20150407Amendment Application.pdf

PO Box .l004
Redmond, OR 97756
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March 31,2015
Ms. Jean Jewell, Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W . Washington Street
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
foTT-oq-otRE: Case No.
Request for Approval of Negotiated Wireless Traffic Exchange Agreement
between TDS Telecommunications Corporation and Verizon Wireless
Dear Ms. Jewell:
TDS Telecommunications Corporation ODS) as an agent for Potlatch Telephone
Company, Inc., has entered into a new wireless traffic exchange agreement with
Verizon Wireless. This filing replaces the agreement approved in Case No. POT-
T-09-01. An original plus three (3) Copies of the agreement have been enclosed
for filing with this Commission.
TDS respectfully requests approval of this agreement as filed.
lf you have questions regarding this agreement, please contact Jenni White of
TDS at (865)6714522 or myself at [phone]. Thank you in advance for
your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
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Gail M. Long
Manager, State Government Affairs
Enclosure
Cc: JenniWhite - TDS Telecom
Amy Hindman - Verizon Wireless
COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE AGREEMENT
TDS TELECOM IDAIIO
This Commercial Mobile Radio Service Agreement (the "Agreement") is made
effective on the fifteenth day of March 2015 between the TDS Telecommunications
Corporation subsidiary(ics) or affiliate(s) identified on Appendix A (collectively, "TDS
TELECOM"), ard Cellco Partnership dlbla Yeizon Wireless ("Cellco Partnership"), a
general partnership orgaruzed under the laws of the State of Delaware, with offrces at
One Verizon Way, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, on behalf of itself and its wireless
subsidiaries and affiliates operating within the State of Idaho from time to time (the*VZW Affiliates" and, together with Cellco Partnership, "Verizon Wireless"). TDS
TELECOM and VERZON WIRELESS are each individually a "Party'' and are together
the "Parties" to this Agreement.
TDS TELECOM is a Local Exchange Carrier in the State of ldaho. VERIZON
WTRELESS is a Commercial Mobile Radio Service carrier licensed by the FCC to
operate in the State of ldaho. TDS TELECOM and VERIZON WIRELESS desire to
interconnect their networks for the purpose of exchanging traffic between their
customers. Services provided by TDS TELECOM to VERIZON WIRELESS under this
Agreement are provided pursuant to VERIZON WIRELESS's role as a CMRS provider.
In consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties
agree as follows,
SECTION I
DEFINITIONS
1 . "Access Reciprocal Compensation Traffic" is as definet in 47 C.F.R. $51.903(h).
CMRS Access Reciprocal Compensation Traffic between TDS TELECOM and
VERIZON WIRELESS is traffic that originates in one MTA and terminates in a
diffcrent MTA based on the location of the VERIZON WTRELESS subscriber or
roamer on the VERIZON WIRELESS network and the location of the TDS
Telecom landline end-user. For purposes of this Agreement, the location of the
VERIZON WIRELESS subscriber or roamer on the VERIZON WIRELESS
network shall be determined from the location of the cell site serving such
subscriber or ro:uner at the beginning of the call and the location of the TDS
Telecom landline subscriber shall be determined from the location of the TDS
End Office serving such subscriber.
2. "Act" means the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. l5l et. seq.), as
amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and as from time to time
inteqpreted in the duly authorized rules and regulations of the FCC or the
Commission.
3. "Commercial Mobile Radio Service ("CMRS") is as defined as in 47 C.F.R.
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"Commission" is the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
"End Office" means a switching entity that is used for connecting lines to lines or
Iines to trunks for the purpose of originatinlerrninating calls. Sometimes this
term is used to refer to a telephone company building in which switching systems
and telephone equipment are installed.
"End Office Access Service" is as defined in 47 C.F.R. $ 5l.903(b).
"FCC" is the Federal Communications Commission.
"Interconnection" is as described in the Act and the FCC's rules.
"Intercxchange Carrier" or ("IXC") means a Telecommunications Carrier that
provides or carries, directly or indirectly, InterLATA service or IntraLATA Toll
Traffic. IXC does not include CMRS providers.
