Common use of Grooming Clause in Contracts

Grooming. SPRINT and VERIZON agree to use diligent efforts to develop and agree on a Joint Interconnection Grooming Plan prescribing standards to ensure that the reciprocal traffic exchange arrangement trunk groups are maintained at the appropriate industry grades of service standard B.01, overall. Such plan shall also include mutually-agreed upon default standards for the configuration of all segregated trunk groups.

Grooming. SPRINT and VERIZON agree to use diligent efforts to develop and agree on a Joint Interconnection Grooming Plan prescribing standards to ensure that the reciprocal traffic exchange arrangement trunk groups are maintained at the appropriate industry grades of service standard B.01, overall. Such plan shall also include mutually-agreed upon default standards for the configuration of all segregated trunk groups. Signaling. SS7 Common Channel Signaling will be used to the extent that such technology is available. If SS7 is not available, Multi-Frequency Signaling (MF) will be used as specified.