Common use of Initial Requirements and Forecasting for Trunk Provisioning Clause in Contracts

Initial Requirements and Forecasting for Trunk Provisioning. Within ten (10) days after execution of this Agreement, Level 3 shall provide BA a two (2) year traffic forecast (unless the Parties are already operating under forecasts submitted under a prior interconnection agreement). This initial forecast will provide the amount of traffic to be exchanged between the Parties over each of the Traffic Exchange Trunk groups over the next eight (8) calendar quarters. Level 3 forecasts shall be updated and provided to BA on an as-needed basis, but no less frequently than quarterly and no more frequently than monthly. All forecasts shall comply with the BA CLEC Interconnection Trunking Forecast Guide and shall include, at a minimum, Access Carrier Terminal Location (“ACTL”), trunk group type (Local Traffic/intraLATA Toll/Compensable Internet Traffic, Toll Traffic, Operator Services, 911, etc.), code (identifies trunk group), A location/Z location (CLLI codes for Level 3-IPs and BA-IPs), interface type (e.g., DS1), and trunks in service each year (cumulative).