Indicates that if additional engineering is required, an estimate of the charges is to be forwarded to the initiator of the request.
NOTE 1: This engineering activity is ordered from applicable state tariffs, not from Inter-state Access Tariffs.
NOTE 2: Additional technical information after the provider has provided the Design Layout Report (DLR ), may be billable as additional engineering.
VALID ENTRIES:
1 = overtime engineering
2 = engineering connections when more than one provider is providing the access service
3 = overtime engineering and engineering with other providers
4 = other engineering
USAGE: This field is conditional.
NOTE 1: Optional when the ACT field is “N”, “C”, ”M” or “T”, otherwise prohibited.
DATA CHARACTERISTICS: 1 numeric character
EXAMPLE: 3