STPs. Each Party is responsible for requesting interconnection to the other Party’s CCS network, where SS7 signaling on the trunk group(s) is desired. Each Party shall connect to a pair of access STPs that serve each LATA where traffic will be exchanged using a direct connection to the STPs serving the desired LATA, through designated Ameritech State Gateway STP or through a third party provider which is connected to the other Party’s signaling network. If Carrier does not posses STPs, Carrier may purchase access to Ameritech’s SS7 Network as provided in Ameritech’s Intrastate access tariff(s).
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Sources: Interconnection Agreement, Interconnection Agreement