Common use of Jointly Provided Switched Access Services Clause in Contracts

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. 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. 7.5.3.1 The ATIS document is titled Recommended Notification Procedures to Industry for Changes in Access Network Architecture. 7.5.4 CenturyLink and CLEC will each render a separate bill to the IXC, using the multiple bill, single tariff option. 7.5.5 A charge will apply for Category 11-01-XX Access Services records sent in an EMI mechanized format. These records can be 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 for each 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. 7.5.3.1 The ATIS document is titled Recommended Notification Procedures to Industry for Changes in Access Network Architecture. 7.5.4 CenturyLink and CLEC will each render a separate xxxx to the IXC, using the multiple xxxx, single tariff option. 7.5.5 A charge will apply for Category 11-01-XX Access Services records sent in an EMI mechanized format. These records can be 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 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) (Technical Reference SR-TAP-000984). 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. 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. 7.5.3.1 The ATIS document is titled Recommended Notification Procedures to

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. 7.5.3.1 The ATIS document is titled Recommended Notification Procedures to Industry for Changes in Access Network Architecture 7.5.4 CenturyLink and CLEC will each render a separate xxxx to the IXC, using the multiple xxxx, single tariff option. 7.5.5 A charge will apply for Category 11-01-XX Access Services records sent in an EMI mechanized format. These records can be 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 record created and transmitted is listed in Exhibit A of this Agreement.