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Potential CLEC Questionnaire
The following questions have been designed specifically for ISPs
desiring to be a CLEC in the near term. Please answer all of the questions as thoroughly
as possible in order to give us the information required to determine the economic
feasibility and profitability of your ISP/CLEC status. Feel free to contact us regarding
this questionnaire if you need assistance in completing any of its parts at our
Headquarters at 727-738-5553. Please send this completed form to us via e-mail at questionaires@isg-telecom.com or fax it to us at 727-939-2672
Clients Name: ________________________________________________
Title: _______________________________________________________
Company Name: ______________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________
City: _____________________ State: ______________ Zip: ___________
Phone: ___________________ Fax: __________________________
Mobile: ___________________ Email: __________@_____________
URL: ____________________________________________________
- What are the financial opportunities that you have explored as a reason
to become a CLEC? __________________________________________________________
[ ]Reciprocal Compensation
[ ]Lower telephony costs to feed your ISP
[ ]Flexibility to offer long distance
[ ]VoIP
[ ]Ability to offer intrastate calling at lower than ILEC rates
[ ]Ability to offer local dial-tone to current subscribers
[ ]Ability to tie additional services to their CLEC switch
[ ]Ability to offer data or xDSL services to current subscribers
[ ]BECOMING A UNE-P CLEC NOW
- How many dial-up accounts do you service?
___________________________________________________________
- How many business direct (multi-user LAN/WAN connects) accounts do
you service? _________________________________________________
- Where is the biggest concentration of your current footprint?
_____________________________________________
(City, state, zip, etc.)
- How many inbound T-1s/DS-1s do you have?
__________________________________________________________
- How many inbound T-3s/DS-3s do you have?
__________________________________________________________
- How many loop connections do you have?
_________________________________________________________
- What percent capacity are you currently running (on average)?
____________________________________________
- Who is your underlying carrier?
_________________________________________________________
- What is your primary purpose and goal for becoming a CLEC?
_________________________________________________
- Are you considering a UNE Platform and facility based
certification?
___________________________________________
- Do you plan to actively sell "local dial-tone lines" and services?
_______________________________________________
- Do you plan to actively sell data circuits and services?
_______________________________________________________
- Do you plan to actively sell long distance services?
_______________________________________________________
- Do you have any other affiliated telecom companies or
arrangements? __________________________________________
- Do you currently co-locate with any ILECs or CLECs?
____________________________________________________
- If yes, with whom and where?
_______________________________________________________
- What research have you done to date towards becoming a CLEC?
__________________________________________
- What states do you plan on becoming certified
in?
_______________________________________________________
- Have you done your interconnection agreements yet?
___________________________________________________
- Do you feel you can make money as a CLEC?
_____________________________________________________
- Are you considering VoIP?
____________________________________
- Do you have experienced telecom personnel on staff?
___________________________________________________