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Rachel Pater
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ATIS Publishes Exchange Message
Interface Guidelines
February
27, 2004, Washington, D.C. – ATIS – the leader
in communications and information technology standards development
– today announced that its Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF)
Message Processing Committee has published the new Exchange Message
Interface, Issue 21 guidelines.
The Exchange Message Interface (EMI) document provides a unique
but common method for the exchange of telecommunications messages
and information sharing between service providers and billing
companies for billing and tracking analysis. Through its guidelines,
service providers and billing companies are provided with a structure
for the transfer of billing data via multiple unique record layouts.
This framework is critical since each record layout message contains
important customer billing data, account summary details and tracking
analysis.
ATIS’ Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) provides a forum
for customers and providers in the communications industry to
identify, discuss and resolve national issues which affect ordering,
billing, provisioning and the exchange of information about access
services, connectivity and related matters.
The EMI guidelines are available via the ATIS Document Center
at www.atis.org. OBF Funding
Companies may download electronic documents from the OBF Funding
Company Password-Protected web site www.atis.org/atis/clc/obf/download.htm.
About ATIS
ATIS is a technical planning and standards development
organization that is committed to rapidly developing and promoting
technical and operations standards for the communications and
related information technologies industry worldwide using a pragmatic,
flexible and open approach. Over 1,200 participants from more
than 400 communications companies are active in ATIS’ 21
industry committees, and its Incubator Solutions Program. www.atis.org
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