Exchange of Traffic. Notwithstanding references to VNXX traffic in this section 7, the parties recognize that the Oregon PUC currently prohibits VNXX arrangements, unless the Parties have implemented language in the Agreement consistent with Order No. 07-098. As such, the parties will not knowingly provide VNXX service in Oregon or knowingly aid the other party in providing VNXX service in Oregon. This section is subject to Section 2.2 of the agreement regarding changes to Existing Rules and Laws. CLEC may request an amendment to this Agreement to provide VNXX arrangements consistent with the implementation of Order No. 07-098.
Exchange of Traffic. The Parties may send each other Indirect Traffic.
Exchange of Traffic. 61.2.1. Each Party acknowledges that it is the originating Party’s responsibility to enter into transiting arrangements with the third party providing the transit services.
61.2.2. Each terminating Party is responsible for billing the originating company for traffic terminated on its respective network. For this Indirect Traffic, the originating Party will provide the originating billing information to the terminating Party, if technically feasible. If the originating Party cannot provide the originating billing information to the terminating Party, then the terminating Party must obtain the originating billing information from the third-party transit company. Any costs incurred by the terminating Party in obtaining the records, and costs incurred in manual billing, will be billed back to the originating Party.
61.2.3. It is each Party’s responsibility to enter into appropriate contractual arrangements with the third-party transit company in order to obtain the originating billing information from the transit company.
61.2.4. Until Indirect traffic exceeds a DS1, each Party is responsible for the payment of transit charges assessed by the transiting party.
Exchange of Traffic. Local VoIP-PSTN Traffic and Toll VoIP-PSTN Traffic may be exchanged under this Agreement.
Exchange of Traffic. 58.2.1. The Parties may send each other Indirect Traffic.
58.2.2. Each Party acknowledges that it is the originating Party’s responsibility to enter into transiting arrangements with the third party providing the transit services.
58.2.3. Each Party is responsible for the transport of originating calls from its network to its point of interconnection with the transiting party. The originating Party is responsible for the payment of transit charges assessed by the transiting party.
Exchange of Traffic. 32.1 When traffic is not segregated according to traffic types, the Parties will use an InterMTA traffic factor and a Percent Interstate Usage factor (“PIU”) to estimate the amount of traffic that is InterMTA.
32.1.1 The InterMTA factor accounts for both Carrier-originated and Carrier-terminated traffic that crosses the MTA boundary and traverses the local interconnection trunks. The InterMTA traffic factors and the PIU factor shall be based on traffic studies and the PIU shall be applied only on minutes of use originating from CenturyLink to Carrier, and the PIU factor shall be 97.44%, such that 97.44% of the InterMTA traffic shall be treated as interstate, and 2.56% (100%-97.44%) shall be treated as intrastate. The factors are shown in Table 1.
32.2 For interMTA traffic crossing local interconnection trunks, CenturyLink will xxxx Xxxxxxx as follows:
32.2.1 Carrier’s wireless-originated traffic crossing local interconnection trunks deemed interMTA will be billed at CenturyLink’s applicable interstate terminating access rate. This factor is shown in Table 1. There will be no factors for interstate/intrastate usage.
32.2.2 CenturyLink-originated traffic crossing local trunks deemed interMTA will be billed at CenturyLink’s applicable originating access rate. Of the traffic deemed interMTA, the percent deemed interstate, and the percent deemed intrastate are reflected as a PIU factor shown in Table 1. CenturyLink will use SS7 records to determine its originating traffic routed on local trunks.
32.2.3 CenturyLink will pay no compensation to Carrier for interMTA traffic.
32.2.4 No reciprocal compensation will be paid by CenturyLink to Carrier for interMTA traffic. CenturyLink may xxxx Xxxxxxx switched access tariffed rates for this traffic in accordance with 32.2.2.
32.2.5 At any time after the Effective Date, the Parties may conduct a state-specific traffic study, and shall agree on the number of) days of traffic information for the study, to determine an updated InterMTA traffic percentages and/or PIU, the results of which will be used going forward upon amendment to this Agreement by the Parties; provided, however, that the InterMTA factors and PIU shall not be revised more often than once every six months. The Parties will work together to ensure the necessary traffic data required for sampling purposes is available for such study.
32.3 Standard interconnection facilities shall be extended superframe (ESF) with B8ZS line code where currently available.
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Exchange of Traffic. 32.1 Where the Parties interconnect for the purpose of exchanging traffic between networks, the provisions of this Article 2 will apply.
32.2 Each Party agrees to establish trunking groups from the POI to their designated switching center(s) including, but not limited to, those containing End Office switches, Tandem switches, 911 routing switches, and directory assistance/operator service switches, if available and necessary.
