
ICM
4.1
b
Model Methodology
7/29/2000
INTEROFFICE USER
OPTIONS CIOFSET.DB)
Air to Route
Ratio
Use InterRmg Ratio
InterRing Facilities Ratio
InterRing Termination Ratio
EXPENSE USER OPTIONS
mOEXPNSE.DB1
Life (Book
or
Economic)
Market (Retail
or
Wholesale)
Shared
Inflation
Productivity
Horizon
Calibrate
DESCRIPTION
Factor which converts airline distance to
mute distance (The factor is entered as route
distance divided by airline distance and will
thus
be
greater
than
one, e.g.,
1.37)
Toggle indicates the
use
of InterRing Ratio.
When selected, InterRing Facilities Ratio
and InterRing Termination Ratio appear.
Ratio applied to facilities algorithms used to
develop investment for InterRing facilities.
Ratio
applied to termination algorithms used
to develop investment for InterRing
Terminations.
DESCRIPTION
Toggle which indicates whether Book or
Economic depreciation lives and salvage
values
are
applied to each asset’s
investment.
Toggle which indicates whether retail or
wholesale expenses
are
applied. Retail is
selected when
results
are
being produced for
products and services. Wholesale is
selected when results
are
being produced for
unbundled network elements (UNEs).
Shared expenses
are
included in the
individual cost pools and the calculation of
the maintenance and support factors for
UNEs within ICM if Shared is checked.
When Shared is not checked, shared
expenses are excluded from cost pools and
the calculation of the maintenance and
support factors within ICM.
Inflation factor applied
to
expenses.
Productivity factor applied to expenses.
A time frame (number of years) over which
a user decides to make inflation and
productivity adjustments.
Toggle indicates whether ICM should
automatically calibrate the C.A. Turner
adjusted ARMIS investment data in ICM
associated with Switch, Circuit Equipment
and Outside Plant activity to the levels
GTE
Service Corporation
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