CLI-IG CP (00) 006

Contents

Stage 1

Stage 2

Annex

Stage one - getting endorsement to use type 3 PNs

Step 1 subscriber contacts provider of outgoing service

Step 2 provider supplies subscriber with appropriate application literature and invites customer to reply to 'indicative questions' questionnaire (see Annex)

Step 3      subscriber returns completed questionnaire to provider

Step 4 if the subscriber's replies are satisfactory (ie they meet the criteria at paragraph 3.6 of the PN Statement) the provider forwards the subscriber's responses with any relevant supporting documentation to Oftel with its recommendation

Step 5    Oftel will respond to provider's submission in one of three ways:

Step 6 provider informs subscriber whether its recommendation has been endorsed by Oftel.

Stage two - what numbers will be used

Step 7     when the subscriber's application has been endorsed the provider invites the subscriber to:

        (a) enter into the Special Arrangements contract, and

        (b) supply a list of the numbers intended for use as PNs supported by written authorisations for their use from whoever                they have been allocated to

Step 8   provider checks with the relevant networks that the numbers have been allocated to the persons giving the authorisations and logs them in accordance with the contractual requirements of the Special Arrangement.

Annex to Applications for type 3 PNs - Indicative Questions

Q1 What is the name and nature of the applicant’s business or activities? If the applicant is an incorporated company please give the address of its Registered Office and its Company Registration Number. If not, please identify the organisation's name, the address of its head or main office and charity registration number where applicable.

Q2 What is the name, official title and contact details of the individual who will carry responsibility for the implementation and exercise of the organisation’s CLI practices?

Q3 Describe the applicant’s telecommunications network - how many switches are deployed and how many separate sites and extensions are served?

Q4 Are least-cost routing and multiple breakout features implemented in the applicant’s network?

Q5 What is the applicant’s current approach with regard to outgoing CLI, and does this involve the use of type 1 or type 2 PNs?

Q6 What, if any, problems has this approach given rise to?

Q7 Why does the applicant need to use type 3 presentation numbers and why no alternative solution is viable?