Common use of Application of NRCs Clause in Contracts

Application of NRCs. Pre-ordering: CLEC Account Establishment is a one-time charge applied the first time that Gulf Coast orders any service from this Agreement. Ordering and Provisioning: Initial Service Order (ISO) applies per Local Service Request (LSR) if not apart of a Unbundled Network Element (UNE) ISO. Subsequent Service Order applies per LSR for modifications to an existing LNP service. Manual Ordering Charge applies to orders that require GTE to manually enter Gulf Coast's order into GTE's Secure Integrated Gateway System (SIGS), e.g. faxed orders and orders sent via physical or electronic mail. Custom Handling (These NRCs are in addition to any Preordering or Ordering and Provisioning NRCs): Service Order Expedite applies if Gulf Coast requests service prior to the standard due date intervals and if not a part of a UNE Expedite. Coordinated Conversion applies if Gulf Coast requests notification and coordination of service cut-over prior to the service becoming effective and if not a part of a UNE Coordinated Conversion. Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour applies if Gulf Coast requests real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes one hour or less, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour. Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour applies, in addition to the Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour, for every 15-minute segment of real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes more than one hour, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour. In addition, as defined in the Interconnection Attachment, the Party providing the ported number will pay the other Party the following rate per line per month for each ported business line and the rate per line per month for each ported residential line for the sharing of Access Charges on calls to ported numbers. Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 5.18 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 3.71 RESALE ATTACHMENT

Application of NRCs. Pre-ordering: CLEC Account Establishment is a one-time charge applied the first time that Gulf Coast SPRINT orders any service from this Agreement. Ordering and Provisioning: Initial Service Order (ISO) applies per Local Service Request (LSR) if not apart of a Unbundled Network Element (UNE) ISO. Subsequent Service Order applies per LSR for modifications to an existing LNP service. Manual Ordering Charge applies to orders that require GTE VERIZON to manually enter Gulf CoastSPRINT's order into GTEVERIZON's Secure Integrated Gateway System (SIGS), e.g. faxed orders and orders sent via physical or electronic mail. Custom Handling (These NRCs are in addition to any Preordering or Ordering and Provisioning NRCs): Service Order Expedite applies if Gulf Coast SPRINT requests service prior to the standard due date intervals and if not a part of a UNE Expedite. Coordinated Conversion applies if Gulf Coast SPRINT requests notification and coordination of service cut-over cutover prior to the service becoming effective and if not a part of a UNE Coordinated Conversion. Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour applies if Gulf Coast SPRINT requests real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes one hour or less, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour. Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour applies, in addition to the Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour, for every 15-minute segment of real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes more than one hour, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour. In addition, as defined in the Interconnection Attachment, the Party providing the ported number will pay the other Party the following rate per line per month for each ported business line and the rate per line per month for each ported residential line for the sharing of Access Charges on calls to ported numbers. California Contel Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 5.18 3.05 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 3.71 2.40 California VERIZON Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 2.08 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 2.62 California West Coast Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 5.58 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 4.88 AUGUST 21, 200 LETTER AGREEMENT Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Director - Negotiations Wholesale Markets Wholesale Network Services 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx XXX00X00 X.X. Xxx 000000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Phone 000-000-0000 Fax 000-000-0000 xxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx August 21, 2000 Mr. W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Vice President External Affairs Local Markets Sprint Communications Company L.P. 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Dear Xx. Xxxxxx: You have informed me that Sprint Communications Company L.P. (“Sprint”) intends to file a petition with the California Public Utilities Commission (the “Commission”) on or about August 25, 2000 to compel arbitration of an interconnection agreement with Verizon California Inc. f/k/a GTE California Incorporated (“Verizon CA”). This letter confirms the intentions of Sprint and Verizon CA (the “Parties”) regarding the treatment to be accorded Internet traffic under the reciprocal compensation provisions of the agreement that results from that arbitration (the “Agreement”). In recognition of the fact that the Commission intends to address the issue of reciprocal compensation for Internet traffic in Rulemaking No. 00-00-000 (the “Rulemaking”), the Parties agree that while the issue will be raised in Sprint's Petition regarding the