"Intermediary Traffic" is traffic, other than Transit Traffic, that originates from a
subscriber or end user served on the network of a third-party (including, but not
limited to, another Local Exchange Carrier, another CMRS provider, a least cost
routing entity or aggregator, an interconnected VoIP provider or another
Telecommunications Carrier) and is delivered by one Party to the other Party for
termination.
"InterLATA Service" means telecommunications service between a point located
in a LATA and a point located outside such LATA.
"[ntraLATA Toll TraffiC' means those calls that are originated by TDS
TELECOM's landline subscriber and are terminated to a called party located
outside of the local or Extendod Area Service calling area as defined in the
applicable TDS TELECOM tariff.
"[.ocal Access and Transport Area" or ("LATA") as defined in the Act.
"Local Exchange Carrier" or ("LEC") is as defined in the Act.
"[,ocal Traffic" mcans "Non-Access Telecommunications TraffiC' as defined in
47 C.F.R. $ sl.70l(bx2).
"Major Trading Area" or ("MTA") means the service areas based on the Rand
McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123d edition, at pages 38-
39. 47 C.F.R. $2a.202(a).
"Mobile Switching Center" or ("MSC") is a switching facility that performs the
switching for the routing of calls among its mobile subscribers and subscribers in
other mobile or landline networks. The MSC is used to connect and switch tmnk
circuits within the wireless network and between the wireless network and the
public switched network for wireless traffic by a CMRS provider.
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18. "Point of lnterconnection" or ("POI") is the physical location where
Interconnection between VERIZON WIRELESS and TDS TELECOM takes
place.
"Rate Center" is as defined by the North American Numbering Counsel (NANC).
"Tandem" is a switching entity within the public switched telecommunications
network used to connect and switch trunk circuits between and among other End
Offices or their equivalents. A Tandem Switch does not include a PBX.
"Telccommunications Carrier" means any provider of telecommunications
services as defined in the Act.
SECTION II
SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement sets forth the terms, conditions and rates under which the Parties
agree to provide lnterconnection for use by VERIZON WIRELESS only in association
with its role as a CMRS provider and to compensate each other for the exchange of traffic
between TDS TELECOM and VERIZON WIRELESS. The Interconnection and
compensation covered by this Agreement applies only to the exchange of traffic between
VERIZON WIRELESS CMRS subscribers and CMRS roamers on the VERIZON
WIRELESS network and TDS TELECOM landline subscribers. The Interconnection
arrangemerlts described herein will not be used by either Party to exchange traffic that is
not covered by this Agreement. Other lnterconnection and traffic exchange
arangements may be covered by separate contracts or tariffs.
Execution of this Agreement does not waive or prejudice any positions either
Party has taken previously or may take in the future in any legislative, regulatory, or
other public forum addrmsing any matters, including matters specifically related to, the
types of arrangements prescribed in this Agreemenl except that this reservation of rights
shall not be deemed to permit a Parry to take any action that would otherurise constitute a
breach of one of that Party's obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION III
TNTERCONNECTION
Direct Interconnectio! :
1. Consistent with the requirernents of the Act, TDS TELECOM shall make
available lnterconnection to VERIZON WIRELESS. Interconnection and servicc
arrangements for CMRS providers are described in Bellcore GR-I45-CORE and
Telcordia Notes on the Networks, SR-2275.
Type 2B lnterconnection provides a trunk-side connection between a TDS
TELECOM End Office and a CMRS provider's POI. It is used for the exchange
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of Local Traffic. Neither Party shall deliver Intermediary Traffic to the othcr
Party through the Tlpe 28 Interconnection. In the event that Intermediary Traffic
is routed over Tlpe 2B [nterconnection for any reasion, the delivering Party shall
pay compensation to the terminating Party for any and all Int€rrnediary Traffic the
delivering Party delivers to the terminating Party at the rates set forth in TDS
TELECOM's Tariffs for End Office Access Service. Type 28 lnterconnection
Service provides access to the TDS TELECOM customers served by the TDS
TELECOM End Office.
Type 2B lnterconnection shall be optioned for common channel signaling service
using Signaling Systern 7 ("CCS7") protocols. Where requested, VERIZON
WIRELESS and TDS TELECOM agree to interconnect their SS7 (Signaling
System 7) networks either directly or through third parties. Such connections shall
meet generally accepted industry technical standards. Each Party will bear
responsibility for any costs associated with connecting its own SS7 network to a
third party signaling provider, as well as for any per unit charges assessed by the
third party signaling provider for trafEc originated by the Party.
