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Collocation - Transfer of Responsibility Overview - V11.0

Description

Collocation Transfer of Responsibility (formally known as Collocation Change of Responsibility) refers to the transfer of a Collocation site to an assuming Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) from a vacating CLEC subject to the conditions set forth herein. A Collocation Transfer of Responsibility collocation site is identified by the vacating CLEC's eleven-character Common Language Location Identifier (CLLI™) code.

Collocation Transfer of Responsibility is offered for Caged Physical, Cageless Physical, and Virtual Collocation. All other types of Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request will be handled on an Individual Case Basis (ICB) by contacting your Service Manager

There are two types of Collocation Transfer of Responsibility:

• Collocation Transfer of Responsibility without working circuits - there are no active terminations (e.g., Digital Signal Level 0 (DS0), Digital Signal Level 1 (DS1)) for the Collocation site to be transferred.
• Collocation Transfer of Responsibility with working circuits - active terminations (e.g., DS0, DS1) are associated with the Collocation site to be transferred.

A Batch process is available for performing the Transfer of Responsibility on the working circuits associated with a Collocation when the size of the Batch ToR Threshold is greater than or equal to 200+ circuits per Collocation. Additional information on the Batch ToR for working circuits can be found in the Collocation - Transfer of Responsibility Circuit Batch Overview process document.

A request for Collocation Transfer of Responsibility is irrevocable upon 100% payment by the assuming CLEC of the nonrecurring Collocation transfer charges reflected on the quote.

Terms and Conditions

If terms and conditions for Collocation Transfer of Responsibility are included in your Interconnection Agreement, and those terms differ from those set forth in this document, then the terms of the Interconnection Agreement may prevail.

A Collocation site is considered eligible for Collocation Transfer of Responsibility only after CenturyLink™ completes the site build-out and the site has been accepted by the vacating CLEC pursuant to the acceptance procedures in the vacating CLEC's Interconnection Agreement. The Acceptance Walkthrough process is described in the Provisioning and Installation section of the Collocation - General Information PCAT.

The assuming CLEC will be required to have an Interconnection Agreement with CenturyLink prior to submitting a Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request. The assuming CLEC will need to amend any previously existing Interconnection Agreement prior to submitting a Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request, if it does not include the services that will be transferred. Obtaining an Interconnection Agreement or amending an existing agreement is described in Getting Started as a Facility-Based Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC).

Both the vacating and assuming CLEC's Interconnection Agreements with CenturyLink must include finalized terms and conditions associated with the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility of a Collocation site and all associated services. CenturyLink has provided a template Facility Transfer of Responsibility Agreement found in the Wholesale Interconnection Agreements & Amendments Interconnection Agreement PCAT which must be accepted or negotiated, signed by the vacating and assuming CLECs and appended to their Interconnection Agreements.

The Collocation site referenced in the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request will be transferred "as is" and in its entirety. This includes but is not limited to entrance facilities (from the Point of Interface (POI) utility hole), Splitters, cables and working circuits (if applicable). Terms and conditions pertaining to the transfer of equipment between the vacating and assuming CLECs will be the responsibility of the vacating and assuming CLECs.

The assuming CLEC will provide the information that CenturyLink will need to update the following items: Customer Name, Access Carrier Name Abbreviation (ACNA), Master Customer Number (MCN), Customer address, phone number, billing and contact information, and contract number. The eleven character CLEC CLLI code will remain the same. The Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request will not include translations work for associated working circuits.

The Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request is available if there are no space requests pending by a CLEC or CenturyLink, or if the vacating and assuming CLEC were affiliate corporate entities prior to the proposed transfer or the transfer is due to a bankruptcy court order. Collocation Transfer of Responsibility is not available if another CLEC and/or CenturyLink is waiting in queue for available space within the requested CO.

The negotiation of the transfer terms and conditions between the vacating CLEC and the assuming CLEC is the responsibility of those two Parties. CenturyLink does not participate in these discussions. CenturyLink will only manage the CenturyLink database and records transfer.

CenturyLink is not responsible for the physical condition of the CLEC's equipment, with the exception of equipment associated with a Virtual Collocation site, as set forth in the CLECs' Interconnection Agreement.

If a vacating CLEC submits a Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request for a site that has a related Splitter Collocation associated with it, the Splitter Collocation will be transferred as part of the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility.

Submission of new connect, change, and disconnect orders will be restricted from quote acceptance until the transfer of the working circuits is complete. If new connect, change, and disconnect orders need to be submitted between quote acceptance and the completion of the transfer, it will be handled on an ICB and could affect the Ready for Service (RFS) date.

Submission of Collocation augment orders will be restricted from the time that the application for transfer of responsibility has been validated until the assuming CLEC has accepted the quote for the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility.

All work in progress related to the Collocation site and/or associated working circuits (if applicable) must either be completed or cancelled by the vacating CLEC prior to quote acceptance.

