Local Area Transport Tariff

Information System

The Definitive Tool for Circuit Pricing

User Manual
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Introduction 3
Installation 4
Title Page 7
Special Access DS1 8
Special Access DS3 13
OC-Levels 15
Meet-Points 16
Frame Relay 17
Switched Access 19
Inter-LATA Long Haul 21
Local Private Line 25
ISDN 27
Unbundled 29
Batch 30
Wire Center Information 33
Rates & Tariff Information 37
LATTIS Features 38
Acronyms 39

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 INTRODUCTION

Welcome to LATTIS (Local Area Transport Tariff Information System).

This incredibly powerful circuit pricing tool has offered unparalleled
accuracy and customer service for over a decade. Through its graphical
interfaces, numerous pricing programs and ease of use, LATTIS quickly
became and remains the premier pricing software in the telecommunications
industry. Our research and development department, in tandem with the
programming and updating team, consistently focuses on the pulse of the
industry’s circuit pricing needs. LATTIS provides the most advanced
technological offerings, the latest prices, and enables you, the customer, to
remain one step ahead of your competitors.

The pricing screens in LATTIS offer our users the choice of several circuit
configurations and range from voice grade to multiple electrical and optical
DS3’s and OC levels. Data for Interstate pricing is derived from the F.C.C.
tariffs, Intrastate from the Access tariffs and Local Private Line pricing from
the General Exchange tariffs. For a comprehensive listing of LATTIS
services, please see LATTIS FEATURES.

With pride, we now offer a tour of our product. Please proceed and enjoy
your LATTIS experience. We look forward to serving you. For existing
customers, our Help Line telephone number is 1-800-398-2088. With
questions or to order, call 1-860-494-4500.

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 INSTALLATION

System Requirements
• Any PC running Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT 3.5.1 or later.
• Any Mac running O/S 8.0 or later.
• At least 64 MB RAM
• 200 MB of free hard disk space.
• A Postscript printer and Postscript drivers.
• Will also print on PCL printers if using a PCL5e driver
• As of April 2001; HP PCL5e drivers can be found at the HP Web Support site.
http://www.hp.com/cposupport/software.html

Installing LATTIS.PRO
To Install Lattis.Pro on a Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT System
Double click on the SETUP icon on the CD
Or
Click on the Start button
Click on Run
Enter x:\setup.exe
(Were x is the letter drive of your CD-ROM drive)

Follow the instruction on the screen.

A Shortcut to LATTIS.exe will be created on your desktop.
Double click on the “Shortcut to LATTIS.exe” to run the application.

Manually Install LATTIS.PRO on any Windows System

Use "My Computer" icon on the Desktop

Double click on the LATTIS.PRO CD
Right click on the LATTIS.PRO folder
Select Copy from the pull down menu
Go to your C drive
Click on Edit then Paste

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 To Manually Build a Desktop Shortcut to LATTIS.PRO

From the desktop

Click the right mouse button
Choose "New " and "Shortcut"
Click "Browse"
Go to the Lattis.Pro folder
Click on "Lattis.exe"
Click on "Open" OK
Click on "Next"
Rename the Shortcut to “Shortcut to LATTIS.exe”
Click on "Finish"
Double click on the “Shortcut to LATTIS.exe” Icon to run LATTIS.PRO

Setup LATTIS.PRO on a Windows NT Server for Sharing

1) Install the LATTIS.PRO CD

2) If you have an existing Lattis.Pro folder; Move it to the Recycle Bin.
3) Using "My Computer" icon or "explorer"; Move the Lattis.Pro folder from the
Lattis.Pro CD to your shared hard drive. (example G drive)

Mapping a Shortcut to the LATTIS.PRO icon from a Client PC

1) Open the “My Computer” icon from the desktop

2) Click on Tools for the pull down memu.
3) Enter a Drive letter (example G)
4) Enter a Folder (example \\Server\share)
5) Click Finish
To Setup an Icon for Lattis.Pro
Windows 95, 98, & NT
1) From the desktop
2) Click the right mouse button
3) Choose "New " "Shortcut"
4) Click "Browse"
5) Go to your network drive containing Lattis.Pro
6) Click on "LATTIS.EXE"

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7) Click on “Open”
8) Click on "Next"
9) Click on "Finish"
10) Double click on the Lattis.Pro Shortcut Icon to run Lattis

Setup a Windows Client PC to use Lattis.Pro from a Server

Using File Manager

1) Open "File Manager"

2) Click on "Disk"
3) Select "Connect Network Drive"
4) Enter Path
Example: \\your server name\lattis.pro
5) Quit "File Manager"

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 WELCOME to the LATTIS HOME SCREEN (Figure 1). This is our National Version,
which includes all of the services presently available in LATTIS.

