Method for operating a broadband access network of a telecommunications network, the broadband access network comprising at least one central office point of delivery and the central office point of delivery comprising or having access to an access orchestrator entity or functionality, and an element management system entity or functionality, wherein the central office point of delivery, the access orchestrator entity or functionality or the element management system entity or functionality, comprises a zero touch provisioning detection entity or functionality, wherein the telecommunications network furthermore also comprises a plurality of customer premises equipment entities (50, 50', 50") serving a plurality of end users of the telecommunications network, wherein the broadband access network additionally comprises an operations management system, the operations management system providing zero touch provisioning functionality regarding at least one specific customer premises equipment entity, wherein the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, a first zero touch provisioning message that is sent from the at least one specific customer premises equipment entity and is directed to be received by the operations management system is received by the central office point of delivery, -- in a second step, the central office point of delivery transmits the first zero touch provisioning message to the operations management system, wherein the operations management system transmits a second zero touch provisioning message, the second zero touch provisioning message being directed to or intended to be received by the specific customer premises equipment, wherein the second zero touch provisioning message is received by the central office point of delivery, and wherein the central office point of delivery transmits the second zero touch provisioning message to the specific customer premises equipment and wherein the zero touch provisioning detection entity or functionality intercepts the first zero touch provisioning message directed to be received by the operations management system and the second zero touch provisioning message transmitted from the operations management system to the specific customer premises equipment. wherein the central office point of delivery, the access orchestrator entity or functionality or the element management system entity or functionality, comprises a zero touch provisioning detection entity or functionality, wherein the telecommunications network furthermore also comprises a plurality of customer premises equipment entities (50, 50', 50") serving a plurality of end users of the telecommunications network, wherein the broadband access network additionally comprises an operations management system, the operations management system providing zero touch provisioning functionality regarding at least one specific customer premises equipment entity, wherein the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, a first zero touch provisioning message that is sent from the at least one specific customer premises equipment entity and is directed to be received by the operations management system is received by the central office point of delivery, -- in a second step, the central office point of delivery transmits the first zero touch provisioning message to the operations management system, -- in a first step, a first zero touch provisioning message that is sent from the at least one specific customer premises equipment entity and is directed to be received by the operations management system is received by the central office point of delivery, -- in a second step, the central office point of delivery transmits the first zero touch provisioning message to the operations management system, wherein the operations management system transmits a second zero touch provisioning message, the second zero touch provisioning message being directed to or intended to be received by the specific customer premises equipment, wherein the second zero touch provisioning message is received by the central office point of delivery, and wherein the central office point of delivery transmits the second zero touch provisioning message to the specific customer premises equipment and wherein the zero touch provisioning detection entity or functionality intercepts the first zero touch provisioning message directed to be received by the operations management system and the second zero touch provisioning message transmitted from the operations management system to the specific customer premises equipment.