The originating Party shall query the Local Number Portability ("LNP") call
routing database before delivering a call. Based on the information returned from
such query (e.g., Local Routing Number (*LRN")), each Party shall deliver only
those calls that are destined for the terminating Party's subscribers (e.g., calls for
which the LRN is assigned to the tenninating Purty). Each Party shall bear any
and all costs associated with LNP queries and associated routing of its originating
calls under this Agreement.
Type 28 Interconnection service is ordered using uniforrn order request forms.
All service requests must be submitted on the TDS TELECOM Wireless Service
Request ("WSR") form or other industry standard ordering document.
VERIZON WIRELESS shall provide its own facilities and transport for the
delivery of traffic from its Mobile Switching Center (*MSC") to a mutually
acceptable POI on the TDS TELECOM network. Alternatively, VERZON
WIRELESS may purchase required facilities from a third party or from TDS
TELECOM for the delivery of such traffic. Rates for facilities and transport or
other services purchased from TDS TELECOM are specified in TDS
TELECOM's applicable l-ocal or Access Taritr. The rate for two-way facilities
provided by TDS TELECOM and dedicated to traffic between VERIZON
WIRELESS and TDS TELECOM will be reduced by the Shared Facility Factor
identified in Appendix A.
POI(s) between TDS TELECOM and VERIZON WIRELESS are defined in
Appendix B, which is incorporated by reference. This Agreement shall not
preclude TDS TELECOM and VERIZON WIRELESS from entering into
additional direct interconnection arrangements in the future if such arrangements
are technically feasible and economically beneficial.
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8. Each Party shall construct, quip, maintain, and operate its network in accordance
with generally accepted engineering practices for telephone systems and in
compliance with all applicable rules and regutations, as amended from time to
time, of any regulatory body empowerod to regulate any aspect of the facilities
contemplated herein.
9. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit either Party's ability to upgrade its network
through the incorporation of new equipment, new software, or otherwise. Each
Party agrees to provide reasonable notice of changes in the information necessary
for the transmittal and routing of services using facilities or networks, as well as
other changes that affect the interoperability of those respective facilities or
networks; provided, that, neither Party may change the POI without the written
consent ofthe other.
10. Two-way local interconnection trunk group(s) shall be established between the
Parties for the exchange of the L,ocal Traffic at the POI. Two-way trunking will
be jointly provisioned and maintained- Overflow from either end of the direct
local interconnection trunk group may be alternately routed to the appropriate
Tandem.
11. Type 2A Interconnection is not available under this Agreement because TDS
TELECOM does not currently operate any Tanderns in the state of Idaho. Transit
Traffic shall not be exchanged between the Parties under this Agreerne,nt unless it
is subsequentlymodified by written amendment pursuant to Section XV.
Indirect Interconnection :
1. The Parties agree to terminate each other's Local TrafEc that is delivcrcd via a
third party transit service provider in accordance with Section [V below.
2. Where the Lncal Traffic exchanged between VERIZON WIRELESS and a
specific TDS TELECOM host or end office switch exceeds 500,000 minutes per
month for three consecutive months, the Parties may implernent direct trunks to a
POI associated with the specific host or end office switch in accordance with the
direct interconnection terms above.
3. For [,ocal Traffic exchanged indirectly through a third party Tandan and so long
as TDS TELECOM remains a rate of return regulated rural local exchange carrier,
the POI shall be defined as the existing meet-point between TDS TELECOM and
the third party Tandem provided that such meet-point is located at the TDS
TELECOM service territory boundary. Each Party shall be financially and
operationally responsible for the entire costs of providing facilities from its
network to its respective side of the POI. Each Pady may establish a different
POI for the Local Traffic which that Party originates, provided that the new POI
complies with the Act.
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SECTION IV
BILLING
l. Each Party shall bill the other for Local Traffic which the billing Party terminates
to its own customers and which were originated by the billed Party using the
applicable Reciprocal Compensation rates and billing procedures set forttr on the
attached Appendix A, which is incorporated by reference. The Parties agree that
charges for Access Reciprocal Compensation Traffic shall be as required by the
FCC's Rules and Orders, and applicable tariffs of each Party. In the event that
Intermediary Traffig which is also Access Reciprocal Compensation Traffrc
subject to tariffed charges under the FCC's rules, is routed over Tlpe 28
lnterconnection Services providod under this Agreanent or over indirect
interconnection arrangements, the Party delivering the Intermediary Traffic shall
pay the applicable End Office Access Service rate set forth in TDS' tariff to the
terminating Party for any and all such traffic it delivers.
