Common use of Designated Points of Interconnection Clause in Contracts

Designated Points of Interconnection. The Parties shall designate Points of Interconnection (POIs) on each other's networks. BTI shall at a minimum designate a POI at each BellSouth access tandem serving the local calling area of the exchanges being served by BTI. BTI may designate additional POIs within a BellSouth local calling area and BellSouth will not unreasonably refuse to interconnect at each such designated POI. BellSouth may designate a POI at one or more of BTI's local switching centers within each LATA in which BTI is providing local service. If no BTI local switching center is located within such LATA, the Parties will arrange a POI at a mutually agreed point within such LATA. BTI will not unreasonably refuse to interconnect at a POI designated by BellSouth. B.1 Interconnection will be available at any technically feasible point that is used in the transmission of voice, data or other types of traffic. B.2 Reciprocal connectivity shall be established at each and every BellSouth access tandem within the local calling area BTI desires to serve for interconnection to those end offices that subtend the access tandem. At it's discretion, BTI may elect to interconnect directly at any BellSouth end offices for interconnection to end users served by that end office. Such interconnecting facilities shall conform, at a minimum, to the telecommunications industry standard of DS-I pursuant to Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xx. XX-XXX-00000. Signal transfer point, Signaling System 7 (SS7) connectivity is required at each interconnection point where available. BellSouth will provide out-of-band signaling using Common Channel Signaling Access Capability where technically and economically feasible, in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in the BellSouth Guidelines to Technical Publication TR-XXX000000. The Parties agree that their facilities shall provide the necessary on-hook, off-hook answer and disconnect supervision and shall hand off calling party number ID where technically feasible. B.3 In accordance with Section V.C hereafter, collocation arrangements will be established which are suitable for use in BTI/BellSouth local interconnection and BTI access to unbundled BellSouth network components. Allowable collocation equipment includes transmission and concentrating equipment. B.4 In accordance with Section V.D hereafter, the Parties agree to establish trunk groups such that each Party provides a reciprocal of each trunk group established by the other Party. The Parties agree to install efficient and sufficient facilities to carry traffic (1) to route calls originating on its network and terminating on the other carrier's network to its POI, and (2) to route calls originating on the other local exchange carrier's network, but terminating on its network from that carrier's POI, and will work cooperatively to ensure such. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party may construct its network, including the interconnecting facilities, to achieve optimum cost effectiveness and network efficiency. B.5 Each Party shall be responsible for routing calls to the POI for termination via the other's facilities. Each Party shall bear its own costs related to installation at the POI. BTI may establish POIs on the BellSouth network via a negotiated expanded interconnection arrangement or via leased transport between the BTI network and the BellSouth access tandem. BellSouth may establish POIs on the BTI network via an expanded interconnection arrangement at the BTI local switching center or via leased transport between an BTI expanded interconnect arrangement and an BTI local switching center. B.6 Either Party may use the POI for the interconnection of other types of services, such as toll services, subject to the applicable rates for such interconnection. B.7 BellSouth may not impose any restrictions on traffic types delivered to or from the POI(s). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties hereto agree that no interexchange access services traffic will be exchanged as local traffic hereunder. B.8 Once traffic is delivered to the POI, it is the terminating carrier's responsibility to terminate the traffic to its end users. Calls should be terminated using the same network, ensuring the same quality of service, as the carrier provides its own customers. B.9 There will be no re-arrangement, reconfiguration, disconnect, or other non-recurring fees associated with the initial reconfiguration of each carrier's traffic exchange arrangements upon execution of this agreement. B.10 BellSouth will absorb any applicable nonrecurring charges incurred by BTI as a result of network redesigns/reconfigurations initiated by BellSouth to its own network.

