Common use of Interconnection Forecasting Clause in Contracts

Interconnection Forecasting. 7.3.1 Each Party will provide the other a two year forecast for expected trunk utilization. Orders for trunks that exceed forecasted quantities for forecasted locations will be accommodated as facilities and/or equipment are available. Each Party will provide forecast information to the other. 7.3.2 The forecasts will include the number, type and capacity of trunks as well as a description of major network projects anticipated for the following six months. Major network projects include trunking or network rearrangements, shifts in anticipated traffic patterns, or other activities that are reflected by a significant increase or decrease in trunking demand for the following forecast period. 7.3.3 If a trunk group is under 75 percent of centum call seconds capacity on a monthly average basis for each month of any six month period, either Party may issue an order to resize the trunk group, which will be left with no less than 25 percent excess capacity. The Grade of Service for all Facilities between GPC’s Central Office and Aventure’s will be engineered to achieve P.01 Grade of Service. 7.3.4 All requests by Aventure to GPC to establish, add, change, or disconnect trunks will be made using the industry standard Access Service Request (ASR).

Interconnection Forecasting. 7.3.1 Each Party will provide the other a two year forecast for expected trunk utilization. Orders for trunks that exceed forecasted quantities for forecasted locations will be accommodated as facilities and/or equipment are available. Each Party will provide forecast information to the other. 7.3.2 The forecasts will include the number, type and capacity of trunks as well as a description of major network projects anticipated for the following six months. Major network projects include trunking or network rearrangements, shifts in anticipated traffic patterns, or other activities that are reflected by a significant increase or decrease in trunking demand for the following forecast period. 7.3.3 If a trunk group is under 75 percent of centum call seconds capacity on a monthly average basis for each month of any six month period, either Party may issue an order to resize the trunk group, which will be left with no less than 25 percent excess capacity. The Grade of Service for all Facilities between GPCNortheast’s Central Office and Aventure’s will be engineered to achieve P.01 Grade of Service. 7.3.4 All requests by Aventure to GPC Northeast to establish, add, change, or disconnect trunks will be made using the industry standard Access Service Request (ASR).

Interconnection Forecasting. 7.3.1 Each Party will provide the other a two year forecast for expected trunk utilization. Orders for trunks that exceed forecasted quantities for forecasted locations will be accommodated as facilities and/or equipment are available. Each Party will provide forecast information to the other. 7.3.2 The forecasts will include the number, type and capacity of trunks as well as a description of major network projects anticipated for the following six months. Major network projects include trunking or network rearrangements, shifts in anticipated traffic patterns, or other activities that are reflected by a significant increase or decrease in trunking demand for the following forecast period. 7.3.3 If a trunk group is under 75 percent of centum call seconds capacity on a monthly average basis for each month of any six month period, either Party may issue an order to resize the trunk group, which will be left with no less than 25 percent excess capacity. The Grade of Service for all Facilities between GPCEastern’s Central Office and Aventure’s will be engineered to achieve P.01 Grade of Service. 7.3.4 All requests by Aventure to GPC Eastern to establish, add, change, or disconnect trunks will be made using the industry standard Access Service Request (ASR).