Incident Tickets
Create an incident ticket
Submit an incident ticket to resolve network issues and outages. We'll work to quickly address your issues and restore your service.
Create a ticket
1. Log in to Verizon Enterprise Center
2. Select Repairs > Create a new ticket
Identify service
3. Enter or search for your service ID and click Next
- Find/search the appropriate inventory for the affected site
- Click the plus sign [+] next to the service identifier and then click Create Ticket
4. Any existing tickets open for that service ID will display. Click Continue Creating New Ticket if you don’t see a ticket already opened for your issue
Enter your ticket information
5. Enter your contact information and select how you’d like to stay notified about your ticket
6. Enter your site information and problem information as completely and accurately as possible
7. Attach any additional files that could help the technician address your issue and Submit your ticket
Update an incident ticket
You can update any open incident tickets to keep Verizon informed of new information as we work to resolve your issue. Once a ticket is closed or resolved you'll need to open a new ticket to have your issue fixed.
1. Select Repairs > My tickets to see a list of your tickets.
2. Select the specific ticket number you want to edit.
3. Click Update in the top left corner of the ticket.
Select from any of the changes below:
Provide additional details:
- Comment: leave a message about the ticket for your co-workers to view or inform our technicians about any new information about your ticket.
- Attach files: Add any other information that can help our technicians resolve your issue.
Change your contact and site information:
- Update contact information: Change the contact for your ticket. This is helpful if your plan to be away or want to give to someone else responsibility for the ticket. We'll reach out to the new contact for all future updates on the ticket.
- Update site access: Edit the days and times the site of the issue can be accessed by out technicians. You can also update the site contact information or include any special access instructions such as a gate code or parking rules.
Alert Verizon that your issue has worsened:
- Request escalation: Note Verizon that your issue has continued or gotten worse and needs urgent attention.
Run additional testing:
- Verify power: Let us know how the power and equipment were verified.
- Release for intrusive testing: Allow our technicians to run tests that may temporarily impact your service.
- Request Service Monitoring: Request that the monitor a particular service ID for up to 24 hours to ensure your service is operating as needed.
Confirm that your issue has been resolved:
- Confirm repair or request close: Confirm that the repair work is complete, your service is back up and running, and the ticket can be closed.
Check the status of your ticket
1. Select Repairs > My tickets to see a list of your tickets. The status of your ticket will be shown in your ticket list.
2. Click a specific ticket number to see a detailed status.
3. Click Activity Log to see all of the comments related to your ticket or click Milestones to see the previous and upcoming activity for your ticket.
Escalate an incident ticket
Escalate your incident ticket if your issue worsens or needs urgent attention.
Escalate a ticket
To escalate a trouble ticket:
Locate your ticket in your ticket list
1. Log in to Verizon Enterprise Center
2. Select Repairs > My tickets
3. Select the ticket number you’d like to escalate
Request an escalation
4. Click Update > Request Escalation
Submit your request
5. Select the reason you want to escalate the ticket and a comment
6. Click Submit to send your escalation to our technicians.
Understand incident ticket statuses
State |
Description |
Open |
The ticket is being worked or waiting to be worked by Verizon. The clock is running against your service level agreements (SLAs).
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Deferred |
The ticket is on hold due to customer-oriented reasons. The clock is temporarily stopped. Status indicators include:
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Resolved |
The problem was found and fixed. The ticket is awaiting verification from the customer that the service is working as expected.
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Closed |
The problem was fixed, verified, and the ticket was finished. No further ticket modifications are possible online without opening a new ticket.
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Glossary of incident ticket abbreviations
This list includes the common abbreviations you may see on your incident tickets in Verizon Enterprise Center.