Figure 1
The National Version of LATTIS covers pricing for all the regions and major carriers in
the United States. Other versions of our product are split up regionally (Eastern,
Western, Southern and Northern) or specifically customized for the intended user.
As you can see from the various buttons on our Home Screen, LATTIS covers a wide
variety of circuits and services. Some of these include Special Access, Switched Access,
Local Private Line, FRS (Frame Relay), ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network),
Centrex, ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode), DSL (Digital Subscriber Line),
Unbundled and many more.

The rules for circuit pricing are:

- If the circuit traffic reaches a POP (throughout this manual, POP refers to the Long
Distance Telephone Company Point of Prescence) and a minimum of 10% of the traffic
leaves state boundaries, then the entire circuit must be priced using Federal (F.C.C.) rates.
- If the circuit traffic reaches a POP and over 90% of the traffic remains within state
boundaries, you must choose Intrastate Access rates.
- If the circuit traffic never reaches a POP and remains within the same LATA, then you
must use Local Private Line (General Exchange) rates.

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 SPECIAL ACCESS DS1

At this time, we would like to take you through a simple example of how LATTIS works.
Let’s calculate prices for the most commonly visited circuit,
an Interstate Special Access, Point to Point, DS1.

• Click on the SPECIAL ACCESS

button (Figure 2) located on the upper
left hand corner of the screen. The next
screen that you will see will be…..
Figure 2
…the SPECIAL ACCESS MENU
(Figure 3). This screen offers the INTER
and INTRA STATE Access choices,
Service Levels, as well as seven circuit
configuration choices.

Now choose:
• INTER-STATE ACCESS (in the
upper left hand portion). Then, just
below, click on the DS1 button (this is
the POINT TO POINT
2 SERVING WIRE CENTERS
configuration).

Figure 3

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 These 2 simple steps will bring you to
the screen where your circuit prices will
appear. See Figure 4.

• Clicking on the CALCULATE DS1

button is your first step and will bring up
a box to allow the entering of our first
NPAnxx or CLLI code.
Figure 4

• We have chosen 212222 for our LSO

or the left side of the circuit (Figure 5).
After entering the number, click OK.

A second box will appear prompting you

to enter the second NPAnxx.
Figure 5

• Enter 212333 for the POP, or the right

side of the circuit (Figure 6).
The LSO and POP NPAnxxs must be
within the same LATA boundary for this
configuration. If you cross LATA
boundaries, an error message will be
displayed. Now click OK one last time.

Figure 6

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 CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR FIRST
CALCULATION !!

Figure 7
Let’s now analyze the various components of our result screen.

Figure 8
• In the upper left hand corner of the screen (Figure 8), we show a summary of the total
recurring and nonrecurring charges as they are filed in the tariff. Clicking different term
levels automatically updates the rates. The discount percentage for each term level is also
displayed. Figure 9 displays the POP and LSO nonrecurring charges. Universal Access –

Figure 9

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In the center of the screen, we see a representation of our access circuit (Figure 10).

Figure 10

The building symbol on the left represents the End User. Just to the right of this building
is a box which represents the LSO Wire Center. The script inside this box describes the
CLLI code of this Serving Wire Center, the name of the carrier being used, the pricing
zone in which this Wire Center is located and the NPAnxx being used for this calculation.
The next portion of the circuit is the mileage between the LSO Serving Wire Center and
the POP Serving Wire center. The LATA in which the circuit exists is displayed under
the number of miles. The next symbol towards the right represents the POP Serving Wire
Center containing the CLLI code, the Carrier name, the zone and the NPAnxx of the POP
side of the circuit. The pyramid shape represents the POP location where the circuit then
connects to a long distance carrier. Move your cursor over the Serving Wire Center
display box and you will see that the cursor becomes a magnifying glass. Click to get
detailed information on the Serving Wire Center. See WIRE CENTER INFORMATION.

