Common use of Transit Service Clause in Contracts

Transit Service. 7.3.1 Each Party shall exercise all reasonable efforts to enter into a reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that transits the other Party’s facilities over Traffic Exchange Trunks. If either Party fails to enter into such an arrangement as quickly as commercially reasonable following the Effective Date and to provide written notification of such Agreement, including the relevant rates therein, to the other Party, but continues to utilize the other Party’s Transit Service for the exchange of local traffic with such wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC, then the Party utilizing the Transit Service shall, in addition to paying the rate set forth in Exhibit A for said Transit Service, pay the other Party any charges or costs such terminating third party carrier imposes or levies on the other Party for the delivery or termination of such Traffic, including any switched access charges, plus all reasonable expenses incurred by the other Party in delivering or terminating such Traffic and/or resulting from the utilizing Party’s failure to secure said reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement. Each Party will, upon request, provide the other Party with all reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining such arrangements. In addition, neither Party shall take any actions to prevent the other Party from entering into a direct and reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that does not utilize the Transit Service of the first Party. The Parties agree to work cooperatively in appropriate industry fora to promote the adoption of reasonable industry guidelines relating to Transit Traffic. 7.3.2 Transit Traffic that is originated by an ITC or wireless carrier shall be settled in accordance with the terms of an appropriate IntraLATA Telecommunications Services Settlement Agreement between the Parties substantially in the form appended hereto as Exhibit D. Meet-Point Billing compensation arrangements as described in subsection 6.3 shall be utilized for compensation for the joint handling of Toll Traffic. 7.3.3 BA expects that most networks involved in Transit Traffic will deliver each call to each involved network with CCS and the appropriate Transactional Capabilities Application Part (“TCAP”) message to facilitate full interoperability of those services supported by BA and billing functions. In all cases, each Party shall follow the Exchange Message Record (“EMR”) standard and exchange records between the Parties and with the terminating carrier to facilitate the billing process to the originating network. 7.3.4 Transit Traffic shall be routed over the Traffic Exchange Trunks described in Section 5 above.

Transit Service. 7.3.1 Each Party shall exercise all reasonable efforts to enter into a reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that transits the other Party’s 's facilities over Traffic Exchange Trunks. If either Party fails to enter into such an arrangement as quickly as commercially reasonable following the Effective Date and to provide written notification of such Agreement, including the relevant rates therein, to the other Party, but continues to utilize the other Party’s 's Transit Service for the exchange of local traffic with such wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC, then the Party utilizing the Transit Service shall, in addition to paying the rate set forth in Exhibit A for said Transit Service, pay the other Party any charges or costs such terminating third party carrier imposes or levies on the other Party for the delivery or termination of such Traffic, including including, where not prohibited by Applicable Law, any switched access charges, plus all reasonable expenses incurred by the other Party in delivering or terminating such Traffic and/or resulting from the utilizing Party’s 's failure to secure said reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement. Each Party will, upon request, provide the other Party with all reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining such arrangements. In addition, neither Party shall take any actions to prevent the other Party from entering into a direct and reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that does not utilize the Transit Service of the first Party. The Parties agree to work cooperatively in appropriate industry fora to promote the adoption of reasonable industry guidelines relating to Transit Traffic. 7.3.2 Transit Traffic that is originated by an ITC or wireless carrier shall be settled in accordance with the terms of an appropriate IntraLATA Telecommunications Services Settlement Agreement between the Parties substantially in the form appended hereto as Exhibit D. Meet-Point Billing compensation arrangements as described in subsection 6.3 shall be utilized for compensation for the joint handling of Toll Traffic. 7.3.3 BA expects that most networks involved in Transit Traffic will deliver each call to each involved network with CCS CCIS and the appropriate Transactional Capabilities Application Part (“"TCAP”") message to facilitate full interoperability of those services supported by BA and billing functions. In all cases, each Party shall follow the Exchange Message Record (“"EMR”") standard and exchange records between the Parties and with the terminating carrier to facilitate the billing process to the originating network. 7.3.4 Transit Traffic shall be routed over the Traffic Exchange Trunks described in Section 5 above.

