Combination of Network Elements. 9.3.1 SBC-AMERITECH shall provide Network Elements to CLEC in a manner that shall allow CLEC to combine such Network Elements (a “Combination”) in order to provide a Telecommunications Service. 9.3.1.1 In addition to the Combinations of Network Elements furnished by SBC-AMERITECH to CLEC hereunder (Section 9.3), SBC-AMERITECH shall permit CLEC to combine any Network Element or Network Elements provided by SBC-AMERITECH with another Network Element or other Network Elements obtained from SBC-AMERITECH or combine with compatible network components provided by CLEC or provided by third parties to CLEC to provide telecommunications services to CLEC, its affiliates and to CLEC Customers in accordance with Section 9.1, above. 9.3.2 Except upon the request of CLEC, SBC-AMERITECH shall provide Network Elements separately from each other, and shall not separate Network Elements it normally provides in combination into separate Network Elements. 9.3.2.1 When CLEC orders Network Elements on an unbundled basis that are currently interconnected and functional and remain interconnected to the same adjacent Network Elements, or where CLEC places an order to convert existing retail or wholesale service to the equivalent combination of UNEs, the order shall be completed and the conversion shall be made without a disruption of service perceptible to the customer in at least 99 percent of all instances. A perceptible disruption of service shall be deemed to have occurred if the customer can notice a lack of dial tone, or if an existing call is disrupted or disconnected by the change. In addition, SBC-AMERITECH shall allow CLEC to order any Network Element or Combination that is ordinarily combined in SBC-AMERITECH’s network, in accordance with Section 9.1. Charges for the conversion of an existing service to Network Elements (including Combinations), if any, shall be limited to SBC-AMERITECH’s total element long-run incremental costs related to the records changes needed to account for CLEC’s continuing purchase of the functionality in the form of Network Elements pursuant to this Agreement, as set forth in the Pricing Schedule to this Agreement, and should not include charges for any other functions, including without limitation nonrecurring charges that would otherwise apply to orders for Network Elements that are newly installed. 9.3.2.2 Where SBC-AMERITECH retail Customers simply wish to switch their local service providers and keep the same type of service provided through the same equipment, this method of ordering will accomplish this with no physical changes required in the existing Network Elements. Under these circumstances, it shall not be necessary for CLEC to collocate equipment in SBC-AMERITECH Central Offices to connect the unbundled Network Element. SBC-AMERITECH will be responsible for all engineering, provisioning and maintenance of unbundled shared transport to ensure it supports the grade of service provided under this Agreement. 9.3.2.3 SBC-AMERITECH shall establish for the UNE- Platform set forth in Schedule 9.3, an unbundled network element infrastructure to support the ordering of local service utilizing SBC-AMERITECH’s, loops with NIDs, switching and shared transport. 9.3.2.4 The “customer service” UNE-P order shall request that SBC-AMERITECH provide a loop with NID, and vertical switching features for a specific CLEC local customer. The order shall include all customer specific custom calling and blocking features, along with directory listing information. 9.3.2.5 Additional details regarding the UNE-P are found in 9.3.3 Intentionally left blank.
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Samples: Interconnection Agreement, Interconnection Agreement, Interconnection Agreement
Combination of Network Elements. 9.3.1 SBC-AMERITECH shall provide Network Elements to CLEC in a manner that shall allow CLEC to combine such Network Elements (a “Combination”) in order to provide a Telecommunications Service.
9.3.1.1 In addition to the Combinations of Network Elements furnished by SBC-AMERITECH to CLEC hereunder (Section 9.3), SBC-AMERITECH shall permit CLEC to combine any Network Element or Network Elements provided by SBC-SBC- AMERITECH with another Network Element or other Network Elements obtained from SBC-SBC- AMERITECH or combine with compatible network components provided by CLEC or provided by third parties to CLEC to provide telecommunications services to CLEC, its affiliates and to CLEC Customers in accordance with Section 9.1, above.
9.3.2 Except upon the request of CLEC, SBC-AMERITECH shall provide Network Elements separately from each other, and shall not separate Network Elements it normally provides in combination into separate Network Elements.
