Common use of Interconnection Methods Clause in Contracts

Interconnection Methods. 4.2.1 TCG may specify any of the following methods for its originating traffic for Interconnection with Verizon: 4.2.1.1 A Collocation node TCG has established at a Verizon Wire Center pursuant to Section 13 of this Agreement; and/or 4.2.1.2 A Collocation node that has been established separately at a Verizon Wire Center by a third party with whom TCG has contracted for such purposes; and/or 4.2.1.3 An Entrance Facility, where applicable, and transport (and any necessary multiplexing) leased from Verizon pursuant to the terms of Section 20 and Exhibit A, Section 1(A)(I)(3), from the TCG POI to the relevant Verizon tandem or end office; and/or 4.2.1.4 Intra-building Interconnection (utilizing intra-building cable) where both Parties have a switch or, in the case of TCG, a facility point of presence within a Verizon Wire Center building under a condominium arrangement between the Parties; and/or 4.2.1.5 To the extent required by Applicable Law and upon receipt of a written Bona Fide Request, Verizon will make available to TCG any other technically feasible method of interconnection. 4.2.2 Verizon may specify any of the following methods for its originating traffic for Interconnection with TCG: 4.2.2.1 Interconnection at a Collocation node that TCG has established at a Verizon Wire Center pursuant to Section 13 of this Agreement, subject to reasonable forecasted capacity requirements of TCG (and, for the avoidance of any doubt, if such reasonable forecasted capacity requirements preclude Verizon from interconnecting with TCG at an TCG Collocation node at a Verizon Wire Center, Verizon may request a space license arrangement at an TCG premise pursuant to Section 4.2.2.3 below and in accordance with pricing set forth under Section 20.3 hereof); and/or 4.2.2.2 Interconnection at a Collocation node that has been established separately at a Verizon Wire Center by a third party and such third party has established facilities between the Verizon Wire Center and the relevant TCG switch; and/or 4.2.2.3 Via equipment Verizon places at the TCG premises in accordance with rates, terms and conditions of TCG’s effective Tariff, or if no such Tariff is available, in accordance with a mutually acceptable written agreement which the Parties shall promptly negotiate at Verizon’s request. The terms of any such agreement shall stipulate that it shall remain in effect only until TCG has an effective Tariff in place. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties, if, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of Verizon’s request for negotiation, the Parties have not agreed on mutually acceptable rates, terms and conditions, or if at any time during such 30-day period the Parties shall have ceased to negotiate such rates, terms and conditions for a continuous period of fifteen (15) days, either Party may institute an appropriate proceeding before the Commission to obtain relief; and/or 4.2.2.4 Upon mutual agreement of the Parties, via equipment placed by a third party at the relevant TCG switch under separate terms and conditions between TCG and such third party with whom Verizon has contracted for such purposes; and/or 4.2.2.5 An Entrance Facility, where applicable, and transport (and any necessary multiplexing) from the Verizon POI to the relevant TCG switch leased from TCG pursuant to the terms of Section 20 and Exhibit A, Section 2(A)(I)(2); and/or 4.2.2.6 Intra-building Interconnection (utilizing intra-building cable) where both Parties have a switch or, in the case of TCG, a facility point of presence within a Verizon Wire Center building under a condominium arrangement between the Parties. 4.2.3 Each Party may order from the other Party any of the Interconnection methods specified above in accordance with the rates and charges, order intervals and other terms and conditions, set forth in this Agreement, in any applicable Tariff(s), or as may be otherwise agreed to between the Parties. 4.2.4 The publication “Telcordia Technical Publication GR-342-CORE; High Capacity Digital Special Access Service, Transmission Parameter Limits and Interface Combination” describes the specification and interfaces generally utilized by Verizon and is referenced herein to assist the Parties in meeting their respective Interconnection responsibilities. 4.2.5 If, pursuant to Section 4.1.4, a Party elects to provision its own one way trunks, that Party will be responsible for the expense of providing such trunks for the delivery of Reciprocal Compensation Traffic, Internet Traffic and IntraLATA Toll Traffic to the other Party’s switch.