Transit Service. 7.3.1 Each Party shall exercise all reasonable efforts to enter into a reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that transits the other Party’s facilities over Traffic Exchange Trunks. If either Party fails to enter into such an arrangement as quickly as commercially reasonable following the Effective Date and to provide written notification of such Agreement, including the relevant rates therein, to the other Party, but continues to utilize the other Party’s Transit Service for the exchange of local traffic with such wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC, then the Party utilizing the Transit Service shall, in addition to paying the rate set forth in Exhibit A for said Transit Service, pay the other Party any charges or costs such terminating third party carrier imposes or levies on the other Party for the delivery or termination of such Traffic, including any switched access charges, plus all reasonable expenses incurred by the other Party in delivering or terminating such Traffic and/or resulting from the utilizing Party’s failure to secure said reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement. Each Party will, upon request, provide the other Party with all reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining such arrangements. In addition, neither Party shall take any actions to prevent the other Party from entering into a direct and reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that does not utilize the Transit Service of the first Party. The Parties agree to work cooperatively in appropriate industry fora to promote the adoption of reasonable industry guidelines relating to Transit Traffic. 7.3.2 Transit Traffic that is originated by an ITC or wireless carrier shall be settled in accordance with the terms of an appropriate IntraLATA Telecommunications Services Settlement Agreement between the Parties substantially in the form appended hereto as Exhibit D. Meet-Point Billing compensation arrangements as described in subsection Subsection 6.3 shall be utilized for compensation for the joint handling of Toll Traffic. 7.3.3 BA expects that most networks involved in Transit Traffic will deliver each call to each involved network with CCS and the appropriate Transactional Capabilities Application Part (“TCAP”) message to facilitate full interoperability of those services supported by BA and billing functions. In all cases, each Party shall follow the Exchange Message Record (“EMR”) standard and exchange records between the Parties and with the terminating carrier to facilitate the billing process to the originating network. 7.3.4 Transit Traffic shall be routed over the Traffic Exchange Trunks described in Section 5 above.

Transit Service. 7.3.1 Each Party shall exercise all reasonable efforts to enter into a reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that transits the other Party’s facilities over Traffic Exchange Trunks. If either Party fails to enter into such an arrangement as quickly as commercially reasonable following the Effective Date and to provide written notification of such Agreement, including the relevant rates therein, to the other Party, but continues to utilize the other Party’s Transit Service for the exchange of local traffic with such wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC, then the Party utilizing the Transit Service shall, in addition to paying the rate set forth in Exhibit A for said Transit Service, pay the other Party any charges or costs such terminating third party carrier imposes or levies on the other Party for the delivery or termination of such Traffic, including including, where not prohibited by Applicable Law, any switched access charges, plus all reasonable expenses incurred by the other Party in delivering or terminating such Traffic and/or resulting from the utilizing Party’s failure to secure said reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement. Each Party will, upon request, provide the other Party with all reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining such arrangements. In addition, neither Party shall take any actions to prevent the other Party from entering into a direct and reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that does not utilize the Transit Service of the first Party. The Parties agree to work cooperatively in appropriate industry fora to promote the adoption of reasonable industry guidelines relating to Transit Traffic. 7.3.2 Transit Traffic that is originated by an ITC or wireless carrier shall be settled in accordance with the terms of an appropriate IntraLATA Telecommunications Services Settlement Agreement between the Parties substantially in the form appended hereto as Exhibit D. Meet-Point Billing compensation arrangements as described in subsection 6.3 shall be utilized for compensation for the joint handling of Toll Traffic. 7.3.3 BA expects that most networks involved in Transit Traffic will deliver each call to each involved network with CCS CCIS and the appropriate Transactional Capabilities Application Part (“TCAP”) message to facilitate full interoperability of those services supported by BA and billing functions. In all cases, each Party shall follow the Exchange Message Record (“EMR”) standard and exchange records between the Parties and with the terminating carrier to facilitate the billing process to the originating network. 7.3.4 Transit Traffic shall be routed over the Traffic Exchange Trunks described in Section 5 above.