9.3.2.1 When CLEC orders Network Elements on an unbundled basis that are currently interconnected and functional and remain interconnected to the same adjacent Network Elements, or where CLEC places an order to convert existing retail or wholesale service to the equivalent combination of UNEs, the order shall be completed and the conversion shall be made without a disruption of service perceptible to the customer in at least 99 percent of all instances. A perceptible disruption of service shall be deemed to have occurred if the customer can notice a lack of dial tone, or if an existing call is disrupted or disconnected by the change. In addition, SBC-AMERITECH shall allow CLEC to order any Network Element or Combination that is ordinarily combined in SBC-AMERITECH’s network, in accordance with Section 9.1. Charges for the conversion of an existing service to Network Elements (including Combinations), if any, shall be limited to SBC-AMERITECH’s total element long-run incremental costs related to the records changes needed to account for CLEC’s continuing purchase of the functionality in the form of Network Elements pursuant to this Agreement, as set forth in the Pricing Schedule to this Agreement, and should not include charges for any other functions, including without limitation nonrecurring charges that would otherwise apply to orders for Network Elements that are newly installed.
9.3.2.2 Where SBC-AMERITECH retail Customers simply wish to switch their local service providers and keep the same type of service provided through the same equipment, this method of ordering will accomplish this with no physical changes required in the existing Network Elements. Under these circumstances, it shall not be necessary for CLEC to collocate equipment in SBC-AMERITECH Central Offices to connect the unbundled Network Element. SBC-AMERITECH will be responsible for all engineering, provisioning and maintenance of unbundled shared transport to ensure it supports the grade of service provided under this Agreement.
9.3.2.3 SBC-AMERITECH shall establish for the UNE- UNE-Platform set forth in Schedule 9.3, an unbundled network element infrastructure to support the ordering of local service utilizing SBC-AMERITECH’s, loops with NIDs, switching and shared transport.
9.3.2.4 The “customer service” UNE-P order shall request that SBC-AMERITECH provide a loop with NID, and vertical switching features for a specific CLEC local customer. The order shall include all customer specific custom calling and blocking features, along with directory listing information.
9.3.2.5 Additional details regarding the UNE-P are found in
9.3.3 Intentionally left blank.
9.3.4 A minimum set of Combinations is (described in Table 1 of this Article
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Samples: Interconnection Agreement
Combination of Network Elements. 9.3.1 SBC-AMERITECH shall provide Network Elements to CLEC in a manner that shall allow CLEC to combine such Network Elements (a “Combination”) in order to provide a Telecommunications Service.
9.3.1.1 In addition to the Combinations of Network Elements furnished by SBC-AMERITECH to CLEC hereunder (Section 9.3), SBC-AMERITECH shall permit CLEC to combine any Network Element or Network Elements provided by SBC-AMERITECH with another Network Element or other Network Elements obtained from SBC-AMERITECH or combine with compatible network components provided by CLEC or provided by third parties to CLEC to provide telecommunications services to CLEC, its affiliates and to CLEC Customers in accordance with Section 9.1, above.
9.3.2 Except upon the request of CLEC, SBC-AMERITECH shall provide Network Elements separately from each other, and shall not separate Network Elements it normally provides in combination into separate Network Elements.
9.3.2.1 When CLEC orders Network Elements on an unbundled basis that are currently interconnected and functional and remain interconnected to the same adjacent Network Elements, or where CLEC places an order to convert existing retail or wholesale service to the equivalent combination of UNEs, the order shall be completed and the conversion shall be made without a disruption of service perceptible to the customer in at least 99 percent of all instances. A perceptible disruption of service shall be deemed to have occurred if the customer can notice a lack of dial tone, or if an existing call is disrupted or disconnected by the change. In addition, SBC-AMERITECH shall allow CLEC to order any Network Element or Combination that is ordinarily combined in SBC-AMERITECH’s network, in accordance with Section 9.1. Charges for the conversion of an existing service to Network Elements (including Combinations), if any, shall be limited to SBC-AMERITECH’s total element long-run incremental costs related to the records changes needed to account for CLEC’s continuing purchase of the functionality in the form of Network Elements pursuant to this Agreement, as set forth in the Pricing Schedule to this Agreement, and should not include charges for any other functions, including without limitation nonrecurring charges that would otherwise apply to orders for Network Elements that are newly installed.
