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| Term | Definition |
| ACAC | Access Customer Advocacy Center |
| ACNA | Access Customer Name Abbreviation |
| ACT | Activity |
| ACTL | Access Customer Terminal Location |
| AENG | Additional Engineering |
| AFO | Additional Forms |
| AGAUTH | Agency Authorization Status |
| AI | Additional Point of Termination Indicator |
| AIN | Advanced Intelligent Network |
| ALBR | Additional Labor |
| ALT IMPCON | Alternate Implementation Contact |
| AMA | Automatic Message Accounting |
| ANI | Automatic Number Identification |
| APOT | Additional Point of Termination |
| ASOG | Access Service Ordering Guidelines |
| ASR | Access Service Request |
| ATC | Access Tandem Carrier |
| ATDS | Access Ten Digit Screening |
| AUTHNM | Authorization Name |
| BAN1 | Billing Account Number 1 |
| BAN2 | Billing Account Number 2 |
| BAPCO | BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corporation |
| BFR | Bona Fide Request |
| BI1 | Billing Account Number Identifier 1 |
| BI2 | Billing Account Number Identifier 2 |
| BILLCON | Billing Contact |
| BILLNM | Billing Name |
| BLDG | Building |
| BPSN | BellSouth Public Switched Network |
| BST | BellSouth Telecommunications |
| CABLE ID | Cable Identification |
| CABS | Customer Access Billing System |
| CARE | Customer Account Record Exchange |
| CC | Company Code |
| CCM | Circuit Capacity Management |
| CCNA | Customer Carrier Name Abbreviation |
| CDS | Connectionless Data Service |
| CFA | Connecting Facility Assignment |
| CFTN | Call Forward To Number |
| CHAN/PAIR | Channel/Pair |
| CHC | Coordinated Hot Cut |
| CIC | Carrier Identification Code |
| CKR | Customer Circuit Reference |
| CLEC | Competitive Local Exchange Company |
| CLLI | Common Language Location Identification. |
| CMC | Cellular Mobile Carrier |
| CNA | Customer Name and Address |
| COWG | Central Office Work Group |
| CPG | Circuit Provisioning Group |
| CRIS | Customer Records Information (Integrity??) System |
| D/TSENT | Date and Time Sent |
| DAAS | Directory Assistance Access Service |
| DACC | Directory Assistance Call Completion |
| DADAS | Direct Access to Directory Assistance Service |
| DADS | Directory Assistance Database Service |
| DBAC | Database Administration Center |
| DDD | Desired Due Date |
| DDDO | Desired Due Date Out |
| DFDT | Desired Frame Due Time |
| DID | Direct Inward Dial Trunks |
| DISC # | Disconnect Telephone Number |
| DLR | Design Layout Record |
| DQTY | Disconnect Quantity |
| DRC | Design Routing Code |
| DSGCON | Design/Engineering Contact |
| EASC | Equal Access Service Center |
| EBD | Effective Bill Date |
| EBP | Extended Billing Plan |
| ECCKT | Exchange Company Circuit ID |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange. |
| EIS | Expanded Interconnection Service |
| Electronic Mail Address | |
| ESF | Extended Super Frame |
| EU | End User Form |
| EUMI | End User Moving Indicator |
| EXP | Expedite |
| FA | Feature Activity |
| FAX NO | Facsimile Number |
| FBI | Final Bill Information Indicator |
| FGD | Feature Group D |
| FID | Field Identifier |
| FOC | Firm Order Confirmation |
| FPI | Freeze PIC Indicator |
| FPOI | Facility Point of Interconnection |
| HA | Hunt Group Activity |
| HNTYP | Hunting Type Code |
| HUNT SEQ | Hunting Sequence |
| IC | Interexchange Carrier |
| ICO | Independent Company |
| ICONS | Independent Company Number Services |
| ICSC | Interexchange Customer Carrier Center |
| IMPCON | Implementation Contact |
| INIT | Initiator Identification |
| INP | Interim Number Portability |
| INPT | Interim Number Portability Type |
| INPTG | Interim Number Portability Trunk Group |
| INPTG | Interim Number Portability Trunk Group |
| INSAC | Integrated Surveillance and Administration Center |
| IWBAN | Inside Wire Bill Account Number |
| IWCON | Inside Wire Contact |
| IWJK | Inside Wire Jack Code |
| IWJQ | Inside Wire Jack Quantity |
| IWO | Inside Wiring Options |
| JK CODE | Jack Code |
| JK NUM | Jack Number |
| JK POS | Jack Position |
| JR | Jack Request |
| LCON | Local Contact |
| LCSC | The BellSouth Local Carrier Service Center |
| LEC | Local Exchange Company |
| LERG | Local Exchange Routing Guide |
| LIDB | Line Information Database. |
| LNA | Line Activity |
| LOA | Letter of Agreement |
