---
title: Signing
description: Digital signature and contract management for telecommunications services
---

Signing collects a digital signature on a telecom service agreement, and it manages the
contract afterwards. A signature made this way is legally binding. Use it for a service
contract, for the terms of service, and for a regulatory document.

## Signing entity

Signing in the API represents:

- **Digital contracts**: Electronic service agreements and terms of service for telecommunications
- **Signature workflows**: Multi-party signing processes for complex business agreements
- **Legal compliance**: Regulatory compliance documentation and signature requirements
- **Document management**: Secure storage and retrieval of signed agreements and contracts

## Key capabilities

- **Digital signatures** — Enable secure digital signature collection for service agreements and regulatory documents.
- **Contract workflows** — Manage multi-step contract execution with approval workflows and signature collection.
- **Legal compliance** — Keep to the digital signature laws and the telecom regulations.
- **Document security** — Maintain secure document storage with audit trails and tamper-proof verification.

## Common use cases

- **Service onboarding** — Collect digital signatures during customer onboarding and service activation processes.
- **Contract management** — Manage telecommunications service contracts with digital signature workflows.
- **Regulatory compliance** — Keep to the telecom regulations that require the consent and the signature of a customer.
- **Business agreements** — Execute complex business-to-business telecommunications agreements with multi-party signatures.

## Related resources

Signing entities integrate with other API resources:

- **Customers**: Customer-specific contract management and signature collection
- **Orders**: Contract execution as part of service ordering and activation workflows
- **Subscriptions**: Service agreements associated with active telecommunications subscriptions
- **Users**: User authentication and signature authority for contract execution