's network (a) for the transmission and routing of telephone exchange services and exchange access; and (b) at any technically feasible point within the carrier's network.
An Interconnection agreement may also include provisions, including but not limited to, Services Tariff and reselling of BellSouth's retail tariffed offerings contained in its General Subscriber Services Tariff, and its Private Line Services Tariff, at a discount; access to unbundled network elements, physical collocation, access to numbers and number portability, ordering and provisioning of services, billing, and performance measurements.
Thank you for your interest in negotiating an interconnection agreement with BellSouth
This agreement, along with state regulatory certification, will allow you, as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC), to provision local interconnection, to resell BellSouth's tariffed telecommunication services, CLEC collocation on BellSouth's premises, and the purchase of Unbundled Network Elements.
Negotiating an interconnection agreement involves working with two BellSouth Interconnection Services (ICS) groups: ICS-Pricing for contract negotiations and ICS-Sales/Presale Quality Team for CLEC orientation and account representation. Both of these groups will assist you in completing regulatory requirements and in establishing a CLEC Master Account with BellSouth.
The following list details the documents contained in this introductory package with associated explanations as well instructions for submitting those documents requiring processing. The items noted with an asterisk are required for completion and submittal during contract negotiations or the initial phase of the overall process.
Again, thank you for your request to negotiate an interconnection agreement with AT&T.
