Common use of Access to NID Clause in Contracts

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone may access the customer’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customer’s premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhone’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone AFN may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone AFN shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone AFN to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone AFN may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneAFN’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone AFN will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone AFN shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone AFN shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone AFN to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone 2.4.3.1 Comcast Phone may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Comcast Phone shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 2.4.3.1.1 In Georgia, Kentucky and Florida, BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Comcast Phone to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and spare terminations available or, in those states where the Commission has so Page 16 ordered, Comcast Phone can connect to terminations that currently have loops attached to them but that are not currently used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2.4.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID;, provided that it has received the appropriate consent from the End User and has provided reasonable advanced notice to the other party. 2.7.3.1.3 2.4.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone 2.4.3.1.4 Comcast Phone may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 2.4.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneComcast Phone’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Comcast Phone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.4.3.3 Comcast Phone shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.4.3.4 Comcast Phone shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.4.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Comcast Phone to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Syniverse may access the customer’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Syniverse shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth AT&T shall allow NewPhone Syniverse to connect its Loops directly to BellSouthAT&T’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth AT&T or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customer’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Syniverse may request BellSouth AT&T to make other rearrangements to the customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneSyniverse’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Syniverse will hold BellSouth AT&T harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth AT&T Loop from the BellSouth AT&T NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Syniverse shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouthAT&T’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Syniverse shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouthAT&T’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth AT&T will work with NewPhone Syniverse to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhone<<customer_short_name>>’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone 2.7.2.1 Talk America may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Talk America shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 2.7.2.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Talk America to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2.7.2.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 2.7.2.1.3 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 2.7.2.1.4 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 2.7.2.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneTalk America’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.7.2.3 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.7.2.4 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.7.2.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Talk America to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone 2.7.2.1 Louisville Telephone may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Louisville Telephone shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 2.7.2.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Louisville Telephone to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2.7.2.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 2.7.2.1.3 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 2.7.2.1.4 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 2.7.2.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneLouisville Telephone’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.7.2.3 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.7.2.4 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.7.2.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Louisville Telephone to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone 2.7.2.1 Global Connection may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Global Connection shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 2.7.2.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Global Connection to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2.7.2.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 2.7.2.1.3 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 2.7.2.1.4 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 2.7.2.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneGlobal Connection’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.7.2.3 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.7.2.4 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.7.2.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Global Connection to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Covad may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Covad shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth AT&T shall allow NewPhone Covad to connect its Loops directly to BellSouthAT&T’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth AT&T or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Covad may request BellSouth AT&T to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneCovad’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Covad will hold BellSouth AT&T harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth AT&T Loop from the BellSouth AT&T NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Covad shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouthAT&T’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Covad shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouthAT&T’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth AT&T will work with NewPhone Covad to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone 2.7.2.1 Choice Telephone Company may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Choice Telephone Company shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 2.7.2.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Choice Telephone Company to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2.7.2.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 2.7.2.1.3 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 2.7.2.1.4 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 2.7.2.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneChoice Telephone Company’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.7.2.3 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.7.2.4 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.7.2.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Choice Telephone Company to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Lightyear may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Lightyear shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Lightyear to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneLightyear’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Lightyear to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Starlink may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Starlink shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Starlink to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Starlink may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneStarlink’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Starlink will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Starlink shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Starlink shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Starlink to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone ITC^DeltaCom may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone ITC^DeltaCom shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone ITC^DeltaCom to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone ITC^DeltaCom may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneITC^DeltaCom’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone ITC^DeltaCom will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone ITC^DeltaCom shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone ITC^DeltaCom shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone ITC^DeltaCom to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Southern Telecom may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Southern Telecom shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Southern Telecom to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Southern Telecom may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneSouthern Telecom’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Southern Telecom will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Southern Telecom shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Southern Telecom shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Southern Telecom to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Budget Phone may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Budget Phone shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Budget Phone to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneBudget Phone’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Budget Phone to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone PLI may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone PLI shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone PLI to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone PLI may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhonePLI’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone PLI will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone PLI shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone PLI shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone PLI to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Telepak Networks may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Telepak Networks shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Telepak Networks to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Telepak Networks may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneTelepak Networks’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Telepak Networks will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Telepak Networks shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Telepak Networks shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Telepak Networks to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone CCI may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone CCI shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone CCI to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneCCI’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone CCI to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Granite may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Granite shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Granite to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneGranite’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Granite to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Comm South may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Comm South shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Comm South to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneComm South’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Comm South to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone MRC may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone MRC shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone MRC to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone MRC may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneMRC’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone MRC will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone MRC shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone MRC shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone MRC to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Symtelco may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Symtelco shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Symtelco to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneSymtelco’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Symtelco to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone CCI may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone CCI shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone CCI to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone CCI may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneCCI’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone CCI will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone CCI shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone CCI shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone CCI to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone 2.7.2.1 VarTec may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone VarTec shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 2.7.2.