Meet-Point Arrangements. 8.1.1 The Parties may mutually establish MPB arrangements in order to provide Switched Access Services to Access Service customers via a GTE access tandem in accordance with the MPB guidelines adopted by and contained in the Ordering and Billing Forum's MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein and as described in Section 3.2.3
Meet-Point Arrangements. 7.1.1 The Parties may mutually establish MPB arrangements in order to provide Switched Access Services to Access Service customers via a GTE access tandem in accordance with the MPB guidelines adopted by and contained in the Ordering and Billing Forum's MECAB and MECOD documents.
7.1.2 Except in instances of capacity limitations, GTE shall permit and enable Nextel to sub- tend the GTE access tandem(s) nearest to the Nextel Rating Point(s) associated with the NPA-NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Access Services are homed. In instances of capacity limitation at a given access tandem, Nextel shall be allowed to subtend the next-nearest GTE access tandem in which sufficient capacity is available.
7.1.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the "IP".
7.1.4 Common Channel Signaling shall be utilized in conjunction with MPB arrangements to the extent such signaling is resident in the GTE access tandem switch.
7.1.5 Nextel and GTE will use diligent efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective federal and state access tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association ("NECA") Tariff No. 4, or any successor tariff, sufficient to reflect this MPB arrangement, including MPB percentages.
7.1.6 As detailed in the MECAB document, Nextel and GTE will, in a timely fashion, exchange all information necessary to accurately, reliably and promptly xxxx Access Service customers for Switched Access Services traffic jointly handled by Nextel and GTE via the meet-point arrangement. Information shall be exchanged in Exchange Message Record ("EMR") format, on magnetic tape or via a mutually acceptable electronic file transfer protocol.
7.1.7 Nextel and GTE shall work cooperatively to coordinate rendering of Meet-Point bills to customers, and shall reciprocally provide each other usage data and related information at the appropriate charge.
Meet-Point Arrangements. 8.1.1 The Parties may mutually establish MPB arrangements in order to provide Switched Access Services to Access Service customers via a CenturyTel access tandem in accordance with the MPB guidelines adopted by and contained in the Ordering and Billing Forum's MECAB and MECOD documents.
8.1.2 Except in instances of capacity limitations, CenturyTel shall permit and enable Sprint to sub-tend the CenturyTel access tandem(s) nearest to the Sprint Rating Point(s) associated with the NPA-NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Access Services are homed. In instances of capacity limitation at a given access tandem, Sprint shall be allowed to subtend the next nearest CenturyTel access tandem in which sufficient capacity is available.
8.1.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the IP.
8.1.4 Common Channel Signaling shall be utilized in conjunction with MPB arrangements to the extent such signaling is resident in the CenturyTel access tandem switch.
8.1.5 Sprint and CenturyTel will use diligent efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective federal and state access tariff, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Xxxxxx Xx.0, or any successor tariff, sufficient to reflect this MPB arrangement, including MPB percentages.
8.1.6 As detailed in the MECAB document, Sprint and CenturyTel will, in a timely fashion, exchange all information necessary to accurately, reliably and promptly xxxx Access Service customers for Switched Access Services traffic jointly handled by Sprint and CenturyTel via the meet-point arrangement. Information shall be exchanged in Exchange Message Record (EMR) format, on magnetic tape or via a mutually acceptable Electronic File Transfer protocol.
8.1.7 Sprint and CenturyTel shall work cooperatively to coordinate rendering of Meet- Point bills to customers, and shall reciprocally provide each other usage data and related information at the appropriate charge.
Meet-Point Arrangements. 7.1.1 Cellular One may establish Meet-Point Billing (AMPB@) arrangements with GTE in order to provide Switched Access Services to third parties (or to Cellular One if acting as an IXC) via a GTE access tandem in accordance with the MPB guidelines adopted by and contained in the Ordering and Billing Forum's MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein.
7.1.2 Except in instances of capacity limitations, GTE shall permit and enable Cellular One to sub-tend the GTE access tandem(s) nearest to the Cellular One Rating Point(s) associated with the NPA-NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Access Services are homed. In instances of capacity limitation at a given access tandem,