9.3.2.2 Where SBC-AMERITECH retail Customers simply wish to switch their local service providers and keep the same type of service provided through the same equipment, this method of ordering will accomplish this with no physical changes required in the existing Network Elements. Under these circumstances, it shall not be necessary for CLEC to collocate equipment in SBC-AMERITECH Central Offices to connect the unbundled Network Element. SBC-AMERITECH will be responsible for all engineering, provisioning and maintenance of unbundled shared transport to ensure it supports the grade of service provided under this Agreement.
9.3.2.3 SBC-AMERITECH shall establish for the UNE- Platform set forth in Schedule 9.3, an unbundled network element infrastructure to support the ordering of local service utilizing SBC-AMERITECH’s, loops with NIDs, switching and shared transport.
9.3.2.4 The “customer service” UNE-P order shall request that SBC-AMERITECH provide a loop with NID, and vertical switching features for a specific CLEC local customer. The order shall include all customer specific custom calling and blocking features, along with directory listing information.
9.3.2.5 Additional details regarding the UNE-P are found in
9.3.3 Intentionally left blank.
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Samples: Interconnection Agreement
Combination of Network Elements. 9.3.1 SBC-AMERITECH shall provide Network Elements to CLEC in a manner that shall allow CLEC to combine such Network Elements (a “Combination”) in order to provide a Telecommunications Service.
9.3.1.1 In addition to the Combinations of Network Elements furnished by SBC-AMERITECH to CLEC hereunder (Section 9.3), SBC-AMERITECH shall permit CLEC to combine any Network Element or Network Elements provided by SBC-AMERITECH with another Network Element or other Network Elements obtained from SBC-AMERITECH or combine with compatible network components provided by CLEC or provided by third parties to CLEC to provide telecommunications services to CLEC, its affiliates and to CLEC Customers in accordance with Section 9.1, above.
9.3.2 Except upon the request of CLEC, SBC-AMERITECH shall provide Network Elements separately from each other, and shall not separate Network Elements it normally provides in combination into separate Network Elements.
9.3.2.1 When CLEC orders Network Elements on an unbundled basis that are currently interconnected and functional and remain interconnected to the same adjacent Network Elements, or where CLEC places an order to convert existing retail or wholesale service to the equivalent combination of UNEs, the order shall be completed and the conversion shall be made without a disruption of service perceptible to the customer in at least 99 percent of all instances. A perceptible disruption of service shall be deemed to have occurred if the customer can notice a lack of dial tone, or if an existing call is disrupted or disconnected by the change. In addition, SBC-AMERITECH shall allow CLEC to order any Network Element or Combination that is ordinarily combined in SBC-AMERITECH’s network, in accordance with Section 9.1. Charges for the conversion of an existing service to Network Elements (including Combinations), if any, shall be limited to SBC-AMERITECH’s total element long-run incremental costs related to the records changes needed to account for CLEC’s continuing purchase of the functionality in the form of Network Elements pursuant to this Agreement, as set forth in the Pricing Schedule to this Agreement, and should not include charges for any other functions, including without limitation nonrecurring charges that would otherwise apply to orders for Network Elements that are newly installed.
9.3.2.2 Where SBC-AMERITECH retail Customers simply wish to switch their local service providers and keep the same type of service provided through the same equipment, this method of ordering will accomplish this with no physical changes required in the existing Network Elements. Under these circumstances, it shall not be necessary for CLEC to collocate equipment in SBC-AMERITECH Central Offices to connect the unbundled Network Element. SBC-AMERITECH will be responsible for all engineering, provisioning provis ioning and maintenance of unbundled shared transport to ensure it supports the grade of service provided under this Agreement.
9.3.2.3 SBC-AMERITECH shall establish for the UNE- Platform set forth in Schedule 9.3, an unbundled network element infrastructure to support the ordering of local service utilizing SBC-AMERITECH’s, loops with NIDs, switching and shared transport.
