COLLOCATION DESCRIPTION Sample Clauses

COLLOCATION DESCRIPTION. Collocation allows for the placing of telecommunications equipment owned by NAS within USW’s Central Office for the purpose of accessing Unbundled Network Elements (UNEs) and/or terminating EAS/Local and ancillary traffic. 7.1.1 Virtual Collocation With a Virtual Collocation arrangement, NAS is responsible for the procurement of its own telecommunications equipment which USW installs and maintains. NAS does not have physical access to its equipment in the USW Central Office but will be granted access to the appropriate cross-connect for making any cross connections it may require for access to USW UNEs. 7.1.2 Caged Physical Collocation Caged Physical Collocation allows NAS to lease caged floor space in 100 square foot increments, up to a maximum of 400 square feet, for placement of its telecommunications equipment within USW’s Central Office for the purpose of interconnecting with USW finished services or UNEs. USW will lease floor space in smaller than 100 square foot increments upon NAS’s request. NAS is responsible for the procurement, installation and on-going maintenance of its equipment as well as the cross connections required at the appropriate cross-connect device for connecting its equipment to USW UNEs.