Common use of Methods of Interconnection Clause in Contracts

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities fromeither party by the other party; (2) physicalcollocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in AT&T’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina C onnection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided ina separatecollocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or AT&T's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will benegotiated on an indivdi ual case basis. B. The parties will acceptand provide any of the preceding methodsof interconnection. Connectivity shall be established toat least one AT&T access tandemwithin every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or servicesfrom the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however,that with respect to such facilities that run from AT&T’s tandemor end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected AT&T tandemor end office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with AT&T responsible for 85%of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that AT&T shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall appyl to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installationand other nonrecurring chargesfor such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring chargesfor the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information fromstudies performed by AT&T or, if AT&T has not or will not performsuch studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facilitycharges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additoi nal DS1, sharingwill be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier fromutilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided,however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearrangesany facilities presently used for its alternate access business inorder to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and an AT&T charge isapplicable thereto, AT&T shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rateor promotional rate. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will bill its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased fromAT&T by Carrier shall be as set forth in the AT&TWireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by AT&T from time to time during the termof this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities fromeither from either party by the other party; (2) physicalcollocationphysical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in AT&TBellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina C onnection Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided ina separatecollocation in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or AT&TBellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will benegotiated be negotiated on an indivdi ual individual case basis. B. The parties will acceptand accept and provide any of the preceding methodsof methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established toat to at least one AT&T BellSouth access tandemwithin tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or servicesfrom services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however,, that with respect to such facilities that run from AT&TBellSouth’s tandemor tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected AT&T tandemor end office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with AT&T responsible for 85%of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that AT&T shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall appyl to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installationand other nonrecurring chargesfor such facilities.BellSouth tandem or end C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring chargesfor charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information fromstudies from studies performed by AT&T BellSouth or, if AT&T BellSouth has not or will not performsuch perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facilitycharges facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additoi nal additional DS1, sharingwill sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier fromutilizing from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided,, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearrangesany rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business inorder in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and an AT&T a BellSouth charge isapplicable is applicable thereto, AT&T BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rateor rate or promotional rate. Collocation arrangements may not be utilized to access Unbundled Network Elements. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will bill ▇▇▇▇ its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased fromAT&T from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the AT&TWireless BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by AT&T BellSouth from time to time during the termof term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities fromeither from either party by the other party; (2) physicalcollocationphysical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in AT&TBellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina C onnection Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided ina separatecollocation in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or AT&TBellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will benegotiated be negotiated on an indivdi ual individual case basis. B. The parties will acceptand accept and provide any of the preceding methodsof methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established toat to at least one AT&T BellSouth access tandemwithin tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or servicesfrom services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however,, that with respect to such facilities that run from AT&TBellSouth’s tandemor tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected AT&T tandemor BellSouth tandem or end office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with AT&T BellSouth responsible for 85%of 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that AT&T BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall appyl apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installationand installation and other nonrecurring chargesfor charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring chargesfor charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information fromstudies from studies performed by AT&T BellSouth or, if AT&T BellSouth has not or will not performsuch perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facilitycharges facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additoi nal DS1, sharingwill be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed.the D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier fromutilizing from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided,, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearrangesany rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business inorder in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and an AT&T a BellSouth charge isapplicable is applicable thereto, AT&T BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rateor rate or promotional rate. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will bill its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased fromAT&T from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the AT&TWireless BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by AT&T BellSouth from time to time during the termof term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities fromeither from either party by the other party; (2) physicalcollocationphysical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in AT&TBellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina C onnection Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided ina separatecollocation in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or AT&TBellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will benegotiated be negotiated on an indivdi ual individual case basis. B. The parties will acceptand accept and provide any of the preceding methodsof methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established toat to at least one AT&T BellSouth access tandemwithin tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or servicesfrom services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however,, that with respect to such facilities that run from AT&TBellSouth’s tandemor tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected AT&T tandemor BellSouth tandem or end office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with AT&T BellSouth responsible for 85%of 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that AT&T BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall appyl apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installationand installation and other nonrecurring chargesfor charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring chargesfor charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information fromstudies from studies performed by AT&T BellSouth or, if AT&T BellSouth has not or will not performsuch perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facilitycharges facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additoi nal DS1, sharingwill be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed.the D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier fromutilizing from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided,, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearrangesany rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business inorder in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and an AT&T a BellSouth charge isapplicable is applicable thereto, AT&T BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rateor rate or promotional rate. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will bill ▇▇▇▇ its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased fromAT&T from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the AT&TWireless BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by AT&T BellSouth from time to time during the termof term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities fromeither from either party by the other party; (2) physicalcollocationphysical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in AT&TBellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina C onnection Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided ina separatecollocation in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or AT&TBellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will benegotiated be negotiated on an indivdi ual individual case basis. B. The parties will acceptand accept and provide any of the preceding methodsof methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established toat to at least one AT&T BellSouth access tandemwithin tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or servicesfrom services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however,, that with respect to such facilities that run from AT&TBellSouth’s tandemor tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected AT&T tandemor BellSouth tandem or end office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with AT&T BellSouth responsible for 85%of 87% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 1513% of the facility charges, except that AT&T BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall appyl apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installationand installation and other nonrecurring chargesfor charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring chargesfor the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information fromstudies performed by AT&T or, if AT&T has not or will not performsuch studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facilitycharges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additoi nal DS1, sharingwill be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier fromutilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided,however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearrangesany facilities presently used for its alternate access business inorder to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and an AT&T charge isapplicable thereto, AT&T shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rateor promotional rate. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will bill its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased fromAT&T by Carrier shall be as set forth in the AT&TWireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by AT&T from time to time during the termof this Agreement.the

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities fromeither party by the other party; (2) physicalcollocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in AT&T’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina C onnection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided ina separatecollocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or AT&T's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will benegotiated on an indivdi ual case basis. B. The parties will acceptand provide any of the preceding methodsof interconnection. Connectivity shall be established toat least one AT&T access tandemwithin every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or servicesfrom the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however,that with respect to such facilities that run from AT&T’s tandemor end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected AT&T tandemor end office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with AT&T responsible for 85%of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that AT&T shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy recurringfacilitiy charges shall appyl to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installationand installation and other nonrecurring chargesfor such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring chargesfor the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information fromstudies performed by AT&T or, if AT&T has not or will not performsuch studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facilitycharges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additoi nal DS1, sharingwill be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier fromutilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided,however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearrangesany facilities presently used for its alternate access business inorder to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and an AT&T charge isapplicable thereto, AT&T shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rateor promotional rate. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will bill its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased fromAT&T by Carrier shall be as set forth in the AT&TWireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by AT&T from time to time during the termof this Agreement. G. The parties have reviewed each other’s network design and configuration. The parties agree that as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, the proximity and type of the various interconnection points in each LATA or tandemserving area areefficient for the delivery of traffic without imposing undue interoffice trunking requirements upon AT&T. The efficiency of the interconnection between the parties is directly related to the terms, conditions, and rates negotiated in Section IV of this Agreement by the parties. Therefore, any adoption of this Section IV or of this Agreement as a whole shall be subject to similar network design and configuration review.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities fromeither from either party by the other party; (2) physicalcollocationphysical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in AT&TBellSouth’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina C onnection Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided ina separatecollocation in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or AT&TBellSouth's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will benegotiated be negotiated on an indivdi ual individual case basis. B. The parties will acceptand accept and provide any of the preceding methodsof methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established toat to at least one AT&T BellSouth access tandemwithin tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or servicesfrom services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however,, that with respect to such facilities that run from AT&TBellSouth’s tandemor tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected AT&T tandemor BellSouth tandem or end office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with AT&T BellSouth responsible for 85%of 87% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 1513% of the facility charges, except that AT&T BellSouth shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall appyl apply to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installationand installation and other nonrecurring chargesfor charges for such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring chargesfor charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information fromstudies from studies performed by AT&T BellSouth or, if AT&T BellSouth has not or will not performsuch perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facilitycharges facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additoi nal additional DS1, sharingwill sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier fromutilizing from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided,, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearrangesany rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business inorder in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and an AT&T a BellSouth charge isapplicable is applicable thereto, AT&T BellSouth shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rateor rate or promotional rate. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will bill ▇▇▇▇ its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased fromAT&T from BellSouth by Carrier shall be as set forth in the AT&TWireless BellSouth Telecommunications Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by AT&T BellSouth from time to time during the termof term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting interconnteincg facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities fromeither from etiher party by the other party; (2) physicalcollocationphysiccaol llocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons reoanss or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in AT&T’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina C onnection CaroloinnanCection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided ina separatecollocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or AT&T's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will benegotiated on an indivdi ual case basis.Local B. The parties will acceptand provide any of the preceding methodsof methodosf interconnection. Connectivity shall be established toat to at least one AT&T access tandemwithin tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or servicesfrom the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as tfaf,rai s amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however,that howeverth, at with respect to such facilities that suchfacilities ht at run from AT&T’s tandemor tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected AT&T tandemor tandem or end office, the applicable alipcpable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with AT&T responsible for 85%of 85o%f the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that AT&T shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible Carrierresponsible for all other interoffice facility interofficfeacility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall appyl to apyplto activated trunks only. Carrier onlyC. arrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installationand other nonrecurring chargesfor chargefsor such facilities. C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges whicharges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring chargesfor chargfeosr the facility. This decision deicsion will be based on traffic information fromstudies from studies performed by AT&T or, if AT&T has not or will not performsuch perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring Rceurring facilitycharges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or DS1or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additoi nal adodintial DS1, sharingwill be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade voicegrade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier fromutilizing from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided,howeverprovidheodw, ever, that if Carrier orders Carrierorders new facilities for interconnection or rearrangesany rearrangeasny facilities presently persently used for its alternate access business inorder to use such facilities for local interconnection locainl terconnection hereunder and an AT&T charge isapplicable chargeaipsplicable thereto, AT&T shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rateor rate or promotional rate. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each IXECac.h party will bill its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased fromAT&T from AT&T by Carrier shall be as set forth in the AT&TWireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by AT&T from time to time during the termof term of this Agreement.

