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• Standard Contract Forum 24 April
  200813.30Customer Suite, BT Centre, London

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Standard Contract Forum 24 Apr 2008

• AGENDA
• Introduction and Notes of Previous Meeting
• Review of New and Amended Schedules
• Consult 21
• AIT Update
• Interconnect Link Lead-times Update
• 21 CN brief Contracting Update
• Any Other Business

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Keith Mitchinson 24 April 08
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• SIA CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION
• UPDATING SCHEDULES DRAFTS
• Schedule 01 ISI
• Schedule 130 CSI
• Schedule 131 VIC
• typographical corrections
• Schedule 225 Emergency Calls
• Working on update to allow the use of Network
  CLI from 08 and 03 number ranges

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21CN / Consult21 Update

• Broadband
• Interconnect
• Pathfinder
• End User Communications
• Consult21 Working Group Activity
• Useful Websites

23rd April 08
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21CN Plan Status

• The BT review of the 21CN Plan, which has the
  benefit of reflecting on the experiences to date
  from Pathfinder and other testing activity is
  nearing completion. The review has focussed on
  three main areas
• Early realisation of benefits of the move to
  21CN for CPs and their end users
• Expansion of flexibility and choice for CPs of
  the 21CN plan
• Improving the levels of certainty of delivery to
  the plan.
• Whilst Broadband and Ethernet product deliveries
  are on track, the approach to Voice (and the new
  voice products) is still being finalised
• WBC trials continue, to enable an end of April
  launch

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Broadband

• The Wholesale Broadband Connect (WBC) product,
  delivering the faster broadband capability to end
  users on ADSL2 access technology, is planned for
  launch at the end of April 2008, with the
  Managed version of this product, (WMBC)
  following immediately after.
• WBC is to launch with a footprint of some 1
  million end users, rising to around 10 million in
  one year.
• IPstream will stay on 20CN, as will Datastream.
  The withdrawal of these products will be subject
  to consultation.

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Interconnect
While the voice strategy is being determined, the
Tranche approach to DLE interconnect route
migration to VICs (virtual routes off the NGS
switches) has been suspended. In the meantime,
route closures and growth are subject to per
occasion bi-lateral discussions between BT and
CPs. The Next Generation PSTN Interconnect (NGN
Call Conveyance) product is due to launch in time
for mass migration. BT and the potential
triallist CPs are working on the testing
programme (tests, location, timescales etc) to
achieve this. The actual launch date is however
subject to review, as the concept of Mass
Migration is now affected by the elective
approach to end user migration. The 1G
Multi-Service Interconnect Links (MSIL) product,
which is required to carry both broadband (WBC)
and interconnect (NGN CC) services, has been
launched.

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Pathfinder Migration Pilot in South Wales
The Bedlinog trial and end user feedback activity
gleaned some very useful feedback. Pathfinder
is now due to restart in May 08 with initially
75k end users being migrated between then and
January 09 (Phase 1). The scope of Phase 2 of
Pathfinder is subject to review and discussion
within Consult21 as a result of the proposed
approach to end user voice migrations

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Communications

• New information on the Consult21 website
• Information for Resellers
• New Users
• Webcall updates continue, recent
• WBCC product development
• Next Generation Broadband migrations
• Service data availability (datasets)
• Details / replays can be found from the Consult21
  website

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Consult21 Working Group Information
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Consult21 Working Group Information
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Useful Websites

• Information and support for communication
  providers on the 21CN programme
• http//www.btwholesale.com/consult21
• The independent public information website
  covering the process of migration
• http//www.switchedonuk.org
• For general information about BTs 21CN
  programme
• http//www.btplc.com/21CN/

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Erica Cumming 24 April 08
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• AIT CONSULTATION
• Industry briefed 31 January/1 February
• Discussion at 20 February SCF
• Return date of 28 February
• 7 CPs responded
• BT has responded individually on the matters
  raised and made amendments where appropriate

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• AIT PROPOSED CHANGES AS A RESULT OF CONSULTATION
• MAIN CHANGES
• Requirement for working facsimile (2.4(f))
• Confirm option to use e-mail if fax not
  functioning (2.5(a))
• Facility to update notice forms in
  consultation with CPs (2.5(b))
• Transit TO has until 5pm on the Working Day
  following the 14th AIT calendar day to re-issue
  the A1 Retention Notice on the TNO (rather than
  by 16th AIT calendar day - to account for bank
  holidays) (6.2(a))

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• AIT PROPOSED CHANGES AS A RESULT OF CONSULTATION
• MAIN CHANGES (cont)
• Transit confirm TO to be active if
  unreasonable not to be so (4.2)
• Assignment of rights confirm authorised
  signatories (7.4)
• Discussed with industry group 23 April

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• AIT IMPLEMENTATION
• Supplemental Agreement
• Update to Paragraph 14A
• Annex D AIT definition reference out to
  Annex E
• Insert new Annex E
• Provision for Effective Date
• Any Ofcom amendments to be incorporated by
  notice
• Review of AIT 12 months from Effective Date

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• AIT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
• Briefing and Supplemental Agreement to all
  players May 2008
• Request signature by June 2008
• Reference to Ofcom of non-signatories July
  2008
• CPs will be given 6 months notice before
  effective date - as requested for implementation

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Keith Mitchinson 24 April 08
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• 21CN brief Contracting Update
• MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT
• ETHERNET MSIL
• "Prototype MSA" notified in December
• Launched January
• Discussions still ongoing with industry

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• 21CN brief Contracting Update
• MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT
• WBC and ETHERNET MSIL
• April MSA updated
• Now covers both
• Ethernet MSIL and
• WBC
• Reviews due MSA/MSIL July MSA/WBC in November

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• 21CN brief Contracting Update
• NGN CC
• Expert contracts group proceeding (next
  meeting 28/04)
• Looking at first drafts of
• Planning and Operations Annex
• SVLAN Schedule
• Sample schedules (101/102 also 143
  - 04 proposed)
• Definitions - proposed
• Recognise need to coordinate with Consult21
  Contracts Group re boilerplate/overall contract

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INTERCONNECT INFRASTRUCTURE LEAD TIME
REDUCTIONS Feedback Proposals to industry
lead-time consultationStandard Contract Forum
24th April 2008

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CONSULTATION FEEDBACK

• 4 responses to lead-time consultation document
• Assumption that nil return reflects agreement
  to BT banding proposals

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PROPOSALS
New PoC - Lead-time (6 months)
New PoC - Duct, Fibre Transmission
New PoC - Fibre Transmission
New PoC - Transmission only
New Route
New Route
Route Aug
6 months
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PROPOSALS

• Agreed ACO process to capture delivery type
• This will ensure that
• Both our customers and BT are aware of
  infrastructure requirements before circuit order
  placement
• Circuit orders will be placed with the correct
  contractual lead-time
• Industry notification implementation
• These changes will require a standard 90 day
  industry notification
• Current proposals are for launch 1st September
  2008
• This document is circulated for the purposes of
  feedback discussion. It relates to plans
  currently under assessment and subject to design,
  development and contract. As such, the contents
  are subject to change.

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AOB Date of next Meeting 22 July 2008