911/E911. 13.1 If a municipality has converted to E911 service, AT&T will forward 911 calls to the appropriate E911 primary tandem, along with ANI, based upon the current E911 end office to tandem homing arrangement as provided by BellSouth. If the primary tandem trunks are not available, AT&T will alternatively route the call to a designated 7-digit local number residing in the appropriate PSAP. This call will be transported over BellSouth’s interoffice network and will not carry the ANI of the calling party, which is in parity with BellSouth’s handling of 911 calls from its customers.
911/E911. 13.1 If a municipality has converted to E911 service, TCG will forward 911 calls to the appropriate E911 primary tandem, along with ANI, based upon the current E911 end office to tandem homing arrangement as provided by BellSouth. If the primary tandem trunks are not available, TCG will alternatively route the call to a designated 7-digit local number residing in the appropriate PSAP. This call will be transported over BellSouth’s interoffice network and will not carry the ANI of the calling party, which is in parity with BellSouth’s handling of 911 calls from its customers.
911/E911. The Parties affirm and acknowledge that each Party has independently arranged direct interconnection and administrative arrangements with the relevant 911/E911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for the provision of 911/E911 to users of its respective Telephone Exchange Services. As such, the Parties do not require any interconnection or other arrangements between themselves for purposes of 911/E911.
911/E911. WilTel and Customer agree Customer will provide all of Customer’s end users with notice that IP-E Services may not be 911/E911 and CALEA compliant and Customer shall obtain from its end users adequate waivers releasing Customer and WilTel of any and all liabilities that may arise out of claims that could be brought related to 911/E911 and CALEA compliance issues. To the extent that Customer provides alternative 911 services (herein referred to as “Alternative 911”) on a mandatory or optional basis, Customer shall provide its end users with adequate notice as to: (1) the process for ordering, establishing, and maintaining the Alternative 911 services; (2) the feature functionality differences between the Alternative 911 service and standard 911/E911 services; and (3) notice that WilTel will not be liable to Customer for any third party claims arising out of Customer’s provision of such services to Customer’s end users. WilTel and Customer agree to work jointly to establish business processes, where necessary, to address the provisioning of Alternative 911 services on an ICB basis. Customer agrees to compensate WilTel for any additional costs associated with WilTel’s provisioning of services in support of Customer’s Alternative 911 service arrangements. WilTel and Customer agree that WilTel’s sole responsibility with regard to the provision of 911/E911 or Alternative 911 services for Customer’s end users is the obligation to ensure that the interconnection trunking arrangements are 911/E911 compatible. Customer bears sole responsibility for the provisioning of 911/E911 or Alternative 911 services to its end users and for any costs associated with the provisioning of these services including but not limited to interconnecting with the appropriate 911 Public Service Access Point (“PSAP”) and the payment of any governmental fees or assessments related to 911/E911 or Alternative 911 services. Customer agrees to indemnify and hold WilTel and all of its affiliates, subsidiaries and employees, shareholders, agents, vendors and representatives harmless for any and all claims, damages (direct and indirect), suits, costs, charges or fees (including attorney’s fees and court costs) or related to the provision of 911/E911E services associated with the provision of Customer’s IP-E Services and any Services described herein.