32.3 When traffic is not segregated according to traffic types, the Parties have agreed to use an InterMTA traffic factor and a percent interstate usage factor (“PIU”) to estimate the amount of traffic that is InterMTA.
32.3.1 The InterMTA factor accounts for both originating and terminating traffic that crosses the MTA boundary but traverses the local interconnection trunks. Based upon the unique MTA geography of the areas served by the Parties, for the first three months of this Agreement and thereafter unless changed as provided in this Section, the InterMTA traffic factor shall be 15% which shall be applied only on minutes of use terminating from Carrier to Sprint, and the PIU factor shall be 20%, such that 20% of the InterMTA traffic shall be treated as interstate, and 80% shall be treated as intrastate.
32.3.2 No reciprocal compensation will be paid by Sprint to Carrier for interMTA traffic. Sprint may xxxx Xxxxxxx interstate switched access tariffed rates for this traffic.
32.3.3 Following the initial three month period, either Party may conduct a state- specific traffic study, using a minimum of 60 days of traffic information, in an effort to derive a more accurate InterMTA traffic percentage and/or PIU, the results of which will be used going forward upon mutual agreement of the Parties; provided, however, that the InterMTA factor and PIU shall not be revised more often than once every six months. Carrier agrees to work with Sprint to insure the necessary traffic data required for sampling purposes is available for such study.
32.4 Standard interconnection facilities shall be extended superframe (ESF) with B8ZS line code. Where ESF/B8ZS is not available, Carrier will agree to using other interconnection protocols on an interim basis until the standard ESF/B8ZS is available. Sprint will provide anticipated dates of availability for those areas not currently ESF/B8ZS compatible.
32.5 Where Carrier is unwilling to utilize an alternate interconnection protocol, Carrier will provide Sprint an initial forecast of 64 Kbps clear chan...
Exchange of Traffic. Each Party acknowledges that it is the originating Party’s responsibility to enter into transiting arrangements with the third party providing the transit services. Neither Party will block transit traffic to or from any third party carrier.
Exchange of Traffic. 67.2.1. The Parties will send each other Indirect Traffic, and may also send each other Transit Traffic.
67.2.2. Each Party acknowledges that it is the originating Party’s responsibility to enter into transiting arrangements with the third party providing the transit services. Each Party acknowledges that the transiting Party does not have any responsibility to pay any third party Telecommunications Carrier charges for termination of any identifiable Transit Traffic from the originating Party.
67.2.3. Each Party is responsible for the transport of originating calls from its network to its point of interconnection with the transiting Party.
67.2.4. Sprint reserves the right to require development and reporting of a jurisdictional usage factor indicating local/EAS, intrastate toll (access/toll) interstate access usage and CMRS, if applicable or CLEC’s actual usage reporting. Sprint and CLEC reserve the right to measure and audit all traffic to ensure that proper rates are being applied. CLEC agrees to work with Sprint to insure the necessary traffic data required for sampling purposes is available for such audit.
Exchange of Traffic a. The parties agree to exchange digital communications traffic over their respective Internet Networks at (*) geographically dispersed Interconnection Points, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. (*) Unless otherwise agreed in writing the following shall be the acceptable Interconnection Points: (*) agreed to in Schedule 1. Each party shall provide, at its own expense, at least a (*) connection from its Internet Network to the Interconnection Point(s) or direct interconnections hereunder, upon a schedule to be mutually agreed.
b. The data rate at which the parties will connect hereunder is set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto.
c. Each party agrees not to restrict traffic flowing through the Interconnection Points to and from the other party based on the subject matter of the traffic unless required to do so by court order or applicable law; provided, however, that each party shall be free to block traffic that the party determines violates the terms of usage of its Internet Network. Each party shall retain its prior rights to impose usage restrictions on its own customers and/or to assist its customers in imposing customer requested usage restrictions on traffic flowing to and from the requesting customer.
d. There will be no restrictions on the ability of either party to collect data and create statistics associated with data moving through its own Internet Network and traffic moving through the Interconnection Point. Each party shall keep all data it monitors or captures concerning the Interconnection Points confidential in accordance with the nondisclosure obligations of Section 16, and shall use such data solely for the purposes of operating and managing its Internet Network. Except as otherwise agreed between the parties, statistics itemized by the following criteria may not be provided to third parties: service provider, company or other entity, and/or IP address. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party may provide any of its customers with statistical data associated with such customer's traffic.
e. Neither party will establish a route of last resort directed toward the other party's Internet Network. A "route of last resort" is defined as a route which covers all possible destinations. Instead, the parties will fully exchange explicit routes comprising public Internet service destinations of entities to whom either party is contractually obligated to handle traffic. An "explicit route" is defined as a route that co...
