Common use of Compensation for Terminating Access Charges on Calls to Ported Numbers via RCF Clause in Contracts

Compensation for Terminating Access Charges on Calls to Ported Numbers via RCF. The Parties agree that a meet point billing arrangement will be used to xxxx for terminating switched access charges associated with calls terminated to a ported number. Each Party will xxxx the IXCs applicable switched access rate elements for functions provided over each respective Party’s facilities. The Parties will follow any industry standards established for call record exchanges for meet point billing. Until industry standards for call record exchanges are established for interim number portability, the Parties agree that switched access termination to a ported number will be billed by the Party providing interim number portability and that the Party billing the switched access will share the switched access revenue with the other Party. The Party providing interim number portability is entitled to keep the portion of collected access revenue associated with tandem switching, transport, and residual/transport interconnection charge rate elements, as applicable. The Party terminating ported calls is entitled to receive the portion of collected access revenue associated with the end office switching rate elements. As part of this revenue sharing arrangement, the Parties agree to compensate each other as specified in Appendix B. 5.4.4.1 As part of the revenue sharing arrangement described in Section 5.4.4 the number of lines per ported number that are subject to compensation will be determined at the time the Customer's local service is changed from one Party to the other. The number of lines per ported number eligible for the shared revenue arrangement described in this section will be limited to the number of lines in service on the date of conversion plus a 10% growth margin. After conversion the number of lines per ported number available for compensation can only be increased by mutual consent of the Parties. 5.4.4.2 As part of the revenue sharing arrangement described in Section 5.4.4 the Parties agree that the compensation rates may change as a result of changes in access rates, traffic volume or for other reasons and agree to renegotiate the rates if a significant event occurs. At a minimum, the Parties agree to reevaluate the rates on an annual basis. 5.4.4.3 The Parties agree that terminating switched access calls ported via interim number portability may appear to the receiving Party to be a local call and that the implementation of reciprocal compensation for terminating local calls may result in overcompensation for ported switched access calls. The Parties agree that no charges shall be applied to the ported switched access calls as part of the local traffic termination. When the access revenue sharing arrangement described in Section 5.4.4 is in effect, the Parties agree to renegotiate the terminating shared access compensation rates if reciprocal compensation for local calls is implemented. 5.4.4.4 As part of the revenue sharing arrangement described in Section 5.4.4 the Party receiving the payments on a per line per month basis agrees to provide the following information on its invoice; name of the end user accounts; the ported telephone numbers; the telephone numbers assigned to the lines in its switch; the INP methods used; class of service; and dates of initial installation and disconnects. 5.4.4.5 Upon implementation of permanent local number portability, the Parties agree to transition all interim number portability Customers and their services to permanent local number portability methods within a mutually agreed upon time frame and discontinue use of further interim methods of number portability.

