This service offering will make available to collocator's a connection to the Business Integrated Timing Supply (BITS) that provides a synchronized timing source for the collocator's electronic communications equipment from a central source within Verizon's network.

The BITS clock is an integral part of the Timing Signal Generator (TSG). All the BITS/TSGs in the network are synchronized to a common, very accurate synchronization Stratum 1 source. The BITS/TSG, regenerates this Stratum1 source synchronization signal and reformats the signal into one of the formats, DS1 or Composite Clock, required by the digital network elements within the central office.

When the collocator requests BITS for an existing collocation arrangement, the collocator must submit a collocation augment application and applicable augment fee.

Verizon will provision including; the shielded cable from the timing source to the collocator's equipment arrangement, the cable termination on the Verizon timing source and the cable pull from the timing source to the collocator's equipment arrangement.

The BITS service offering is only available to collocator's in the FCC tariffs via DS1 and Composite Clock and subject to the availability of the timing source for the central office requested. FCC Tariff information is available for each state in the Verizon Region.