arb 529, supplemental application, 2/26/2004 - State of Oregon

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area in which the Customer of the Receiving Party is physically located (“Type 2 VOIPTraffic”) shall not be subject to the Unitary Rates set forth in Section 1 above, but shallinstead be subject to the Receiving Party’s applicable switched access rates; (iii) VOIPTraffic that is delivered to the Receiving Party with a CPN (or other accurate Call Recordinformation) that is associated with the same local calling area (or the same LATA, in thecase of the state of New York, so long as LATA-wide reciprocal compensation is requiredby the New York Public Service Commission) in which the Customer of the ReceivingParty is physically located (“Type 1 VOIP Traffic”) shall be subject to the Unitary Ratesset forth in Section 1 above; and (iv) VOIP Traffic that is delivered to the Receiving Partywithout CPN (or other accurate Call Record information) shall be subject to the provisionsof Sections 1(f)-1(j). Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2, if, after the EffectiveDate, the FCC or Congress promulgates an effective and unstayed law, rule or regulation,or a court of competent jurisdiction issues an effective and unstayed nationally-effectiveorder, decision, ruling, or the like regarding VOIP Traffic, the Parties will adhere to therelevant portions (i.e., those relating to the regulatory classification of or, compensation for,VOIP Traffic generally or any category of VOIP Traffic) of such legally effective andunstayed rule, regulation, order, decision, ruling or the like as soon as it becomes legallyeffective.3. Points of Interconnection.Notwithstanding any other provision in the Interconnection Agreements, any applicabletariff or SGAT, or under Applicable Law, this Section 3 shall set forth the Parties’respective rights and obligations with respect to interconnection architecture; providedhowever, that if, (a) pursuant to the fourth proviso of Section 1(a) of this Amendment, theUnitary Rates are capped by a change in the tariffed interstate access terminating localswitching element and (b) the FCC or Congress promulgates an effective and unstayedlaw, rule or regulation, or a court of competent jurisdiction issues an effective andunstayed, nationally-effective order, decision, ruling, or the like regarding networkarchitecture in conjunction with reduced interstate access rates, (i) either Party may puton hold the construction of new interconnection facilities required by this Section 3 and(ii) the Parties shall promptly negotiate amendments reflecting and transitioning to thenewly prescribed network architecture.(a) Mutual points of interconnection (“POIs”) in each LATA in which one (orboth) of the Parties originates Applicable Traffic for delivery to the other Party shall beestablished as set forth in this Section 3.(i) MCI shall establish at least one mutual POI (i.e., a technicallyfeasible point at which each Party delivers its originating traffic to the other Party) onVerizon’s network in each of the Verizon Tandem serving areas in which MCI assignsto its end user Customers its own or ported telephone numbers. In addition, in eachLATA with two (2) or more Verizon Tandems, MCI shall promptly establish additionalmutual POI(s) once the total volume of Applicable Traffic originated by the Parties in aVerizon Tandem serving area reaches or exceeds the level of two (2) DS1s during anyAmendment to Verizon/MCI Interconnection Agreements (December 1, 2003) 7
month, provided that until such time, MCI shall hand off direct non-switched trunkgroups to Verizon at the nearest Verizon Tandem (in such LATA) where MCI hasassigned telephone numbers (and Verizon shall provide transport between such VerizonTandem and the terminating Verizon Tandem at no charge to MCI, provided that whereMCI has as of the Effective Date existing (or adds thereafter) transport facilities to theterminating Verizon Tandem, MCI shall utilize those facilities until such time as MCIestablishes the mutual POI at the relevant Verizon Tandem). If Verizon’s deploymentof a logical Tandem (i.e., a Tandem using voice over ATM technology) in a LATAresults in an increase in the number of Tandems in that LATA, such deployment shallnot result in a requirement for MCI to establish an additional mutual POI in suchLATA; provided, however, in such case MCI shall nonetheless fulfill the direct routedtrunk group obligations set forth above. Each POI shall be at a technically feasible pointin the relevant Verizon Tandem Wire Center, unless otherwise agreed to in writing bythe Parties.(ii) In any Verizon Tandem serving area in which MCI does not assignits own or ported telephone numbers, MCI shall deliver Applicable Traffic fortermination to Verizon at a technically feasible POI at the terminating Verizon Tandemor End Office Wire Center.(iii) In any LATA in which there are fewer than two (2) VerizonTandems, then in addition to the mutual POI at the Verizon Tandem Wire Center,additional mutual POIs shall be established at such Verizon End Office Wire Centersmutually agreed to in writing by the Parties. The LATAs in which, as of the EffectiveDate, Verizon has fewer than (2) Tandems, include, without limitation, the LATAs setforth in Exhibit C.(iv) For those Verizon End Offices that subtend a third party Tandem,Verizon may elect to designate the third party Tandem as the relevant mutual POI and,if Verizon does not do so, MCI shall designate a technically feasible point on theVerizon network in the relevant Tandem serving area, as the relevant mutual POI, andshall hand off direct non-switched trunks to relevant Verizon End Offices at that mutualPOI.(b) From and after the Effective Date, in any LATA where the Parties havenot yet established mutual POIs as described in Section 3(a), MCI shall not bill (andVerizon shall not have an obligation to pay) any fees, charges or the like (including,without limitation, any transport charges) with respect to such arrangements.(c) Subject to subsections (e) and (f) directly below, neither Party may charge(and neither Party shall have an obligation to pay) any fees, charges or the like(including, without limitation, any transport charges), with respect to Applicable Trafficthat either Party delivers at a mutual POI, other than the Unitary Rates for ApplicableTraffic.(d)If the Applicable Traffic destined for an End Office exceeds the CCSAmendment to Verizon/MCI Interconnection Agreements (December 1, 2003) 8
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