Meet-Point Billing definition

Meet-Point Billing. (MPB) refers to the billing associated with interconnection of facilities between two or more LECs for the routing of traffic to and from an IXC with which one of the LECs does not have a direct connection. In a multi-bill environment, each Party bills the appropriate tariffed rate for its portion of a jointly provided Switched Exchange Access Service.

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Meet-Point Billing or "MPB" or "Jointly Provided Switched Access" or "JPSA" refers to an arrangement whereby two (2) or more Telecommunications Carriers including an ILEC, CLEC or CMRS carrier receive traffic in the same LATA that the call is to be terminated in or originated from, and jointly provide Switched Access Service to an Interexchange Carrier, with each ILEC, CLEC or CMRS carrier receiving an appropriate share of the revenues from the IXC as defined by their effective Switched Access Tariffs or, if applicable, CMRS contract.

Meet-Point Billing or "MPB" or "Jointly Provided Switched Access" or "JPSA" refers to an arrangement whereby two (2) or more LECs (including a LEC and CLEC) receive traffic in the same LATA that the call is to be terminated in or originated from, and jointly provide Switched Access Service to an Interexchange Carrier, with each LEC (or CLEC) receiving an appropriate share of the revenues from the IXC as defined by their effective switched access Tariffs.

Examples of Meet-Point Billing in a sentence

• The types of Traffic to be exchanged under this Agreement shall be Local Traffic, IntraLATA Toll (and InterLATA Toll, as applicable) Traffic, Transit Traffic, Meet-Point Billing Traffic, Internet Traffic and Ancillary Traffic.

• At Verizon’s sole option, AT&T Broadband shall provide a Meet-Point Billing Arrangement for Switched Exchange Access Service jointly provided by the Parties to a Telephone Exchange Service Customer of either Party routed through a Tandem Switch that is provided by AT&T Broadband subject to the same terms and conditions noted herein.

• Based on the negotiated POI, the Parties will agree on a meet point percentage to enable the joint provisioning and billing of Switched Access Services to third parties in conformance with the Meet-Point Billing guidelines adopted by and contained in the Ordering and Billing Forum's MECAB and MECOD documents and referenced in USWC’s Switched Access Tariffs.

• Toll Traffic shall continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the applicable Tariffs and, where applicable, by a Meet-Point Billing arrangement in accordance with the Interconnection Agreement.

More Definitions of Meet-Point Billing

Meet-Point Billing means the process whereby each Party bills the appropriate tariffed rate for its portion of a jointly provided Switched Exchange Access Service.

Meet-Point Billing or "MPB" refers to an arrangement whereby two LECs jointly provide the transport element of a switched access service to one of the LEC's end office switches, with each LEC receiving an appropriate share of the transport element revenues as defined by their effective access tariffs.

Meet-Point Billing means the process whereby each Party bills the appropriate tariffed rate for its portion of a jointly provided Switched Exchange Access Service as agreed to in the Agreement for Switched Access Meet Point Billing. 74 “NECA” refers to the National Exchange Carriers Association.

Meet-Point Billing or "MPB" refers to an arrangement whereby two local providers jointly provide the transport element of a switched access service to one of the local provider’s end office switches, with each local provider receiving an appropriate share of the transport element revenues as defined by their effective access tariffs.

Meet-Point Billing. (MPB) refers to the billing associated with interconnection of facilities between two or more LECs for the routing of traffic to and from an IXC with which one of the LECs does not have a direct connection. In a multi-bill environment, each Party bills the appropriate tariffed rate for its portion of a jointly provided Switched Exchange Access Service. 1.1. 108 “Meet-Point Trunks/Trunk Groups” (MPTGs) are used for the joint provision of Switched Access services, pursuant to Telcordia Technical References GR-394-CORE “GR-394” and GR-317-CORE “GR-317”. MPTGs are those between a local End Office and an Access Tandem as described in FSD 20-24-0000 and 20-24-0300.

Meet-Point Billing. OR "MPB" refers to an arrangement whereby two LECs jointly provide the transport element of a switched access service to one of the LEC's end office switches, with each LEC receiving an appropriate share of the transport element revenues as defined by their effective access tariffs.

Meet-Point Billing or "MPB" means the process whereby each Party bills the appropriate tariffed rate for its portion of a jointly provided Switched Exchange Access Service as agreed to in the Agreement for Switched Access Meet Point Billing.