INTERCHANGE OF TRAFFIC. (a) The Parties agree to physically interconnect their facilities and interchange traffic, W/L and/or L/W, in connection with AWS's Authorized Services. Such interconnection shall be in accordance with the service, operating and facility arrangements set forth hereinafter. The interchanged traffic shall be handled over Connecting Facilities provided by CBT or third parties pursuant to this Agreement. All AWS facilities necessary to connect to CBT Connecting Facilities shall be compatible and consistent with CBT's System. (b) The Parties will engineer and maintain the appropriate type of and sizing for Connecting Facilities according to mutual forecasts and sound engineering practice, as mutually agreed to by the Parties. (1) The grade of service for all facilities between the CBT End Office or Tandem and AWS's MSC shall be engineered to achieve P01 grade of service. (2) If a trunk group is under seventy-five percent (75%) of centum call seconds (CCS) capacity on a monthly average basis for each month of any six (6) month period, either Party may issue an order to resize the trunk group, which shall be left with not less than twenty- five percent (25%) excess capacity. In all cases, grade of service objectives shall be maintained. (3) The Parties shall establish joint forecasting responsibilities for traffic utilization over trunk groups. Forecast information for traffic between the Parties will be provided by the Parties to each other two times a year. The semi-annual forecasts shall include forecasted requirements for each trunk group. The Parties recognize that, to the extent historical traffic data can be shared between the Parties, the accuracy of the forecasts will improve. Forecasts shall be for a minimum of three (current and plus-1 and plus-2) years. (4) The Parties shall provide each other with a description of major network projects anticipated for the following six months that could affect the other Party. Major network projects include trunking or network rearrangements, shifts in anticipated traffic patterns, or other activities that cause a significant increase or decrease in trunking demand for the following forecasting period. (c) CBT shall provide the facilities and arrangements herein described to AWS in order to establish the physical connection and permit the interchange of traffic between the Parties. The Parties shall follow normal provisioning intervals as set forth in CBT's access tariffs to determine the date on which the facilities will be placed into service. Service intervals and due dates for negotiated arrangements will be mutually determined on an individual case basis. (d) Interconnection shall be available at the trunk-side of an End Office Switch via Type 2B Interconnection and Type 1 interconnection; at the trunk connection points for a CBT Tandem via Type 2A Interconnection; and at STPs via Type S Interconnection. Interconnection with CBT's Operator Services location shall also be available at CBT's OSS Switch via Type 2D interconnection. Interconnection shall be provided at such other interconnection points where technically feasible and mutually agreed by the Parties, subject to the same reasonable space and equipment limitations as are imposed on interconnection between local exchange carriers and incumbent local exchange carriers. AWS may, utilize either inband signaling or out of band signaling where technically feasible and mutually agreed by the Parties. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the type of traffic to be exchanged under this Agreement, and which require separate trunk groups, include: Local and IntraLATA Toll Traffic Switched access traffic Transit Traffic Directory Assistance 911/E-911 Operator Services (e) Where AWS and CBT interconnect for the exchange of Wireless Calls, there will be a POI for the interconnection facility. To route AWS calls to and from the POI, the Parties may agree to any of the following alternatives: (1) AWS can construct its own Connecting Facilities, (2) AWS may lease the Connecting Facilities (DS1 or DS3 facilities) from CBT, where facilities are available (where facilities are not available, special construction charges may apply), (3) AWS can purchase or lease Connecting Facilities from a third party, (4) Mid-Span Meet facilities (Each Party is responsible for funding and providing its own facilities up to the Mid-Span Meet POI.) (5) Physical Collocation (6) Virtual Collocation (f) Interchanged traffic shall be handled only over the Interface Types provided, pursuant to this Agreement, except in the case of an emergency, when traffic cannot be interchanged over the interface types, channels or other equipment provided by one Party pursuant to this Agreement because of failure of or damage to such interface types, channels or other equipment. Upon such failure or damage, both Parties agree to make their best efforts to repair such interface types, channels or other equipment for the interchange of traffic. Both Parties also agree to provide alternate equipment and/or routing, whenever possible, equivalent to that provided for any interconnecting communications carrier, for which no additional charge will be due from the other Party that will allow for the temporary interchange of traffic between the Parties until the equipment provided pursuant to this Agreement is repaired.
