Common use of BILLING AND PAYMENT OF CHARGES Clause in Contracts

BILLING AND PAYMENT OF CHARGES. 10.1 Unless otherwise stated, each Party will render monthly xxxx(s), remittance in full by the Xxxx Due Date, to the other for Interconnection products and/or services provided hereunder at the applicable rates set forth in the Pricing Schedule. 10.2 Invoices: 10.2.1 Invoices shall comply with nationally accepted standards agreed upon by the Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) for billing access traffic. Invoices from WSP, if any, shall contain sufficient detail to substantiate the billing. 10.2.2 The Parties agree that each will perform the necessary call recording and rating for its respective portions of an exchanged call in order to invoice the other Party. 10.2.3 Invoices between the Parties have to be at a state level and shall include, but not be limited to the following pertinent information: Identification of the monthly xxxx period (from and through dates) Current charges Past due balance Adjustments Credits Late payment charges Payments Contact telephone number for billing inquiries 10.2.4 The Parties will provide a remittance document with each invoice identifying: Remittance address Invoice number and/or billing account number Summary of charges Amount due Payment Due Date (at least thirty (30) days from the invoice date) 10.2.5 Invoices between the Parties will be provided on paper and will be the primary xxxx, unless a mechanized format is mutually agreed upon and subsequently designated in writing by both Parties as the primary xxxx. 10.2.6 The Parties’ invoices will include traffic by the End Office Switch/Tandem Office Switch, based on the terminating location of the call and will display and summarize the number of calls and Conversation MOUs for each terminating office. 10.2.7 When AT&T-21STATE is unable to reflect an adjustment for shared Facilities on an invoice, WSP will separately invoice AT&T-21STATE for AT&T-21STATE’s share of the cost of such Facilities as provided in this Agreement thirty (30) days following receipt by WSP of AT&T-21STATE’s invoice. 10.2.8 There will be no offset by the Billed Party of payments due herein against any other amount owed by one Party to the other Party. 10.3 A Late Payment Charge will be assessed for all Past Due payments as provided below, as applicable. 10.3.1 If any portion of the payment is not received by the Billing Party on or before the Xxxx Due date as set forth above, or if any portion of the payment is received by the Billing Party in funds that are not immediately available to the Billing Party, then a late payment and/or interest charge shall be due to the Billing Party. The late payment and/or interest charge shall apply to the portion of the payment not received and shall be assessed as set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable state tariff exists, as set forth as published on the AT&T-21STATE website, or pursuant to the applicable state law as determined by the Billing Party. When there is no applicable tariff in the state, any undisputed amounts not paid when due shall accrue interest from the date such amounts were due at the lesser of (i) one and one-half percent (1½%) per month or (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the number of days from the Payment Due Date to and including the date that payment is actually made. In addition to any applicable late payment and/or interest charges, the Billed Party may be charged a fee for all returned checks at the rate set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable tariff exists, as set forth pursuant to the applicable state law. 10.4 If any charge incurred by the Billed Party under this Agreement is Past Due, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest from the day following the Xxxx Due Date until paid. The interest rate applied will be the lesser of (i) the rate used to compute the Late Payment Charge contained in the applicable AT&T-21STATE intrastate access services tariff for that state or (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the Xxxx Due Date to and including the date that the payment is actually made and available. 10.5 The Remittance Information to apply payments must accompany the payment. Payment is considered to have been made when the payment and Remittance Information are received by the Billing Party. If the Remittance Information is not received with payment, the Billing Party will be unable to apply amounts paid to the Billed Party’s accounts. In such event, the Billing Party shall hold such funds until the Remittance Information is received. If the Billing Party does not receive the Remittance Information by the Xxxx Due Date for any account(s), Late Payment Charges shall apply. 10.6 WSP shall make all payments to AT&T-21STATE via electronic funds transfers (EFTs) through the Automated Clearing House Association (ACH) to the financial institution designated by AT&T-21STATE. Remittance Information will be communicated together with the funds transfer via the ACH network. WSP must use the CCD+ or the CTX Standard Entry Class code. WSP and AT&T-21STATE will abide by the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) Rules and Regulations. Each ACH payment must be received by AT&T-21STATE no later than the Xxxx Due Date of each xxxx or Late Payment Charges will apply. AT&T-21STATE is not liable for any delays in receipt of funds or errors in entries caused by WSP or Third Parties, including WSP’s financial institution. WSP is responsible for its own banking fees. 10.7 Prior to establishing EFT, WSP will complete a Customer Information Form for Electronic Payments (ECF11 Form) found on the AT&T Prime Access website. This form provides AT&T-21STATE with WSP’s set up and contract information for electronic payments. AT&T-21STATE banking information will be provided by AT&T-21STATE Treasury & Remittance Operations on AT&T-21STATE approved forms after WSP’s completed ECF11 form is received, testing has completed and certification confirmed. 10.8 Processing of payments not made via electronic funds transfers through the ACH network may be delayed. WSP is responsible for any Late Payment Charges resulting from WSP’s failure to use electronic funds transfers through the ACH network. 10.9 If Unpaid Charges are subject to a billing dispute between the Parties, WSP must, within 30 days of the Xxxx Due Date, give written Notice to AT&T-21STATE of the Disputed Amounts and include in such written Notice the specific details and reasons for disputing each item listed in Section 12.4 below. WSP should utilize the preferred form or method provided by AT&T-21STATE to communicate disputes to AT&T-21STATE. On or before the Xxxx Due Date, WSP must pay: (i) all undisputed amounts to AT&T-21STATE and (ii) all Disputed Amounts into an interest bearing escrow account with a Third Party escrow agent that is mutually agreed upon by the Parties. 10.10 Identification of circumstances in which the Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account: 10.10.1 The Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account if its total Disputed Amounts not paid into escrow do not exceed $50,000. 10.10.2 The Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account if it has established a minimum of 12 consecutive months of timely payment history and its total outstanding and unpaid invoice charges do not exceed 10 percent of the then current monthly billing to said Non-Paying Party. 10.10.3 If the Billed Party believes in good faith that a billed amount is incorrect by reason of a clerical or arithmetic error (e.g., erroneous use of a $0.50 rate when applicable rate for the service billed is $0.05, or multiplication by 1220 units when actual number of units was 220), the Billed Party may dispute the xxxx by bringing the asserted error to the Billing Party’s attention without paying the Disputed Amount into an escrow account. Upon the assertion of such a dispute, 10.10.3.1 If the Billing Party agrees in all respects with the Billed Party’s assertion of the error, the Billing Party will correct the error. 10.10.3.2 If the Billing Party agrees that a billing error has apparently occurred, but requires additional time for investigation or to ascertain the correct amount, the Billing Party will notify the Disputing Party in writing of the portion of its invoice, if any, that the Disputing Party is required to pay or escrow pending resolution of the dispute, with the amount of any required escrow to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Non-Paying Party shall pay into escrow as set forth in Section 10.12 below the amount reasonably specified by the Billing Party within five Business Days of its receipt of such specification, and if (but only if) the Non-Paying Party does so, the payment into escrow will be deemed to have been made for purposes of perfection of the dispute, on the date on which the Billed Party initially disputed the xxxx under subsection 10.10.3. 10.11 If the Billing Party determines in good faith that no billing error has occurred, the Billing Party will so notify the Non- Paying Party, and may demand that the Non-Paying Party pay the Disputed Amount into escrow if it wishes to dispute the xxxx. Within five Business Days of its receipt of such a demand, the Disputing Party shall pay the Disputed Amount into an interest bearing escrow account as set forth in Section 10.12 below, and if (but only if) the Disputing Party does so, the payment into escrow will be deemed to have been made, for purposes of perfection of the billing dispute, as of the date on which the Billed Party initially disputed the xxxx under subsection 10.10.3.

