Common use of Implementation Plan Clause in Contracts

Implementation Plan. Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, the Implementation Team shall reach agreements on items to be included in the operations manual (the “Implementation Plan” ), which shall include (i) processes, and procedures, and milestone agreements reached by the Implementation Team, (ii) documentation of the various items described in this Agreement which are to be included in the Implementation Plan, including the following matters, and (iii) any other matters agreed upon by the Implementation Team: (1) A Plan as provided in Section 8.1; (2) Access to all necessary OSS functions, including interfaces and gateways; (3) Procedures that specify the requisite time period(s) in which Ameritech shall give requesting carrier notice and the applicable information and specifications regarding any changes to interfaces of the OSS functions; (4) Escalation procedures for provisioning and maintenance; (5) Single points of contact for provisioning and maintenance; (6) Service ordering and provisioning procedures, including provision of the trunks and facilities; (7) Provisioning and maintenance support; (8) Conditioning of Collocation spaces and maintenance of Virtually Collocated equipment; (9) Procedures and processes for Directories and Directory Listings; (10) Service referral procedures, including procedures for handling misdirected inquiries and calls and procedures for handling out-of-service or irate Customers; (11) Training; (12) Billing, including measurements, rating and validation process; (13) Network planning components, including system architecture, planning SONET equipment configuration, fiber hand-off, test and acceptance of SONET ring, trunking, signaling, and augment process; (14) Joint systems readiness and operational readiness plans; and (15) Guidelines for administering access to Rights-of-way, poles and conduits of Ameritech. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section 19.5), The Implementation Plan will ensure that no later than the end of Contract Month 6, the operational interfaces will be capable of supporting all classes and complexities of orders for Network Elements and Resale Services and all Network Elements and Resale Services are available to order, at all required volume levels.

Implementation Plan. Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, the Implementation Team shall reach agreements on items to be included in the operations manual (the “Implementation Plan” ), which shall include (i) processes, and procedures, and milestone agreements reached by the Implementation Team, (ii) documentation of the various items described in this Agreement which are to be included in the Implementation Plan, including the following matters, and (iii) any other matters agreed upon by the Implementation Team: (1) A Plan as provided in Section 8.1; (2) Access to all necessary OSS functions, including interfaces and gateways; (3) Procedures that specify the requisite time period(s) in which Ameritech shall give requesting carrier CLEC notice and the applicable information and specifications regarding any changes to interfaces of the OSS functions; (4) Escalation procedures for provisioning and maintenance; (5) Single points of contact for provisioning and maintenance; (6) Service ordering and provisioning procedures, including provision of the trunks and facilities; (7) Provisioning and maintenance support; (8) Conditioning of Collocation spaces and maintenance of Virtually Collocated equipment; (9) Procedures and processes for Directories and Directory Listings; (10) Service referral procedures, including procedures for handling misdirected inquiries and calls and procedures for handling out-of-service or irate Customers; (11) Training; (12) Billing, including measurements, rating and validation process; (13) Network planning components, including system architecture, planning SONET equipment configuration, fiber hand-off, test and acceptance of SONET ring, trunking, signaling, and augment process; (14) Joint systems readiness and operational readiness plans; and (15) Guidelines for administering access to Rights-of-way, poles and conduits of Ameritech. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section 19.5), The the Implementation Plan will ensure that no later than the end of Contract Month 6, the operational interfaces will be capable of supporting all classes and complexities of orders for Network Elements and Resale Services and all Network Elements and Resale Services are available to order, at all required volume levels.