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INTERCHANGE OF TRAFFIC. (a) The Parties agree to physically interconnect their facilities and interchange traffic, WM/L and/or L/WM, in connection with AWS's Authorized Services. Such interconnection shall be in accordance with the service, operating and facility arrangements set forth hereinafter. The interchanged traffic shall be handled over Connecting Facilities provided by CBT or third parties pursuant to this Agreement. All AWS facilities necessary to connect to CBT Connecting Facilities shall be compatible and consistent with CBT's System. Absent a separately negotiated agreement to the contrary, the Parties will directly exchange traffic between their respective networks, without the use of third party transit providers.
(b) The Parties will engineer and maintain the appropriate type of and sizing for Connecting Facilities according to mutual forecasts and sound engineering practice, as mutually agreed to by the Parties.
(1) The grade of service for all facilities between the CBT End Office or Tandem and AWS's MSC shall be engineered to achieve P01 grade of service.
(2) If a trunk group is under seventy-five percent (75%) of centum call seconds (CCS) capacity on a monthly average basis for each month of any six (6) month period, either Party may issue an order to resize the trunk group, which shall be left with not less than twenty- five percent (25%) excess capacity. In all cases, grade of service objectives shall be maintained.
(3) The Parties shall establish joint forecasting responsibilities for traffic utilization over trunk groups. Forecast information for traffic between the Parties will be provided by the Parties to each other two times a year. The semi-annual forecasts shall include forecasted requirements for each trunk group. The Parties recognize that, to the extent historical traffic data can be shared between the Parties, the accuracy of the forecasts will improve. Forecasts shall be for a minimum of three (current and plus-1 and plus-2) years.
(4) The the Parties shall provide each other with a description of major network projects anticipated for the following six months that could affect the other Party. Major network projects include trunking or network rearrangements, shifts in anticipated traffic patterns, or other activities that cause a significant increase or decrease in trunking demand for the following forecasting period.
(c) CBT shall provide the facilities and arrangements herein described to AWS in order to establish the physical connection and permit the interchange of traffic between the Parties. The Parties shall follow normal provisioning intervals as set forth in CBT's access tariffs to determine the date on which the facilities will be placed into service. Service intervals and due dates for negotiated arrangements will be mutually determined on an individual case basis.
(d) Interconnection shall be available at the trunk-side of an End Office Switch via Type 2B Interconnection and Type 1 interconnection; at the trunk connection points for a CBT Tandem via Type 2A Interconnection; and at STPs via Type S Interconnection. Interconnection with CBT's Operator Services location shall also be available at CBT's OSS Switch via Type 2D interconnection. Interconnection shall be provided at such other interconnection points where technically feasible and mutually agreed by the Parties, subject to the same reasonable space and equipment limitations as are imposed on interconnection between local exchange carriers and incumbent local exchange carriers. AWS may, utilize either inband signaling or out of band signaling where technically feasible and mutually agreed by the Parties. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the type of traffic to be exchanged under this Agreement, and which require separate trunk groups, include: Local and IntraLATA Toll Traffic Switched access traffic Transit Traffic Directory Assistance 911/E-911 Operator Services
(e) Where AWS and CBT interconnect for the exchange of Wireless Calls, there will be a POI for the interconnection facility. To route AWS calls to and from the POI, the Parties may agree to any of the following alternatives:
(1) AWS can construct its own Connecting Facilities,
(2) AWS may lease the Connecting Facilities (DS1 or DS3 facilities) from CBT, where facilities are available (where facilities are not available, special construction charges may apply),
(3) AWS can purchase or lease Connecting Facilities from a third party,
(4) Mid-Span Meet facilities (Each Party is responsible for funding and providing its own facilities up to the Mid-Span Meet POI.)
(5) Physical Collocation
(6) Virtual Collocation
(f) Interchanged traffic shall be handled only over the Interface Types provided, pursuant to this Agreement, except in the case of an emergency, when traffic cannot be interchanged over the interface types, channels or other equipment provided by one Party pursuant to this Agreement because of failure of or damage to such interface types, channels or other equipment. Upon such failure or damage, both Parties agree to make their best efforts to repair such interface types, channels or other equipment for the interchange of traffic. Both Parties also agree to provide alternate equipment and/or routing, whenever possible, equivalent to that provided for any interconnecting communications carrier, for which no additional charge will be due from the other Party that will allow for the temporary interchange of traffic between the Parties until the equipment provided pursuant to this Agreement is repaired.
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INTERCHANGE OF TRAFFIC. (a) The Parties agree to physically interconnect their facilities and interchange traffic, WM/L and/or L/WM, in connection with AWSVoiceStream's Authorized Services. Such interconnection shall be in accordance with the service, operating and facility arrangements set forth hereinafter. The interchanged traffic shall be handled over Connecting Facilities provided by CBT or third parties pursuant to this Agreement. All AWS VoiceStream facilities necessary to connect to CBT Connecting Facilities shall be compatible and consistent with CBT's System. Absent a separately negotiated agreement to the contrary, the Parties will directly exchange traffic between their respective networks, without the use of third party transit providers.
(b) The Parties will engineer and maintain the appropriate type of and sizing for Connecting Facilities according to mutual forecasts and sound engineering practice, as mutually agreed to by the Parties.
(1) The grade of service for all facilities between the CBT End Office or Tandem and AWSVoiceStream's MSC shall be engineered to achieve P01 grade of service.
(2) If a trunk group is under seventy-five percent (75%) of centum call seconds (CCS) capacity on a monthly average basis for each month of any six (6) month period, either Party may issue an order to resize the trunk group, which shall be left with not less than twenty- twenty-five percent (25%) excess capacity. In all cases, grade of service objectives shall be maintained.
(3) The Parties shall establish joint forecasting responsibilities for traffic utilization over trunk groups. Forecast information for traffic between the Parties will be provided by the Parties to each other two times a year. The semi-annual forecasts shall include forecasted requirements for each trunk group. The Parties recognize that, to the extent historical traffic data can be shared between the Parties, the accuracy of the forecasts will improve. Forecasts shall be for a minimum of three (current and plus-1 and plus-2) years.
(4) The the Parties shall provide each other with a description of major network projects anticipated for the following six months that could affect the other Party. Major network projects include trunking or network rearrangements, shifts in anticipated traffic patterns, or other activities that cause a significant increase or decrease in trunking demand for the following forecasting period.
(c) CBT shall provide the facilities and arrangements herein described to AWS VoiceStream in order to establish the physical connection and permit the interchange of traffic between the Parties. The Parties shall follow normal provisioning intervals as set forth in CBT's access tariffs to determine the date on which the facilities will be placed into service. Service intervals and due dates for negotiated arrangements will be mutually determined on an individual case basis.
(d) Interconnection shall be available at the trunk-side of an End Office Switch via Type 2B Interconnection and Type 1 interconnection; at the trunk connection points for a CBT Tandem via Type 2A Interconnection; and at STPs via Type S Interconnection. Interconnection with CBT's Operator Services location shall also be available at CBT's OSS Switch via Type 2D interconnection. Interconnection shall be provided at such other interconnection points where technically feasible and mutually agreed by the Parties, subject to the same reasonable space and equipment limitations as are imposed on interconnection between local exchange carriers and incumbent local exchange carriers. AWS VoiceStream may, utilize either inband signaling or out of band signaling where technically feasible and mutually agreed by the Parties. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the type of traffic to be exchanged under this Agreement, and which require separate trunk groups, include: Local and IntraLATA Toll Traffic Switched access traffic Transit Traffic Directory Assistance 911/E-911 Operator Services
(e) Where AWS VoiceStream and CBT interconnect for the exchange of Wireless Calls, there will be a POI for the interconnection facility. To route AWS VoiceStream calls to and from the POI, the Parties may agree to any of the following alternatives:
(1) AWS VoiceStream can construct its own Connecting Facilities,
(2) AWS VoiceStream may lease the Connecting Facilities (DS1 or DS3 facilities) from CBT, where facilities are available (where facilities are not available, special construction charges may apply),
(3) AWS VoiceStream can purchase or lease Connecting Facilities from a third party,
(4) Mid-Span Meet facilities (Each Party is responsible for funding and providing its own facilities up to the Mid-Span Meet POI.)
(5) Physical Collocation
(6) Virtual Collocation
(f) Interchanged traffic shall be handled only over the Interface Types provided, pursuant to this Agreement, except in the case of an emergency, when traffic cannot be interchanged over the interface types, channels or other equipment provided by one Party pursuant to this Agreement because of failure of or damage to such interface types, channels or other equipment. Upon such failure or damage, both Parties agree to make their best efforts to repair such interface types, channels or other equipment for the interchange of traffic. Both Parties also agree to provide alternate equipment and/or routing, whenever possible, equivalent to that provided for any interconnecting communications carrier, for which no additional charge will be due from the other Party that will allow for the temporary interchange of traffic between the Parties until the equipment provided pursuant to this Agreement is repaired.
(g) Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit VoiceStream from enlarging its CMRS network within the MTA serving Cincinnati through contractual affiliations with third parties for the construction and operation of a CMRS system under the VoiceStream brand name. Traffic originating on such extended network within the MTA serving Cincinnati shall be treated as VoiceStream traffic under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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