Common use of Batch Hot Cut Tools Clause in Contracts

Batch Hot Cut Tools. Qwest is in the process of developing a Batch Hot Cut Scheduling Tool and a Batch Hot Cut Status Tool. CLEC understands that these Tools will not be available until IMA 16.0 is released and CLEC will not be able to submit requests for Batch Hot Cuts until IMA 16.0 is released. Qwest shall use best reasonable commercial efforts to release IMA 16.0 by December 31, 2004. The Batch Hot Cut Scheduling Tool will be enhanced in a future IMA release if and to the extent the enhancement is supported by the CLEC community. If approved, the enhancement will include the ability to reserve due dates for IDLC in cumulative batches of no more than 40 IDLC Loops per state per day. Qwest and CLEC agree to support as a high priority the enhancement for IDLC inclusion in the Batch Hot Cut Scheduling Tool and will work this through the systems prioritizations procedures in the Qwest Wholesale Change Management Process. Qwest and CLEC will rank this enhancement change request within the top twenty-five percent (25%) of all change requests to be prioritized through the Qwest Wholesale Change Management Process when this change request is prioritized. The Parties agree to the following service assurance approach for these Tools:

Batch Hot Cut Tools. Qwest is in the process of developing a Batch Hot Cut Scheduling Tool and a Batch Hot Cut Status Tool. CLEC MCI understands that these Tools will not be available until IMA 16.0 is released and CLEC MCI will not be able to submit requests for Batch Hot Cuts until IMA 16.0 is released. Qwest shall use best reasonable commercial efforts to release IMA 16.0 by December 31, 2004. The Batch Hot Cut Scheduling Tool will be enhanced in a future IMA release if and to the extent the enhancement is supported by the CLEC community. If approved, the enhancement will include the ability to reserve due dates for IDLC in cumulative batches of no more than 40 IDLC Loops loops per state per day. Qwest and CLEC MCI agree to support as a high priority the enhancement for IDLC inclusion in the Batch Hot Cut Scheduling Tool and will work this through the systems prioritizations procedures in the Qwest Wholesale Change Management Process. Qwest and CLEC MCI will rank this enhancement change request within the top twenty-five percent (25%) of all change requests to be prioritized through the Qwest Wholesale Change Management Process when this change request is prioritized. The Parties agree to the following service assurance approach for these Tools: