Common use of Responsibility of Parties Clause in Contracts

Responsibility of Parties. 51.3.1 In addition to the joint trunk group forecasting established in Section 51.1, discussions to provide relief to existing facilities can be initiated by either Party. Actual system augmentations will be initiated upon mutual agreement. 51.3.2 Both Parties will perform a joint validation to ensure current Interconnection facilities and associated trunks have not been over- provisioned. If any facilities and/or associated trunks are over- provisioned, they will be turned down where appropriate. Trunk design blocking criteria described in Section 64.3.4 will be used in determining trunk group sizing requirements and forecasts. 51.3.3 If, based on the forecasted equivalent DS-1 growth, the existing facilities are not projected to exhaust within one year, the Parties will suspend further relief planning on this Interconnection until a date one (1) year prior to the projected exhaust date. If growth patterns change during the suspension period, either Party may re-initiate the joint planning process. 51.3.4 Both Parties will negotiate a project service date and corresponding work schedule to construct relief facilities prior to facilities exhaust.