Figure 11

Here we see the circuit segments and their prices (Figure 11). On both ends, the LSO and
POP, are the CHAN TERM values. In between are the IOC Channel (CM) costs. You
may occasionally see the CT<>OT option. Clicking this icon will display Office
Termination (Cross Connect) prices when applicable. Notice that the circuit type and the
number of circuits are displayed as 1 DS1 CIRCUIT. The total circuit cost of $583.54
and the MONTHLY term is also shown.

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We are now at the bottom of the screen (Figure 12). Let’s examine the possibilities here.

Figure 12

• CALCULATE DS1 button (as previously seen) begins the calculation.

• RESET NPANXX resets the LSO side.
• CHANGE # OF TRUNKS allows the pricing of more than one circuit with the same
input information.
• PRINT affords printing of the pricing screen. Set up your page in Landscape.
• CHANGE SERVICE allows you to change the service type for your circuit.
• NAME POP & EU lets you, for style purposes only, name the POP and End User
locations.
• RESET START CHANNEL enables the pricing of additional circuits.
• CONFIG lets you change the pricing configuration.
• ENTER POPS MANUALLY allows the choice of a Long Distance Carrier for the
POP side.
• SHOW USOC LABELS displays the USOC codes for each price on the screen if the
USOCs are available in the tariff.
• RATES & TARIFF INFO offers quick rate verification.

The single arrow then sends you to the previous page and the double arrow navigates to
the Home Screen. The large blank gray area is reserved for messages that may be
pertinent to the circuit being priced.

The button colors have their own significance. Red buttons start calculations, blue
buttons continue or modify a calculation and green buttons apply additional information
or other features that do not affect the pricing on the screen.

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 SPECIAL ACCESS DS3

• Let’s choose DS3 from the SPECIAL ACCESS MENU and click on CALCULAT E
DS3. After entering 303402 and 303661 we see our totals (Figure 13).

Figure 13

• Underneath the LSO, IOC, and POP portions of the circuit are dropdown menus. Let’s
choose ELECT DS3X3 on the LSO side by clicking on the box, holding the mouse down,
and dragging to the choice of ELECT DS3X3 (Figure 14).

Figure 14

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• Upon the release of the mouse, you will be asked to enter the number of LSO DS3s. For
this example, we’ll choose 3 (Figure 15).

Figure 15

• Click OK and our result screen appears (Figure 16).

Figure 16

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 OC-LEVELS (Linear Sonet)

• From the SPECIAL ACCESS MENU, click on the OC button from the Point to Point
configuration. From the dropdown menu, choose OC-12.

Figure 17
After clicking on CALCULATE OC-12, figure 18 represents our results.

Figure 18
and choose protection (if available)
• Notice that you can change OC levels directly from this screen.
from the dropdown menu (Figure 19)

Figure 19

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 MEET-POINTS

While calculating a circuit, you may run

into a situation where each end of the
circuit is handled by a different Carrier.
This situation is known as a Meet-Point.
For example, choosing 618248 and
618223 on an Access Point to Point
configuration results in a Meet-Point.
See Figure 20.

Notice how all the prices, recurring and

non-recurring, termination and mileage,
are divided between the two Carriers. In
this example, Verizon #14 covers 51%
of the circuit, and Ameritech covers Figure 20

the remaining 49%.

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 FRAME RELAY

Figure 21

• Under the SPECIAL ACCESS button, click FRS (Figure 21).

Figure 22

This will bring you to the Frame Relay Menu screen (Figure 22).
• Choose your configuration (our example is LSO SIDE UNI ACCESS TO FRS) and
click CALCULATE FRS. Enter an NPAnxx . The resulting screen is represented by
Figure 23.

Figure 23

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Figure 24 displays the drop down menu that allows the changing of speed.

Figure 24

Notice the SET CIR (Commited Information Rate) button and the
SET # LOGICAL CHANNELS (PVCs) button. These are options which are
specific to Frame Relay.

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 SWITCHED ACCESS

The SWITCHED ACCESS selection button

(Figure 25) is located on the upper right hand
corner of the Home Screen. We will price a
Switched Access Interstate DS1 circuit.

• After clicking on the Figure 25

SWITCHED ACCESS button, we reach the
SWITCHED ACCESS MENU screen. As you
can see from Figure 26, along with pricing a
Switched VOICE/ DS0, DS1 or DS3 line, you
can also price minutes of use.

