Common use of Initial Forecasts/Trunking Requirements Clause in Contracts

Initial Forecasts/Trunking Requirements. Because Verizon’s trunking requirements will, at least during an initial period, be dependent on the Customer segments and service segments within Customer segments to whom AT&T Broadband decides to market its services, Verizon will be largely dependent on AT&T Broadband to provide accurate trunk forecasts for both inbound (from Verizon) and outbound (from AT&T Broadband) traffic. Verizon will, as an initial matter and upon request, provide the same number of trunks to terminate Local Traffic to AT&T Broadband as AT&T Broadband provides to terminate Local Traffic to Verizon, unless AT&T Broadband expressly identifies particular situations that are expected to produce traffic that is substantially skewed in either the inbound or outbound direction, in which case Verizon will provide the number of trunks AT&T Broadband suggests; provided, however, that in all cases Verizon’s provision of the forecasted number of trunks to AT&T Broadband is conditioned on the following: that such forecast is based on reasonable engineering criteria, , and updated quarterly. If Verizon demonstrates to the Department that AT&T Broadband’s forecasts are substantially inaccurate over a sustained period of time, Verizon may petition the Department for relief from providing trunks forecasted by AT&T Broadband.