Implementation Plan. Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, the Implementation Team shall reach agreements on items to be included in the operations manual (the “Implementation Plan” ”), which shall include (i) processes, and procedures, and milestone agreements reached by the Implementation Team, (ii) documentation of the various items described in this Agreement which are to be included in the Implementation Plan, including the following matters, and (iii) any other matters agreed upon by the Implementation Team: (1) A Plan as provided in Section 8.1; (2) Access to all necessary OSS functions, including interfaces and gateways;; \ Since the terms of this Agreement are the result of Requesting Carrier’s adoption under Section 252(i) of the Act of the Allegiance Agreement, the Parties agree that the term “Effective Date,” for purposes of Section 18.1 shall mean __________, 2001. (3) Procedures that specify the requisite time period(s) in which Ameritech shall give requesting carrier Requesting Carrier notice and the applicable information and specifications regarding any changes to interfaces of the OSS functions; (4) Escalation procedures for provisioning and maintenance; (5) Single points of contact for provisioning and maintenance; (6) Service ordering and provisioning procedures, including provision of the trunks and facilities; (7) Provisioning and maintenance support; (8) Conditioning of Collocation spaces and maintenance of Virtually Collocated equipment; (9) Procedures and processes for Directories and Directory Listings; (10) Service referral procedures, including procedures for handling misdirected inquiries and calls and procedures for handling out-of-service or irate Customers; (11) Training; (12) Billing, including measurements, rating and validation process; (13) Network planning components, including system architecture, planning SONET equipment configuration, fiber hand-off, test and acceptance of SONET ring, trunking, signaling, and augment process; (14) Joint systems readiness and operational readiness plans; and (15) Guidelines for administering access to Rights-of-way, poles and conduits of Ameritech. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section 19.5), The the Implementation Plan will ensure that no later than the end of Contract Month 66\, the operational interfaces will be capable \ Since the terms of this Agreement are the result of Requesting Carrier’s adoption under Section 252(i) of the Act of Allegiance Agreement, the Parties agree that the term “Contract Month 6” for purposes of this Section 18.2 shall mean __________, 2002. of supporting all classes and complexities of orders for Network Elements and Resale Services and all Network Elements and Resale Services are available to order, at all required volume levels.

Implementation Plan. Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Datedate on which the Commission (or the FCC if the Commission fails to act) approves this Agreement under Section 252 of the Act, the Implementation Team shall reach agreements on items to be included in the operations manual (the “Implementation Plan” ), which shall include (i) processes, and procedures, and milestone agreements reached by the Implementation Team, Team shall be documented in an operations manual (ii) documentation of the various items described in this Agreement which are to be included in the "Implementation Plan, including "). The Implementation Plan shall address the following matters, and (iii) may include any other matters agreed upon by the Implementation Team: (1) A Plan as provided the respective duties and responsibilities of the Parties with respect to the administration and maintenance of the Interconnections (including signaling) specified in Section 8.1Article III and the trunk groups specified in Article IV and, including standards and procedures for notification and discoveries of trunk disconnects; (2) disaster recovery and escalation provisions; (3) Access to all necessary OSS functionsOperations Support Systems functions provided hereunder, including interfaces and gateways; (3) Procedures that specify the requisite time period(s) in which Ameritech shall give requesting carrier notice and the applicable information and specifications regarding any changes to interfaces of the OSS functions; (4) Escalation procedures for provisioning ordering, provisioning, billing, and maintenance;; --------------- 7/ Because the terms of this Agreement are the result of 21st Century's adoption under Section 252(i) of the Act of the MCI Agreement, the Parties agree that the term "Effective Date", for purposes of this Section 18.1, shall mean April 20, 1998. (5) Single points of contact for provisioning ordering, provisioning, billing, and maintenance; (6) Service ordering and provisioning procedures, including provision of the trunks and facilities; (7) Provisioning and maintenance support; (8) Conditioning and provisioning of Collocation spaces space and maintenance of Virtually Collocated equipment; (9) Procedures and processes for Directories and Directory Listings; (10) Service referral procedures, including procedures for handling misdirected inquiries and calls and procedures for handling out-of-service or irate Customers; (11) Training; (12) BillingBilling processes and procedures, including measurements, rating measurements and validation processratings; (13) Network planning components, including system architecture, planning SONET equipment configuration, fiber hand-off, test and acceptance of SONET ring, trunking, signaling, and augment process; (14) Joint systems readiness and operational readiness plans; (15) Appropriate testing of services, equipment, facilities and Network Elements; (16) Monitoring of inter-company operational processes; (17) Procedures for coordination of local PIC changes and processing; (18) Information regarding reporting and levels of content for performance benchmark records; (19) Physical and network security concerns; and (1520) Guidelines for administering access to Rights-of-way, poles and conduits of Ameritech. Subject to the terms and conditions of Such other matters specifically referenced in this Agreement (including Section 19.5), The that are to be agreed upon by the Implementation Plan will ensure that no later than Team and/or contained in the end of Contract Month 6, the operational interfaces will be capable of supporting all classes and complexities of orders for Network Elements and Resale Services and all Network Elements and Resale Services are available to order, at all required volume levelsImplementation Plan.

