Common use of Trunk Servicing Clause in Contracts

Trunk Servicing. 8.1 Orders between the Parties to establish, add, change or disconnect trunks shall be processed by using an Access Service Request (ASR). TCAL will have administrative control for the purpose of issuing ASR’s on two-way trunk groups. Where one-way trunks are used (as discussed in section 3.3), TDS TELECOM will issue ASRs for trunk groups for traffic that originates from TDS TELECOM and terminates to TCAL. The Parties agree that neither Party shall alter trunk sizing without first conferring with the other Party. 8.2 Both Parties will jointly manage the capacity of Local Interconnection Trunk Groups. Either Party may send a Trunk Group Service Request (TGSR) to the other Party to trigger changes to the Local Interconnection Trunk Groups based on capacity assessment. The TGSR is a standard industry support interface developed by the Ordering and Billing Forum of the Carrier Liaison Committee of the Alliance for Telecommunications Solutions (ATIS) organization. TELECORDIA TECHNOLOGIES Special Report STS000316 describes the format and use of the TGSR. The forms can be obtained from xxx.xxxx.xxx/xxxx/xxx/xxx/xxxxxxxx.xxx. 8.3 In A Blocking Situation: 8.3.1 In a blocking final situation, a TGSR will be issued by TDS TELECOM when additional capacity is required to reduce measured blocking to objective design blocking levels based upon analysis of trunk group data. Either Party upon receipt of a TGSR in a blocking situation will issue an ASR to the other Party within three (3) business days after receipt of the TGSR, and upon review and in response to the TGSR received. TCAL will note “Service Affecting” on the ASR.

Trunk Servicing. 8.1 Orders between the Parties to establish, add, change or disconnect trunks shall be processed by using an Access Service Request (ASR). TCAL CLEC will have administrative control for the purpose of issuing ASR’s on two-way trunk groups. Where one-way trunks are used (as discussed in section 3.3), TDS TELECOM will issue ASRs for trunk groups for traffic that originates from TDS TELECOM and terminates to TCALCLEC. The Parties agree that neither Party shall alter trunk sizing without first conferring with the other Party. 8.2 Both Parties will jointly manage the capacity of Local Interconnection Trunk Groups. Either Party may send a Trunk Group Service Request (TGSR) to the other Party to trigger changes to the Local Interconnection Trunk Groups based on capacity assessment. The TGSR is a standard industry support interface developed by the Ordering and Billing Forum of the Carrier Liaison Committee of the Alliance for Telecommunications Solutions (ATIS) organization. TELECORDIA TECHNOLOGIES Special Report STS000316 describes the format and use of the TGSR. The forms can be obtained from xxx.xxxx.xxx/xxxx/xxx/xxx/xxxxxxxx.xxx. 8.3 In A Blocking Situation: 8.3.1 In a blocking final situation, a TGSR will be issued by TDS TELECOM when additional capacity is required to reduce measured blocking to objective design blocking levels based upon analysis of trunk group data. Either Party upon receipt of a TGSR in a blocking situation will issue an ASR to the other Party within three (3) business days after receipt of the TGSR, and upon review and in response to the TGSR received. TCAL CLEC will note “Service Affecting” on the ASR.

Trunk Servicing. 8.1 Orders between the Parties to establish, add, change or disconnect trunks shall be processed by using an Access Service Request (ASR). TCAL CLEC will have administrative control for the purpose of issuing ASR’s on two-way trunk groups. Where one-way trunks are used (as discussed in section 3.3), TDS TELECOM UNION will issue ASRs for trunk groups for traffic that originates from TDS TELECOM UNION and terminates to TCALCLEC. The Parties agree that neither Party shall alter trunk sizing on two-way trunk groups without first conferring with the other Party. 8.2 Both Parties will jointly manage the capacity of two-way Local Interconnection Trunk Groups. Either Party may send a Trunk Group Service Request (TGSR) to the other Party to trigger changes to the Local Interconnection Trunk Groups based on capacity assessment. The TGSR is a standard industry support interface developed by the Ordering and Billing Forum of the Carrier Liaison Committee of the Alliance for Telecommunications Solutions (ATIS) organization. TELECORDIA TECHNOLOGIES Special Report STS000316 describes the format and use of the TGSR. The forms can be obtained from xxx.xxxx.xxx/xxxx/xxx/xxx/xxxxxxxx.xxx. 8.3 In A Blocking Situation: 8.3.1 In a blocking final situation, a TGSR or ASR will be issued by TDS TELECOM UNION or CLEC, respectively, when additional capacity is required to reduce measured blocking to objective design blocking levels based upon analysis of trunk group data. Either Party upon receipt of a TGSR in a blocking situation will issue an ASR to the other Party within three (3) business days after receipt of the TGSR, and upon review and in response to the TGSR received. TCAL CLEC The ordering Party will note “Service Affecting” on the ASR.