FCC Report 43-07 ARMIS Infrastructure Report

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Edition Date: 12/2007

Estimated Burden Hours Per Response: 168 hours
SUMMARY
This document provides the Report Definition for FCC Report 43-07, the ARMIS Annual
Infrastructure Report, which must be provided annually by study area. It contains the following:
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Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table

I - Switching Equipment ............................................................................................................3
II - Transmission Facilities ........................................................................................................4
I - Row Instructions....................................................................................................................5
II - Row Instructions ..................................................................................................................8
I - Column Descriptions...........................................................................................................11
II - Column Descriptions .........................................................................................................11

All kilometers and all access lines must be entered in whole numbers. All switches, tandems, hosts,
remotes, interfaces, circuit lines, carrier links, terminations, channels, copper pairs, and fiber strands
must be entered in whole numbers.
All fields must be populated. If a data field equals the quantity zero, enter the numeral zero in that
field. This is the only proper use of zero in this report. If a filing carrier has a waiver applicable to a
certain field, it must treat the data for that field as "Irretrievable" and footnote the reason for that
entry (including a cite to the waiver, and a note as to its duration). Items which need not be reported
because they do not apply are designated by N/A. DO NOT override N/As. If a reporting carrier
should wish to apply data to a field containing an N/A, the carrier should enter the amount(s) and an
explanation as a footnote to the field. The amount(s) must not be entered in an N/A’d field.
REMEMBER: Footnotes are mandatory in Table II for Rows 0410, 0460 and 0484. Footnotes are
mandatory for all “Irretrievable” entries, and for any data entry containing UNE Data.
When errata occur, carriers must include in the transmittal letter a brief statement indicating the
reason for the errata. Other explanatory notes must be included in the footnote section of the filing.
NOTICE: The ARMIS Infrastructure Report collects data designed to capture trends in telephone
industry infrastructure development under price cap regulation and improves and standardizes
existing reporting requirements for this purpose. The ARMIS Infrastructure Report specifies
information requirements in a consistent format and is essential to the FCC to monitor service
quality under price cap regulation. Your response is mandatory.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 168 hours per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering

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and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Federal Communications Commission, Office
of Managing Director, Washington, D.C. 20554.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid control number.

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FCC Report 43-07
ARMIS INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT
COMPANY:
STUDY AREA:
PERIOD:
COSA:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX
From mmm yyyy To mmm yyyy
XXXX

XXXX Version
Submission XXX
TABLE I
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TABLE I – SWITCHING EQUIPMENT
ROW

CLASSIFICATION

Total Study Area
(a)

Within MSA
(b)

Non-MSA
(c)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

SWITCHES/LINES IN SERVICE:
0110

Total Switches

0111

Local Switches

0112

Tandems

0113

Host Switches

0114

Remote Switches (Stand Alone Only)

0120

Total Number Access Lines in Service

TYPE OF SWITCH:
0150

Total NDSPC Switches

0160

NDSPC Lines Served

0170

Total DSPC Switches

0180

DSPC Lines Served

SWITCHING CAPABILITY:
0230

Total Switches Equipped with SS7

0240

Local Switches Equipped with SS7

0250

Tandems Equipped with SS7

N/A

N/A

0270

Total Switches Equipped with ISDN

N/A

N/A

0280

Local Switches Equipped with ISDN

0290

Tandems Equipped with ISDN

N/A

N/A

0300

Lines Served by ISDN Switches

0311

Basic Rate ISDN (BRI) Interfaces Equipped

0312

Primary Rate ISDN (PRI) Interfaces Equipped

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FCC Report 43-07
ARMIS INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT
COMPANY:
STUDY AREA:
PERIOD:
COSA:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX
From mmm yyyy To mmm yyyy
XXXX

XXXX Version
Submission XXX
TABLE I I
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TABLE II – TRANSMISSION FACILITIES
ROW

CLASSIFICATION

SHEATH KILOMETERS:
0320
0321

Total Sheath Kilometers
Copper

0322

Fiber

0323

Other

INTEROFFICE WORKING FACILITIES:
0330

Total Circuit Links

LOOP PLANT – CENTRAL OFFICE TERMINATIONS:
0370
0380

Total Working Channels
Copper

0381

Baseband

0382

Analog Carrier

0383

Digital Carrier

0390

Fiber Digital Carrier

0410

Other

0420
0430

Total Equipped Channels
Copper

0431

Baseband

0432

Analog Carrier

0433

Digital Carrier

0440

Fiber Digital Carrier

0460

Other

OTHER TRANSMISSION FACILITY DATA:
0470

Copper Prs. Term. Main or Other Equiv. Frame
(Loop Plant Only)

0480

Fiber Strands Term. in the CO (Loop Plant Only)

0482

DS1s Term. at Customer Premises

0484

Fiber Term. at Customer Premises at DS3 Rate or
Higher

0485

Hybrid Fiber/Metallic Loop Interface Locations

0486

Switched Access Lines Served from Interface
Locations

0487

Total xDSL Term. at Customer Premises

0488

xDSL Term. at Customer Premises via Hybrid
Fiber/Metallic Interface Locations

0490

Subscriber Lines Capable of ISDN

Total Study Area
(d)

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Infrastructure Report
General Instructions
For the purposes of this report, the terms access lines, lines and lines in service are used
interchangeably. Any row/column data entry which contains UNE data must be accompanied by an
explanatory footnote identifying the types of UNEs (e.g., “UNE-P”) that are included.

Table I
General Instructions
Switches - Switches are assemblies of equipment and software designed to establish connections
among lines or between lines and trunks. Switches include tandems, local, class 5 switching
machines and any associated remote switching machines; e.g., a host end office and its three
associated remote switches will be reported as four switches. However, the remote terminals of
concentrators and Integrated Digital Loop Carrier systems are not reported in this table, because they
are not switching entities. There may be more than one switch per central office or wire center.
Lines in Service - Access lines include all classifications of local exchange telephone service
including, but not limited to, individual lines, party line access, PBX access, Centrex access, Coin
access, Foreign Exchange access and WATS access. Access lines, as defined herein, is a more
inclusive term than billable access lines, as defined in the ARMIS 43-01 Report. See row
instructions for Rows 2090 through 2140 of the ARMIS 43-01 Report for the definition of billable
access lines. Report all access lines in whole numbers.
Row Instructions
Row 0110 - Total Switches - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of local and tandem
switches. This amount is equal to the sum of Rows 0150 and 0170. Local switches include both
host switches and their associated remote switches. Remote switches to be included in the total
switches count are those described in the general definition of a remote switch.1 A remote switch
can generally be described as a switch that has no connection to the facilities network except through
its host switch. The host provides the processing capabilities and certain control functions for the
remote switch under the direction of the host central processor, and controls the remote switch over a
pair of dedicated data links.
Note: Since some switches are used for both local and tandem switching, the sum of Rows 0111 and
1

See Adjustments to Price Cap Carriers’ Service Quality and Infrastructure Reports in ARMIS, CC Docket No.
87-313, Public Notice, 7 FCC Rcd 3591 (Com. Car. Bur. 1992). Technically concise definitions of “host” and
“remote” switches are found in the Local Exchange Routing Guide.

