Common use of Cageless Collocation Clause in Contracts

Cageless Collocation. BellSouth shall allow Neutral Tandem to collocate Neutral Tandem’s equipment and facilities without requiring the construction of a cage or similar structure. BellSouth shall allow Neutral Tandem to have direct access to Neutral Tandem’s equipment and facilities in accordance with Section 5.1.2 below. BellSouth shall make cageless collocation available in single bay increments. Except where Neutral Tandem’s equipment requires special technical considerations (e.g., special cable racking or isolated ground plane), BellSouth shall assign cageless Collocation Space in conventional equipment rack lineups where feasible. For equipment requiring special technical considerations, Neutral Tandem must provide the equipment layout, including spatial dimensions for such equipment pursuant to generic requirements contained in Telcordia GR-63-Core, and shall be responsible for compliance with all special technical requirements associated with such equipment.