Common use of Billing Information and Charges Clause in Contracts

Billing Information and Charges. 27.2.1 SBC-AMERITECH will xxxx in accordance with this Agreement those charges CLEC incurs under this Article; e.g., charges for Resale services, Network Elements, Ancillary Services, and Interconnection. Each bill’s charges will be formatted in accordance with CABS for charges for Network Elements ordered by CLEC and for Interconnection charges, or in accordance with Customer Records Information System (“XXXX”) format for Resale services. If there are no industry-standard billing formats for the billing of another service provided under this Agreement, the billing format for such service will be determined by mutual agreement of the Parties. SBC-AMERITECH shall provide information on the invoices for each Billing Account Number (“BAN”) sufficient to enable CLEC to identify for the Resale services or Network Elements being billed, the type of service ordered by CLEC and the usage to which the billed charges apply. Each XXXX xxxx, including Auxiliary Service Information, will set forth the quantity and description of Resale services provided and billed to CLEC. Each CABS xxxx will include a Customer Service Record (“CSR”) and will set forth: (a) the quantity and description of each Network Element provided to CLEC, or (b) the usage and applicable rates billed for Interconnection. 27.2.1.1 SBC-AMERITECH agrees to accept, process and pay all xxxx invoices submitted by CLEC that are not CABS-compliant until such time as CLEC completes the conversion of the paper xxxx process in use as of April 1, 2000 to a CABS compliant process. CLEC shall use its reasonable best efforts to complete this conversion by January 1, 2001. 27.2.2 SBC-AMERITECH will provide CLEC a monthly xxxx that includes all charges incurred by and credits and/or adjustments due to CLEC pursuant to this Agreement. Each xxxx provided by SBC-AMERITECH to CLEC will include: (1) all non-usage sensitive charges incurred for the period beginning with the day after the current xxxx date and extending to, and including, the next xxxx date, (2) any known unbilled non-usage sensitive charges for prior periods, providing they shall not exceed the periods set forth in Section 27.2.3 below,

Billing Information and Charges. 27.2.1 SBC-AMERITECH will xxxx bill in accordance with this Agreement those charges CLEC incurs under this Article; e.g., charges for Resale services, Network Elements, Ancillary Services, and Interconnection. Each bill’s charges will be formatted in accordance with CABS for charges for Network Elements ordered by CLEC and for Interconnection charges, or in accordance with Customer Records Information System (“XXXX”) format for Resale services. If there are no industry-standard billing formats for the billing of another service provided under this Agreement, the billing format for such service will be determined by mutual agreement of the Parties. SBC-AMERITECH shall provide information on the invoices for each Billing Account Number (“BAN”) sufficient to enable CLEC to identify for the Resale services or Network Elements being billed, the type of service ordered by CLEC and the usage to which the billed charges apply. Each XXXX xxxxbill, including Auxiliary Service Information, will set forth the quantity and description of Resale services provided and billed to CLEC. Each CABS xxxx bill will include a Customer Service Record (“CSR”) and will set forth: (a) the quantity and description of each Network Element provided to CLEC, or (b) the usage and applicable rates billed for Interconnection. 27.2.1.1 SBC-AMERITECH agrees to accept, process and pay all xxxx bill invoices submitted by CLEC that are not CABS-compliant until such time as CLEC completes the conversion of the paper xxxx bill process in use as of April 1, 2000 to a CABS compliant process. CLEC shall use its reasonable best efforts to complete this conversion by January 1, 2001. 27.2.2 SBC-AMERITECH will provide CLEC a monthly xxxx bill that includes all charges incurred by and credits and/or adjustments due to CLEC pursuant to this Agreement. Each xxxx bill provided by SBC-AMERITECH to CLEC will include: (1) all non-non- usage sensitive charges incurred for the period beginning with the day after the current xxxx bill date and extending to, and including, the next xxxx bill date, (2) any known unbilled non-usage sensitive charges for prior periods, providing they shall not exceed the periods set forth in Section 27.2.3 below,, (3) unbilled usage sensitive charges for the period beginning with the last bill date and extending up to, but not including, the current bill date, (4) any known unbilled usage sensitive charges for prior periods, providing they shall not exceed the periods set forth in Section 27.2.3, below, and (5) any known unbilled adjustments, providing they shall not exceed the periods set forth in Section 27.2.3, below, and (6) any Customer Service Record (“CSR”) for all recurring flat-rated charges. 27.2.2.1 SBC-AMERITECH shall xxxx XXXX for each Unbundled Network Element, Resold Service or Interconnection facilities, products or services supplied by SBC-AMERITECH to CLEC pursuant to this Agreement at the rates prescribed by this Agreement. SBC-AMERITECH will xxxx XXXX based on the actual charges incurred; provided, however, for those usage-based charges where actual charge information is not determinable by SBC-AMERITECH, the Parties will jointly develop a process to determine the appropriate charges. Measurement of usage-based charges shall be in actual conversation seconds, or fraction thereof, measured in one tenth (1/10) of one second increments. For purposes of billing charges, total conversation seconds, or fractions thereof, per chargeable traffic types will be totaled for the entire monthly bill cycle and then rounded up to the next whole minute. 27.2.2.2 CLEC may request that certain categories of charges be included in separate bills, for which CLEC will designate different billing addresses. 27.2.2.3 Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, each Party shall be responsible for: (a) all costs and expenses it incurs in complying with its obligations under this Agreement, and (b) the development, modification, technical installation and maintenance of any systems or other infrastructure that it requires to comply with and to continue complying with its responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. 27.2.2.4 Each Party shall provide the other Party, at no additional charge, a contact person to address billing questions or problems that may arise during the implementation and performance of the terms and conditions of this Article XXVII. 27.2.2.5 SBC-AMERITECH shall recognize CLEC as the customer of record for all Resold Service and will send all notices, bills and other pertinent information directly to CLEC, unless CLEC specifically requests otherwise. The bill will include sufficient data to enable CLEC to reconcile the billed charges with the recorded call information furnished in accordance with the requirements of Section 27.10 of this Agreement. 27.2.3 A Party may send bills to the other Party containing amounts found to be unbilled or underbilled (“Backbill(s)”), as follows: 27.2.3.1 Except as provided in Section 27.2.3.5 below, for erroneous failure to bill or underbilling of any charges incurred by a Party under this Agreement, the billing Party may submit a Backbill to the billed Party for charges incurred by the billed Party up to one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the Backbill date. For the purposes of this Section 27.2.3, charges shall be deemed incurred for: (i) services charged on a usage-sensitive basis, upon the recording of such usage, and (ii) all other services, upon the first day of the billing cycle in which the billed Party used such service; or 27.2.3.2 For failure to bill or underbilling where data exchange with third party carriers is required, the billing Party may submit a Backbill to the billed Party for charges incurred by the billed Party up to one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the Backbill date; or 27.2.3.3 Where a billing Party is required by regulatory agencies, arbitrators, courts, or legislatures to implement new pricing structures, the billing Party may submit to the billed Party, up to one hundred and twenty (120) days after the implementation date required in the regulatory action, the date of the final, non-appealable arbitration or order, or the effective date of the legislation or tariff (each such date hereinafter referred to as a “Governmental Requirement Date”), a Backbill for charges incurred by the billed Party as a result of, and since the applicable Governmental Requirement Date; or 27.2.3.4 Except as provided in Section 27.2.3.5 below, neither Party will be liable for charges contained in Backbills that are sent outside the time periods defined in Section 27.2.3.1 through Section 27.2.3.3. 27.2.3.5 A billing Party may send Backbills outside of the time periods defined in Section 27.2.3.1

Billing Information and Charges. 27.2.1 SBC-AMERITECH will xxxx in accordance with this Agreement those charges CLEC incurs under this Article; e.g., charges for Resale services, Network Elements, Ancillary Services, and Interconnection. Each bill’s charges will be formatted in accordance with CABS for charges for Network Elements ordered by CLEC and for Interconnection charges, or in accordance with Customer Records Information System (“XXXX”) format for Resale services. If there are no industry-standard billing formats for the billing of another service provided under this Agreement, the billing format for such service will be determined by mutual agreement of the Parties. SBC-AMERITECH shall provide information on the invoices for each Billing Account Number (“BAN”) sufficient to enable CLEC to identify for the Resale services or Network Elements being billed, the type of service ordered by CLEC and the usage to which the billed charges apply. Each XXXX xxxx, including Auxiliary Service Information, will set forth the quantity and description of Resale services provided and billed to CLEC. Each CABS xxxx will include a Customer Service Record (“CSR”) and will set forth: (a) the quantity and description of each Network Element provided to CLEC, or (b) the usage and applicable rates billed for Interconnection. 27.2.1.1 SBC-AMERITECH agrees to accept, process and pay all xxxx invoices submitted by CLEC that are not CABS-compliant until such time as CLEC completes the conversion of the paper xxxx process in use as of April 1, 2000 to a CABS compliant process. CLEC shall use its reasonable best efforts to complete this conversion by January 1, 2001. 27.2.2 SBC-AMERITECH will provide CLEC a monthly xxxx that includes all charges incurred by and credits and/or adjustments due to CLEC pursuant to this Agreement. Each xxxx provided by SBC-AMERITECH to CLEC will include: (1) all non-non- usage sensitive charges incurred for the period beginning with the day after the current xxxx date and extending to, and including, the next xxxx date, (2) any known unbilled non-usage sensitive charges for prior periods, providing they shall not exceed the periods set forth in Section 27.2.3 below,, (3) unbilled usage sensitive charges for the period beginning with the last xxxx date and extending up to, but not including, the current xxxx date, (4) any known unbilled usage sensitive charges for prior periods, providing they shall not exceed the periods set forth in Section 27.2.3, below, and (5) any known unbilled adjustments, providing they shall not exceed the periods set forth in Section 27.2.3, below, and (6) any Customer Service Record (“CSR”) for all recurring flat-rated charges. 