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0112 may be greater than the amount entered on this row. For example, if there are 6 local switches,
4 tandem switches and 5 switches that are used for both local and tandem switching, Row 0111
would equal 11 local switches, Row 0112 would equal 9 switches, and Row 0110 would equal 15
switches. In this case, the sum of Rows 0111 and 0112 (20) would be greater than the amount of
total switches (15).
Also, since we are asking only for the number of remote switches with stand-alone capability in
Row 0114, this quantity will be less than the number of remote switches included in Row 0110. This
is because Row 110 includes the total of both stand-alone and non stand-alone remote switches. For
example, if there are 16 total remote switches, where 7 have stand-alone capability and 9 do not, the
quantity entered on Row 0114 (7) would be less than the number of remote switches included in
Row 0110 (16).
Row 0111 - Local Switches - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of switches used as local
switches. Local switches encompass switches with no subtending remote switches, as well as host
switches and their associated remote switches (both stand-alone and non stand-alone).
Row 0112 - Tandems - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of switches that perform tandem
switching.
Row 0113 – Host Switches - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of host switches. A host
switch is a switch that serves one or more remote switches.
Row 0114 – Remote Switches (Stand-Alone Only) - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of
remote stand-alone switches. Include on this row, only those remote switches that are equipped to
operate in a stand-alone fashion (i.e., able to operate if the host fails, or if the data links to the host
fail) to be able to provide more limited service. Remote switches that are not within this description,
i.e., those that are non stand-alone remote switches, should not be included on this row.
Note: A remote switch can generally be described as a switch that has no connection to the facilities
network except through its host switch. The host provides the processing capabilities and certain
control functions for the remote switch under the direction of the host central processor, and controls
the remote switch over a pair of dedicated data links. All types of remote switches, i.e., both standalone and non stand-alone, are included with the switch counts in Row 0110 and Row 0111.
However, Row 0114 excludes remote switches that are incapable of providing stand-alone operation
when the host switch fails.
Row 0120 - Total Number Access Lines In Service - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of
access lines in service. This amount is equal to the sum of Rows 0160 and 0180.
Type of Switch - Types of switches include Non-Digital Stored Program Controlled (NDSPC) and
Digital Stored Program Controlled (DSPC).

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Row 0150 - Total NDSPC Switches - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of local and tandem
Non-Digital Stored Program Controlled switches.
Row 0160 - NDSPC Lines Served - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of lines served by
Non-Digital Stored Program Controlled switches.
Row 0170 - Total DSPC Switches - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of local and tandem
Digital Stored Program Controlled switches.
Row 0180 - DSPC Lines Served - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of lines served by
Digital Stored Program Controlled switches.
Row 0230 - Total Switches Equipped with SS7 - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of local
and tandem switches equipped with SS7.
Row 0240 - Local Switches Equipped with SS7 - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of
switches used as local switches that are equipped with SS7.
Row 0250 - Tandems Equipped with SS7 - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of switches
that perform tandem switching and are equipped with SS7.
Row 0270 - Total Switches Equipped with ISDN - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of
local and tandem switches that are equipped with ISDN. Since some switches are used for both
local and tandem switching, the sum of Rows 0280 and 0290 may be greater than the amounts
entered on this row (see example, Row 0110).
Row 0280 - Local Switches Equipped with ISDN - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of
local switches that are equipped with ISDN.
Row 0290 - Tandems Equipped with ISDN - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of switches
with tandem capability that are equipped with ISDN.
Row 0300 - Lines Served by ISDN Switches - Enter in whole numbers, the total quantity of lines
served by switches equipped with ISDN. Do not include in this count lines that could be connected
to switches equipped with ISDN.
Row 0311 - Basic Rate ISDN (BRI) Interfaces Equipped - Basic rate ISDN consists of two Bearer
Channels at 64 Kilobits/second and one Delta Channel at 16 kilobits/second. Quantities reflected
are the number of (2B + D) BRI interfaces equipped. This amount represents actual interfaces
equipped with ISDN. Enter in whole numbers.
Row 0312 - Primary Rate ISDN (PRI) Interfaces Equipped - Equivalent primary rate ISDN
interfaces are generally configured as 23 Bearer Channels and one Delta Channel all at 64
kilobits/second. Quantities reflected are the number of equivalent PRI (23B + D) ISDN interfaces

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equipped, excluding interoffice PRI ISDN interfaces. This amount represents actual interfaces
equipped with ISDN. Enter in whole numbers.