9.3.2.4 The “customer service” UNE-P order shall request that SBC-AMERITECH provide a loop with NID, and vertical switching features for a specific CLEC local customer. The order shall include all customer specific custom calling and blocking features, along with directory listing information.
9.3.2.5 Additional details regarding the UNE-P are found in
9.3.3 Intentionally left blank.
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Samples: Interconnection Agreement
Combination of Network Elements. 9.3.1 SBC-AMERITECH SBC shall provide Network Elements to CLEC in a manner that shall allow CLEC to combine such Network Elements (a “Combination”) in order to provide a Telecommunications Service.
9.3.1.1 In addition to the Combinations of Network Elements furnished by SBC-AMERITECH SBC to CLEC hereunder (Section 9.3), SBC-AMERITECH SBC shall permit CLEC to combine any Network Element or Network Elements provided by SBC-AMERITECH SBC with another Network Element or other Network Elements obtained from SBC-AMERITECH SBC or combine with compatible network components provided by CLEC or provided by third parties to CLEC to provide telecommunications services to CLEC, its affiliates and to CLEC Customers in accordance with Section 9.1, above.
9.3.2 Except upon the request of CLEC, SBC-AMERITECH SBC shall provide Network Elements separately from each other, and shall not separate Network Elements it normally provides in combination into separate Network Elements.
9.3.2.1 When CLEC orders Network Elements on an unbundled basis that are currently interconnected and functional and remain interconnected to the same adjacent Network Elements, or where CLEC places an order to convert existing retail or wholesale service to the equivalent combination of UNEs, the order shall be completed and the conversion shall be made without a disruption of service perceptible to the customer in at least 99 percent of all instances. A perceptible disruption of service shall be deemed to have occurred if the customer can notice a lack of dial tone, or if an existing call is disrupted or disconnected by the change. In addition, SBC-AMERITECH SBC shall allow CLEC to order any Network Element or Combination that is ordinarily combined in SBC-AMERITECH’s network, in accordance with Section 9.1. Charges for the conversion of an existing service to Network Elements (including Combinations), if any, shall be limited to SBC-AMERITECH’s total element long-run incremental costs related to the records changes needed to account for CLEC’s continuing purchase of the functionality in the form of Network Elements pursuant to this Agreement, as set forth in the Pricing Schedule to this Agreement, and should not include charges for any other functions, including without limitation nonrecurring charges that would otherwise apply to orders for Network Elements that are newly installed.
9.3.2.2 Where SBC-AMERITECH SBC retail Customers simply wish to switch their local service providers and keep the same type of service provided through the same equipment, this method of ordering will accomplish this with no physical changes required in the existing Network Elements. Under these circumstances, it shall not be necessary for CLEC to collocate equipment in SBC-AMERITECH SBC Central Offices to connect the unbundled Network Element. SBC-AMERITECH SBC will be responsible for all engineering, provisioning and maintenance of unbundled shared transport to ensure it supports the grade of service provided under this Agreement.
9.3.2.3 SBC-AMERITECH SBC shall establish for the UNE- UNE-Platform set forth in Schedule 9.3, an unbundled network element infrastructure to support the ordering of local service utilizing SBC-AMERITECH’s, loops with NIDs, switching and shared transport.
9.3.2.4 The “customer service” UNE-P order shall request that SBC-AMERITECH SBC provide a loop with NID, and vertical switching features for a specific CLEC local customer. The order shall include all customer specific custom calling and blocking features, along with directory listing information.
9.3.2.5 Additional details regarding the UNE-P are found in
9.3.3 Intentionally left blank.
9.3.4 A minimum set of Combinations is (described in Table 1 of this Article IX) that CLEC and SBC have identified as of the Effective Date of this Agreement and that CLEC can order on a single order as described within Article XXXIII (OSS). When purchasing a Combination, CLEC will have access to all features, functions and capabilities of each individual Network Element that comprises such Combination and the specific technical and interface requirements for each of the Network Elements shall apply.
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Samples: Interconnection Agreement
