Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 3.1 In addition to the foregoing methods of Interconnection, and subject to mutual agreement of the Parties, the Parties may agree to establish an End Point Fiber Meet arrangement, which may include a SONET backbone with an optical interface at the OC-n level in accordance with the terms of this Section. The Fiber Distribution Frame at the VarTec location shall be designated as the POI for both Parties.
3.2 The establishment of any End Point Fiber Meet arrangement is expressly conditioned upon the Parties' reaching prior written agreement on routing, appropriate sizing and forecasting, equipment, ordering, provisioning, maintenance, repair, testing, augment, and compensation, procedures and arrangements, reasonable distance limitations, and on any other arrangements necessary to implement the End Point Fiber Meet arrangement.
3.3 Except as otherwise agreed by the Parties, End Point Fiber Meet arrangements shall be used only for the termination of Reciprocal Compensation Traffic, Measured Internet Traffic, and IntraLATA Toll Traffic.
Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 3.1 In addition to the foregoing methods of Interconnection, and subject to mutual agreement of the Parties, the Parties may agree to establish a Fiber Meet arrangement.
3.2 The establishment of any Fiber Meet arrangement is expressly conditioned upon the Parties' reaching prior written agreement on routing, appropriate sizing and forecasting, equipment, ordering, provisioning, maintenance, repair, testing, augment, and compensation, procedures and arrangements, reasonable distance limitations, and on any other arrangements necessary to implement the Fiber Meet arrangement.
3.3 Except as otherwise agreed by the Parties, Fiber Meet arrangements shall be used only for the termination of Reciprocal Compensation Traffic, Measured Internet Traffic, and IntraLATA Toll Traffic.
Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 4.4.1 In addition to the foregoing methods of Interconnection, and subject to mutual agreement of the Parties, the Parties may agree to establish a Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement which may include a SONET backbone with an electrical interface at the DS-3 level in accordance with the terms of this subsection 4.4. The fiber meet point shall be designated as the POI for both Parties. In the event the Parties agree to adopt a Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement, each Party agrees to (a) bear all expenses associated with the purchase of equipment, materials, or services necessary to facilitate and maintain such arrangement on its side of the fiber hand-off to the other Party and (b) compensate the terminating Party for transport of traffic from the POI to the terminating Party’s IP at rates set forth in Exhibit A.
4.4.2 The establishment of any Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement is expressly conditioned upon the Parties' reaching prior written agreement on routing, appropriate sizing and forecasting, equipment, ordering, provisioning, maintenance, repair, testing, augment, and compensation procedures and arrangements, reasonable distance limitations, and on any other arrangements necessary to implement the Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement. Any Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement requested at a third-party premises is expressly conditioned on the Parties having sufficient capacity at the requested location to meet such request, on unrestricted 24-hour access for both Parties to the requested location, on other appropriate protections as reasonably deemed necessary by either Party, and on an appropriate commitment that such access and other arrangements will not be changed or altered.
4.4.3 Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangements shall be used only for the termination of Local Traffic, Compensable Internet Traffic and IntraLATA Toll Traffic unless and until such time as the Parties have agreed to permit its utilization for other traffic types and unless and until the Parties have agreed in writing on appropriate compensation arrangements relating to the exchange of other types of traffic over such Mid-Span Fiber Meet, and only where facilities are available.
4.4.4 Level 3 and BA shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to Section 4.4.2. Xxxxx 0 and BA shall exchange appropriate information (e.g., maintenance contact numbers, information related to the jointly constructed network configuration, information required to comply with law en...
Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. In addition to the foregoing Methods of Interconnection, as described in Section 2 above, the Parties may mutually agree to establish alternative methods of interconnection.
Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 3.1 End Point Fiber Meet
3.1.1 In addition to the foregoing methods of Interconnection, and subject to mutual agreement of the Parties, the Parties may agree to establish an End Point Fiber Meet arrangement, which may include a SONET backbone with an optical interface at the OC-n level in accordance with the terms of this Section. The Fiber Distribution Frame at the ICG location shall be designated as the POI for both Parties.
3.1.2 The establishment of any End Point Fiber Meet arrangement is expressly conditioned upon the Parties' reaching prior written agreement on routing, appropriate sizing and forecasting, equipment, ordering, provisioning, maintenance, repair, testing, augment, and compensation, procedures and arrangements, reasonable distance limitations, and on any other arrangements necessary to implement the End Point Fiber Meet arrangement.
3.1.3 The Parties will mutually agree upon the types of traffic that will be delivered over an End Point Fiber Meet arrangement.
Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 1In addition to the foregoing methods of Interconnection, and subject to mutual agreement of the Parties, the Parties may agree to establish a Fiber Meet arrangement.
Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 3.1 In addition to the foregoing methods of Interconnection, at GNAPs’ option, the Parties shall and subject to mutual agreement of the Parties, the Parties may agree to establish an End Point Fiber Meet arrangement, which shall may include a SONET backbone with an optical interface at the OC-n level in accordance with the terms of this Section. The Fiber Distribution Frame at the GNAPs location shall be designated as the POI for both Parties. GNAPs need not designate more than one POI per LATA. Each Party will be financially responsible for carrying traffic on their respective sides of such POI.
3.2 The establishment of any End Point Fiber Meet arrangement will be governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement in the same manner a copper or other wireline interconnection would be handled. is expressly conditioned upon the Parties' reaching prior written agreement on routing, appropriate sizing and forecasting, equipment, ordering, provisioning, maintenance, repair, testing, augment, and compensation, procedures and arrangements, reasonable distance limitations, and on any other arrangements necessary to implement the End Point Fiber Meet arrangement.
Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 3.1 In addition to the foregoing methods of Interconnection, as described in Section 2 above, and subject to mutual agreement of the Parties, the Parties may agree to establish a Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement.
3.2 The establishment of any Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement is expressly conditioned upon the Parties’ reaching prior written agreement on routing, appropriate sizing and forecasting, equipment, ordering, provisioning, maintenance, repair, testing, augment, and compensation, procedures and arrangements, reasonable distance limitations, and on any other arrangements necessary to implement the Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement on a commercially reasonable basis
3.3 Except as otherwise agreed by the Parties, Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangements shall be used only for the termination of Subject Traffic, Internet Traffic, and IntraLATA Toll Traffic.
Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 3.1 In addition to the foregoing methods of Interconnection, and subject to mutual agreement of the Parties, the Parties may agree to establish an End Point Fiber Meet arrangement, which may include a SONET backbone with an optical interface at the OC-n level in accordance with the terms of this Section. The Fiber Distribution Frame at the BitWise location shall be designated as the POI for both Parties.
3.2 The establishment of any End Point Fiber Meet arrangement is expressly conditioned upon the Parties' reaching prior written agreement on routing, appropriate sizing and forecasting, equipment, ordering, provisioning, maintenance, repair, testing, augment, and compensation, procedures and arrangements, reasonable distance limitations, and on any other arrangements necessary to implement the End Point Fiber Meet arrangement.
3.3 Except as otherwise agreed by the Parties, End Point Fiber Meet arrangements shall be used only for the termination of Local Traffic, Internet Traffic, and IntraLATA Toll Traffic.
Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 58 Initiating InterconnecUon ........................................................................................ 60 Reciprocal Compensation Arrangements Pursuant to Section 251(b)(5) of the Act ............................................................................................................................. 63
