ABSTRACT: GR-698 replaces TR-TSY-000698, Issue 1, and its Revision 1, but contains NO TECHNICAL CHANGES from that original document. It has been issued strictly to conform with the new Telcordia Technologies document format and GR process, and carries a new issue number and date. For your convenience, Revision 1 has been interfiled into GR-698.

Feature Group B (FGB) access is being expanded to provide a uniform 950-XXXX code to reach carriers that have trunk-side interconnection to Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) switches. This Generic Requirements document (GR) modifies the format of the access code (formerly 950-WXXX, where W = 0 or 1) and provides for a transition to the expanded format. Affected switching systems must be updated to handle FGB 950-XXXX calls as described in this document. In addition, the prior linkage between FGB and Feature Group D (FGD) code assignments is being discontinued as this change is introduced. This document also provides a modified view of the status of the 'transitional' capability whereby calls bearing selected 950-WXXX addresses can be served over a Feature Group D interface, and adds minor footnotes regarding '950' dialing procedures for customers associated with step-by-step switches.

GR-666, GR-672, GR-674, GR-675, GR-677, GR-679, GR-690, GR-691, GR-692, GR-693, GR-695, GR-697, and GR-698, replaced TR-TSY-000530.