Common use of Trunk Types and Interconnection Points Clause in Contracts

Trunk Types and Interconnection Points. 4.3.1 Section 4 describes the architecture for Interconnection of the Parties’ facilities and equipment over which the Parties shall configure the following separate and distinct trunk groups: Traffic Exchange Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating Local Traffic, Tandem Transit Traffic, translated LEC IntraLATA Toll Free Service Access Code (e.g. 800/888/877) traffic, IntraLATA Toll Traffic, and, where agreed to between the Parties and as set forth in subsection 4.3.7, InterLATA Toll Traffic between their respective Telephone Exchange Service Customers pursuant to Section 251 (c)(2) of the Act, in accordance with Section 5 below; Access Toll Connecting Trunks for the transmission and routing of Exchange Access traffic, including translated InterLATA Toll Free Service Access Code (e.g. 800/888/877) traffic, between Transwire Telephone Exchange Service Customers and purchasers of Switched Exchange Access Service via a BA Tandem, pursuant to Section 251(c)(2) of the Act, in accordance with Section 6 below; Information Services Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating Information Services Traffic in accordance with Section 7 below; LSV/VCI Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating LSV/VCI traffic, in accordance with Section 7 below; 911/E911 Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating E911/911 traffic, in accordance with Section 7 below; Directory Assistance Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating directory assistance traffic, in accordance with subsection 19.4 below; Operator services (IntraLATA call completion) Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating IntraLATA call completion traffic, in accordance with subsection 19.4 below; and Other Trunks as may be requested and agreed to by the Parties.

Trunk Types and Interconnection Points. 4.3.1 Section 4 describes the architecture for Interconnection of the Parties’ ' facilities and equipment over which the Parties shall configure the following separate and distinct trunk groups: Traffic Exchange Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating Local Traffic, Tandem Transit Traffic, translated LEC IntraLATA Toll Free Service Access Code (e.g. 800/888/877) 800/888 traffic, IntraLATA Toll Traffic, and, where agreed to between the Parties and as set forth in subsection 4.3.74.2.8 below, InterLATA Toll Traffic between their respective Telephone Exchange Service Customers customers pursuant to Section 251 (c)(2251(c)(2) of the Act, in accordance with Section 5 below; Access Toll Connecting Trunks for the transmission and routing of Exchange Access traffic, including translated InterLATA Toll Free Service Access Code (e.g. 800/888/877) 800/888 traffic, between Transwire NCI Telephone Exchange Service Customers customers and purchasers of Switched Exchange Access Service via a BA Tandem, pursuant to Section 251(c)(2) of the Act, in accordance with Section 6 below; Information Services Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating Information Services Traffic in accordance with Section 7 below; LSV/VCI Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating LSV/VCI traffic, in accordance with Section 7 below; 911/E911 Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating E911/911 911/E911 traffic, in accordance with Section 7 below; Directory Assistance Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating directory assistance traffic, in accordance with subsection 19.4 below; Operator services (IntraLATA call completion) Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating IntraLATA call completion traffic, in accordance with subsection 19.4 below; and Other Trunks Others trunks as may be requested and agreed to by the Parties. 4.3.2 As and to the extent required by Section 251 of the Act, the parties shall provide interconnection of their networks at any technically feasible point. The Point of Interconnection ("POI") for the transport and termination of traffic shall be: i) at a BA end office or BA tandem for traffic terminating to BA customers; ii) at a CLEC Central Office for traffic terminating to CLEC customers; iii) to a Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement as provided in Section 4.3; iv) or any other points as mutually agreed to by the parties. 4.3.3 The Parties shall establish interconnection points (collectively, the "Interconnection Points" or "IPs") at the available locations designated in Schedule 4.0. The mutually agreed-upon IPs on the NCI network from which NCI will provide transport and termination of traffic shall be designated as the NCI Interconnection Point(s) ("NCI-IP(s)"); the mutually agreed-upon IPs on the BA network from which BA will provide transport and termination of traffic shall be designated as the BA Interconnection Points ("BA-IPs") and shall be either the BA terminating End Office serving the BA Customer or the BA Tandem subtended by the terminating End Office. 4.3.4 In the event either Party fails to make available a geographically relevant End Office or functional equivalent as an IP on its network, the other Party may, at any time, request that the first Party establish such additional technically feasible IP(s). Such requests shall be made as a part of the Joint Process established pursuant to subsection 10.1. For purposes of this subsection 4.3.4, a "geographically relevant" IP shall mean an IP that is located within the BA local calling area of equivalent BA end user customers, but no greater than twenty five (25) miles from the BA Rate Center Point of the BA NXX serving the equivalent relevant end user customers, or, with the mutual agreement of the Parties, an existing and currently utilized IP within the LATA but outside the foregoing BA local calling area and/or twenty five (25) mile radius. "Equivalent" customers shall mean customers served by either Party at the same physical location.

Trunk Types and Interconnection Points. 4.3.1 4.2.1 Trunk Types Section 4 describes the architecture for Interconnection of the Parties’ facilities and equipment over which the Parties shall configure the following separate and distinct trunk groups: Traffic Exchange Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating Local Traffic, Tandem Transit Traffic, translated LEC IntraLATA Toll Free Service Access Code toll free service access code (e.g. e.g., 800/888/877) traffic, IntraLATA Toll Traffic, and, where agreed to between the Parties and as set forth in subsection Section 4.3.7, InterLATA Toll Traffic between their respective Telephone Exchange Service Customers customers pursuant to Section 251 (c)(2) of the Act, in accordance with Section 5 below; 5. In addition, Traffic Exchange Trunks can be used for the transmission and routing of Internet Traffic. Access Toll Connecting Trunks for the transmission and routing of Exchange Access traffic, including translated InterLATA Toll Free Service Access Code toll free service access code (e.g. e.g., 800/888/877) traffic, between Transwire AT&T Broadband Telephone Exchange Service Customers customers and purchasers of Switched Exchange Access Service via a BA Verizon Tandem, pursuant to Section 251(c)(2) of the Act, in accordance with Section 6 below6; Information Services Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating Information Services Traffic in accordance with Section 7 below; LSVBLV/VCI BLVI Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating LSVBLV/VCI BLVI traffic, in accordance with Section 7 below19; 911/E911 Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating E911/911 traffic, in accordance with Section 7 below7; Directory Assistance Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating directory assistance traffic, in accordance with subsection 19.4 belowSection 19; Operator services (IntraLATA call completion) Trunks for the transmission and routing of terminating IntraLATA call completion traffic, in accordance with subsection 19.4 belowSection 19; and Other Trunks as may be requested and agreed to by the Parties.