BILLING AND PAYMENT OF CHARGES. 10.1 Unless otherwise stated, each Party will render monthly xxxx(sbill(s), remittance in full by the Xxxx Bill Due Date, to the other for Interconnection products and/or services provided hereunder at the applicable rates set forth in the Pricing Schedule. 10.2 Invoices: 10.2.1 Invoices shall comply with nationally accepted standards agreed upon by the Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) for billing access traffic. Invoices from WSP, if any, shall contain sufficient detail to substantiate the billing. 10.2.2 The Parties agree that each will perform the necessary call recording and rating for its respective portions of an exchanged call in order to invoice the other Party. 10.2.3 Invoices between the Parties have to be at a state level and shall include, but not be limited to the following pertinent information: Identification of the monthly xxxx bill period (from and through dates) Current charges Past due balance Adjustments Credits Late payment charges Payments Contact telephone number for billing inquiries 10.2.4 The Parties will provide a remittance document with each invoice identifying: Remittance address Invoice number and/or billing account number Summary of charges Amount due Payment Due Date (at least thirty (30) days from the invoice date) 10.2.5 Invoices between the Parties will be provided on paper and will be the primary xxxxbill, unless a mechanized format is mutually agreed upon and subsequently designated in writing by both Parties as the primary xxxxbill. 10.2.6 The Parties’ invoices will include traffic by the End Office Switch/Tandem Office Switch, based on the terminating location of the call and will display and summarize the number of calls and Conversation MOUs for each terminating office. 10.2.7 When AT&T-21STATE is unable to reflect an adjustment for shared Facilities on an invoice, WSP will separately invoice AT&T-21STATE for AT&T-21STATE’s share of the cost of such Facilities as provided in this Agreement thirty (30) days following receipt by WSP of AT&T-21STATE’s invoice. 10.2.8 There will be no offset by the Billed Party of payments due herein against any other amount owed by one Party to the other Party. 10.3 A Late Payment Charge will be assessed for all Past Due payments as provided below, as applicable. 10.3.1 If any portion of the payment is not received by the Billing Party on or before the Xxxx Bill Due date as set forth above, or if any portion of the payment is received by the Billing Party in funds that are not immediately available to the Billing Party, then a late payment and/or interest charge shall be due to the Billing Party. The late payment and/or interest charge shall apply to the portion of the payment not received and shall be assessed as set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable state tariff exists, as set forth as published on the AT&T-21STATE website, or pursuant to the applicable state law as determined by the Billing Party. When there is no applicable tariff in the state, any undisputed amounts not paid when due shall accrue interest from the date such amounts were due at the lesser of (i) one and one-half percent (1½%) per month or (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the number of days from the Payment Due Date to and including the date that payment is actually made. In addition to any applicable late payment and/or interest charges, the Billed Party may be charged a fee for all returned checks at the rate set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable tariff exists, as set forth pursuant to the applicable state law. 10.4 If any charge incurred by the Billed Party under this Agreement is Past Due, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest from the day following the Xxxx Bill Due Date until paid. The interest rate applied will be the lesser of (i) the rate used to compute the Late Payment Charge contained in the applicable AT&T-21STATE intrastate access services tariff for that state or (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the Xxxx Bill Due Date to and including the date that the payment is actually made and available. 10.5 The Remittance Information to apply payments must accompany the payment. Payment is considered to have been made when the payment and Remittance Information are received by the Billing Party. If the Remittance Information is not received with payment, the Billing Party will be unable to apply amounts paid to the Billed Party’s accounts. In such event, the Billing Party shall hold such funds until the Remittance Information is received. If the Billing Party does not receive the Remittance Information by the Xxxx Bill Due Date for any account(s), Late Payment Charges shall apply. 10.6 WSP shall make all payments to AT&T-21STATE via electronic funds transfers (EFTs) through the Automated Clearing House Association (ACH) to the financial institution designated by AT&T-21STATE. Remittance Information will be communicated together with the funds transfer via the ACH network. WSP must use the CCD+ or the CTX Standard Entry Class code. WSP and AT&T-21STATE will abide by the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) Rules and Regulations. Each ACH payment must be received by AT&T-21STATE no later than the Xxxx Bill Due Date of each xxxx bill or Late Payment Charges will apply. AT&T-21STATE is not liable for any delays in receipt of funds or errors in entries caused by WSP or Third Parties, including WSP’s financial institution. WSP is responsible for its own banking fees. 10.7 Prior to establishing EFT, WSP will complete a Customer Information Form for Electronic Payments (ECF11 Form) found on the AT&T Prime Access website. This form provides AT&T-21STATE with WSP’s set up and contract information for electronic payments. AT&T-21STATE banking information will be provided by AT&T-21STATE Treasury & Remittance Operations on AT&T-21STATE approved forms after WSP’s completed ECF11 form is received, testing has completed and certification confirmed. 10.8 Processing of payments not made via electronic funds transfers through the ACH network may be delayed. WSP is responsible for any Late Payment Charges resulting from WSP’s failure to use electronic funds transfers through the ACH network. 10.9 If Unpaid Charges are subject to a billing dispute between the Parties, WSP must, within 30 days of the Xxxx Bill Due Date, give written Notice to AT&T-21STATE of the Disputed Amounts and include in such written Notice the specific details and reasons for disputing each item listed in Section 12.4 below. WSP should utilize the preferred form or method provided by AT&T-21STATE to communicate disputes to AT&T-21STATE. On or before the Xxxx Bill Due Date, WSP must pay: (i) all undisputed amounts to AT&T-21STATE and (ii) all Disputed Amounts into an interest bearing escrow account with a Third Party escrow agent that is mutually agreed upon by the Parties. 10.10 Identification of circumstances in which the Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account: 10.10.1 The Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account if its total Disputed Amounts not paid into escrow do not exceed $50,000. 10.10.2 The Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account if it has established a minimum of 12 consecutive months of timely payment history and its total outstanding and unpaid invoice charges do not exceed 10 percent of the then current monthly billing to said Non-Paying Party. 10.10.3 If the Billed Party believes in good faith that a billed amount is incorrect by reason of a clerical or arithmetic error (e.g., erroneous use of a $0.50 rate when applicable rate for the service billed is $0.05, or multiplication by 1220 units when actual number of units was 220), the Billed Party may dispute the xxxx bill by bringing the asserted error to the Billing Party’s attention without paying the Disputed Amount into an escrow account. Upon the assertion of such a dispute, 10.10.3.1 If the Billing Party agrees in all respects with the Billed Party’s assertion of the error, the Billing Party will correct the error. 10.10.3.2 If the Billing Party agrees that a billing error has apparently occurred, but requires additional time for investigation or to ascertain the correct amount, the Billing Party will notify the Disputing Party in writing of the portion of its invoice, if any, that the Disputing Party is required to pay or escrow pending resolution of the dispute, with the amount of any required escrow to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Non-Paying Party shall pay into escrow as set forth in Section 10.12 below the amount reasonably specified by the Billing Party within five Business Days of its receipt of such specification, and if (but only if) the Non-Paying Party does so, the payment into escrow will be deemed to have been made for purposes of perfection of the dispute, on the date on which the Billed Party initially disputed the xxxx bill under subsection 10.10.3. 10.11 If the Billing Party determines in good faith that no billing error has occurred, the Billing Party will so notify the Non- Paying Party, and may demand that the Non-Paying Party pay the Disputed Amount into escrow if it wishes to dispute the xxxxbill. Within five Business Days of its receipt of such a demand, the Disputing Party shall pay the Disputed Amount into an interest bearing escrow account as set forth in Section 10.12 below, and if (but only if) the Disputing Party does so, the payment into escrow will be deemed to have been made, for purposes of perfection of the billing dispute, as of the date on which the Billed Party initially disputed the xxxx bill under subsection 10.10.3.