Table II
Row 0320 - Total Sheath Kilometers - The total length in kilometers of all loop and interoffice
cables (Plant in Service – Account 2410) without regard to the number of pairs. Use whole
numbers. Row 0320 shall equal the sum of Rows 0321, 0322, and 0323.
Row 0321 - Copper - Enter the number of sheath kilometers of twisted pair copper cable. Use whole
numbers.
Row 0322 - Fiber - Enter the number of sheath kilometers of fiber. Use whole numbers.
Row 0323 - Other - Enter the number of sheath kilometers of aluminum, coaxial, and all other sheath
kilometers not included in Rows 0321 or 0322. Use whole numbers.
Row 0330 - Total Circuit Links - A circuit link is that link that exists between points A and B where
voice frequency/DS0 cross-connects and/or analog/digital conversion (collectively referenced here
as conversion) occurs. Circuit links are counted as follows: If there is a circuit between A and B
with no intermediate conversions, count one circuit link for each voice frequency equivalent
channel. If there is a circuit between A and B with one intermediate conversion, count two circuit
links for each voice frequency equivalent channel. Similarly, two intermediate conversions between
A and B would result in three circuit links per voice equivalent channel. Enter in whole numbers.
LOOP PLANT - CENTRAL OFFICE TERMINATIONS – The quantities reported in Rows 0370
through 0460, expressed as 4 kHz channels, refer to facilities that connect end user customers with
their serving wire centers / central offices. This measure also includes the “local channel” portions
of Special Access / private line / special services connecting end user customers with their serving
wire centers or central offices. However, “Local Loop Plant” excludes facilities connecting serving
wire centers / central offices to interexchange carrier (IXC) or other access customer points of
presence (POP) because these channels are considered interoffice circuits. For Row 0390, working
fiber digital carrier, and Row 0440, equipped fiber digital carrier, do not include channel counts for
optical carrier that is terminated at end user/customer premises. Instead, count channels from these
systems, as instructed, in Row 0484, Fiber Terminated at Customer Premises at DS3 Rate or Higher.
Row 0370 - Total Working Channels - Working Channels are on a 4 kHz bandwidth (single voice
channel) basis. Working channels originating from a remote switch are treated the same as if the
channels originated in the host central office. This amount equals the sum of Rows 0380, 0390 and
0410. Enter in whole numbers.

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Row 0380 - Copper - Enter the number of working channels on copper facilities and systems. Use
whole numbers. This amount equals the sum of Rows 0381, 0382 and 0383.
Row 0381 - Baseband - Enter the number of working channels on copper baseband facilities. Use
whole numbers. Do not include copper facilities used to provide the carrier systems reported in Row
0382, Analog Carrier, and in Row 0383, Digital Carrier.
Row 0382 – Analog Carrier - Enter the number of working channels on copper analog carrier
systems. Use whole numbers.
Row 0383 – Digital Carrier - Enter the number of working channels on copper-fed digital loop
carrier systems. Use whole numbers.
Row 0390 - Fiber Digital Carrier – Enter the number of working channels on fiber-fed digital loop
carrier systems. Use whole numbers. Do not include DS-1 or higher speed services to the customer
premises, even if provided via fiber-fed digital loop carrier systems. Count the DS-1 services in
Row 0482, DS1s Terminated at Customer Premises, and the higher speed services in Row 0484,
Fiber Terminated at the Customer Premises at DS3 Rate or Higher.
Row 0410 - Other - Enter the number of other working channels. Use whole numbers. Explain the
data entered here in a footnote.
Row 0420 - Total Equipped Channels - Equipped channels are on a 4 kHz bandwidth (single voice
channel) basis. Equipped channels originating from a remote switch are treated the same as if the
channels originated in the host central office. This amount equals the sum of Rows 0430, 0440 and
0460. Use whole numbers.
Row 0430 - Copper - Enter the number of equipped channels on copper facilities and systems. Use
whole numbers. This amount equals the sum of Rows 0431, 0432 and 0433.
Row 0431 - Baseband - Enter the number of equipped channels on copper baseband facilities. Use
whole numbers. Do not include copper facilities used to provide the carrier systems reported in Row
0432, Analog Carrier, and in Row 0433, Digital Carrier.
Row 0432 - Analog Carrier - Enter the number of equipped channels on copper analog carrier
systems. Use whole numbers.
Row 0433 - Digital Carrier - Enter the number of equipped channels on copper-fed digital loop
carrier systems. Use whole numbers.
Row 0440 - Fiber Digital Carrier - Enter the number of equipped channels on fiber-fed digital loop
carrier systems. Use whole numbers. Do not include DS-1 or higher speed services to the customer
premises, even if provided via fiber-fed digital loop carrier systems.

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Row 0460 - Other - Enter the number of other equipped channels. Use whole numbers. Explain
the data entered here in a footnote.
Row 0470 - Copper Pairs Terminated at the Main or Other Equivalent Frame (Loop Plant Only) Enter the number of copper pairs terminated at the main frame or other equivalent frame in whole
numbers. Include working and spare copper pairs regardless of their use (baseband facility or carrier
system). Note: the quantity reported here in physical units is not equivalent to quantities expressed
elsewhere in this report as 4 kHz channels. For example, count as two the number of physical pairs
used to support a 24 channel digital loop carrier system provided on two pairs of copper wires in
Row 0470, but count as 24 the number of derived channels on those pairs in Row 0383.
Row 0480 - Fiber Strands Terminated in the Central Office (Loop Plant Only) - Enter the number of
individual fiber strands terminated in central offices in whole numbers.
Row 0482 – DS1s Terminated at Customer Premises - Enter the number of individual DS1 systems
terminated at the customer’s premises, other than trials. Enter in whole numbers.
Row 0484 - Fiber Terminated at Customer Premises at DS3 Rate or Higher - Enter the number of
individual DS3 systems and, for systems higher than DS3, the number of equivalent DS3 systems
provided over fiber strands, other than trials. Footnote the number of individual systems
provided over fiber strands terminated at the customer’s premises at a higher than DS3 rate,
if any. Enter in whole numbers.
Row 0485 - Hybrid Fiber/Metallic Loop Interface Locations - Enter the number of locations other
than central office locations where an interface between fiber cable and copper pairs or coaxial
cable exists. Include fiber to the curb locations, fiber to the pedestal locations, and other similar
locations with a fiber/metallic interface capable of providing broadband services.
Row 0486 - Switched Access Lines Served from Interface Locations - Enter the number of
switched access lines reported in Row 0120 that are physically routed through the interface
locations reported in Row 0485.
Row 0487 - Total xDSL Terminated at Customer Premises - Enter the total number of incumbent
LEC-provided working digital subscriber lines terminated at customers’ premises locations.
Include lines provided over metallic loop facilities and lines provided over a combination of
fiber and metallic loop facilities, where such lines terminate in either incumbent LEC-provided
or customer-provided termination equipment. The total should include only those lines that are
totally provided by the incumbent LECs.
Row 0488 - xDSL Terminated at Customer Premises via Hybrid Fiber/Metallic Interface
Locations - Enter the number of customer-premises-terminated working digital subscriber lines
that are provided through a hybrid fiber/metallic interface location included in Row 0485.

