Direct Trunking. In the event the traffic volume between any two end office switches at any time exceeds the CCS busy hour equivalent of one DS-1, the originating Party will establish new direct trunk groups to the applicable end office switch(es).
Direct Trunking. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Interconnection Agreements, the Parties agree as follows with respect to the obligation of a Party originating traffic on its network to establish direct trunking to the End Office of a Party receiving such traffic on its network: A Party that originates traffic on its network (an “Originating Party”) must establish direct trunking to the End Office (which may have a Tandem-routed overflow) of the Party receiving such traffic on its network (the “Receiving Party”), by self-provisioning, purchasing transport rated as unbundled dedicated interoffice transport (subject to the provisions set forth hereinbelow) from the Receiving Party, or purchasing transport from a third party, if the Section 251(b)(5) Traffic and ISP-Bound Traffic destined for that End Office exceeds the CCS busy hour equivalent of two (2) DS1s for any three (3) months during any six (6) month period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if TelCove is the Originating Party and it establishes direct trunking to a Verizon End Office by purchasing transport from Verizon, then such transport shall be rated as unbundled dedicated interoffice transport only if Verizon is required to provide unbundled dedicated interoffice transport by the Federal Unbundling Rules. If Verizon is not required by the Federal Unbundling Rules to provide such transport, then transport that TelCove purchases from Verizon to establish direct trunking shall be rated at Verizon’s then current tariffed intrastate access rates (or tariffed interstate access rates, where the endpoints of the purchased transport are interstate and intraLATA), minus any applicable tariffed discounts. Verizon shall satisfy its End Office trunking obligation by handing off traffic via a direct trunk that is not switched at a Verizon Tandem.
Direct Trunking
