Common use of Methods of Interconnection Clause in Contracts

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territory. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLink-provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLink-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLink's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLink. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The Mid-Span Meet POI will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be used for other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access Services.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink Qwest territory. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLinkQwest-provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Mid- Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink Qwest as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-Qwest- provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLinkQwest. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLinkQwest's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center location and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The CLEC may not use remaining capability in an existing Mid-Span Meet POI to gain access to Unbundled Network Elements. These Mid-Span Meet POIs will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be consist of facilities used for the exchange of traffic and joint provisioning of Telecommunications Services to End User Customers and other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access ServicesTelecommunications Carriers.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territory. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLink-provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLink-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLink's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLink. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The CLEC may not use remaining capability in an existing Mid-Span Meet POI to gain access to Unbundled Network Elements. These Mid-Span Meet POIs will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be consist of facilities used for the exchange of traffic and joint provisioning of Telecommunications Services to End User Customers and other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access ServicesTelecommunications Carriers.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territory. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLinkQwest-provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink Qwest as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-Qwest- provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLinkQwest. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location one (1) Party's Switch and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire CenterParty's Switch. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The CLEC may not use remaining capability in an existing Mid-Span Meet POI to gain access to Unbundled Network Elements. These Mid-Span Meet POIs will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be consist of facilities used for other purposes the Provisioning of one-way or two-way local/IntraLATA and Jointly Provided Switched Access Interconnection trunks, as well as miscellaneous trunks such as Unbundled Network Elements Mass Calling Trunks, OS/DA, 911 and including any dedicated DS1, DS3 transport trunk groups used to provision originating CLEC traffic. 7.1.2.3.1 The Mid-Span Fiber Meet architecture requires each Party to own its equipment on its side of the Point of Interconnection (POI). CLECs may designate Mid-Span Fiber Meet as the target architecture, except in scenarios where it is not Technically Feasible or Access Serviceswhere the Parties disagree on midpoint location. 7.1.2.3.2 In a Mid-Span Fiber Meet the Parties agree to establish technical interface specifications for Fiber Meet arrangements that permit the successful Interconnection and completion of traffic routed over the facilities that interconnect at the Fiber Meet. CLEC is responsible for providing at its location the Fiber Optic Terminal (FOT) equipment, multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by Qwest. Qwest is responsible for providing corresponding FOT(s), multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by CLEC. 7.1.2.3.3 The Parties shall, wholly at their own expense, procure, install, and maintain the FOT(s) in each of their locations where the Parties establish a Fiber Meet with capacity sufficient to provision and maintain all trunk groups. The Parties shall mutually agree on the capacity of the FOT(s) to be utilized based on equivalent DS1s and DS3s necessary for transport of forecasted local Interconnection trunking. Each Party will also agree upon the optical frequency and wavelength necessary to implement the Interconnection.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territory. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLinkQwest-provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink Qwest as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-Qwest- provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLinkQwest. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The Mid-Span Meet POI will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be used for other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access Services.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA the CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territorycustomers. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible pointarrangements : (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLink-Qwest provided entrance facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible Other technically feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink as a productInterconnection. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determinationentrance facility. An Entrance Facility entrance facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch ’s switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLECPOI. CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities entrance facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport Private Line Transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilitiesentrance facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport Private Line Transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elementsunbundled network elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLinkQwest. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in the Collocation Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 . When Interconnection is provided through the Collocation provisions of the Collocation Section of this Agreement, the Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or rate elements, as described in the case Interconnection Section and Exhibit A of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocationthis Agreement will apply. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location one Party’s switch and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire CenterParty’s switch. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The A Mid-Span Meet POI will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and canshall not be used by CLEC to access unbundled network elements. These Mid Span Meet POIs will consist of facilities used for other purposes the provisioning of one or two way local/IntraLATA and Jointly Provided Switched Access Interconnection trunks, as well as miscellaneous trucks such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access ServicesMass Calling Trunks, OS/DA, 911 and including any dedicated DS1, DS3 transport trunk groups used to provision originating CLEC traffic. 7.1.2.3.1. The Mid-Span Fiber Meet architecture requires each party to own its equipment on its side of the Point of Interconnection (POI). CLECs may designate Mid Span Fiber Meet as the target architecture, except in scenarios where it is not technically feasible to where the parties disagree on midpoint location. 7.1.2.3.2. In a Mid-Span Fiber Meet the Parties agree to establish technical interface specifications for Fiber Meet arrangements that permit the successful Interconnection and completion of traffic routed over the facilities that interconnect at the Fiber Meet. The CLEC is responsible for providing at its location the Fiber Optic Terminal (“FOT”) equipment, multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by Qwest. Qwest is responsible for providing corresponding FOT(s), multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by CLEC 7.1.2.3.3. The Parties shall, wholly at their own expense, procure, install, and maintain the FOT(s) in each of their locations where the Parties establish a Fiber Meet with capacity sufficient to provision and maintain all trunk groups. The Parties shall mutually agree on the capacity of the FOT(s) to be utilized based on equivalent DS1s and DS3s necessary for transport of forecasted local Interconnection trunking. Each Party will also agree upon the optical frequency and wavelength necessary to implement the Interconnection.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territoryend user customers. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLinkQwest-provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Mid- Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink Qwest as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-Qwest- provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLinkQwest. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The Mid-Span Meet POI will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be used for other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access Services.

