The scope of this document is restricted to the interconnection negotiations between SPs and SCs as it pertains to providing assurance for the integrity of the interconnected networks@ as related to the Interconnection template as initially provided by the Network Reliability Council Task Group II (NRC TG-II). All users of this document should understand that negotiations are encouraged to go above and beyond those subjects and questions identified in these template guidelines. During negotiations@ interconnecting companies may impose additional subjects or questions@ including some that are in areas other than those identified in this document. Purpose The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to access SCs and access SPs when they are engaged in interconnection negotiations to ensure that all areas of network integrity from an interconnection perspective are addressed.