Common use of Trunking Architecture Clause in Contracts

Trunking Architecture. The Originating Party must establish direct trunking to a Receiving Party’s End Office (which may have a Tandem-routed overflow) by self-provisioning, purchasing transport rated as unbundled dedicated interoffice transport from the Receiving Party, or purchasing from a third party if the Local and Compensable Internet Traffic destined for that End Office exceeds the CCS busy hour equivalent of two (2) DS1s for any three (3) months during any six (6) month period. For purposes of this paragraph, BA shall satisfy its end office trunking obligations by handing off traffic to a Level 3 IP. Should Level 3 fail to comply with this end office trunking requirement, then the Intercarrier Compensation rate to be paid by Level 3 shall be determined as follows: (a) for direct (non-switched) end office trunks delivered to BA at the BA Tandem wire center that is subtended by the BA End Office serving the Customer location receiving the call, Level 3 shall pay the applicable Intercarrier Compensation rate then in effect pursuant to Section 5.7.3, plus $.0007 per minute of use; and (b) for Tandem-switched trunks delivered to BA at the BA Tandem Wire Center that is subtended by the relevant BA end office, Level 3 shall pay the Tandem Office Reciprocal Call Termination Rate as set forth in Exhibit A hereto; provided, however, that in the event Level 3 has properly forecasted and ordered the required trunking from BA and BA has been unable to provision the ordered trunking, Xxxxx 0 shall not be obligated to pay the higher Tandem Office rate until BA is able to provide the requested trunking.

Trunking Architecture. The Originating Party must establish direct trunking to a Receiving Party’s End Office end office (which may have a Tandem-routed overflow) by self-provisioning, purchasing transport rated as unbundled dedicated interoffice transport from the Receiving Party, or purchasing from a third party if the Local and Compensable Internet Traffic destined for that End Office end office exceeds the CCS busy hour equivalent of two (2) DS1s DSls for any three (3) months during any six (6) month period. For purposes of this paragraph, BA shall satisfy its end office trunking obligations by handing off traffic to a Level 3 PaeTec IP. Should Level 3 PaeTec fail to comply with this end office trunking requirement, then the Intercarrier Compensation rate to be paid by Level 3 PaeTec shall be determined as follows: (ai) for direct (non-switched) end office trunks delivered to BA at the BA Tandem wire center that is subtended by the BA End Office end office serving the Customer location receiving the call, Level 3 PaeTec shall pay the applicable Intercarrier Compensation rate then in effect pursuant to Section 5.7.37.3, plus $.0007 per minute of use; and (bii) for Tandem-switched trunks delivered to BA at the BA Tandem Wire Center that is subtended by the relevant BA end office, Level 3 PaeTec shall pay the Tandem Office Reciprocal Call Termination Rate as set forth in Exhibit A hereto; provided, however, that in the event Level 3 PaeTec has properly forecasted and ordered the required trunking from BA and BA has been unable to provision the ordered trunking, Xxxxx 0 PaeTec shall not be obligated to pay the higher Tandem Office rate until BA is able to provide the requested trunking.

Trunking Architecture. The (a) If an Originating Party must establish direct trunking to a Receiving Party’s End Office (which may have a TandemReciprocal Compensation Traffic and ISP-routed overflow) by self-provisioning, purchasing transport rated as unbundled dedicated interoffice transport from the Receiving Party, or purchasing from a third party if the Local and Compensable Internet bound Traffic destined for that End Office a particular end office of the Receiving Party exceeds the CCS busy hour equivalent of two (2) DS1s one DS1 for any three (3) months during any six (6) month period, the Originating Party must establish direct trunking to that end office of the Receiving Party (which shall have a Tandem-routed overflow for two-way trunks) by: (i) self-provisioning, (ii) purchasing from the Receiving Party transport (i.e., trunking and facilities, including any necessary multiplexing) from the relevant IP of the Originating Party to the Receiving Party’s end office at rates set forth in the Receiving Party’s applicable special access tariff, or (iii) purchasing transport from a third party. To the extent such trunking is provided pursuant to option (ii) in the immediately preceding sentence, such transport shall be rated according to the Receiving Party’s applicable intrastate or interstate special access tariff by applying the Percent Interstate Usage (“PIU”) and Percent Local Usage (“PLU”) factors provided by the Originating Party. For purposes of such application, the portion of use attributable to Reciprocal Compensation Traffic shall be rated at intrastate special access tariff rates, and the portion attributable to ISP-bound Traffic shall be rated at interstate special access tariff rates. For purposes of this paragraphSection 1.0.2, BA Verizon shall satisfy its end office trunking obligations by handing off traffic to a geographically relevant Level 3 IP. Should Level 3 fail IP established pursuant to comply with this end office trunking requirement, then the Intercarrier Compensation rate to be paid by Level 3 shall be determined as follows: Sections 1.0.1.1 and 1.0.1.3 above. (ab) for direct (non-switched) end office trunks delivered to BA at the BA Tandem wire center that is subtended Unless otherwise agreed by the BA End Office serving the Customer location receiving the callParties, Level 3 shall pay the applicable Intercarrier Compensation rate then in effect pursuant order from Verizon two-way trunks to satisfy either Party’s obligations under this Section 5.7.3, plus $.0007 per minute of use; 1.0.2 or as Level 3 may otherwise deem necessary to accommodate traffic flow. Where such trunking and (b) for Tandem-switched trunks delivered to BA at the BA Tandem Wire Center that is subtended facilities are provided by the relevant BA end officeVerizon, Level 3 shall pay the Tandem Office Reciprocal Call Termination Rate compensate Verizon for such trunking and facilities as set forth in Exhibit A hereto; provided, however, that in the event follows: Level 3 has properly forecasted shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the non-recurring charges as the trunking and/or facilities are installed and ordered shall pay recurring charges at a percentage equal to Level 3’s percentage of usage of the required trunking facilities for transporting Level 3-originated traffic to Verizon’s end office (in addition to any reciprocal compensation or intercarrier compensation that Level 3 may owe Verizon under the Agreement for terminating or handing off the Level 3-originated Reciprocal Compensation Traffic or ISP-bound Traffic), regardless of whether such usage exceeds the equivalent of one DS1. During the first full calendar quarter (and any partial calendar quarter preceding such first full calendar quarter) after the first two-way trunk is established, Level 3's percentage of usage for purposes of the foregoing recurring charges will be fifty percent (50%). Upon the request of either Party at any time after the first full calendar quarter, but no more than on a quarterly basis, the Parties shall recalculate Level 3's percentage of usage using actual traffic usage data from BA the preceding calendar quarter, and BA has been unable to provision the ordered trunking, Xxxxx 0 recalculated percentage shall apply beginning with the next billing cycle following the request for recalculation. The recurring percentage usage factor and the 50% non-recurring rate shall not be obligated applied to pay calculate the higher Tandem Office rate until BA charges for any portion of a facility that is able to provide on Level 3' s side of Level 3's IP, which charges shall be solely the requested trunkingfinancial responsibility of Level 3.