2. Neither Party shall bill the other Party for traffic more than two (2) years from the
time the charges are incurred. Nothing in this Agreemort shall be constnred to
alter or otherwise affect in any manner the local calling areas offered or the rates
charged by either Party to its end-users.
3. Actual traffic measurements in each of the appropriate categories are the preferred
method of classiffing and billing traffic. However, recognizing that the Parties
cannot currently measure incidental Access Reciprocal Compensation Traffic
delivered over local lnterconnection trunk group(s), the Parties agree to use the
lnterMTA percentage set forth in Appendix A as a surrogate method of
classiffing and billing traffic. The Parties explicitly recognize that the InterMTA
percentage provided in this Agreement is based on the specific network
configuration of the two Parties, taking into consideration territory served (e.s.,
MTA boundaries, LATA boundaries and State boundaries) and traffic routing of
the Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either Party provides to the other a
valid lnterMTA taffic study or otherwise requests a reexamination of the network
configuration of either Party's network, the Parties will use such InterMTA traffic
study or reexamination to negotiate in good faith a nrutually acceptable
amendment incorporating a revised InterMTA percentage. The Parties agree to
cooperate in good faith to amend this Agreement to reflect this revised InterMTA
percrntage and such revised percentage will be effective upon amendment of this
Agreernent. Such studies or reexaminations will be conducted no more frequently
that once annually. Except for traffic specifically covered by the InterMTA
percentage described above, in no event will either Party seek to terminate Access
Reciprocal Compensation Traffic, directly or indircrctly, in such a fashion as to
make the calls appear as Local Traffic for compensation purposes.
4. The billed Party shall pay the billing Party for all charges properly listed on the
bill. Such payments are to be received within forty-five (45) days from the
cffective date of the statement. The billed Party shall pay a late charge on any
undisputed charges that have been billed that are greater than fody-five (45) days
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old. The rate of the late charge shall be the lesser of 1.5% per month or the
maximum amount allowed by law. The billed Party shall pay the billing Party the
reasonable amount of the billing Party's expenses related to collection of overdue
bills, such amounts to include reasonable attorney's fees.
SECTION V
OFFICE CODE TRANSLATIONS
It shall be the rcsponsibility of each Party to program and update its own switches
and nctwork systems in accordance with the [ocal Exchange Routing Guide ("LERG") in
order to r*ognize and route traffic to the other Party's assigned NXX codes at all times.
Neither Party shall impose any fees or charges whatsoever on the other Party for such
activities, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
The Parties shall only assign NPA-NXX codes to Rate Center(s) in which they are
authorized to provide service.
SECTION VI
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
The Parties to this Agreement are independent contractors. Neither Party is an
agent, rcpresentative, or partner of the other Party. Neither Party shall have the right,
power or authority to enter into any agreement for or on behalf of, or incur any obligation
or liability of, or to otherwise bind the other Party. This Agreement shall not be
interpreted or construed to create an association, joint venture, or partnership between the
Parties or to impose any partnership obligation or liability upon cither Party.
SECTION VII
LTABILITY
A.
Neither Party nor any of their affiliates shall be liable for any incidental,
consequential, or special damages arising from the other Party's use of the
Interconnection or service providcd under this Agreement. Each Party shall indernnifu
and defend the other Party against any claims or actions arising from the indemnifying
Party's use of the Interconnection or service provided under this Agreement, except for
damages caused by the willful or intentional conduct of the indemnified Party.
B.
Neither Party makes any warranties, express or implied, for any hardwarg
software, goods, Interconnection or services provided under this Agreement. All
warranties, including those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are
expressly disclaimed and waived.
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C.
In any event, each Party's liability for all claims arising under this Agreement, or
under the use of the Interconnection or services provided under this Agreement, shall be
limited to the amount of the charges billed to the Party making a claim for the month
during which the claim arose.
