Qwest Express Carrier is an operating company number (OCN)-based billing product that provides facilities-based carriers 1+ termination and 8xx origination services with pricing at the OCN-rate element level.

1+ termination calls are rated according to the OCN to which Qwest hands off the call for completion, while 8xx origination calls are rated according to the OCN from which Qwest receives the call. Qwest Express Carrier offers over 25,000 OCN-based rates, allowing facilities-based carrier customers to better manage their network routing costs.

Features and Benefits

Highly competitive rates – Qwest can offer facilities-based carriers a very competitive rate with OCN-level granularity.

		One interstate rate per OCN per local access and transport area (LATA)
		One intrastate rate per OCN per state

Route cost control management – OCN-based pricing allows facilities-based carriers to better manage their network routing costs.

Downloadable rate tables via Remote Control®, Qwest’s customer Web-based, business management tool

Easier billing validation – bill reconciliation is easier with a finer level of detail on both the invoice summary and monthly call detail records (CDRs).

		Invoice summaries provide:
		Interstate calls by LATA and OCN
		Intrastate calls by state, LATA and OCN

		Monthly CDRs include data fields for:
		Originating OCN
		Terminating OCN
		Unrounded price per call – $0.009999
		Per-minute rate – unrounded price for the call divided by the call duration
		Final trunk – name of trunk group where calls terminate
		Final switch – Numbering plan area (NPA) and NXX where calls terminate

Availability

Qwest Express Carrier is available to all new and existing Qwest wholesale facilities-based carrier customers. This product is not available to Qwest wholesale rebiller customers.

How to Get Started

For more information on Qwest Express Carrier, please call a Qwest Sales Representative.

The information contained herein does not constitute an offer by Qwest to provide services, equipment or materials. Any such services and items shall be provided only pursuant to a fully executed Qwest Wholesale Services Agreement, or similar agreement, between Qwest and Customer. Services and products are subject to availability. Certain restrictions may apply.