Compensation for Terminating Access Charges on Calls to Ported Numbers via RCF. The Parties agree that a meet point billing arrangement will be used to xxxx for terminating switched access charges associated with calls terminated to a ported number. Each Party will xxxx the IXCs applicable switched access rate elements for functions provided over each respective Party’s facilities. The Parties will follow any industry standards established for call record exchanges for meet point billing. Until industry standards for call record exchanges are established for interim number portability, the Parties agree that switched access termination to a ported number will be billed by the Party providing interim number portability and that the Party billing the switched access will share the switched access revenue with the other Party. The Party providing interim number portability is entitled to keep the portion of collected access revenue associated with tandem switching, transport, and residual/transport interconnection charge rate elements, as applicable. The Party terminating ported calls is entitled to receive the portion of collected access revenue associated with the end office switching rate elements. As part of this revenue sharing arrangement, the Parties agree to compensate each other as specified in Appendix B. 5.4.4.1 B. As part of the revenue sharing arrangement described in Section 5.4.4 the number of lines per ported number that are subject to compensation will be determined at the time the Customer's local service is changed from one Party to the other. The number of lines per ported number eligible for the shared revenue arrangement described in this section will be limited to the number of lines in service on the date of conversion plus a 10% growth margin. After conversion the number of lines per ported number available for compensation can only be increased by mutual consent of the Parties. 5.4.4.2 . As part of the revenue sharing arrangement described in Section 5.4.4 the Parties agree that the compensation rates may change as a result of changes in access rates, traffic volume or for other reasons and agree to renegotiate the rates if a significant event occurs. At a minimum, the Parties agree to reevaluate the rates on an annual basis. 5.4.4.3 . The Parties agree that terminating switched access calls ported via interim number portability may appear to the receiving Party to be a local call and that the implementation of reciprocal compensation for terminating local calls may result in overcompensation for ported switched access calls. The Parties agree that no charges shall be applied to the ported switched access calls as part of the local traffic termination. When the access revenue sharing arrangement described in Section 5.4.4 is in effect, the Parties agree to renegotiate the terminating shared access compensation rates if reciprocal compensation for local calls is implemented. 5.4.4.4 . As part of the revenue sharing arrangement described in Section 5.4.4 the Party receiving the payments on a per line per month basis agrees to provide the following information on its invoice; name of the end user accounts; the ported telephone numbers; the telephone numbers assigned to the lines in its switch; the INP methods used; class of service; and dates of initial installation and disconnects. 5.4.4.5 . Upon implementation of permanent local number portability, the Parties agree to transition all interim number portability Customers and their services to permanent local number portability methods within a mutually agreed upon time frame and discontinue use of further interim methods of number portability.

Compensation for Terminating Access Charges on Calls to Ported Numbers via RCF. The Parties agree that a meet point billing arrangement will be used to xxxx bill for terminating switched access charges associated with calls terminated to a ported number. Each Party will xxxx bill the IXCs applicable switched access rate elements for functions provided over each respective Party’s facilities. The Parties will follow any industry standards established for call record exchanges for meet point billing. Until industry standards for call record exchanges are established for interim number portability, the Parties agree that switched access termination to a ported number will be billed by the Party providing interim number portability and that the Party billing the switched access will share the switched access revenue with the other Party. The Party providing interim number portability is entitled to keep the portion of collected access revenue associated with tandem switching, transport, and residual/transport interconnection charge rate elements, as applicable. The Party terminating ported calls is entitled to receive the portion of collected access revenue associated with the end office switching rate elements. As part of this revenue sharing arrangement, the Parties agree to compensate each other as specified in Appendix B. 5.4.4.1 As part of the revenue sharing arrangement described in Section 5.4.4 the number of lines per ported number that are subject to compensation will be determined at the time the Customer's local service is changed from one Party to the other. The number of lines per ported number eligible for the shared revenue arrangement described in this section will be limited to the number of lines in service on the date of conversion plus a 10% growth margin. After conversion the number of lines per ported number available for compensation can only be increased by mutual consent of the Parties. 5.4.4.2 As part of the revenue sharing arrangement described in Section 5.4.4 the Parties agree that the compensation rates may change as a result of changes in access rates, traffic volume or for other reasons and agree to renegotiate the rates if a significant event occurs. At a minimum, the Parties agree to reevaluate the rates on an annual basis. 5.4.4.3 The Parties agree that terminating switched access calls ported via interim number portability may appear to the receiving Party to be a local call and that the implementation of reciprocal compensation for terminating local calls may result in overcompensation for ported switched access calls. The Parties agree that no charges shall be applied to the ported switched access calls as part of the local traffic termination. When the access revenue sharing arrangement described in Section 5.4.4 is in effect, the Parties agree to renegotiate the terminating shared access compensation rates if reciprocal compensation for local calls is implemented. 5.4.4.4 As part of the revenue sharing arrangement described in Section 5.4.4 the Party receiving the payments on a per line per month basis agrees to provide the following information on its invoice; name of the end user accounts; the ported telephone numbers; the telephone numbers assigned to the lines in its switch; the INP methods used; class of service; and dates of initial installation and disconnects. 5.4.4.5 Upon implementation of permanent local number portability, the Parties agree to transition all interim number portability Customers and their services to permanent local number portability methods within a mutually agreed upon time frame and discontinue use of further interim methods of number portability.