• Click on INTER-STATE ACCESS and choose

DS1 under the ENTRANCE FACILITY &
DIRECT TRANSPORT pricing configuration.

• Click CALCULATE DS1. Figure 26

After entering an NPAnxx for the LSO and the

POP sides, the result should look like this
(Figure 27).

Figure 27

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• Let’s choose MINUTES OF USE
under the FROM POP SWC TO END USER
VIA TANDEM configuration. See Figure 28.

• Clicking on CALCULATE MOU

and entering 212222 and 212333
results in the screen represented by
Figure 29.

Figure 29

Figure 28

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 INTER-LATA LONG HAUL

LATTIS can price an entire long distance circuit, from one End User to the other End
User. We call this an INTER-LATA LONG-HAUL circuit. Let’s do a calculation.

Figure 30

• Figure 30 shows the INTER-LATA LONG HAUL button (located on the Home Page
under the LATTIS logo). Clicking on it brings you to the INTER-LATA FIXED
CIRCUITRY MENU (Figure 31). You can choose either LEC RATES ON LEGS or
IXC RATES ON LEGS for the Access pricing. We’ll now choose a Carrier, Service, and
Pricing Option . Let’s calculate AT&T, DS3 under LEC RATES ON LEGS.

Figure 31

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• Click on CALCULATE DS3. For this calculation, the NPAnxxs will be 212222 and
860647. For Long-Haul, each NPAnxx must be in a different LATA. See Figure 32 for
the results.

Figure 32

Let’s look at the screen’s details.

Figure 33

The top portion summarizes all costs according to term levels (Figure 33). To the left we
have VERIZON #11 for our first leg access portion. The center displays AT&T long
haul, and on the right, SNET represents our second leg. Here we display the monthly
charges for the three carriers. The term level choices can vary. For example, you could
choose one month for VERIZON #11, 12 months for AT&T `and 36 months for SNET.

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 Figure 34 Figure 35

The right and left circuit portions (the VERIZON #11 side is represented by Figure 34
and the SNET side by Figure 35) are broken down according to channel termination and
mileage. This is the Special Access portion of the circuit.

Figure 36

The LONG HAUL portion (AT&T), from one POP to the other, is represented by
Figure 36. On the full screen, it’s located between the two access legs of
the circuit (VERIZON #11 and SNET).

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In the screens’ center, we show grand totals and leg grand totals. Both are
broken down by term level. See Figure 37.

Figure 37

If we had chosen AT&T (IXC) to price the legs, Figure 38 would have been the
result. Notice that the access portions of the circuit are now represented by
AT&T.

Figure 38

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 LOCAL PRIVATE LINE

• Located in the lower left hand portion of the Home Screen is the button for
LOCAL PRIVATE LINE calculations (Figure 39). Let’s click on it.

Figure 39

• The LOCAL PRIVATE LINE MENU appears with our regional map (Figure 40). For
this example, we’ll choose the VERIZON #11 region.

Figure 40

• Figure 41 shows the Northeast region. Let’s click on Connecticut.

Figure 41

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• Pick the appropriate carrier (Figure 42). In this case S. N.E.T. is the sole choice.

Figure 42
• Let’s choose POINT TO POINT and click on the DS1 button (Figure 43).

Figure 43
• Click on the CALCULATE DS1 button. For this example, enter 860647 and 860742.
See Figure 44.

Figure 44

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 ISDN

• Let’s click on ISDN (Figure 45).

Figure 45

• A choice of carriers will appear (Figure 46). Let’s choose AMERITECH REGION .

Figure 46

• Our regional map appears. The choice for this example, will be Ohio (Figure 47).

Figure 47

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• After choosing AMERITECH as the tariff, we must pick an ISDN service. Our 2
choices are BASIC (2B+1D channels) and PRIMARY (23B+1D channels). For this
example, we’ll choose PRIMARY. Next, the endlink choices are INTERMEDIATE
(Foreign Exchange) or TERMINOUS (Local). Let’s click on TERMINOUS. The
resulting screen is represented by Figure 48.

Figure 48

• Click on CALCULATE I.S.D.N. PRIMARY SERVICE and enter

330823. The resulting screen, with it’s numerous features, appears (Figure 49).
For additional features, click on OPTIONAL FEATURES.

