Compensation for Shared Interconnection Facility Sample Clauses

The Compensation for Shared Interconnection Facility clause establishes the terms under which parties sharing an interconnection facility will compensate each other for its use. Typically, this clause outlines how costs for construction, maintenance, and operation of the shared facility are allocated among the users, often based on proportional usage or agreed-upon formulas. Its core function is to ensure fair cost distribution and prevent disputes by clearly defining financial responsibilities related to shared infrastructure.
Compensation for Shared Interconnection Facility. 3.1. The transmission facility that connects Sprint and CLEC network is defined as the “Interconnection Facility.” The Interconnection Facility may be a shared facility used by both parties to originate and terminate traffic. 55.3.1.1. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, if CLEC provides one-hundred percent (100%) of the Interconnection Facility via lease of meet-point circuits between Sprint and a third-party; lease of Sprint facilities, lease of third party facilities; or construction of its own facilities; the POI for the mutual exchange of traffic will be the Sprint office where the leased facility terminates. 55.3.1.2. CLEC may charge Sprint for Sprint’s proportionate share of the recurring charges for transport facilities leased from Sprint based on the percentage of the total traffic originated by Sprint (excluding any toll traffic, and ISP Bound Traffic). CLEC will bill Sprint an amount equal to a percentage of Sprint’s total interconnection facilities billing to CLEC at the same rates Sprint bills CLEC for those facilities. CLEC shall be financially responsible for any facilities, or portion of facilities, used to carry ISP-Bound traffic terminated by CLEC or toll traffic.
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Compensation for Shared Interconnection Facility. 9.1. The transmission facility that connects Sprint and CLEC network is defined as the “Interconnection Facility.” The Interconnection Facility may be a shared facility. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, if CLEC provides one-hundred percent (100%) of the Interconnection Facility via lease of meet-point circuits between Sprint and a third-party; lease of Sprint facilities, lease of third party facilities; or construction of its own facilities; the POI for the mutual exchange of traffic will be the Sprint office where the leased facility terminates. Should the facility provided by CLEC be used to terminate Sprint originated traffic, CLEC may charge Sprint for a proportionate amount of the facility charges based on Sprint’s relative usage for local traffic, excluding ISP-Bound Traffic, for a portion of the facility consistent with the section immediately below using (1) the lesser of Sprint’s cost-based dedicated transport rate or the actual lease cost of the interconnecting facility or (2) CLEC’s own cost-based rates if filed and approved the Commission in accordance with 47 C.F.R. 51.711(b).
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Compensation for Shared Interconnection Facility. 60.9.1 The transmission facility that connects Sprint and CLEC network is defined as the “Interconnection Facility.” The Interconnection Facility may be a shared facility. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, if CLEC provides one-hundred percent (100%) of the Interconnection Facility via lease of meet-point circuits between Sprint and a third-party; lease of Sprint facilities, lease of third party facilities; or construction of its own facilities; the POI for the mutual exchange of traffic will be the Sprint office where the leased facility terminates. Should the facility provided by CLEC be used to terminate Sprint originated traffic, CLEC may charge Sprint for a proportionate amount of the facility charges based on Sprint’s relative usage for local traffic, excluding ISP-Bound Traffic, for a portion of the facility consistent with the section immediately below using (1) the lesser of Sprint’s cost-based dedicated transport rate or the actual lease cost of the interconnecting facility or (2) CLEC’s own cost-based rates if filed and approved the Commission in accordance with 47 C.F.R. 51.711(b). 60.9.2 In the event that CLEC elects to offer service within Sprint’s serving area using a switch located outside Sprint’s serving area, CLEC agrees to provide the transport for both Party’s traffic outside Sprint’s contiguous serving area in which CLEC offers service, at no charge to Sprint. Sprint will not compensate CLEC for the shared interconnection facility beyond Sprint’s contiguous serving area in which CLEC offers service.