Methods of Interconnection. 6.1.2.1 The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC WSP shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink territory in each LATA CLEC where the WSP has local End User Customers. CLEC represents Customers and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located has an NPA/NXX assigned to a Rate Center within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territorythe LATA. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible technically feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLink-provided facilityCenturyLink Provided WIS Entrance Facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible Other technically feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLink-provided 6.1.2.1.1 CenturyLink Provided WIS Entrance Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 WIS Entrance Facility of CLEC's WSP’s determination. An A WIS Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center to CLEC's WSP’s Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLECthe WSP. CenturyLink-provided WIS Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-provided WIS Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLink's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLink-provided WIS Entrance Facilities, when CLEC WSP uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLink. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The Mid-Span Meet POI will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be used for other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access Services.

Methods of Interconnection. The As of the effective date of this Agreement, the Parties are interconnected through agreed Mid- Span Meet POI facilities in the sole LATA which CLEC operates, which arrangements will negotiate continue unless changed or augmented through mutual negotiation between the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territoryparties. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLinkQwest-provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (43) other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink Qwest as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-Qwest- provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLink. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location one (1) Party's Switch and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire CenterParty's Switch. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. These Mid-Span Meet POIs will consist of facilities used for the Provisioning of one-way or two-way local/IntraLATA and Jointly Provided Switched Access Interconnection trunks, as well as miscellaneous trunks such as Mass Calling Trunks, OS/DA, 911 and including any dedicated DS1, DS3 transport trunk groups used to provision originating CLEC traffic. 7.1.2.2.1 The Mid-Span Fiber Meet POI architecture requires each Party to own its equipment on its side of the Point of Interconnection (POI). CLECs may designate Mid-Span Fiber Meet as the target architecture, except in scenarios where it is not Technically Feasible or where the Parties disagree on midpoint location. 7.1.2.2.2 In a Mid-Span Fiber Meet the Parties agree to establish technical interface specifications for Fiber Meet arrangements that permit the successful Interconnection and completion of traffic routed over the facilities that interconnect at the Fiber Meet. CLEC is responsible for providing at its location the Fiber Optic Terminal (FOT) equipment, multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by Qwest. Qwest is responsible for providing corresponding FOT(s), multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by CLEC. 7.1.2.2.3 The Parties shall, wholly at their own expense, procure, install, and maintain the FOT(s) in each of their locations where the Parties establish a Fiber Meet with capacity sufficient to provision and maintain all trunk groups. The Parties shall mutually agree on the capacity of the FOT(s) to be utilized based on equivalent DS1s and DS3s necessary for transport of forecasted local Interconnection trunking. Each Party will be used exclusively as an also agree upon the optical frequency and wavelength necessary to implement the Interconnection. 7.1.2.3 Qwest agrees to provide local Interconnection facility and cannot be used for other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access Servicestrunk diversity to the same extent it does so in Qwest's local network.

Methods of Interconnection. 6.1.2.1 The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC VZW shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC where VZW has local End User Customers. CLEC represents Customers and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located has an NPA/NXX assigned to a Rate Center within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territorythe LATA. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible technically feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLink-provided facilityQwest Provided WIS Entrance Facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible Other technically feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink Qwest as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLink-provided 6.1.2.1.1 Qwest Provided WIS Entrance Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 WIS Entrance Facility of CLEC's VZW’s determination. An A WIS Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's VZW’s Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLECVZW. CenturyLinkQwest-provided WIS Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLinkQwest-provided WIS Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLink-provided WIS Entrance Facilities, when CLEC VZW uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLink. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The Mid-Span Meet POI will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be used for other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access Services.

Methods of Interconnection. 7.1.2.1 The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC Sprint, at its option, shall establish at least one (1) physical Physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC for the mutual exchange of traffic. Each Party will assume financial responsibility for bringing its traffic to the POI. Sprint has local End User Customersthe right to choose the POI if Sprint chooses two-way trunking. CLEC represents In addition, either Party may choose the POI for its originating traffic when one-way trunking is used. Each Party will be responsible for engineering and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territorymaintaining its network on its side of the POI. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLink-Qwest provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink as a productProcess. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLink7.1.2.2 Qwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determinationentrance facility. An Entrance Facility entrance facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Sprint’s Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLECSprint chooses. CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities entrance facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport Private Line Transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilitiesentrance facilities, when CLEC Sprint uses such private line transport Private Line Transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 7.1.2.3 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLinkQwest. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 7.1.2.4 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location one Party’s Switch and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire CenterParty’s Switch. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The Sprint may use remaining capability in an existing Mid-Span Meet POI to gain access to unbundled network facilities; provided that Sprint shall be obliged to compensate Qwest under the terms and conditions applicable to UNEs for the portion of the facility so used. In determining such portion, the decision shall be based to the extent practicable, on the guideline that the portion so determined should correspond to the nature and extent of facilities that would be required to provide access to elements in the absence of a concurrent use for Interconnection. Qwest may seek appropriate relief from the Commission if it can demonstrate that this provision has been used to occasion the installation of new facilities that, while claimed necessary for Interconnection, were actually intended for UNE access. These Mid Span Meet POIs will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be consist of facilities used for other purposes the Provisioning of one or two way local/IntraLATA and Jointly Provided Switched Access Interconnection trunks, as well as miscellaneous trunks such as Unbundled Network Elements Mass Calling Trunks, OS/DA, 911 and including any dedicated DS1, DS3 transport trunk groups used to provision originating Sprint traffic. 7.1.2.4.1 The Mid-Span Fiber Meet architecture requires each Party to own its equipment on its side of the Point of Interconnection (POI). Sprint may designate Mid Span Fiber Meet as the target architecture, except in scenarios where it is not Technically Feasible or Access Serviceswhere the Parties disagree on midpoint location. 7.1.2.4.2 In a Mid-Span Fiber Meet the Parties agree to establish technical interface specifications for Fiber Meet arrangements that permit the successful Interconnection and completion of traffic routed over the facilities that interconnect at the Fiber Meet. Sprint is responsible for providing at its location the Fiber Optic Terminal (FOT) equipment, multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by Qwest. Qwest is responsible for providing corresponding FOT(s), multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by Sprint. 7.1.2.4.3 The Parties shall, wholly at their own expense, procure, install, and maintain the FOT(s) in each of their locations where the Parties establish a Fiber Meet with capacity sufficient to provision and maintain all trunk groups. The Parties shall mutually agree on the capacity of the FOT(s) to be utilized based on equivalent DS1s and DS3s necessary for transport of forecasted local Interconnection trunking. Each Party will also agree upon the optical frequency and wavelength necessary to implement the Interconnection.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink Qwest territory. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLinkQwest-provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Mid- Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink Qwest as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-Qwest- provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLinkQwest. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLinkQwest's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center location and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The CLEC may not use remaining capability in an existing Mid-Span Meet POI to gain access to Unbundled Network Elements. These Mid-Span Meet POIs will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be consist of facilities used for the exchange of traffic and joint provisioning of Telecommunications Services to End User Customers and other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access ServicesTelecommunications Carriers.

