Device and method for transferring unbundled network elements between local exchange carriers

A method for transferring service of a distribution frame from a first switch of a first local exchange carrier to a second switch of a purchasing local exchange carrier, where connections from the first switch, and an interface connected to said second switch, are physically overlapped into a common jack of said distribution frame, comprising:

• receiving contact at a control system that controls the first switch;
• the control system requesting at least one code;
• receiving the at least one code;
• the control system checking the at least one code and permitting further operations when the at least one code is valid;
• the control system checking to determine a status of the first switch;
• the control system disconnecting the first switch from the common jack if the first switch is connected to the common jack of the distribution frame;
• and
• the control system connecting the first switch to the common jack of the distribution frame when the first switch is disconnected from the common jack of the distribution frame.

A system for transferring service between first and second local exchange carriers, comprising:

• a distribution frame having a cable and pair side and an office equipment side, the distribution frame being connected to a second switch that is connected to the second local exchange carrier;
• a first switch connected to the first local exchange carrier, the first switch being connected to a common connector of the distribution frame, said second switch being connected to the common connector through an interface;
• and
• a controller that controls the first switch and disconnects and connects the first switch from the distribution frame in response to a request from the second local exchange carrier.