Common use of Regional Matters Clause in Contracts

Regional Matters. (a) CLEC has a regional administrative structure in which its central region (Region) comprises the states of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, states in which Ameritech Illinois and its Affiliates conduct business operations and in which Ameritech Illinois and certain of its Affiliates are Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers. Ameritech Illinois and CLEC currently perform, or cause their Affiliates to perform, administrative and specialized business operations on a centralized basis in the Region. (b) The Parties shall cooperate in the administration and performance of this Agreement and any other agreements between the Parties and their Affiliates approved under Section 252 of the Act relating to the Parties' provision of Telecommunications Services in the Region (the "Regional Interconnection Agreements") so that the following are accomplished: (1 Whenever this Agreement requires a procedure for deployment of the relevant facilities, services and functions, including formation of an Implementation Team and the development of an Implementation Plan, the Parties shall, to the maximum extent practicable in light of local state differences, use a single Implementation Team to develop a single Implementation Plan which will satisfy the requirements of all Regional Interconnection Agreements. Except as necessary to accommodate individual state differences or requirements, meetings of the Implementation Team shall be held in Chicago, Illinois; and (2 The Parties agree that they will use their best efforts to maintain single points of contact and operational interfaces for all Regional Interconnection Agreements.

Regional Matters. (a) CLEC has a regional administrative structure in which its central region (“Region”) comprises the states of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, states in which Ameritech Illinois SBC-AMERITECH Wisconsin and its Affiliates conduct business operations and in which Ameritech Illinois SBC-AMERITECH Wisconsin and certain of its Affiliates are Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers. Ameritech Illinois SBC-AMERITECH Wisconsin and CLEC Enventis Telecom, Inc. currently perform, or cause their Affiliates to perform, administrative and specialized business operations on a centralized basis in the Region. (b) The Parties shall cooperate in the administration and performance of this Agreement and any other agreements between the Parties and their Affiliates approved under Section 252 of the Act relating to the Parties' provision of Telecommunications Services in the Region (the "Regional Interconnection Agreements") so that the following are accomplished: (1 1) Whenever this Agreement requires a procedure for deployment of the relevant facilities, services and functions, including formation of an Implementation Team and the development of an Implementation Plan, the Parties shall, to the maximum extent practicable in light of local state differences, use a single Implementation Joint Operational Team (as hereinafter defined) to develop a single Implementation Plan operational plans which will satisfy the requirements of all Regional Interconnection Agreements. Except as necessary to accommodate individual state differences or requirements, meetings of the Implementation Joint Operational Team shall be held in Chicago, Illinois; and (2 2) The Parties agree that they will use their best efforts to maintain single points of contact and operational interfaces for all Regional Interconnection Agreements.

Regional Matters. (a) CLEC has a regional administrative structure in which its central region (“Region”) comprises the states of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, states in which Ameritech Illinois SBC-AMERITECH Wisconsin and its Affiliates conduct business operations and in which Ameritech Illinois SBC-AMERITECH Wisconsin and certain of its Affiliates are Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers. Ameritech Illinois SBC-AMERITECH Wisconsin and CLEC Excel Telecommunications, Inc. currently perform, or cause their Affiliates to perform, administrative and specialized business operations on a centralized basis in the Region. (b) The Parties shall cooperate in the administration and performance of this Agreement and any other agreements between the Parties and their Affiliates approved under Section 252 of the Act relating to the Parties' provision of Telecommunications Services in the Region (the "Regional Interconnection Agreements") so that the following are accomplished: (1 1) Whenever this Agreement requires a procedure for deployment of the relevant facilities, services and functions, including formation of an Implementation Team and the development of an Implementation Plan, the Parties shall, to the maximum extent practicable in light of local state differences, use a single Implementation Joint Operational Team (as hereinafter defined) to develop a single Implementation Plan operational plans which will satisfy the requirements of all Regional Interconnection Agreements. Except as necessary to accommodate individual state differences or requirements, meetings of the Implementation Joint Operational Team shall be held in Chicago, Illinois; and (2 2) The Parties agree that they will use their best efforts to maintain single points of contact and operational interfaces for all Regional Interconnection Agreements.