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Row 0490 - Subscriber Lines Capable of ISDN - Enter in whole numbers, the quantity of working
subscriber lines (loop plant between customer locations and their serving central offices) that meet
all current transmission parameters for basic rate (2B+D) ISDN without additional engineering.
(Transmission parameters include resistance, attenuation, absence of loading coils, bridged taps,
etc.) This quantity shall include all lines currently providing ISDN, and shall also include lines
served by all wire centers in the study area, including those from switches not capable of providing
ISDN. The number must reflect the operations as of the end of the reporting year (Dec. 31, XXXX).

Infrastructure Report
Column Descriptions
Table I
Column (a) - Total Study Area - This column represents the total study area. A study area usually
consists of a telephone company’s service territory in a given state, although telephone companies
occasionally have more than one study area in a particular state. Enter the facilities in the total study
area in this column. This amount should equal Column (b) plus Column (c).
Column (b) - Within MSA - This column represents all MSAs served within the study area. MSAs,
or Metropolitan Statistical Areas, are designated by the Office of Management and Budget in a list
following each decennial census. An MSA is a Core-Based Statistical Area associated with at least
one urbanized area that has a population of at least 50,000. The Metropolitan Statistical Area
comprises the central county or counties containing the core, plus adjacent outlying counties having
a high degree of social and economic integration with the central county as measured through
commuting. See 65 Fed. Reg. 82228 (2000). Enter the facilities within any MSA in the Study Area
in this column.
Column (c) - Non-MSA - This column represents all areas which lie outside of any MSA. Enter the
facilities in the Study Area which are located outside of any MSA.

Table II
Column (d) - Total Study Area - See description for Table I, Column (a).

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A. Introduction
This document contains the detailed automated data processing (ADP) specifications for the
automated report to be filed as FCC Report 43-07, the ARMIS Infrastructure Report.
B. General Format
1. Electronically-Filed Data
a. For data reporting years 1990 and beyond, carriers must file their ARMIS Reports and
related documents electronically. Electronic submission of both is made through the
Internet by selecting the “Upload ARMIS Data” link on the EAFS Home Page, at
http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/eafs/.
b. All files must be coded in ASCII. Header records in the ARMIS Report data files must
include the report number, company, study area, period, COSA code, version, and
submission number. A higher number (2, 3, etc.) and a new data entry date must be used
each time a change occurs to denote a new submission.
c. A separate ASCII file must be prepared for each report. More than one ASCII file can
be included in the same electronic upload file – which is created by the data validation
program – as long as they are for the same report and cover the same period and version
(different submission numbers and multiple reasons for correcting data are allowed).
d. The electronic submission will serve as the carrier’s official filing.
2. ASCII File Name – each file has six components:
a. the four letter COSA code (CO = Company, SA = Study Area, see the COSA Code
Table for a list of companies and their respective COSAs)
b. the last two digits of the year which is covered by the data
c. the letters “IS”
d. a decimal point
e. the letter “P”, “C”, or “U” to indicate whether this is the Public version, the Confidential
version, or the Unrestricted version
f. two digits (zero filled) for the submission number: Submission 00 is for test data
purposes only; Submission 01 is for the first submission of a year’s data
For example, the file name for the Unrestricted Version of the initial Infrastructure Report
data file to be submitted by Illinois Bell to cover the calendar year 2007 would be
LBIL07IS.U01:

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COSA for Illinois Bell
Data for calendar year 2007
Infrastructure Report data file
Decimal point
Unrestricted version
First submission of this year’s data

C. Filing Requirement
1. Proprietary Treatment: Carriers seeking proprietary treatment for some data must provide
two electronic versions of the automated report. The Confidential Version must contain all
the required information. Confidential Treatment Data Records must be provided to identify
confidential data but are not a substitute for applying for confidential treatment with this
Commission following established Commission procedures. The Public Version should
neither include data for which the carrier is seeking proprietary treatment nor Confidential
Treatment Data Records.
Carriers not seeking proprietary treatment for any data should provide only one electronic
version which should be identified as the Unrestricted Version.
2. Data Items That Are "Not Available," "Withheld," or Are “Irretrievable” – See
Sections B and C of the Reporting Procedures for a discussion of the Confidential Version,
the Public Version, and the Unrestricted Version of this report and for a definition and
discussion of data items that are “Not Available,” “Withheld,” or are “Irretrievable.”
3. Related Documents – These documents are required by Commission Order to be filed with
specific ARMIS reports. The electronic submission of these documents must be converted
to Adobe Acrobat’s Portable Document Format (PDF), prior to submitting the documents to
the Commission.
Document Conversion Requirements: Convert directly through a word-processing
application or through the use of a scanning device. Other than a letterhead graphic, the
documents to be converted should consist of text only—no graphics. Conversion of a
document to PDF should result in a black and white document with a resolution no greater
than 300 dpi, and having a file size no more than 40 to 50 Kb per page.
The related documents to be included in the electronic upload file for Report 43-07 are
described below:
a. Transmittal Letter – Each ARMIS report submission must be accompanied by a letter
of transmittal. When filing confidential data, a separate letter is required. These letters
must be on official company letterhead and be included in each electronic upload file.
The transmittal letter must list only COSAs included in the submission. See Section G.2
of the Reporting Procedures for a description of the information to be provided in the
transmittal letter.

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b. Data Certification Statement – Carriers must certify the accuracy of the data submitted
in the ARMIS Reports by including one certification statement, signed by a corporate
officer, in each electronic upload file. The certification statement must list all COSAs
required for a specific ARMIS report. See Section G.3 of the Reporting Procedures for a
description of the information to be included in the statement.
4. Data Validation Programs
a. Each reporting carrier must validate its data by using the most recent edit check
program(s), provided by the Commission, for the reporting year. When an error is
detected, the carrier must correct the error prior to submitting the report to the
Commission.
b. The edit check program creates the electronic upload file to be used as the carrier’s
official filing. It will normally contain the following:
1
2.
3.
4.
5.

The ASCII file(s)
Text files that will be stored in the database
The edit check results (“the Discrepancy Report”)
The comparison utility results for roll-up comparisons (“the Detailed Error Report”)
Related documents – one each per upload file, when applicable – in PDF

5. Upload Comment Field: Enter the reason for the filing, which must include a brief
description of ALL data (including footnotes) that have been added, removed, or
modified since the previous submission. This description must agree with what is being
filed. The comments should not contain references to IATD letters. Maximum comment
length is 245 characters (including spaces). If comment length will exceed 245
characters, include in the comments a reference to the associated transmittal letter by its
date, for additional information.
6.
D. Data Entry Conventions
1. Give each record a unique record number, beginning with 1001 and incrementing by one,
with no numbers skipped.
2. Begin each data record in column 1 and make each record the proper length as specified in
the record layouts. Commas are used as delimiters between fields. All numeric fields are
right justified and space filled, e.g. use 123, NOT 123. All non-numeric fields are
enclosed in double quotation marks and are left justified and space filled within these
quotation marks, e.g. use “John Doe ”.
3. If an entry is to be a subtraction, indicate so by placing a minus sign in the column
immediately preceding the numeric data, e.g. use -4, NOT - 4 or (4).