SECTION VIII
TNDEMNIFICATION
Each Party (the "Indemnifying Party") shall indemni$ and hold harrnless the
other Party ("Indemnified Party") from and against any loss, cost claim, liability, damage
expense (including reasonable attomey's fees) to third parties, relating to or arising out of
the libel, slander, invasion of privacy, misappropriation of a name or likeness, negligence
or willful misconduct by the Indemnifying Party, its ernployees, agents, or contractors in
thc performance of this Agreernent or the failure of the Indemnifying Party to perform its
obligations under this Agreement. In the event said loss, cost, claim, liability, damage or
expense to third parties is the result of the fault, in whole or in part, of both Parties to this
Agreement, the Parties shall be entitled to indemnification or contribution to the extent
permitted by applicable state law goveming the apportionment, if any, of said loss, cost,
claim, liability, damage or expense. In addition, the Indemnifying Party shall, to the
extent of its obligations to indemnifo hereunder, defend any action or suit brought by a
third party against the Indemnified Party.
The Indemnified Party shall (i) notift the Indernnifi,tng Party promptly in writing
of any written claims, lawsuits, or demand by third parties for which the Indemnified
Party alleges that the Indemniffing Party is responsible under this Section and (ii) tender
the defense of such claim, lawsuit or demand to the Indemnifying Party. The
Indemnified Party also shall cooperate in every reasonable manner with thc defense or
settlement of such claim, demand, or lawsuit. The lndemnifying Party shall keep the
Indemnified Party reasonably and timely apprised of the status of the claim, demand or
lawsuit. The [ndemnifid Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, at its
expense? and participate in but not direct the defense.
The lndemnifyrng Party shall not be liable under this Section for settlements or
compromises by the Indernnified Party of any claim, demand, or lawsuit unless the
tndernnifuing Party has approved the settlement or compromise in advance or unless the
defense of the claim, demand, or lawsuit has been tendered to the Indemnifying Party in
writing and the Indemniffing Party has failed to promptly undertake the defense.
SECTTON IX
FORCE MAJEURE
Neither Party shall be held liable for any delay or failure in performance of any
part of this Agreement from any cause beyond its control and without its fault or
negligence, such as acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, embargoes, epidemics,
war, terrorist acts, riots, insurrections, fires, explosions, earthquakes, nuclear accidcnts,
floods, power blackouts, or unusually severe weather. In the event of any such excused
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ilelay in the performance of a Party's obligation(s) under this Agreonent, the due date for
the performance of the original obligation(s) shall be extended by a term equal to the time
lost by reason of the delay. In the event of such delay, the delaying Party shall perform
its obligations at a performance level no less than that which it uses for its own
operations.
SECTION X
NON-DISCLOSURE
The Parties agree that it may be necessary to exchange certain confidential
information dwing the term of this Agreernent including, without limitation, technical
and business plans, technical inforrration, proposals, specifications, drawings,
procedures, orders for services, usage information in any form, customer account data
and Customer Proprietary Network [nformation ("CPNI") as that term is defined by the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Federal
Communications Commission and similar information ("Confidential Information").
Confidential Information shall include (i) all information delivered in written form and
marked "confidential" or "proprietary" or bearing mark of similar import; and (ii)
information derived by the Recipient from a Disclosing Party's usage of the Recipient's
network. The Confidential Information is deemed proprietary to the Disclosing Party and
it shall be protected by the Recipient as the Recipient would protect its own proprietary
information. Confidential Information shall not be disclosed or used for any purpose
other than to provide service as specified in this Agreernent. For purposes of this Section
10, the Disclosing Party shall mean the owner of the Confidential Information, and the
Recipient shall mean the Party to whom Confidential Information is disclosed.
Recipient shall have no obligation to safeguard Confidential Information (i) which
was in the Recipient's possession free of reshiction prior to its receipt from Disclosing
Purty, (ii) after it becomes publicly known or available through no breach of this
Agreemcnt by Recipient, (iii) after it is rightfully acquired by Recipient free of
restrictions on the Disclosing Party, or (iv) after it is independently developed by
personnel of Recipient to whom the Disclosing Party's Confidential lnformation had not
been previously disclosed. Recipient may disclose Confidential Information if required
by law, a court or governmental agency. Each Party agrees that Disclosing Party would
be irreparably injured by a breach ofthis Section by Recipient or its representatives and
that Disclosing Party shall be entitled to seek equitable relief including injunctive relief
and spccific performance, in the event of any breach of this Section. Such remedies shall
not be exclusive, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in
equity.
