BAN - Billing Account Number

Identifies the billing account to which the recurring and non-recurring charges for this request will be billed.

NOTE 1: The precise format will be defined by each provider in accordance with their individual billing procedures and provided to the customers.

NOTE 2: If the customer wished to have a new billing account number for this order, an "N" would have been entered in the BAN field on the ASR Access Service Request Form.

NOTE 3: BAN on a confirmation for a Hi-Cap facility becomes HBAN on subsequent requests utilizing the Hi-Cap facility.

VALID ENTRIES:

Valid Billing Account Number

NB = Multi-EC This form is used whenever an access service passes through more than one provider's territory. This form identifies the additional administrative and billing informationfor each provider. The Access Service Coordination Exchange Company (ASC-EC) details must always be populated. Non-billing Provider

NOTE 1: "NB" represents a non-billing provider that is involved in providing this access service Includes service and facilities provided for the origination or termination of InterLATAor foreign telecommunications..

NOTE 2: When the customer has populated an “E” in the BAN field on the ASR Form, the provider returns a BAN on the Confirmation Notice Form (CN). If the customer determines the BAN is incorrect it is the customer’s responsibility to coordinate the correct BAN assignment.

USAGE: This field is conditional.

NOTE 1: Required when the ACT field on the ASR Form is “N”, “C”, “D”, “M” or “T” and the RT field is “F”, otherwise optional.

DATA CHARACTERISTICS: 13 alpha/numeric characters.

EXAMPLE: 2 0 1  9 8 1 - 3 5 8 7

 5 3 6 4 F 0 0 0 0 S F C A