Tandem Switching Services. The Parties will provide tandem switching for traffic between the Parties' end offices subtending each other's access tandem, as well as for traffic between either Party's end users and any Third Party which is interconnected to the other Party's access tandems as follows:
3.3.1 The originating Party will compensate the tandem Party for each minute of originated tandem switched traffic which terminates to third party (e.g., other CLEC's, ILEC, or wireless service provider). The applicable rate for this charge is identified in Appendix D.
3.3.2 The originating Party also assumes responsibility for compensation to the company which terminates the call.
Tandem Switching Services. IV-2 3.4 Inter-Tandem Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-3
Tandem Switching Services. GTE will provide tandem switching at GTE access tandems for traffic between Mobilnet and GTE end offices subtending the GTE access tandem, as well as for traffic between Mobilnet and non-GTE end offices subtending GTE access tandems. By transporting traffic to a non-GTE end office(s) via a GTE tandem, Mobilnet assumes responsibility for compensation to GTE for all such tandem switched traffic between Mobilnet and the non-GTE end office(s). By transporting traffic to non-GTE end offices via a GTE tandem, Mobilnet assumes responsibility for compensation to the non-GTE end office company. GTE will xxxx Mobilnet for each minute of use Mobilnet generates that is tandem-switched. The applicable rate for this charge is identified in Appendix C.
Tandem Switching Services. Not applicable.
Tandem Switching Services. GTE will provide tandem switching at GTE access tandems for traffic between Mobile Communications and GTE end offices subtending the GTE access tandem, as well as for traffic between Mobile Communications and non-GTE end offices subtending GTE access tandems. By accepting traffic from a non-GTE end office(s) via a GTE tandem, Mobile Communications assumes responsibility for compensation to GTE for all such tandem switched traffic between Mobile Communications and the non-GTE end office(s). This responsibility may be fulfilled either by payment by Mobile Communications to GTE for all tandem switched traffic between Mobile Communications and the non-GTE end office(s) or by an agreement between Mobile Communications and the non-GTE end office LEC pursuant to which GTE is expressly made a third party beneficiary and GTE would receive compensation from either Mobile Communications or the non-GTE end office LEC, depending upon which entity originated the traffic. Mobile Communications will compensate GTE for each minute of use Mobile Communications receives that is tandem-switched. The applicable rate for this charge is identified in Appendix B.
Tandem Switching Services. IV-3 3.5 Inter-Tandem Switching ............................................... IV-4 4 Direct Network Interconnection. ................................................... IV-4
Tandem Switching Services. IV-2 4.4 Calling Scopes V-4
Tandem Switching Services. IV-2 4. Direct Network Interconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-2 4.1 Network Interconnection Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-2 4.2 Compensation V-3
Tandem Switching Services. GTE will provide tandem switching at GTE access tandems for traffic between US Cellular and GTE end offices subtending the GTE access tandem, as well as for traffic between US Cellular and non-GTE end offices subtending GTE access tandems. By transporting traffic to or accepting traffic from a non-GTE end office(s) via a GTE tandem, US Cellular assumes responsibility for compensation to GTE for all tandem switched traffic between US Cellular and the non-GTE end office(s). This responsibility may be fulfilled either by payment by US Cellular to GTE for all tandem switched traffic between US Cellular and the non-GTE end office(s) or by an agreement between US Cellular and the non-GTE end office LEC pursuant to which GTE is expressly made a third party beneficiary and GTE would receive compensation from either US Cellular or the non-GTE end office LEC, depending upon which entity originated the traffic. By transporting traffic to non-GTE end offices via a GTE tandem, US Cellular assumes responsibility for compensation to the non-GTE end office company. GTE will xxxx US Cellular for each minute of use US Cellular generates that is tandem-switched. The applicable rate for this charge is identified in Appendix C.
Tandem Switching Services. IV-3 3.6
