Common use of Network Interconnection Methods Clause in Contracts

Network Interconnection Methods. 2.1 Upon request by MCIm, AT&T ILLINOIS shall provide interconnection for the facilities and equipment of MCIm with AT&T ILLINOIS’ network for the transmission and routing of Telephone Exchange Service and Exchange Access at any Technically Feasible POI inside the geographical areas in which AT&T ILLINOIS is the Incumbent LEC and within AT&T ILLINOIS' network. The interconnection must be at least equal in quality to that provided by AT&T ILLINOIS to itself or to any subsidiary, Affiliate, or any Third Party to which AT&T ILLINOIS provides Interconnection. AT&T ILLINOIS shall provide Interconnection on rates, terms and conditions that are just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the requirements of the Act. 2.2 In accordance with the requirements of this Agreement, the Parties shall establish POI(s) at any Technically Feasible point inside the geographical areas in which AT&T ILLINOIS is the Incumbent LEC and within AT&T ILLINOIS' network by any Technically Feasible means established herein, including, but not limited to, a Fiber Meet. 2.3 If MCIm determines to establish new or change existing Interconnection arrangements with AT&T ILLINOIS, it will provide written notice of the need to establish or change such Interconnection to AT&T ILLINOIS. Upon receipt of MCIm’s notice to interconnect, the Parties shall within thirty (30) days or other mutually agreed to timeframe schedule a meeting to negotiate and mutually agree on the network architecture (including trunking). The Interconnection Activation date will be mutually agreed upon and will begin based on a reasonable schedule established at these meetings. 2.4 If either Party deploys additional Tandems and/or End Office switches in a LATA after the Effective Date or otherwise wishes to establish Interconnection with additional switches in such LATA, the Parties will work cooperatively to establish such Interconnection. 2.5 MCIm is solely responsible for the facilities that carry OS/DA, 911, and Meet-Point trunk groups. 2.6 The physical architecture plan will, at a minimum, include the location of MCIm’s switch(es) and AT&T ILLINOIS’ End Office switch(es) and/or Tandem switch(es) to be interconnected, the facilities that will connect the two networks and which Party will provide (be financially responsible for) the Interconnection facilities. 2.7 The Parties will designate Points of Interconnection for demarcation of the Parties’ networks for purposes of maintenance and provisioning. AT&T ILLINOIS will be responsible for engineering and maintaining its network on its side of the Points of Interconnection. MCIm will be responsible for engineering and maintaining its network on its side of the Points of Interconnection.

Network Interconnection Methods. 2.1 Upon request by MCIm, AT&T ILLINOIS shall provide interconnection for the facilities and equipment of MCIm with AT&T ILLINOIS’ network for the transmission and routing of Telephone Exchange Service and Exchange Access at any Technically Feasible POI inside the geographical areas in which AT&T ILLINOIS is the Incumbent LEC and within AT&T ILLINOIS' network. The interconnection must be at least equal in quality to that provided by AT&T ILLINOIS to itself or to any subsidiary, Affiliate, or any Third Party to which AT&T ILLINOIS provides Interconnection. AT&T ILLINOIS shall provide Interconnection on rates, terms and conditions that are just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the requirements of the Act. 2.2 In accordance with the requirements of this Agreement, the Parties shall establish POI(s) at any Technically Feasible point inside the geographical areas in which AT&T ILLINOIS is the Incumbent LEC and within AT&T ILLINOIS' network by any Technically Feasible means established herein, including, but not limited to, a Fiber Meet. 2.3 If MCIm determines to establish new or change existing Interconnection arrangements with AT&T ILLINOIS, it will provide written notice of the need to establish or change such Interconnection to AT&T ILLINOIS. Upon receipt of MCImXXXx’s notice to interconnect, the Parties shall within thirty (30) days or other mutually agreed to timeframe schedule a meeting to negotiate and mutually agree on the network architecture (including trunking). The Interconnection Activation date will be mutually agreed upon and will begin based on a reasonable schedule established at these meetings. 2.4 If either Party deploys additional Tandems and/or End Office switches in a LATA after the Effective Date or otherwise wishes to establish Interconnection with additional switches in such LATA, the Parties will work cooperatively to establish such Interconnection. 2.5 MCIm is solely responsible for the facilities that carry OS/DA, 911, and Meet-Point trunk groups. 2.6 The physical architecture plan will, at a minimum, include the location of MCIm’s switch(es) and AT&T ILLINOIS’ End Office switch(es) and/or Tandem switch(es) to be interconnected, the facilities that will connect the two networks and which Party will provide (be financially responsible for) the Interconnection facilities. 2.7 The Parties will designate Points of Interconnection for demarcation of the Parties’ networks for purposes of maintenance and provisioning. AT&T ILLINOIS will be responsible for engineering and maintaining its network on its side of the Points of Interconnection. MCIm will be responsible for engineering and maintaining its network on its side of the Points of Interconnection.

