AFACTL - Alternate Facility Access Customer Terminal Location

Identifies the CLLI Code (Common Language Location Identifier) An 11-digit code that an ILEC assigns to acarrier’s location to designate the Central Office or area served by a Central Office.Characters 5 and 6 are the state code, 7 and 8 are the Central Office name, and 9through 11 specify equipment type. CLLI is a trademark of Telcordia. of the customer InterLATA A communications service in which the origination and termination are in different LATAs. facility terminal location for the DS1 facility being ordered.

NOTE 1: The format and structure of this field is defined in the ANSI approved standard, ATIS-0300253, Identification of Location Entities for Information Exchange.  The CLLI Code consists of the following elements:

1. Geographical Code – Positions 1 through 4 describe the designation for a single geographical locality within a state, province, territory, country, or distinct region of the world (e.g., municipality)  (4 alpha characters).
2. Geopolitical Code – Positions 5 and 6 describe the designation of a state or territory of the United States, a province or territory of Canada, another country having a national federal government, or a unique designation  (2 alpha characters).
3. Network Site Code – Positions 7 and 8 describe the designation of a site of an existing or proposed structure within a geographical location where there is a need to identify one or more telecommunications equipment entities, facility terminations, nodal locations, or administrative operations  (2 alpha or 2 numeric characters).
4. Network Entity Code – Positions 9 through 11 describe the functional category of equipment or work center that is contained in a structure. Equipment categories, including central office switching and ancillary equipment or non-switching or access terminations, are associated with a building or network site for purposes of maintaining equipment inventories and for identifying facility and circuit terminations and nodal locations  (3 alpha/numeric characters).

NOTE 2: Valid CLLI Codes are outlined in Telcordia Technologies practice BR 795-(100-186)-100.

NOTE 3: If the customer does not have a CLLI Code for a particular AFACTL, the provider may secure a code and provide it to the customer prior to the submission of any requests.

NOTE 4: This field will carry the CLLI Code assigned for the location.  The precise usage of the field by the provider will result from negotiation between the provider and the customer.

NOTE 5: The AFACTL code is an 11 character CLLI Code designed for the identification of location entities for all services.  The first 8 characters may represent a building location.  The 9th, 10th and 11th characters identify a specific customer.

USAGE: This field is conditional.

NOTE 1: Optional when the first position of the REQTYP field on the ASR Access Service Request Form is “M”, otherwise prohibited.

DATA CHARACTERISTICS: 11 alpha/numeric characters

EXAMPLE: M I L N T N M A W 0 1