Existing Interconnection Arrangements Sample Clauses

Existing Interconnection Arrangements. In any LATA where the Parties are already interconnected prior to the effective date of this Agreement, BTI may maintain existing IPs, except that Verizon may request in writing to transition such BTI-IPs to the BTI-IPs described in subsections 7.1.1.1 and 7.1.1.2,above. Upon such request, the Parties shall negotiate a mutually satisfactory arrangements for the transition to IPs that conform to subsections 7.1.1.1 and 7.1.1.2, above. If the Parties have not reached agreement on such arrangements within thirty (30) days, (a) either Party may pursue available dispute resolution mechanisms; and, (b) BTI shall ▇▇▇▇ and Verizon shall pay only the lesser of the negotiated intercarrier compensation rate or the End Office reciprocal compensation rate for relevant traffic, less Verizon's transport rate, tandem switching rate (to the extent traffic is tandem switched), and other costs (to the extent that Verizon purchases such transport from BTI or a third party), from Verizon's originating End Office to the BTI IP. 7.1. 2Except as otherwise agreed by the Parties, the Interconnection Points (“IPs”) from which Verizon will provide transport and termination of Local Traffic to its Customers (“Verizon-IPs”) shall be as follows: 7.1.2. 1For Local Traffic delivered by BTI to the Verizon Tandem subtended by the terminating End Office serving the Verizon Customer, the Verizon-IP will be the Verizon Tandem Wire Center. 7.1.2. 2For Local Traffic delivered by BTI to the Verizon terminating End Office Wire Center serving the Verizon Customer, the Verizon-IP will be Verizon End Office Wire Center. 7.1. 3Should either Party offer additional IPs to any Telecommunications Carrier that is not a Party to this Agreement, the other Party may elect to deliver traffic to such IPs for the NXXs or functionalities served by those IPs. To the extent that any such BTI-IP is not located at a Collocation site at a Verizon Tandem Wire Center or Verizon End Office Wire Center, then BTI shall permit Verizon to establish physical Interconnection through collocation or other operationally comparable arrangements acceptable to Verizon at the BTI-IP, to the extent such physical Interconnection is technically feasible. 7.1. 4Each Party is responsible for delivering its Local Traffic that is to be terminated by the other Party to the other Party’s relevant IP.
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Existing Interconnection Arrangements. For those LATAs in which Verizon and TelCove have already implemented network interconnection as of the Effective Date, Verizon may purchase from TelCove the transport facilities mutually agreed by the Parties as identified by the circuit IDs listed on Attachment 2 to this Amendment. The Parties agree that such facilities shall be used only for the transport of Verizon originated traffic and that notwithstanding any other provision of this Amendment, Verizon shall have no obligation to pay TelCove for such transport facilities under this paragraph to the extent such facilities are used for the transport of traffic originated by TelCove. TelCove shall have the right to ▇▇▇▇ Verizon (and Verizon shall pay TelCove subject to the applicable payment provisions of the Interconnection Agreements) for the transport facilities identified by the circuit IDs listed on Attachment 2 to this Amendment. TelCove’s transport billing for said circuit IDs shall include only the following rate elements: airline mileage (if necessary) within a LATA as identified in Attachment 2; entrance facility (non-distance sensitive); multiplexing, if necessary; and terminations. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the underlying Interconnection Agreement, the rate for transport facilities TelCove provides to Verizon for the circuit IDs listed on Attachment 2 shall be to the lower of: (i) forty-five percent (45%) of TelCove’s then current tariffed intrastate access rate for the applicable transport (said tariffed intrastate access rate as of the Effective Date being set forth in Attachment 2); or (ii) forty-five percent (45%) of Verizon’s then current tariffed intrastate access rate for the applicable transport. In those LATAs where Verizon and TelCove have already implemented network interconnection as of the Effective Date, but for which no transport facilities (circuit IDs) are identified on Attachment 2 to this Amendment, Verizon shall have no obligation to purchase transport facilities from TelCove and TelCove shall have no right to ▇▇▇▇ Verizon for transport facilities, provided, however, in such LATAs, Verizon may elect to purchase transport facilities from TelCove subject to the provisions of paragraph 3(b) of this Amendment (and all other applicable provisions of this Amendment) or self-provision such transport facilities in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3(d) of this Amendment. In addition, for the LATAs described in this paragraph in which TelCove has adopted ...
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Existing Interconnection Arrangements. In any LATA where the Parties are already interconnected prior to the effective date of this Agreement, BTI may maintain existing IPs, except that Verizon may request in writing to transition such BTI-IPs to the BTI-IPs described in subsections 7.1.1.1 and 7.1.1.2,above. Upon such request, the Parties shall negotiate a mutually satisfactory arrangements for the transition to IPs that conform to subsections 7.1.1.1 and 7.1.1.2, above. If the Parties have not reached agreement on such arrangements within thirty (30) days, (a) either Party may pursue available dispute resolution mechanisms; and, (b) BTI shall bill and Verizon shall pay only the lesser of the negotiated intercarrier compensation rate or the End Office reciprocal compensation rate for relevant traffic, less Verizon's transport rate, tandem switching rate (to the extent traffic is tandem switched), and other costs (to the extent that Verizon purchases such transport from BTI or a third party), from Verizon's originating End Office to the BTI IP.
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Related to Existing Interconnection Arrangements

  • Initiating Interconnection 4.1 If ENT determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services and to interconnect with Verizon in any LATA in which Verizon also offers Telephone Exchange Services and in which the Parties are not already interconnected pursuant to this Agreement, ENT shall provide written notice to Verizon of the need to establish Interconnection in such LATA pursuant to this Agreement. 4.2 The notice provided in Section 4.1 of this Attachment shall include (a) the initial Routing Point(s); (b) the applicable technically feasible Point(s) of Interconnection on Verizon’s network to be established in the relevant LATA in accordance with this Agreement; (c) ENT’s intended Interconnection activation date; (d) a forecast of ENT’s trunking requirements conforming to Section 14.2 of this Attachment; and (e) such other information as Verizon shall reasonably request in order to facilitate Interconnection. 4.3 The interconnection activation date in the new LATA shall be mutually agreed to by the Parties after receipt by Verizon of all necessary information as indicated above. Within ten (10) Business Days of Verizon’s receipt of ENT’s notice provided for in Section 4.1of this Attachment, Verizon and ENT shall confirm the technically feasible Point of Interconnection on Verizon’s network in the new LATA and the mutually agreed upon Interconnection activation date for the new LATA.

  • Interconnection Agreement Seller shall comply with the terms and conditions of the Interconnection Agreement.

  • Interconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities The Interconnection Customer shall design, procure, construct, install, own and/or control the Interconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities described in Appendix A at its sole expense.

  • Interconnection 2.1 This section applies to linking with suppliers providing public telecommunications transport networks or services in order to allow the users of one supplier to communicate with users of another supplier and to access services provided by another supplier, where specific commitments are undertaken.

  • Interconnection Facilities 4.1.1 The Interconnection Customer shall pay for the cost of the Interconnection Facilities itemized in Attachment 2 of this Agreement. The NYISO, in consultation with the Connecting Transmission Owner, shall provide a best estimate cost, including overheads, for the purchase and construction of its Interconnection Facilities and provide a detailed itemization of such costs. Costs associated with Interconnection Facilities may be shared with other entities that may benefit from such facilities by agreement of the Interconnection Customer, such other entities, the NYISO, and the Connecting Transmission Owner. 4.1.2 The Interconnection Customer shall be responsible for its share of all reasonable expenses, including overheads, associated with (1) owning, operating, maintaining, repairing, and replacing its own Interconnection Facilities, and