Implementation Plan. Within ninety one hundred twenty (90120) days after the Effective Datedate on which the Commission (or the FCC if the Commission fails to act) approves this Agreement under Section 252 of the Act, the Implementation Team shall reach agreements on items to be included in the operations manual (the “Implementation Plan” ), which shall include (i) processes, and procedures, and milestone agreements reached by the Implementation Team, Team shall be documented in an operations manual (ii) documentation of the various items described in this Agreement which are to be included in the A Implementation Plan, including Plan@ ). The Implementation Plan shall address the following matters, and (iii) may include any other matters agreed upon by the Implementation Team: (1) A Plan as provided the respective duties and responsibilities of the Parties with respect to the administration and maintenance of the Interconnections (including signaling) specified in Section 8.1Article III and the trunk groups specified in Article IV and, including standards and procedures for notification and discoveries of trunk disconnects; (2) disaster recovery and escalation provisions; (3) Access to all necessary OSS functionsOperations Support Systems functions provided hereunder, including interfaces and gateways; (3) Procedures that specify the requisite time period(s) in which Ameritech shall give requesting carrier notice and the applicable information and specifications regarding any changes to interfaces of the OSS functions; (4) Escalation procedures for provisioning ordering, provisioning, billing, and maintenance; (5) Single points of contact for provisioning ordering, provisioning, billing, and maintenance; (6) Service ordering and provisioning procedures, including provision of the trunks and facilities; (7) Provisioning and maintenance support; (8) Conditioning and provisioning of Collocation spaces space and maintenance of Virtually Collocated equipment; (9) Procedures and processes for Directories and Directory Listings; (10) Service referral procedures, including procedures for handling misdirected inquiries and calls and procedures for handling out-of-service of -service or irate Customers; (11) Training; (12) BillingBilling processes and procedures, including measurements, rating measurements and validation processratings; (13) Network planning components, including system architecture, planning SONET equipment configuration, fiber hand-off, test and acceptance of SONET ring, trunking, signaling, and augment process; (14) Joint systems readiness and operational readiness plans; (15) Appropriate testing of services, equipment, facilities and Network Elements; (16) Monitoring of inter-company operational processes; (17) Procedures for coordination of local PIC changes and processing; (18) Physical and network security concerns; and (1519) Guidelines for administering access to Rights-of-way, poles and conduits of Ameritech. Subject to the terms and conditions of Such other matters specifically referenced in this Agreement (that are to be agreed upon by the Implementation Team and/or contained in the Implementation Plan, including Section 19.5)the matters set forth in Schedules 9.2.5, The Implementation Plan will ensure that no later than the end of Contract Month 69.2.7, the operational interfaces will be capable of supporting all classes 9.5, 10.13.2, and complexities of orders for Network Elements and Resale Services and all Network Elements and Resale Services are available to order, at all required volume levels10.16.

