Common use of Types of Equipment Clause in Contracts

Types of Equipment. (a) Requesting Carrier may Collocate ------------------ equipment necessary for Interconnection with Ameritech or access to Ameritech's unbundled Network Elements and any equipment necessary for the foregoing purposes if such equipment has built-in switching or routing features and functions or enhanced services functionalities. Requesting Carrier shall not Collocate equipment that is not necessary for either access to Ameritech's unbundled Network Elements or for Interconnection, including equipment used exclusively for switching or for enhanced services. Further, Requesting Carrier (and, for Shared Caged Collocation, Resident Collocators) may not Collocate cross-connect panels or cross-connect blocks in quantities greater than Collocated equipment will support (individually or in the aggregate). As used in this Section 12.4.1 "built-in" means that a single piece of equipment has -------------- multiple functions (e.g. multiplexing and switching) but specifically does not permit Requesting Carrier to Collocate equipment that has stand-alone switching or enhanced service functionality that is then connected in Ameritech's Premises to other equipment necessary for Interconnection with Ameritech or access to Ameritech's unbundled Network Elements.

Types of Equipment. (a) Requesting Carrier Qwest Communications Corporation may Collocate ------------------ equipment necessary for Interconnection with Ameritech or access to Ameritech's unbundled Network Elements and any equipment necessary for the foregoing purposes if such equipment has built-in switching or routing features and functions or enhanced services functionalities. Requesting Carrier Qwest Communications Corporation shall not Collocate equipment that is not necessary for either access to Ameritech's unbundled Network Elements or for Interconnection, including equipment used exclusively for switching or for enhanced services. Further, Requesting Carrier Qwest Communications Corporation (and, for Shared Caged Collocation, Resident Collocators) may not Collocate cross-connect panels or cross-connect blocks in quantities greater than Collocated equipment will support (individually or in the aggregate). As used in this Section 12.4.1 "built-in" means me ans that a single piece of equipment has -------------- multiple functions (e.g. multiplexing and switching) but specifically does not permit Requesting Carrier Qwest Communications Corporation to Collocate equipment that has stand-alone switching or enhanced service functionality that is then connected in Ameritech's Premises to other equipment necessary for Interconnection with Ameritech or access to Ameritech's unbundled Network Elements.