Common use of Reciprocal Compensation for Transit Traffic Clause in Contracts

Reciprocal Compensation for Transit Traffic. 4.1 Transit traffic is Local Traffic exchanged between the Parties that originates or terminates on the network of another telecommunication service provider (the “Non-Party Provider”), where one of the Parties or the Non-Party Provider performs a local tandem function to complete the traffic between the others. Where the local tandem function is performed by the Non-Party Provider to complete Local Traffic between the Parties, the Parties agree that the Originating Party will compensate the Non-Party Provider for any transit fees applicable to the exchange of Local Traffic and that compensation between the Parties for the exchange of Local Traffic performed indirectly will be as specified in §3.0 of this Attachment. If ALLTEL or the ICG performs the local tandem function, the following shall be applicable:

Reciprocal Compensation for Transit Traffic. 4.1 Transit traffic is Local Traffic exchanged between the Parties that originates or terminates on the network of another telecommunication service provider (the “Non-Party Provider”), where one of the Parties or the Non-Party Provider performs a local tandem function to complete the traffic between the others. Where the local tandem function is performed by the Non-Party Provider to complete Local Traffic between the Parties, the Parties agree that the Originating Party will compensate the Non-Non- Party Provider for any transit fees applicable to the exchange of Local Traffic and that compensation between the Parties for the exchange of Local Traffic performed indirectly will be as specified in §3.0 of this Attachment. If ALLTEL or the ICG Level 3 performs the local tandem function, the following shall be applicable:

Reciprocal Compensation for Transit Traffic. 4.1 Transit traffic is Local Traffic exchanged between the Parties that originates or terminates on the network of another telecommunication service provider (the “Non-Party Provider”), where one of the Parties or the Non-Party Provider performs a local tandem function to complete the traffic between the others. Where the local tandem function is performed by the Non-Party Provider to complete Local Traffic between the Parties, the Parties agree that the Originating Party will compensate the Non-Party Provider for any transit fees applicable to the exchange of Local Traffic and that compensation between the Parties for the exchange of Local Traffic performed indirectly will be as specified in §3.0 of this Attachment. If ALLTEL or the ICG KMC performs the local tandem function, the following shall be applicable:

Reciprocal Compensation for Transit Traffic. 4.1 Transit traffic is Local Traffic exchanged between the Parties that originates or terminates on the network of another telecommunication service provider (the “Non-Party Provider”), where one of the Parties or the Non-Party Provider performs a local tandem function to complete the traffic between the others. Where the local tandem function is performed by the Non-Party Provider to complete Local Traffic between the Parties, the Parties agree that the Originating Party will compensate the Non-Party Provider for any transit fees applicable to the exchange of Local Traffic and that compensation between the Parties for the exchange of Local Traffic performed indirectly will be as specified in §3.0 of this Attachment. If ALLTEL or the ICG NOS performs the local tandem function, the following shall be applicable: