Jointly Provided Switched Access Services. 7.5.1 Jointly Provided Switched Access Service is described and governed by the FCC and state access Tariffs, Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing (MECAB) and Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and Design (MECOD) Guidelines and based on LERG routing, and is not modified by any provisions of this Agreement. Both Parties agree to comply with such guidelines. Qwest and CLEC agree that the originating, intermediate, and terminating LECs for switched access will cooperatively determine the Jointly Provided Switched Access arrangements that all parties concur in.
7.5.2 Qwest will agree to function as the Access Service Coordinator (ASC) as defined in the Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and Design Guidelines (MECOD) (Technical Reference SR-TAP-000984). Qwest will provide the operational, technical and administrative support required in the planning, Provisioning and maintenance involved in the joint access Provisioning process to the IXCs. Qwest will be unable to fulfill the role of ASC if CLEC does not fully comply with MECOD requirements, including filing CLEC's End Office Switches and billed percentages (BPs) in the NECA 4 Tariff.
7.5.3 Qwest and CLEC will each render a separate xxxx to the IXC, using the multiple xxxx, single tariff option.
7.5.4 A charge will apply for Category 11-01-XX Access Services records sent in an EMR mechanized format. These records are used to provide information necessary for each Party to xxxx the Interexchange Carrier for Jointly Provided Switched Access Services and 8XX database queries. The charge for each Billable Record created and transmitted is listed in Exhibit A of this Agreement.
Jointly Provided Switched Access Services. 7.5.1 Jointly Provided Switched Access Service is described and governed by the FCC and state access Tariffs, Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing (MECAB) and Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and Design (MECOD) Guidelines and based on LERG routing, and is not modified by any provisions of this Agreement. Both Parties agree to comply with such guidelines. CenturyLink and CLEC agree that the originating, intermediate, and terminating LECs for switched access will cooperatively determine the Jointly Provided Switched Access arrangements in which all parties concur.
7.5.2 CenturyLink will agree to function as the Access Service Coordinator (ASC) as defined in the Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and Design Guidelines (MECOD). CenturyLink will provide the operational, technical and administrative support required in the planning, Provisioning and maintenance involved in the joint access Provisioning process to the IXCs. CenturyLink will be unable to fulfill the role of ASC if CLEC does not fully comply with MECOD requirements, including filing CLEC's End Office Switches and billed percentages (BPs) in the NECA 4 Tariff.
7.5.3 The ATIS Network Interconnection Interoperability Forum (NIIF) recommended methodologies must be adhered to by all Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) to provide timely notification to the industry of changes in their access network architecture.
Jointly Provided Switched Access Services. Jointly Provided Switched Access Service is described and governed by the FCC and state access Tariffs, Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing (MECAB) and Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and Design (MECOD) Guidelines and based on LERG routing, and is not modified by any provisions of this Agreement. Both Parties agree to comply with such guidelines. CenturyLink and CLEC agree that the originating, intermediate, and terminating LECs for switched access will cooperatively determine the Jointly Provided Switched Access arrangements in which all parties concur.
Jointly Provided Switched Access Services. 7.5.1 Jointly Provided Switched Access Service is defined and governed by the FCC and State Access Tariffs, Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing (MECAB) and Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and Design (MECOD) Guidelines, and is not modified by any provisions of this Agreement. Both Parties agree to comply with such guidelines.
7.5.2 Qwest will agree to function as the Access Service Coordinator (ASC) as defined in the Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and Design Guidelines (MECOD)(Technical Reference SR-TAP-000984). Qwest will provide the operational, technical and administrative support required in the planning, provisioning and maintenance involved in the joint access provisioning process to the IXCs. Qwest will be unable to fulfill the role of ASC if CLEC does not fully comply with MECOD requirements, including filing the CLEC end offices and billed percentages (BPs) in the NECA 4 Tariff.
7.5.3 Qwest and CLEC will each render a separate xxxx to the IXC, using the multiple xxxx, multiple tariff option.
7.5.4 A charge will apply for Category 11-01-XX and 11-50-XX records sent in an EMR mechanized format. These records are used to provide information necessary for each Party to xxxx the Interexchange Carrier for Jointly Provided Switched Access Services and 8XX database queries. The charge is for each record created and transmitted and is listed in Exhibit A of this Agreement.
Jointly Provided Switched Access Services. 7.5.1 Jointly Provided Switched Access Service is defined and governed by the FCC and State Access Tariffs, Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing (MECAB) and Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and Design (MECOD) Guidelines, and is not modified by any provisions of this Agreement. Both Parties agree to comply with such guidelines.
7.5.2 Qwest will agree to function as the Access Service Coordinator (ASC) as defined in the Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and Design Guidelines (MECOD)(Technical Reference SR- TAP-000984). Qwest will provide the operational, technical and administrative support required in the planning, provisioning and maintenance involved in the joint access provisioning process to the IXCs. Qwest will be unable to fulfill the role of ASC if CLEC does not fully comply with MECOD requirements, including filing the CLEC end offices and billed percentages (BPs) in the NECA 4 Tariff.
7.5.3 Qwest and CLEC will each render a separate bill to the IXC, using the multiple bill, multiple Tariff option.
7.5.4 A charge will apply for Category 11-01-XX and 11-50-XX records sent in an EMR mechanized format. These records are used to provide information necessary for each Party to bill the Interexchange Carrier for Jointly Provided Switched Access Services and 8XX database queries. The charge is for each record created and transmitted and is listed in Exhibit A of this Agreement.
7.5.5 If Meet Point Billing data is not processed and delivered by either Party (Qwest or CLEC) and sent to the other Party within ten calendar days of the relevant recording period and in turn such Party is unable to bill the Interexchange Carrier for the appropriate charges, the Party who failed to deliver the data will pay the other Party for the amount of the unbillable charges.
Jointly Provided Switched Access Services. (B)3.1 Switched Access Service, other than as defined in this Agreement, is defined and governed by the FCC and State Access Tariffs, Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing (MECAB) and Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and Design (MECOD) Guidelines, and is not modified by any provisions of this Agreement. Both Parties agree to comply with such guidelines, including, but not limited to, requirements to file NXXs in NECA4 and to obtain an Operating Company Number (OCN). A summary of applicable guidelines is available in the Interconnect & Resale Resource Guide. Qwest and Cellular 29 agree to exchange all records necessary for the billing of jointly provided switched access. The records to be exchanged include Category 11-01 and 11-50 access records as defined in the MECAB/MECOD documents.
Jointly Provided Switched Access Services. 7.5.1 The CLEC is not using CenturyLink for Jointly Provided Switched Access Services, therefore the Parties agree that they will not be exchanging Jointly Provided Switched Access traffic under this Agreement. If either Party wishes to exchange Jointly Provided Switched Access traffic with the other Party, it will request and negotiate an amendment to the Agreement to implement this change.
Jointly Provided Switched Access Services. 2.1 Jointly Provided Switched Access Service is defined and governed by the FCC and state access Tariffs, Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing (MECAB) and Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and Design (MECOD) Guidelines and based on LERG routing, and is not modified by any provisions of this Agreement. Both Parties agree to comply with such guidelines. For each 8XX Third Party Carrier, CLEC will require that such third party update the LERG to reflect that CLEC is the “800 SSP” for the 8XX Third Party Carrier’s Mobile Services Switching Center (MSC).
2.2 Qwest has taken the approach as outlined in Section 2.4.1 to national committees to determine if documents and processes require updating to specifically address this approach. Both CLEC and Qwest agree to amend the Agreement to reflect any new industry standards that conflict with the terms and conditions of this Amendment
2.3 CLEC acknowledges 8XX Third Party Carriers will be set up with Qwest as “Meet Point Billing” carriers, which means that Qwest’s billing to IXCs for this traffic is based on Qwest FCC Access Tariff No. 1, section 2.4.7. CLEC agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to set up 8XX Third Party Carriers as Meet Point Billing carriers with Qwest thirty (30) days prior to the date such 8XX Third Party Carrier’s originated Toll Free Service JPSA traffic begins transiting CLEC’s network. In addition, CLEC will notify Qwest of third party carrier end office(s) that will originate Toll Free Service JSPA traffic thirty (30) days prior to the date that said end office begins transiting such traffic over CLEC’s network.
2.4 The Parties will file Billed Percentage (“BP”), agreed to by the Parties in the NECA 4 Tariff per the MECAB guidelines.
2.4.1 For Toll Free Service JPSA traffic originated by 8XX Third Party Carriers, sent to CLEC then to Qwest via the LIS facilities in place between CLEC and Qwest, the following 3 party BP arrangements will apply. The route type will be designated as SWT. Qwest office is designated as an end point. CLEC’s office is designated as an intermediate point. 8XX Third Party Carriers office is designated as an end point. The BP between Qwest and CLEC on this three party route will be calculated so that Qwest’s portion of the route between CLEC and Qwest is 50%. However when CLEC establishes a POI within a Collocation at a Qwest Tandem, if Qwest and the Third Party has the route filed in NECA in which the Third Party has 100% of the BP then both CLEC and Qwes...
Jointly Provided Switched Access Services. 7.5.1 Jointly Provided Switched Access Service is defined and governed by the FCC and State Access Tariffs, Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing (MECAB) and Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and Design (MECOD) Guidelines, and is not modified by any provisions of this Agreement. Both Parties agree to comply with such guidelines.
7.5.2 Qwest will agree to function as the Access Service Coordinator (ASC) as defined in the Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and Design Guidelines (MECOD)(Technical Reference SR- TAP-000984). Qwest will provide the operational, technical and administrative support required in the planning, Provisioning and maintenance involved in the joint access Provisioning process to the IXCs. Qwest will be unable to fulfill the role of ASC if CLEC does not fully comply with MECOD requirements, including filing CLEC end offices and billed percentages (BPs) in the NECA 4 Tariff.
7.5.3 Qwest and CLEC will each render a separate xxxx to the IXC, using the multiple xxxx, multiple Tariff option.
Jointly Provided Switched Access Services. 6.3.1.12.1 Should the Parties desire to exchange Jointly Provided Switched Access Services traffic, the Parties will enter into an amendment to this Agreement.
