Inventors:
David R. Sandel - Colorado Springs CO
Alexander G. Narinsky - Newton MA
Assignee:
WorldCom, Inc. - Jackson MS
International Classification:
H04M 342
US Classification:
37920112, 37920105, 379219
Abstract:
Disclosed is a system that prevalidates service orders placed by an interexchange carrier with a local exchange carrier for connection of the interexchange carrier with a business customer. An integrated prevalidation system and service order system is disclosed in which prevalidation requests are performed to ensure that a service order will be correct when submitted, thereby avoiding the necessity for expensive supplemental orders. The present invention further provides for generating accurate service orders based upon information separately maintained by the interexchange carrier regarding the local carriers facilities and using prevalidation requests to reconcile the separately maintained information with the database of the local exchange carrier.