Implementation Plan. Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Approval Date, or such other date as agreed upon by the Parties, the Implementation Team shall reach agreements on items to be included in the an operations manual (the “Implementation Plan” ”), which shall include (i) processes, and procedures, and milestone agreements reached by the Implementation Team, (ii) documentation of the various items described in this Agreement which are to be included in the Implementation Plan, including the following matters, and (iii) any other matters agreed upon by the Implementation TeamTeam as required: (1) A Plan Grooming Plan, as provided in Section 8.118.2; (2) Access to all necessary OSS functions, including interfaces and gateways; (3) Procedures that specify the requisite time period(s) in which Ameritech shall give requesting carrier notice and the applicable information and specifications regarding any changes to interfaces of the OSS functions; (4) Escalation procedures for provisioning and maintenance; (54) Single points of contact for provisioning and maintenance; (65) Service ordering and provisioning procedures, including provision of the trunks and facilities; (76) Provisioning and maintenance support; (8) 7) Conditioning of Collocation spaces and maintenance of Virtually Collocated equipment; (9) 8) Procedures and processes for Directories and Directory Listings; (109) Service referral procedures, including procedures for handling misdirected inquiries and calls and procedures for handling out-of-service or irate Customers; (1110) TrainingTraining and the charges associated therewith; (1211) Billing, including measurements, rating and validation process; (1312) Network planning components, including system architecture, planning SONET equipment configuration, fiber hand-off, test and acceptance of SONET ring, trunking, signaling, and augment process; (13) Identification of feature transparency relating to INP; (14) Joint systems readiness and operational readiness plans; and (15) Guidelines for administering access to Rights-of-way, poles and conduits of Ameritech. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section 19.5), The Implementation Plan will ensure that no later than the end of Contract Month 6, the operational interfaces will be capable of supporting all classes and complexities of orders for Network Elements and Resale Services and all Network Elements and Resale Services are available to order, at all required volume levels.

Implementation Plan. Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, the Implementation Team shall reach agreements on items to be included in the operations manual (the “Implementation Plan” ”), which shall include (i) processes, and procedures, and milestone agreements reached by the Implementation Team, (ii) documentation of the various items described in this Agreement which are to be included in the Implementation Plan, including the following matters, and (iii) any other matters agreed upon by the Implementation Team: (1) A Plan as provided in Section 8.1; (2) Access to all necessary OSS functions, including interfaces and gateways; (3) Procedures that specify the requisite time period(s) in which Ameritech shall give requesting carrier Urban Media notice and the applicable information and specifications regarding any changes to interfaces of the OSS functions; (4) Escalation procedures for provisioning and maintenance; (5) Single points of contact for provisioning and maintenance; (6) Service ordering and provisioning procedures, including provision of the trunks and facilities; (7) Provisioning and maintenance support; (8) Conditioning of Collocation spaces and maintenance of Virtually Collocated equipment; (9) Procedures and processes for Directories and Directory Listings; (10) Service referral procedures, including procedures for handling misdirected inquiries and calls and procedures for handling out-of-service or irate Customers; (11) Training; (12) Billing, including measurements, rating and validation process; (13) Network planning components, including system architecture, planning SONET equipment configuration, fiber hand-off, test and acceptance of SONET ring, trunking, signaling, and augment process; (14) Joint systems readiness and operational readiness plans; and (15) Guidelines for administering access to Rights-of-way, poles and conduits of Ameritech. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section 19.5), The the Implementation Plan will ensure that no later than the end of Contract Month 6, the operational interfaces will be capable of supporting all classes and complexities of orders for Network Elements and Resale Services and all Network Elements and Resale Services are available to order, at all required volume levels.