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Compensation for Shared Interconnection Facility. 3.1. The transmission facility that connects Sprint and CLEC network is defined as the “Interconnection Facility.” The Interconnection Facility may be a shared facility used by both parties to originate and terminate traffic.
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Compensation for Shared Interconnection Facility. 10.1. The transmission facility that connects Sprint and CLEC network is defined as the “Interconnection Facility.” The Interconnection Facility may be a shared facility used by both parties to originate and terminate traffic. 52.10.1.1. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, if CLEC provides one-hundred percent (100%) of the Interconnection Facility via lease of meet-point circuits between Sprint and a third-party; lease of Sprint facilities, lease of third party facilities; or construction of its own facilities; the POI for the mutual exchange of traffic will be the Sprint office where the leased facility terminates. 52.10.1.2. CLEC may charge Sprint for Sprint’s proportionate share of the recurring charges for transport facilities leased from Sprint based on the percentage of the total traffic originated by Sprint (excluding any toll traffic, and ISP Bound Traffic). CLEC will ▇▇▇▇ Sprint an amount equal to a percentage of Sprint’s total interconnection facilities billing to CLEC at the same rates Sprint bills CLEC for those facilities. CLEC shall be financially responsible for any facilities, or portion of facilities, used to carry ISP-Bound traffic terminated by CLEC or toll traffic. 52.10.2. In the event that CLEC elects to offer service within Sprint’s serving area using a switch located outside Sprint’s serving area, CLEC agrees to provide the interconnection facility for both Parties’ traffic outside Sprint’s contiguous serving area in which CLEC offers service, at no charge to Sprint. Sprint will not compensate CLEC for the shared interconnection facility beyond Sprint’s contiguous serving area in which CLEC offers service. 52.10.3. Sprint is not obligated to utilize interconnection facilities provided by CLEC to terminate Sprint originated traffic to CLEC. 52.10.4. Should Sprint elect to provision its own transport to CLEC’s network to deliver its originated traffic or if CLEC elects to use Indirect Interconnection, there is no shared interconnection facility for which Sprint would compensate CLEC. Should Sprint elect to provision its own transport to CLEC’s network to deliver its originated traffic, Sprint reserves the right to only provision to the boundary of Sprint’s contiguous serving area in the LATA.
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Compensation for Shared Interconnection Facility. 53.10.1. The transmission facility that connects Sprint and CLEC network is defined as the “Interconnection Facility.” The Interconnection Facility may be a shared facility. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, if CLEC provides one-hundred percent (100%) of the Interconnection Facility via lease of meet-point circuits between Sprint and a third-party; lease of Sprint facilities, lease of third party facilities; or construction of its own facilities; the POI for the mutual exchange of traffic will be the Sprint office where the leased facility terminates. 53.10.2. Sprint shall make available to CLEC interconnection facilities that are used to exchange only Local Traffic at Sprint’s TELRIC-based rates. 53.10.3. Interconnection Facilities that carry both Local Traffic and non- Local traffic shall be leased at Sprint’s applicable access tariff rates. 53.10.4. The Parties agree, in recognition of the extensive local interconnection facilities in place as of the date of this Agreement and in operation for the past five years, to share the cost of such facilities during the term of this Agreement. For the interconnections facilities that are leased from Sprint, CLEC will invoice Sprint, on a quarterly basis, for only the portion of the interconnection facilities that is used to exchange Local and ISP-bound traffic. For this portion, CLEC shall charge Sprint for 50% of the rate that Sprint charged CLEC. For example, if CLEC purchases the interconnection facility out of Sprint’s tariff, CLEC shall charge Sprint for 50% of the tariff rate, but only for that portion of the facility used to exchange Local and ISP-bound traffic, subject to Sections 53.10.5, 53.10.6, and 53.10.7. 53.10.5. In the event that CLEC elects to offer service within Sprint’s serving area using a switch located outside Sprint’s serving area, CLEC agrees to provide the transport for both Party’s traffic outside Sprint’s contiguous serving area in which CLEC offers service, at no charge to Sprint. CLEC shall not ▇▇▇▇ Sprint and Sprint will not compensate CLEC for the shared interconnection facility beyond Sprint’s contiguous service area in which CLEC offers service.