Figure 49

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 UNBUNDLED

Figure 50

• Choosing the UNBUNDLED TARIFFS option (Figure 50) takes us to our

UNBUNDLED TARIFFS MENU (Figure 51). Let’s click on PENNSYLVANIA.

Figure 51

• We can choose a Point to Point DS1 circuit. Click on CALCULATE DS1 and enter
814342 and 814343. The resulting screen appears (Figure 52).

Figure 52

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 BATCH

• BATCH calculations facilitate the pricing of a large number of circuits. Let’s click on
BATCH, located in the lower left hand portion of the Home Screen. We’ll choose ACCESS
LEG from the button that appears (Figure 53).

Figure 53

• From the BATCH CALCULATION MENU, let’s choose POINT TO POINT 2 SERVING
WIRE CENTERS and DS1. Figure 54 represents the resulting screen. Next, click the red
CHANGE button to begin creating the Input file.

Figure 54

• We’re starting a new file, so click NEW, choose the file name, location, and click SAVE.

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• Enter NPAnxxs on the resulting screen (Figure 55). This spreadsheet is
Tab Delimited, therefore use tab from your keyboard to proceed from LSO to POP.
Return from the keyboard takes you to the next line. Click Save when you’re finished.

Figure 55

• Figure 56 represents the resulting screen. Click the middle (blue) CHANGE button to
create the Output file. Choose the file name, location, and click SAVE. Next click on the
BATCH CALC DS1 button.

Figure 56

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Figure 57 is a portion of the Output file that your calculation yielded. The Output File is
created in the Tab Delimited format. You may choose to save it in the Excel format.

Figure 57

Reading from left to right, the columns depict:

Service Description, LSO-LATA, LSO-City, LSO-CLLI, LSO-NPA-nxx, LSO-V,
LSO-H, LSO-LEC, POP-City, POP- CLLI, POP-NPA-nxx, POP-V, POP-H,
POP-LEC, 2 or 4 WT, Speed, Term, LSO-ChanTerm, LSO-CType, LSO-Sig, LSO-Sub,
IOC-Mi, IOC-Sub, POP-ChanTerm, POP-CType, POP-Sig, POP-Sub,
Recurring Circuit totals, Nonrecurring totals, Real/ Estimated.

An error file for the calculation is also created.

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 WIRE CENTER INFORMATION

• Choosing the WIRE CENTER INFO button (Figure 58) located in the lower right hand
corner of the Home Page, takes you to our WIRE CENTER MENU (Figure 59).

Figure 58

Figure 59

The WIRE CENTER MENU options are:

• ICX POP SEARCHES provide the POP locations of AT&T, Frontier, Sprint and
Worldcom according to LATAs, Services, CLLI codes and V&H coordinates.
• FRS HUB SEARCHES locates Frame Relay Hubs according to LATA, OCN,
and CLLI.
• ACRONYMS LIST defines frequently used abbreviations seen in LATTIS.
• CALCULATE ANY MILEAGE provides mileage between Serving Wire Centers.
• LIST OF LOCAL TELCOs provides Telephone Company names and office features
as they are described in the NECA TARIFF FCC No. 4.
• OFFICE FEATURES brings you to the same screen as LIST OF LOCAL TELCOs.
• WIRE CENTER SEARCHES provides a search of Serving Wire Centers and gives
pertinent information such as LEC, CLLI Code, LATA, V&H, and services available
within the wire center.

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• Let’s calculate mileage using the CALCULATE ANY MILEAGE button. After
clicking, you will see the screen represented by Figure 60.

Figure 60

• Click on the red button CALCULATE WIRE CENTER MILEAGE and enter an
NPAnxx of 850581 and 850835. The resulting screen appears (Figure 61).

Figure 61
Notice the V&H coordinates of each Serving Wire Center and the mileage between them.

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• Clicking WIRE CENTER SEARCHES results in the screen represented by Figure 62.

Figure 62

• Click FIND ONE SWC and enter an NPAnxx. In this case it’s 203838.

Figure 63

The result (Figure 63) is a comprehensive profile of this Serving Wire Center. Included
are location, CLLI code, OCN, Telephone Company name, NPAs, NXXs, Wire and
Rate Center V & H co-ordinates, LATA, and available services.

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• Figure 64 displays search options. You can choose one radio button (NPA,LATA,
STATE and/or a check box (FEATURE and LEC). Let’s find Serving Wire Center
information by clicking on NPA and entering 860. Click OK.