BILLING AND PAYMENT OF CHARGES. 10.1 11.1 Unless otherwise stated, each Party will render monthly xxxx(sbill(s), remittance in full by the Xxxx Bill Due Date, to the other for Interconnection products and/or services provided hereunder at the applicable rates set forth in the Pricing Schedule. 10.2 11.2 Invoices: 10.2.1 11.2.1 Invoices shall comply with nationally accepted standards agreed upon by the Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) for billing access traffic. Invoices from WSP, if any, shall contain sufficient detail to substantiate the billing. 10.2.2 11.2.2 The Parties agree that each will perform the necessary call recording and rating for its respective portions of an exchanged call in order to invoice the other Party. 10.2.3 11.2.3 Invoices between the Parties have to be at a state level and shall include, but not be limited to the following pertinent information: Identification of the monthly xxxx bill period (from and through dates) Current charges Past due balance Adjustments Credits Late payment charges Payments Contact telephone number for billing inquiriesinquiries CN:05132019-9387 000027 10.2.4 11.2.4 The Parties will provide a remittance document with each invoice identifying: Remittance address Invoice number and/or billing account number Summary of charges Amount due Payment Due Date (at least thirty (30) days from the invoice date) 10.2.5 11.2.5 Invoices between the Parties will be provided on paper and will be the primary xxxxbill, unless a mechanized format is mutually agreed upon and subsequently designated in writing by both Parties as the primary xxxxbill. 10.2.6 11.2.6 The Parties’ invoices will include traffic by the End Office Switch/Tandem Office Switch, based on the terminating location of the call and will display and summarize the number of calls and Conversation MOUs for each terminating office. 10.2.7 11.2.7 When AT&T-21STATE is unable to reflect an adjustment for shared Facilities on an invoice, WSP will separately invoice AT&T-21STATE for AT&T-21STATE’s share of the cost of such Facilities as provided in this Agreement thirty (30) days following receipt by WSP of AT&T-21STATE’s invoice. 10.2.8 11.2.8 There will be no offset by the Billed Party of payments due herein against any other amount owed by one Party to the other Party. 10.3 11.3 A Late Payment Charge will be assessed for all Past Due payments as provided below, as applicable. 10.3.1 11.3.1 If any portion of the payment is not received by the Billing Party on or before the Xxxx Bill Due date as set forth above, or if any portion of the payment is received by the Billing Party in funds that are not immediately available to the Billing Party, then a late payment and/or interest charge shall be due to the Billing Party. The late payment and/or interest charge shall apply to the portion of the payment not received and shall be assessed as set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable state tariff exists, as set forth as published on the AT&T-21STATE website, or pursuant to the applicable state law as determined by the Billing Party. When there is no applicable tariff in the state, any undisputed amounts not paid when due shall accrue interest from the date such amounts were due at the lesser of (i) one and one-half percent (1½%) per month or (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the number of days from the Payment Due Date to and including the date that payment is actually made. In addition to any applicable late payment and/or interest charges, the Billed Party may be charged a fee for all returned checks at the rate set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable tariff exists, as set forth pursuant to the applicable state law. 10.4 11.4 If any charge incurred by the Billed Party under this Agreement is Past Due, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest from the day following the Xxxx Bill Due Date until paid. The interest rate applied will be the lesser of (i) the rate used to compute the Late Payment Charge contained in the applicable AT&T-21STATE intrastate access services tariff for that state or (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the Xxxx Bill Due Date to and including the date that the payment is actually made and available. 10.5 11.5 The Remittance Information to apply payments must accompany the payment. Payment is considered to have been made when the payment and Remittance Information are received by the Billing Party. If the Remittance Information is not received with payment, the Billing Party will be unable to apply amounts paid to the Billed Party’s accounts. In such event, the Billing Party shall hold such funds until the Remittance Information is received. If the Billing Party does not receive the Remittance Information by the Xxxx Bill Due Date for any account(s), Late Payment Charges shall apply. 10.6 11.6 WSP shall make all payments to AT&T-21STATE via electronic funds transfers (EFTs) through the Automated Clearing House Association (ACH) to the financial institution designated by AT&T-21STATE. Remittance Information will be communicated together with the funds transfer via the ACH network. WSP must use the CCD+ or the CTX Standard Entry Class code. WSP and AT&T-21STATE will abide by the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) Rules and Regulations. Each ACH payment must be received by AT&T-21STATE no later than the Xxxx Bill Due Date of each xxxx bill or Late Payment Charges will apply. AT&T-21STATE is not liable for any delays in receipt of funds CN:05132019-9387 000028 or errors in entries caused by WSP or Third Parties, including WSP’s financial institution. WSP is responsible for its own banking fees. 10.7 11.7 Prior to establishing EFT, WSP will complete a Customer Information Form for Electronic Payments (ECF11 Form) found on the AT&T Prime Access website. This form provides AT&T-21STATE with WSP’s set up and contract information for electronic payments. AT&T-21STATE banking information will be provided by AT&T-21STATE Treasury & Remittance Operations on AT&T-21STATE approved forms after WSP’s completed ECF11 form is received, testing has completed and certification confirmed. 10.8 11.8 Processing of payments not made via electronic funds transfers through the ACH network may be delayed. WSP is responsible for any Late Payment Charges resulting from WSP’s failure to use electronic funds transfers through the ACH network. 10.9 11.9 If Unpaid Charges are subject to a billing dispute between the Parties, WSP must, within 30 days of the Xxxx Bill Due Date, give written Notice to AT&T-21STATE of the Disputed Amounts and include in such written Notice the specific details and reasons for disputing each item listed in Section 12.4 13.4 below. WSP should utilize the preferred form or method provided by AT&T-21STATE to communicate disputes to AT&T-21STATE. On or before the Xxxx Bill Due Date, WSP must pay: (i) all undisputed amounts to AT&T-21STATE and (ii) all Disputed Amounts into an interest bearing escrow account with a Third Party escrow agent that is mutually agreed upon by the Parties. 10.10 11.10 Identification of circumstances in which the Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account: 10.10.1 11.10.1 The Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account if its total Disputed Amounts not paid into escrow do not exceed $50,000. 10.10.2 11.10.2 The Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account if it has established a minimum of 12 consecutive months of timely payment history and its total outstanding and unpaid invoice charges do not exceed 10 percent of the then current monthly billing to said Non-Paying Party. 