Common use of Methods of Interconnection Clause in Contracts

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or end C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either fromeither party by the other party; (2) physical collocationphysicalcollocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouthAT&T’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection C onnection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation ina separatecollocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouthAT&T's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated benegotiated on an individual indivdi ual case basis. B. The parties will accept and acceptand provide any of the preceding methods of methodsof interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at toat least one BellSouth AT&T access tandem within tandemwithin every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from servicesfrom the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, ,that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouthAT&T’s tandem or tandemor end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endAT&T tandemor end office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with AT&T responsible for 85%of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that AT&T shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall appyl to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installationand other nonrecurring chargesfor such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for chargesfor the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies fromstudies performed by BellSouth AT&T or, if BellSouth AT&T has not or will not perform such performsuch studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges facilitycharges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional additoi nal DS1, sharing will sharingwill be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing fromutilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, ,however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any rearrangesany facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order inorder to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth an AT&T charge is applicable isapplicable thereto, BellSouth AT&T shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or rateor promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx bill its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth fromAT&T by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless AT&TWireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth AT&T from time to time during the term of termof this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed.the D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx bill its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 87% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 13% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subjectprovided, however, to that such interconnection arrangements shall be provided at the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully rates, terms and conditions set forth in this sectionAgreement. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity Reciprocal connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier ComScape desires to serve, or Carrier ComScape may elect to interconnect directly at an end office for interconnection to end users served by that end office. In Such interconnecting facilities shall conform, at a minimum, to the event a party interconnects via the purchase telecommunications industry standard of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time DS-1 pursuant to time will applyXxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xx. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endXX-XXX-00000. Signal transfer point, C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier ComScape from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier ComScape orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier ComScape the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. D. The parties will establish trunk groups from the interconnecting facilities of subsection (A) of this section. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized Each party will use its best efforts to construct its network, including the interconnecting facilities, to achieve optimum cost effectiveness and network efficiency. Unless otherwise agreed, BellSouth will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of Local Traffic from BellSouth to ComScape’s Mobile Telephone Switching Offices within BellSouth’s service territory, and ComScape will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of traffic from ComScape to each BellSouth access Unbundled Network Elementstandem and end office at which the parties interconnect. ComScape will also provide or bear the cost of trunk groups carrying intermediary (transit) traffic. E. The parties will use an auditable PLU factor as a method for determining whether traffic is Local or Non-Local. The PLU factor will be used for traffic delivered by either party for termination on the other party’s network. F. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier Interexchange ComScape (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each If access charges are billed, each party will xxxx its own access services service rates to the IXC. F. G. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier ComScape shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.Wireless

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subjectprovided, however, to that such interconnection arrangements shall be provided at the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully rates, terms and conditions set forth in this sectionAgreement. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity Reciprocal connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or end C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. D. The parties will establish trunk groups from the interconnecting facilities of subsection (A) of this section such that each party provides a reciprocal of each trunk group established by the other party. Collocation arrangements Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party may not construct its network, including the interconnecting facilities, to achieve optimum cost effectiveness and network efficiency. BellSouth's treatment of Carrier as to said charges shall be utilized consistent with BellSouth treatment of other local exchange carriers for the same charges. Unless otherwise agreed, BellSouth will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of Local Traffic from BellSouth to Carrier’s Mobile Telephone Switching Offices within BellSouth’s service territory, and Carrier will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of traffic from Carrier to each BellSouth access Unbundled Network Elementstandem and end office at which the parties interconnect. Carrier will also provide or bear the cost of trunk groups carrying intermediary (transit) traffic. E. The parties will use an auditable PLU factor as a method for determining whether traffic is Local or Non-Local. The PLU factor will be used for traffic delivered by either party for termination on the other party’s network. F. