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area. Such in:erccmec:ing faclilties s:.all cxfcrn, at a mininun, IO rre
le!eccmmunicalions industry s!ar.dard cf L.S-1 ~ ~rsuanr :o @el!Core Star.lard No
TR-NLVT-00439. Sigcal Iratsfer pctr,:, S ;raling Sys:em 7 ('SS7') conr,ec:iv:ry :s
required ai each ir8!erccnrtec:ion p0tr.t. ?e::Sc~.:> til prcvtde cutcf-bacd sqr,aiq
using Common Channel Sipaling A.;cess Ca;abjliiy *,ere :echnica;ly 2r.d
cccnonically feasible. in accordance wiL5 :e !ec.\,-,ical sFec:kilior,s set fcch in :re
Bei:South Guidelir.es lo Technical Public;! 53, TR-TSV000205. The Facies asree rk21
their !acilities shall provide if.8 nece5sa-j r,?-~lccic. cXhock answer and disccnnefl
supemision and shall hand CY calling px, rxr-ter ID w'en lec+,n~ca!ly !eas8t!e. 7.e
Facies fucher agree Ihal in :P,e event a ;a.yj iF,ter=4n-,ec:s via the pur0,ase of !acti;::es
andar services from the oter pa?, '?e a:prc;na:e in:ras!a!a access !art!!, as
a,T,e-.'ed from :ir,e :o :i,ne WIII a;!y.
F. Nclhing herein shall p:ever.t L'S LEC !;xi uliliztng ex:s:ing coliatarion
'aciii!ies. purc'ased from :?e I,n:erexchar;e :ar!Cs. !or Ictal in:era,-,r,ec:,Gn, jrcv:ced.
hzwever. that if US LEC orders new !ac;!t::es fcr ir.!ermnr,ectton or rearrar,Ge3 any
facili:ies presen!ly used !or its a1lerna:e ac-ess busiwss in order lo use such lacilities
for local interconnection hereunder and a BellSouth charp is aoplicable thereto.
BellSouth shall only charge US LEC tke laver of tke in1ers:a:e or invas:a:e tariffed rate
or promotional rale.
G.' Re parties agree to es:ablish tmnk groups from the interconnecling
es of subsection (D) of lhis section suc? that each party provides a reciprocal of
each tmnk group established by lhe other party. Notwithstanding lhe foregoing, each
party may construct its network. including lhe inlerwnnecting facilities, lo achieve
cptimum ccst eKec:iveness and network eficiency. 'Pa parties agree that either no
cCarcps will be assessed or recipro-al charses will to.assessed for nehvork to newah
tn:erfaces where the parties are certified as providers of local exchanpe services.
BellSouth's treatment of US LEC as to said &\arSes shall be consistent with BellSouth
:iea:renl of other local exchange carriers for Lye same charpes.
H. Whenever BellSoulh delivers vamc lo US LEC for lermination on
US LEC's network. if BellSoulh cannot determine b%cause of the manner in which US
LEC has utilized its NM codes wbelhw lhe >affic is lotal or loll BellSouLh will nct
compensate US LEC pursuant to vlis scion but will. instead. cqarge US LEC
originating intrastate nehvork sass semi- ckarges as reflected in BellSouth's
intrastate Access Service Tariff. Notwilhstanding tho forgoing. BellSouth will make
the appropriate billing adjustments if US LEC cw provide sbficient infom?tion for
BellSouth !o make a letenination as :3 *,ether said Ira% was local or toll. If
ZeliScut2 deploys an NXX wde ac-cas i:s iysl calling areas in such a ran-er :P.at Us
LEC =mot determine whether Vie traffic i: ceiivers :o SellSouth is Iwl OT loll. :hen !he
preceding sentences of this subsedon
with the Facies approprialely
reversed.