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone VarTec to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises. ; 2.7.3.1.2 2.7.2.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 2.7.2.1.3 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 2.7.2.1.4 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 2.7.2.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneVarTec’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.7.2.3 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.7.2.4 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.7.2.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone VarTec to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone <customer_short_name> may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone <customer_short_name> shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone <customer_short_name> to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone <customer_short_name> may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhone<customer_short_name>’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone <customer_short_name> will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone <customer_short_name> shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone <customer_short_name> shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone <customer_short_name> to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone CBX One-Stop may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone CBX One-Stop shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone CBX One-Stop to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone CBX One-Stop may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneCBX One-Stop’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone CBX One- Stop will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone CBX One-Stop shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone CBX One-Stop shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone CBX One-Stop to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone 2.7.2.1 <<customer_name>> may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone <<customer_name>> shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 2.7.2.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone <<customer_name>> to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises. ; 2.7.3.1.2 2.7.2.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 2.7.2.1.3 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 2.7.2.1.4 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 2.7.2.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhone<<customer_name>>’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.7.2.3 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.7.2.4 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.7.2.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone <<customer_name>> to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Symtelco may access the customerEnd User’s premises premise wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Symtelco shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Symtelco to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s premises premise wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises premise wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises premise wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Symtelco may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer premises End User premise wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneSymtelco’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Symtelco will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Symtelco shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Symtelco shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Symtelco to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone NAS may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone NAS shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone NAS to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhone’s NAS’ responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.7.3.2.1 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.7.3.2.2 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.7.3.3 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone NAS to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone MyLineToo may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone MyLineToo shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone MyLineToo to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone MyLineToo may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneMyLineToo’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone MyLineToo will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone MyLineToo shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone MyLineToo shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone MyLineToo to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Telstar Communications may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Telstar Communications shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Telstar Communications to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Telstar Communications may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneTelstar Communications’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Telstar Communications will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Telstar Communications shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Telstar Communications shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Telstar Communications to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Global Crossing may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Global Crossing shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Global Crossing to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Global Crossing may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneGlobal Crossing’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Global Crossing will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Global Crossing shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Global Crossing shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Global Crossing to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Quality Telephone may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Quality Telephone shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Quality Telephone to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Quality Telephone may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneQuality Telephone’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Quality Telephone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Quality Telephone shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Quality Telephone shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Quality Telephone to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone AirCover may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone AirCover shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone AirCover to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone AirCover may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneAirCover’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone AirCover will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone AirCover shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone AirCover shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone AirCover to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone TeraBlue may access the customer’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone TeraBlue shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone TeraBlue to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customer’s premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone TeraBlue may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneTeraBlue’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone TeraBlue will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone TeraBlue shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone TeraBlue shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone TeraBlue to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Solution Telecom may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Solution Telecom shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Solution Telecom to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Solution Telecom may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneSolution Telecom’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Solution Telecom will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Solution Telecom shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Solution Telecom shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Solution Telecom to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone BTI may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone BTI shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone BTI to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone BTI may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneBTI’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone BTI will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone BTI shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone BTI shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone BTI to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone SPARDI may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone SPARDI shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone SPARDI to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone SPARDI may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneSPARDI’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone SPARDI will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone SPARDI shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone SPARDI shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone SPARDI to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone JCM may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone JCM shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone JCM to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone JCM may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneJCM’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone JCM will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone JCM shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone JCM shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone JCM to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone 2.7.2.1 Actel may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Actel shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 2.7.2.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Actel to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2.7.2.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 2.7.2.1.3 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 2.7.2.1.4 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 2.7.2.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneActel’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.7.2.3 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.7.2.4 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.7.2.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Actel to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Ruddata may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Ruddata shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Ruddata to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Ruddata may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneRuddata’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Ruddata will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Ruddata shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Ruddata shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Ruddata to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Northeast may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Northeast shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Northeast to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Northeast may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneNortheast’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Northeast will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Northeast shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Northeast shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Northeast to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Columbus Local may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Columbus Local shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Columbus Local to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Columbus Local may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneColumbus Local’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Columbus Local will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Columbus Local shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Columbus Local shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Columbus Local to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone DTM may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone DTM shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone DTM to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone DTM may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneDTM’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone DTM will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone DTM shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone DTM shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone DTM to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone US LEC may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone US LEC shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone US LEC to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone US LEC may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneUS LEC’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone US LEC will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone US LEC shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone US LEC shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone US LEC to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Globe may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Globe shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 2.7.2.