Designated Points of Interconnection. The Parties shall designate Points of Interconnection (POIs) on each other's ’s networks. BTI Carrier shall at a minimum designate a POI at each BellSouth access tandem serving the local calling area of the exchanges being served by BTICarrier. BTI Carrier may designate additional POIs within a BellSouth local calling area and BellSouth will not unreasonably refuse to interconnect at each such designated POI. BellSouth may designate a POI at one or more of BTI's Carrier’s local switching centers within each LATA in which BTI Carrier is providing local service. If no BTI Carrier local switching center is located within such LATA, the Parties will arrange a POI at a mutually agreed point within such LATA. BTI Carrier will not unreasonably refuse to interconnect at a POI designated by BellSouth. B.1 Interconnection will be available at any technically feasible point that is used in the transmission of voice, data or other types of traffic. B.2 Reciprocal connectivity shall be established at each and every BellSouth access tandem within the local calling area BTI Carrier desires to serve for interconnection to those end offices that subtend the access tandem. At it's its discretion, BTI Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at any BellSouth end offices for interconnection to end users served by that end office. Such interconnecting facilities shall conform, at a minimum, to the telecommunications industry standard of DS-I DS-1 pursuant to Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xx. XX-XXX-00000. Signal transfer point, Signaling System 7 (SS7) connectivity is required at each interconnection point where available. BellSouth will provide out-of-band signaling using Common Channel Signaling Access Capability where technically and economically feasible, in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in the BellSouth Guidelines to Technical Publication Publication, TR-XXX000000TSV-000905. The Parties agree that their facilities shall provide the necessary on-hook, off-hook answer and disconnect supervision supervision, and shall hand off calling party number ID where technically feasible. B.3 In accordance with Section V.C hereafter, collocation arrangements will be established which are suitable for use in BTICarrier/BellSouth local interconnection and BTI Carrier access to unbundled BellSouth network components. Allowable collocation equipment includes transmission and concentrating equipment. B.4 In accordance with Section V.D hereafter, the Parties agree to establish trunk groups such that each Party provides a reciprocal of each trunk group established by the other Party. The Parties agree to install efficient and sufficient facilities to carry traffic (1) to route calls originating on its network and terminating on the other carrier's ’s network to its POI, and (2) to route calls originating on the other local exchange carrier's ’s network, but terminating on its network from that carrier's ’s POI, and will work cooperatively to ensure such. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party may construct its network, including the interconnecting facilities, to achieve optimum cost effectiveness and network efficiency. B.5 Each Party shall be responsible for routing calls to the POI for termination via the other's ’s facilities. Each Party shall bear its own costs related to installation at the POI. BTI Carrier may establish POIs on the BellSouth network via a negotiated expanded interconnection arrangement or via leased transport between the BTI Carrier network and the BellSouth access tandem. BellSouth may establish POIs on the BTI Carrier network via an expanded interconnection arrangement at the BTI Carrier local switching center or via leased transport between an BTI Carrier expanded interconnect arrangement and an BTI Carrier local switching center. B.6 Either Party may use the POI for the interconnection of other types of services, such as toll services, subject to the applicable rates for such interconnection. B.7 BellSouth may not impose any restrictions on traffic types delivered to or from the POI(s). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties hereto agree that no interexchange access services traffic will be exchanged as local traffic hereunder. B.8 Once traffic is delivered to the POI, it is the terminating carrier's ’s responsibility to terminate the traffic to its end users. Calls should be terminated using the same network, ensuring the same quality of service, as the carrier provides its own customers. B.9 There Except as specifically provided for in Attachment C-1 hereto neither Party will be no re-arrangement, reconfiguration, disconnect, or charge the other non-recurring fees associated with the initial reconfiguration of each carrier's traffic exchange arrangements upon execution of this agreementcharges for new installations at existing POIs. B.10 BellSouth will absorb any applicable nonrecurring charges incurred by BTI Carrier as a result of network redesigns/reconfigurations initiated by BellSouth to its own network.