proper treatment for Internet traffic in the Arbitration, Sprint will state in the Petition that the Parties have agreed to abide by the outcome of the Rulemaking in Docket No. 00-00-000 and will state that the Parties have agreed that neither party will present testimony in the arbitration on the issue. Instead, the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith to conform the reciprocal compensation and related provisions of the Agreement (as it pertains to the state of California) to reflect the final Order of the Commission in the Rulemaking, and, if necessary, to true-up prior reciprocal compensation xxxxxxxx and payments to reflect the terms of the Order retroactively to the effective date of the Agreement. Such true-up will occur within sixty (60) days of the date on which the Commission Order becomes effective and is not stayed. It is expressly understood and agreed that except as may be required by the Order in the Rulemaking and by the terms of this letter agreement, neither Party shall have any obligation to pay reciprocal compensation on Internet traffic delivered to the other Party, and any provisions included in the Agreement prior to the issuance of the Order shall so provide. The Parties further agree that once the Agreement has been renegotiated to reflect the terms of the Order, they shall also include the following provision in the Agreement: If the Commission, the FCC or a court of competent jurisdiction should issue or release an order, or if a federal or state legislative authority should enact a statute, that by its terms (i) expressly supercedes or modifies existing interconnection agreements and (ii) specifies a rate or rate structure for reciprocal compensation, intercarrier compensation, or access charges that is to apply to Internet traffic, then the Parties shall promptly amend this Agreement to reflect the terms of such order or statute. If an order or statute specifies such a rate or rate structure, but does not expressly supercede or modify existing interconnection agreements, then either Party may demand negotiations with the other Party to amend this Agreement to reflect the terms of such order or statute. If such negotiations do not result in the Parties' amendment of this agreement within thirty (30) days, either Party may bring this issue before the Commission for arbitration. Any such amendment shall be retroactive to the effective date set forth in the order or statute, or such date as ordered by the Commission. Except for the provisions hereof pertaining to the Arbitration, by entering into this letter agreement the Parties do not waive, and hereby expressly reserve, their respective rights to argue their positions regarding the payment of reciprocal compensation for Internet traffic before any regulatory, legislative or judicial body. Please indicate your agreement to the foregoing by signing below. Sincerely, AGREED: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. BY: DATE: RESALE ATTACHMENT

Application of NRCs. Pre-ordering: CLEC Account Establishment is a one-time charge applied the first time that Gulf Coast SPRINT orders any service from this Agreement. Ordering and Provisioning: Initial Service Order (ISO) applies per Local Service Request (LSR) if not apart of a Unbundled Network Element (UNE) ISO. Subsequent Service Order applies per LSR for modifications to an existing LNP service. Manual Ordering Charge applies to orders that require GTE VERIZON to manually enter Gulf CoastSPRINT's order into GTEVERIZON's Secure Integrated Gateway System (SIGS), e.g. faxed orders and orders sent via physical or electronic mail. Custom Handling (These NRCs are in addition to any Preordering or Ordering and Provisioning NRCs): Service Order Expedite applies if Gulf Coast SPRINT requests service prior to the standard due date intervals and if not a part of a UNE Expedite. Coordinated Conversion applies if Gulf Coast SPRINT requests notification and coordination of service cut-over cutover prior to the service becoming effective and if not a part of a UNE Coordinated Conversion. Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour applies if Gulf Coast SPRINT requests real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes one hour or less, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour. Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour applies, in addition to the Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour, for every 15-minute segment of real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes more than one hour, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour. In addition, as defined in the Interconnection Attachment, the Party providing the ported number will pay the other Party the following rate per line per month for each ported business line and the rate per line per month for each ported residential line for the sharing of Access Charges on calls to ported numbers. California Contel Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 5.18 3.05 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 3.71 2.40 California VERIZON Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 2.08 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 2.62 California West Coast Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 5.58 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 4.88 AUGUST 21, 200 LETTER AGREEMENT Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Director - Negotiations Wholesale Markets Wholesale Network Services 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx XXX00X00 X.X. Xxx 000000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Phone 000-000-0000 Fax 000-000-0000 xxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx August 21, 2000 Mr. W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Vice President External Affairs Local Markets Sprint Communications Company L.P. 