10.10.3 11.10.3 If the Billed Party believes in good faith that a billed amount is incorrect by reason of a clerical or arithmetic error (e.g., erroneous use of a $0.50 rate when applicable rate for the service billed is $0.05, or multiplication by 1220 units when actual number of units was 220), the Billed Party may dispute the xxxx bill by bringing the asserted error to the Billing Party’s attention without paying the Disputed Amount into an escrow account. Upon the assertion of such a dispute, 10.10.3.1 11.10.3.1 If the Billing Party agrees in all respects with the Billed Party’s assertion of the error, the Billing Party will correct the error. 10.10.3.2 11.10.3.2 If the Billing Party agrees that a billing error has apparently occurred, but requires additional time for investigation or to ascertain the correct amount, the Billing Party will notify the Disputing Party in writing of the portion of its invoice, if any, that the Disputing Party is required to pay or escrow pending resolution of the dispute, with the amount of any required escrow to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Non-Paying Party shall pay into escrow as set forth in Section 10.12 11.12 below the amount reasonably specified by the Billing Party within five Business Days of its receipt of such specification, and if (but only if) the Non-Paying Party does so, the payment into escrow will be deemed to have been made for purposes of perfection of the dispute, on the date on which the Billed Party initially disputed the xxxx bill under subsection 10.10.311.10.3. 10.11 11.11 If the Billing Party determines in good faith that no billing error has occurred, the Billing Party will so notify the Non- Paying Party, and may demand that the Non-Paying Party pay the Disputed Amount into escrow if it wishes to dispute the xxxxbill. Within five Business Days of its receipt of such a demand, the Disputing Party shall pay the Disputed Amount into an interest bearing escrow account as set forth in Section 10.12 11.12 below, and if (but only if) the Disputing Party does so, the payment into escrow will be deemed to have been made, for purposes of perfection of the billing dispute, as of the date on which the Billed Party initially disputed the xxxx bill under subsection 10.10.311.10.3. 11.12 Requirements to Establish Escrow Accounts: CN:05132019-9387 000029 11.12.1 To be acceptable, the Third Party escrow agent must meet all of the following criteria: 11.12.1.1 The financial institution proposed as the Third Party escrow agent must be located within the continental United States; 11.12.1.2 The financial institution proposed as the Third Party escrow agent may not be an Affiliate of either Party; and 11.12.1.3 The financial institution proposed as the Third Party escrow agent must be authorized to handle ACH credit transfers. 11.12.2 In addition to the foregoing requirements for the Third Party escrow agent, the Disputing Party and the financial institution proposed as the Third Party escrow agent must agree in writing furnished to the Billing Party that the escrow account will meet all of the following criteria: 11.12.2.1 The escrow account must be an interest bearing account; 11.12.2.2 all charges associated with opening and maintaining the escrow account will be borne by the Disputing Party; 11.12.2.3 that none of the funds deposited into the escrow account or the interest earned xxxxxxx may be used to pay the financial institution’s charges for serving as the Third Party escrow agent; 11.12.2.4 all interest earned on deposits to the escrow account will be disbursed to the Parties in the same proportion as the principal; and 11.12.2.5 disbursements from the escrow account will be limited to those:

BILLING AND PAYMENT OF CHARGES. 10.1 Unless otherwise stated, each Party will render monthly xxxx(sbill(s), remittance in full by the Xxxx Bill Due Date, to the other for Interconnection products and/or services provided hereunder at the applicable rates set forth in the Pricing Schedule. 10.2 Invoices:: CN:04072021-10285 000025 10.2.1 Invoices shall comply with nationally accepted standards agreed upon by the Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) for billing access traffic. Invoices from WSP, if any, shall contain sufficient detail to substantiate the billing. 10.2.2 The Parties agree that each will perform the necessary call recording and rating for its respective portions of an exchanged call in order to invoice the other Party. 10.2.3 Invoices between the Parties have to be at a state level and shall include, but not be limited to the following pertinent information: Identification of the monthly xxxx bill period (from and through dates) Current charges Past due balance Adjustments Credits Late payment charges Payments Contact telephone number for billing inquiries 10.2.4 The Parties will provide a remittance document with each invoice identifying: Remittance address Invoice number and/or billing account number Summary of charges Amount due Payment Due Date (at least thirty (30) days from the invoice date) 10.2.5 Invoices between the Parties will be provided on paper and will be the primary xxxxbill, unless a mechanized format is mutually agreed upon and subsequently designated in writing by both Parties as the primary xxxxbill. 10.2.6 The Parties’ invoices will include traffic by the End Office Switch/Tandem Office Switch, based on the terminating location of the call and will display and summarize the number of calls and Conversation MOUs for each terminating office. 10.2.7 When AT&T-21STATE is unable to reflect an adjustment for shared Facilities on an invoice, WSP will separately invoice AT&T-21STATE for AT&T-21STATE’s share of the cost of such Facilities as provided in this Agreement thirty (30) days following receipt by WSP of AT&T-21STATE’s invoice. 10.2.8 There will be no offset by the Billed Party of payments due herein against any other amount owed by one Party to the other Party. 10.3 A Late Payment Charge will be assessed for all Past Due payments as provided below, as applicable. 10.3.1 If any portion of the payment is not received by the Billing Party on or before the Xxxx Bill Due date as set forth above, or if any portion of the payment is received by the Billing Party in funds that are not immediately available to the Billing Party, then a late payment and/or interest charge shall be due to the Billing Party. The late payment and/or interest charge shall apply to the portion of the payment not received and shall be assessed as set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable state tariff exists, as set forth as published on the AT&T-21STATE website, or pursuant to the applicable state law as determined by the Billing Party. When there is no applicable tariff in the state, any undisputed amounts not paid when due shall accrue interest from the date such amounts were due at the lesser of (i) one and one-half percent (1½%) per month or (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the number of days from the Payment Due Date to and including the date that payment is actually made. In addition to any CN:04072021-10285 000026 applicable late payment and/or interest charges, the Billed Party may be charged a fee for all returned checks at the rate set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable tariff exists, as set forth pursuant to the applicable state law. 10.4 If any charge incurred by the Billed Party under this Agreement is Past Due, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest from the day following the Xxxx Bill Due Date until paid. The interest rate applied will be the lesser of (i) the rate used to compute the Late Payment Charge contained in the applicable AT&T-21STATE intrastate access services tariff for that state or (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the Xxxx Bill Due Date to and including the date that the payment is actually made and available. 