Wireless Interconnection

Overview

Broaden Your Reach

Come grow with Verizon. We have millions of customers that your customers want to talk to. Our Wireless Interconnection services keep your communications flowing. And, we offer a variety of ways to access our large footprint that align with your needs.

How It Works

Connect with our network via these services:

Type 2A Interconnection. A standard interconnection at a Verizon tandem office. Transmits and routes terminating local and tandem transit traffic, translated LEC/intraLATA toll-free service access code traffic, intraLATA toll traffic and measured Internet traffic.

Type 2B Interconnection. A standard interconnection at a Verizon end office. Transmits and routes terminating local traffic, intraLATA toll traffic and measured Internet traffic.

Access Toll Connecting (ATC). This optional trunk group interconnection allows you to route originating IXC traffic, including 8xx access codes, and receive IXC terminating traffic via a Verizon access tandem.

Auxiliary Connection. Use this option as a one-way incoming interconnection for access to Verizon's ancillary services, such as operator services, basic 911 services and directory assistance.

Modified End Office Connection (MEOC). This one-way service carries terminating traffic to your customers, in required blocks of 100 telephone number groups, from a Verizon end office that is interconnected with you.

Miscellaneous Trunk Groups. Agreements with Verizon are available for the following trunk types: choke; untranslated toll-free service access code traffic; 911 and E911; information services (500); directory assistance; operator services; BLV and BLVI; and 900/976/950.

Benefits

Wireless Interconnection lets wireless carriers originate and terminate calls between Verizon's network and yours.
Keeping your customers in touch with our customers increases your minutes of usage.

Expand Your Boundaries

Interconnecting with Verizon gives you access to millions of Verizon's customers and keeps your customers connected.

Description

Wireless interconnection enables the Wireless Carrier and Verizon to originate and terminate traffic from each other's network. To interconnect a Wireless Carrier's network to Verizon's network, a Wireless Carrier needs to first negotiate an Interconnection Agreement and then establish a Point of Interconnection between its network and the Verizon network.

Availability

Your Verizon Account Team is your primary contact when negotiating agreements and establishing Points of Interconnection. The Team is comprised of industry specialists who can provide strategic planning for configuring your network in the most efficient manner. As your main point of contact for all issues regarding interconnection options, regulatory issues, network pricing, network build-outs etc., the Account Team will provide the internal Verizon resources to resolve your issues and provide you with solutions and quality service.

Pricing

Pricing for these services are derived through a combination of applicable tariffs, mutual compensation under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and meet point billing arrangements.

Your Verizon Account Team is your main point of contact for all issues regarding interconnection options, regulatory issues, and network pricing.

Applications

Wireless interconnection provides arrangements for wireless providers to establish two-way interconnection facilities, route originating and terminating IC traffic, and have access to operator, directory assistance, and E911 services.

Detailed Information

Access Toll Connecting Interconnection
Auxiliary Connection
Modified End Office Connection
Miscellaneous Trunk Groups
Type 2 A Local Interconnection Trunks
Type 2 B Local Interconnection Trunks

1. Access Toll Connecting Interconnection

The Access Toll Connecting (ATC) trunk group is an optional interconnection offered to Wireless Service Providers (WSPs) by Verizon and described as follows:

Available from Class 4 and 4/5 access tandem offices
Allows the WSP to route originating IC traffic to the ICs and/or receive terminating traffic from the ICs via the Verizon access tandem
Allows the transmission and routing of Exchange Access Traffic, including translated InterLATA toll free service access code (e.g., 800/888/877) traffic between the WSP's Customers and purchasers of Switched Exchange Access Service via a Verizon Tandem, pursuant to Section 251(2) of the Act

WSPs may establish direct connections to ICs but may want to receive IC traffic at a Verizon access tandem. An ATC interconnection can be configured as one-way to terminate IC traffic to a WSP, even if a connection at the tandem or an end office does not exists. If the WSP has only a Type 2B interconnection and wants to terminate IC traffic through the Verizon access tandem, an ATC interconnection can be placed at the access tandem of the Verizon subtending end office.

The WSP may choose not to establish an ATC interconnection with Verizon. In this case the Verizon access tandem is not involved in routing IC traffic for the WSP. In this instance, however, if the IC does not perform the LNP dip when wireless number portability is implemented, and traffic is routed to the Verizon access tandem, Verizon cannot complete the IC traffic to the WSP if an ATC interconnection does not exist.

2. Auxiliary Connection

Auxiliary Connections to a Verizon end office are used on a one-way basis by a Wireless Service Provider (WSP) for access to services provided by Verizon pursuant to the Verizon general exchange tariff including, but not limited to basic 911, operator services and directory assistance. An Auxiliary connection is for ancillary services normally carried over Type 1 trunk groups. Where feasible, Verizon and the WSP will use commercially reasonable efforts to replace Auxiliary Connections with Type 2 interconnections (e.g., Type 2C and Type 2D).

Auxiliary Connection is an optional service offered by Verizon and is described as follows:

Available from class 5 and 4/5 offices which are software equipped to offer the requested service
Normally provisioned as a one-way, incoming interconnection from the WSP to Verizon

3. Modified End Office Connection (MEOC)

Modified End Office Connection (MEOC) is a nonstandard interconnection under 251/252 negotiations. The MEOC to a Verizon end office is used in association with telephone number groups from the Verizon end office at which the interconnection is established. Telephone number hundreds groups will be provided by Verizon to the Wireless Service Provider (WSP) as available from the NXX codes of that Verizon end office. This interconnection arrangement is one-way only, used to carry traffic terminating to end user customers of the WSP. Where feasible, Verizon and the WSP will use commercially reasonable efforts to replace MEOCs with the appropriate Type 2 interconnections for all types of traffic.

4. Miscellaneous Trunk Groups

Miscellaneous trunk groups are established based on a mutual agreement between Verizon and the Wireless Service Provider (WSP). They can include, but are not limited to the following trunk groups:

Choke trunks for traffic congestion and testing
Untranslated intraLATA/interLATA toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) traffic
9-1-1/E9-1-1 Trunks
Information Services Trunks (e.g. 500)
Directory Assistance Trunks
Operator Services Trunks
BLV/BLVI Trunks
900/976/950 Trunks

5. Type 2A Local Interconnection Trunks

Type 2A Local Interconnection is a standard interconnection offered under the guidelines of Sections 251 and 252 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (TA96) and is described as follows:

Available from class 4 and 4/5 access/local tandem offices
Carries the transmission and routing of terminating Local Traffic, Tandem Transit Traffic, translated LEC IntraLATA toll free service access code (e.g., 800/888/877) traffic, IntraLATA Toll Traffic and Measured Internet Traffic
Type 2A arrangements and variations are in accordance with Telcordia Technologies Technical Reference GR-145-Core, Issue 2, May 1998, as in effect from time to time (or any successor thereto)

Voice and data may be provisioned as one trunk group, if the switch resource is capable and available. Verizon will not inter-tandem switch cellular/PCS traffic.

6. Type 2B Local Interconnection and Variations

Type 2B Local Interconnection is a standard interconnection offered under the guidelines of Sections 251 and 252 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (TA96) and is described as follows:

Available from class 5 end offices where available
Carries the transmission and routing of terminating Local Traffic, IntraLATA Toll Traffic and measured Internet Traffic
Type 2B arrangements and variations are in accordance with Telcordia Technologies Technical Reference GR-145-Core, Issue 2, May 1998, as in effect from time to time (or any successor thereto)
Use self-healing SONET ring technology for loop path in some cases
Control traffic distribution on each path
Save money through possible reductions or elimination of mileage charges