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4 OPERATING EXPENSE 4.2 PLAN AND PROVISION THE NETWORK CAX-0201 - Engineering Planning Description: The pay and other expenses for activities related to engineering planning including the development of long range plans for the provisioning of services and the expansion and replacement of telephone plant. Methodology: Expenses are assigned to the segments based on a ratio of all COE and OP?plant in service by segment. CAX-0202 - Engineering Technology Development Description: Activities related to technology development including establishing future network hierarchy and structure, preliminary definition of major new network systems, network planning studies, administration of Bell funded Nortel program, management of internal work on new technologies, administration of technical contracts with Nortel and planning, development and support of pre-introductory value-added services. Methodology: These expenses are assigned to the segments based on a ratio of all COE and OP plant in service by segment. CBX-0210 - Direction Investment - Service Management Description: This activity relates to the analysis, development and communication of network investments relating to Service Management which are in line with marketings strategic plans. This activity includes the following tasks; represent NPP (Network Planning and Provisioning) organization in the dialogue with other OBUs (Operating Business Unit), regarding specific investments that require the building or alteration of Network components; coordinate with other OBUs to ensure alignment with other business cases and guidelines; development, creation and authorization of the project business case and their associated implementation agreements; tracking, aggregating, trending budgets expenditures (capital and expense) to facilitate management decision making. Methodology: These expenses are assigned to the asset building blocks based on project analysis. Expenses by asset building blocks are