1. A method for processing orders for telecommunications services, the method comprising: receiving, at a processor, an electronic order requesting a telecommunications service, the electronic order comprising a due date and a time-of-day preference for the telecommunications service; in response to receiving the electronic order, providing, by the processor, an electronic response, wherein the electronic order comprises a first transaction set of an electronic data interchange standard and the electronic response comprises a second transaction set of the electronic data interchange standard; reserving, by the processor, the due date for an amount of time in response to receiving the electronic order; and determining, by the processor, whether a service order for performance of the telecommunications service on the due date is received during the amount of time.