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Dear Xx. Xxxxxx: You have informed me that Sprint Communications Company L.P. (“Sprint”) intends to file a petition with the California Public Utilities Commission (the “Commission”) on or about August 25, 2000 to compel arbitration of an interconnection agreement with Verizon California Inc. f/k/a GTE California Incorporated (“Verizon CA”). This letter confirms the intentions of Sprint and Verizon CA (the “Parties”) regarding the treatment to be accorded Internet traffic under the reciprocal compensation provisions of the agreement that results from that arbitration (the “Agreement”). In recognition of the fact that the Commission intends to address the issue of reciprocal compensation for Internet traffic in Rulemaking No. 00-00-000 (the “Rulemaking”), the Parties agree that while the issue will be raised in Sprint's Petition regarding the proper treatment for Internet traffic in the Arbitration, Sprint will state in the Petition that the Parties have agreed to abide by the outcome of the Rulemaking in Docket No. 00-00-000 and will state that the Parties have agreed that neither party will present testimony in the arbitration on the issue. Instead, the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith to conform the reciprocal compensation and related provisions of the Agreement (as it pertains to the state of California) to reflect the final Order of the Commission in the Rulemaking, and, if necessary, to true-up prior reciprocal compensation xxxxxxxx and payments to reflect the terms of the Order retroactively to the effective date of the Agreement. Such true-up will occur within sixty (60) days of the date on which the Commission Order becomes effective and is not stayed. It is expressly understood and agreed that except as may be required by the Order in the Rulemaking and by the terms of this letter agreement, neither Party shall have any obligation to pay reciprocal compensation on Internet traffic delivered to the other Party, and any provisions included in the Agreement prior to the issuance of the Order shall so provide. The Parties further agree that once the Agreement has been renegotiated to reflect the terms of the Order, they shall also include the following provision in the Agreement: If the Commission, the FCC or a court of competent jurisdiction should issue or release an order, or if a federal or state legislative authority should enact a statute, that by its terms (i) expressly supercedes or modifies existing interconnection agreements and (ii) specifies a rate or rate structure for reciprocal compensation, intercarrier compensation, or access charges that is to apply to Internet traffic, then the Parties shall promptly amend this Agreement to reflect the terms of such order or statute. If an order or statute specifies such a rate or rate structure, but does not expressly supercede or modify existing interconnection agreements, then either Party may demand negotiations with the other Party to amend this Agreement to reflect the terms of such order or statute. If such negotiations do not result in the Parties' amendment of this agreement within thirty (30) days, either Party may bring this issue before the Commission for arbitration. Any such amendment shall be retroactive to the effective date set forth in the order or statute, or such date as ordered by the Commission. Except for the provisions hereof pertaining to the Arbitration, by entering into this letter agreement the Parties do not waive, and hereby expressly reserve, their respective rights to argue their positions regarding the payment of reciprocal compensation for Internet traffic before any regulatory, legislative or judicial body. Please indicate your agreement to the foregoing by signing below. Sincerely, AGREED: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. BY:_______________________ DATE:____________________ RESALE ATTACHMENT

Application of NRCs. Pre-ordering: CLEC Account Establishment is a one-time charge applied the first time that Gulf Coast SPRINT orders any service from this Agreement. Ordering and Provisioning: Initial Service Order (ISO) applies per Local Service Request (LSR) if not apart of a Unbundled Network Element (UNE) ISO. Subsequent Service Order applies per LSR for modifications to an existing LNP service. Manual Ordering Charge applies to orders that require GTE VERIZON to manually enter Gulf CoastSPRINT's order into GTEVERIZON's Secure Integrated Gateway System (SIGS), e.g. faxed orders and orders sent via physical or electronic mail. Custom Handling (These NRCs are in addition to any Preordering or Ordering and Provisioning NRCs): Service Order Expedite applies if Gulf Coast SPRINT requests service prior to the standard due date intervals and if not a part of a UNE Expedite. Coordinated Conversion applies if Gulf Coast SPRINT requests notification and coordination of service cut-over cutover prior to the service becoming effective and if not a part of a UNE Coordinated Conversion. Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour applies if Gulf Coast SPRINT requests real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes one hour or less, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour. Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour applies, in addition to the Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour, for every 15-minute segment of real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes more than one hour, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour. In addition, as defined in the Interconnection Attachment, the Party providing the ported number will pay the other Party the following rate per line per month for each ported business line and the rate per line per month for each ported residential line for the sharing of Access Charges on calls to ported numbers. California Contel Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 5.18 3.05 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 3.71 2.40 California VERIZON Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 2.08 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 2.62 California West Coast Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 5.58 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 4.88 AUGUST 21, 200 LETTER AGREEMENT Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Director - Negotiations Wholesale Markets Wholesale Network Services 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx XXX00X00 X.X. Xxx 000000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Phone 000-000-0000 Fax 000-000-0000 xxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx August 21, 2000 Mr. X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Vice President External Affairs Local Markets Sprint Communications Company L.P. 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Dear Xx. Xxxxxx: You have informed me that Sprint Communications Company L.P. (“Sprint”) intends to file a petition with the California Public Utilities Commission (the “Commission”) on or about August 25, 2000 to compel arbitration of an interconnection agreement with Verizon California Inc. f/k/a GTE California Incorporated (“Verizon CA”). This letter confirms the intentions of Sprint and Verizon CA (the “Parties”) regarding the treatment to be accorded Internet traffic under the reciprocal compensation provisions of the agreement that results from that arbitration (the “Agreement”). In recognition of the fact that the Commission intends to address the issue of reciprocal compensation for Internet traffic in Rulemaking No. 00-00-000 (the “Rulemaking”), the Parties agree that while the issue will be raised in Sprint's Petition regarding the proper treatment for Internet traffic in the Arbitration, Sprint will state in the Petition that the Parties have agreed to abide by the outcome of the Rulemaking in Docket No. 00-00-000 and will state that the Parties have agreed that neither party will present testimony in the arbitration on the issue. Instead, the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith to conform the reciprocal compensation and related provisions of the Agreement (as it pertains to the state of California) to reflect the final Order of the Commission in the Rulemaking, and, if necessary, to true-up prior reciprocal compensation xxxxxxxx and payments to reflect the terms of the Order retroactively to the effective date of the Agreement. Such true-up will occur within sixty (60) days of the date on which the Commission Order becomes effective and is not stayed. It is expressly understood and agreed that except as may be required by the Order in the Rulemaking and by the terms of this letter agreement, neither Party shall have any obligation to pay reciprocal compensation on Internet traffic delivered to the other Party, and any provisions included in the Agreement prior to the issuance of the Order shall so provide. The Parties further agree that once the Agreement has been renegotiated to reflect the terms of the Order, they shall also include the following provision in the Agreement: If the Commission, the FCC or a court of competent jurisdiction should issue or release an order, or if a federal or state legislative authority should enact a statute, that by its terms (i) expressly supercedes or modifies existing interconnection agreements and (ii) specifies a rate or rate structure for reciprocal compensation, intercarrier compensation, or access charges that is to apply to Internet traffic, then the Parties shall promptly amend this Agreement to reflect the terms of such order or statute. If an order or statute specifies such a rate or rate structure, but does not expressly supercede or modify existing interconnection agreements, then either Party may demand negotiations with the other Party to amend this Agreement to reflect the terms of such order or statute. If such negotiations do not result in the Parties' amendment of this agreement within thirty (30) days, either Party may bring this issue before the Commission for arbitration. Any such amendment shall be retroactive to the effective date set forth in the order or statute, or such date as ordered by the Commission. Except for the provisions hereof pertaining to the Arbitration, by entering into this letter agreement the Parties do not waive, and hereby expressly reserve, their respective rights to argue their positions regarding the payment of reciprocal compensation for Internet traffic before any regulatory, legislative or judicial body. Please indicate your agreement to the foregoing by signing below. Sincerely, AGREED: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. BY:_______________________ DATE:____________________ RESALE ATTACHMENT

Application of NRCs. Pre-ordering: CLEC Account Establishment is a one-time charge applied the first time that Gulf Coast Mpower orders any service from this Agreement. Ordering and Provisioning: Initial Service Order (ISO) applies per Local Service Request (LSR) if not apart of a Unbundled Network Element (UNE) ISO. Subsequent Service Order applies per LSR for modifications to an existing LNP service. Manual Ordering Charge applies to orders that require GTE to manually enter Gulf CoastMpower's order into GTE's Secure Integrated Gateway System (SIGS), e.g. faxed orders and orders sent via physical or electronic mail. Custom Handling (These NRCs are in addition to any Preordering or Ordering and Provisioning NRCs): Service Order Expedite applies if Gulf Coast Mpower requests service prior to the standard due date intervals and if not a part of a UNE Expedite. Coordinated Conversion applies if Gulf Coast Mpower requests notification and coordination of service cut-over cut‑over prior to the service becoming effective and if not a part of a UNE Coordinated Conversion. Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour applies if Gulf Coast Mpower requests real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes one hour or less, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour. Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour applies, in addition to the Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour, for every 15-minute segment of real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes more than one hour, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour. In addition, as defined in the Interconnection AttachmentArticle V, Section 3.2.3, the Party providing the ported number will pay the other Party the following rate per line per month for each ported business line and the rate per line per month for each ported residential line for the sharing of Access Charges on calls to ported numbers. Texas Contel Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 5.18 8.73 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 3.71 RESALE ATTACHMENT3.46 Texas GTE Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 3.85 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 3.58 (Reserved For Future Use)

Application of NRCs. Pre-ordering: CLEC Account Establishment is a one-time charge applied the first time that Gulf Coast MFN orders any service from this Agreement. Ordering and Provisioning: Initial Service Order (ISO) applies per Local Service Request (LSR) if not apart of a Unbundled Network Element (UNE) ISO. Subsequent Service Order applies per LSR for modifications to an existing LNP service. Manual Ordering Charge applies to orders that require GTE to manually enter Gulf CoastMFN's order into GTE's Secure Integrated Gateway System (SIGS), e.g. faxed orders and orders sent via physical or electronic mail. Custom Handling (These NRCs are in addition to any Preordering or Ordering and Provisioning NRCs): Service Order Expedite applies if Gulf Coast MFN requests service prior to the standard due date intervals and if not a part of a UNE Expedite. Coordinated Conversion applies if Gulf Coast MFN requests notification and coordination of service cut-over prior to the service becoming effective and if not a part of a UNE Coordinated Conversion. Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour applies if Gulf Coast MFN requests real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes one hour or less, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour. Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour applies, in addition to the Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour, for every 15-minute segment of real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes more than one hour, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour. In addition, as defined in the Interconnection AttachmentArticle V, Section 3.2.3, the Party providing the ported number will pay the other Party the following rate per line per month for each ported business line and the rate per line per month for each ported residential line for the sharing of Access Charges on calls to ported numbers. Illinois - Alltel Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 5.18 4.39 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 3.71 RESALE ATTACHMENT2.46 Illinois – GTE/Contel Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 4.64 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 3.24 MFN-IL –6/99 B-2 APPENDIX C RATES AND CHARGES FOR COLLOCATION [Note: Appendix C is in a separate file.] APPENDIX D PRICES FOR UNBUNDLED NETWORK ELEMENTS General. The rates contained in this Appendix D are the rates as defined in ArticleVI and are subject to change resulting from future Commission or other proceedings, including but not limited to any generic proceeding to determine GTE's unrecovered costs (e.g., historic costs, contribution, undepreciated reserve deficiency, or similar unrecovered GTE costs (including GTE's interim Service Support Surcharge)), the establishment of a competitively neutral universal service system, or any appeal or other litigation. GTE will offer unbundled loops and ports under the following conditions: GTE assesses a separate interim universal service fund surcharge for loops and ports to provide continued universal service support that is implicit in GTE’s current retail services prices; and to respect the careful distinctions Congress has drawn between access to UNEs, on the one hand, and the purchase at wholesale rates of GTE services on the other. This surcharge is being addressed (or will be addressed) by the Commission or a court of competent jurisdiction. The parties agree that GTE will offer the port and loop UNEs at the rates set forth below in Appendix D without the interim surcharge, but subject to the following terms and conditions:

Application of NRCs. Pre-ordering: CLEC Account Establishment is a one-time charge applied the first time that Gulf Coast SPRINT orders any service from this Agreement. Ordering and Provisioning: Initial Service Order (ISO) applies per Local Service Request (LSR) if not apart of a Unbundled Network Element (UNE) ISO. Subsequent Service Order applies per LSR for modifications to an existing LNP service. Manual Ordering Charge applies to orders that require GTE VERIZON to manually enter Gulf CoastSPRINT's order into GTEVERIZON's Secure Integrated Gateway System (SIGS), e.g. faxed orders and orders sent via physical or electronic mail. Custom Handling (These NRCs are in addition to any Preordering or Ordering and Provisioning NRCs): Service Order Expedite applies if Gulf Coast SPRINT requests service prior to the standard due date intervals and if not a part of a UNE Expedite. Coordinated Conversion applies if Gulf Coast SPRINT requests notification and coordination of service cut-over cutover prior to the service becoming effective and if not a part of a UNE Coordinated Conversion. Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour applies if Gulf Coast SPRINT requests real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes one hour or less, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour. Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour applies, in addition to the Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour, for every 15-minute segment of real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes more than one hour, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour. In addition, as defined in the Interconnection Attachment, the Party providing the ported number will pay the other Party the following rate per line per month for each ported business line and the rate per line per month for each ported residential line for the sharing of Access Charges on calls to ported numbers. California Contel Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 5.18 3.05 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 3.71 2.40 California VERIZON Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 2.08 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 2.62 California West Coast Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 5.58 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 4.88 August 21, 200 Letter agreement S xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Director - Negotiations Wholesale Markets Wholesale Network Services 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx XXX00X00 X.X. Xxx 000000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Phone 000-000-0000 Fax 000-000-0000 xxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx August 21, 2000 Mr. W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Vice President External Affairs Local Markets Sprint Communications Company L.P. 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Dear Xx. Xxxxxx: You have informed me that Sprint Communications Company L.P. (“Sprint”) intends to file a petition with the California Public Utilities Commission (the “Commission”) on or about August 25, 2000 to compel arbitration of an interconnection agreement with Verizon California Inc. f/k/a GTE California Incorporated (“Verizon CA”). This letter confirms the intentions of Sprint and Verizon CA (the “Parties”) regarding the treatment to be accorded Internet traffic under the reciprocal compensation provisions of the agreement that results from that arbitration (the “Agreement”). In recognition of the fact that the Commission intends to address the issue of reciprocal compensation for Internet traffic in Rulemaking No. 00-00-000 (the “Rulemaking”), the Parties agree that while the issue will be raised in Sprint's Petition regarding the proper treatment for Internet traffic in the Arbitration, Sprint will state in the Petition that the Parties have agreed to abide by the outcome of the Rulemaking in Docket No. 00-00-000 and will state that the Parties have agreed that neither party will present testimony in the arbitration on the issue. Instead, the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith to conform the reciprocal compensation and related provisions of the Agreement (as it pertains to the state of California) to reflect the final Order of the Commission in the Rulemaking, and, if necessary, to true-up prior reciprocal compensation xxxxxxxx and payments to reflect the terms of the Order retroactively to the effective date of the Agreement. Such true-up will occur within sixty (60) days of the date on which the Commission Order becomes effective and is not stayed. It is expressly understood and agreed that except as may be required by the Order in the Rulemaking and by the terms of this letter agreement, neither Party shall have any obligation to pay reciprocal compensation on Internet traffic delivered to the other Party, and any provisions included in the Agreement prior to the issuance of the Order shall so provide. The Parties further agree that once the Agreement has been renegotiated to reflect the terms of the Order, they shall also include the following provision in the Agreement: If the Commission, the FCC or a court of competent jurisdiction should issue or release an order, or if a federal or state legislative authority should enact a statute, that by its terms (i) expressly supercedes or modifies existing interconnection agreements and (ii) specifies a rate or rate structure for reciprocal compensation, intercarrier compensation, or access charges that is to apply to Internet traffic, then the Parties shall promptly amend this Agreement to reflect the terms of such order or statute. If an order or statute specifies such a rate or rate structure, but does not expressly supercede or modify existing interconnection agreements, then either Party may demand negotiations with the other Party to amend this Agreement to reflect the terms of such order or statute. If such negotiations do not result in the Parties' amendment of this agreement within thirty (30) days, either Party may bring this issue before the Commission for arbitration. Any such amendment shall be retroactive to the effective date set forth in the order or statute, or such date as ordered by the Commission. Except for the provisions hereof pertaining to the Arbitration, by entering into this letter agreement the Parties do not waive, and hereby expressly reserve, their respective rights to argue their positions regarding the payment of reciprocal compensation for Internet traffic before any regulatory, legislative or judicial body. Please indicate your agreement to the foregoing by signing below. Sincerely, AGREED: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. BY:_______________________ DATE:____________________ RESALE