Implementation Plan. Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, the Implementation Team shall reach agreements on items to be included in the operations manual (the “Implementation Plan” ), which shall include (i) processes, and procedures, and milestone agreements reached by the Implementation Team, (ii) documentation of the various items described in this Agreement which are to be included in the Implementation Plan, including the following matters, and (iii) any other matters agreed upon by the Implementation Team: (1) A Plan as provided in Section 8.1; (2) Access to all necessary OSS functions, including interfaces and gateways; (3) Procedures that specify the requisite time period(s) in which Ameritech shall give requesting carrier CLEC notice and the applicable information and specifications regarding any changes to interfaces of the OSS functions; (4) Escalation procedures for provisioning and maintenance; (5) Single points of contact for provisioning and maintenance; (6) Service ordering and provisioning procedures, including provision of the trunks and facilities; (7) Provisioning and maintenance support; (8) Conditioning of Collocation spaces and maintenance of Virtually Collocated equipment; (9) Procedures and processes for Directories and Directory Listings; (10) Service referral procedures, including procedures for handling misdirected inquiries and calls and procedures for handling out-of-service or irate Customers; (11) Training; (12) Billing, including measurements, rating and validation process; (13) Network planning components, including system architecture, planning SONET equipment configuration, fiber hand-off, test and acceptance of SONET ring, trunking, signaling, and augment process; (14) Joint systems readiness and operational readiness plans; and (15) Guidelines for administering access to Rights-of-of- way, poles and conduits of Ameritech. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section 19.5), The the Implementation Plan will ensure that no later than the end of Contract Month 6, the operational interfaces will be capable of supporting all classes and complexities of orders for Network Elements and Resale Services and all Network Elements and Resale Services are available to order, at all required volume levels.

Implementation Plan. Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, the Implementation Team shall reach agreements on items to be included in the operations manual (the “Implementation Plan” ”), which shall include (i) processes, and procedures, and milestone agreements reached by the Implementation Team, (ii) documentation of the various items described in this Agreement which are to be included in the Implementation Plan, including the following matters, and (iii) any other matters agreed upon by the Implementation Team: (1) A Plan as provided in Section 8.1; (2) Access to all necessary OSS functions, including interfaces and gateways;; \ Since the terms of this Agreement are the result of Requesting Carrier’s adoption under Section 252(i) of the Act of the Allegiance Agreement, the Parties agree that the term “Effective Date,” for purposes of Section 18.1 shall mean __________, 2002. (3) Procedures that specify the requisite time period(s) in which Ameritech shall give requesting carrier Requesting Carrier notice and the applicable information and specifications regarding any changes to interfaces of the OSS functions; (4) Escalation procedures for provisioning and maintenance; (5) Single points of contact for provisioning and maintenance; (6) Service ordering and provisioning procedures, including provision of the trunks and facilities; (7) Provisioning and maintenance support; (8) Conditioning of Collocation spaces and maintenance of Virtually Collocated equipment; (9) Procedures and processes for Directories and Directory Listings; (10) Service referral procedures, including procedures for handling misdirected inquiries and calls and procedures for handling out-of-service or irate Customers; (11) Training; (12) Billing, including measurements, rating and validation process; (13) Network planning components, including system architecture, planning SONET equipment configuration, fiber hand-off, test and acceptance of SONET ring, trunking, signaling, and augment process; (14) Joint systems readiness and operational readiness plans; and (15) Guidelines for administering access to Rights-of-way, poles and conduits of Ameritech. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section 19.5), The the Implementation Plan will ensure that no later than the end of Contract Month 66\, the operational interfaces will be capable \ Since the terms of this Agreement are the result of Requesting Carrier’s adoption under Section 252(i) of the Act of Allegiance Agreement, the Parties agree that the term “Contract Month 6” for purposes of this Section 18.2 shall mean __________, 2002. of supporting all classes and complexities of orders for Network Elements and Resale Services and all Network Elements and Resale Services are available to order, at all required volume levels.

