DS1 Maintenance and Repair Initiatives

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DS1 Maintenance and Repair Initiatives
INITIATIVE DESCRIPTION CURRENT STATUS/ TRIAL RESULTS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
HDSL Technology Upgrades Trial legacy vs. new technology to determine impact on Failure Frequency Upgrades Complete in Trial Office Results for Trial Office Indicate 49 Improvement in Qwest July FF over Jan-June average 14 state implementation to begin 10/01/03
Chronics End to end chronics focus Continued reduction in chronic circuits Since implementation, have seen average of 8 reduction in Qwest chronic circuits 2003 over 2002 (May-July) Ongoing