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4. Do NOT include “$”, “%”, embedded commas, decimal points, quotes or other formatting
characters in any numeric data fields, except for row numbers and percentage fields, which
will include a decimal point but not a percent sign.
5. In any numeric data field designated by N/A, enter -99999. In any text data field designated
by N/A, enter “N/A”. Enter -77777 in any numeric data and “I/R” in any text data field
which the reporting carrier designates as “Irretrievable” and footnote the reason for that entry
(including a cite to the waiver and a note as to its duration). If a “Public Version” is filed,
enter -88888 in any numeric data field and “W/H” in any text data field for which data are
“Withheld” to indicate that confidential treatment has been requested. These entries must be
formatted according to the format rules for the particular data field; e.g., in the percentage
fields, -99999 is entered as -99999.00 and text fields are enclosed in double quotation marks.
6. Do not override designated N/As. However, if a reporting carrier wishes to apply data to a
field containing a N/A, the carrier should enter as a footnote to the field, the amount(s) and
an explanation. The amount(s) must not be entered in the N/A field. All other fields must
be populated. If a data field equals the quantity zero, enter the numeral zero in that field.
This is the only proper use of zero in this report.
E. Rounding Conventions
1. As specified in the Report Definition, all kilometers must be entered in whole numbers.
3. All access lines must be entered in whole numbers.
4. All switches, tandems, hosts, remotes, interfaces, circuit lines, carrier links, terminations,
channels, copper pairs, and fiber strands must be entered in whole numbers.
F. Footnotes
1. General:
a. For initial (annual) filings, if any data for the current period differ materially from
those for the previous period and the difference is not self-explanatory but was
caused by unusual circumstances, the carrier must include detailed footnote text to
explain the specific circumstances. For resubmission filings, footnotes must be
provided for all changed data, which includes changed footnotes. When a summary
row value changes because of changes to one or more of its detail rows, the summary
row must also be footnoted.
b. Footnotes should be filed for the entities to which they apply: a footnote might apply
to a holding company COSA only, to a study area COSA only, or to both entities.
(However, footnotes should not be submitted at the holding company level if they
apply only to a company’s study areas.)
c. If the reporting carrier does not follow the procedures described in the row and
column instructions of the applicable Report Definition, it must explain any

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deviations from those procedures in an explanatory footnote. Such footnotes must
provide detailed explanations of the procedures actually used by the carrier and its
specific reasons for deviating from procedures prescribed by the Commission's Rules.
This provision should not be interpreted to mean that deviations from the prescribed
rules will automatically be approved by the Commission. See Section E of the
Reporting Procedures for examples of valid footnotes.
d. Footnote entries must provide detailed explanations for only those items reported in
the current submission. Footnotes from prior submissions should be included only if
they remain applicable. In other words, when a resubmission nullifies an existing
footnote, remove the footnote.
e. The footnote text must be included in the Footnote Text Records.
2. Mandatory: Certain items require accompanying footnotes and those items are specified
in the appropriate section of the Report Definition for filing the reports. Such footnotes
are mandatory and must be entered in the Footnote Text Records.
3. Footnote Structure:
Observe the footnote specifications to the letter and strive for an efficient footnote structure.
Reduce the size and number of footnotes by using global and referring footnotes.
Global Footnotes
a. If a footnote applies to an entire table, its row number is 9999.0, and its column letter
is ZZ;
b. If a footnote applies to all columns within a single row, its column letter is ZZ;
c. If a footnote applies to a single column within all rows, its row number is 9999.0;
d. If a footnote applies to a majority of (but not all) columns within a single row, its
column letter is ZZ, and its text should include the identity of the columns to which
the footnote applies;
e. If a footnote applies to a single column within a majority of (but not all) rows, its
row number is 9999.0, and its text should include the identity of the rows to which
the footnote applies;

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Referring (non-Global) Footnotes
f. If a footnote applies to more than one, but less than a majority of rows or columns,
use individual referring footnotes for the rows or columns to refer to a single
explanatory footnote. The referring footnote must include the explanatory footnote’s
number, row, and column;
g. Referring footnotes and the footnotes to which they refer should be in the same table.
Footnote Removal
h. For resubmissions, remove footnotes if they no longer apply, and renumber the
remaining footnotes.
i. When removing one or more footnotes from a table that were erroneously included in
a previous filing, provide a single explanatory footnote that includes a list of the
affected rows and columns. This footnote’s record number for the footnoted data is
9999 (field 4), its table number is ZZZZ, its row number is 9999.0, and its column
letters are ZZ.
G. Errata
1. Carriers are under a legal obligation to correct any erroneous data, which includes footnotes,
reported in ARMIS Reports. Thus, whenever there are changes in table data, footnotes are
added, footnotes are removed because they were erroneously-filed, or the text of an existing
footnote is changed, an erratum (and resubmission) is required. See Section B of the
Reporting Procedures for the use of submission numbers when an erratum occurs.
2. Submissions containing corrected data must include references to indicate which data items
were corrected since the previous submission. If the data items being corrected impact other
data items in the report, then those items must also be corrected and referenced. Erratum
references should reflect only those items corrected in the new submission. References from
prior submissions must not be included in the new submission.
3. Current errata references must be included in the Erratum Record(s).
4. Errata Structure:
Observe the errata record specifications to the letter, and strive for proper structure.
a. An errata record should reference more than one column, if multiple—but not all—
columns are affected for the same row. (Where all columns are affected use “ZZ” as
the column reference.)

