Common use of Local Traffic Clause in Contracts

Local Traffic. For purposes of compensation between the Parties, Local Traffic is VERIZON Traffic that terminates to SPRINT and SPRINT traffic that terminates to VERIZON, that is within VERIZON’s then current local serving area, including mandatory local calling scope arrangements. A mandatory local calling scope arrangement is an arrangement that provides End-Users a local calling scope, i.e. Extended Area Service (EAS), beyond their basic exchange serving area. The Parties agree that the points of call origination and termination shall be used to determine Local Traffic, and agree to use the Rate Center assignments of the calling and called NPA/NXX’s as shown in the LERG to make such determination. Local Traffic does not include optional local calling scopes, i.e. optional rate packages that permit the End-User to choose a local calling scope beyond their basic exchange serving area for an additional fee, referred to hereafter as "optional EAS". Unless and until the Commission rules differently in Docket No. 00-00-000, Local Traffic does not include Enhanced Service Provider (ESP) and Internet Service Provider (ISP) traffic, in addition to, but not limited to, it excludes Internet traffic, 900/976, etc., and Internet Protocol (IP) based voice or fax telephony.