Methods of Interconnection. 6.1.2.1 The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC Viaero Wireless shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink QC territory in each LATA CLEC where Viaero Wireless has local End User Customers. CLEC represents Customers and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located has an NPA/NXX assigned to a Rate Center within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territorythe LATA. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible technically feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLink-provided facilityCenturyLink QC Provided WIS Entrance Facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Mid- Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible Other technically feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink QC as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLink-provided 6.1.2.1.1 CenturyLink QC Provided WIS Entrance Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 WIS Entrance Facility of CLEC's Viaero Wireless’s determination. An A WIS Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink QC Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Viaero Wireless’s Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLECViaero Wireless. CenturyLink-CenturyLink QC- provided WIS Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink QC Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLinkCenturyLink QC-provided WIS Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkCenturyLink QC's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLink-provided WIS Entrance Facilities, when CLEC Viaero Wireless uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLink. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The Mid-Span Meet POI will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be used for other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access Services.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territory. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLink-Qwest provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process Process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink Qwest as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determinationentrance facility. An Entrance Facility entrance facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's ’s Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities entrance facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport Private Line Transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilitiesentrance facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport Private Line Transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLinkQwest. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location one Party’s Switch and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire CenterParty’s Switch. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The A CLEC may use remaining capability in an existing Mid-Span Meet POI to gain access to unbundled network facilities; provided that CLEC shall be obliged to compensate Qwest under the terms and conditions applicable to UNEs for the portion of the facility so used. In determining such portion, the decision shall be based to the extent practicable, on the guideline that the portion so determined should correspond to the nature and extent of facilities that would be required to provide access to elements in the absence of a concurrent use for Interconnection. Qwest may seek appropriate relief from the Commission if it can demonstrate that this provision has been used to occasion the installation of new facilities that, while claimed necessary for Interconnection, were actually intended for UNE access. These Mid Span Meet POIs will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be consist of facilities used for other purposes the Provisioning of one or two way local/IntraLATA and Jointly Provided Switched Access Interconnection trunks, as well as miscellaneous trunks such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access ServicesMass Calling Trunks, OS/DA, 911 and including any dedicated DS1, DS3 transport trunk groups used to provision originating CLEC traffic. 7.1.2.3.1 The Mid-Span Fiber Meet architecture requires each Party to own its equipment on its side of the Point of Interconnection (POI). CLECs may designate Mid Span Fiber Meet as the target architecture, except in scenarios where it is not Technically Feasible to where the Parties disagree on midpoint location. 7.1.2.3.2 In a Mid-Span Fiber Meet the Parties agree to establish technical interface specifications for Fiber Meet arrangements that permit the successful Interconnection and completion of traffic routed over the facilities that interconnect at the Fiber Meet. CLEC is responsible for providing at its location the Fiber Optic Terminal (FOT) equipment, multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by Qwest. Qwest is responsible for providing corresponding FOT(s), multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by CLEC. 7.1.2.3.3 The Parties shall, wholly at their own expense, procure, install, and maintain the FOT(s) in each of their locations where the Parties establish a Fiber Meet with capacity sufficient to provision and maintain all trunk groups. The Parties shall mutually agree on the capacity of the FOT(s) to be utilized based on equivalent DS1s and DS3s necessary for transport of forecasted local Interconnection trunking. Each Party will also agree upon the optical frequency and wavelength necessary to implement the Interconnection. 7.1.2.3.4 Intentionally Left Blank.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink Qwest territory. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLinkQwest-provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink Qwest as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLink. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The Mid-Span Meet POI will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be used for other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access Services.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink Qwest territory. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLinkQwest-provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Mid- Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink Qwest as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-Qwest- provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLink. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The Mid-Span Meet POI will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be used for other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access Services.

