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Description / Abstract:
Purpose and Scope
This section describes a Teleservice that is designed to support
Over-the-Air Activation (OTA). The Over-the-Air Activation
Teleservice (OATS) supports data exchange between a mobile station
and a Customer Service Center (CSC)/Over-the-Air Activation
Function (OTAF). The data is organized in a specific format
referred to as OATS messages (see Section 6). OATS is a Teleservice
that can be performed either on a DTC or a DCCH.
The OTA feature consists of procedures that allow a cellular
service subscriber to activate (i.e., become authorized for)
cellular service without the intervention of a third party. Further
description of the feature may be found in ANSI/TIA/EIA-664
[1].