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b. When a footnote column field contains “ZZ” to indicate multiple—but not all—
columns, the errata record column field should not use “ZZ.” Instead, list the
columns affected in this field.
c. The errata record should reference the footnote number to which it applies.
d. For Submission Number 3 or higher, be careful to clear the errata table of entries
from previous filings, prior to adding new errata entries for the new submission.
e. When removing one or more footnotes from a table that were erroneously included in
a previous filing, the erratum record should refer to a single footnote explaining the
removed footnote(s). In the erratum record, use 9999 for the record number of the
corrected data (field 4), ZZZZ for the table number, 9999.0 for the row number, and
ZZ for the column letters.
H. Data Record Descriptions
The eight data record types are described below. See pages 9 through 19 for record layouts. The
automated file will consist of the following record types:
1. Record Type H1 - Header Record
One Type H1 record per file. The first record of each file. Contains identifying data.
See page 9 for record layout.
2. Record Type L2 - Label Record
One Type L2 record per file. The second record of each file. Contains report number,
carrier classification, carrier name, study area name, etc. See page 10 for record layout.
3. Record Type V1 – (Table I) Switching Equipment Data Record
Nineteen Type V1 records per file. One record for each of the 19 rows of data on the
total number of switching entities as shown on page 3 of the Report Definition. See page
11 for record layout.
4. Record Type Y2 - (Table II) Transmission Facilities Data Record
Twenty-eight Type Y2 records per file. One record for each of the 28 rows of data on
LEC transmission facilities as shown on page 4 of the Report Definition. See page 12
for record layout.
5. Record Type C7 – Confidential Treatment Record (Confidential Version only)
One or more Type C7 records per file. Contains information to identify the data for
which the carrier is seeking confidential treatment. Do not include this record type in
the Public or Unrestricted Versions of a report. See pages 13 & 14 for record layout.

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6. Record Type F3 - Footnote Record
One or more Type F3 records per file. Contains explanatory footnote text. Certain items
require accompanying mandatory footnotes and those items are specified in the
appropriate section of the instructions for filing the 43-07. See pages 15 & 16 for record
layout.
7. Record Type E2 - Erratum Record
Zero Type E2 records in the first submission of a year’s data. One or more Type E2
records per file in revisions filed to correct that year’s submission. Each time an erratum
occurs, a carrier must use a new submission number. Contains information to identify the
data which was corrected in this submission. See pages 17 & 18 for record layout.
8. Record Type T1 - Trailer Record
One Type T1 record per file. The last record of each file contains contact person, etc.
See page 19 for record layout.

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RECORD TYPE H1 - HEADER RECORD

Field

Item

Example

Position

1

Record Number

1001

1–4

The sequential number of this record within
this data file plus 1000.
Format: Right justified and space filled.

2

COSA

"LBIL"

6 – 11

The COSA code for the filing entity.
Format: Include quotation marks.

3

Record Type

"H1"

13 – 16

Always contains the letter H capitalized and the
number 1 with no space between them.
Format: Include quotation marks.

4

File Name

"LBIL07IS.U01"

18 – 31

The name of the ASCII file.
Format: See page 1, paragraph B.2. Include
quotation marks.

5

Year

2007

33 – 36

The year covered by the data.

6

Quarter #

0

7

Data Entry Date

20080315

40 – 47

The date on which the data were last entered or
revised.
Format: YYYYMMDD.

8

Version

"U"

49 – 51

The version letter U capitalized for
Unrestricted.
Format: Include quotation marks.

9

Submission #

01

53 – 54

00 for test data purposes only; 01 for first
submission of a year’s data. Higher numbers
(02, 03, etc.) are used each time a change
occurs to denote a new submission.
Format: Right justified.

10

End of Record Code

"XQ"

56 – 59

Always contains the letters XQ capitalized with
no space between them to indicate the end of
the record.
Format: Include quotation marks.

38

Description

Always contains the number 0 since this is an
annual data file.

Note: All fields are separated by commas.
1

2

3

4

5

12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789
Sample record:
1001,"LBIL","H1","LBIL07IS.U01",2007,0,20080315,"U",01,"XQ"

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RECORD TYPE L2 - LABEL RECORD
Field

Item

Example

Position

1

Record Number

1002

1–4

The sequential number of this record within
this data file plus 1000.
Format: Right justified and space filled.

2

COSA

"LBIL"

6 – 11

The COSA code for the filing entity.
Format: Include quotation marks.

3

Record Type

"L2"

13 – 16

Always contains the letter L capitalized and the
number 2 with no space between them.
Format: Include quotation marks.

4

Report Number

"FCC REPORT
43-07"

18 – 35

Always contains “FCC REPORT 43-07”
capitalized.
Format: Include quotation marks.

5

Account Filing Level

"A"

37 – 39

Account filing level (Class A or B) capitalized.
Format: Include quotation marks.

6

Carrier

"Illinois Bell "
(spaces until pos.
70)

41 - 71

Name of the carrier.
Format: Left justified and space filled. Include
quotation marks.

7

Study Area

"Illinois

73 - 95

Name of the study area.
Format: Left justified and space filled. Include
quotation marks.

8

Period Covered

"Jan 2007 to Dec
2007"

97 – 118

Period covered by the data.
Format: “mmm yyyy to mmm yyyy” Include
quotation marks.

9

End of Record Code

"XQ"

120 – 123

Always contains the letters XQ capitalized with
no space between them to indicate the end of
the record.
Format: Include quotation marks.

"

Description

Note: All fields are separated by commas.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345
Sample record:
1002,"LBIL","L2","FCC REPORT 43-07","A","Illinois Bell
1

1

1

0

1

2

6789012345678901234567890123
Continuation of sample record:
,"Jan 2007 to Dec 2007","XQ"

","Illinois

"

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RECORD TYPE V1 (Table I) - SWITCHING EQUIPMENT DATA RECORD
Field

Item

Example

Position

Description

1

Record Number

1004

1–4

The sequential number of this record within this
data file plus 1000.
Format: Right justified and space filled.

2

COSA

"LBIL"

6 – 11

The COSA code for the filing entity.
Format: Include quotation marks.

3

Record Type

"V1"

13 – 16

Always contains the letter V capitalized and the
number 1 with no space between them.
Format: Include quotation marks.

4

Row Number

0111.0

18 – 23

Row numbers as identified on the Report
Definition.
Valid range: 0110.0 to 0312.0
Format: Right justified and space filled, with
one decimal place. Since all applicable row
numbers are integers, append .0 to each row
number.

5

Column (a) data

152

25 – 33

This field contains the data corresponding to
column (a) as shown on the Form Section of
the Report Definition. DO NOT override
designated N/As.
Format: Right justified and space filled. See
Sections D and E for data entry and rounding
conventions. All fields must be populated.

