Mo. Code Regs. tit. 20 § 4240-29.040

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 20 CSR 4240-29.040 - Identification of Originating Carrier for Traffic Transmitted over the LEC-to-LEC Network

PURPOSE: This rule establishes a proper means of identifying to transiting and terminating carriers all carriers who originate traffic that is transmitted over the LEC-to-LEC network.

(1) All telecommunications companies that originate traffic that is transmitted over the Local Exchange Carrier-to-Local Exchange Carrier (LEC-to-LEC) network shall deliver originating caller identification with each call that is placed on the LEC-to-LEC network.

(2) All telecommunications carriers that transit LEC-to-LEC traffic for another carrier shall deliver originating caller identification to other transiting carriers and to terminating carriers.

(3) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter, or otherwise change, the originating record creation, record exchange, and billing processes currently in place for telecommunications traffic transited by incumbent local exchange carriers on behalf of other incumbent local exchange carriers, except that such originating records created shall be category 11-01-XX records when requested by a terminating carrier.

(4) When transiting traffic for any carrier other than an incumbent local exchange carrier, originating tandem carriers shall, for each compensable call, create and make the following available upon request by a terminating carrier, at no charge to the terminating carrier:

(A) A category 11-01-XX record or, if no Carrier Identification Code is available, a Missouri-specific category 11-01-XX record.

(B) Nothing in (4)(A) above shall preclude two (2) carriers from mutually agreeing to exchange other types of billing records.

(C) A list of originating carriers connected to their tandem switch who originate traffic on the LEC-to-LEC network. The originating tandem carrier will ensure this list of originating carriers is readily accessible to any carrier involved in the completion of such calls. The originating tandem carrier will maintain the following information for carriers using its tandem switch to originate traffic on the LEC-to-LEC network: the name of the originating carrier plus the name, mailing address, telephone number and electronic address of an individual responsible for contacts regarding LEC-to-LEC network traffic billing and payment inquiries.

(5) All traffic aggregators shall deliver originating caller identification to the transiting and/or terminating carriers for each call that the traffic aggregator places on the LEC-to-LEC network. Traffic aggregators shall be required to create 11-01-XX records for all compensable telecommunications traffic placed on the LEC-to-LEC network on behalf of other carriers. Traffic aggregators shall also ensure that originating carrier information, as identified in subsection (4)(C), is maintained and provided in a timely manner to the originating tandem carrier and terminating carrier for any traffic placed on the LEC-to-LEC network by the traffic aggregator on behalf of another telecommunications company.

(6) The originating telephone number shall be the telephone number of the end user responsible for originating the telephone call. Under no circumstances in sections (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) above shall any carrier substitute an originating telephone number other than the telephone number of the end user responsible for originating the telephone call.

20 CSR 4240-29.040

AUTHORITY: sections 386.040 and 386.250, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 240-29.040. Original rule filed Nov. 30, 2004, effective July 30, 2005. Moved to 20 CSR 4240-29.040, effective Aug. 28, 2019.

*Original authority: 386.040, RSMo 1939 and 386.250, RSMo 1939, amended 1963, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996.