NCS Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP)

After the OPT approves the TSP request, the user receives a Priority Action Notice (PAN) from the OPT that contains the TSP Authorization Code. Users normally receive this notice within 10 working days of the OPT's receipt of the SF 315. The TSP Authorization Code (TSP assignment) is approved for 2 years and must be included in the service order that is sent to the vendor. The vendor is then authorized and required to provide priority provisioning and/or restoration to the identified service. The TSP Authorization Codes will be assigned on a per-service basis (i.e., one TSP Authorization Code for each telecommunications service) by the OPT. (Note: The FCC requires that all users revalidate their requirement for TSP. Revalidation must be completed every 2 years before expiration of the user's TSP Authorization Code(s). If a service is not revalidated, the OPT can revoke the TSP Authorization Code for that service via the service vendor. This action may result in a service charge to the user). The following figure illustrates the elements of a TSP Authorization Code.

The TSP Authorization Code has two parts: (1) the TSP control identifier (ID), an alphanumeric identifier for tracking purposes, and (2) the TSP priority level that identifies the provisioning and/or restoration priority level assignment.

The TSP Control ID occupies positions 1 through 9 of the TSP Authorization Code. The 10th position is always a hyphen, which simply separates the TSP Control ID from the TSP Priority Levels.

The TSP Priority Levels occupy positions 11 and 12 of the TSP Authorization Code. In the figure above, it is "03," which means there is no provisioning priority and that the restoration priority level is 3. Acceptable values for both restoration and provisioning include the following:

For the provisioning priority field, E, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 0 (zero) is acceptable. A zero indicates that no provisioning priority is assigned.
For the restoration priority field, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 0 (zero) is acceptable. A zero indicates that no restoration priority is assigned.

Note: Revocation of a priority level assignment is indicated if the TSP Priority Levels (both the provisioning priority field and the restoration priority field) of a TSP Authorization Code contain zeros.

After the TSP Authorization Code is assigned, the service user must keep it on record. The TSP Authorization Code is required for revalidation of the user's requirement for TSP.