Common use of Transit Service Clause in Contracts

Transit Service. 7.3.1 MFS 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 BA facilities over Traffic Exchange Trunks. If MFS fails to enter into such an arrangement as quickly as commercially reasonable following the Effective Date and to provide copies thereof to BA, but continues to utilize BA's Transit Service for the exchange of local traffic with such wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC, MFS shall, in addition to paying the rate set forth in Exhibit A for said Transit Service, pay BA any charges or costs such terminating third party carrier imposes or levies on BA for the delivery or termination of such Traffic, including any switched access charges, plus all reasonable expenses incurred by ---- BA in delivering or terminating such Traffic and/or resulting from MFS's failure to secure said reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement. BA will, upon request, provide MFS with all reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining such arrangements. 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 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 MFS 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 BA facilities over Traffic Exchange Trunks. If MFS fails to enter into such an arrangement as quickly as commercially reasonable following the Effective Date and to provide copies thereof to BA, but continues to utilize BA's Transit Service for the exchange of local traffic with such wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC, MFS shall, in addition to paying the rate set forth in Exhibit A for said Transit Service, pay BA any charges or costs such terminating third party carrier imposes or levies on BA for the delivery or termination of such Traffic, including any switched access charges, plus all reasonable expenses incurred by ---- BA in delivering or terminating such Traffic and/or resulting from MFS's failure to secure said reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement. BA will, upon request, provide MFS with all reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining such arrangements. 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 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 original network. 7.3.4 Transit Traffic shall be routed over the Traffic Exchange Trunks described in Section 5 above.

Transit Service. 7.3.1 MFS Focal 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 BA facilities over Traffic Exchange Trunks. If MFS Focal fails to enter into such an arrangement as quickly as commercially reasonable following the Effective Date and to provide copies thereof to BA, but continues to utilize BA's Transit Service for the exchange of local traffic with such wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC, MFS Focal shall, in addition to paying the rate set forth in Exhibit A for said Transit Service, pay BA any charges or costs such terminating third party carrier imposes or levies on BA for the delivery or termination of such Traffic, including any switched access charges, plus all reasonable expenses incurred by ---- ----- BA in delivering or terminating such Traffic and/or resulting from MFSFocal's failure to secure said reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement. BA will, upon request, provide MFS Focal with all reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining such arrangements. 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 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 MFS Focal 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 BA facilities over Traffic Exchange Trunks. If MFS Focal fails to enter into such an arrangement as quickly as commercially reasonable following the Effective Date and to provide copies thereof to BA, but continues to utilize BA's Transit Service for the exchange of local traffic with such wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC, MFS Focal shall, in addition to paying the rate set forth in Exhibit A for said Transit Service, pay BA any charges or costs such terminating third party carrier imposes or levies on BA for the delivery or termination of such Traffic, including any switched access charges, plus all reasonable expenses incurred by ---- BA in delivering or terminating such Traffic and/or resulting from MFSFocal's failure to secure said reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement. BA will, upon request, provide MFS Focal with all reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining such arrangements. 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 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 MFS Focal 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 BA facilities over Traffic Exchange Trunks. If MFS Focal fails to enter into such an arrangement as quickly as commercially reasonable following the Effective Date and to provide copies thereof to BA, but continues to utilize BA's Transit Service for the exchange of local traffic with such wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC, MFS Focal shall, in addition to paying the rate set forth in Exhibit A for said Transit Service, pay BA any charges or costs such terminating third party carrier imposes or levies on BA for the delivery or termination of such Traffic, including any switched access charges, plus all reasonable expenses incurred by ---- BA in delivering or terminating such Traffic and/or resulting from MFSFocal's failure to secure said reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement. BA will, upon request, provide MFS Focal with all reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining such arrangements. 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 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 MFS 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 BA facilities over Traffic Exchange Trunks. If MFS fails to enter into such an arrangement as quickly as commercially reasonable following the Effective Date and to provide copies thereof to BA, but continues to utilize BA's Transit Service for the exchange of local traffic with such wireless carrier, ITC, CLEC, or other LEC, MFS shall, in addition to paying the rate set forth in Exhibit A for said Transit Service, pay BA any charges or costs such terminating third party carrier imposes or levies on BA for the delivery or termination of such Traffic, including any switched access charges, plus all reasonable expenses incurred ---- by ---- BA in delivering or terminating such Traffic and/or resulting from MFS's failure to secure said reciprocal local traffic exchange arrangement. BA will, upon request, provide MFS with all reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining such arrangements. 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 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.