Exchange Message Interface
DOCUMENT SUMMARY

The Exchange Message Interface (EMI) document is a message exchange guideline for the telecommunications industry. It is used as a standard method of interface between companies providing various services in the industry. The EMI is used to support customer billing and various customer and company support functions needed by the industry (e.g. account summary and tracking analysis).
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1 - General Overview

Section 2 - Record Identification

A listing of Categories, Groups within Categories and Record Types within Groups and Categories.

Data fields are depicted within each record layout. Each field is displayed with its appropriate position within each record. Data characteristics are defined for each field.

Definitions of each field and specifically defined values.

Descriptions and data layouts of modules defined for specific purposes.

Format and content for successful exchange of information between companies.

Section 7 - Miscellaneous Processing

This section includes detailed information about several topics including Telephone Number Portability, Guidelines for Header and Trailer Assignment on Files Exchanged Between ILECs and CLECs, and Bill Blocking and Cramming.

Section 8 - Glossary

Section 9 - Style Guidelines

This section provides formatting and documentation guidelines that should be followed when participants submit proposed changes to the EMI Document.