N.M. Admin. Code § 17.11.22.17

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 17.11.22.17 - NETWORK CALL COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS FOR DIRECT DIALED CALLS

A. An ILEC shall maintain sufficient wire center and interoffice channel capacity and any other necessary facilities to meet the following minimum requirements during any normal busy hour:

(1) dial tone within three (3) seconds for ninety-eight (98) percent of call attempts on the switched network;

(2) correct termination of ninety-eight (98) percent of properly dialed intraoffice or interoffice calls within an extended service area; and

(3) correct termination of ninety-eight (98) percent of properly dialed intraLATA calls when the call is routed entirely over the network of the ILEC.

B. Unless otherwise authorized by the commission, a carrier providing toll service shall maintain sufficient switching and network channel capacity and any other necessary facilities so that ninety-eight (98) percent of properly dialed intrastate toll calls are correctly terminated.

C. An ILEC shall terminate a properly dialed call in one of the following ways:

(1) the calling party shall receive an indication of ringing and a ringing signal shall be delivered to the station location of the called party; if the called party answers, a connection shall be established between the calling and called parties;

(2) if the called number is busy, the calling party shall receive a busy signal, unless the called party has subscribed to a voice messaging, call forwarding, or call waiting service;

(3) if the ILEC cannot establish a connection between the calling and called parties, the calling party shall receive an announcement or an appropriate overflow signal that is different than a called party busy signal; a call terminated in this way shall not be considered correctly terminated for purposes of calculating the percentage of correctly terminated calls required by subsections A and B of this section;

(4) if a call is made to a non-working code or inoperative customer number, it shall be directed to the ILEC's intercept service.

N.M. Admin. Code § 17.11.22.17

17.11.22.17 NMAC - Rp, 17.11.22.17 NMAC, 2-1-06