| LOCBAN | Local Billing Account Number |
| LPIC | IntraLATA Presubscription Indicator |
| LQTY | Loop Quantity |
| LS | Loop Service Form |
| LSINP | Loop Service with Interim Number Portability Form |
| LSO | Local Serving Office |
| LSP AUTH | Local Service Provider Authorization |
| LSP AUTH DATE | Local Service Provider Authorization Date |
| LSP AUTH NAME | Local Service Provider Authorization Name |
| LSR | Local Service Request Form |
| LSR NO | Local Service Request Number |
| LST | Local Service Termination |
| LTP | Local Transport |
| MDF | Main Distribution Frame |
| MLT | Mechanized Loop Test |
| MOU | Minutes of Use |
| NC | Network Channel Code |
| NCI | Network Channel Interface Code |
| NCI | Network Channel Interface Code |
| NECA | National Exchange Carrier Association |
| NFAS | Non-Facility Associated Signaling |
| NID | Network Interface Device |
| NIDR | NID Request |
| NPQTY | Interim Number Portability Quantity |
| NRC | Non-Recurring Charge |
| NTIS | National Technical Information Service |
| O C & C | Other Charges and Credits |
| OBF | Ordering and Billing Forum |
| OCN | Operating Company Number |
| OPC | Originating Point Codes |
| ORD | Order Number |
| OSS | Operator Service System |
| OTN | Out Telephone Number |
| P/SIMS | Products and Services Information Management System |
| PIC | Predesignated Interexchange Carrier |
| PLU | Percent Local Usage |
| POI | Point of Interface |
| PON | Purchase Order Number |
| PORTED # | Ported Telephone Number |
| POT | Point of Termination |
| POTS | Plain Old Telephone Service |
| PQTY | Port Quantity |
| PROJECT | Project Identification |
| PSC | Public Services Commission |
| PUC | Public Utilities Commission |
| PVC | Permanent Virtual Circuits |
| RBDC | Regional Birmingham Data Center |
| RC | Recurring Charge |
| REF NUM | Reference Number |
| REQTYP | Requisition Type and Status |
| RORD | Related Order Number |
| RPON | Related Purchase Order Number |
| RS | Resale Service Form |
| RSAG | Regional Street and Address Guide |
| RSQTY | Resale Quantity |
| RT | Remote Terminal |
| RTI | Route Index |
| RTR | Response Type Requested |
| SAN | Subscriber Authorization Number |
| SBILLNM | Secondary Billing Name |
| SC | Service Center |
| SCA | Special Construction Authorization |
| SCP | Signaling Control Point |
| SCP | Service Control Point |
| SECNCI | Secondary Network Channel Interface Code |
| SF | Super Frame |
| SGNL | Signaling |
| SI | Service Interconnection |
| SIC | Standard Industry Code |
| SOCS | Service Order Completion System |
| SPEC | Service and Product Enhancement Code |
| SPOI | Signaling Point of Interface |
| STP | Signal Transfer Point |
| SUP | Supplement Type |
| SYSTEM ID | System Identification |
| T & M | Time and Materials |
| TAR | County Taxing Area |
| TBE | Toll Billing Exception |
| TC OPT | Transfer of Call Options |
| TC PER | Transfer of Calls Period |
| TC TO | Transfer of Calls To |
| TCCD | Telecommunications Center for Customers with Disabilities. |
| TCIF | Telecommunications Industry Forum |
| TE | Tax Exemption |
| TER | Terminal Number |
| TN | Telephone Number |
| TNP | Total Number of Paths |
| TOPS | Traffic Operating System |
| TOS | Type of Service |
| TRFTYP | Traffic Type |
| TSP | Telecommunications Service Priority |
| TTT | Transport Trunk Termination Code |
| UC | Unbundled Channelization |
| UCI | Unbundled Channel Interfaces |
| UDF | Unbundled Dark Fiber |
| UDL | Unbundled Digital Loop |
| UIT | Unbundled Interoffice Transport |
| UIT-D | Unbundled Interoffice Transport - Dedicated |
| UIT-S | Unbundled Interoffice Transport - Shared |
| ULS | Unbundled Local Switching |
| UNE | Unbundled Network Elements |
| UPS | Unbundled Packet Switching |
| UPS-CDS | Unbundled Packet Switching - Connectionless Data Service |
| UPS-FR | Unbundled Packet Switching - Frame Relay Service |
| UPS-SSI | Unbundled Packet Switching - Switch to Switch Interface |
| USL | Unbundled Sub-Loop |
| USOC | Uniform Service Order Code |
| UTS | Unbundled Tandem Switching |
| UTS-SF | Unbundled Tandem Switching - Switching Functionality |
| UTS-TP | Unbundled Tandem Switching - Trunk Port |
| UVL | Unbundled Voice Loop |
| VEIS | Virtual Expanded Interconnection Service |
| VER | Version Identification |
| VTA | Variable Term Agreement |