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Globe to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2.7.2.1.1 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 2.7.2.1.2 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer End User premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone 2.7.2.1.3 Globe may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 2.7.2.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneGlobe’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Globe will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.7.2.3 Globe shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.7.2.4 Globe shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.7.2.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Globe to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Southern Telcom may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Southern Telcom shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Southern Telcom to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Southern Telcom may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneSouthern Telcom’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Southern Telcom will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Southern Telcom shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Southern Telcom shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Southern Telcom to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Velocity may access the customerEnd User’s premises premise wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Velocity shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Velocity to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s premises premise wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises premise wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises premise wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Velocity may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer premises End User premise wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneVelocity’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Velocity will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Velocity shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Velocity shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Velocity to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone CGI may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone CGI shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone CGI to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneCGI’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone CGI, via CGI’s Account Team and the CWINS Center, to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone 2.7.2.1 Rent-A-Line may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Rent-A-Line shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 2.7.2.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Rent-A-Line to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2.7.2.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 2.7.2.1.3 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 2.7.2.1.4 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 2.7.2.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneRent-A-Line’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.7.2.3 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.7.2.4 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.7.2.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Rent-A-Line to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone 2.7.2.1 North Star Telecom may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone North Star Telecom shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 2.7.2.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone North Star Telecom to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2.7.2.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 2.7.2.1.3 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 2.7.2.1.4 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 2.7.2.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneNorth Star Telecom’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.7.2.3 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.7.2.4 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.7.2.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone North Star Telecom to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone South Georgia Pre-Paid may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone South Georgia Pre-Paid shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone South Georgia Pre-Paid to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone South Georgia Pre-Paid may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneSouth Georgia Pre-Paid’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone South Georgia Pre-Paid will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Ring Connection may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Ring Connection shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Ring Connection to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Ring Connection may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneRing Connection’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Ring Connection will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Ring Connection shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Ring Connection shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Ring Connection to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Micro-Comm may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Micro-Comm shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Micro-Comm to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s premises customer premise wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises premise wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneMicro-Comm’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Micro-Comm to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Rent-A-Line may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Rent-A-Line shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Rent-A-Line to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Rent-A-Line may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneRent-A-Line’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Rent-A-Line will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Rent-A-Line shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Rent-A-Line shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Rent-A-Line to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Think 12 may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Think 12 shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Think 12 to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Think 12 may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneThink 12’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Think 12 will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Think 12 shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Think 12 shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Think 12 to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Rent-A-Line may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Rent-A-Line shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Rent-A-Line to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Rent-A-Line may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneRent-A-Line’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Rent-A-Line will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Rent-A-Line shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Rent-A-Line shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Rent-A-Line to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone COMTECH21 may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone COMTECH21 shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone COMTECH21 to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone COMTECH21 may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneCOMTECH21’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone COMTECH21 will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone COMTECH21 shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone COMTECH21 shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone COMTECH21 to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Ring Connection may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Ring Connection shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Ring Connection to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Ring Connection may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneRing Connection’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Ring Connection will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Ring Connection shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Ring Connection shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Ring Connection to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone EveryCall may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone EveryCall shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone EveryCall to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone EveryCall may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneEveryCall’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone EveryCall will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone EveryCall shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone EveryCall shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone EveryCall to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone CommuniGroup may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone CommuniGroup shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone CommuniGroup to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone CommuniGroup may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneCommuniGroup’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone CommuniGroup will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone CommuniGroup shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone CommuniGroup shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone CommuniGroup to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Xxxxxxx Telephone may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Xxxxxxx Telephone shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Xxxxxxx Telephone to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Xxxxxxx Telephone may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneXxxxxxx Telephone’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Xxxxxxx Telephone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Xxxxxxx Telephone shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Xxxxxxx Telephone shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Xxxxxxx Telephone to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Freedom may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Freedom shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Freedom to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Freedom may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneFreedom’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Freedom will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Freedom shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Freedom shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Freedom to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone FeroNetworks may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone FeroNetworks shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone FeroNetworks to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone FeroNetworks may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneFeroNetworks’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone FeroNetworks will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone FeroNetworks shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone FeroNetworks shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone FeroNetworks