Tier 3 Wire Center definition

Tier 3 Wire Center. Those CenturyLink Wire Centers that are not Tier 1 or Tier 2 Wire Centers.

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Tier 3 Wire Center means a Verizon wire center that Verizon has not designated as a Tier 1 or Tier 2 wire center (such tiers being defined in 47 C.F.R. 51.319(d)(i) and (ii)) in a wire center list that Verizon makes available (or has made available) by notice or by publication on Verizon's wholesale website. As of the Amendment Effective Date, the list of Tier 1 and Tier 2 wire centers is available at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/wholesale/attachments/verizonwirecentersexempt_1.12.2 020.xlsx.

Tier 3 Wire Center means those Qwest Wire Centers that do not meet the criteria for Tier 1 or Tier 2 Wire Centers.

Examples of Tier 3 Wire Center in a sentence

• Tier 1 wire centers also are those SBC MISSOURI tandem switching locations that have no line-side switching facilities, but nevertheless serve as a point of traffic aggregation accessible by CLECs. Once a wire center is determined to be a Tier 1 Wire Center, that wire center is not subject to later reclassification as a Tier 2 or Tier 3 Wire Center.

• Once a wire center is determined to be a Tier 2 Wire Center, that Wire Center is not subject to later reclassification as a Tier 3 Wire Center.

• Once a Wire Center is determined to be a Tier 2 Wire Center, that Wire Center is not subject to later reclassification as a Tier 3 Wire Center.

• For purposes of determining whether DS3 Dedicated Transport is available on an unbundled basis under Section 3.1.2 above, a Tier 3 Wire Center shall not be deemed a DS3 Triggering Endpoint if competitive fiber is present within one-half mile of that Wire Center.

• Tier 1 Wire Centers also are those Embarq tandem switching locations that have no line-side switching facilities, but nevertheless serve as a point of traffic aggregation accessible by competitive LECs. Once a Wire Center is determined to be a Tier 1 Wire Center, that Wire Center is not subject to later reclassification as a Tier 2 or Tier 3 Wire Center.

• Thus, for example: (a) if one end of a route were a Tier 1 or 2 Wire Center, and the other end of the route were a Tier 3 Wire Center with competitive fiber located within one-half mile, then UNE DS3 Transport would not be available on such route, (b) if both ends of a route were Tier 3 Wire Centers, but competitive fiber is present within one-half mile of both of those Tier 3 Wire Centers, then UNE DS3 Transport would not be available as a UNE on such route.

• For purposes of determining whether DS1 Dedicated Transport is available on an unbundled basis under Section 3.1.2 above, a Tier 2 or Tier 3 Wire Center shall not be deemed a DS1 Triggering Endpoint if competitive fiber is present within one-half mile of that Wire Center.

More Definitions of Tier 3 Wire Center

Tier 3 Wire Center. Those Brightspeed Wire Centers that are not Tier 1 or Tier 2 Wire Centers.

Tier 3 Wire Center means a Verizon wire center that Verizon has not designated as a Tier 1 or Tier 2 wire center (such tiers being defined in 47 C.F.R. 51.319(d)(i) and (ii)) in a wire center list that Verizon makes available (or has made available) by notice or by publication on Verizon's wholesale website. As of the Amendment Effective Date, the list of Tier 1 and Tier 2 wire centers is available at https://www22.verizon.com/wholesale/attachments/verizonwirecentersexempt_1.12.2 020.xlsx.

Tier 3 Wire Center. Those CenturyLink Wire Centers that are not Tier 1 or Tier 2 Wire Centers. Toll VoIP-PSTN Traffic VoIP-PSTN Traffic that physically originates and terminates in different CenturyLink Local Calling Areas.