Exchange Area definition

Exchange Area means an area, defined by the Commission, for which a distinct local rate schedule is in effect.

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Exchange Area means the geographic area that has been identified by a given LEC as being associated with a particular NPA-NXX code assigned to the LEC for its provision of Telephone Exchange Services. The Rate Center Area is the exclusive geographic area which the LEC has identified as the area within which it will provide Telephone Exchange Services bearing the particular NPA-NXX designation associated with the specific Rate Center Area.

Exchange Area means the specific geographic point and corresponding geographic area which has been identified by a given LEC as being associated with a particular NPA-NXX code assigned to the LEC for its provision of Telephone Exchange Services. The Rate Center Area is the exclusive geographic area which the LEC has identified as the area within which it will provide Telephone Exchange Services bearing the particular NPA-NXX designation associated with the specific Rate Center Area. A “Rate Center Point” is a specific geographic point, defined by a V&H coordinate, located within the Rate Center Area and used to measure distance for the purpose of billing Customers for distance-sensitive Telephone Exchange Services and Toll Traffic.

Examples of Exchange Area in a sentence

• Using one or more of the NIMs herein, the Parties will agree to a physical architecture plan for a specific Exchange Area.

• The finite geographic point identified by a specific V&H coordinate which is used by the ILEC to measure, for billing purposes, distance-sensitive transmission services associated with the specific Rate Center; provided that a Rate Center cannot exceed the boundaries of the ILEC Exchange Area as defined by the Commission.

• EAS is separate and distinct from exchange service that permits end users that obtain local exchange service in a specific Local Service Exchange Area to place calls to end users that obtain local exchange service in the same Local Service Exchange Area.

• Rate Center Area is normally the same as the boundary of the ILEC Exchange Area as defined by the Commission.

• Traffic (excluding Commercial Mobile Radio Services traffic, e.g., paging, cellular, PCS) that is originated by an End User of one Party on that Party’s network and terminates to an End User of the other Party on that Party’s network where both End Users are physically located within STC’s Local Service Exchange Area or mandatory EAS service area as defined in STC’s effective General Service Tariff.

More Definitions of Exchange Area

Exchange Area means an area, defined by the Commission, for which a distinct local rate schedule is in effect. “Exchange Message Interface” (EMI) (formerly Exchange Message Record - EMR) is the standard used for exchange of Telecommunications message information among Telecommunications Carriers for billable, non-billable, sample, settlement and study data. EMI format is contained in Telcordia Practice BR-010-200-010, ▇▇▇▇ Exchange Message Record.

Exchange Area means an area, defined by the Commission, for which a distinct local rate schedule is in effect. 43 “Exchange Message Interface” or “EMI” is the nationally administered standard format for the exchange of data among the Exchange Carriers within the telecommunications industry.

Exchange Area means Rate Center Area.

Exchange Area means an area, defined by the Commission, for which a distinct local rate schedule is in effect.‌

Exchange Area means the geographic area that has been identified by a given LEC as being associated with a particular NPA-NXX code which has been assigned to the LEC for its provision of Telephone Exchange Services. The Rate Center Area is the exclusive geographic area which the LEC has identified as the area within which it will provide Telephone Exchange Services bearing the particular NPA-NXX designation associated with the specific Rate Center Area. A "Rate Center Point" is the finite geographic point identified by a specific V&H coordinate (as defined in Bellcore Special Report SR-TSV-002275), located within the Rate Center Area and used by that LEC to measure distance for the purpose of billing Customers for distance sensitive Telephone Exchange Services and Toll Traffic. Rate Centers will be identical for each Party until such time as MGC is permitted by an appropriate regulatory body to create its own Rate Centers within an area.

Exchange Area. Means the geographic area that has been defined by the Commission for the provision of Telephone Exchange Service.

Exchange Area means the geographic area that has been identified by a given LEC as being associated with a particular NPA-NXX code assigned to the LEC for its provision of Telephone Exchange Services. The Rate Center Area is the exclusive geographic area which the LEC has identified as the area within which it will provide Telephone Exchange Services bearing the particular NPA-NXX designation associated with the specific Rate Center Area. A "Rate Center Point" is a specific geographic point, defined by a V&H coordinate, located within the Rate Center Area and used to measure distance for the purpose of billing Customers for distance-sensitive Telephone Exchange Services and Toll Traffic. Rate Centers will be identical for each Party until such time as Covad is permitted by an appropriate regulatory body to create its own Rate Centers within an area.