Transit Service. 7.3.1 Each Party shall exercise all reasonable efforts to enter into a reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that transits the other Party’s 's facilities over Traffic Exchange Trunks. If either Party fails to enter into such an arrangement as quickly as commercially reasonable following the Effective Date and to provide written notification of such Agreement, including the relevant rates therein, to the other Party, but continues to utilize the other Party’s 's Transit Service for the exchange of local traffic with such wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC, then the Party utilizing the Transit Service shall, in addition to paying the rate set forth in Exhibit A for said Transit Service, pay the other Party any charges or costs such terminating third party carrier imposes or levies on the other Party for the delivery or termination of such Traffic, including including, where not prohibited by Applicable Law, any switched access charges, plus all reasonable expenses incurred by the other Party in delivering or terminating such Traffic and/or resulting from the utilizing Party’s 's failure to secure said reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement. Each Party will, upon request, provide the other Party with all reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining such arrangements. In addition, neither Party shall take any actions to prevent the other Party from entering into a direct and reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that does not utilize the Transit Service of the first Party. The Parties agree to work cooperatively in appropriate industry fora to promote the adoption of reasonable industry guidelines relating to Transit Traffic. 7.3.2 Transit Traffic that is originated by an ITC or wireless carrier shall be settled in accordance with the terms of an appropriate IntraLATA Telecommunications Services Settlement Agreement between settlement agreement as mutually agreed to by the Parties substantially in the form appended hereto as Exhibit D. Parties. Meet-Point Billing compensation arrangements as described in subsection 6.3 shall be utilized for compensation for the joint handling of Toll Traffic. 7.3.3 BA expects that most networks involved in Transit Traffic will deliver each call to each involved network with CCS CCIS and the appropriate Transactional Capabilities Application Part (“"TCAP”") message to facilitate full interoperability of those services supported by BA and billing functions. In all cases, each Party shall follow the Exchange Message Record (“"EMR”") standard and exchange records between the Parties and with the terminating carrier to facilitate the billing process to the originating network. 7.3.4 Transit Traffic shall be routed over the Traffic Exchange Trunks described in Section 5 above.

Transit Service. 7.3.1 Each Party shall exercise all reasonable efforts to enter into a reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that transits the other Party’s 's facilities over Traffic Exchange Trunks. If either Party fails to enter into such an arrangement as quickly as commercially reasonable following the Effective Date and to provide written notification of such Agreement, including the relevant rates therein, to the other Party, but continues to utilize the other Party’s 's Transit Service for the exchange of local traffic with such wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC, then the Party utilizing the Transit Service shall, in addition to paying the rate set forth in Exhibit A for said Transit Service, pay the other Party any charges or costs such terminating third party carrier imposes or levies on the other Party for the delivery or termination of such Traffic, including any switched access charges, plus PLUS all reasonable expenses incurred by the other Party in delivering or terminating such Traffic and/or resulting from the utilizing Party’s 's failure to secure said reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement. Each Party will, upon request, provide the other Party with all reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining such arrangements. In addition, neither Party shall take any actions to prevent the other Party from entering into a direct and reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that does not utilize the Transit Service of the first Party. The Parties agree to work cooperatively in appropriate industry fora to promote the adoption of reasonable industry guidelines relating to Transit Traffic. 7.3.2 Transit Traffic that is originated by an ITC or wireless carrier shall be settled in accordance with the terms of an appropriate IntraLATA Telecommunications Services Settlement Agreement between the Parties substantially in the form appended hereto as Exhibit D. Meet-Point Billing compensation arrangements as described in subsection 6.3 shall be utilized for compensation for the joint handling of Toll Traffic. 7.3.3 BA expects that most networks involved in Transit Traffic will deliver each call to each involved network with CCS and the appropriate Transactional Capabilities Application Part (“"TCAP”") message to facilitate full interoperability of those services supported by BA and billing functions. In all cases, each Party shall follow the Exchange Message Record (“"EMR”") standard and exchange records between the Parties and with the terminating carrier to facilitate the billing process to the originating network. 7.3.4 Transit Traffic shall be routed over the Traffic Exchange Trunks described in Section 5 above.

