Intermediary Traffic definition
Examples of Intermediary Traffic in a sentence
All local or toll traffic from a local exchange carrier delivered to Carrier not originated on the BellSouth network by BellSouth is considered Intermediary Traffic.
Intermediary Traffic is defined as the delivery, pursuant to this agreement or Commission directive, of local or toll (using traditional landline definitions) traffic to or from a local exchange carrier other than BellSouth; a CLEC; or another telecommunications company such as a CMRS provider other than Carrier through the network of BellSouth or Carrier from or to an end user of BellSouth or Carrier.
Also, Intermediary Traffic transiting BellSouth's network to Carrier is not Local Traffic and Carrier shall not bill BellSouth for such traffic, as BellSouth is not obligated to pay Carrier for such traffic.
BellSouth shall not deliver traffic to Carrier which is destined for the network of a Nonparty Carrier, and thus none of the Intermediary Traffic delivered to Carrier by BellSouth shall be subject to the Transit Charge or Intermediary Charges.
If Intermediary Traffic originated by Carrier is delivered by BellSouth for termination to the network of a nonparty telecommunications carrier (“Nonparty Carrier”), then BellSouth will ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Carrier shall pay a $.002 per minute charge ("Transit Charge") for such Intermediary Traffic unless such lower charge is ordered by the state, in addition to any charges that BellSouth may be obligated to pay to the Nonparty Carrier (collectively called “Intermediary Charges”).
Notwithstanding this Section VI, Carrier does not waive any of its legal rights as to any third party to challenge in any agency or court of competent legal jurisdiction whether certain traffic classified under this Agreement as Intermediary Traffic is jurisdictionally defined as “Local Traffic” pursuant to the Act, the FCC rules, or other applicable law.
For terminating its Intermediary Traffic on BellSouth’s network, Carrier will pay the Transit Charge or the Intermediary Charges described in paragraph (D) hereunder, as appropriate.
The parties shall agree for purposes of this section, and subject to verification by audit what percentage of the Intermediary Traffic delivered to BellSouth by Carrier shall be subject to Intermediary Charges.
The Parties will use a PLU factor, subject to the audit procedures set forth in Section XV, as a method for determining whether traffic is Local, InterMTA, or Intermediary Traffic.
If Non-Local Traffic originated by Carrier is delivered by BellSouth for termination to the network of a nonparty telecommunications carrier (“Nonparty Carrier”), then BST will ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Carrier shall pay a $.002 per minute intermediary charge for such Intermediary Traffic in addition to any charges that BST may be obligated to pay to the Nonparty Carrier (collectively called “Non- Local Intermediary Charges”).