Common use of Operator Services and Directory Assistance Services Clause in Contracts

Operator Services and Directory Assistance Services. 7.7.1 This Section 7.7 establishes the terms and conditions governing the provision to Requesting Carrier by Ameritech of manual and automated Local and intrastate intraLATA, interstate intraLATA Operator Toll and Assist Services (“OS”), and Home NPA Directory Assistance service and Information Call Completion Services (“DA”). Ameritech’s offering of OS and DA services is made available as a stand alone, integrated service and not as an unbundled Network Element. 7.7.2 At Requesting Carrier’s request, Ameritech will provide manual and automated OS and DA services to Requesting Carrier. A description of the OS and DA services to be provided is set forth on Schedule 7.7.2. A list identifying the NPA/Exchange areas of Ameritech Directory Assistance and Information Call Completion services will be provided to Requesting Carrier upon request. The Implementation Plan shall establish a process by which this list is updated as such DA services are provided in additional NPA/Exchange Areas. 7.7.3 Requesting Carrier is responsible for delivering its OS and DA traffic to Ameritech’s TOPS switch. Specifically, Requesting Carrier shall provide the necessary direct trunking and termination facilities from its End Office to the Ameritech TOPS switch used to provide OS and DA services. Further, OS and DA traffic must be delivered to the Ameritech TOPS switch without any Tandem switching. The TOPS location to which Requesting Carrier will be responsible for delivering its OS or DA traffic will be determined by Ameritech based on the existing capacity of its service centers. Ameritech will, unless technical or economic reasons provide otherwise, have Requesting Carrier deliver its OS or DA traffic to the TOPS switch most closely located to the Requesting Carrier’s NPA/exchange originating the call. 7.7.4 Requesting Carrier is solely responsible for providing all equipment and facilities to deliver OS and DA traffic to the Ameritech switch used to provide OS and DA services. Where the total traffic exceeds the capacity of the existing circuits, additional circuits and additional facilities must be provided by Requesting Carrier to the extent necessary. 7.7.5 Requesting Carrier will provide and maintain the equipment at its offices necessary to permit Ameritech to perform its services in accordance with the equipment operations and traffic operations which are in effect in Ameritech’s DA and operator services offices. Requesting Carrier will locate, construct and maintain its facilities to afford reasonable protection against hazard and interference.

Operator Services and Directory Assistance Services. 7.7.1 This Section 7.7 establishes the terms and conditions governing the provision to Requesting Carrier by Ameritech of manual and automated Local and intrastate intraLATA, interstate intraLATA Operator Toll and Assist Services (“OS”), and Home NPA Directory Assistance service and Information Call Completion Services (“DA”). Ameritech’s offering of OS and DA services is made available as a stand alone, integrated service and not as an unbundled Network Element. 7.7.2 At Requesting Carrier’s request, Ameritech will provide manual and automated OS and DA services to Requesting Carrier. A description of the OS and DA services to be provided is set forth on Schedule 7.7.2. A list identifying the NPA/Exchange areas of Ameritech Directory Assistance and Information Call Completion services will be provided to Requesting Carrier upon request. The Implementation Plan shall establish a process by which this list is updated as such DA services are provided in additional NPA/Exchange Areas. 7.7.3 Requesting Carrier is responsible for delivering its OS and DA traffic to Ameritech’s TOPS switch. Specifically, Requesting Carrier shall provide the necessary direct trunking and termination facilities from its End Office to the Ameritech TOPS switch used to provide OS and DA services. Further, OS and DA traffic must be delivered to the Ameritech TOPS switch without any Tandem switching. The TOPS location to which Requesting Carrier will be responsible for delivering its OS or DA traffic will be determined by Ameritech based on the existing capacity of its service centers. Ameritech will, unless technical or economic reasons provide otherwise, have Requesting Carrier deliver its OS or DA traffic to the TOPS switch most closely located to the Requesting Carrier’s NPA/exchange originating the call. 7.7.4 Requesting Carrier is solely responsible for providing all equipment and facilities to deliver OS and DA traffic to the Ameritech switch used to provide OS and DA services. Where the total traffic exceeds the capacity of the existing circuits, additional circuits and additional facilities must be provided by Requesting Carrier to the extent necessary. 7.7.5 Requesting Carrier will provide and maintain the equipment at its offices necessary to permit Ameritech to perform its services in accordance with the equipment operations and traffic operations which are in effect in Ameritech’s DA and operator services offices. Requesting Carrier will locate, construct and maintain its facilities to afford reasonable protection against hazard and interference.

