Common use of TRAFFIC EXCHANGE Clause in Contracts

TRAFFIC EXCHANGE. 4.1 The Parties shall exchange Local Traffic under this Agreement by each Party physically connecting its network to a third-party LEC(s) or an IXC, which shall transit the traffic between the two Parties. Each Party shall be responsible for establishing appropriate contractual relationships with this third-party LEC(s) or IXC for interconnecting with its network and transiting traffic over that network to the other Party. Each Party shall be responsible for providing the trunks from its network to the point of interconnection with the third-party LEC(s) or IXC network and for paying or collecting from the third-party LEC(s) or IXC network provider for the costs of transiting calls that the Party originates. 4.2 An NPA/NXX assigned to VERIZON WIRELESS shall be included in any extended area service (“EAS”) calling scope or similar program to the same extent as any other ILECs NPA/NXX in the same rate center; provided that VERIZON WIRELESS assigns numbers from such NPA/NXX to customers within the Local Service Area or EAS scope of ILEC and VERIZON WIRELESS has radio frequency coverage to serve such customers.