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INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT Dated as of November 1, 2000
by and between
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIAMASSACHUSETTS INC., F/k/a BELL ATLANTIC - PENNSYLVANIAMASSACHUSETTS [STATE], INC. and Level 3 Communications, LLC TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 DEFINITIONS 2
2.0 INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION 10
3.0 SCOPE 11
4.0 INTERCONNECTION AND PHYSICAL ARCHITECTURE 11 4.1 Interconnection
Activation..................................................................
......................11
4.2 Trunk Types and Interconnection Points 11
4.3 Physical Architectures 14
4.4 Alternative Interconnection Arrangements 16
4.5 Interconnection in Additional LATAs 16 5.0 TRANSMISSION AND ROUTING OF TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SERVICE TRAFFIC
(PURSUANT TO SECTION 251(c)(2)) AND COMPENSABLE INTERNET TRAFFIC 17 5.1 Scope of Traffic 17
5.2 Trunk Group Connections and Ordering 17
5.3 Switching System Hierarchy and Trunking Requirements 18
5.4 Signaling 18
5.5 Grades of Service 18
5.6 Measurement and Billing 18
5.7 Intercarrier Compensation Arrangements - Section
51(b)(5)............................................19
5.8 Call Detail 21 6.0 TRANSMISSION AND ROUTING OF EXCHANGE ACCESS TRAFFIC PURSUANT TO
251(c)(2) 22 6.1 Scope of Traffic 22
6.2 Access Toll Connecting Trunk Group Architecture 22
6.3 Meet-Point Billing Arrangements 22
6.4 Toll Free Service Access Code (e.g., 800/888/877) Traffic 26 7.0 TRANSPORT AND TERMINATION OF OTHER TYPES OF TRAFFIC 27 7.1 Information Services Traffic 27
7.2 BLV/BLVI Traffic 28
7.3 Tandem Transit Traffic Service ("Transit Service") 29
7.4 911/E911 Arrangements 30 8.0 NUMBER RESOURCES, RATE CENTERS AND RATING POINTS 32
9.0 NETWORK MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT; OUTAGES 33 9.1 Cooperation 33
9.2 Responsibility for Following Standards 33
9.3 Repeated or Willful Interference or Impairment 33
9.4 Outage Repair Standard 34
9.5 Notice of Changes -- Section 251(c)(5) 34 10.0 JOINT NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION AND GROOMING PROCESS; INSTALLATION,
MAINTENANCE, TESTING AND REPAIR 34 10.1 Joint Network Implementation and Grooming Process 34
10.2 Installation, Maintenance, Testing and Repair 35
10.3 Initial Requirements and Forecasting for Trunk
Provisioning........................................35
10.4 Demand Management Forecasts 36 11.0 UNBUNDLED ACCESS 37 11.1 BA's Provision of Network Elements 37
11.2 Loop Transmission Types 37
11.3 Network Interface Device 42
11.4 Unbundled Switching Elements 43
11.5 Interoffice Transmission Facilities 43
11.6 Operations Support Systems 43
11.7 Limitations on Unbundled Access 44
11.8 Availability of Other Network Elements on an Unbundled Basis 45
11.9 Provisioning of Loops 46
11.10 Maintenance of Loops 48
11.11 Combinations of Network Elements 48 12.0 RESALE -- SECTIONS 251(c)(4) and 251(b)(1) 48 12.1 Availability of Retail Rates for Resale 48
12.2 Availability of Wholesale Rates for Resale 48
12.3 Availability of Support Services and Branding for Resale 49
12.4 Additional Terms Governing Resale and Use of BA Services 49 13.0 COLLOCATION -- SECTION 251(c)(6) 49
14.0 NUMBER PORTABILITY -- SECTION 251(b)(2) 52 14.1 Scope 52
14.2 Procedures for Providing LNP ("Long-term Number Portability") 52
14.3 Procedures for Providing NP Through Full NXX Code Migration 53 15.0 DIALING PARITY -- SECTION 251(b)(3) 54
16.0 ACCESS TO RIGHTS-OF-WAY -- SECTION 251(b)(4) 54
17.0 DATABASES AND SIGNALING 55
18.0 COORDINATED SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS 56 18.1 Intercept and Referral Announcements 56
18.2 Coordinated Repair Calls 56
18.3 Customer Authorization 56 19.0 DIRECTORY SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS 57
20.0 RATES AND CHARGES; ASSURANCE OF PAYMENT 60
21.0 INSURANCE 62
22.0 TERM AND TERMINATION. 62
23.0 DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 64
24.0 INDEMNIFICATION 64
25.0 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 66
26.0 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES 66
27.0 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS; REGULATORY APPROVAL 67
28.0 MISCELLANEOUS 68
1.0 DEFINITIONS 2
2.0 INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION 10
3.0 SCOPE 11
4.0 INTERCONNECTION AND PHYSICAL ARCHITECTURE 11 4.1 Interconnection Activation 11
4.2 Trunk Types and Interconnection Points 12
4.3 Physical Architectures 15
