Summary
Declared service
The Domestic AMPS terminating access service was deemed to be declared by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission pursuant to section 39 of the Telecommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1997.
Date
The service was deemed to be declared on 30 June 1997.
On 7 February 2001, the ACCC revoked the declaration.
Service description
The following service description is provided for Domestic AMPS terminating access and applies to the provision of Domestic AMPS terminating access service by Telstra as AP to any AS.
The Service as described comprises a number of different elements as follows:
a) Access for calls forwarded for termination in the AP’s AMPS network
b) POI Location
c) Signalling
e) CLI provision
f) Provision of Switchports
g) Network Conditioning
h) Fault Handling
i) Inter C/CSP Billing
Restrictions on availability and others factors relating to the provision of Access are further described below.
In accordance with the Trade Practices Act Part XIC, these elements:
• may not be available from all APs
• may have restrictions in their availability
Domestic AMPS Terminating Access Service is an Access Service for the carriage of telephone calls (ie. voice, data over the voice band) from a POI to B-parties assigned numbers from the AMPS number ranges of the Australian Numbering Plan and directly connected to the AP’s network.
6.1. Availability
The availability of the services may vary depending on the geographic and technical capability of the AP’s network at the time at which a request for the service is made or the service is delivered.
The AP will make available to ASs documents describing the availability of this service on its network. See 6.3 & 6.4
6.2. Channel Capacity
The service will establish a connection for the purposes of voice communication with the standard bandwidth of 3.1kHz.
6.3. Services
6.3.1 The service is provided on a call that is handed over for termination to a customer directly connected to the AP’s AMPS network..
6.3.2 (Blank).
6.3.3 Service Restrictions
At least annually, the AP will advise of end-customer services that may restrict the provision of this service eg. Services barred from accepting Reverse Charge Calls in a Table ATASD5.
6.4. Interconnection Handover arrangements
The AP and the AS are each responsible for the provision, installation, testing, making operational and monitoring of all the network on their respective sides of the POI.
6.4.1. POIs
"Point of Interconnection" or "POI" means an agreed location which:
(a) is a physical point of demarcation between the networks nominated by the AS and the AP; and
(b) is associated (but not necessarily co-located with) with one or more gateway exchanges of each of the networks nominated by the AS and the Access Provider .
Calls originated by the A-party will be handed over to the AP at Points of Interconnection designated by the AP in respect of the POIs nominated by the AP in accordance with 6.4.1.1 and 6.4.1.2.
6.4.1.1 POI locations
The AP will provide a table (Table ATASD1) listing of POIs where this service may be provided. This listing will be updated at least annually. The AS may request a point of interconnect with the AP’s network at a location other than one specified by the AP. The AP must, to the extent technically and operationally feasible, permit the location of a point of interconnect at that location.
6.4.1.2 Number ranges
The AP will provide a table (Table ATASD2) of the AMPS number ranges accessible with this service.
6.4.2 Signalling
6.4.2.1. Signals for this service will use CCS#7 signalling. Unless otherwise agreed, this CCS#7 signalling will be in accordance with the NIIF/ACIF Interconnection-ISUP specification.
6.4.2.2 The AP will provide a table (Table ATASD4) of the locations where the AS may interconnect its CCS#7 signalling network with that of the AP for the purpose of accepting this service.
6.4.2.3 Signalling interconnection may not be provided at all POI’s. These POIs of 6.4.1.1 may provide for interconnection of voice circuits only. Control of voice circuits where direct signalling interconnection is not provided, will be via “quasi-associated signalling” using Signalling Transfer Point (STP) operation, with signalling via a nominated other gateway where signalling interconnection is provided.
6.4.3. CLI
Unless otherwise agreed the CLI of the A-party should be provided as part of the CCS#7 signalling for this service.
6.4.4. Nature of switchports
At POIs the calls will be delivered to the AP at 2.048Mbit/sec Switchports. The switchports will operate at 2.048Mbit/sec in accordance with the ITU Recommendations G.703, G. 704 and G.732 (Blue Book).
6.4.5. Send and receive speech levels
The send and receive levels for speech will be -13 dBr unless specified otherwise in the Australian Network Performance Plan.
6.4.7. The AP will provide Echo Control as normal for AMPS calls between the end customer and the AP’s gateway exchange.
6.5. Interconnection Forecasting, ordering and provisioning arrangements
6.5.1 Forecasting requirements
6.5.1.1. Forecast of port requirements
For each POI the AS should provide forecasts, at least half yearly, of switchport requirements for 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36 months from the time of the forecast. Forecasts should be provided on dates to be agreed between the AP and the AS and forecast the switchport requirements from operative dates of 31 December and 30 June. Forecasts will be discussed by the AP and the AS with a view to agreement within 30 Business Days. The forecasts will be used for network planning and not for charging purposes.
6.5.1.2. Forecast of network capacity requirements
For each POI and for each charging district of the AP the AS should provide forecasts, at least half yearly, of traffic requirements for 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36 months from the time of the forecast. These forecasts should provide daily and weekly profiles for the traffic forecasted and advice of any material non-uniformities in the dispersion of terminating access traffic. Forecasts should be provided on dates to be agreed between the AP and the AS and forecast the traffic requirements from operative dates of 31 December and 30 June. Forecasts will be discussed by the AP and the AS with a view to agreement within 30 Business Days.
6.5.1.3. Ordering of Switchports.
The AP will accept orders for switchports up to the level of the agreed forecasts for each POI. The AS should order switchports allowing 6 months for their provision.
6.5.1.4. The AP will provide access up to the level of the agreed traffic forecasts for each POI.
6.5.1.5 The AS may request and the AP will give reasonable consideration to, and use reasonable endeavours to provide, such provision, but is under no obligation to provide access or switchports above the level of the agreed forecasts. If such access is provided, delivery times may be longer than those specified in 6.5.1.3.
6.6. Interconnection Ordering Requirements
6.6.1 Compliance testing
The AS will be required to demonstrate compliance with the agreed CCS#7 signalling system prior to the provision of the service.
6.6.1.1 The AP and the AS will develop an agreed test plan and the AS may provide results of tests to this plan from an appropriate test house or other such party. The AP will provide the results of such tests if it is not otherwise seeking a switch access service from the AS.
6.6.1.2 The AP and the AS shall review the test results of 6.6.1.1. within 20 business days and if the AP accepts that the test results of 6.6.1.1 are satisfactory then the AP and the AS will agree a date for commissioning tests.
6.6.1.3. The test results of 6.6.1.1 will form the prime documentary basis for ongoing operations, fault analysis and fault management of signalling between the AP and the AS.
6.6.2. Network Conditioning
Network Conditioning of the AP’s network will be required before the provision of the service.
6.7. Operational and Fault handling arrangements
The AP will provide a contact point for the Operation and Maintenance of the service. Faults may be reported to this centre which will manage the clearance of these faults.
6.8 Inter C/CSP Billing frequency
The AP will invoice the AS on a monthly basis for this service.
6.9. Provision of Tones and Network Announcements
Where calls attempting this service do not progress to the end customer the call may be connected to tones as per AUSTEL Technical Standard TS002 or to a network RVA in the AP’s network.
6.10 Customer Billing
Customer billing should be in accordance with an approved telecommunications access code.