Mid Span Fiber Meet a. The Parties may interconnect at a Mid Span Fiber Meet subject to the following terms and conditions:
Mid Span Fiber Meet. An Interconnection architecture whereby two carriers' fiber transmission facilities meet at a mutually agreed-upon IP.
Mid Span Fiber Meet. VERIZON will charge special access (flat rated) transport from the applicable intrastate access tariff and will rate charges between the IP and VERIZON's interconnection switch. Subject to mutual agreement of the Parties, the Parties may agree to interconnect utilizing alternative interconnection arrangements, e.g., Optical Networking or MetroLAN. DS1 facility charges will be reduced to reflect the proportionate share of the facility that is used for transport of Local Traffic originated by VERIZON. The initial proportionate share factor for facilities is set forth in Appendix A. This factor will be updated quarterly in like manner or as the Parties otherwise agree. SPRINT will charge flat rated transport (i.e. non-usage sensitive) to VERIZON for SPRINT facilities used by VERIZON at tariffed rates or as mutually agreed. SPRINT will apply charges based on the lesser of; (i) the airline mileage from the IP to the SPRINT switch; or (ii) the airline mileage from the VERIZON switch to the serving area boundary.
Mid Span Fiber Meet. GTE will charge special access (flat rated) transport from the applicable intrastate access tariff and will rate charges between the IP and GTE's interconnection switch. Subject to mutual agreement of the Parties, the Parties may agree to interconnect utilizing alternative interconnection arrangements, e.g., Optical Networking or MetroLAN. DS1 facility charges will be reduced to reflect the proportionate share of the facility that is used for transport of traffic originated by GTE. The initial proportionate share factor for facilities is set forth in Appendix A. This factor will be updated quarterly in like manner or as the Parties otherwise agree. Gulf Coast will charge flat rated transport (i.e. non-usage sensitive) to GTE for Gulf Coast facilities used by GTE at tariffed rates or as mutually agreed. Gulf Coast will apply charges based on the lesser of; (i) the airline mileage from the IP to the Gulf Coast switch; or (ii) the airline mileage from the GTE switch to the serving area boundary.
Mid Span Fiber Meet. GTE will charge special access (flat rated) transport from the applicable intrastate access tariff and will rate charges between the IP and GTE's interconnection switch. Subject to mutual agreement of the Parties, the Parties may agree to interconnect utilizing alternative interconnection arrangements, e.g., Optical Networking or MetroLAN. DS1 facility charges will be reduced to reflect the proportionate share of the facility that is used for transport of traffic originated by GTE. The initial proportionate share factor for facilities is set forth in Appendix A. This factor will be updated quarterly in like manner or as the Parties otherwise agree. USA Digital will charge flat rated transport (i.e. non-usage sensitive) to GTE for USA Digital facilities used by GTE at tariffed rates or as mutually agreed. USA Digital will apply charges based on the lesser of; (i) the airline mileage from the IP to the USA Digital switch; or (ii) the airline mileage from the GTE switch to the serving area boundary.
Mid Span Fiber Meet. GTE will charge special access (flat rated) transport from the applicable intrastate access tariff and will rate charges between the POI and GTE's interconnection switch. Charges will be reduced to reflect the proportionate share of the facility that is used for transport of traffic originated by GTE. ICG will charge flat rated transport to GTE for ICG facilities used by GTE. ICG will apply charges based on the lesser of; (i) the airline mileage from the POI to the ICG switch; or (ii) two (2) times the airline mileage from the GTE switch to the serving area boundary.