4.4 Alternative Interconnection Arrangements 17
4.5 Interconnection in Additional LATAs 18 5.0 TRANSMISSION AND ROUTING OF TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SERVICE TRAFFIC
PURSUANT TO SECTION 251(c)(2) 18 5.1 Scope of Traffic 18
5.2 Trunk Group Connections and Ordering 18
5.3 Switching System Hierarchy and Trunking Requirements 19
5.4 Signaling 19
5.5 Grades of Service 19
5.6 Measurement and Billing 19
5.7 Reciprocal Compensation Arrangements -- Section 251(b)(5) 23 6.0 TRANSMISSION AND ROUTING OF EXCHANGE ACCESS TRAFFIC PURSUANT TO
251(c)(2) 25 6.1 Scope of Traffic 25
6.2 Access Toll Connecting Trunk Group Architecture 25
6.3 Meet-Point Billing Arrangements 26
6.4 Toll Free Service Access Code (e.g., 800/888/877) Traffic 29 7.0 TRANSPORT AND TERMINATION OF OTHER TYPES OF TRAFFIC 30 7.1 Information Services Traffic 30
7.2 BLV/BLVI Traffic 31
7.3 Tandem Transit Traffic Service ("Transit Service") 32
7.4 911/E911 Arrangements 33 8.0 NUMBER RESOURCES, RATE CENTERS AND RATING POINTS 35
9.0 NETWORK MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT; OUTAGES 36 9.1 Cooperation 36
9.2 Responsibility for Following Standards 36
9.3 Repeated or Willful Interference or Impairment 37
9.4 Outage Repair Standard 37
9.5 Notice of Changes -- Section 251(c)(5) 37 10.0 JOINT NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION AND GROOMING PROCESS; INSTALLATION,
MAINTENANCE, TESTING AND REPAIR 37 10.1 Joint Network Implementation and Grooming Process 38
10.2 Installation, Maintenance, Testing and Repair 38
10.3 Forecasting Requirements for Trunk Provisioning 40
10.4 Demand Management Forecasts 41 11.0 UNBUNDLED ACCESS 41 11.1 BA's Provision of Network Elements 42
11.2 Loop Transmission Types 42
11.3 Network Interface Device 44
11.4 Unbundled Switching Elements 45
11.5 Interoffice Transmission Facilities 45
11.6 Operations Support Systems 46
11.7 Limitations on Unbundled Access 46
11.8 Availability of Other Network Elements on an Unbundled Basis 48
11.9 Provisioning of Loops 49
11.10 Maintenance of Loops 50
11.11 Combinations of Network Elements 50 12.0 RESALE -- SECTIONS 251(c)(4) and 251(b)(1) 51 12.1 Availability of Retail Rates for Resale 51
12.2 Availability of Wholesale Rates for Resale 51
12.3 Availability of Support Services and Branding for Resale 51
12.4 Additional Terms Governing Resale and Use of BA Services 51 13.0 COLLOCATION -- SECTION 251(c)(6) 52
14.0 NUMBER PORTABILITY -- SECTION 251(b)(2) 54 14.1 Scope 54
14.2 Procedures for Providing LNP 56
14.3 Procedures for Providing INP Through Remote Call Forwarding 56
14.4 Procedures for Providing INP Through Route Index Arrangements 58
14.5 Receipt of Terminating Compensation on Traffic to INP'ed Numbers
58
14.6 Procedures for Providing NP Through Full NXX Code Migration 59
14.7 Recovery of INP Costs Pursuant to FCC Order and Rulemaking 59 15.0 DIALING PARITY -- SECTION 251(b)(3) 60
16.0 ACCESS TO RIGHTS-OF-WAY -- SECTION 251(b)(4) 60
17.0 DATABASES AND SIGNALING 61
18.0 COORDINATED SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS 62 18.1 Intercept and Referral Announcements 62
18.2 Coordinated Repair Calls 62
18.3 Customer Authorization 62 19.0 DIRECTORY SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS 63 19.1 Directory Listings and Directory Distributions 63
19.2 Service Information Pages 65
19.3 Yellow Pages Maintenance 65
19.4 Directory Assistance (DA) and Operator Services (OS) 65
19.5 Busy Line Verification and Busy Line Verification Interrupt
(BLV/BLVI) 66 20.0 RATES AND CHARGES; ASSURANCE OF PAYMENT 66
21.0 INSURANCE 68
22.0 TERM AND TERMINATION. 68
23.0 DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 70
24.0 INDEMNIFICATION 70
25.0 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 72
26.0 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES 72 26.1 Performance Standards 72
26.2 Performance Reporting 72 27.0 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS; REGULATORY APPROVAL 73
28.0 MISCELLANEOUS 73 28.1 Authorization 73
28.2 Independent Contractor; Disclaimer of Agency 74
28.3 Force Majeure 74
28.4 Confidentiality 75
28.5 Choice of Law 76
28.6 Taxes 76
28.7 Assignment 79
28.8 Billing and Payment; Disputed Amounts 79
28.9 Dispute Resolution 80
28.10 Notices 80
28.11 Joint Work Product 82
28.12 No Third Party Beneficiaries 82
28.13 No Licenses 82
28.14 Technology Upgrades 83
28.15 Survival 83
28.16 Entire Agreement 84
28.17 Counterparts 84
28.18 Modification, Amendment, Supplement, or Waiver 84
28.19 Successors and Assigns 84