If the vacating CLEC does not lease another physical Collocation site at the specified CO at the time of the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request, then the vacating CLEC must relinquish security access to the building.

CLECs' obligations:

Prior to submitting a Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request, the vacating CLEC's financial obligations to CenturyLink with respect to the Collocation site to be transferred must be met, with the exception of formally disputed charges. The vacating CLEC's financial obligations will include payment of 100 percent of all nonrecurring charges and all applicable recurring charges for the specific Collocation account that are more than 30 days past due.

Prior to submitting a Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request, the assuming CLEC's financial obligations to CenturyLink must be in good standing.

Prior to submitting a Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request (without working circuits), the vacating CLEC must ensure that no live circuits exist at the Collocation site to be transferred.

Prior to transferring a Collocation site with working circuits, the vacating CLEC must notify, in writing, all of its current end-users and service customers that utilize its Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Collocation site equipment or facilities of the transfer of service to the assuming CLEC, unless they have a waiver from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The CLEC will be responsible for submitting Local Service Request (LSR) orders for Unbundled Network Elements (UNEs), e.g., Unbundled Local Loop, Enhanced Extended Loop (EEL), Loop Mux Combination (LMC), Line Sharing, Line Splitting, Loop Splitting and DS1 Capable Feeder loops. Orders to transfer Local Interconnection Service (LIS) trunks and ancillary services (e.g., Signaling System 7 (SS7), 911, Operator Services) with no translation activity will be processed based on the information provided on the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Spreadsheet. Unbundled Dark Fiber (UDF), Private Line Transport (PLT), Access and Unbundled Dedicated Interoffice Transport (UDIT) circuits will also be processed based on the information provided on the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Spreadsheet.

The assuming CLEC is responsible for Directory Assistance, Operator Services, Directory Listings, Busy Line Verify/Busy Line Verify Interrupt and 911 changes, if applicable. Any SS7 additional changes will need to be made after the transfer is complete. For additional information on the products mentioned above see the individual PCATs found under Products and Services in the CenturyLink Wholesale web site.

Required documentation:

Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Application form.

The vacating CLEC must send CenturyLink an email notification (if the transfer includes working circuits), along with the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Application, representing to CenturyLink that all end users and service customers have been properly notified. An exception is if the CLEC has a waiver from the FCC, which would then need to be included with the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request.

The vacating and assuming CLECs must provide CenturyLink, along with the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Application, a signed CenturyLink Transfer Authorization Agreement. Required information on the CenturyLink Transfer Authorization Agreement (located in this document): CenturyLink CO Name, Applicable CLLI™ codes Collocation Ban and charges (as provided by CenturyLink) for the transfer of the Collocation site.

If there are working circuits associated with the Collocation site to be transferred, the vacating or assuming CLEC must complete the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Spreadsheet and submit along with the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Application (located in this document). If the vacating CLEC is unable to provide Collocation inventory, see Agency Partner Agreement (APA) in Proof Of Authorization / Letter Of Agency / Agency Partner Agreement or contact your Service Manager for assistance.

If the Collocation site has a CLEC-to-CLEC (Direct) arrangement, then the CLEC submitting the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility must submit a Letter of Authorization (LOA), along with the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Application, signed by both the assuming CLEC and the CLEC partner authorizing the transfer of the CLEC-to-CLEC service to the assuming CLEC. A separate LOA is required, as a condition precedent, for each separate CLEC-to- CLEC relationship with respect to the facility that is the subject matter of the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Application.

Once the transfer is complete, the vacating CLEC, assuming CLEC and CenturyLink are all required to sign the CenturyLink Services Transfer Agreement.

Rate Elements

The vacating CLEC will not incur charges for the transfer of the Collocation site.

The quote for the assuming CLEC will reflect the following:

• Nonrecurring charges associated with the transfer of the Collocation site:
  • Assessment Fee (payable regardless if the quote is accepted)
  • Network Systems Administrative Fee

A nonrecurring charge for processing Interconnection circuits applies.

Ordering

The Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Application form requires the submission of information for both the vacating and the assuming CLEC.

• The Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Application form is located in the Applications and Alternate Point of Termination (APOT) forms section of the Collocation - General Information PCAT
• The Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request should be submitted to rfsmet@CenturyLink.com.

Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Process

A Collocation Transfer of Responsibility is available when a vacating CLEC has an underlying agreement with an assuming CLEC to transfer an existing Collocation site and certain other conditions set forth herein are fully satisfied.

The assuming CLEC will be required to submit to CenturyLink the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Application form.

The following information must be included when submitting the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Application:

• The Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Spreadsheet, if there are working circuits. Accurate and full disclosure on the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Spreadsheet is necessary in order to facilitate a timely transfer. The Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Spreadsheet contains multiple spreadsheets in which to provide circuit detail for the various types of circuits (e.g., UDF, LIS Trunks and PLT). If orders are placed after the submit date of the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Application, a revised spreadsheet will be required.
• CenturyLink Transfer Authorization Agreement.
• CLEC-to-CLEC LOA (if applicable).

