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DEFINITIONS
EXHIBIT F
Call Termination has the meaning set forth for “termination” in 47CFR § 51.701(d).
Call Transport has the meaning set forth for “transport” in 47 CFR § 51.701(c).
ATTACHMENT 3
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Call Transport and Termination For the purposes of Attachment 3, Call Transport and
Termination is used collectively to mean the switching and transport functions from the
Interconnection Point to the last point of switching.
Centralized Message Distribution System (“CMDS”) is the BellCore administered national
system, based in Kansas City, Missouri, used to exchange EMI formatted data among host
companies.
Common (Shared) Transport For the purposes of Attachment 3 Common (Shared) Transport
is defined as the transport of the originating Party’s traffic by the terminating Party over the
terminating Party’s common (shared) facilities between (1) the terminating Party’s tandem
switch and end office switch, (2) between the terminating Party’s tandem switches, and/or (3)
between the terminating Party’s host and remote end office switches. All switches referred
herein must be entered into the Local Exchange Routing Guide (“LERG”).
Daily Usage File is the compilation of messages or copies of messages in standard Exchange
Message Interface (EMI) format exchanged from AT&T to a CLEC.
Dedicated Interoffice Facility For the purposes of Attachment 3, Dedicated Interoffice Facility
is defined as a switch transport facility between a Party’s Serving Wire Center and the first point
of switching within the LATA on the other Party’s network.
End Office Switching For the purposes of Attachment 3, End Office Switching is defined as the
function that establishes a communications path between the trunk side and line side of the End
Office switch.
Exchange Message Interface (“EMI”) is the nationally administered standard format for the
exchange of data among the Exchange Carriers within the telecommunications industry.
Fiber Meet as described in Attachment 3, is an interconnection arrangement whereby the Parties
physically interconnect their networks via an optical fiber interface at which one Party's
facilities, provisioning, and maintenance responsibility begins and the other Party's responsibility
ends.
Intercompany Settlements (“ICS”) is the revenue associated with charges billed by a company
other than the company in whose service area such charges were incurred. ICS on a national
level includes third number and credit card calls and is administered by BellCore’s Credit Card
and Third Number Settlement System (CATS). Included is traffic that originates in one
Regional Bell Operating Company’s (RBOC) territory and bills in another RBOC’s territory.
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