Incident ticket abbreviations
@TT | At this time |
AFT | After hours test |
AIS | Alarm Indications Signal |
AMI | Alternate Mark Inversion (T-1 line coding setting) |
ANI | Automatic Number Identification |
A-Team | Account Team |
ATT | At This Time |
B8ZS | Bipolar with 8 Zero Substitution (T-1 line coding setting) |
BER | Bit Error Rate |
BLDG | Building |
BRI | Basic Rate Interface |
BTN | Billing telephone number |
CCB | Customer call back |
CCPT | Came Clear Prior To Testing |
CCWT | Came Clear While Testing |
CI | Called In |
CKT | Circuit |
CLID | Caller ID |
CNAM | Calling party name |
CO | Central Office |
COB | Close of Business |
CPE | Customer Premise Equipment |
CSU | Channel Service Unit |
CT | Customer Time |
CUS | customer |
CX | Customer |
D/D | Down/Down |
D/H | Down hard |
DACS | Digital Access Cross Connect (LEC) |
DCS | Digital cross connect system |
DID | Direct inward dial |
DNF | Do Not Filter List |
DNIS | Dialed Number Identification Service |
DSP | Dispatch |
DSU | Digital Service Unit |
DT | Dial Tone |
DTC | Digital switch T-1 Card |
DTCI | Digital Switch ISDN Card |
DXC | Digital cross connect system |
E/C | Echo Canceler (LD circuits only) |
EB | Electronic Ticket Bonding |
EOB | End of business |
EOS | End of Shift |
EQ | Equipment |
ESF | Extended super frame |
ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
ETTR | Estimated Time To Repair |
FB | Fast busy |
FE | Field Engineer |
FEBE | Far End Block Error |
FSE | Field Service Engineer |
GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
GW | Verizon Business’ Gateway router |
HG | Hunt Group |
HTUC | Card in the Central Office (LEC) |
HTUR | Smart Jack Card |
IB | Inbound |
IC | Implementation Coordinator |
IE | Implementation Engineer |
ITS | Verizon’s Internal Testing |
LCON | Local Point of Contact at the Customer site |
LD | Long Distance |
LEC | Local Exchange Carrier |
LEN | Line Equipment Number |
LL | Local Loop |
LMI | Link Management Interface |
LNP | Local Number Portability |
LO | Lock Out |
LOF | Loss of Frame |
LOS | Loss of Signal |
LRN | Local Routing Number |
LVM | Left Voice Message |
M13 | 3/1 Multiplexer system |
MT | Maintenance Time |
N/B | Narrow Band DACS |
NACR | Network Access Change Request |
NDT | No dial tone |
NFF | No fault found |
NIU | Network Interface Unit (Smart Jack) |
NPA | NXX Area Code and Exchange |
NTF | No Trouble Found |
OB | Outbound |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
OOS | Out of Service |
ORC | Operations Resource Center (Dispatchers) |
OSC | Operations Service Center |
P/C | Power cycle |
P/E | Power & equipment |
PCCB | Pending Customer Call Back |
PL | Packet Loss |
PM | Performance Monitors |
PMONS | Performance Monitors |
POC | Point Of Contact |
POP | Point of Presence |
POTS | Plain Old Telephone Service |
PRI | Primary rate interface/ISDN T-1 |
PROV | Provisioning |
PTT | Public Telephone and Telegraph (Overseas local telco) |
RCF | Remote Call Forward |
RFO | Reason For Outage |
RI | Referred In |
RL | Remote Loop |
RMB | Remote Made Busy |
RNA | Ring No Answer |
RO | Referred Out |
ROG | Referred Out Group |
RPT | Report |
RTR | Router |
RVA | Recorded voice announcement |
RX | Receive |
SA | Service Affecting |
SCC | Switch Control Center |
SD | Service Delivery (Provisioning) |
SF | Super frame |
SJ | Smart Jack |
SLA | Service Level Agreement |
SMJK | Smart Jack |
SPID | Service Provider Identification |
SS7 | Signaling System #7 |
STD | Standard |
SW (Or) S/W | Spoke With |
TC | Technical Consultant |
TCMC | Tulsa Customer Maintenance Center |
TFN | Toll-free number |
TKG | Trunk Group |
TKT | Ticket |
TMG | Ticket Management Group |
TOG | Ticket Operations Group |
TOK | Test OK |
TPC | Technical Point of Contact / Technical Performance Consultant |
TR | Trace route |
TT | Trouble Ticket |
TX | Transmit |
U/U | Up/Up |
Util | Utilization |
VM | Voice Mail |
VZ | Verizon |
VZB | Verizon Business |
VZT | Verizon Domestic Telecom |
WB | Wide Band DACS |
WIC | WAN interface Card |
Xcon | Cross Connects |
YCCBCAD | Your call cannot be completed as dialed |