A separate, fully executed LOA is required for each CLEC-to- CLEC relationship which shall or may be affected by the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility:

• Email notification from the vacating CLEC representing that all its end users and other pertinent customers utilizing the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Collocation site equipment, facilities and/or services provided therefrom have been properly notified (if applicable).

Prior to validating the application, CenturyLink will determine if other CLECs and/or CenturyLink are waiting in queue for Collocation space in the requested CO. Collocation Transfer of Responsibility shall not be available if another CLEC and/or CenturyLink is waiting in queue. The exceptions are if the vacating CLEC and the assuming CLEC were affiliate corporate entities prior to the proposed transfer or if the transfer is due to a bankruptcy court order.

CenturyLink will review the application, and will notify the vacating or assuming CLEC if the application is incomplete or if the financial status check failed.

The submit date for the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request will commence on the date that the request is reviewed to be sure the vacating and assuming CLEC have met the terms and conditions to initiate the Collocation transfer.

CenturyLink will issue a quote to the assuming CLEC for the charges to transfer the Collocation site.

Once the assuming CLEC has accepted the quote by paying 100% of the nonrecurring charges, CenturyLink will send a preliminary Alternative Point of Termination (APOT) to the assuming CLEC. Information from the APOT is necessary for submission of LSRs (if there are working circuits). CenturyLink will also inform the CLECs of the RFS date and when all LSR orders for the transfer (if applicable) will need to be submitted.

CenturyLink will update the Collocation database records, and validate actual network Collocation field elements.

If there are UNE circuits, e.g., Unbundled Local Loop, EEL, LMC, Line Sharing, Line Splitting, Loop Splitting, and DS1 Capable Feeder loops associated with the Collocation site to be transferred, the CLEC will be responsible for submitting LSRs. Orders to transfer LIS trunks and ancillary services (e.g., SS7, 911, Operator Services) with no translation activity will be processed based on the information provided on the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Spreadsheet. Unbundled Dark Fiber, Private Line, Access and UDIT circuits will also be processed based on the information provided on the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Spreadsheet.

The attached matrix TOR Transfer of Responsibility Specific Product Requirements Matrix will assist you in issuing service requests for the working circuits associated with your Transfer of Responsibility.

The assuming or vacating CLEC should notify their CenturyLink Service Manager when all LSRs (if applicable) have been submitted. For information regarding how the fields on the LSR should be populated see the LSOG.

At the completion of the transfer, the vacating CLEC, the assuming CLEC and CenturyLink will be required to sign the CenturyLink Services Transfer Agreement.

Once CenturyLink completes the transfer, and issues a final APOT, the CenturyLink Services Transfer Agreement has been fully executed, and the Collocation facilities are ready to be transferred as set forth in the CenturyLink Services Transfer Agreement, CenturyLink will cease billing recurring charges for the facility to the vacating CLEC and begin billing recurring charges for the facility to the assuming CLEC.

A walkthrough with the assuming CLEC of the Collocation site can be requested anytime after 100% of the nonrecurring charges have been paid. Site visits required prior to paying 100% of the quote are the responsibility of the vacating CLEC escorting the assuming CLEC, subject to CenturyLink's standard access procedures.

Provisioning and Installation

The estimated interval for completing the Collocation conversion:

• Collocation Transfer of Responsibility without working circuits - 35 calendar days from quote acceptance.
• Collocation Transfer of Responsibility with working circuits - transfer of a single site with working circuits the completion interval is 50 calendar days from quote acceptance, assuming that the total number of working circuits is less than 1000.
  • Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Applications submitted for multiple sites will be handled on an ICB regardless of the number of working circuits.
  • Subsequent Collocation Transfer of Responsibility Applications received within 60 calendar days of the original submission will also be handled on an ICB.

Note: The completion interval is contingent on CenturyLink receiving accurate information on the circuit detail spreadsheets and the LSRs are issued accurately and timely.

Billing

The vacating CLEC is obligated to pay all recurring charges associated with the Collocation until CenturyLink completes the Collocation Transfer of Responsibility request. When CenturyLink completes the job, the CenturyLink Services Transfer Agreement has been fully executed and the Collocation facilities are ready to be transferred as set forth in the CenturyLink Services Transfer Agreement, CenturyLink will begin billing the assuming CLEC for all recurring charges and cease the recurring charges for the vacating CLEC. Recurring charges are based on the customer's Interconnection Agreement.

The assuming CLEC will be responsible for the monthly charges for the working circuits and charges for the transfer of the working circuits (if applicable).

Contacts

CenturyLink contact information is located in Wholesale Customer Contacts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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Last Update: March 13, 2014

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