10.5 The Remittance Information to apply payments must accompany the payment. Payment is considered to have been made when the payment and Remittance Information are received by the Billing Party. If the Remittance Information is not received with payment, the Billing Party will be unable to apply amounts paid to the Billed Party’s accounts. In such event, the Billing Party shall hold such funds until the Remittance Information is received. If the Billing Party does not receive the Remittance Information by the Xxxx Bill Due Date for any account(s), Late Payment Charges shall apply. 10.6 WSP shall make all payments to AT&T-21STATE via electronic funds transfers (EFTs) through the Automated Clearing House Association (ACH) to the financial institution designated by AT&T-21STATE. Remittance Information will be communicated together with the funds transfer via the ACH network. WSP must use the CCD+ or the CTX Standard Entry Class code. WSP and AT&T-21STATE will abide by the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) Rules and Regulations. Each ACH payment must be received by AT&T-21STATE no later than the Xxxx Bill Due Date of each xxxx bill or Late Payment Charges will apply. AT&T-21STATE is not liable for any delays in receipt of funds or errors in entries caused by WSP or Third Parties, including WSP’s financial institution. WSP is responsible for its own banking fees. 10.7 Prior to establishing EFT, WSP will complete a Customer Information Form for Electronic Payments (ECF11 Form) found on the AT&T Prime Access website. This form provides AT&T-21STATE with WSP’s set up and contract information for electronic payments. AT&T-21STATE banking information will be provided by AT&T-21STATE Treasury & Remittance Operations on AT&T-21STATE approved forms after WSP’s completed ECF11 form is received, testing has completed and certification confirmed. 10.8 Processing of payments not made via electronic funds transfers through the ACH network may be delayed. WSP is responsible for any Late Payment Charges resulting from WSP’s failure to use electronic funds transfers through the ACH network. 10.9 If Unpaid Charges are subject to a billing dispute between the Parties, WSP must, within 30 days of the Xxxx Bill Due Date, give written Notice to AT&T-21STATE of the Disputed Amounts and include in such written Notice the specific details and reasons for disputing each item listed in Section 12.4 below. WSP should utilize the preferred form or method provided by AT&T-21STATE to communicate disputes to AT&T-21STATE. On or before the Xxxx Bill Due Date, WSP must pay: (i) all undisputed amounts to AT&T-21STATE and (ii) all Disputed Amounts into an interest bearing escrow account with a Third Party escrow agent that is mutually agreed upon by the Parties. 10.10 Identification of circumstances in which the Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account: 10.10.1 The Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account if its total Disputed Amounts not paid into escrow do not exceed $50,000. 10.10.2 The Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account if it has established a minimum of 12 consecutive months of timely payment history and its total outstanding and unpaid invoice charges do not exceed 10 percent of the then current monthly billing to said Non-Paying Party. 10.10.3 If the Billed Party believes in good faith that a billed amount is incorrect by reason of a clerical or arithmetic error (e.g., erroneous use of a $0.50 rate when applicable rate for the service billed is $0.05, or multiplication by 1220 units when actual number of units was 220), the Billed Party may dispute the xxxx bill by bringing the asserted error to the Billing Party’s attention without paying the Disputed Amount into an escrow account. Upon the assertion of such a dispute,, CN:04072021-10285 000027 10.10.3.1 If the Billing Party agrees in all respects with the Billed Party’s assertion of the error, the Billing Party will correct the error. 10.10.3.2 If the Billing Party agrees that a billing error has apparently occurred, but requires additional time for investigation or to ascertain the correct amount, the Billing Party will notify the Disputing Party in writing of the portion of its invoice, if any, that the Disputing Party is required to pay or escrow pending resolution of the dispute, with the amount of any required escrow to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Non-Paying Party shall pay into escrow as set forth in Section 10.12 below the amount reasonably specified by the Billing Party within five Business Days of its receipt of such specification, and if (but only if) the Non-Paying Party does so, the payment into escrow will be deemed to have been made for purposes of perfection of the dispute, on the date on which the Billed Party initially disputed the xxxx bill under subsection 10.10.3. 10.11 If the Billing Party determines in good faith that no billing error has occurred, the Billing Party will so notify the Non- Paying Party, and may demand that the Non-Paying Party pay the Disputed Amount into escrow if it wishes to dispute the xxxxbill. Within five Business Days of its receipt of such a demand, the Disputing Party shall pay the Disputed Amount into an interest bearing escrow account as set forth in Section 10.12 below, and if (but only if) the Disputing Party does so, the payment into escrow will be deemed to have been made, for purposes of perfection of the billing dispute, as of the date on which the Billed Party initially disputed the xxxx bill under subsection 10.10.3.

BILLING AND PAYMENT OF CHARGES. 10.1 Unless otherwise stated, each Party will render monthly xxxx(sbill(s), remittance in full by the Xxxx Bill Due Date, to the other for Interconnection products and/or services provided hereunder at the applicable rates set forth in the Pricing Schedule. 10.2 Invoices: 10.2.1 Invoices shall comply with nationally accepted standards agreed upon by the Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) for billing access traffic. Invoices from WSP, if any, shall contain sufficient detail to substantiate the billing. 10.2.2 The Parties agree that each will perform the necessary call recording and rating for its respective portions of an exchanged call in order to invoice the other Party. 10.2.3 Invoices between the Parties have to be at a state level and shall include, but not be limited to the following pertinent information: Identification of the monthly xxxx bill period (from and through dates) Current charges Past due balance Adjustments Credits Late payment charges Payments Contact telephone number for billing inquiries 10.2.4 The Parties will provide a remittance document with each invoice identifying: Remittance address Invoice number and/or billing account number Summary of charges Amount due Payment Due Date (at least thirty (30) days from the invoice date) 10.2.5 Invoices between the Parties will be provided on paper and will be the primary xxxxbill, unless a mechanized format is mutually agreed upon and subsequently designated in writing by both Parties as the primary xxxx.bill. Page 28 of 339 Contract Id: 8363332 10.2.6 The Parties’ invoices will include traffic by the End Office Switch/Tandem Office Switch, based on the terminating location of the call and will display and summarize the number of calls and Conversation MOUs for each terminating office. 10.2.7 When AT&T-21STATE is unable to reflect an adjustment for shared Facilities on an invoice, WSP will separately invoice AT&T-21STATE for AT&T-21STATE’s share of the cost of such Facilities as provided in this Agreement thirty (30) days following receipt by WSP of AT&T-21STATE’s invoice. 