Common use of Mutual Compensation Clause in Contracts

Mutual Compensation. The Parties shall compensate each other for the exchange of Local Traffic originated by or terminating to the Parties’ end-user customers in accordance with Section 3.2.2 of this Article. The Parties agree to the initial state level exempt factor representative of the share of traffic exempt from local compensation. This initial exempt factor is set forth in Appendix A. This factor will be updated quarterly in like manner or as the Parties otherwise agree. Once the traffic that is exempt from local compensation can be measured, the actual exempt traffic will be used rather than the above factor. Charges for the transport and termination of optional EAS, intraLATA toll and interexchange traffic shall be in accordance with the Parties' respective intrastate or interstate access tariffs, as appropriate. Any compensation due between the Parties in connection with the exchange of Information Access Traffic minutes shall be in accordance with the FCC’s Order on Remand and Report and Order in CC Dockets Nos. 96-98 and 99-68, as released on April 27, 2001, and other provisions of applicable law. Pursuant to the FCC’s Order on Remand and Report and Order in CC Dockets Nos. 96-98 and 99-68, ISP- Bound Traffic shall be subject to a ▇▇▇▇-and-Keep Arrangement.

Mutual Compensation. The Parties shall compensate each other for the exchange of Local Traffic originated by or terminating to the Parties’ end-user customers in accordance with Section 3.2.2 of this Article. The Parties agree to the initial state level exempt factor representative of the share of traffic exempt from local compensation. This initial exempt factor is set forth in Appendix A. This factor will be updated quarterly in like manner or as the Parties otherwise agree. Once the traffic that is exempt from local compensation can be measured, the actual exempt traffic will be used rather than the above factor. Charges for the transport and termination of optional EAS, intraLATA toll and interexchange traffic shall be in accordance with the Parties' respective intrastate or interstate access tariffs, as appropriate. Any compensation due between the Parties in connection with the exchange of Information Access Traffic minutes shall be in accordance with the FCC’s Order on Remand and Report and Order in CC Dockets Nos. 96-98 and 99-68, as released on April 27, 2001, and other provisions of applicable law. Pursuant to the FCC’s Order on Remand and Report and Order in CC Dockets Nos. 96-98 and 99-68, ISP- ISP-Bound Traffic shall be subject to a ▇▇▇▇-and-Keep Arrangement.