Common use of INTERCHANGE OF TRAFFIC Clause in Contracts

INTERCHANGE OF TRAFFIC. (a) The Parties agree to physically interconnect their facilities and interchange traffic, M/L and/or L/M, in connection with Carrier'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 Carrier 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. (c) 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.