to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone XXXxxxx.xxx may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone XXXxxxx.xxx shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone XXXxxxx.xxx to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneXXXxxxx.xxx’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone XXXxxxx.xxx to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone BAK may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone BAK shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone BAK to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone BAK may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneBAK’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone BAK will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone BAK shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone BAK shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone BAK to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone NationsLine may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone NationsLine shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone NationsLine to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone NationsLine may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneNationsLine’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone NationsLine will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone NationsLine shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone NationsLine shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone NationsLine to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone BSE may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone BSE shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone BSE to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone BSE may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneBSE’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone BSE will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone BSE shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone BSE shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone BSE to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone 2.7.2.1 AirCover Network Solutions, Inc. may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone AirCover Network Solutions, Inc. shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 2.7.2.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone AirCover Network Solutions, Inc. to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2.7.2.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 2.7.2.1.3 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 2.7.2.1.4 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 2.7.2.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneAirCover Network Solutions, Inc.’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.7.2.3 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.7.2.4 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.7.2.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone AirCover Network Solutions, Inc. to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Deland Actel may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Deland Actel shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Deland Actel to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Deland Actel may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneDeland Actel’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Deland Actel will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Deland Actel shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Deland Actel shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Deland Actel to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone World Access may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone World Access shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone World Access to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneWorld Access’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone World Access to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone OnePoint may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone OnePoint shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone OnePoint to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone OnePoint may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneOnePoint’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone OnePoint will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone OnePoint shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone OnePoint shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone OnePoint to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone 2.4.3.1 Comcast Phone may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Comcast Phone shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 2.4.3.1.1 In Georgia, Kentucky and Florida, BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Comcast Phone to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and spare terminations available or, in those states where the Commission has so ordered, Comcast Phone can connect to terminations that currently have loops attached to them but that are not currently used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2.4.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID;, provided that it has received the appropriate consent from the End User and has provided reasonable advanced notice to the other party. 2.7.3.1.3 2.4.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone 2.4.3.1.4 Comcast Phone may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 2.4.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneComcast Phone’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Comcast Phone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.4.3.3 Comcast Phone shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.4.3.4 Comcast Phone shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.4.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Comcast Phone to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone GSC may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone GSC shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone GSC to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone GSC may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneGSC’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone GSC will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone GSC shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone GSC shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone GSC to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> may access the customer’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID:NID:‌ 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customer’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis.. Version: 4Q06 Standard ICA 11/30/06 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhone’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored.be‌ 2.7.3.3 NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone <<customer_short_name>> to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone EZ Phone may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone EZ Phone shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone EZ Phone to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone EZ Phone may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneEZ Phone’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone EZ Phone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone EZ Phone shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone EZ Phone shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone EZ Phone to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Comm South may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Comm South shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Comm South to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Comm South may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneComm South’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Comm South will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Comm South shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Comm South shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Comm South to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone AFS of GA may access the customer’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone AFS of GA shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth AT&T shall allow NewPhone AFS of GA to connect its Loops directly to BellSouthAT&T’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth AT&T or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customer’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone AFS of GA may request BellSouth AT&T to make other rearrangements to the customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the disconntethce other Party’s loop facilities loopfacilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting Partydisconnecting loop facilities faiclities to leave el ave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical pyshical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneAFS of GA’s responsibility to ensure toensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone will AFoSf GAwill hold BellSouth harmless AT&Tharmless for any liability associated with the withhte removal of the BellSouth AT&T Loop from the BellSouth AT&T NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone AFS of GA shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouthAT&T’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone AFS of GA shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouthAT&T’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside oudtsei plant environments, BellSouth will AT&wTill work with NewPhone AFS of GA to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means effectivemeans of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone AmeriMex may access the customerEnd User’s premises premise wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone AmeriMex shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone AmeriMex to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s premises premise wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises premise wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises premise wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone AmeriMex may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer premises End User premise wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneAmeriMex’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone AmeriMex will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone AmeriMex shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone AmeriMex shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone AmeriMex to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone NTBS may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone NTBS shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone NTBS to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneNTBS’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone NTBS to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Covista may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Covista shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Covista to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Covista may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneCovista’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Covista will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Covista shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Covista shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Covista to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Triarch Marketing may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Triarch Marketing shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Triarch Marketing to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Triarch Marketing may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneTriarch Marketing’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Triarch Marketing will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Triarch Marketing shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Triarch Marketing shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Triarch Marketing to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone EZ Communications may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone EZ Communications shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone EZ Communications to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone EZ Communications may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneEZ Communications’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone EZ Communications will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone EZ Communications shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone EZ Communications shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone EZ Communications to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Micro-Comm may access the customerEnd User’s premises premise wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Micro-Comm shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Micro-Comm to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s premises premise wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises premise wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises premise wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Micro-Comm