6

Column (b) data

132

35 – 43

Column (b) data
Format: See Field 5 above.

7

Column (c) data

20

45 – 53

Column (c) data
Format: See Field 5 above.

8

End of Record Code

"XQ"

55 – 58

Always contains the letters XQ capitalized with
no space between them to indicate the end of
the record.
Format: Include quotation marks.

Notes: All fields are separated by commas.
Certain items require accompanying mandatory footnotes and must be entered in the Footnote Text record(s).
Record Type V1 requires mandatory footnotes for those data fields designated as “Irretrievable”. In
addition, footnotes are required for any row/column data entry which contains UNE data. The footnotes
must identify the types of UNE’s (e.g., “UNE-P”) included in the data.
1

2

3

4

5

1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678
Sample record:
1004,"LBIL","V1",0111.0,

152,

132,

20,"XQ"

1005,”LBIL”,”V1”,0112.0,

175,

-99999,

-99999,”XQ”

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RECORD TYPE Y2 (Table II) - TRANSMISSION FACILITIES DATA RECORD

Field

Item

Example

Position

Description

1

Record Number

1022

1–4

The sequential number of this record within this
data file plus 1000.
Format: Right justified and space filled.

2

COSA

"LBIL"

6 – 11

The COSA code for the filing entity.
Format: Include quotation marks.

3

Record Type

"Y2"

13 – 16

Always contains the letter Y capitalized and the
number 2 with no space between them.
Format: Include quotation marks.

4

Row Number

0320.0

18 – 23

Row numbers as identified on the Report
Definition.
Valid range: 0320.0 to 0490.0
Format: Right justified and space filled, with
one decimal place. Since all applicable row
numbers are integers, append .0 to each row
number.

5

Total Study Area

103852

25 – 33

This field contains the data corresponding to
column (d) as shown on the Form Section of
the Report Definition.
Format: Right justified and space filled. See
Sections D and E for data entry and rounding
conventions. All other fields must be
populated.

6

End of Record Code

"XQ"

35 – 38

Always contains the letters XQ capitalized with
no space between them to indicate the end of
the record.
Format: Include quotation marks.

Notes: All fields are separated by commas.
Certain items require accompanying mandatory footnotes and must be entered in the Footnote Text record(s).
Record Type Y2 requires mandatory footnotes for those data fields designated as “Irretrievable” and data
reported on Rows 0410, 0460 and 0484. In addition, footnotes are required for any row/column data entry
which contains UNE data. The footnotes must identify the types of UNE’s (e.g., “UNE-P”) included in the
data.
1

2

3

12345678901234567890123456789012345678
Sample record:
1022,"LBIL","Y2",0320.0,

103852,"XQ"

1026,"LBIL","Y2",0330.0,

17954,"XQ"

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RECORD TYPE C7 - CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT RECORD

Field

Item

Example

Position

Description

1

Record Number
(for this record)

1050

1–4

The sequential number of this record within
this data file plus 1000.
Format: Right justified and space filled.

2

COSA

"LBIL"

6 – 11

The COSA code for the filing entity.
Format: Include quotation marks.

3

Record Type

"C7"

13 – 16

Always contains the letter C capitalized and the
number 7 with no space between them.
Format: Include quotation marks.

4

Record Number
(for the
confidential
data)

1003

18 – 21

This field contains the record number of the
record which contains the data for which the
carrier is seeking confidential treatment. If the
request is for the entire column(s) or the entire
submission, use 9999.
Format: Right justified and space filled.

5

Table Number

"I "

23 – 28

This field contains the table number (Roman
numerals) of the table in which the confidential
data appear. If the request is for the entire
submission, enter “ZZZZ.”
Format: Include quotation marks. Left justified
and space filled.

6

Row Number

0110.0

30 – 35

This field contains the row number of the row
which contains the confidential data as identified
in the Report Definition. If the request is for the
entire column(s), an entire table or the entire
submission, enter 9999.0.
Format: Right justified and space filled, with
one decimal place. Since all applicable row
numbers are integers, append .0 to each row
number.

7

Column Label

"A "

37 – 40

This field contains the column letter of the
confidential data as identified in the Report
Definition. If the request is for an entire row,
an entire table, or the entire submission, enter
“ZZ.” If the request is for more than one
column but less than the entire row, then
populate this field and as many as needed of
fields 8 through 26.
Format: Include quotation marks. Left
justified and space filled.

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RECORD TYPE C7- CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT RECORD (continued)
8

Second Column
Label

" "

42 – 45

9

Third Column
Label

" "

47 – 50

Fields 8 through 26 are similar to Field 7 and
are used when the request is for the same row

.
.
.
.
.
26

27

and more than one column.

Twentieth
Column Label

" "

132 – 135

Otherwise, enter “ ”.

End of Record
Code

"XQ"

137 – 140

Always contains the letters XQ capitalized with
no space between them to indicate the end of
the record.
Format: Include quotation marks.

Note: All fields are separated by commas.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456
Sample records:
1050,"LBIL","C7",1003,"I

",0110.0,"A ","

","

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

2

3

4

78901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
Continuation of sample records:
"

","

","

","

","

","

","

","

","XQ"

","

","

","

","

","

","

","

","

","

",

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RECORD TYPE F3 - FOOTNOTE TEXT RECORD

Field

Item

Example

Position

Description

1

Record Number
(for this record)

1051

1–4

The sequential number of this record within
this data file plus 1000.
Format: Right justified and space filled.

2

COSA

"LBIL"

6 – 11

The COSA code for the filing entity.
Format: Include quotation marks.

3

Record Type

"F3"

13 – 16

Always contains the letter F capitalized and the
number 3 with no space between them.
Format: Include quotation marks.

4

Record Number
(for the footnoted
data)

1033

18 – 21

This field contains the record number of the
record which contains the footnoted data. See
Section F for Footnote structure guidelines.
Format: Right justified and space filled.

5

Table Number

"II "

23 – 28

This field contains the table number (Roman
numerals) of the table in which the footnoted
data appear. See Section F for Footnote
structure guidelines.
Format: Include quotation marks. Left justified
and space filled.

6

Row Number

0410.0

30 – 35

This field contains the row number of the row
which contains the footnoted data as identified
in the Report Definition. See Section F for
Footnote structure guidelines.
Format: Right justified and space filled, with
one decimal place. Since all applicable row
numbers are integers, append .0 to each row
number.