Regional Matters. (a) CLEC has a regional administrative structure in which its central region (“Region”) comprises the states of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, states in which Ameritech Illinois SBC-AMERITECH Wisconsin and its Affiliates conduct business operations and in which Ameritech Illinois SBC-AMERITECH Wisconsin and certain of its Affiliates are Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers. Ameritech Illinois SBC-AMERITECH Wisconsin and CLEC Lucre, Inc. currently perform, or cause their Affiliates to perform, administrative and specialized business operations on a centralized basis in the Region. (b) The Parties shall cooperate in the administration and performance of this Agreement and any other agreements between the Parties and their Affiliates approved under Section 252 of the Act relating to the Parties' provision of Telecommunications Services in the Region (the "Regional Interconnection Agreements") so that the following are accomplished: (1 1) Whenever this Agreement requires a procedure for deployment of the relevant facilities, services and functions, including formation of an Implementation Team and the development of an Implementation Plan, the Parties shall, to the maximum extent practicable in light of local state differences, use a single Implementation Joint Operational Team (as hereinafter defined) to develop a single Implementation Plan operational plans which will satisfy the requirements of all Regional Interconnection Agreements. Except as necessary to accommodate individual state differences or requirements, meetings of the Implementation Joint Operational Team shall be held in Chicago, Illinois; and (2 2) The Parties agree that they will use their best efforts to maintain single points of contact and operational interfaces for all Regional Interconnection Agreements.

Regional Matters. (a) CLEC AT&T Corp. has a regional administrative structure in which its central region (“Region”) comprises the states of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, states in which . Ameritech Illinois and its Affiliates conduct Michigan conducts business operations in Michigan, and in which Ameritech Illinois Michigan and certain of its Affiliates are Incumbent Local Exchange CarriersCarriers in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin, respectively. Ameritech Illinois Michigan and CLEC AT&T Communications of Michigan Inc. currently perform, or cause their Affiliates to perform, administrative and specialized business operations on a centralized basis in the Region. (b) The Parties shall cooperate in the administration and performance of this Agreement and any other agreements between the Parties and their Affiliates approved under Section 252 of the Act relating to the Parties' provision of Telecommunications Services in the Region (the "Regional Interconnection Agreements") so that the following are accomplished: (1 1) Whenever this Agreement requires a procedure for deployment of the relevant facilities, services and functions, including formation of an Implementation Team and the development of an Implementation Plan, the Parties shall, to the maximum extent practicable in light of local state differences, use a single Implementation Joint Operational Team (as hereinafter defined) to develop a single Implementation Plan operational plans which will satisfy the requirements of all Regional Interconnection Agreements. Except as necessary to accommodate individual state differences or requirements, meetings of the Implementation Joint Operational Team shall be held in Chicago, Illinois; and (2 2) The Parties agree that they will use their best efforts to maintain single points of contact and operational interfaces for all Regional Interconnection Agreements.

Regional Matters. (a) CLEC has a regional administrative structure in which its central region (Region) comprises the states of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, states in which Ameritech Illinois and its Affiliates conduct business operations and in which Ameritech Illinois and certain of its Affiliates are Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers. Ameritech Illinois and CLEC currently perform, or cause their Affiliates to perform, administrative and specialized business operations on a centralized basis in the Region. (b) The Parties shall cooperate in the administration and performance of this Agreement and any other agreements between the Parties and their Affiliates approved under Section 252 of the Act relating to the Parties' provision of Telecommunications Services in the Region (the "Regional Interconnection Agreements") so that the following are accomplished: (1 1) Whenever this Agreement requires a procedure for deployment of the relevant facilities, services and functions, including formation of an Implementation Team and the development of an Implementation Plan, the Parties shall, to the maximum extent practicable in light of local state differences, use a single Implementation Team to develop a single Implementation Plan which will satisfy the requirements of all Regional Interconnection Agreements. Except as necessary to accommodate individual state differences or requirements, meetings of the Implementation Team shall be held in Chicago, Illinois; and (2 2) The Parties agree that they will use their best efforts to maintain single points of contact and operational interfaces for all Regional Interconnection Agreements.

Regional Matters. (a) CLEC has a regional administrative structure in which its central region (“Region”) comprises the states of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, states in which Ameritech Illinois SBC-AMERITECH Wisconsin and its Affiliates conduct business operations and in which Ameritech Illinois SBC-AMERITECH Wisconsin and certain of its Affiliates are Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers. Ameritech Illinois SBC-AMERITECH Wisconsin and CLEC Enventis Telecom, Inc. currently perform, or cause their Affiliates to perform, administrative and specialized business operations on a centralized basis in the Region. (b) The Parties shall cooperate in the administration and performance of this Agreement and any other agreements between the Parties and their Affiliates approved under Section 252 of the Act relating to the Parties' provision of Telecommunications Services in the Region (the "Regional Interconnection Agreements") so that the following are accomplishedaccomplis hed: (1 1) Whenever this Agreement requires a procedure for deployment of the relevant facilities, services and functions, including formation of an Implementation Team and the development of an Implementation Plan, the Parties shall, to the maximum extent practicable in light of local state differences, use a single Implementation Joint Operational Team (as hereinafter defined) to develop a single Implementation Plan operational plans which will satisfy the requirements of all Regional Interconnection Agreements. Except as necessary to accommodate individual state differences or requirements, meetings of the Implementation Joint Operational Team shall be held in Chicago, Illinois; and (2 2) The Parties agree that they will use their best efforts to maintain single points of contact and operational interfaces for all Regional Interconnection Agreements.

Regional Matters. (a) CLEC Requesting Carrier has a regional administrative structure in which its central region (“Region”) comprises the states of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, states in which Ameritech Illinois and its Affiliates conduct business operations and in which Ameritech Illinois and certain of its Affiliates are Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers. Ameritech Illinois and CLEC Requesting Carrier currently perform, or cause their Affiliates to perform, administrative and specialized business operations on a centralized basis in the Region. (b) The Parties shall cooperate in the administration and performance of this Agreement and any other agreements between the Parties and their Affiliates approved under Section 252 of the Act relating to the Parties' provision of Telecommunications Services in the Region (the "Regional Interconnection Agreements") so that the following are accomplished: (1 1) Whenever this Agreement requires a procedure for deployment of the relevant facilities, services and functions, including formation of an Implementation Team and the development of an Implementation Plan, the Parties shall, to the maximum extent practicable in light of local state differences, use a single Implementation Team to develop a single Implementation Plan which will satisfy the requirements of all Regional Interconnection Agreements. Except as necessary to accommodate individual state differences or requirements, meetings of the Implementation Team shall be held in Chicago, Illinois; and (2 2) The Parties agree that they will use their best efforts to maintain single points of contact and operational interfaces for all Regional Interconnection Agreements.

Regional Matters. (a) CLEC has a regional administrative structure in which its central region (“Region”) comprises the states of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, states in which Ameritech Illinois SBC and its Affiliates conduct business operations and in which Ameritech Illinois SBC and certain of its Affiliates are Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers. Ameritech Illinois SBC and CLEC currently perform, or cause their Affiliates to perform, administrative and specialized business operations on a centralized basis in the Region. (b) The Parties shall cooperate in the administration and performance of this Agreement and any other agreements between the Parties and their Affiliates approved under Section 252 of the Act relating to the Parties' provision of Telecommunications Services in the Region (the "Regional Interconnection Agreements") so that the following are accomplished: (1 1) Whenever this Agreement requires a procedure for deployment of the relevant facilities, services and functions, including formation of an Implementation Team and the development of an Implementation Plan, the Parties shall, to the maximum extent practicable in light of local state differences, use a single Implementation Joint Operational Team (as hereinafter defined) to develop a single Implementation Plan operational plans which will satisfy the requirements of all Regional Interconnection Agreements. Except as necessary to accommodate individual state differences or requirements, meetings of the Implementation Joint Operational Team shall be held in Chicago, Illinois; and (2 2) The Parties agree that they will use their best efforts to maintain single points of contact and operational interfaces for all Regional Interconnection Agreements.