Methods of Interconnection. 6.1.2.1 The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC WSP shall establish at least one (1) physical Physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC where the WSP has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located and/or has an NPA/NXX rated to a Rate Center within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territorythe LATA. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: Agreements (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLink-provided facilityQwest Provided Entrance Facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible Other technically feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink as a productInterconnection. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLink-provided 6.1.2.1.1 Qwest Provided Entrance Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determinationFacility. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch WSP’s switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLECPOI. CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served serving area, by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport Private Line Transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilitiesentrance facilities, when CLEC WSP uses such private line transport Private Line Transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 6.1.2.1.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLinkQwest. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in the Collocation Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 6.1.2.1.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLinkQwest's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS WSP to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 6.1.2.1.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location one Party’s switch and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire CenterParty’s switch. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. These Mid Span Meet POIs will consist of facilities used for the Provisioning of one or two way Type 2 and Jointly Provided Switched Access Interconnection trunks, as well as Ancillary trunks such as, OS, DA, and 911 trunk groups. 6.1.2.1.3.1 The Mid-Span Fiber Meet POI architecture requires each Party to own its equipment on its side of the Point of Interconnection (POI). WSPs may designate Mid Span Fiber Meet as the target architecture, except in scenarios where it is not technically feasible or where the Parties disagree on midpoint location. 6.1.2.1.3.2 In a Mid-Span Fiber Meet the Parties agree to establish technical interface specifications for Fiber Meet arrangements that permit the successful Interconnection and completion of traffic routed over the facilities that interconnect at the Fiber Meet. WSP is responsible for providing at its location the Fiber Optic Terminal (FOT) equipment, Multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by Qwest. Qwest is responsible for providing corresponding FOT(s), Multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by WSP. 6.1.2.1.3.3 The Parties shall, wholly at their own expense, procure, install, and maintain the FOT(s) in each of their locations where the Parties establish a Fiber Meet with capacity sufficient to provision and maintain all trunk groups. The Parties shall mutually agree on the capacity of the FOT(s) to be utilized based on equivalent DS1s and DS3s necessary for transport of forecasted local Interconnection trunking. Each Party will be used exclusively as an also agree upon the optical frequency and wavelength necessary to implement the Interconnection. 6.1.2.2 Qwest agrees to provide local Interconnection facility and cannot be used for other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access Servicestrunk diversity to the same extent it does so in Qwest’s local network.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territory. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLink-Qwest provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process Process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink Qwest as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility entrance facility at any technically feasible POI of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility entrance facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's ’s Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLECPOI. CenturyLink-Qwest provided Entrance Facilities entrance facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-Qwest provided Entrance Facilities entrance facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport Private Line Transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLink-Qwest provided Entrance Facilitiesentrance facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport Private Line Transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLinkQwest. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location one Party’s Switch and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire CenterParty’s Switch. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The A CLEC may use remaining capability in an existing Mid-Span Meet POI to gain access to unbundled network facilities; provided that CLEC shall be obliged to compensate Qwest under the terms and conditions applicable to UNEs for the portion of the facility so used. In determining such portion, the decision shall be based to the extent practicable on the guideline that the portion so determined should correspond to the nature and extent of facilities that would be required to provide access to elements in the absence of a concurrent use for Interconnection. Qwest may seek appropriate relief from the Commission if it can demonstrate that this provision has been used to occasion the installation of new facilities that, while claimed necessary for Interconnection, were actually intended for UNE access. These Mid Span Meet POIs will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be consist of facilities used for other purposes the Provisioning of one or two way local/IntraLATA and Jointly Provided Switched Access Interconnection trunks, as well as miscellaneous trunks such as Unbundled Network Elements Mass Calling Trunks, OS/DA, 911 and including any dedicated DS1, DS3 transport trunk groups used to provision originating CLEC traffic. 7.1.2.3.1 The Mid-Span Fiber Meet architecture requires each Party to own its equipment on its side of the Point of Interconnection (POI). CLECs may designate Mid Span Fiber Meet as the target architecture, except in scenarios where it is not Technically Feasible or Access Serviceswhere the Parties disagree on midpoint location. 7.1.2.3.2 In a Mid-Span Fiber Meet the Parties agree to establish technical interface specifications for Fiber Meet arrangements that permit the successful Interconnection and completion of traffic routed over the facilities that interconnect at the Fiber Meet. CLEC is responsible for providing at its location the Fiber Optic Terminal (FOT) equipment, multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by Qwest. Qwest is responsible for providing corresponding FOT(s), multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by CLEC. 7.1.2.3.3 The Parties shall, wholly at their own expense, procure, install, and maintain the FOT(s) in each of their locations where the Parties establish a Fiber Meet with capacity sufficient to provision and maintain all trunk groups. The Parties shall mutually agree on the capacity of the FOT(s) to be utilized based on equivalent DS1s and DS3s necessary for transport of forecasted local Interconnection trunking. Each Party will also agree upon the optical frequency and wavelength necessary to implement the Interconnection.