Common use of Interconnect Clause in Contracts

Interconnect. The interconnect facilities defined in the previous section are expected to evolve in three major ways: (a) Facilities will migrate from hard partitioning for voice and data services to clear pipes over which voice and data traffic will be transported via packet technologies; (b) With the addition of new, distributed service nodes, there will be multiple interconnection points to other carrier networks from the numerous ICSNs as opposed to a single interconnect point with the centralized switching architecture; and (c) The Interconnect facilities will continue to use the mediums as previously described but the use of WinStar fiber procured through long-term IRUs and using optronics owned and operated by WinStar is expected to increase. Also, it is anticipated that long-term trends in bandwidth requirements and increased WinStar market share will drive the capacity of these facilities much higher than today.

Interconnect. The interconnect facilities defined in the previous section are expected to evolve in three major ways: (ai) Facilities will migrate from hard partitioning for voice and data services to clear pipes over which voice and data traffic will be transported via packet technologies; (bii) With the addition of new, distributed service nodes, there will be multiple interconnection points to other carrier networks from the numerous ICSNs as opposed to a single interconnect point with the centralized switching architecture; and (ciii) The Interconnect facilities will continue to use the mediums as previously described but the use of WinStar fiber procured through long-term IRUs and using optronics owned and operated by WinStar is expected to increase. Also, it is anticipated that long-term trends in bandwidth requirements and increased WinStar market share will drive the capacity of these facilities much higher than today.