SECTION XI
TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall coillmence on the effective date stated on the first page, and
shall have an initial term of two (2) years provided that either Party shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement with or without cause on sixty (60) days notice. This
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Agreernent shall renew automatically for successive one (l) month periods, unless
terminated as provided above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing either Party may terminate this Agreemenf in
whole or in part, in the event of a default by the other Party, provided that the non-
defaulting Party notifies the defaulting Party in writing of the alleged default and the
defaulting Party does not cure the alleged default within thirty (30) calendar days of
receipt of the written notice thereof.
SECTION XII
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreeinent, any dispute between the Parties
regarding the interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement or any of its terms shall be
addressed by good faith negotiation between the Parties. To initiate such negotiation, a
Party must provide to the other Party written notice of the dispute that includes both a
detailed description of the dispute or alleged nonperformance and the name of an
individual who will serve as the initiating Party's representative in the negotiation. The
other Party shall have ten (10) business days to designate its own representative in the
negotiation. The Parties' representatives shall meet at least once within forty-five (45)
days after the date of the initiating Party's written notice in an attempt to reach a good
faith resolution of the dispute. Upon agreement, the Parties' representatives may utilize
other alternative dispute resolution procedures such as private mediation to assist in the
negotiations.
If the Parties have been unable to resolve the dispute within sixty (60) days of the
date of the initiating Party's written notice, either Party may pursue any remedies
available to it under this Agreemen! at law, in equity, or otherwise, including but not
limited to, instituting an appropriate proceeding before the Commission.
SECTION XIII
THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES
This Agreement is not intended to benefit iury person or entity not a party to it and
no third party beneficiaries are created by this Agreement.
SECTION XIV
GOVERNING LAW, FORUM, AND VENUE
To the extent not governed by the laws and regulations of the United States, this
Agreernent shall be governed by the laws and regulations of the State of ldaho without
reference to its conflict of laws principles. In the event of a change in applicable law
(including without limitation, any legislative, regulatory, judicial or other legal action) that
materially affects any material term of this Agreement the rights or obligations of eith€r
Party hereunder, or the ability of either Party to perform any material provision hereof, the
Parties shall renegotiate in good faittt to modiff such affected provisions as may be required
or permitted as a result of such legislative, regulatory, judicial or other legal action.
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SECTION XV
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreernent incorporates all terms of the agreement between the Parties, and
supersedes all prior oral or written agreements, representations, statements, negotiations,
understandings, proposals, and undertakings with respect to the subject matter thereof.
This Agreement may not be modified except in writing signed by both Parties. This
Agreement is a result of a negotiation between the Parties, and it was jointly drafted by
both Parties.
SECTION XVII
NOTICE
Notices shall be effective when received or within three (3) business days of
being sent via first class mail, whichever is sooner, in the case of VERIZON WIRELESS
to:
Business Name: Verizon Wireless
Mailing Address: 1120 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 150
Mail Code GASA4ICT
City/State/Zip Code: Alpharetta, GA 30009
Attention: Amy Hindman
Phone: [phone]
With a copy to:
Business Name: Verizon Global Wholesale
Mailing Address: 1320 North Court House Road, gth Floor
CitylStatelZip Code: Arlington, YA 22201
Attention: Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Facsimile: 703-351-3656
Bills and payments shall be effective when received or within three (3) business
days of being sent via first class mail, whichever is sooner, in the case of VERIZON
WIRELESS to:
Business Name: Verizon Wireless
Mailing Address: 15505 Sand Canyon Ave.
Bldg "D" Direct Telecom
City/Statelzip Code: lrvine, CA 92618
Attention: West Area - Direct Telecom
westarea- directtelecom @v eizonwireles s. com
or to such other location as VERIZON WIRELESS may direct in writing.
