Qwest Joint Testing Process is offered at the Interconnection Distribution Frame (ICDF). This allows you to request Qwest to participate in the joint testing of your terminations at the ICDF after you have placed equipment in your physical or virtual collocation space.
Qwest will only test between your Collocation and the ICDF once your equipment is in place and cable is terminated.
Qwest will not charge a Quote Preparation Fee (QPF) for the Joint Testing Process. Joint testing will be completed within ninety (90) calendar days of the collocation site acceptance if requested on the New/Change/Augment application form with the Joint Testing Option box checked. If joint testing is requested on the stand-alone Joint Testing at the IDCF application, the joint test will be completed within ninety (90) calendar days of the acceptance of the application form. For more information regarding the acceptance process, refer to the Provisioning and Installation section of the Collocation General Information.
You must specify the type of termination to be tested on the Joint Testing at the ICDF application or the New/ Change/ Augment application forms. Qwest must be present during the testing. You must provide contact information on the application. Collocation application forms are located in the Ordering section of Collocation - General Information.
Qwest will acknowledge acceptance of your application within 10 calendar days of an accepted New/ Change/ Augment Application or Joint Testing at the ICDF Application.
You will provide test equipment for your technicians and Qwest will provide test equipment for Qwest's technicians. Qwest will engage with you in conducting continuity tests on terminations at the ICDF. Qwest will not operate your test gear.
If terminations identified for testing show a greater than 2% error rate, and it is determined that the errors are Qwest errors, the CLEC will not be charged for this Joint Test. However, if the errors found are equal to or less than 2% or if the errors are facility errors and the CLEC provided the facilities, Qwest will charge for the Joint Testing (e.g., one pair is counted as two terminations and errors are counted as one termination basis).
If you request charges waived due to Qwest errors found during testing, Qwest may access your Collocation space to identify if the facility cabling sequence is correct per applicable standards. You may view Qwest facility cabling at the ICDF to identify cable sequence. If the errors are validated as Qwest errors, the charges are waived, other wise Qwest will charge for testing.
If errors are found during the Joint Test Process, Qwest will only provide tools and materials for the repair of Qwest-network faults. If errors are facility errors and you provided the facilities, you will be responsible for the replacement or repair of those facilities.
Nonrecurring Charges:
The rate is a minimum of one hour per joint testing request at the Virtual Collocation maintenance rate and a per half-hour charge at the same rate for any time exceeding the one hour. Qwest identified trouble during the test will be corrected by Qwest at no charge.
The Joint Test Process requires the submission of one of two different types of applications.
Collocation applications are located in the Ordering section of Collocation General Information.
The Joint Testing at the ICDF is requested on the New/Change/Augment application and should be submitted to Qwest at: rfsmet@qwest.com.
Your Collocation Application will be validated using the validation process described in the Ordering section of Collocation General Information.
To determine the allowable test access points based on the type of collocation requested, refer to the Collocation Test Access Points Overview
You are required to contact rfsmet@qwest.com for a joint test date after your equipment has been installed.
You will be billed for Joint Testing in the following manner: a one (1) hour set up fee per Joint Testing at the Virtual Collocation maintenance rate, specified in your Interconenction Agreement and in addition a per half hour testing fee at the Virtual Collocation maintenance rate.
Billing and Receivable Tracking (BART) billing is described in Billing Information - Billing and Receivable Tracking (BART).
Qwest contact information is located in Wholesale Customer Contacts.
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Last Update: May 1, 2009
