Common use of Shared Transport Clause in Contracts

Shared Transport. 1.5.1 Qwest shall provide the Shared Transport Network Element as part of the QPP™ service. Transport beyond Qwest's local interoffice network will be carried on Qwest's IntraLATA Toll network and provided by Qwest to CLEC only if CLEC chooses Qwest to provide IntraLATA Toll services for its QPP™ End User Customers. The existing routing tables resident in the Switch will direct both Qwest and CLEC traffic over Qwest's interoffice message trunk network. 1.5.1.1 Qwest does not authorize CLEC to offer Qwest the ILEC as a Local Primary Interexchange Carrier (LPIC) to its existing or new QPP™ End User Customers. Where CLEC assigns Qwest as LPIC 5123 to CLEC’s existing or new QPP™ End User Customers, Qwest will xxxx XXXX at the rates contained or referenced in the attached Rate Sheet. 1.5.1.2 If, during the term of this Agreement, Qwest offers toll service to CLEC’s QPP™ End User Customers, Qwest must establish its own Billing relationship with such QPP™ End User Customers. Qwest may not xxxx XXXX, and CLEC shall have no obligation to pay Qwest, for toll service Qwest provides to CLEC’s QPP™ End User Customers. In addition, CLEC shall have no obligation to xxxx XXXX QPP™ End User Customers for toll service provided by Qwest. 1.5.2 Qwest will provide Shared Transport to carry originating access traffic from, and terminating to, CLEC QPP™ End User Customers. CLEC traffic will be carried on the same transmission facilities between End Office Switches, between End Office Switches and Tandem Switches, and between Tandem Switches in its network facilities that Qwest uses for its own traffic. 1.5.3 Shared Transport usage will be billed in accordance with the rates provided in The Rate Sheet.

Shared Transport. 1.5.1 Qwest shall provide the Shared Transport Network Element as part of the QPP™ service. Transport beyond Qwest's local interoffice network will be carried on Qwest's IntraLATA Toll network and provided by Qwest to CLEC only if CLEC chooses Qwest to provide IntraLATA Toll services for its QPP™ End User Customers. The existing routing tables resident in the Switch will direct both Qwest and CLEC traffic over Qwest's interoffice message trunk network. 1.5.1.1 Qwest does not authorize CLEC to offer Qwest the ILEC as a Local Primary Interexchange Carrier (LPIC) to its existing or new QPP™ End User Customers. Where CLEC assigns Qwest as LPIC 5123 to CLEC’s 's existing or new QPP™ End User Customers, Qwest will xxxx XXXX at the rates contained or referenced in the attached Rate Sheet. 1.5.1.2 If, during the term of this Agreement, Qwest offers toll service to CLEC’s 's QPP™ End User Customers, Qwest must establish its own Billing relationship with such QPP™ End User Customers. Qwest may not xxxx XXXX, and CLEC shall have no obligation to pay Qwest, for toll service Qwest provides to CLEC’s 's QPP™ End User Customers. In addition, CLEC shall have no obligation to xxxx XXXX QPP™ End User Customers for toll service provided by Qwest. 1.5.2 Qwest will provide Shared Transport to carry originating access traffic from, and terminating to, CLEC QPP™ End User Customers. CLEC traffic will be carried on the same transmission facilities between End Office Switches, between End Office Switches and Tandem Switches, and between Tandem Switches in its network facilities that Qwest uses for its own traffic. 1.5.3 Shared Transport usage will be billed in accordance with the rates provided in The Rate Sheet.