A method and apparatus are provided for reducing a startup interval of a temperature controlled crystal oscillator chip. The envelopes are inflated from without the carton via a hollow needle that passes through a side wall of the package and a glue spot adhering the envelope in place. The provisioning manager includes a provisioning server that receives the request and a database of rules, communicatively coupled to the provisioning server, that stores one or more rules associated with the abbreviated dialing code. Furthermore, the virtual circuit channel may be disconnected when there is no traffic between the nodes.