10.2.8 There will be no offset by the Billed Party of payments due herein against any other amount owed by one Party to the other Party. 10.3 A Late Payment Charge will be assessed for all Past Due payments as provided below, as applicable. 10.3.1 If any portion of the payment is not received by the Billing Party on or before the Xxxx Bill Due date as set forth above, or if any portion of the payment is received by the Billing Party in funds that are not immediately available to the Billing Party, then a late payment and/or interest charge shall be due to the Billing Party. The late payment and/or interest charge shall apply to the portion of the payment not received and shall be assessed as set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable state tariff exists, as set forth as published on the AT&T-21STATE website, or pursuant to the applicable state law as determined by the Billing Party. When there is no applicable tariff in the state, any undisputed amounts not paid when due shall accrue interest from the date such amounts were due at the lesser of (i) one and one-half percent (1½%) per month or (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the number of days from the Payment Due Date to and including the date that payment is actually made. In addition to any applicable late payment and/or interest charges, the Billed Party may be charged a fee for all returned checks at the rate set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable tariff exists, as set forth pursuant to the applicable state law. 10.4 If any charge incurred by the Billed Party under this Agreement is Past Due, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest from the day following the Xxxx Bill Due Date until paid. The interest rate applied will be the lesser of (i) the rate used to compute the Late Payment Charge contained in the applicable AT&T-21STATE intrastate access services tariff for that state or (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the Xxxx Bill Due Date to and including the date that the payment is actually made and available. 10.5 The Remittance Information to apply payments must accompany the payment. Payment is considered to have been made when the payment and Remittance Information are received by the Billing Party. If the Remittance Information is not received with payment, the Billing Party will be unable to apply amounts paid to the Billed Party’s accounts. In such event, the Billing Party shall hold such funds until the Remittance Information is received. If the Billing Party does not receive the Remittance Information by the Xxxx Bill Due Date for any account(s), Late Payment Charges shall apply. 10.6 WSP shall make all payments to AT&T-21STATE via electronic funds transfers (EFTs) through the Automated Clearing House Association (ACH) to the financial institution designated by AT&T-21STATE. Remittance Information will be communicated together with the funds transfer via the ACH network. WSP must use the CCD+ or the CTX Standard Entry Class code. WSP and AT&T-21STATE will abide by the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) Rules and Regulations. Each ACH payment must be received by AT&T-21STATE no later than the Xxxx Bill Due Date of each xxxx bill or Late Payment Charges will apply. AT&T-21STATE is not liable for any delays in receipt of funds or errors in entries caused by WSP or Third Parties, including WSP’s financial institution. WSP is responsible for its own banking fees. 10.7 Prior to establishing EFT, WSP will complete a Customer Information Form for Electronic Payments (ECF11 Form) found on the AT&T Prime Access website. This form provides AT&T-21STATE with WSP’s set up and contract information for electronic payments. AT&T-21STATE banking information will be provided by AT&T-21STATE Treasury & Remittance Operations on AT&T-21STATE approved forms after WSP’s completed ECF11 form is received, testing has completed and certification confirmed. 10.8 Processing of payments not made via electronic funds transfers through the ACH network may be delayed. WSP is responsible for any Late Payment Charges resulting from WSP’s failure to use electronic funds transfers through the ACH network. . Page 29 of 339 Contract Id: 8363332 10.9 If Unpaid Charges are subject to a billing dispute between the Parties, WSP must, within 30 days of the Xxxx Bill Due Date, give written Notice to AT&T-21STATE of the Disputed Amounts and include in such written Notice the specific details and reasons for disputing each item listed in Section 12.4 below. WSP should utilize the preferred form or method provided by AT&T-21STATE to communicate disputes to AT&T-21STATE. On or before the Xxxx Bill Due Date, WSP must pay: (i) all undisputed amounts to AT&T-21STATE and (ii) all Disputed Amounts into an interest bearing escrow account with a Third Party escrow agent that is mutually agreed upon by the Parties. 10.10 Identification of circumstances in which the Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account: 10.10.1 The Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account if its total Disputed Amounts not paid into escrow do not exceed $50,000. 10.10.2 The Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account if it has established a minimum of 12 consecutive months of timely payment history and its total outstanding and unpaid invoice charges do not exceed 10 percent of the then current monthly billing to said Non-Paying Party. 10.10.3 If the Billed Party believes in good faith that a billed amount is incorrect by reason of a clerical or arithmetic error (e.g., erroneous use of a $0.50 rate when applicable rate for the service billed is $0.05, or multiplication by 1220 units when actual number of units was 220), the Billed Party may dispute the xxxx by bringing the asserted error to the Billing Party’s attention without paying the Disputed Amount into an escrow account. Upon the assertion of such a dispute, 10.10.3.1 If the Billing Party agrees in all respects with the Billed Party’s assertion of the error, the Billing Party will correct the error. 10.10.3.2 If the Billing Party agrees that a billing error has apparently occurred, but requires additional time for investigation or to ascertain the correct amount, the Billing Party will notify the Disputing Party in writing of the portion of its invoice, if any, that the Disputing Party is required to pay or escrow pending resolution of the dispute, with the amount of any required escrow to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Non-Paying Party shall pay into escrow as set forth in Section 10.12 below the amount reasonably specified by the Billing Party within five Business Days of its receipt of such specification, and if (but only if) the Non-Paying Party does so, the payment into escrow will be deemed to have been made for purposes of perfection of the dispute, on the date on which the Billed Party initially disputed the xxxx under subsection 10.10.3. 10.11 If the Billing Party determines in good faith that no billing error has occurred, the Billing Party will so notify the Non- Paying Party, and may demand that the Non-Paying Party pay the Disputed Amount into escrow if it wishes to dispute the xxxx. Within five Business Days of its receipt of such a demand, the Disputing Party shall pay the Disputed Amount into an interest bearing escrow account as set forth in Section 10.12 below, and if (but only if) the Disputing Party does so, the payment into escrow will be deemed to have been made, for purposes of perfection of the billing dispute, as of the date on which the Billed Party initially disputed the xxxx under subsection 10.10.3.

