MABABF public http://www.mababf.org/ 2010-04-23T22:42:24+01:00 MABABF http://www.mababf.org/ http://www.mababf.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-02-22T14:21:35+01:00 public:files http://www.mababf.org/doku.php?id=public:files&rev=1266848495&do=diff Date Title Remarks [Forum Role]MABABF Terms of ReferenceFrom Ofcom Statement 2003 Oftel M&B Direction 2008 Ofcom M&B Direction GC11 (2008) Metering And Billing Guides are published by MABABF as the MABG series of documents. MABG numbers in the range 1 - 10 are applicable only to the 2003 Oftel M&B Direction, those in the range 51 - 99 are applicable to both Directions and those over 100 are applicable only to the 2008 Ofcom Direction. text/html 2008-12-12T10:06:48+01:00 public:history http://www.mababf.org/doku.php?id=public:history&rev=1229076408&do=diff History 1984 Telecommunications Act With the introduction of competition in providing Telecommunications Services, a concern arose about how an End-User could be assured that his bill would be accurate. The 1984 Telecommunications Act (24.6) contained a provision that the Secretary of State (SS) or the Director General (DG) of Oftel (The Office of Telecommunications) could set an Accuracy Standard for the “Meters” used to prepare bills. The “Meter” was defined as “Any apparatus constructed o… text/html 2008-12-12T11:21:28+01:00 public:links http://www.mababf.org/doku.php?id=public:links&rev=1229080888&do=diff The Metering & Billing Approval Bodies' Forum comprises the two UKAS-accredited organisations: British Approvals Board for Telecommunications (BABT) British Standards Institution (BSi) Ofcom oversee the Metering and Billing Accuracy Scheme and further details will be found on their web site: text/html 2009-02-20T14:44:11+01:00 public:mbschemes http://www.mababf.org/doku.php?id=public:mbschemes&rev=1235141051&do=diff The Metering and Billing Scheme Effect of the 2003 Communications Act The 2003 Communications Act introduced a number of changes to the way that Billing Accuracy is to be managed, assessed and Approved. Operator Licences were replaced by “General Conditions of Entitlement”, enabling any person to run a service. Condition 11 covers the requirements for Billing Accuracy, and it is important to note that Condition 11.1 (as amended) applies to ALL “Communications Providers” (CPs) irrespective of… text/html 2008-08-20T18:15:24+01:00 public:sidebar http://www.mababf.org/doku.php?id=public:sidebar&rev=1219252524&do=diff Public Navigation Articles Links Downloads text/html 2008-11-28T09:54:50+01:00 public:startpage http://www.mababf.org/doku.php?id=public:startpage&rev=1227866090&do=diff Please select an option from the Public Navigation menu on the left-hand side of the screen. Metering & Billing Guides (MABGs) are available under Downloads text/html 2009-02-20T14:33:10+01:00 public:structure http://www.mababf.org/doku.php?id=public:structure&rev=1235140390&do=diff The Structure of the MABABF Website This website has a number of differing purposes, with differing audiences: Firstly, To disseminate public information about the Metering & Billing Scheme The “Public Information” Area, which can be entered by selecting from the Left Hand Margin contains a variety of openly available items. More will be added as the Scheme develops and areas requiring guidance etc are identified. As a start, guidance regarding the Oftel (2003) Direction and its application… text/html 2009-02-20T14:36:35+01:00 public:whoarewe http://www.mababf.org/doku.php?id=public:whoarewe&rev=1235140595&do=diff Who are we? The Metering & Billing Approval Bodies' Forum comprises the two UKAS-accredited organisations: British Approvals Board for Telecommunications (BABT) British Standards Institution (BSI) They have been appointed by Ofcom to assess Communications Providers for the accuracy of their Total Metering and Billing Systems