Billing for Local Services, West
Billing Systems
Bill Format & Delivery
Summary Bill Master
How to Read Your Bill
BAN Structure
Inquiries, Claims & Adjustments
Collections Process
Tax Exemptions by State
Daily Usage Files (DUFs)
CABS BOS Bill Data Tape Record
Access Billing Process Flow
Regional Definitions
Billing Systems
Verizon West

Carrier Access Billing System (CABS)—processes service orders for UNE CLECs and Interexchange carriers, price services, renders bills and other billing media, posts payments and adjustments, and updates the Customer Service Record (CSR).


Customer Billing Services System (CBSS)—is the billing system for local wholesale billing. CBSS receives information from other systems, process that information and produces customer bills. CBSS gathers, sorts, and verifies customer account information including usage data, payment information, adjustment information, monthly and one-time service charge information, and applies taxes. CBSS uses the industry standard format, BOS (Billing Output Specifications) to format bills.