BILLING AND PAYMENT OF CHARGES. 10.1 Unless otherwise stated, each Party will render monthly xxxx(sbill(s), remittance in full by the Xxxx Bill Due Date, to the other for Interconnection products and/or services provided hereunder at the applicable rates set forth in the Pricing Schedule. 10.2 Invoices: 10.2.1 Invoices shall comply with nationally accepted standards agreed upon by the Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) for billing access traffic. Invoices from WSPCMRS Provider, if any, shall contain sufficient detail to substantiate the billing. 10.2.2 The Parties agree that each will perform the necessary call recording and rating for its respective portions of an exchanged call in order to invoice the other Party. 10.2.3 Invoices between the Parties have to be at a state level and shall include, but not be limited to the following pertinent information: Identification of the monthly xxxx bill period (from and through dates) Current charges Past due balance Adjustments Credits Late payment charges Payments Contact telephone number for billing inquiries 10.2.4 The Parties will provide a remittance document with each invoice identifying: Remittance address Invoice number and/or billing account number Summary of charges Amount due Payment Due Date (at least thirty (30) days from the invoice date) 10.2.5 Invoices between the Parties will be provided on paper and will be the primary xxxxbill, unless a mechanized format is mutually agreed upon and subsequently designated in writing by both Parties as the primary xxxxbill. 10.2.6 The Parties’ invoices will include traffic by the End Office Switch/Tandem Office Switch, based on the terminating location of the call and will display and summarize the number of calls and Conversation MOUs for each terminating office. 10.2.7 When AT&T-21STATE is unable to reflect an adjustment for shared Facilities on an invoice, WSP will separately invoice AT&T-21STATE for AT&T-21STATE’s share of the cost of such Facilities as provided in this Agreement thirty (30) days following receipt by WSP of AT&T-21STATE’s invoice. 10.2.8 There will be no offset by the Billed Party of payments due herein against any other amount owed by one Party to the other Party. 10.3 A Late Payment Charge will be assessed for all Past Due payments as provided below, as applicable. 10.3.1 If any portion of the payment is not received by the Billing Party on or before the Xxxx Due date as set forth above, or if any portion of the payment is received by the Billing Party in funds that are not immediately available to the Billing Party, then a late payment and/or interest charge shall be due to the Billing Party. The late payment and/or interest charge shall apply to the portion of the payment not received and shall be assessed as set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable state tariff exists, as set forth as published on the AT&T-21STATE website, or pursuant to the applicable state law as determined by the Billing Party. When there is no applicable tariff in the state, any undisputed amounts not paid when due shall accrue interest from the date such amounts were due at the lesser of (i) one and one-half percent (1½%) per month or (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the number of days from the Payment Due Date to and including the date that payment is actually made. In addition to any applicable late payment and/or interest charges, the Billed Party may be charged a fee for all returned checks at the rate set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable tariff exists, as set forth pursuant to the applicable state law. 10.4 If any charge incurred by the Billed Party under this Agreement is Past Due, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest from the day following the Xxxx Due Date until paid. The interest rate applied will be the lesser of (i) the rate used to compute the Late Payment Charge contained in the applicable AT&T-21STATE intrastate access services tariff for that state or (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the Xxxx Due Date to and including the date that the payment is actually made and available. 10.5 The Remittance Information to apply payments must accompany the payment. Payment is considered to have been made when the payment and Remittance Information are received by the Billing Party. If the Remittance Information is not received with payment, the Billing Party will be unable to apply amounts paid to the Billed Party’s accounts. In such event, the Billing Party shall hold such funds until the Remittance Information is received. If the Billing Party does not receive the Remittance Information by the Xxxx Due Date for any account(s), Late Payment Charges shall apply. 10.6 WSP shall make all payments to AT&T-21STATE via electronic funds transfers (EFTs) through the Automated Clearing House Association (ACH) to the financial institution designated by AT&T-21STATE. Remittance Information will be communicated together with the funds transfer via the ACH network. WSP must use the CCD+ or the CTX Standard Entry Class code. WSP and AT&T-21STATE will abide by the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) Rules and Regulations. Each ACH payment must be received by AT&T-21STATE no later than the Xxxx Due Date of each xxxx or Late Payment Charges will apply. AT&T-21STATE is not liable for any delays in receipt of funds or errors in entries caused by WSP or Third Parties, including WSP’s financial institution. WSP is responsible for its own banking fees. 10.7 Prior to establishing EFT, WSP will complete a Customer Information Form for Electronic Payments (ECF11 Form) found on the AT&T Prime Access website. This form provides AT&T-21STATE with WSP’s set up and contract information for electronic payments. AT&T-21STATE banking information will be provided by AT&T-21STATE Treasury & Remittance Operations on AT&T-21STATE approved forms after WSP’s completed ECF11 form is received, testing has completed and certification confirmed. 10.8 Processing of payments not made via electronic funds transfers through the ACH network may be delayed. WSP is responsible for any Late Payment Charges resulting from WSP’s failure to use electronic funds transfers through the ACH network. 10.9 If Unpaid Charges are subject to a billing dispute between the Parties, WSP must, within 30 days of the Xxxx Due Date, give written Notice to AT&T-21STATE of the Disputed Amounts and include in such written Notice the specific details and reasons for disputing each item listed in Section 12.4 below. WSP should utilize the preferred form or method provided by AT&T-21STATE to communicate disputes to AT&T-21STATE. On or before the Xxxx Due Date, WSP must pay: (i) all undisputed amounts to AT&T-21STATE and (ii) all Disputed Amounts into an interest bearing escrow account with a Third Party escrow agent that is mutually agreed upon by the Parties. 10.10 Identification of circumstances in which the Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account: 10.10.1 The Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account if its total Disputed Amounts not paid into escrow do not exceed $50,000. 10.10.2 The Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account if it has established a minimum of 12 consecutive months of timely payment history and its total outstanding and unpaid invoice charges do not exceed 10 percent of the then current monthly billing to said Non-Paying Party. 10.10.3 If the Billed Party believes in good faith that a billed amount is incorrect by reason of a clerical or arithmetic error (e.g., erroneous use of a $0.50 rate when applicable rate for the service billed is $0.05, or multiplication by 1220 units when actual number of units was 220), the Billed Party may dispute the xxxx by bringing the asserted error to the Billing Party’s attention without paying the Disputed Amount into an escrow account. Upon the assertion of such a dispute, 10.10.3.1 If the Billing Party agrees in all respects with the Billed Party’s assertion of the error, the Billing Party will correct the error. 10.10.3.2 If the Billing Party agrees that a billing error has apparently occurred, but requires additional time for investigation or to ascertain the correct amount, the Billing Party will notify the Disputing Party in writing of the portion of its invoice, if any, that the Disputing Party is required to pay or escrow pending resolution of the dispute, with the amount of any required escrow to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Non-Paying Party shall pay into escrow as set forth in Section 10.12 below the amount reasonably specified by the Billing Party within five Business Days of its receipt of such specification, and if (but only if) the Non-Paying Party does so, the payment into escrow will be deemed to have been made for purposes of perfection of the dispute, on the date on which the Billed Party initially disputed the xxxx under subsection 10.10.3. 10.11 If the Billing Party determines in good faith that no billing error has occurred, the Billing Party will so notify the Non- Paying Party, and may demand that the Non-Paying Party pay the Disputed Amount into escrow if it wishes to dispute the xxxx. Within five Business Days of its receipt of such a demand, the Disputing Party shall pay the Disputed Amount into an interest bearing escrow account as set forth in Section 10.12 below, and if (but only if) the Disputing Party does so, the payment into escrow will be deemed to have been made, for purposes of perfection of the billing dispute, as of the date on which the Billed Party initially disputed the xxxx under subsection 10.10.3.