may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer premises End User premise wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneMicro-Comm’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Micro- Comm will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Micro-Comm shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Micro-Comm shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Micro-Comm to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Excel PCHP may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Excel PCHP shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Excel PCHP to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Excel PCHP may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneExcel PCHP’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Excel PCHP will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Excel PCHP shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Excel PCHP shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Excel PCHP to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Advantage Group may access the customerEnd User’s premises premise wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Advantage Group shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Advantage Group to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s premises premise wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises premise wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises premise wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Advantage Group may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer premises End User premise wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneAdvantage Group’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Advantage Group will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Advantage Group shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Advantage Group shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Advantage Group to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone MTS Communications may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone MTS Communications shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone MTS Communications to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone MTS Communications may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneMTS Communications’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone MTS Communications will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone MTS Communications shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone MTS Communications shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone MTS Communications to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone GulfPines may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone GulfPines shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone GulfPines to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone GulfPines may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhone’s GulfPines’ responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone GulfPines will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone GulfPines shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone GulfPines shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone GulfPines to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Preferred may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Preferred shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Preferred to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Preferred may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhonePreferred’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Preferred will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Preferred shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Preferred shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Preferred to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Utility USA may access the customerEnd User’s premises premise wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Utility USA shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Utility USA to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s premises premise wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises premise wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises premise wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Utility USA may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer premises End User premise wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneUtility USA’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Utility USA will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Utility USA shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Utility USA shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Utility USA to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone CBX One-Stop may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone CBX One-Stop shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone CBX One-Stop to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone CBX One-Stop may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneCBX One-Stop’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone CBX One- Stop will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone CBX One-Stop shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone CBX One-Stop shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone CBX One-Stop to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Tel West may access the customerEnd User’s premises premise wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Tel West shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Tel West to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s premises premise wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises premise wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises premise wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Tel West may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer premises End User premise wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneTel West’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Tel West will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Tel West shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Tel West shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Tel West to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Azul Tel may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Azul Tel shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Azul Tel to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Azul Tel may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneAzul Tel’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Azul Tel will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Azul Tel shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Azul Tel shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Azul Tel to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone DeltaCom may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone DeltaCom shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone DeltaCom to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises; 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer End User premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone DeltaCom may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneDeltaCom’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone DeltaCom will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone DeltaCom shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone DeltaCom shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone DeltaCom to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone SPARDI may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone SPARDI shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone SPARDI to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone SPARDI may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneSPARDI’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone SPARDI will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone SPARDI shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone SPARDI shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone SPARDI to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone BTI may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone BTI shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 1) BellSouth shall allow NewPhone BTI to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2) Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 3) Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 4) Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhonethe disconnecting party’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth the disconnected party harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone BTI to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone Southern Telecom may access the customerEnd User’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone Southern Telecom shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone Southern Telecom to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone Southern Telecom may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the customer End User premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneSouthern Telecom’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone Southern Telecom will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone Southern Telecom shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone Southern Telecom shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone Southern Telecom to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone CityNet may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone CityNet shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone CityNet to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone CityNet may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneCityNet’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone CityNet will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone CityNet shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone CityNet shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone CityNet to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone 2.7.2.1 GulfPines may access the end user’s customer’s -premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone GulfPines shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 2.7.2.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone GulfPines to connect its Loops loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-multi- line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 2.7.2.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerend user’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter 2.7.2.1.3 Enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone may request 2.7.2.1.4 Request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the end user customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 2.7.2.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhone’s GulfPines’ responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, hazard and NewPhone will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone 2.7.2.3 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone 2.7.2.4 In no case shall not either Party remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 2.7.2.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone GulfPines to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.7.3.1 NewPhone ACI may access the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring by any of the following means and NewPhone ACI shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.7.3.1.1 BellSouth shall allow NewPhone ACI to connect its Loops directly to BellSouth’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have additional space and are not used by BellSouth or any other telecommunications carriers to provide service to the premises;. 2.7.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the customerEnd User’s customer premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID; 2.7.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a cross-connect divisioned or spliced jumper wire from the customer premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.7.3.1.4 NewPhone ACI may request BellSouth to make other rearrangements to the End User customer premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.7.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop Loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop Loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It will be NewPhoneACI’s responsibility to ensure there is no safety hazard, and NewPhone ACI will hold BellSouth harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the BellSouth Loop from the BellSouth NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop Loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop Loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop Loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.7.3.3 NewPhone ACI shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from BellSouth’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. 2.7.3.4 NewPhone ACI shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from BellSouth’s NID enclosures. 2.7.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, BellSouth will work with NewPhone ACI to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this section if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.