Establish and Maintain Account

Key Network and Service Decisions

Forecasting

Forecasting Guidelines:

This section generally describes the interconnection trunking and collocation forecasts to be provided to Verizon by carriers.

General Requirements:

In order to identify the resources and network infrastructure needed to serve customers, Verizon requests demand forecasts for interconnection trunking and collocation on a semi-annual basis. New entrants are to provide an initial forecast upon entry into a market. Subsequent to market entry, every six months,carriersare to provide a current year plus two year view of the interconnection trunk and collocationservices each carrier expects to require in a particular geographic area.

Verizon realizes that forecasting can be a challenging task. However, the availability of good faith demand estimates of service volumes and deployment timelines enables Verizon to be better prepared to meet carrier business requirements. The information improves Verizon’s ability to manage workforce and network planning for the long-range needs of carriers.

Carrier-specific information will receive confidential treatment as provided in Verizon interconnection agreements and tariffs.

Trunk Forecasts:

Reasons for Forecasting:

  • To help ensure that trunk groups do not exceed their design blocking thresholds.
  • Support infrastructure planning to meet customer service requirements.
  • Enable carriers and Verizon to design optimum network infrastructure.
  • Prioritize and allocate resources to better meet Switching, Outside Plant (OSP), Transport and Operations Support Systems (OSS) projects.

Forecast Scope:

The carrier is to provide Verizon a detailed forecast of its requirements for interconnection trunking. The forecast provides information on the following types of interconnection trunks:

  • Local / Toll CLEC to Verizon
  • Local / Toll Verizon to CLEC
  • 911 / E911
  • Measured 2-Way Trunking
  • Wireless Interconnection Trunks
  • Directory Assistance
  • Operator Services
  • Information Services
  • Interexchange Carrier (IXC) Access (Tandem Subtending)
  • Choke
  • Busy Line Verification

Trunk forecasts are provided in electronic format on Verizon templates.

Collocation Forecasting:

Verizon’s ability to meet the provisioning intervals for collocation is related to its ability to schedule the work and appropriately size its work force. Therefore, Verizon requests forecasts of anticipated collocation requirements from carriers.

Among the information that will be requested is the following:

  • Date of current forecast
  • Date of previous forecast
  • State
  • LATA
  • City/County
  • Central office (Common Language Location Identifier (CLLI Code))
  • Quantity
  • Application Month
  • Requested in-service month
  • Preference for Virtual, Physical, Secured Collocation Open Physical Environment (SCOPE), Cageless Collocation Open Environment (CCOE), or Collocation Remote Terminal Equipment Enclosure (CRTEE)
  • New arrangement or augment to existing arrangement
  • Type of equipment augment
  • Square footage required (physical)
  • Number of Bays (SCOPE and CCOE)
  • Type of equipment to be installed (Virtual and CRTEE)
  • Forecast Update Code (Add, Change, Deletion)
  • Remarks

Collocation forecasts are provided in electronic format on Verizon templates.