Common use of Direct Interconnection Clause in Contracts

Direct Interconnection. a) Where the Parties utilize Direct Interconnection for the exchange of traffic between their respective networks, each Party will calculate terminating interconnection minutes of use based on standard Automatic Message Accounting (AMA) recordings made within each Party’s network. These recordings are the basis for each Party to generate bills to the other Party. For purposes of reciprocal compensation only, measurement of minutes of use over Local Interconnection Trunk Groups shall be in actual conversation seconds. The total conversation seconds over each individual Local Interconnection Trunk Group will be totaled for the entire monthly bill and then rounded to the next whole minute. b) Where SS7 connections exist between CenturyLink and CenturyLink QCC, unidentified traffic (i.e., without CPN or JIP) will be handled in the following manner. 1) If the amount of unidentified traffic is less than five percent (5%) of the total traffic, it will be treated as having the same jurisdictional ratio as the identified traffic. 2) If the unidentified traffic exceeds five percent (5%) of the total traffic, all the unidentified traffic shall be billed at a rate equal to access charges. 3) The originating Party will provide to the other Party, upon request, information to demonstrate that Party’s portion of no-CPN or JIP traffic does not exceed five percent (5%) of the total traffic delivered. 4) The Parties will coordinate and exchange data as necessary to determine the cause of the CPN or JIP failure and to assist its correction.

Direct Interconnection. a) 4.5.1.1 Where the Parties utilize Direct Interconnection for the exchange of traffic between their respective networks, each Party will calculate terminating interconnection minutes of use based on standard Automatic Message Accounting (AMA) recordings made within each Party’s network. These recordings are the basis for each Party to generate bills to the other Party. For purposes of reciprocal compensation only, measurement of minutes of use over Local Interconnection Trunk Groups shall be in actual conversation seconds. The total conversation seconds over each individual Local Interconnection Trunk Group will be totaled for the entire monthly bill xxxx and then rounded to the next whole minute. b) 4.5.1.2 Where SS7 connections exist between CenturyLink and CenturyLink QCCPine Belt, unidentified traffic (i.e., i.e. without CPN or JIP) will be handled in the following manner. 1) 4.5.1.2.1 If the amount of unidentified traffic is less than five percent (5%) of the total traffic, it will be treated as having the same jurisdictional ratio as the identified traffic. 2) 4.5.1.2.2 If the unidentified traffic exceeds five percent (5%) of the total traffic, all the unidentified traffic shall be billed at a rate equal to access charges. 3) 4.5.1.2.3 The originating Party will provide to the other Party, upon request, information to demonstrate that Party’s portion of no-no- CPN or JIP traffic does not exceed five percent (5%) of the total traffic delivered. 4) 4.5.1.2.4 The Parties will coordinate and exchange data as necessary to determine the cause of the CPN or JIP failure and to assist its correction.

Direct Interconnection. a) Where the Parties utilize Direct Interconnection for the exchange of traffic between their respective networks, each Party will calculate terminating interconnection minutes of use based on standard Automatic Message Accounting (AMA) recordings made within each Party’s network. These recordings are the basis for each Party to generate bills to the other Party. For purposes of reciprocal compensation only, measurement of minutes of use over Local Interconnection Trunk Groups shall be in actual conversation seconds. The total conversation seconds over each individual Local Interconnection Trunk Group will be totaled for the entire monthly bill and then rounded to the next whole minute. b) Where SS7 connections exist between CenturyLink and CenturyLink QCC, unidentified traffic (i.e., without ChN, CPN or JIP) will be handled in the following manner. 1) If the amount of unidentified traffic is less than five percent (5%) of the total traffic, it will be treated as having the same jurisdictional ratio as the identified traffic. 2) If the unidentified traffic exceeds five percent (5%) of the total traffic, all the unidentified traffic shall be billed at a rate equal to access Access charges. 3) The originating Party will provide to the other Party, upon request, information to demonstrate that Party’s portion of no-ChN, CPN or JIP traffic does not exceed five percent (5%) of the total traffic delivered. 4) The Parties will coordinate and exchange data as necessary to determine the cause of the ChN, CPN or JIP failure and to assist its correction.