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier Interexchange Carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC.access F. G. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed.the D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 10% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 90% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed.the D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx bill its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed.for D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis.and/or B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 87% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 13% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The parties agree that interconnection facility sizing will be based on industry/national guidelines for transmission standards and traffic blocking criteria. The parties agree to provide at least a P.01 level of service and to work cooperatively in the placement and/or removal of interconnection facilities. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subjectprovided, however, to that such interconnection arrangements shall be provided at the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully rates, terms and conditions set forth in this sectionAgreement. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity Reciprocal connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office for interconnection to end users served by that end office. In Such interconnecting facilities shall conform, at a minimum, to the event a party interconnects via the purchase telecommunications industry standard of facilities and/or services from the other partyDS-1 pursuant to Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xx. XX-XXX-00000. Signal transfer point, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endSignaling System C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. D. The parties will establish trunk groups from the interconnecting facilities of subsection (A) of this section. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized Each party will use its best efforts to construct its network, including the interconnecting facilities, to achieve optimum cost effectiveness and network efficiency. Unless otherwise agreed, BellSouth will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of Local Traffic from BellSouth to Carrier’s Mobile Telephone Switching Offices within BellSouth’s service territory, and Carrier will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of traffic from Carrier to each BellSouth access Unbundled Network Elementstandem and end office at which the parties interconnect. Carrier will also provide or bear the cost of trunk groups carrying intermediary (transit) traffic. E. The parties will use an auditable PLU factor as a method for determining whether traffic is Local or Non-Local. The PLU factor will be used for traffic delivered by either party for termination on the other party’s network. F. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier Interexchange Carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each If access charges are billed, each party will xxxx its own access services service rates to the IXC. F. G. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There The parties agree that there are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations; (2) physical collocation; and (3) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party. Rates and charges for collocation are set forth in Attachment C-13, incorporated herein by this reference. Facilities may be purchased at rates, terms and conditions set forth in BellSouth’s intrastate Switched Access (Section E6) or Special Access (Section E7) services tariff. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may also be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subjectprovided, however, to that such interconnection arrangements shall be provided at the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully rates, terms and conditions set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basisAgreement. B. The parties will agree to accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity Reciprocal connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office for interconnection to end users served by that end office. In Such interconnecting facilities shall conform, at a minimum, to the telecommunications industry standard of DS-1 pursuant to Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xx. XX- XXX-00000. Signal transfer point, Signaling System 7 (“SS7”) connectivity is required at each interconnection point after Carrier implements SS7 capability within its own network. BellSouth will provide out-of-band signaling using Common Channel Signaling Access Capability where technically and economically feasible, in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in the BellSouth Guidelines to Technical Publication, TR-TSV-000905. The parties agree that their facilities shall provide the necessary on- hook, off-hook answer and disconnect supervision and shall hand off calling party number ID when technically feasible. The parties further agree that in the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, In the event that with respect to such facilities are used for two-way interconnection, the parties agree that run from BellSouth’s tandem the appropriate charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties based upon percentages equal to the estimated or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endactual percentage of traffic on such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. D. The parties agree to establish trunk groups from the interconnecting facilities of subsection (A) of this section such that each party provides a reciprocal of each trunk group established by the other party. Collocation arrangements Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party may not construct its network, including the interconnecting facilities, to achieve optimum cost effectiveness and network efficiency. BellSouth's treatment of Carrier as to said charges shall be utilized consistent with BellSouth treatment of other local exchange carriers for the same charges. Unless otherwise agreed, BellSouth will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of traffic from BellSouth to Carrier’s Mobile Telephone Switching Offices within BellSouth’s service territory, and Carrier will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of traffic from Carrier to each BellSouth access Unbundled Network Elementstandem and end office at which the parties interconnect. E. The parties agree to use an auditable PLU factor as a method for determining whether traffic is Local or Toll. The PLU factor will be used for traffic delivered by either party for termination on the other party’s network. F. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. G. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 87% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 13% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx bill its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed.be D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis.on B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 87% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 13% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx bill its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilitiesfacilities addressed in this Agreement: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party Party by the other partyParty; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subjectprovided, however, to that such interconnection arrangements shall be provided at the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully rates, terms and conditions set forth in this sectionAgreement. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties Parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity Reciprocal connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office for interconnection to end users served by that end office. In Such interconnecting facilities shall conform, at a minimum, to the event a party interconnects via the purchase telecommunications industry standard of facilities and/or services DS-1 pursuant to Bellcore Standard No. TR-NWT-00499. Signal transfer point, Signaling System C. The Parties will establish trunk groups from the other partyinterconnecting facilities of subsection (A) of this section. Each Party will use its best efforts to construct its network, including the appropriate intrastate tariffinterconnecting facilities, as amended to achieve optimum cost effectiveness and network efficiency. Unless otherwise agreed, BellSouth will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of Local Traffic from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office BellSouth to Carrier’s first switch Mobile Telephone Switching Offices within BellSouth’s service territory, and Carrier will provide or terminal as bear the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or end C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible cost of all trunk groups for the majority delivery of traffic from Carrier to each BellSouth access tandem and end office at which the recurring charges for Parties interconnect. Carrier will also provide or bear the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity cost of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installedtrunk groups carrying intermediary (transit) traffic. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, The Parties will use an auditable PLU factor as a method for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection determining whether traffic is Local or rearranges any facilities presently Non-Local. The PLU factor will be used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities traffic delivered by either Party for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier termination on the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elementsother Party’s network. E. When the parties Parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier Interexchange Carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party Party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party If access charges are billed, each Party will xxxx bill its own access services service rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.. Carrier may obtain access to the Guide at the following URL:

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or end C. The parties agree to provide at least a P.01 level of service and to work cooperatively in the placement and/or removal of interconnection facilities. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement. G. The parties have reviewed each other’s network design and configuration. The parties agree that as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, the proximity and type of the various interconnection points in each LATA or tandem serving area are efficient for the delivery of traffic without imposing undue interoffice trunking requirements upon BellSouth. The efficiency of the interconnection

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx bill its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 87% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 13% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy C. The parties agree to provide at least a P.01 level of service and to work cooperatively in the placement and/or removal of interconnection facilities. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx bill its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement. G. The parties have reviewed each other's network design and configuration. The parties agree that as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, the proximity and type of the various interconnection points in each LATA or tandem serving area are efficient for the delivery of traffic without imposing undue interoffice trunking requirements upon BellSouth. The efficiency of the interconnection between the parties is directly related to the terms, conditions, and rates negotiated in Section V of this Agreement by the parties. Therefore, any adoption of this Section V or of this Agreement as a whole shall be subject to similar network design and configuration review.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subjectprovided, however, to that such interconnection arrangements shall be provided at the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully rates, terms and conditions set forth in this sectionAgreement. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity Reciprocal connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office for interconnection to end users served by that end office. Such interconnecting facilities shall conform, at a minimum, to the telecommunications industry standard of DS-1 pursuant to Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xx. XX-XXX-00000. Signal transfer point, Signaling System 7 (“SS7”) connectivity is required at each interconnection point after Carrier implements SS7 capability within its own network. BellSouth will provide out-of- band signaling using Common Channel Signaling Access Capability where technically and economically feasible, in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in the BellSouth Guidelines to Technical Publication, TR- TSV-000905. The parties facilities’ shall provide the necessary on-hook, off- hook answer and disconnect supervision and shall hand off calling party number ID when technically feasible. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, In the event that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as are used for two-way interconnection, the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or end C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the appropriate recurring charges for the facility. This decision such facilities will be shared by the parties based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up upon percentages equal to the next DS1. Sharing estimated or actual percentage of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based traffic on actual facilities installedsuch facilities. D. C. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, or facilities obtained from a third party for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. D. The parties will establish trunk groups from the interconnecting facilities of subsection (A) of this section. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized Each party will use its best efforts to construct its network, including the interconnecting facilities, to achieve optimum cost effectiveness and network efficiency. Unless otherwise agreed, BellSouth will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of Local Traffic from BellSouth to Carrier’s Mobile Telephone Switching Offices (or other designated POI) within BellSouth’s service territory, and Carrier will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of traffic from Carrier to each BellSouth access Unbundled Network Elementstandem and end office at which the parties interconnect. Carrier will also provide or bear the cost of trunk groups carrying intermediary (transit) traffic delivered by Carrier to BellSouth. E. The parties will use an auditable PLU factor as a method for determining whether traffic is Local or Non-Local. The PLU factor will be used for traffic delivered by either party for termination on the other party’s network. F. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier Interexchange Carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each If access charges are billed, each party will xxxx its own access services service rates to the IXC. F. G. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis.and/or B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC.own F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis.’s B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in BellSouth's service territory in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 87% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 13% of the facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The parties agree to provide at least a P.01 level of service and to work cooperatively in the placement and/or removal of interconnection facilities. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC.own F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement. G. The parties have reviewed each other's network design and configuration. The parties agree that as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, the proximity and type of the various interconnection points in each LATA or tandem serving area are efficient for the delivery of traffic without imposing undue interoffice trunking requirements upon BellSouth. The efficiency of the interconnection between the parties is directly related to the terms, conditions, and rates negotiated in Section V of this Agreement by the parties. Therefore, any adoption of this Section V or of this Agreement as a whole shall be subject to similar network design and configuration review.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or end end office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party BellSouth by the other partyCarrier; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subjectprovided, however, to that such interconnection arrangements shall be provided at the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully rates, terms and conditions set forth in this sectionAgreement. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties BellSouth will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity Reciprocal connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office for interconnection to end users served by that end office. In Such interconnecting facilities shall conform, at a minimum, to the event a party interconnects via the purchase telecommunications industry standard of facilities and/or services from the other partyDS-1 pursuant to Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xx. XX-XXX-00000. Signal transfer point, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time Signaling System 7 (“SS7”) connectivity is required at each interconnection point after Carrier implements SS7 capability at Carrier's Mobile Telephone Switching Office serving this interconnection point. BellSouth will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endprovide out-of-band signaling using C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. D. The parties will establish trunk groups from the interconnecting facilities of Section A of this Article. Each party will use its best efforts to construct its network, including the interconnecting facilities, to achieve optimum cost effectiveness and network efficiency. Unless otherwise agreed, BellSouth will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of Local Traffic from BellSouth to Carrier’s Mobile Telephone Switching Offices within BellSouth’s service territory, and Carrier will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of traffic from Carrier to each BellSouth access tandem and end office at which the parties interconnect. Carrier will also provide or bear the cost of trunk groups carrying intermediary (transit) traffic in proportion to the amount of transit traffic carried on those trunks.. E. The parties will use an auditable PLU factor as a method for determining whether traffic is Local or Non-Local. The PLU factor will be used for traffic delivered by either party for termination on the other party’s network. F. When the parties provide an access a service connection between an interexchange carrier Interexchange Carrier (“IXC”) and each otherthe parties, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each If service charges are billed, each party will xxxx its own access services service rates to the IXC. F. G. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.Wireless

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 87% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 13% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.the

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase or lease of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased or leased pursuant to this Agreement subjectprovided, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis.that such interconnection B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity Reciprocal connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office for interconnection to end users served by that end office. In Such interconnecting facilities shall conform, at a minimum, to the event a party interconnects via the purchase telecommunications industry standard of facilities and/or services from the other partyDS-1 pursuant to Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xx. XX-XXX-00000. Signal transfer point, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endSignaling System C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. D. The parties will establish trunk groups from the interconnecting facilities of subsection (A) of this section. Each party will use its best efforts to construct its network, including the interconnecting facilities, to achieve optimum cost effectiveness and network efficiency. Unless otherwise agreed, BellSouth will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of Local Traffic from BellSouth to Carrier’s Mobile Telephone Switching Offices within BellSouth’s service territory, and Carrier will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of traffic from Carrier to each BellSouth access tandem and end E. The parties will use an auditable PLU factor as a method for determining whether traffic is Local or Non-Local. The PLU factor will be used for traffic delivered by either party for termination on the other party’s network. F. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier Interexchange Carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each If access charges are billed, each party will xxxx its own access services service rates to the IXC. F. G. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subjectprovided, however, to that such interconnection arrangements shall be provided at the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully rates, terms and conditions set forth in this sectionAgreement. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity Reciprocal connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office for interconnection to end users served by that end office. In Such interconnecting facilities shall conform, at a minimum, to the event a party interconnects via the purchase telecommunications industry standard of facilities and/or services from the other partyDS-1 pursuant to Bellcore Standard No. TR-NWT-00499. Signal transfer point, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endSignaling System C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. D. The parties will establish trunk groups from the interconnecting facilities of subsection (A) of this section. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized Each party will use its best efforts to construct its network, including the interconnecting facilities, to achieve optimum cost effectiveness and network efficiency. Unless otherwise agreed, BellSouth will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of Local Traffic from BellSouth to Carrier’s Mobile Telephone Switching Offices within BellSouth’s service territory, and Carrier will provide or bear the cost of all trunk groups for the delivery of traffic from Carrier to each BellSouth access Unbundled Network Elementstandem and end office at which the parties interconnect. Carrier will also provide or bear the cost of trunk groups carrying intermediary (transit) traffic. E. The parties will use an auditable PLU factor as a method for determining whether traffic is Local or Non-Local. The PLU factor will be used for traffic delivered by either party for termination on the other party’s network. F. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier Interexchange Carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each If access charges are billed, each party will xxxx bill its own access services service rates to the IXC. F. G. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There The parties agree that there are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations; (2) physical collocation; and (3) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party. Rates and charges for collocation are set forth in Attachment C-13, incorporated herein by this reference. Facilities may be purchased at rates, terms and conditions set forth in BellSouth’s intrastate Switched Access (Section E6) or Special Access (Section E7) services tariff. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may also be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subjectprovided, however, to that such interconnection arrangements shall be provided at the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully rates, terms and conditions set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basisAgreement. B. The parties will agree to accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity Reciprocal connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office for interconnection to end users served by that end office. In Such interconnecting facilities shall conform, at a minimum, to the telecommunications industry standard of DS-1 pursuant to Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xx. XX- XXX-00000. Signal transfer point, Signaling System 7 (“SS7”) connectivity is required at each interconnection point after Carrier implements SS7 capability within its own network. BellSouth will provide out-of-band signaling using Common Channel Signaling Access Capability where technically and economically feasible, in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in the BellSouth Guidelines to Technical Publication, TR-TSV-000905. The parties agree that their facilities shall provide the necessary on- hook, off-hook answer and disconnect supervision and shall hand off calling party number ID when technically feasible. The parties further agree that in the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, In the event that with respect to such facilities are used for two-way interconnection, the parties agree that run from BellSouth’s tandem the appropriate charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties based upon percentages equal to the estimated or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endactual percentage of traffic on such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. D. The parties agree to establish trunk groups from the interconnecting facilities of subsection (A) of this section such that each party provides a reciprocal of E. The parties agree to use an auditable PLU factor as a method for determining whether traffic is Local or Toll. The PLU factor will be used for traffic delivered by either party for termination on the other party’s network. F. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. G. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installation and other nonrecurring charges for such facilities. C. The parties agree that interconnection facility sizing will be based on industry/national guidelines for transmission standards and traffic blocking criteria. The parties agree to provide at least a P.01 level of service and to work cooperatively in the placement and/or removal of interconnection facilities. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations; (2) physical collocation; and (3) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endend office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with BellSouth responsible for 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. C. The parties agree that interconnection facility sizing will be based on industry/national guidelines for transmission standards and traffic blocking criteria. The parties agree to provide at least a P.01 level of service and to work cooperatively in the placement and/or removal of interconnection facilities. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities from either party by the other party; (2) physical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in BellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or BellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will be negotiated on an individual case basis. B. The parties will accept and provide any of the preceding methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established to at least one BellSouth access tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however, that with respect to such facilities that run from BellSouth’s tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected BellSouth tandem or endfrom C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information from studies performed by BellSouth or, if BellSouth has not or will not perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additional DS1, sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charge is applicable thereto, BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will xxxx its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by BellSouth from time to time during the term of this Agreement.