Common use of FORECASTING RESPONSIBILITIES Clause in Contracts

FORECASTING RESPONSIBILITIES. 19.5.2.1 CLEC agrees to provide an initial forecast for establishing the initial Interconnection facilities. SBC shall review this forecast and if it has any additional information that will change the forecast shall provide this information to CLEC. Subsequent forecasts shall be exchanged on a semi-annual basis, not later than January 1 and July 1 in order to be considered in the semi-annual publication of the SBC General Trunk Forecast. This forecast from both parties should include yearly forecasted trunk quantities for all appropriate trunk groups described in this Article for a minimum of three years. Parties agree to the use of Common Language Location Identification (CLLI) coding and Common Language Circuit Identification for Message Trunk coding (CLCI- MSG) which is described in TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES documents BR795-100-100 and BR795-400-100 respectively. Analysis of trunk group performance, and ordering of relief if required, will be performed on a monthly basis at a minimum (trunk servicing). 19.5.2.2 The semi-annual forecasts shall include: 19.5.2.2.1 Yearly forecasted trunk quantities (which include measurements that reflect actual Tandem local Interconnection and InterLATA trunks, End Office Local Interconnection trunks, and Tandem subtending Local Interconnection End Office equivalent trunk requirements) for a minimum of three (current and plus 1 and plus 2) years; and 19.5.2.2.2 A description of major network projects anticipated for the following six (6) months. Major network projects include trunking or network rearrangements, shifts in anticipated traffic patterns, orders equal to or greater than sixteen (16) DS1s, or other activities that are reflected by a significant increase or decrease in trunking demand for the following forecast period. 19.5.2.2.3 The Parties shall meet to discuss the mutual forecasts provided above to ensure efficient utilization of trunks. Orders for trunks that exceed forecasted quantities for forecasted locations will be accommodated as facilities and/or equipment becomes available. Parties shall make all reasonable efforts and cooperate in good faith to develop alternative solutions to accommodate orders when facilities are not available. 19.5.2.3 SBC shall be responsible for forecasting and servicing the one way trunk groups terminating to CLEC and CLEC shall be responsible for forecasting and servicing the one way trunk groups terminating to SBC, unless otherwise specified in this Article. Standard trunk traffic engineering methods will be used by the parties as described in ▇▇▇▇ Communications Research, Inc. (TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES) document SR TAP 000191, Trunk Traffic Engineering Concepts and Applications. 19.5.2.4 If forecast quantities are in dispute, the Parties shall meet to reconcile the differences. 19.5.2.5 Each Party shall provide a specified point of contact for planning, forecasting and trunk servicing purposes.

FORECASTING RESPONSIBILITIES. 19.5.2.1 CLEC agrees to 8.1 Pac-West will provide an initial trunk forecast for establishing the initial Interconnection facilitiesinterconnection facilities and equipment. SBC shall review this forecast and if it has any additional information that Pac-West will change the forecast shall provide this information to CLEC. Subsequent subsequent forecasts shall be exchanged on a semi-annual basisbasis in the months of December and June, not no later than January 1 and July 1 in order to be considered in 1, concurrent with the semi-annual publication of the SBC PACIFIC's General Trunk Forecast. This forecast from both parties should include Forecast including yearly forecasted trunk quantities for all appropriate trunk groups described in this Article Appendix for a minimum of three years. Parties agree to , and the use of Common Language Location Identification Identifier ("CLLI) coding and Common Language Circuit Identification for Message Trunk coding (CLCI- -MSG") which is described in TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES Bellcore documents BR795-100-100 and BR795-400-100 respectively. Analysis of trunk group performance, and ordering of relief if required, will be performed on a monthly basis at a minimum (trunk servicing)100. 19.5.2.2 8.2 The semi-annual forecasts shall include: 19.5.2.2.1 Yearly (a) yearly forecasted trunk quantities (which include measurements that reflect actual Tandem local tandem Local Interconnection and InterLATA Meet Point trunks, End Office Local Interconnection trunks, and Tandem tandem-subtending Local Interconnection End Office end office equivalent trunk requirements) for a minimum of three (current and plus 1 plus-1 and plus 2plus-2) years; and 19.5.2.2.2 A (b) a description of major network projects anticipated for the following six (6) months. Major network projects include trunking or network rearrangements, shifts in anticipated traffic patterns, orders equal to or for greater than sixteen four (164) DS1sDS-1s, or other activities that are reflected by a significant increase or decrease in trunking demand for the following forecast forecasting period. 19.5.2.2.3 The (c) the Parties shall meet to discuss the mutual forecasts agree on a forecast provided above under § 8.1 to ensure efficient utilization of trunks. Orders for trunks that exceed forecasted quantities for forecasted locations will be accommodated as facilities and/or equipment becomes available. Parties shall make all reasonable efforts and cooperate in good faith to develop alternative solutions to accommodate orders when facilities are not available. Intercompany forecast information must be provided by the Parties to each other twice a year. 19.5.2.3 SBC (d) The Parties shall be responsible agree on a forecast provided under § 8.1 to ensure efficient utilization of trunks based on . Orders for forecasting and servicing the one way trunk groups terminating to CLEC and CLEC shall be responsible trunks that exceed forecasted quantities for forecasting and servicing the one way trunk groups terminating to SBC, unless otherwise specified in this Article. Standard trunk traffic engineering methods forecasted locations will be used accommodated as facilities and/or equipment becomes available. Parties shall make all reasonable efforts and cooperate in good faith to develop alternative solutions to accommodate orders when facilities are not available. Intercompany forecast information must be provided by the parties as described in ▇▇▇▇ Communications Research, Inc. (TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES) document SR TAP 000191, Trunk Traffic Engineering Concepts and ApplicationsParties to each other twice a year. 19.5.2.4 8.3 If forecast quantities are differences in disputesemi-annual forecasts of the Parties vary by more than 48 additional DS-0 two-way trunks for each Local Interconnection Trunk Group, the Parties shall meet to reconcile the differencesforecast to within 48 DS-0 trunks. 19.5.2.5 8.4 Each Party shall provide a specified point of contact for planning, forecasting forecasting, and trunk servicing purposes.