7

Column Label

"D "

37 – 40

This field contains the column letter(s) of the
footnoted data as identified in the Report
Definition. See Section F for Footnote structure
guidelines.
Format: Include quotation marks. Left justified
and space filled.

8

Footnote Number

3

42 – 44

The number of this particular footnote.
Valid range: 1 to 999.
Format: Right justified and space filled.

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RECORD TYPE F3 – FOOTNOTE TEXT RECORD (continued)
Item

Example

Position

Description

9

Sequence Number

1

46 – 47

The sequence number of the record within the
footnote. In other words, the order of the
specific record in the sequence of records which,
when combined, will provide the entire footnote.
Valid range: 1 to 99.
Format: Right justified and space filled.

10

Footnote Text

"Footnote text "
(Spaces until pos.
104)

49-105

The text of the footnote or of the continuation
line.
Format: Include quotation marks at the
beginning and end of this field and left justify
within these quotation marks.

11

End of Record Code

"XQ"

Field

107 – 110

Always contains the letters XQ capitalized with
no space between them to indicate the end of
the record.
Format: Include quotation marks.

Notes: All fields are separated by commas.
Certain items require accompanying mandatory footnotes and must be entered in the Footnote Text record(s).
Such items are listed below and specified in the appropriate section of the instructions for filing this report:
Record Type Y2 – field 4 (Table II, Rows 0410, 0460 and 0484)
All data fields designated as -77777 (Irretrievable).
Any row/column data entry which contains UNE data.
See Section F for detailed footnote content and structure guidelines.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1

1

0

1

12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
Sample records:
1051,"LBIL","F3",1008,"I

",0120.0,"A ",

1, 1,"Footnote 1 pertains to col A of Table I

row 0120.0

","XQ"

1052,"LBIL","F3",1008,"I

",0120.0,"B ",

2, 1,"Footnote 2 pertains to col B of Table I

row 0120.0

","XQ"

1053,”LBIL","F3",1033,"II

",0410.0,"D ",

3, 1,"Footnote text for footnote 3

","XQ"

1054,"LBIL","F3",1033,"II

",0410.0,"D ",

3, 2,"continuation text for footnote 3

","XQ"

1055,"LBIL","F3",1033,"II

",0410.0,"D ",

3, 3,"last line of footnote 3.

","XQ"

1056,”LBIL”,”F3",9999,"II

",9999.0,"ZZ",

4, 1,"Footnote 4 pertains to all rows and all col of Table II","XQ"

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RECORD TYPE E2- ERRATUM RECORD
Field

Item

Example

Position

Description

1

Record Number
(for this record)

1057

1–4

The sequential number of this record within
this data file plus 1000.
Format: Right justified and space filled.

2

COSA

"LBIL"

6 – 11

The COSA code for the filing entity.
Format: Include quotation marks.

3

Record Type

"E2"

13 – 16

Always contains the letter E capitalized and the
number 2 with no space between them.
Format: Include quotation marks.

4

Record Number
(for the corrected
data)

1008

18 – 21

This field contains the record number of the
record which contains the data which were
corrected in this submission. See Section G for
Errata structure guidelines.
Format: Right justified and space filled.

5

Table Number

"I "

23 – 28

This field contains the table number (Roman
numerals) of the table in which the corrected
data appear. See Section G for Errata structure
guidelines.
Format: Include quotation marks. Left justified
and space filled.

6

Row Number

0120.0

30 – 35

This field contains the row number of the row
which contains the corrected data as identified
in the Report Definition. See Section G for
Errata structure guidelines.
Format: Right justified and space filled, with
one decimal place. Since all applicable row
numbers are integers, append .0 to each row
number.

7

Column Label

"A "

37 – 40

This field contains the column letter of the
corrected data as identified in the Report
Definition. See Section G for Errata structure
guidelines. If more than one column but less than
the entire row was corrected, then populate this
field and as many as needed of fields 8 through
26.
Format: Include quotation marks. Left
justified and space filled.

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RECORD TYPE E2 - ERRATUM RECORD (continued)

Field
8

9

Item

Example

Position

Second Column
Label

"B "

42 – 45

Third Column Label

" "

Description

Fields 8 thru 26 are similar to Field 7
47 – 50

and are used when the correction is in

.
.
.
26

Twentieth Col. Label

" "

132 – 135

Otherwise, enter “ ”.

27

Footnote Number

1

137 – 139

This field contains the footnote number that
explains the correction.
Format: Right justified and space filled.

28

End of Record Code

"XQ"

141 – 144

Always contains the letters XQ capitalized with
no space between them to indicate the end of
the record.
Format: Include quotation marks.

the same row and more than one column.

Notes: All fields are separated by commas.
When an errata occurs, carriers must use higher submission numbers and a new data entry date to denote a
new submission.
See Section G for detailed Errata content and structure guidelines.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456
Sample records:
1057,"LBIL","E2",1008,"I

",0120.0,"A ","B ","

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

2

3

4

789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234
Continuation of sample records:
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","

","

","

","

","

","

","

",

1,"XQ"

","

","

","

","

","

","

","

","

","

",

FCC Report 43-07 - Automated Report Specifications

December 2007

Page 19 of 19

RECORD TYPE T1 - TRAILER RECORD
Field

Item

Example

Position

Description

1

Record Number

1058

1–4

The sequential number of this record within
this data file plus 1000.
Format: Right justified and space filled.

2

COSA

"LBIL"

6 – 11

The COSA code for the filing entity.
Format: Include quotation marks.

3

Record Type

"T1"

13 – 16

Always contains the letter T capitalized and the
number 1 with no space between them.
Format: Include quotation marks.

4

Contact Person

"John Doe
"
(spaces until pos.
58)

18 – 59

The name of the person to contact if there are
questions about the report.
Format: Include quotation marks.

5

Telephone #

"(202) 555-1212
x123 "

61 – 82

The Contact Person’s telephone number.
Format: Include quotation marks.

6

End of Record Code

"XQ"

84 – 87

Always contains the letters XQ capitalized with
no space between them to indicate the end of
the record.
Format: Include quotation marks.

Note: All fields are separated by commas.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567
Sample record:
1058,"LBIL","T1","John Doe

","(202) 555-1212 x123 ","XQ"