Qwest's retail telecommunications service, Central Office - Automatic Call Distribution Service (CO-ACD), is available for resale by Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) to their end-users. Additional information about resale of Qwest's retail services can be found in the Resale - General.
CO-ACD Service is a call distribution solution that provides the ability to manage and track incoming calls without investing in hardware. It provides an equal distribution of large call volumes to designated groups of answering positions, known as agent positions.
Calls terminating on a CO-ACD are placed in queue in the order of their arrival when an agent is not available to answer them and removed from queue as agents become available. Incoming calls are presented to the next available agent in order of arrival and priority. Queue slots are dedicated time slots used to hold incoming calls in a delayed state until an agent position becomes available.
CO-ACD can be provided as Basic CO-ACD or Deluxe CO-ACD. You may have more than one CO-ACD, but within a Customer Group, all positions must be either Basic or Deluxe. End-user subscribers on Basic CO-ACD Service receive 10% queuing based on the total number of CO-ACD service positions and Deluxe CO-ACD Service receive 30% queuing. CO-ACD group hierarchy is comprised of three groups:
CO-ACD Service also provides ability to limit feature use:
CO - ACD is also available as a feature on Centrex Plus and Centron®, and Centrex Prime®.
CO - ACD is available in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho (Southern), Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
CO-ACD service is only available in DMS™-100 Central Offices capable of providing Basic, Deluxe and Enhanced optional service where facilities have been provisioned for the service.
Note: CO-ACD is available in the Meridian ACD server located in the downtown Minneapolis wire center.
The following terms and conditions apply:
It is your responsibility to provide Qwest with accurate end-user location information for state regulated emergency reasons. Information regarding the 911/Enhanced 911 (E911) system is located in Access to Emergency Services (911/E911).
Qwest will accept one white page directory listing for each main telephone number at no charge. Additional information about directory listings is available in White Pages Directory Listings.
Terms and conditions, are located in the state specific Tariffs/Catalogs/Price Lists.
CO-ACD is billed on a month-to month basis for systems of 20 lines or less, or on a Rate Stability Plan (RSP).
Qwest retail rates, rate elements and RSP information is located in the state specific Tariffs/Catalogs/Price Lists.
Additional rate structure information can be found in the Statement of Generally Available Terms and Conditions (SGAT), the state specific Tariffs/Catalogs/Price Lists, or your Interconnection Agreement.
Qwest's retail rates for CO-ACD Service, less any applicable resale discount apply to resold CO-ACD service. Rates and/or applicable discounts are available in Exhibit A or the specific rate sheet in your Interconnection or Resale Agreement.
Tariffs, regulations and policies are located in the state specific Tariffs/Catalogs/Price Lists.
Technical characteristics are described in the following Technical Publications:
Contact your Qwest Service Manager to discuss optional features available with CO-ACD.
Many of the features are inherent to the product and are activated using keys or buttons on the telephone.
The table below identifies Basic, Deluxe and Optional Features.
Deluxe offering includes the Basic offering with Supervisor and Agent features unique to that position. System features are automatic system features based on the package chosen.
| Feature | Basic | Deluxe | Optional | USOC | Agent/ Supv/ System Feature |
| Abandon Call Clearing | X | X | System | ||
| Additional Call Delay Announcements | X | X | RNKV+ | System | |
| Additional Incoming Call Queuing/ Queue Slots | X | X | AQ4X+ | System | |
| Adjunct Module Translations | X | X | C2TX+ | System | |
| Agent Key | X | Supv | |||
| Agent Queue | X | X | System | ||
| Agent Status Display | X | X | Supv | ||
| Answer Agent | X | X | Supv | ||
| Automatic Overflow | X | X | System | ||
| Automatic Priority Promotion | X | X | System | ||
| Call Agent Key | X | X | Supv | ||
| Call Delay Announcements | X | X | System | ||
| Call Forcing | X | Agent | |||
| Call Hold | X | X | Agent/ System | ||
| Call Processing Control | X | X | System | ||
| Call Source Identification | X | System | |||
| Call Supervisor | X | Agent | |||
| Call Transfer/ Three Way Calling | X | X | System | ||
| Co-ACD Directory Numbers | X | X | PQB (primary) AQB (additional) | ||
| Controlled Interflow | X | Supv | |||
| Display Queue Status | X | X | Supv | ||
| Emergency | X | Agent | |||
| Enhanced Agent Observe | X | X | Supv | ||
| Extended Agent Observe | X | Supv | |||
| Forced Agent Availability | X | X | Supv | ||
| Group Reconfiguration/ Team Status Interface | X | X | X | NGVX+ | |
| Incoming Call Queue | X | X | System | ||
| Line-Of-Business Code | X | Agent | |||
| Login And Logout | X | X | Agent/ System | ||
| Login Password Enhancement | X | Agent/ System | |||
| Make Set Busy | X | X | Agent | ||
| Management Information System (MIS) Interface | X | X | NQVX+ and VG++ | ||
| Management Reports For Call Hold And Call Transfer | X | System | |||
| Multi-Stage Queue Status Display | X | X | Agent | ||
| Music On Delay In Queue | X | NMVX+ | Agent | ||
| Night Recorded Announcement And Forward | X | System | |||
| Night Service | X | X | System | ||
| Not Ready | X | X | Agent | ||
| Observe Agent/ Three Way | X | Supv | |||
| Overflow Enhancement | X | System | |||
| Overflow Of Enqueued Calls | X | System | |||
| Queue Status Display Refresh | X | Agent | |||
| Queue Status Lamp Interface | X | X | NLVX+ | ||
| Ring Threshold | X | X | System | ||
| Secondary Directory Number (SDN) | X | X | FSN++ | ||
| Status Of Secondary Directory Numbers | X | X | Supv | ||
| Threshold Routing | X | X | System | ||
| Toll Restriction | X | X | Agent | ||
| Toll Restriction | X | X | Supv | ||
| Walkaway/ Closed Key Operation | X | Agent |
Additional information regarding features and feature use is described in the individual state Tariffs/Catalogs/Price Lists.
| Features | Benefits |
| Available with minimal capital investment |
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| Efficient call center solution |
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| Provides reliability | Since CO-ACD is a Central Office based system, it has the reliabiltiy of the Qwest network. |
See Features/Benefits.
If you are a new CLEC and are ready to do business with Qwest, view Getting Started as a Facility-Based CLEC or Getting Started for Resellers. If you are an existing CLEC wishing to amend your Interconnection Agreement or New Customer Questionnaire, additional information is located in the Interconnection Agreement.
If you are requesting new installation, converting or changing CO-ACD Service, contact your Qwest Service Manager for assistance.
The ordering process for CO-ACD Service is a manual process that will be facilitated by your Qwest Service Manager. They will assist you in obtaining the information required for processing your service request.
General provisioning and installation activities are described in the Provisioning and Installation Overview.
General maintenance and repair activities are described in the Maintenance and Repair Overview.
Customer Records and Information System (CRIS) billing is described in Billing Information - Customer Records and Information System (CRIS).
Local Qwest 101 "Doing Business With Qwest"
View additional Qwest courses in the Course Catalog.
Qwest contact information is located in Wholesale Customer Contacts.
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Last Update: April 13, 2006
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