ATTACHMENTATTACHMENT General. The rates, terms, and conditions for Resale are set forth in VERIZON's Resale Tariff Schedule Cal. P.U.C. No. K-5 and are subject to change resulting from future Commission or other proceedings, including but not limited to any generic proceeding to determine VERIZON's unrecovered costs (e.g., historic costs, contribution, undepreciated reserve deficiency, or similar unrecovered VERIZON costs (including VERIZON's interim Universal Service Support Surcharge)), the establishment of a competitively neutral universal service system, or any appeal or other litigation. Nothing in this Resale Attachment supplements or amends VERIZON's Resale Tariff Schedule CAL. P.U.C. No. K-5. SPRINT may also purchase services from VERIZON pursuant to Schedule Cal. P.U.C. No. A-16; such services may be ordered by SPRINT in bulk, and may be billed to SPRINT. Sprint may purchase at a discount and on a stand-alone basis (meaning Sprint is not required to be the service provider for the underlying associated dial tone) any or all Vertical Features and services offered at retail by Verizon to its end users pursuant to Section 251(c)(4) of the Act and CFR 51.605(a). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties will work together to develop standardized ordering guidelines for Call Forwarding Custom Calling Services listed in Cal. P.U.C. No. K-5, Section III.C.5. Call Forwarding Custom Calling Services shall be ordered by Sprint via a wholesale process agreed to by the Parties until a final process is developed within the framework of OBF issue 2037, or as otherwise agreed to by the Parties. The Parties further agree that stand-alone vertical features will be exempt from any performance measures until such time as OBF issue 2037 is final and implemented by the Parties. This Resale Attachment (Attachment), together with Articles I and II, defines the Telecommunication Services (including exchange Services, related Vertical Features and other services that may be purchased from VERIZON and resold by SPRINT) and sets forth the terms and conditions applicable to such resold services. Except as specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement, provisioning of exchange Services for resale will be as provided for in the GTE Guide. The resale Services described in this Attachment, shall be referred to herein collectively as “Services”, or each individually as “Service”.

Application of NRCs. Pre-ordering: CLEC Account Establishment is a one-time charge applied the first time that Gulf Coast TOUCHTONE orders any service from this Agreement. Ordering and Provisioning: Initial Service Order (ISO) applies per Local Service Request (LSR) if not apart of a Unbundled Network Element (UNE) ISO. Subsequent Service Order applies per LSR for modifications to an existing LNP service. Manual Ordering Charge applies to orders that require GTE to manually enter Gulf CoastTOUCHTONE's order into GTE's Secure Integrated Gateway System (SIGS), e.g. faxed orders and orders sent via physical or electronic mail. Custom Handling (These NRCs are in addition to any Preordering or Ordering and Provisioning NRCs): Service Order Expedite applies if Gulf Coast TOUCHTONE requests service prior to the standard due date intervals and if not a part of a UNE Expedite. Coordinated Conversion applies if Gulf Coast TOUCHTONE requests notification and coordination of service cut-over prior to the service becoming effective and if not a part of a UNE Coordinated Conversion. Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour applies if Gulf Coast TOUCHTONE requests real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes one hour or less, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour. Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour applies, in addition to the Hot Coordinated Conversion First Hour, for every 15-minute segment of real-time coordination of a service cut-over that takes more than one hour, and if not a part of a UNE Hot Coordinated Conversion Per Additional Quarter Hour. In addition, as defined in the Interconnection AttachmentArticle V, Section 3.2.3, the Party providing the ported number will pay the other Party the following rate per line per month for each ported business line and the rate per line per month for each ported residential line for the sharing of Access Charges on calls to ported numbers. Business Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 5.18 Residential Rate Per Line Per Month: $ 3.71 APPENDIX C SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR RESALE ATTACHMENTGeneral. The rates for resold services described in Article VI, Section 5.2 are based upon an avoided cost discount from GTE's retail rates as provided in Article VI, Section 5.3 of the Agreement. The avoided cost discount is based upon GTE’s most current available cost studies and are subject to change resulting from future Commission or other proceedings, including but not limited to any generic proceeding to determine GTE's unrecovered costs (e.g., historic costs, contribution, undepreciated reserve deficiency, or similar unrecovered GTE costs (including GTE's interim Universal Service Support Surcharge)), the establishment of a competitively neutral universal service system, or any appeal or other litigation. GTE assesses a separate interim universal service fund surcharge for resale of Basic Local Exchange Residential and Business Services at the avoided cost discount set forth to provide continued universal service support that is implicit in GTE’s current retail services prices. This surcharge is being addressed (or will be addressed) by the Commission or a court of competent jurisdiction. The parties agree that GTE will offer for resale Basic Local Exchange Residential and Business Services without the interim surcharge, but subject to the following terms and conditions: