Common use of Interconnection Methods Clause in Contracts

Interconnection Methods. There are two methods of interconnection available; direct interconnection and indirect interconnection. 2.1 Direct interconnection provides for network interconnection between the Parties through, including but not limited to, one or more of the following methods: 1) lease arrangements, and 2) jointly provisioned facilities arrangements. 2.1.1 If ICG’s end office or wire center is within ALLTEL’s local exchange boundary where direct interconnection is requested, either Party may lease from the other Party facilities between ALLTEL’s end office or wire center location and ICG end office or wire center location, subject to availability. Unless the Parties mutually agree in writing to different locations, ALLTEL’s IP will be located at ICG end office or wire center location and ICG’s IP will be located at the ALLTEL end office or wire center location. Lease arrangements will be governed by the applicable ALLTEL interstate, intrastate or local, special access or private line tariffs under which ICG orders service. 2.1.2 Jointly provisioned service arrangements provide for direct interconnection of the Parties networks at a point other than the ALLTEL and ICG end office or wire center and involve each Party’s partial provisioning of network facilities to interconnect the Parties networks (e.g., midspan fiber meet). Should the parities interconnect via jointly provisioned facilities, the Parties will mutually agree to an IP provided, however, that the IP will be within ALLTEL’s exchange boundary where direct interconnection is requested. Each Party is individually responsible for its costs incurred in establishing this arrangement. 2.2 Indirect interconnection provides for network interconnection between the Parties through a third party tandem provider performing a transit function. Under this arrangement, the originating Party has the responsibility to pay any applicable transit or tandem switched access fees and common transport associated with traffic exchanged between the Parties.

Interconnection Methods. There are two methods of interconnection available; direct interconnection and indirect interconnection. 2.1 Direct interconnection provides for network interconnection between the Parties through, including but not limited to, one or more of the following methods: 1) lease arrangements, and 2) jointly provisioned facilities arrangements. 2.1.1 If ICGNOS’s end office or wire center is within ALLTEL’s local exchange boundary where direct interconnection is requested, either Party may lease from the other Party facilities between ALLTEL’s end office or wire center location and ICG NOS end office or wire center location, subject to availability. Unless the Parties mutually agree in writing to different locations, ALLTEL’s IP will be located at ICG NOS end office or wire center location and ICGNOS’s IP will be located at the ALLTEL end office or wire center location. Lease arrangements will be governed by the applicable ALLTEL interstate, intrastate or local, special access or private line tariffs under which ICG NOS orders service. 2.1.2 Jointly provisioned service arrangements provide for direct interconnection of the Parties networks at a point other than the ALLTEL and ICG NOS end office or wire center and involve each Party’s partial provisioning of network facilities to interconnect the Parties networks (e.g., midspan fiber meet). Should the parities interconnect via jointly provisioned facilities, the Parties will mutually agree to an IP provided, however, that the IP will be within ALLTEL’s exchange boundary where direct interconnection is requested. Each Party is individually responsible for its costs incurred in establishing this arrangement. 2.2 Indirect interconnection provides for network interconnection between the Parties through a third party tandem provider performing a transit function. Under this arrangement, the originating Party has the responsibility to pay any applicable transit or tandem switched access fees and common transport associated with traffic exchanged between the Parties.

