Code of Maine Rules
65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU
Chapter 3 - PROVISION OF ENHANCED 9-1-1 ACCESS-ONLY
Section 625-3-4 - ALI DATABASE AND OTHER 911 REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: 65 ME Code Rules ยง 625-3-4
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A. General Provisions
1.
Database
Record Required. Every location receiving soft dialtone shall have a
corresponding record in the ALI Database until such time as soft dialtone is
removed.
2.
Database Record
Removed. When telephone service is restored or a new installation is
performed in a location that receives soft dialtone caused by an involuntary
disconnection, the soft dialtone record corresponding to that location shall be
removed from the ALI Database by the close of the next business day.
3.
Identifiable Telephone
Number. The local exchange carrier shall change the telephone number of
a location receiving soft dialtone that results from involuntary disconnection
or optional provision of soft dialtone, to a number that uniquely identifies
service as being soft dialtone. The local exchange carrier shall notify the
Bureau of its procedure for carrying out this subsection.
4.
Location Dialed. If a soft
dialtone number is dialed, the call shall be redirected using an intercept
process.
B. Record Formats
1.
Customer Name
Field. The customer name field in a soft dialtone record shall be
designated as follows:
a.
Involuntary
Disconnection. "INVOLUNTARY DISC-NO CALL BACK."
b.
Voluntary or Involuntary
Suspension. Retain customer's name appended with "NO CALL
BACK."
c.
Optional Provision
of Soft Dialtone. "LEFT-IN SERVICE-NO CALL BACK."
2.
Class of Service. The class
of service field in a soft dialtone record caused by an involuntary
disconnection or optional provision of soft dialtone shall be
"NON-PUBLISHED."
C. Annual Audit. As part of its E9-1-1 annual data validation required by Chapter 2, §7(G)(2), each local exchange carrier shall perform the following review of its soft dialtone records:
1.
Removal of Obsolete Records.
Verify that each location corresponding to a soft dialtone record currently
receives soft dialtone and remove all soft dialtone records for which soft
dialtone no longer exists;
2.
Review of Time Limitations. Review the length of time each soft
dialtone record has resided in the ALI Database and, for each record that has
exceeded the time limitations established in this Chapter, disconnect soft
dialtone and remove the corresponding record from the ALI Database.
3.
Review of Identifiable Telephone
Number Procedure. Review and update the procedure for numbering soft
dialtone numbers.
4.
Reporting of Results. Within 30 days of completing its annual
audit, each local exchange carrier will provide to the Bureau the number of
soft dialtone records caused by involuntary disconnections that continue to
exist after the annual audit is complete, and provide an updated identifiable
telephone number procedure as required by subsection
4(C)(3).
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