Figure 64

• Now click on SEARCH MANY CO’s (Figure 65).

Figure 65
The result (Figure 66) provides a list of all Serving Wire Centers with the NPA of 860.

Figure 66
• By choosing a Serving Wire Center from the list and clicking, you will be provided with
detailed information of the location. Let’s pick BALTIC (Figure 67).

Figure 67

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 RATES & TARIFF INFORMATION

• For quick rate verification, click the

RATES & TARIFF INFO button
(Figure 68) from the Pricing screen. Figure 68
This is available for Interstate, Intrastate
and Local Private Line tariffs.

• The resulting screen may be

represented by Figure 69. Choose a tariff
and topic to view rates or descriptions .

Figure 69

The resulting screen (Figure 70) displays

rates for our choice which was
BELLSOUTH DS1 Rates.

LATTIS also provides full Interstate

tariff text. To access these pages, you
need to click on the TARIFF TEXT
button from the Home Screen and follow
the navigation to the required tariff.
Figure 70

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LATTIS Features:

Special Access - Voice Grade (DS0), Digital Data Service (DDS), T1 (DS1), T3 (DS3)
OC Levels (SONET Optical Carrier Service)
Switched Access - Voice Grade (DS0), T1 (DS1), T3 (DS3)
Switched Minutes of Use
Local Private Line - Voice Grade (DS0), Digital Data Service (DDS), T1 (DS1),
Foreign Exchange Service (FXV)
Frame Relay
ADSL (asynchronous digital subscriber line)
ATM ( asynchronous transfer mode)
ISDN (Integrated Services digital Network) BRI & PRI
Centrex
SONET RINGS
SONET Express
Batch
Crossovers and Paybacks
Fan Outs
MetroLan GTE
LEC vs. LEC vs. CAP
Enterprise Nynex
SMDS (Switched Multi-megabit Data Service)
Pop-Up Text - Quick references to tariff pages for rate verification
Tariff Text - Full references to tariff pages for rate verification
INTER-LATA Long Haul (End User to End User full circuit pricing)
Flex Path
DCS
Unbundled Element Pricing
PBX Trunks
Value Flex
Voice Messaging
Switch-way 56kbps
Voice Messaging
IXC POP Searches
FRS Hub Searches
Mileage Calculation
Wire Center Lookups

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ACRONYMS

COND Conditioning
CT Channel Termination
CM Channel Mileage
CIR Committed Information Rate (part of Frame Relay)
CLEC Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
CLLI Common Language Location Identifier, Central Office Designation 8 or
11 character, ID for SWC
CO Central Office
DDS Digital Data Service
DS0 Digital Signal Level 0 (64 kbps)
DS1 Digital Signal Level 1 (1.544 Mbps)
DS3 Digital Signal Level 3 (44.736 Mbps)
DT Direct Transport
EF Entrance Facility
FRS Frame Relay Service
H Horizontal Coordinate
IOC Inter-Office Channel Mileage
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
IXC Inter Exchange Carrier
KBPS Kilobits per second
LATA Local Access Transport Area
LATTIS Local Area Transport Tariff Information System
LEC Local Exchange Carrier
LSO Local Serving Office
MOU Minutes of Use
MBPS Megabits per second
MUX Multiplexing
NNI Network to Network Interface (Gateway)
NECA National Exchange Carriers Association
NPA Numbering Plan Area, Area Code
NXX Network Exchange, First three 3 digits of the local phone number
NRC Non-Recurring Charge

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OC-3 Optical Carrier Level 3 (5 Mbps)
OC-12 Optical Carrier Level 12 (622 Mbps)
OC-48 Optical Carrier Level 48 (4 x 2.488 Gbps)
OCN Operating Carrier Number
ORD Order
OT Office Termination
POP Point of Presence
PVC Permanent Virtual Circuit
RBOC Region Bell Operating Co.
SWC Serving Wire Center
SIG Signaling
SVC Service
UNI User to Network Interface
USOC Universal Service Order Charge
V Vertical Coordinate
WT Termination Type (2 or 4 wire)
Z1 Zone Density Zone 1
Z2 Zone Density Zone 2
Z3 Zone Density Zone 3
Z4 Zone Density Zone 4
Z5 Zone Density Zone 5

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