Interconnection Methods. There are two methods of interconnection available; direct interconnection and indirect interconnection. 2.1 Direct interconnection provides for network interconnection between the Parties through, including but not limited to, one or more of the following methods: 1) lease arrangements, and 2) jointly provisioned facilities arrangements. Each party shall designate an IP(s) within each exchange area or tandem serving area (if applicable) to which the other Party must bring its originating traffic for termination . Each party will bear the full cost of bringing its originating traffic to the other party’s IP for termination. 2.1.1 If ICGKMC’s end office or wire center is within ALLTEL’s local exchange boundary where direct interconnection is requested, either Party may lease from the other Party facilities between ALLTEL’s end office or wire center location and ICG KMC end office or wire center location, subject to availability. Unless the Parties mutually agree in writing to different locations, ALLTEL’s IP will be located at ICG KMC end office or wire center location and ICGKMC’s IP will be located at the ALLTEL end office or wire center location. Lease arrangements will be governed by the applicable ALLTEL interstate, intrastate or local, special access or private line tariffs under which ICG KMC orders service. 2.1.2 Jointly provisioned service arrangements provide for direct interconnection of the Parties networks at a point other than the ALLTEL and ICG KMC end office or wire center and involve each Party’s partial provisioning of network facilities to interconnect the Parties networks (e.g., midspan fiber meet). Should the parities interconnect via jointly provisioned facilities, the Parties will mutually agree to an IP provided, however, that the IP will be within ALLTEL’s exchange boundary where direct interconnection is requested. Each . 2.1.2.1 In situations where a mid-span fiber meet or third party “meet point” is utilized by the Parties pursuant to Section 2.1.2 of this Agreement, each Party is individually responsible for bringing its costs incurred in establishing originating traffic to such “meet point” for termination by the other Party and will bear the full cost associated with transporting traffic to/from its side of the “meet point.” 2.1.3 Collocation interconnection provides for direct interconnection of the Parties’ networks through network interfaces established at KMC’s collocation location within ALLTEL’s end office or wire center. KMC must have a collocation arrangement established pursuant to this arrangementAgreement or other authorized means to utilize this form of direct interconnection. If KMC establishes collocation at an end office or wire center, the IP will be at KMC collocation facility. 2.2 Indirect interconnection provides for network interconnection between the Parties through a third party tandem provider performing a transit function. Under this arrangement, the originating Party has the responsibility to pay any applicable transit or tandem switched access fees and common transport associated with traffic exchanged between the Parties.

Interconnection Methods. There are two methods of interconnection available; direct interconnection and indirect interconnection. 2.1 Direct interconnection provides for network interconnection between the Parties through, including but not limited to, one or more of the following methods: 1) lease arrangements, and 2) jointly provisioned facilities arrangements (including but not limited to SONET Ring or Midspan Fiber Meet), and 3) collocation arrangements., 2.1.1 If ICGAT&T’s end office or wire center is within ALLTEL’s local exchange boundary where direct interconnection is requested, either Party may lease from the other Party facilities between ALLTEL’s end office or wire center location and ICG AT&T’s end office or wire center location, subject to availability. Unless the Parties mutually agree in writing to different locations, ALLTEL’s IP will be located at ICG AT&T’s end office or wire center location and ICGAT&T’s IP will be located at the ALLTEL ALLTEL’s end office or wire center location. Lease arrangements will be governed by the applicable ALLTEL UNE prices, interstate, intrastate or local, special access or private line tariffs under which ICG AT&T orders service. 2.1.2 Jointly provisioned service arrangements provide for direct interconnection of the Parties networks at a point other than the ALLTEL ALLTEL’s and ICG AT&T’s end office or wire center and involve each Party’s partial provisioning of network facilities to interconnect the Parties networks (e.g., midspan fiber meetmeet or SONET Ring). Should the parities parties interconnect via jointly provisioned facilities, the Parties will mutually agree to an IP IP, provided, however, that the IP will be within ALLTEL’s exchange boundary where direct interconnection is requested. Each Party is individually responsible for its costs incurred in establishing this arrangement. SONET Ring – the parties each agree to provide where available, in a physical diverse route, fiber transmission facilities to the other’s designated IP. Each party will be responsible for providing compatible optical terminating equipment on its side of their respective IPs for the purpose of constructing a diverse SONET Ring interconnection arrangement. All optical equipment used must conform to applicable industry standards and be compatible with the other Party’s equipment. 2.2 Indirect interconnection provides for network interconnection between the Parties through a third party tandem provider performing a transit function. Under this arrangement, the originating Party has the responsibility to pay any applicable transit or tandem switched access fees and common transport associated with traffic exchanged between the Parties.

Interconnection Methods. There are two methods of interconnection available; direct interconnection and indirect interconnection. 2.1 Direct interconnection provides for network interconnection between the Parties through, including but not limited to, one or more of the following methods: 1) lease arrangements, and 2) jointly provisioned facilities arrangements. 2.1.1 If ICGUS LEC’s end office or wire center is within ALLTEL’s local exchange boundary where direct interconnection is requested, either Party may lease from the other Party facilities between ALLTEL’s end office or wire center location and ICG US LEC end office or wire center location, subject to availability. Unless the Parties mutually agree in writing to different locations, ALLTEL’s IP will be located at ICG US LEC end office or wire center location and ICGUS LEC’s IP will be located at the ALLTEL end office or wire center location. Lease arrangements will be governed by the applicable ALLTEL interstate, intrastate or local, special access or private line tariffs under which ICG US LEC orders service. 2.1.2 Jointly provisioned service arrangements provide for direct interconnection of the Parties networks at a point other than the ALLTEL and ICG US LEC end office or wire center and involve each Party’s partial provisioning of network facilities to interconnect the Parties networks (e.g., midspan fiber meet). Should the parities interconnect via jointly provisioned facilities, the Parties will mutually agree to an IP provided, however, that the IP will be within ALLTEL’s exchange boundary where direct interconnection is requested. Each Party is individually responsible for its costs incurred in establishing this arrangement. 2.2 Indirect interconnection provides for network interconnection between the Parties through a third party tandem provider performing a transit function. Under this arrangement, the originating Party has the responsibility to pay any applicable transit or tandem switched access fees and common transport associated with traffic exchanged between the Parties.

Interconnection Methods. There are two methods of interconnection available; direct interconnection and indirect interconnection. 2.1 Direct interconnection provides for network interconnection between the Parties through, including but not limited to, one or more of the following methods: 1) lease arrangements, and 2) jointly provisioned facilities arrangements (including but not limited to SONET Ring or Midspan Fiber Meet), and 3) collocation arrangements., 2.1.1 If ICGMCIW’s end office or wire center is within ALLTEL’s local exchange boundary where direct interconnection is requested, either Party may lease from the other Party facilities between ALLTEL’s end office or wire center location and ICG MCIW’s end office or wire center location, subject to availability. Unless the Parties mutually agree in writing to different locations, ALLTEL’s IP will be located at ICG MCIW’s end office or wire center location and ICGMCIW’s IP will be located at the ALLTEL ALLTEL’s end office or wire center location. Lease arrangements will be governed by the applicable ALLTEL UNE prices, interstate, intrastate or local, special access or private line tariffs under which ICG MCIW orders service. 2.1.2 Jointly provisioned service arrangements provide for direct interconnection of the Parties networks at a point other than the ALLTEL ALLTEL’s and ICG MCIW’s end office or wire center and involve each Party’s partial provisioning of network facilities to interconnect the Parties networks (e.g., midspan fiber meetmeet or SONET Ring). Should the parities parties interconnect via jointly provisioned facilities, the Parties will mutually agree to an IP IP, provided, however, that the IP will be within ALLTEL’s exchange boundary where direct interconnection is requested. Each Party is individually responsible for its costs incurred in establishing this arrangement. SONET Ring – the parties each agree to provide where available, in a physical diverse route, fiber transmission facilities to the other’s designated IP. Each party will be responsible for providing compatible optical terminating equipment on its side of their respective IPs for the purpose of constructing a diverse SONET Ring interconnection arrangement. All optical equipment used must conform to applicable industry standards and be compatible with the other Party’s equipment. 2.2 Indirect interconnection provides for network interconnection between the Parties through a third party tandem provider performing a transit function. Under this arrangement, the originating Party has the responsibility to pay any applicable transit or tandem switched access fees and common transport associated with traffic exchanged between the Parties.