Designated Points of Interconnection. The Parties shall designate Points of Interconnection (POIs) on each other's networks. BTI Carrier shall at a minimum designate a POI at each BellSouth access tandem serving the local calling area of the exchanges being served by BTICarrier. BTI Carrier may designate additional POIs within a BellSouth local calling area and BellSouth will not unreasonably refuse to interconnect at each such designated POI. BellSouth may designate a POI at one or more of BTI's local switching centers within each LATA in which BTI is providing local service. If no BTI local switching center is located within such LATA, the Parties will arrange a POI at a mutually agreed point within such LATA. BTI will not unreasonably refuse to interconnect at a POI designated by BellSouth. B.1 Interconnection will be available at any technically feasible point that is used in the transmission of voice, data or other types of traffic. B.2 Reciprocal connectivity shall be established at each and every BellSouth access tandem within the local calling area BTI Carrier desires to serve for interconnection to those end offices that subtend the access tandem. At it's its discretion, BTI Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at any BellSouth end offices for interconnection to end users served by that end office. Such interconnecting facilities shall conform, at a minimum, to the telecommunications industry standard of DS-I DS-1 pursuant to Xxxxxxxx Bellxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xx. XX-XXX-00000. Signal Xxgnal transfer point, Signaling System 7 (SS7) connectivity is required at each interconnection point where available. BellSouth will provide out-of-band signaling using Common Channel Signaling Access Capability where technically and economically feasible, in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in the BellSouth Guidelines to Technical Publication Publication, TR-XXX000000TSV-000905. The Parties agree that their facilities shall provide the necessary on-hook, off-hook answer and disconnect supervision supervision, and shall hand off calling party number ID where technically feasible. B.3 In accordance with Section V.C hereafter, collocation arrangements will be established which are suitable for use in BTICarrier/BellSouth local interconnection and BTI Carrier access to unbundled BellSouth network components. Allowable collocation equipment includes transmission and concentrating equipment. B.4 In accordance with Section V.D hereafter, the Parties agree to establish trunk groups such that each Party provides a reciprocal of each trunk group established by the other Party. The Parties agree to install efficient and sufficient facilities to carry traffic (1) to route calls originating on its network and terminating on the other carrier's network to its POI, and (2) to route calls originating on the other local exchange carrier's network, but terminating on its network from that carrier's POI, and will work cooperatively to ensure such. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party may construct its network, including the interconnecting facilities, to achieve optimum cost effectiveness and network efficiency.Party B.5 Each Party shall be responsible for routing calls to the POI for termination via the other's facilities. Each Party shall bear its own costs related to installation at the POI. BTI Carrier may establish POIs on the BellSouth network via a negotiated expanded interconnection arrangement or via leased transport between the BTI Carrier network and the BellSouth access tandem. BellSouth may establish POIs on the BTI Carrier network via an expanded interconnection arrangement at the BTI Carrier local switching center or via leased transport between an BTI Carrier expanded interconnect arrangement and an BTI Carrier local switching center. B.6 Either Party may use the POI for the interconnection of other types of services, such as toll services, subject to the applicable rates for such interconnection. B.7 BellSouth may not impose any restrictions on traffic types delivered to or from the POI(s). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties hereto agree that no interexchange access services traffic will be exchanged as local traffic hereunder. B.8 Once traffic is delivered to the POI, it is the terminating carrier's responsibility to terminate the traffic to its end users. Calls should be terminated using the same network, ensuring the same quality of service, as the carrier provides its own customers. B.9 There Except as specifically provided for in Attachment C-1 hereto neither Party will be no re-arrangement, reconfiguration, disconnect, or charge the other non-recurring fees associated with the initial reconfiguration of each carrier's traffic exchange arrangements upon execution of this agreementcharges for new installations at existing POIs. B.10 BellSouth will absorb any applicable nonrecurring charges incurred by BTI Carrier as a result of network redesigns/reconfigurations initiated by BellSouth to its own network.