This briefing is applicable to all Ethernet Communications Providers and relates to forecasting for BES WES & WEES, ONBS, Street Access and Broadcast Access products.

The forecast process for BES WES & WEES, ONBS, Street Access, Broadcast Access and CCTV Access specifies four dates per year for all customers to submit their information. This briefing is to remind customers that the next forecast submission date is the 18th May 2008. Customers are asked to submit their forecasts to the ethernet team on or before this date, which is a contractual requirement.

Forecast schedule
Forecasts need to be submitted four times a year as per the forecast schedule. Details of these dates can be found in the Forecasting Manual. The next date for submissions is the 18th May 2008.The Forecast Submission Form  can be found on the Ethernet website on the BES WES ONBS, Street Access, Broadcast Access and CCTV Access pages.

Please note this form has recently been updated in line with the launch of CCTV Access, so you may wish to update your template.

Submitting your forecast
This form needs to be submitted to ethernet@openreach.co.uk on or before each submission date. Please title emails containing submissions to this address as “Forecast Submission”. 

Benefits of forecasting
It is important for Openreach to gather all known forecast information in order to provide service promptly and efficiently. Forecast criteria can be found in Section 5 of the Forecasting Manual.

The Ethernet team would like to ask all customers to share forecast information to the best of their ability so that Openreach has the best opportunity to meet your requirements. The more accurate the information you can supply against the forecast criteria the better. If you do not have all the details please supply the information you have.

By working together to produce accurate forecasts, Openreach can better plan provision to you and respond more effectively to your orders. Your Business Manager will support you in completion of forecast information if required.

If a forecast is not provided
If a forecast is not provided, Openreach may suspend SLG payments. You can find reference to this in the forecast schedule of contracts for BES WES ONBS, Street Access and Broadcast Access.

Openreach would therefore strongly encourage all customers to provide a forecast.

Forecasting manual
Further details can be found in the Forecasting Manual, which can be found on the Ethernet website on the BES, WES, ONBS, Street Access, Broadcast Access and CCTV Access pages with the Forecast Submission Form.  

Please note the Forecasting Manual has also been updated to issue 10.

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