FBA - Facility Billing Arrangement

Indicates a special arrangement has been negotiated between the host customer of a higher level service and the subsequent customer of the lower level service.

VALID ENTRIES:

1st Position

A = Shared network

B = Lease Back

C = Split Billing - All Elements

D = Split Billing

2nd through 4th Positions

Y = Indicates the requirement of split billing on the respective element.

NOTE 1: An entry in one or more of positions 2 through 4 is required when position 1 is "D".

NOTE 2: The following define element labels:     EF =    Entrance Facility     DT =    Direct Transport     MUX = Multiplexing.

USAGE: This field is conditional.

NOTE 1: Required when the ACT field is "N", "C" or "T" and the ACNA field is different from the ACNA associated with the facility (CFA and/or SCFA) and the UNE and CC fields are not populated.

NOTE 2: Optional when the ACT field is "R" and the ACNA field is different from the ACNA associated with the facility (CFA and/or SCFA) and the UNE and CC fields are not populated.

NOTE 3: Otherwise prohibited.

DATA CHARACTERISTICS: 4 alpha characters

EXAMPLE: FBA EF DT MUX

D Y Y