Implementation Plan. Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, the Implementation Team shall reach agreements on items to be included in the operations manual (the “Implementation Plan” ”), which shall include (i) processes, and procedures, and milestone agreements reached by the Implementation Team, (ii) documentation of the various items described in this Agreement which are to be included in the Implementation Plan, including the following matters, and (iii) any other matters agreed upon by the Implementation Team: (1) A Plan as provided in Section 8.1; (2) Access to all necessary OSS functions, including interfaces and gateways; (3) Procedures that specify the requisite time period(s) in which Ameritech shall give requesting carrier Requesting Carrier notice and the applicable information and specifications regarding any changes to interfaces of the OSS functions; (4) Escalation procedures for provisioning and maintenance; (5) Single points of contact for provisioning and maintenance; (6) Service ordering and provisioning procedures, including provision of the trunks and facilities; (7) Provisioning and maintenance support; (8) Conditioning of Collocation spaces and maintenance of Virtually Collocated equipment; (9) Procedures and processes for Directories and Directory Listings; (10) Service referral procedures, including procedures for handling misdirected inquiries and calls and procedures for handling out-of-service or irate Customers; (11) Training; (12) Billing, including measurements, rating and validation process; (13) Network planning components, including system architecture, planning SONET equipment configuration, fiber hand-off, test and acceptance of SONET ring, trunking, signaling, and augment process; (14) Joint systems readiness and operational readiness plans; and (15) Guidelines for administering access to Rights-of-way, poles and conduits of Ameritech. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section 19.5), The the Implementation Plan will ensure that no later than the end of Contract Month 6, the operational interfaces will be capable of supporting all classes and complexities of orders for Network Elements and Resale Services and all Network Elements and Resale Services are available to order, at all required volume levels.

Implementation Plan. Within ninety one hundred twenty (90120) days after the Effective Datedate on which the Commission (or the FCC if the Commission fails to act) approves this Agreement under Section 252 of the Act, the Implementation Team shall reach agreements on items to be included in the operations manual (the “Implementation Plan” ), which shall include (i) processes, and procedures, and milestone agreements reached by the Implementation Team, Team shall be documented in an operations manual (ii) documentation of the various items described in this Agreement which are to be included in the AImplementation Plan@). The Implementation Plan, including Plan shall address the following matters, and (iii) may include any other matters agreed upon by the Implementation Team: (1) A Plan as provided the respective duties and responsibilities of the Parties with respect to the administration and maintenance of the Interconnections (including signaling) specified in Section 8.1Article III and the trunk groups specified in Article IV and, including standards and procedures for notification and discoveries of trunk disconnects; (2) disaster recovery and escalation provisions; (3) Access to all necessary OSS functionsOperations Support Systems functions provided hereunder, including interfaces and gateways; (3) Procedures that specify the requisite time period(s) in which Ameritech shall give requesting carrier notice and the applicable information and specifications regarding any changes to interfaces of the OSS functions; (4) Escalation procedures for provisioning ordering, provisioning, billing, and maintenance; (5) Single points of contact for provisioning ordering, provisioning, billing, and maintenance; (6) Service ordering and provisioning procedures, including provision of the trunks and facilities; (7) Provisioning and maintenance support; (8) Conditioning and provisioning of Collocation spaces space and maintenance of Virtually Collocated equipment; (9) Procedures and processes for Directories and Directory Listings; (10) Service referral procedures, including procedures for handling misdirected inquiries and calls and procedures for handling out-of-service of -service or irate Customers; (11) Training; (12) BillingBilling processes and procedures, including measurements, rating measurements and validation processratings; (13) Network planning components, including system architecture, planning SONET equipment configuration, fiber hand-off, test and acceptance of SONET ring, trunking, signaling, and augment process; (14) Joint systems readiness and operational readiness plans; (15) Appropriate testing of services, equipment, facilities and Network Elements; (16) Monitoring of inter-company operational processes; (17) Procedures for coordination of local PIC changes and processing; (18) Physical and network security concerns; and (1519) Guidelines for administering access to Rights-of-way, poles and conduits of Ameritech. Subject to the terms and conditions of Such other matters specifically referenced in this Agreement (that are to be agreed upon by the Implementation Team and/or contained in the Implementation Plan, including Section 19.5)the matters set forth in Schedules 9.2.5, The Implementation Plan will ensure that no later than the end of Contract Month 69.2.7, the operational interfaces will be capable of supporting all classes 9.5, 10.13.2, and complexities of orders for Network Elements and Resale Services and all Network Elements and Resale Services are available to order, at all required volume levels10.16.