Local Service

Section I.3.2 – Local Trunk Service

 

As set forth below, there are three different versions of Local Trunk Service: Local Trunk Basic, Local Trunk – Direct Inward Dialing, and Local Trunk 2 Way Direct. Applicable non-recurring charges, monthly recurring charges and usage charges are as specified in the Local Rates and Charges section of the intrastate portion of the Guide. There is a 12 Trunk per location minimum requirement for each of the following services.

 

3.2.1 Local Trunk Basic: Local Trunk(s) provide Customers with voice-grade communications channel(s) over a channelized T-1 to the Customer’s Private Branch Exchange (PBX) or Hybrid Key System. Local Trunks can be provisioned as either analog or digital and can be used to carry one-way outbound traffic, one-way inbound or two- way traffic.

 

Please Note: Effective June 1, 2011, installation of new circuits for Local Basic One-Way Outbound, One-Way Inbound or Two-Way Trunks delivered with a single analog connection is no longer available to new or existing customers.  Existing customers cannot add circuits, make any changes or move existing service.

 

A. One-Way Outbound: Provides the Customer with a single analog or digital connection which is restricted to carry outbound traffic only.

 

B. One-Way Inbound or Two-Way: Provides the Customer with a single analog or digital connection which can carry one-way or two-way traffic.

 

C. Standard features:

 

         Hunting (Circular, Sequential, and Uniform Call Distribution)

         Touchtone

         Caller ID Blocking - Selective (Outgoing)

 

D. Optional Features:

 

         Caller ID Blocking - Complete (Outgoing)

         Remote Call Forwarding

         Overflow Routing

 

3.2.2 Local Trunk - Direct Inward Dialing (DID): Provides the Customer with a digital connection which can carry one-way inbound traffic over a channelized T-1.

 

A. Direct Inward Dialing Numbers: Telephone numbers can be obtained in block of 20 or 100 numbers.

 

B. Standard Features:

 

         Touchtone

         Hunting (Circular, Sequential and Uniform Call Distribution)

 

C. Optional Features:

         Remote Call Forwarding / Overflow Routing

 

3.2.3 Local Trunk - 2 Way Direct: Provides the customer with a two-way direct dial digital connection over a channelized T-1 which can carry both inbound and outbound traffic and the ability to route a block of numbers to trunk group, receive outpulsed digits on calls incoming through that trunk group and make outgoing calls using the same trunks.

 

A. 2-Way Direct Dialing Numbers: Telephone Numbers can be obtained in blocks of 20 numbers.

 

B. Standard Features

 

         Hunting (Circular, Sequential and Uniform Call Distribution)

         Call Number Delivery Blocking (Selective)

         Touchtone

 

C. Optional Features

 

         Calling Number Delivery Blocking (Complete)

         Remote Call Forwarding

         Overflow routing