Common use of Alternative Interconnection Arrangements Clause in Contracts

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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

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 MFN and BA shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to Section 4.4.2. Xxxxx 0 MFN 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 MFN and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 4.4.1 4.3.1 In addition to the foregoing methods of Interconnection, and subject to mutual agreement of the Parties, the Parties may agree agree, at either Party’s request at any time, to establish (i) a Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement which may include in accordance with the terms of this subsection 4.3, or (ii) a SONET backbone with an electrical interface at the DS-3 level in accordance with where and on the same terms of this subsection 4.4. The fiber meet point shall be designated as the POI for both PartiesBA offers such SONET services to other carriers. In the event the Parties agree to adopt a Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangementarrangement that utilizes both wireless and wireline facilities, each Party GNAPS 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 up to and including the optical to electrical multiplexer necessary to effect a 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.BA. 4.4.2 4.3.2 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. Any Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement requested at a third-party premises is expressly conditioned on the Parties 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 may not be changed or alteredrestricted for a reasonable period. 4.4.3 4.3.3 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 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. Any agreement to access unbundled Network Elements via a Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement shall be conditioned on the resolution of the technical and other issues described in this subsection 4.3, resolution by the joint operations team of additional issues (such as inventory and testing procedures unique to the provision of unbundled Network Elements via a Mid-Span Fiber Meet), and, as necessary, completion of a joint operational and technical test. In addition, access to unbundled Network Elements via a Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement for access to such Elements, shall be limited to that which is required by Applicable Laws, and shall be subject to full compensation of all relevant costs (as defined in the FCC Regulations) by the requesting Party to the other Party. 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.4.3.4 In consideration of advancing technology, maintenance contact numbers, information related to the jointly constructed network configuration, information required to comply with law enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) agree to achieve this desired reliabilityconsider additional interconnection methods at such time as either Party may request. 4.4.5 Level 3 and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

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 Compass and BA shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to Section 4.4.2. Xxxxx 0 Compass 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 Compass and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

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 NorthPoint and BA shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to Section 4.4.2. Xxxxx 0 NorthPoint 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 NorthPoint and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

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 Section 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 Mpower and BA shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to Section 4.4.2. Xxxxx 0 Mpower 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 Mpower and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 4.4.1 4.5.1 In addition to the foregoing methods of Interconnection, and subject to mutual agreement of the Parties, the Parties may agree to establish a Mid-Mid- Span Fiber Meet arrangement which may include in accordance with the terms of this subsection 4.5, including a SONET backbone with an electrical interface at the DS-3 level in accordance with level. Nothing herein shall preclude the terms of this subsection 4.4. The fiber meet point shall be designated as the POI for both Partiesparties from agreeing to interconnect at a higher speed. In the event the Parties agree to adopt a Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangementarrangement that utilizes both wireless and wireline facilities, 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 4.5.2 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 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 4.5.3 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

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 Section 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 Global and BA shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to Section 4.4.2. Xxxxx 0 Global 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 Global and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 4.4.1 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 FRCI 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. 3.4 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 4.43. 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 in its side of the fiber hand-off to the other Party and to (b) compensate the terminating Party for the transport of traffic from the POI terminating Party’s electronics of the Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement to the terminating Party’s IP at rates set forth in Exhibit the Pricing Appendix A. 4.4.2 3.5 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 either, Party, and on an appropriate commitment that such access and other arrangements will not be changed or altered. 4.4.3 3.6 Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangements shall be used only for the termination of Local Traffic, Compensable Internet Reciprocal Compensation Traffic and IntraLATA IntraLata Toll Traffic unless and until such time as the Parties have agreed to permit its utilization for other types of 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 3.7 FRCI and BA Verizon shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to Section 4.4.2agreed. Xxxxx 0 FRCI and BA Verizon shall exchange appropriate information (e.g., maintenance contact numbers, information related to the jointly constructed network configuration, configuration information required to comply with law enforcement and other security agencies of the Government (and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 3.8 FRCI and BA Verizon shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

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 DBC and BA shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to any agreement under Section 4.4.2. Xxxxx 0 DBC 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 DBC and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestioncongestion resulting from the implementation of this Section 4.4.

Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 4.4.1 4.5.1 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 including 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 Parties4.5. 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 4.5.2 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 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 4.5.3 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 4.4.1 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 ECSI 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. 3.4 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 4.43. 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 in its side of the fiber hand-off to the other Party and to (b) compensate the terminating Party for the transport of traffic from the POI terminating Party’s electronics of the Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement to the terminating Party’s IP at rates set forth in Exhibit the Pricing Appendix A. 4.4.2 3.5 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 either, Party, and on an appropriate commitment that such access and other arrangements will not be changed or altered. 4.4.3 3.6 Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangements shall be used only for the termination of Local Traffic, Compensable Internet Reciprocal Compensation Traffic and IntraLATA IntraLata Toll Traffic unless and until such time as the Parties have agreed to permit its utilization for other types of 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 3.7 ECSI and BA Verizon shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to Section 4.4.2agreed. Xxxxx 0 ECSI and BA Verizon shall exchange appropriate information (e.g., maintenance contact numbers, information related to the jointly constructed network configuration, configuration information required to comply with law enforcement and other security agencies of the Government (and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 3.8 ECSI and BA Verizon shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

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.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 Compass and BA shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to Section 4.4.2. Xxxxx 0 Compass 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 Compass and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

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 Section 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 TGI and BA shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to Section 4.4.2. Xxxxx 0 TGI 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability.reliability.‌‌‌‌ 4.4.5 Level 3 TGI and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

Alternative Interconnection Arrangements. 4.4.1 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 a Mid-Span an End Point Fiber Meet arrangement arrangement, which may include a SONET backbone with an electrical optical interface at the DS-3 OC-n level in accordance with the terms of this subsection 4.4Section. The fiber meet point Fiber Distribution Frame at the Tech Com location 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 3.1.2 The establishment of any Mid-Span 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 compensation, procedures and arrangements, reasonable distance limitations, and on any other arrangements necessary to implement the End Point Fiber Meet arrangement. 3.1.3 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. 3.2 Mid-Span Fiber Meet. 3.2.1 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 in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.2, which may include a SONET backbone with an optical interface at the OC-n level. 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. Any , each Party agrees to bear all expenses associated with the purchase of equipment, materials, or 3.2.2 The establishment of any Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement requested at a third-party premises is expressly conditioned upon the Parties’ reaching prior agreement on the Parties having sufficient capacity at the requested location to meet such requestrouting, on unrestricted 24-hour access for both Parties to the requested locationappropriate sizing and forecasting, on other appropriate protections as reasonably deemed necessary by either Partyequipment, ordering, provisioning, maintenance, repair, testing, augmentation, and compensation procedures and arrangements, reasonable distance limitations, the types of traffic carried via such Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement and on an appropriate commitment that such access and any other arrangements will not be changed or alterednecessary to implement the Mid-Span Fiber Meet arrangement. 4.4.3 Mid-3.2.3 Except as otherwise agreed by the Parties, Mid Span Fiber Meet arrangements shall be used only for the termination of Local Reciprocal Compensation Traffic, Compensable Measured Internet Traffic 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 availableTraffic. 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

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 NorthPoint and BA shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to Section 4.4.2. Xxxxx 0 NorthPoint 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 NorthPoint and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.congestion.‌‌‌‌‌‌‌

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 USWest and BA shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to Section 4.4.2. Xxxxx 0 USWest 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 USWest and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

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 Section 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 Essex and BA shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to Section 4.4.2. Xxxxx 0 Essex 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability.reliability.‌‌‌‌ 4.4.5 Level 3 Essex and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

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.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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.

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 Section 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.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 Mpower and BA shall work cooperatively to install and maintain a reliable network as agreed pursuant to Section 4.4.2. Xxxxx 0 Mpower 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 enforcement and other security agencies of the Government and such other information as the Parties shall mutually agree) to achieve this desired reliability. 4.4.5 Level 3 Mpower and BA shall work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles and network management controls to alleviate or to prevent congestion.