Network Interconnection Methods. 2.1 Upon request by MCIm, AT&T SBC ILLINOIS shall provide interconnection for the facilities and equipment of MCIm with AT&T SBC ILLINOIS’ network for the transmission and routing of Telephone Exchange Service and Exchange Access at any Technically Feasible POI inside the geographical areas in which AT&T SBC ILLINOIS is the Incumbent LEC and within AT&T SBC ILLINOIS' network. The interconnection must be at least equal in quality to that provided by AT&T SBC ILLINOIS to itself or to any subsidiary, Affiliate, or any Third Party to which AT&T SBC ILLINOIS provides Interconnection. AT&T SBC ILLINOIS shall provide Interconnection on rates, terms and conditions that are just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the requirements of the Act. 2.2 In accordance with the requirements of this Agreement, the Parties shall establish POI(s) at any Technically Feasible point inside the geographical areas in which AT&T SBC ILLINOIS is the Incumbent LEC and within AT&T SBC ILLINOIS' network by any Technically Feasible means established herein, including, but not limited to, a Fiber Meet. 2.3 If MCIm determines to establish new or change existing Interconnection arrangements with AT&T SBC ILLINOIS, it will provide written notice of the need to establish or change such Interconnection to AT&T SBC ILLINOIS. Upon receipt of MCIm’s notice to interconnect, the Parties shall within thirty (30) days or other mutually agreed to timeframe schedule a meeting to negotiate and mutually agree on the network architecture (including trunking). The Interconnection Activation date will be mutually agreed upon and will begin based on a reasonable schedule established at these meetings. 2.4 If either Party deploys additional Tandems and/or End Office switches in a LATA after the Effective Date or otherwise wishes to establish Interconnection with additional switches in such LATA, the Parties will work cooperatively to establish such Interconnection. 2.5 MCIm is solely responsible for the facilities that carry OS/DA, 911, and Meet-Point trunk groups. 2.6 The physical architecture plan will, at a minimum, include the location of MCIm’s switch(es) and AT&T SBC ILLINOIS’ End Office switch(es) and/or Tandem switch(es) to be interconnected, the facilities that will connect the two networks and which Party will provide (be financially responsible for) the Interconnection facilities. 2.7 The Parties will designate Points of Interconnection for demarcation of the Parties’ networks for purposes of maintenance and provisioning. AT&T SBC ILLINOIS will be responsible for engineering and maintaining its network on its side of the Points of Interconnection. MCIm will be responsible for engineering and maintaining its network on its side of the Points of Interconnection.

Network Interconnection Methods. 2.1 1.1 Upon request by MCImClimax, AT&T ILLINOIS MICHIGAN shall provide interconnection for the facilities and equipment of MCIm Climax with AT&T ILLINOIS’ MICHIGAN’s network for the transmission and routing of Telephone Exchange Service and Exchange Access at any Technically Feasible POI inside the geographical areas in which AT&T ILLINOIS is the Incumbent LEC and point within AT&T ILLINOIS' MICHIGAN’s network. The interconnection must be at least equal in quality to that provided by AT&T ILLINOIS MICHIGAN to itself or to any subsidiary, Affiliate, or any Third Party to which AT&T ILLINOIS MICHIGAN provides Interconnection. AT&T ILLINOIS MICHIGAN shall provide Interconnection on rates, terms and conditions that are just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the requirements of the Act. 2.2 1.2 In accordance with the requirements of this Agreement, the Parties shall establish POI(s) provide Interconnection at any Technically Feasible point inside the geographical areas in which on AT&T ILLINOIS is the Incumbent LEC and within AT&T ILLINOIS' network MICHIGAN’s network, by any Technically Feasible means established hereinmeans, including, but not limited to, a Fiber MeetMeet as set forth in Section 4.4. 2.3 1.3 If MCIm Climax determines to establish new or change existing Interconnection arrangements with AT&T ILLINOISMICHIGAN, it will provide written notice of the need to establish or change such Interconnection to AT&T ILLINOISMICHIGAN. Upon receipt of MCImXxxxxx’s notice to interconnect, the Parties shall within thirty (30) days or other mutually agreed to timeframe schedule a meeting to negotiate and mutually agree on the network architecture (including trunking). The Interconnection Activation date will be mutually agreed upon and will begin based on a reasonable schedule established at these meetings. 2.4 1.4 If either Party deploys additional Tandems and/or End Office switches in a LATA after the Effective Date or otherwise wishes to establish Interconnection with additional switches in such LATA, the Parties will work cooperatively to establish such Interconnection. 2.5 MCIm 1.5 AT&T MICHIGAN’s network is solely responsible for the facilities partly comprised of End Office switches, Tandem switches that carry OS/DA, 911serve IntraLATA and InterLATA traffic, and Meet-Point Tandem switches that serve a combination of local, IntraLATA and InterLATA traffic. AT&T MICHIGAN’s network architecture in any given LATA can vary markedly from another LATA. Climax and AT&T MICHIGAN agree to trunk groupstheir networks through existing and/or new Interconnection facilities between Climax switch(es) and AT&T MICHIGAN End Office(s) and/or Tandem switch(es). 2.6 1.6 The physical architecture plan will, at a minimum, include the location of MCImClimax’s switch(es) and AT&T ILLINOIS’ MICHIGAN’s End Office switch(es) and/or Tandem switch(es) to be interconnected, the facilities that will connect the two networks and which Party will provide (be financially responsible for) the Interconnection facilities. 2.7 1.7 The Parties will designate Points of Interconnection for demarcation of the Parties’ networks for purposes of maintenance and provisioningprovisioning on AT&T MICHIGAN’s network. AT&T ILLINOIS MICHIGAN will be responsible for engineering and maintaining its network on its side of the Points of Interconnection. MCIm Climax will be responsible for engineering and maintaining its network on its side of the Points of Interconnection.