Common use of Switching Center Trunking Clause in Contracts

Switching Center Trunking. The Parties agree to establish trunk groups of sufficient capacity from the interconnecting facilities such that trunking is available to any switching center designated by either Party, including end offices, tandems, 911 routing switches, and directory assistance/operator service switches. The Parties will mutually agree where one-way or two-way trunking will be available. The Parties may use two-way trunks for delivery of Local Traffic or either Party may elect to provision its own one-way trunks for delivery of Local Traffic to the other Party. If a Party elects to provision its own one-way trunks, that Party will be responsible for its own expenses associated with the trunks. SPRINT and VERIZON shall, where applicable, make reciprocally available, by mutual agreement, the required trunk groups to handle different traffic types. SPRINT and VERIZON will support the provisioning of trunk groups that carry combined or separate Local Traffic, intraLATA toll and optional EAS traffic. Sprint will establish separate trunk groups, to the extent Sprint subtends a VERIZON access tandem, for the routing of exchange access traffic used to provide Switched Access Service to IXCs. To the extent SPRINT desires to have any IXCs originate or terminate switched access traffic to or from SPRINT, using jointly provided switched access facilities routed through a VERIZON access tandem, it is the responsibility of SPRINT to arrange for such IXC to issue an Access Service Request (“ASR”) to VERIZON to direct VERIZON to route the traffic. If VERIZON does not receive an ASR from the IXC, VERIZON will initially route the switched access traffic between the IXC and SPRINT. If the IXC subsequently indicates that it does not want the traffic routed to or from SPRINT, VERIZON will not route the traffic.

Switching Center Trunking. The Parties agree to establish trunk groups of sufficient capacity from the interconnecting facilities such that trunking is available to any switching center designated by either Party, including end offices, tandems, 911 routing switches, and directory assistance/operator service switches. The Parties will mutually agree where one-way or two-way trunking will be available. The Parties may use two-way trunks for delivery of Local Traffic or either Party may elect to provision its own one-way trunks for delivery of Local Traffic to the other Party. If a Party elects to provision its own one-way trunks, that Party will be responsible for its own expenses associated with the trunks. SPRINT and VERIZON shall, where applicable, make reciprocally available, by mutual agreement, the required trunk groups to handle different traffic types. SPRINT and VERIZON will support the provisioning of trunk groups that carry combined or separate Local Traffic, intraLATA toll and optional EAS traffic. Sprint will establish separate trunk groups, to the extent Sprint subtends a VERIZON access tandem, for the routing of exchange access traffic used to provide Switched Access Service to IXCs. To the extent SPRINT desires to have any IXCs originate or terminate switched access traffic to or from SPRINT, using jointly provided switched access facilities routed through a VERIZON access tandem, it is the responsibility of SPRINT to arrange for such IXC to issue an Access Service Request (“ASR”) to VERIZON to direct VERIZON to route the traffic. If VERIZON does not receive an ASR from the IXC, VERIZON will initially route the switched access traffic between the IXC and SPRINT. If the IXC subsequently indicates that it does not want the traffic routed to or from SPRINT, VERIZON will not route the traffic. Notwithstanding Section 2.1 of this Attachment, each Party agrees to initially route traffic only over the proper jurisdictional trunk group, as follows: originating traffic destined for the Sprint Operator Services platform (e.g., 00-. 0000000 or other Sprint routed CIC plus “0” to reach the Sprint operator) will be routed to Sprint over new or existing Sprint access trunks, as leased from VERIZON by Sprint pursuant to the terms of VERIZON access tariff(s). VERIZON originated traffic destined to a Sprint Customer (e.g., 7 or 10 digit dialed) will be routed to Sprint over local interconnection trunks. Sprint originated traffic destined to a VERIZON Customer (e.g., 7 or 10 digit dialed) will be routed to VERIZON over local interconnection trunks. This traffic may include local traffic terminated to VERIZON from a Sprint Operator Services platform. Sprint originated traffic routed to an interexchange carrier (e.g., 1+ Toll) connected at a VERIZON access tandem will be routed to VERIZON over access interconnection trunks. Toll traffic routed to Sprint from an interexchange carrier connected at a VERIZON tandem (e.g., terminating toll) will be routed to Sprint over access interconnection trunks. While the initial trunking will be as specified above, the Parties may agree to additional trunk groups, or a combination of trunk groups. Each Party shall only deliver traffic over the local interconnection trunk groups to the other Party's tandem for those publicly-dialable NXX Codes served by end offices that directly subtend the tandem or to those wireless service providers that directly subtend the tandem. Neither Party shall route Switched Access Service traffic over local interconnection trunks, or Local Traffic over Switched Access Service trunks. Tandem Trunking—Interconnection at the Tandem for Local, InterLATA Toll, and/or IntraLATA Toll Traffic Single Tandem LATAs. Where VERIZON has a single Tandem in a LATA, IntraLATA Toll, and/or Local Traffic may be segregated on separate interconnection trunk groups, or combined on a single interconnection trunk group, as specified in Section 2.4.1, for calls destined to or from all end offices and NXX’s which subtend VERIZON’s tandem. This trunk group shall be two-way, unless the Parties mutually agree to one-way, and will utilize Signaling System 7 (SS7) signaling, where available. Multiple Tandem LATAs. Where VERIZON has more than one Tandem in a LATA, IntraLATA Toll, and/or Local Traffic may be segregated on separate interconnection trunk groups, or may be combined on a single interconnection trunk group, as specified in Section 2.4.1, at every VERIZON tandem to terminate calls destined to or from all end offices and NXX’s which subtend each tandem. At Sprint’s option, pursuant to Section 2.3.2 of this Attachment, such interconnection trunk groups may interconnect at only one of the VERIZON Tandems in the LATA. In such case SPRINT may establish additional routing points through the establishment of trunk groups provisioned over dedicated facilities between the IP and additional VERIZON switches. SPRINT agrees to pay the appropriate facilities, switching, transport, and end-office termination charges to compensate VERIZON for terminating calls to all VERIZON subscribers in that LATA.