Line Sharing

Overview

Sprint's Line Sharing allows unbundling of the local loop, making the high-frequency portion available to you, while the low-frequency voice path continues to be provided by Sprint. Line Sharing allows your end-user customers to receive both services (voice and data) on the same line, eliminating the need for a second line.

Sprint has been providing state-of-the-art telecommunications network technology for years. We keep our service simple for you because our Carrier Markets organization serves as your single point-of-contact for ordering, provisioning, and billing.

Using Sprint's Line Sharing, you may:

• Enhance your end-user customers' perception of your service by allowing simultaneous voice and data traffic.
• Offer increased value to your end-user customers by eliminating the need for multiple phone lines.
• Build revenue by providing high-speed data access to your end-user customers.

Features & Benefits

• Access to the high-frequency portion of the unbundled loops - provides you with access to Sprint's end-user customers and increases revenue opportunities.
• Your customers can receive both voice and data traffic at once - enhances your end-user customers' perception of your service.
• Eliminates the need for multiple phone lines for voice and data traffic - offers increased value to your end-user customers.
• Any current Sprint voice customer whose local loop is Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) capable is a potential Line Sharing customer - means that this option is available for your end-user customers.

Product Details

Sprint's Line Sharing permits end users to make regular voice calls while using the same line for high-speed Internet or Local Area Network (LAN) access at the same time. It also allows data to be transmitted over ordinary copper phone lines less than 18,000 feet in length from the central office. Any current Sprint voice customer whose local loop is DSL capable is a potential Line Sharing customer.

When loops carry both analog Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) and DSL traffic, a splitter separates the traffic and a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) (digital multiplexer) directs the traffic to the appropriate destinations (analog to the circuit switch and digital to the packet switch).

Two configurations support line share splitter installation. Both wiring options are applicable to either the physical collocation or lease back scenario.

Line Share Splitter Installation Option 1 - provides for the DSLAM to be wired directly to the POTS splitter via an electrical cross-connect.

Physical Collocation: You purchase, install and maintain the splitter. In accordance with physical collocation charges, Sprint installs the blocks on the Main Distribution Frame (MDF) and cabling to your splitter location to provide electrical cross connects. You install your DSLAM, POTS splitter and cabling between the two. You perform wire termination activity at the POTS splitter for both cables from the DSLAM and the cables from the MDF.

Common Area: You purchase splitters and lease back to Sprint at no charge. Sprint installs and maintains workability of the splitter. In accordance with charges specified in the contract, Sprint installs the blocks on the MDF, cabling from the MDF to your splitter location and from the splitter location to your DSLAM, and performs all wire termination activity at the MDF and splitter. You install your DSLAM and perform wire termination activity at the DSLAM for cabling from the splitter.

Line Share Splitter Installation Option 2 - provides for the DSLAM to be wired directly to the MDF via an electrical cross-connect.

Physical Collocation: You purchase, install and maintain the splitter. In accordance with physical collocation charges, Sprint installs the blocks on the MDF and cabling to your splitter location, as well as cabling to the DSLAM location to provide the electrical cross connects. You install your DSLAM and POTS splitter and perform the wire termination activity at the DSLAM and POTS splitter for cabling from the MDF.

Common Area: You purchase splitters and lease back to Sprint at no charge. Sprint installs and maintains workability of the splitter. In accordance with charges specified in the contract, Sprint installs the blocks at the MDF, cabling from the MDF to both your splitter and DLSAM locations, and performs all wire termination activity at the MDF and POTS splitter for cabling from the MDF. You install your DSLAM and perform wire termination activity at the DSLAM end of the cable from the MDF.

Business Applications

Sprint's Line Sharing allows your end-user customers to receive both services (voice and data) on the same line, eliminating the need for a second line.

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