Methods of Interconnection. A. There are three appropriate methods of interconnecting facilities: (1) interconnection via purchase of facilities fromeither from either party by the other party; (2) physicalcollocationphysical collocation; and (3) virtual collocation where physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations. Type 1, Type 2A and Type 2B and other interconnection arrangements described in AT&T’s General Subscriber Services Tariff, Section A35, or, in the case of North Carolina, in the North Carolina C onnection Connection and Traffic Interchange Agreement effective June 30, 1994, as amended, may be purchased pursuant to this Agreement subject, however, to the sharing of recurring charges for certain transport facilities for Local Traffic as more fully set forth in this section. Rates and charges for both virtual and physical collocation may be provided ina separatecollocation in a separate collocation agreement. Rates for virtual collocation will be based on BellSouth's Interstate Access Services Tariff, FCC #1, Section 20 and/or AT&T's Intrastate Access Services Tariff, Section E20. Rates for physical collocation will benegotiated be negotiated on an indivdi ual individual case basis. B. The parties will acceptand accept and provide any of the preceding methodsof methods of interconnection. Connectivity shall be established toat to at least one AT&T access tandemwithin tandem within every LATA Carrier desires to serve, or Carrier may elect to interconnect directly at an end office. In the event a party interconnects via the purchase of facilities and/or servicesfrom services from the other party, the appropriate intrastate tariff, as amended from time to time will apply. The parties acknowledge, however,, that with respect to such facilities that run from AT&T’s tandemor tandem or end office to Carrier’s first switch or terminal as the case may be, in the same LATA as the interconnected AT&T tandemor tandem or end office, the applicable recurring charges for such facilities will be shared by the parties with AT&T responsible for 85%of 85% of the facility charges and Carrier responsible for 15% of the facility charges, except that AT&T shall only share the cost of the first twenty-five (25) miles of interoffice facilities, with Carrier responsible for all other interoffice facility charges. Sharing of recurring facilitiy charges shall appyl to activated trunks only. Carrier shall be and remain solely responsible for all installationand other nonrecurring chargesfor such facilities.first C. The decision to activate facilities for which charges are shared will be made by the party responsible for the majority of the recurring chargesfor charges for the facility. This decision will be based on traffic information fromstudies from studies performed by AT&T or, if AT&T has not or will not performsuch perform such studies, by traffic information provided by Carrier. Recurring facilitycharges facility charges sharing will be at the DS1 level for transport facilities at the DS1 or higher level. If trunks have been activated in quantities exceeding the capacity of a full DS1, but not sufficient to fully occupy an additoi nal additional DS1, sharingwill sharing will be rounded up to the next DS1. Sharing of recurring facility charges for those carriers who subscribe to voice grade transport at less than the DS1 level will be based on actual facilities installed. D. Nothing herein shall prevent Carrier fromutilizing from utilizing existing collocation facilities, purchased from the interexchange tariffs, for local interconnection; provided,, however, that if Carrier orders new facilities for interconnection or rearrangesany rearranges any facilities presently used for its alternate access business inorder in order to use such facilities for local interconnection hereunder and an AT&T charge isapplicable is applicable thereto, AT&T shall only charge Carrier the lower of the interstate or intrastate tariffed rateor rate or promotional rate. E. When the parties provide an access service connection between an interexchange carrier (“IXC”) and each other, each party will provide its own access services to the IXC. Each party will bill its own access services rates to the IXC. F. The ordering and provision of all services purchased fromAT&T from AT&T by Carrier shall be as set forth in the AT&TWireless AT&T Wireless Customer Guide as that guide is amended by AT&T from time to time during the termof term of this Agreement.