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC SBCT shall establish at least one (1) physical Physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC SBCT has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territorycustomers. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLinkQwest or third-party provided entrance facility; (2) Collocation, pursuant to the provisions as set forth in the Collocation Section of this Agreement; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible Other technically feasible methods of Interconnection via the Interconnection. A Bona Fide Request (BFR) is a process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided which SBCT can utilize to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink as a productrequest network interconnection methods that do not currently exist in the Agreement. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determinationentrance facility. An Entrance Facility entrance facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch SBCT’s switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLECthe POI. CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities entrance facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport Private Line Transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilitiesentrance facilities, when CLEC SBCT uses such private line transport Private Line Transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elementsunbundled network elements. 7.1.2.1.1 Third-party Provided Lease Entrance Facility. SBCT may choose to lease the entrance facility from a third-party provider. In which case, Qwest would be liable to compensate for any use of said transport pursuant to Section 7.3.1.1.3.1. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLink. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of InterfaceInterconnection, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location one Party’s switch and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire CenterParty’s switch. The actual physical Point of Interface Interconnection and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The SBCT may use remaining capability in an existing Mid-Span Meet POI to gain access to unbundled network facilities; provided that SBCT shall be obliged to compensate Qwest under the terms and conditions applicable to UNEs for the portion of the facility so used. In determining such portion, the decision shall be based to the extent practicable, on the guideline that the portion so determined should correspond to the nature and extent of facilities that would be required to provide access to elements in the absence of a concurrent use for Interconnection. Qwest may seek appropriate relief from the Commission if it can demonstrate that this provision has been used to occasion the installation of new facilities that, while claimed necessary for Interconnection, were actually intended for UNE access. These Mid Span Meet POIs will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be consist of facilities used for other purposes the provisioning of one or two way local/IntraLATA and Jointly Provided Switched Access Interconnection trunks, as well as miscellaneous trunks such as Mass Calling Trunks, OS/DA, 911 and including any dedicated DS1, DS3 transport trunk groups used to provision originating SBCT traffic. The terms and conditions associated with access to Unbundled Network Elements or Access Services(UNEs) are contained in the UNE Section of this Agreement. 7.1.2.3.1 The Mid-Span Fiber Meet architecture requires each Party to own its equipment on its side of the Point of Interconnection (POI). SBCT may designate Mid Span Fiber Meet as the target architecture, except in scenarios where it is not technically feasible where the Parties disagree on midpoint location. 7.1.2.3.2 In a Mid-Span Fiber Meet the Parties agree to establish technical interface specifications for fiber meet arrangements, including but not limited to SONET system specifications that permit the successful Interconnection and completion of traffic routed over the facilities that interconnect at the fiber meet. SBCT is responsible for providing at its location the Fiber Optic Terminal (FOT) equipment, multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by Qwest. Qwest is responsible for providing corresponding FOT(s), multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by SBCT. 7.1.2.3.3 The Parties shall, wholly at their own expense, procure, install, and maintain the FOT(s) in each of their locations where the Parties establish a fiber meet with capacity sufficient to provision and maintain all trunk groups. The Parties shall mutually agree on the capacity of the FOT(s) to be utilized based on equivalent DS1s and DS3s necessary for transport of forecasted local Interconnection trunking. Each Party will also agree upon the optical frequency and wavelength necessary to implement the Interconnection. 7.1.2.3.4 Intentionally Left Blank 7.1.2.4 Intentionally Left Blank 7.1.2.5 Qwest agrees to provide local Interconnection trunk diversity to the same extent it does so in Qwest’s local network.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territory. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLink-provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLink-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLink's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLink. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The Mid-Span Meet POI will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be used for other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access Services.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA the CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territorycustomers. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLink-Qwest provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible technically feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink as a productInterconnection. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility entrance facility of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility entrance facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch ’s switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLECPOI. CenturyLink-Qwest provided Entrance Facilities entrance facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-Qwest provided Entrance Facilities entrance facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport Private Line Transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLink-Qwest provided Entrance Facilitiesentrance facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport Private Line Transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLinkQwest. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location one Party’s switch and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire CenterParty’s switch. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The A CLEC may use remaining capability in an existing Mid-Span Meet POI to gain access to unbundled network facilities; provided that CLEC shall be obliged to compensate Qwest under the terms and conditions applicable to UNEs for the portion of the facility so used. In determining such portion, the decision shall be based to the extent practicable on the guideline that the portion so determined should correspond to the nature and extent of facilities that would be required to provide access to elements in the absence of a concurrent use for interconnection. Qwest may seek appropriate relief from the Commission if it can demonstrate that this provision has been used to occasion the installation of new facilities that, while claimed necessary for Interconnection, were actually intended for UNE access. These Mid Span Meet POIs will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be consist of facilities used for other purposes the provisioning of one or two way local/IntraLATA and Jointly Provided Switched Access Interconnection trunks, as well as miscellaneous trunks such as Unbundled Network Elements Mass Calling Trunks, OS/DA, 911 and including any dedicated DS1, DS3 transport trunk groups used to provision originating CLEC traffic. 7.1.2.3.1 The Mid-Span fiber meet architecture requires each Party to own its equipment on its side of the Point of Interconnection (POI). CLECs may designate Mid Span fiber meet as the target architecture, except in scenarios where it is not technically feasible or Access Serviceswhere the Parties disagree on midpoint location. 7.1.2.3.2 In a Mid-Span Fiber Meet the Parties agree to establish technical interface specifications for fiber meet arrangements that permit the successful Interconnection and completion of traffic routed over the facilities that interconnect at the fiber meet. CLEC is responsible for providing at its location the Fiber Optic Terminal (FOT) equipment, multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by Qwest. Qwest is responsible for providing corresponding FOT(s), multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by CLEC 7.1.2.3.3 The Parties shall, wholly at their own expense, procure, install, and maintain the FOT(s) in each of their locations where the Parties establish a Fiber Meet with capacity sufficient to provision and maintain all trunk groups. The Parties shall mutually agree on the capacity of the FOT(s) to be utilized based on equivalent DS1s and DS3s necessary for transport of forecasted local Interconnection trunking. Each Party will also agree upon the optical frequency and wavelength necessary to implement the Interconnection.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink Qwest territory. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLinkQwest-provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Mid- Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink Qwest as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-Qwest- provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLinkQwest. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLinkQwest's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. 7.1.2.3.1 Mid-Span Meet POI (New Builds). A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center location and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The CLEC may not use remaining capability in an existing Mid-Span Meet POI to gain access to Unbundled Network Elements. These Mid-Span Meet POIs will consist of facilities used for the exchange of traffic and joint provisioning of Telecommunications Services to End User Customers and other Telecommunications Carriers. 7.1.2.3.2 ILEC - Meet Points - When Qwest and CLEC’s (affiliated with an ILEC) have previously exchanged traffic using facilities established for the exchange of traffic between Qwest and CLEC’s affiliated ILEC operation; in order to efficiently use the Parties’ network facilities, the existing ILEC facility will be used exclusively treated as an Interconnection a “Mid-Span Meet POI” point of interconnection, as defined in 7.1.2.3.1. CLEC will provision separate trunks on the existing facility for its non-ILEC traffic and canrepresents and warrants that it will not use any trunks over the existing facility established for use in its ILEC operations for any traffic that is governed by this Agreement. Should either Party wish to alter the arrangements or establish new facilities, the Parties will negotiate the new facilities arrangement(s) which would be used for other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access Servicesto interconnect the networks. 7.1.2.3.2.1 Additional Mid-Span Meet POIs that CLEC (with an affiliated ILEC) request, and existing facilities are not used, will be established pursuant to 7.1.2.3.1.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink territory. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLinkQwest-provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink Qwest as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determination. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-Qwest- provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLinkQwest-provided Entrance Facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLinkQwest. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLink's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Serving Wire Center location one (1) Party's Switch and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Serving Wire CenterParty's Switch. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The CLEC may not use remaining capability in an existing Mid-Span Meet POI to gain access to Unbundled Network Elements. These Mid-Span Meet POIs will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be consist of facilities used for other purposes the Provisioning of one-way or two-way local/IntraLATA and Jointly Provided Switched Access Interconnection trunks, as well as miscellaneous trunks such as Unbundled Network Elements Mass Calling Trunks, OS/DA, 911 and including any dedicated DS1, DS3 transport trunk groups used to provision originating CLEC traffic. 7.1.2.3.1 The Mid-Span Fiber Meet architecture requires each Party to own its equipment on its side of the Point of Interconnection (POI). CLECs may designate Mid-Span Fiber Meet as the target architecture, except in scenarios where it is not Technically Feasible or Access Serviceswhere the Parties disagree on midpoint location. 7.1.2.3.2 In a Mid-Span Fiber Meet the Parties agree to establish technical interface specifications for Fiber Meet arrangements that permit the successful Interconnection and completion of traffic routed over the facilities that interconnect at the Fiber Meet. CLEC is responsible for providing at its location the Fiber Optic Terminal (FOT) equipment, multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by Qwest. Qwest is responsible for providing corresponding FOT(s), multiplexing, and fiber required to terminate the optical signal provided by CLEC. 7.1.2.3.3 The Parties shall, wholly at their own expense, procure, install, and maintain the FOT(s) in each of their locations where the Parties establish a Fiber Meet with capacity sufficient to provision and maintain all trunk groups. The Parties shall mutually agree on the capacity of the FOT(s) to be utilized based on equivalent DS1s and DS3s necessary for transport of forecasted local Interconnection trunking. Each Party will also agree upon the optical frequency and wavelength necessary to implement the Interconnection. 7.1.2.3.4 There are four (4) basic Fiber Meet design options. The option selected must be mutually agreeable to both Parties. Additional arrangements may be mutually developed and agreed to by the Parties pursuant to the requirements of this Section. 7.1.2.3.4.1 Design One: CLEC's fiber cable (four (4) fibers) and Qwest's fiber cable (four (4) fibers) are connected at an economically and Technically Feasible point between CLEC and Qwest locations. This Interconnection point shall be a mutually agreeable location approximately midway between the two. The Parties' fiber cables would be terminated and then cross connected on a fiber termination panel as discussed below under the fiber termination point options section. 7.1.2.3.4.2 Design Two: CLEC will provide fiber cable to the last entrance (or Qwest designated) manhole at the Qwest Tandem Switch or End Office Switch. Qwest shall make all necessary preparations to receive and to allow and enable CLEC to deliver fiber optic facilities into that manhole. CLEC will provide a sufficient length of optical fire resistant cable for Qwest to pull through the Qwest cable vault and terminate on the Qwest fiber distribution frame (FDF) in Qwest's office. CLEC shall deliver and maintain such strands wholly at its own expense up to the POI. Qwest shall take the fiber from the manhole and terminate it inside Qwest's office on the FDF at Qwest's expense. Each Party will supply a fiber optic terminal at its respective end. The Parties will agree what remuneration, if any, CLEC will receive for providing the majority of the fiber optic cable. In this case, the POI shall be at the Qwest designated manhole location. 7.1.2.3.4.3 Design Three: Qwest will provide fiber cable to the last entrance (or CLEC designated) manhole at CLEC's location. CLEC shall make all necessary preparations to receive and to allow and enable Qwest to deliver fiber optic facilities into that manhole. Qwest will provide a sufficient length of optical fire resistant cable for CLEC to run the fiber cable from the manhole and terminate on CLEC's fiber distribution frame (FDF) in CLEC's location. Qwest shall deliver and maintain such strands wholly at its own expense up to the POI. CLEC shall take the fiber from the manhole and terminate it inside CLEC's office on the FDF at CLEC's expense. Each Party will supply a fiber optic terminal at its respective end. The Parties will agree on the remuneration, if any, Qwest will receive for providing the majority of the fiber optic cable. In this case, the POI shall be at CLEC's designated manhole location.

Methods of Interconnection. The Parties will negotiate the facilities arrangement used to interconnect their respective networks. CLEC shall establish at least one (1) physical Point of Interconnection in CenturyLink Qwest territory in each LATA CLEC has local End User Customers. CLEC represents and warrants that it is serving End User Customers physically located within each local calling area for which it wishes to exchange traffic within CenturyLink Qwest territory. The Parties shall establish, through negotiations, at least one (1) of the following Interconnection arrangements, at any Technically Feasible point: (1) a DS1 or DS3 CenturyLinkQwest-provided facility; (2) Collocation; (3) negotiated Mid-Mid- Span Meet POI facilities; or (4) other Technically Feasible methods of Interconnection via the Bona Fide Request (BFR) process unless a particular arrangement has been previously provided to a third party, or is offered by CenturyLink Qwest as a product. 7.1.2.1 CenturyLinkQwest-provided Facility. Interconnection may be accomplished through the provision of a DS1 or DS3 Entrance Facility of CLEC's determinationFacility, direct trunked transport, or both. An Entrance Facility extends from the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center to CLEC's Switch location or any Technically Feasible POI chosen by CLEC. CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities may not extend beyond the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The rates for CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities are provided in Exhibit A. CenturyLinkQwest's private line transport service is available as an alternative to CenturyLink-provided Entrance Facilities, when CLEC uses such private line transport service for multiple services. Entrance Facilities may not be used for Interconnection with Unbundled Network Elements. 7.1.2.2 Collocation. Interconnection may be accomplished through the Collocation arrangements offered by CenturyLinkQwest. The terms and conditions under which Collocation will be available are described in Section 8 of this Agreement. 7.1.2.2.1 Expanded Interconnection Channel Termination (EICT) provides the communication path that actually connects the physical space or in the case of virtual collocation, the designated equipment to CenturyLinkQwest's direct trunked transport and must be ordered to provision LIS to a collocation. 7.1.2.3 Mid-Span Meet POI. A Mid-Span Meet POI is a negotiated Point of Interface, limited to the Interconnection of facilities between the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center location and the location of the CLEC switch or other equipment located within the area served by the CenturyLink Qwest Serving Wire Center. The actual physical Point of Interface and facilities used will be subject to negotiations between the Parties. Each Party will be responsible for its portion of the build to the Mid-Span Meet POI. The CLEC may not use remaining capability in an existing Mid-Span Meet POI to gain access to Unbundled Network Elements. These Mid-Span Meet POIs will be used exclusively as an Interconnection facility and cannot be consist of facilities used for the exchange of traffic and joint provisioning of Telecommunications Services to End User Customers and other purposes such as Unbundled Network Elements or Access ServicesTelecommunications Carriers.