A system, method and apparatus for determining a support entitlement level
are provided. A product support request is received from a customer. A
technical support identification (TSID) is also received from the
customer. The TSID is validated and classified. The TSID may be
classified into at least one of several classifications. One of the
classifications is a contract classification. At least one of several
support levels are assigned to the classified TSID. The assigned support
level corresponds to the TSID classification. The TSID is received,
validated, classified and the support level assigned before a product
support agent is notified of the product support request. Then the
assigned support level is delivered.