Operator Services and Directory Assistance Services. 7.7.1 This Section 7.7 establishes the terms and conditions governing the provision to Requesting Carrier by Ameritech of manual and automated Local and intrastate intraLATA, interstate intraLATA Operator Toll and Assist Services (“OS”), and Home NPA Directory Assistance service and Information Call Completion Services (“DA”). Ameritech’s offering of OS and DA services is made available as a stand alone, integrated service and not as an unbundled Network Element. 7.7.2 At Requesting Carrier’s request, Ameritech will provide manual and automated OS and DA services to Requesting Carrier. A description of the OS and DA services to be provided is set forth on Schedule 7.7.2. A list identifying the NPA/Exchange areas of Ameritech Directory Assistance and Information Call Completion services will be provided to Requesting Carrier upon request. The Implementation Plan shall establish a process by which this list is updated as such DA services are provided in additional NPA/Exchange Areas. 7.7.3 Requesting Carrier is responsible for delivering its OS and DA traffic to Ameritech’s TOPS switch. Specifically, Requesting Carrier shall provide the necessary direct trunking and termination facilities from its End Office to the Ameritech TOPS switch used to provide OS and DA services. Further, OS and DA traffic must be delivered to the Ameritech TOPS switch without any Tandem switching. The TOPS location to which Requesting Carrier will be responsible for delivering its OS or DA traffic will be determined by Ameritech based on the existing capacity of its service centers. Ameritech will, unless technical or economic reasons provide otherwise, have Requesting Carrier deliver its OS or DA traffic to the TOPS switch most closely located to the Requesting Carrier’s NPA/exchange originating the call. 7.7.4 Requesting Carrier is solely responsible for providing all equipment and facilities to deliver OS and DA traffic to the Ameritech switch used to provide OS and DA services. Where the total traffic exceeds the capacity of the existing circuits, additional circuits and additional facilities must be provided by Requesting Carrier to the extent necessary.. 12716496.1 110201 1406C 00650405 7.7.5 Requesting Carrier will provide and maintain the equipment at its offices necessary to permit Ameritech to perform its services in accordance with the equipment operations and traffic operations which are in effect in Ameritech’s DA and operator services offices. Requesting Carrier will locate, construct and maintain its facilities to afford reasonable protection against hazard and interference.

Operator Services and Directory Assistance Services. 7.7.1 This Section 7.7 establishes the terms and conditions governing the provision to Requesting Carrier by Ameritech of manual and automated Local and intrastate intraLATA, interstate intraLATA Operator Toll and Assist Services (“OS”), and Home NPA Directory Assistance service and Information Call Completion Services (“DA”). Ameritech’s offering of OS and DA services is made available as a stand alone, integrated service and not as an unbundled Network Element. 7.7.2 At Requesting Carrier’s request, Ameritech will provide manual and automated OS and DA services to Requesting Carrier. A description of the OS and DA services to be provided is set forth on Schedule 7.7.2. A list identifying the NPA/Exchange areas of Ameritech Directory Assistance and Information Call Completion services will be provided to Requesting Carrier upon request. The Implementation Plan shall establish a process by which this list is updated as such DA services are provided in additional NPA/Exchange Areas. 7.7.3 Requesting Carrier is responsible for delivering its OS and DA traffic to Ameritech’s TOPS switch. Specifically, Requesting Carrier shall provide the necessary direct trunking and termination facilities from its End Office to the Ameritech TOPS switch used to provide OS and DA services. Further, OS and DA traffic must be delivered to the Ameritech TOPS switch without any Tandem switching. The TOPS location to which Requesting Carrier will be responsible for delivering its OS or DA traffic will be determined by Ameritech based on the existing capacity of its service centers. Ameritech will, unless technical or economic reasons provide otherwise, have Requesting Carrier deliver its OS or DA traffic to the TOPS switch most closely located to the Requesting Carrier’s NPA/exchange originating the call. 7.7.4 Requesting Carrier is solely responsible for providing all equipment and facilities to deliver OS and DA traffic to the Ameritech switch used to provide OS and DA services. Where the total traffic exceeds the capacity of the existing circuits, additional circuits and additional facilities must be provided by Requesting Carrier to the extent necessary. 7.7.5 Requesting Carrier will provide and maintain the equipment at its offices necessary to permit Ameritech to perform its services in accordance with the equipment operations and traffic operations which are in effect in Ameritech’s DA and operator services offices. Requesting Carrier will locate, construct and maintain its facilities to afford reasonable protection against hazard and interference.

Operator Services and Directory Assistance Services. 12716496.1 80509 940C 00650405 7.7.1 This Section 7.7 establishes the terms and conditions governing the provision to Requesting Carrier by Ameritech of manual and automated Local and intrastate intraLATA, interstate intraLATA Operator Toll and Assist Services (“OS”), and Home NPA Directory Assistance service and Information Call Completion Services (“DA”). Ameritech’s offering of OS and DA services is made available as a stand alone, integrated service and not as an unbundled Network Element. 7.7.2 At Requesting Carrier’s request, Ameritech will provide manual and automated OS and DA services to Requesting Carrier. A description of the OS and DA services to be provided is set forth on Schedule 7.7.2. A list identifying the NPA/Exchange areas of Ameritech Directory Assistance and Information Call Completion services will be provided to Requesting Carrier upon request. The Implementation Plan shall establish a process by which this list is updated as such DA services are provided in additional NPA/Exchange Areas. 7.7.3 Requesting Carrier is responsible for delivering its OS and DA traffic to Ameritech’s TOPS switch. Specifically, Requesting Carrier shall provide the necessary direct trunking and termination facilities from its End Office to the Ameritech TOPS switch used to provide OS and DA services. Further, OS and DA traffic must be delivered to the Ameritech TOPS switch without any Tandem switching. The TOPS location to which Requesting Carrier will be responsible for delivering its OS or DA traffic will be determined by Ameritech based on the existing capacity of its service centers. Ameritech will, unless technical or economic reasons provide otherwise, have Requesting Carrier deliver its OS or DA traffic to the TOPS switch most closely located to the Requesting Carrier’s NPA/exchange originating the call. 7.7.4 Requesting Carrier is solely responsible for providing all equipment and facilities to deliver OS and DA traffic to the Ameritech switch used to provide OS and DA services. Where the total traffic exceeds the capacity of the existing circuits, additional circuits and additional facilities must be provided by Requesting Carrier to the extent necessary. 7.7.5 Requesting Carrier will provide and maintain the equipment at its offices necessary to permit Ameritech to perform its services in accordance with the equipment operations and traffic operations which are in effect in Ameritech’s DA and operator services offices. Requesting Carrier will locate, construct and maintain its facilities to afford reasonable protection against hazard and interference.