Pre-paid Wireless
Telecommunications Services
AEGIS/EXPRESS is a web based Pre-paid wireless telecommunications
services activation and airtime replenishing application.
AEGIS/Express will allow the Customer to offer its Agents the
capability to activate new accounts on its network and sell airtime
to existing Subscribers. The airtime replenishment module operates
as a “PINless” airtime replenishment solution.
The four modules that make up AEGIS/Express cover Service
Activations, Airtime Replenishment, Payment Processing and
Settlement Reporting.
Access to the Application
Using a standard browser interface, the Agent will access
AEGIS/Express via the internet through a secured firewall. Unibill
will host the AEGIS/Express application on its AEGIS/EXPRESS
Platform. AEGIS/Express will employ Forms Authentication to validate
User Name/Password combinations before granting users access to the
application. Unibill will provide the necessary Security Certificate
for the Web Server to ensure confidentiality of information sent to
and from the web server hosting the AEGIS/Express application.
Service Activation Module
The Service Activation module will allow Agents to activate a new
service instance on Customer’s network. After entering the required
“new customer” information and the Electronic Serial Number (ESN) of
the phone to be activated, the Agent will retrieve the Mobile
Identification Number (MIN) and Mobile System Identification Number
(MSID) so the handset can be programmed and tested. Also, at the
time of service activation, the Agent must select a “plan” for the
new service instance. For Pre-paid Wireless Telecommunications
Services, there are currently two types of valid plans, measured
service and the unlimited service plans. After each activation has
been completed, the AEGIS/Express Platform will send an email to the
Agent confirming the activation. The AEGIS/Express Platform will
also send a “new service activation” notification email to Customer.
Both e-mails will contain the Agent’s Name, the Customer’s Name, the
Subscriber’s Name, the Subscriber’s Account Number, the Telephone
Number, the Telephone’s ESN, the Combo Number and Description, the
Date and the Time of the activation. AEGIS/Express does not support
the transfer of money for equipment (phones, handsets, accessories
or any other type of transaction) other than that for pre-paid
minute purchases.
Airtime Replenishment Module
The first step in the airtime replenishment process, after logging
on to AEGIS/Express, is for the Agent to pre-validate the
Subscriber’s phone number. The purpose of pre-validation is to
verify that the service number is in the Billing System and
qualifies for prepaid airtime purchases. Also, the pre-validation
step is used to retrieve and display the appropriate airtime
packages from which the Subscriber can choose. After receiving the
money for the purchase, the Agent notifies Unibill that the purchase
is finalized via the “Transaction Complete” button on the web
browser. Only after such notification will Unibill update the
Subscriber’s account accordingly and initiate the process of
debiting the Agent’s bank account via an ACH funds transfer
transaction.
Payment Processing Module
Because Agents will be receiving money on behalf of the Customer,
the Payment Processing module will automatically debit the Agent’s
bank account via an ACH funds transfer transaction for the full
value of each airtime purchase and then remit to the Customer the
full amount. After an ACH funds transfer transaction is completed,
the AEGIS/Express Platform will send an e-mail to the Agent that
will serve as a receipt for the transaction. The AEGIS/Express
Platform will also send an identical e-mail to the Customer. The
e-mail will contain the Agent’s Name, the Customer’s Name, the
Subscriber’s Name, the Subscriber’s Account Number, the Telephone
Number, the Telephone’s ESN, the Combo Number and Description, the
Date and the Time of the transaction and the amount of the
transaction. In the event a transaction is rejected, an e-mail,
containing the same information, will be sent notifying both parties
that the transaction was rejected.
Settlement Reporting Module
At the end of each month, AEGIS/Express will e-mail a summary report
of Customer’s AEGIS/EXPRESS Payment Transactions, sorted by Agent
code, to aid with financial reporting. At the end of each month,
AEGIS/Express will also mail a summary report of Customer’s
activations, sorted by Agent code, to serve as a commissions report.
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