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Notices shall be effective when received or within three (3) business days of
being sent via first class mail, whichever is sooner, in the case of TDS TELECOM to:
BusinessName: TDSTelecommunicationsCorporation
Mailing Address: 10025 Investment Drive, Suite 200
CitylStatelZip Codc: Knoxville, TN 37932
Attention: Carrier Relations
Contact Phone Number: [phone]
With a copy to:
Business Name: 'I'DS Telecom
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 5366
City/StatelZip Code: Madison, WI 53705-0366
Attention: Legal Affairs
Bills shall be effective when received or within three (3) business days of being sent via
first class mail, whichever is sooner, in the case of TDS TELECOM to:
Busincss Name:
Mailing Address:
CitylStatelZip Code:
Attention:
Email:
TDS Telecommunications Corporation
P.O. Box 5158
Madison, WI 53705-0158
Recip Comp Verification
invoiceveri fi cation@tdstelecom. com
or to such other location as the receiving Party may direct in writing. Payments are to be
sent to the address on the invoice.
VERIZON WIRELESS shall ensure bills and payments reference the specific
TDS TELECOM company name(s) for which traffic is being billed or paid provided such
name is properly listed on the invoice.
SECTION XVII
ASSIGNMENT
Either Party may assign this Agreement upon the written consent of the other
Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no consent shall be required for the assignment of this Agreement in the context of the
sale of all or substantially all of the assets or stocks of either of the Parties.
Notwithstanding the foregoing either Party may assign this Agreement or any riglrts or
obligations hereunder to an affiliate of such Party without the consent of the other Party.
SECTION XVII
BUSTNESS RECORDS
Each Party is responsible for the accuracy of its data as submitted to the other
Party. Upon reasonable written notice, each Party or its authorized representative shall
have the riglrt to conduct a review of the relevant data possessed by the other Party to
assure compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The review will consist of any
examination and verification of data involving records, systons, procedures and other
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information related to the services performed by either Party as it relates to charges or
payments made in connection with this Agreement. Each Party's right to access
information for a verification review purposes is limited to data not in excess of twenty-
four (2a) months old. The Party requesting a verification review shall frrlly bear its own
costs associated with conducting a review. The Party being reviewed will provide
reasonable access to necessary and applicable information during normal business hours
at no charge to the reviewing Party.
SECTION XIX
MISCELLANEOUS
The Parties acknowledge that TDS TELECOM may be entitled to a rural
exemption as provided by 47 USC 251(0 and TDS TELECOM does not waive such
exemption.
By: TDS Telecommunications Corporation (not individually but as agent for the TDS
/s
(Date)
Printed name and title:
Joel Dohmeier
Director Resulatorv Revenue. Strategv & Compliance
By: Cellco Partnership dtbla Yerizon Wireless, On Behalf of Itself and lts Wireless
Subsidiaries and AlfiIiates Operating in the State of Idaho From Time to Time
Printedname and title:
Cynthia Grupe
Executive Director - Network Administration
Sigrrature Page to Commercial Mobile Traffic Exchange Agreement between TDS
Telecommunications Cory. flD Cos.) and Verizon Wireless dated March 15, 2015 relating to the
exchange of Local Traffic.
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APPENDIX A
Reciprocal Compensation Rates and Billins Procedures
Potlatch Telephonc Company
The Parties shall reciprocally and symmetrically compensate one another for the transport
and termination of Local Traffic terminatcd to their respective customers at the rates set
forth below:
Recinrocal Compensation Rates Bill and Keep*
*ln compliance with 47 C.F.R. $ 20.11 and $ 51.700 - $ 51.715, from July 1,2012
forward, all Non-Access Telecommunications Traffic exchanged between the Parties
shall be exchanged pursuant to a Bill-and-Keep Arrangement, which shall have the
meaning set forth in the FCC's rules.
Shared Facility Factor: Mobile to Land - 7lo/o
Land to Mobile -30Yo
InterMTA Factor:
The Parties agree to accept the monthly traffic dishibution report from the Tandem
operator as an accurate statement of traffic exchanged between the Partics. Either Party
may elect to measure actual terminating traffic through its own recording equipment and
utilize these measurements in place of the traffic distribution reports from the Tandern
operator.
In the event ofunrecoverable data loss or errors in usage recording, the Parties agree to
pay bills rendered based on estimated usage calculated as an average of the preceding
three (3) months'bills where actual billing data was available.
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Aooendix B
Point(s) of Interconnection
There are no direct Points of [nterconnection at time of signing.
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