BILLING AND PAYMENT OF CHARGES. 10.1 Unless otherwise stated, each Party will render monthly xxxx(sbill(s), remittance in full by the Xxxx Bill Due Date, to the other for Interconnection products and/or services provided hereunder at the applicable rates set forth in the Pricing Schedule. 10.2 Invoices: 10.2.1 Invoices shall comply with nationally accepted standards agreed upon by the Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) for billing access traffic. Invoices from WSP, if any, shall contain sufficient detail to substantiate the billing. 10.2.2 The Parties agree that each will perform the necessary call recording and rating for its respective portions of an exchanged call in order to invoice the other Party. 10.2.3 Invoices between the Parties have to be at a state level and shall include, but not be limited to the following pertinent information: Identification of the monthly xxxx bill period (from and through dates) Current charges Past due balance Adjustments Credits Late payment charges Payments Contact telephone number for billing inquiries 10.2.4 The Parties will provide a remittance document with each invoice identifying: Remittance address Invoice number and/or billing account number Summary of charges Amount due Payment Due Date (at least thirty (30) days from the invoice date) 10.2.5 Invoices between the Parties will be provided on paper and will be the primary xxxxbill, unless a mechanized format is mutually agreed upon and subsequently designated in writing by both Parties as the primary xxxx.bill. CN:03292017-7376 000026 10.2.6 The Parties’ invoices will include traffic by the End Office Switch/Tandem Office Switch, based on the terminating location of the call and will display and summarize the number of calls and Conversation MOUs for each terminating office. 10.2.7 When AT&T-21STATE is unable to reflect an adjustment for shared Facilities on an invoice, WSP will separately invoice AT&T-21STATE for AT&T-21STATE’s share of the cost of such Facilities as provided in this Agreement thirty (30) days following receipt by WSP of AT&T-21STATE’s invoice. 10.2.8 There will be no offset by the Billed Party of payments due herein against any other amount owed by one Party to the other Party. 10.3 A Late Payment Charge will be assessed for all Past Due payments as provided below, as applicable. 10.3.1 If any portion of the payment is not received by the Billing Party on or before the Xxxx Bill Due date as set forth above, or if any portion of the payment is received by the Billing Party in funds that are not immediately available to the Billing Party, then a late payment and/or interest charge shall be due to the Billing Party. The late payment and/or interest charge shall apply to the portion of the payment not received and shall be assessed as set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable state tariff exists, as set forth as published on the AT&T-21STATE website, or pursuant to the applicable state law as determined by the Billing Party. When there is no applicable tariff in the state, any undisputed amounts not paid when due shall accrue interest from the date such amounts were due at the lesser of (i) one and one-half percent (1½%) per month or (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the number of days from the Payment Due Date to and including the date that payment is actually made. In addition to any applicable late payment and/or interest charges, the Billed Party may be charged a fee for all returned checks at the rate set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable tariff exists, as set forth pursuant to the applicable state law. 10.4 If any charge incurred by the Billed Party under this Agreement is Past Due, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest from the day following the Xxxx Bill Due Date until paid. The interest rate applied will be the lesser of (i) the rate used to compute the Late Payment Charge contained in the applicable AT&T-21STATE intrastate access services tariff for that state or (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the Xxxx Bill Due Date to and including the date that the payment is actually made and available. 10.5 The Remittance Information to apply payments must accompany the payment. Payment is considered to have been made when the payment and Remittance Information are received by the Billing Party. If the Remittance Information is not received with payment, the Billing Party will be unable to apply amounts paid to the Billed Party’s accounts. In such event, the Billing Party shall hold such funds until the Remittance Information is received. If the Billing Party does not receive the Remittance Information by the Xxxx Bill Due Date for any account(s), Late Payment Charges shall apply. 10.6 WSP shall make all payments to AT&T-21STATE via electronic funds transfers (EFTs) through the Automated Clearing House Association (ACH) to the financial institution designated by AT&T-21STATE. Remittance Information will be communicated together with the funds transfer via the ACH network. WSP must use the CCD+ or the CTX Standard Entry Class code. WSP and AT&T-21STATE will abide by the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) Rules and Regulations. Each ACH payment must be received by AT&T-21STATE no later than the Xxxx Bill Due Date of each xxxx bill or Late Payment Charges will apply. AT&T-21STATE is not liable for any delays in receipt of funds or errors in entries caused by WSP or Third Parties, including WSP’s financial institution. WSP is responsible for its own banking fees. 10.7 Prior to establishing EFT, WSP will complete a Customer Information Form for Electronic Payments (ECF11 Form) found on the AT&T Prime Access website. This form provides AT&T-21STATE with WSP’s set up and contract information for electronic payments. AT&T-21STATE banking information will be provided by AT&T-21STATE Treasury & Remittance Operations on AT&T-21STATE approved forms after WSP’s completed ECF11 form is received, testing has completed and certification confirmed. 10.8 Processing of payments not made via electronic funds transfers through the ACH network may be delayed. WSP is responsible for any Late Payment Charges resulting from WSP’s failure to use electronic funds transfers through the ACH network.. CN:03292017-7376 000027 10.9 If Unpaid Charges are subject to a billing dispute between the Parties, WSP must, within 30 days of the Xxxx Bill Due Date, give written Notice to AT&T-21STATE of the Disputed Amounts and include in such written Notice the specific details and reasons for disputing each item listed in Section 12.4 below. WSP should utilize the preferred form or method provided by AT&T-21STATE to communicate disputes to AT&T-21STATE. On or before the Xxxx Bill Due Date, WSP must pay: (i) all undisputed amounts to AT&T-21STATE and (ii) all Disputed Amounts into an interest bearing escrow account with a Third Party escrow agent that is mutually agreed upon by the Parties. 10.10 Identification of circumstances in which the Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account: 10.10.1 The Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account if its total Disputed Amounts not paid into escrow do not exceed $50,000. 10.10.2 The Non-Paying Party shall not be required to pay a Disputed Amount into an escrow account if it has established a minimum of 12 consecutive months of timely payment history and its total outstanding and unpaid invoice charges do not exceed 10 percent of the then current monthly billing to said Non-Paying Party. 10.10.3 If the Billed Party believes in good faith that a billed amount is incorrect by reason of a clerical or arithmetic error (e.g., erroneous use of a $0.50 rate when applicable rate for the service billed is $0.05, or multiplication by 1220 units when actual number of units was 220), the Billed Party may dispute the xxxx bill by bringing the asserted error to the Billing Party’s attention without paying the Disputed Amount into an escrow account. Upon the assertion of such a dispute, 10.10.3.1 If the Billing Party agrees in all respects with the Billed Party’s assertion of the error, the Billing Party will correct the error. 10.10.3.2 If the Billing Party agrees that a billing error has apparently occurred, but requires additional time for investigation or to ascertain the correct amount, the Billing Party will notify the Disputing Party in writing of the portion of its invoice, if any, that the Disputing Party is required to pay or escrow pending resolution of the dispute, with the amount of any required escrow to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Non-Paying Party shall pay into escrow as set forth in Section 10.12 below the amount reasonably specified by the Billing Party within five Business Days of its receipt of such specification, and if (but only if) the Non-Paying Party does so, the payment into escrow will be deemed to have been made for purposes of perfection of the dispute, on the date on which the Billed Party initially disputed the xxxx bill under subsection 10.10.3. 10.11 If the Billing Party determines in good faith that no billing error has occurred, the Billing Party will so notify the Non- Paying Party, and may demand that the Non-Paying Party pay the Disputed Amount into escrow if it wishes to dispute the xxxxbill. Within five Business Days of its receipt of such a demand, the Disputing Party shall pay the Disputed Amount into an interest bearing escrow account as set forth in Section 10.12 below, and if (but only if) the Disputing Party does so, the payment into escrow will be deemed to have been made, for purposes of perfection of the billing dispute, as of the date on which the Billed Party initially disputed the xxxx bill under subsection 10.10.3.