Transit Service. 7.3.1 Each Party shall exercise all reasonable efforts to enter into a reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that transits the other Party’s facilities over Traffic Exchange Trunks. If either Party fails to enter into such an arrangement as quickly as commercially reasonable following the Effective Date and to provide written notification of such Agreement, including the relevant rates therein, to the other Party, but continues to utilize the other Party’s Transit Service for the exchange of local traffic with such wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC, then the Party utilizing the Transit Service shall, in addition to paying the rate set forth in Exhibit A for said Transit Service, pay the other Party any charges or costs such terminating third party carrier imposes or levies on the other Party for the delivery or termination of such Traffic, including any switched access charges, plus all reasonable expenses incurred by the other Party in delivering recording, billing, or terminating collecting for carrying such Traffic and/or resulting from the utilizing Party’s failure to secure said reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangementTraffic. Each Party will, upon request, provide the other Party with all reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining such arrangements. In addition, neither Party shall take any actions to prevent the other Party from entering into a direct and reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that does not utilize the Transit Service of the first Party. The Parties agree to work cooperatively in appropriate industry fora to promote the adoption of reasonable industry guidelines relating to Transit Traffic. 7.3.2 IntraLATA Transit Traffic that is originated by an ITC or wireless carrier shall be settled in accordance with the terms of an appropriate IntraLATA Telecommunications Services Settlement Agreement between the Parties substantially in the form appended hereto as Exhibit D. Meet-Point Billing compensation arrangements as described in subsection 6.3 shall be utilized for compensation for the joint handling of Toll Traffic. 7.3.3 BA expects that To the extent technically feasible, most networks involved in Transit Traffic calls will deliver each call to each involved network with include CCS and the appropriate Transactional Capabilities Application Part (“TCAP”) message to facilitate full interoperability of those services supported by BA and billing functions. In all cases, each Party shall follow the Exchange Message Record (“EMR”) standard and exchange records between the Parties and with the terminating carrier to facilitate the billing process to the originating network. 7.3.4 Transit Traffic shall be routed over the Traffic Exchange Trunks described in Section 5 above. 7.3.5 Transit Traffic Service is presently provided through BA's Access Tandems and applies only where the originating and terminating End Office of the third carrier subtends the BA Tandem. If in the future other BA switches become capable of providing the necessary recording capability and it becomes technically feasible for BA to provide Tandem to Tandem switching, then the Parties may by mutual agreement expand the scope of the traffic covered by this provision.

Transit Service. 7.3.1 Each Party shall exercise all reasonable efforts to enter into a reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that transits the other Party’s facilities over Traffic Exchange Trunks. If either Party fails to enter into such an arrangement as quickly as commercially reasonable following the Effective Date and to provide written notification of such Agreement, including the relevant rates therein, to the other Party, but continues to utilize the other Party’s Transit Service for the exchange of local traffic with such wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC, then the Party utilizing the Transit Service shall, in addition to paying the rate set forth in Exhibit A for said Transit Service, pay the other Party any charges or costs such terminating third party carrier imposes or levies on the other Party for the delivery or termination of such Traffic, including any switched access charges, plus all reasonable direct expenses incurred by the other Party in delivering or terminating such Traffic and/or resulting from the utilizing Party’s failure to secure said reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement. Each Party will, upon request, provide the other Party with all reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining such arrangements. In addition, neither Party shall take any actions to prevent the other Party from entering into a direct and reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement (either via written agreement or mutual tariffs) with any wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC to which it sends, or from which it receives, local traffic that does not utilize the Transit Service of the first Party. The Parties agree to work cooperatively in appropriate industry fora for a to promote the adoption of reasonable industry guidelines relating to Transit Traffic. 7.3.2 Transit Traffic that is originated by an ITC or wireless carrier shall be settled in accordance with the terms of an appropriate IntraLATA Telecommunications Services Settlement Agreement between the Parties substantially in the form appended hereto as Exhibit D. Meet-Point Billing compensation arrangements as described in subsection 6.3 shall be utilized for compensation for the joint handling of Toll Traffic. 7.3.3 BA expects that most networks involved in Transit Traffic will deliver each call to each involved network with CCS and the appropriate Transactional Capabilities Application Part (“TCAP”) message to facilitate full interoperability of those services supported by BA and billing functions. In all cases, each Party shall follow the Exchange Message Record (“EMR”) standard and exchange records between the Parties and with the terminating carrier to facilitate the billing process to the originating network. 7.3.4 Transit Traffic shall be routed over the Traffic Exchange Trunks described in Section 5 above.