Abstract: Automatic provisioning of dedicated circuits (40, 44, 48, 49, 55, 56, 64, 68, 72, and 74) within a network (10) to obtain connectivity of a prescribed bandwidth between an origin (12) and an end point (16) is accomplished by first identifying circuits having a prescribed bandwidth and suitable location from a map of such circuits maintained in a data base (80). Once the circuits having the prescribed bandwidth and suitable location are identified, then a group of circuits is selected, based on one or more predetermined criteria. Thereafter, provisioning commands are generated for receipt by Digital Access Cross-Connect Devices (42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66 and 73) that interconnect the circuits to provide the desired conductivity between the origin and the end point.