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Compensation for Shared Interconnection Facility. 55.4.1. 55.1.1. The transmission facility that connects CenturyLink and PAETEC network is defined as the “Interconnection Facility.” The Interconnection Facility may be a shared facility used by both Parties to originate and terminate traffic.
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The Parties agree to utilize B8ZS and Extended Super Frame (ESF) DS1 facilities, where available.‌‌‌‌‌‌‌ 2.4.6 With respect to End Office Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunks, both Parties shall use an economic CCS equal to five (5). 2.4.7 Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunk groups that connect to a Verizon access Tandem shall be engineered using a design blocking objective of ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ B.005 during the average time consistent busy hour; Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunk groups that connect to a Verizon local Tandem shall be engineered using a design blocking objective of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ B.01 during the average time consistent busy hour. Verizon and Teleconex shall engineer Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunks using national standards. 2.4.8 Teleconex shall determine and order the number of Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunks that are required to meet the applicable design blocking objective for all traffic carried on each Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunk group. Teleconex shall order Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunks by submitting ASRs to Verizon setting forth the number of Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunks to be installed and the requested installation dates within Verizon’s effective standard intervals or negotiated intervals, as appropriate. Teleconex shall complete ASRs in accordance with Ordering and Billing Forum Guidelines as in effect from time to time. 2.4.9 Verizon may monitor Two-Way Local Interconnection Groups using service results for the applicable design-blocking objective. If Verizon observes blocking in excess of the applicable design objective on any final Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunk group and Teleconex has not notified Verizon that it has corrected such blocking, Verizon may submit to Teleconex a Trunk Group Service Request directing Teleconex to remedy the blocking. Upon receipt of a Trunk Group Service Request, Teleconex will complete an ASR to augment the Two-Way Local Interconnection Group with excessive blocking and submit the ASR to Verizon within five (5) Business Days. 2.4.10 Any Tandem Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunk group between the Teleconex’s POI and a Verizon Tandem will be limited to a maximum of 240 trunks unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. In the event that any Tandem Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunk group exceeds the 240 trunk level at any time, Teleconex shall promptly submit an ASR to Verizon to establish new or additional End Office Trunk groups to insure that such Tandem Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunk group does not exceed the 240 trunk level. 2.4.11 Upon request, Teleconex will submit a written report to Verizon each month setting forth trunk utilization information and percentages. 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Teleconex will promptly augment all Tandem Two-Way Local 2.4.13 The performance standard on final Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunks shall be that no such Local Interconnection Trunk group will exceed its design blocking objective (B.005 or B.01, as applicable) for three (3) consecutive calendar traffic study months. 2.4.14 Because Verizon will not be in control of the timing and sizing of the Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunks between its network and Teleconex’s network, Verizon’s performance on these Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunk groups shall not be subject to any performance measurements and remedies under this Agreement, and, except as otherwise required by Applicable Law, under any FCC or Commission approved carrier-to-carrier performance assurance guidelines or plan. 2.4.15 Upon three (3) months prior written notice and with the mutual agreement of the Parties, either Party may withdraw its traffic from a Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunk group and install One-Way Local Interconnection Trunks to the applicable POI. 2.4.16 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunks shall only carry Local Traffic, IntraLATA Toll Traffic and Internet Traffic. 2.4.17 Teleconex will route its traffic to Verizon over the End Office and Tandem Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunks in accordance with SR-TAP192, including but not limited to those standards requiring that a call from Teleconex to a Verizon End Office will first be routed to the End Office Local Interconnection Trunk group between Teleconex and the Verizon End Office. 2.4.18 When the Parties implement Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunks, the Parties will work cooperatively to calculate a Proportionate Percentage of Use or “PPU” factor, based on the total number of minutes of Traffic that each Party originates over the Two-Way Local Interconnection Trunks. 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