27.2.2.1 SBC-AMERITECH shall xxxx XXXX for each Unbundled Network Element, Resold Service or Interconnection facilities, products or services supplied by SBC-AMERITECH to CLEC pursuant to this Agreement at the rates prescribed by this Agreement. SBC-AMERITECH will xxxx XXXX based on the actual charges incurred; provided, however, for those usage-based charges where actual charge information is not determinable by SBC-AMERITECH, the Parties will jointly develop a process to determine the appropriate charges. Measurement of usage-based charges shall be in actual conversation seconds, or fraction thereof, measured in one tenth (1/10) of one second increments. For purposes of billing charges, total conversation seconds, or fractions thereof, per chargeable traffic types will be totaled for the entire monthly xxxx cycle and then rounded up to the next whole minute. 27.2.2.2 CLEC may request that certain categories of charges be included in separate bills, for which CLEC will designate different billing addresses. 27.2.2.3 Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, each Party shall be responsible for: (a) all costs and expenses it incurs in complying with its obligations under this Agreement, and (b) the development, modification, technical installation and maintenance of any systems or other infrastructure that it requires to comply with and to continue complying with its responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. 27.2.2.4 Each Party shall provide the other Party, at no additional charge, a contact person to address billing questions or problems that may arise during the implementation and performance of the terms and conditions of this Article XXVII. 27.2.2.5 SBC-AMERITECH shall recognize CLEC as the customer of record for all Resold Service and will send all notices, bills and other pertinent information directly to CLEC, unless CLEC specifically requests otherwise. The xxxx will include sufficient data to enable CLEC to reconcile the billed charges with the recorded call information furnished in accordance with the requirements of Section 27.10 of this Agreement. 27.2.3 A Party may send bills to the other Party containing amounts found to be unbilled or underbilled (“Backbill(s)”), as follows: 27.2.3.1 Except as provided in Section 27.2.3.5 below, for erroneous failure to xxxx or underbilling of any charges incurred by a Party under this Agreement, the billing Party may submit a Backbill to the billed Party for charges incurred by the billed Party up to one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the Backbill date. For the purposes of this Section 27.2.3, charges shall be deemed incurred for: (i) services charged on a usage-sensitive basis, upon the recording of such usage, and (ii) all other services, upon the first day of the billing cycle in which the billed Party used such service; or 27.2.3.2 For failure to xxxx or underbilling where data exchange with third party carriers is required, the billing Party may submit a Backbill to the billed Party for charges incurred by the billed Party up to one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the Backbill date; or 27.2.3.3 Where a billing Party is required by regulatory agencies, arbitrators, courts, or legislatures to implement new pricing structures, the billing Party may submit to the billed Party, up to one hundred and twenty (120) days after the implementation date required in the regulatory action, the date of the final, non-appealable arbitration or order, or the effective date of the legislation or tariff (each such date hereinafter referred to as a “Governmental Requirement Date”), a Backbill for charges incurred by the billed Party as a result of, and since the applicable Governmental Requirement Date; or 27.2.3.4 Except as provided in Section 27.2.3.5 below, neither Party will be liable for charges contained in Backbills that are sent outside the time periods defined in Section 27.2.3.1 through Section 27.2.3.3. 27.2.3.5 A billing Party may send Backbills outside of the time periods defined in Section 27.2.3.1

Billing Information and Charges. 27.2.1 SBC-AMERITECH SBC will xxxx in accordance with this Agreement those charges CLEC incurs under this Article; e.g., charges for Resale services, Network Elements, Ancillary Services, and Interconnection. Each bill’s charges will be formatted in accordance with CABS for charges for Network Elements ordered by CLEC and for Interconnection charges, or in accordance with Customer Records Information System (“XXXX”) format for Resale services. If there are no industry-standard billing formats for the billing of another service provided under this Agreement, the billing format for such service will be determined by mutual agreement of the Parties. SBC-AMERITECH SBC shall provide information on the invoices for each Billing Account Number (“BAN”) sufficient to enable CLEC to identify for the Resale services or Network Elements being billed, the type of service ordered by CLEC and the usage to which the billed charges apply. Each XXXX xxxx, including Auxiliary Service Information, will set forth the quantity and description of Resale services provided and billed to CLEC. Each CABS xxxx will include a Customer Service Record (“CSR”) and will set forth: (a) the quantity and description of each Network Element provided to CLEC, or (b) the usage and applicable rates billed for Interconnection. 27.2.1.1 SBC-AMERITECH SBC agrees to accept, process and pay all xxxx invoices submitted by CLEC that are not CABS-compliant until such time as CLEC completes the conversion of the paper xxxx process in use as of April 1, 2000 to a CABS compliant process. CLEC shall use its reasonable best efforts to complete this conversion by January 1, 2001. 27.2.2 SBC-AMERITECH SBC will provide CLEC a monthly xxxx that includes all charges incurred by and credits and/or adjustments due to CLEC pursuant to this Agreement. Each xxxx provided by SBC-AMERITECH SBC to CLEC will include: (1) all non-usage sensitive charges incurred for the period beginning with the day after the current xxxx date and extending to, and including, the next xxxx date, (2) any known unbilled non-usage sensitive charges for prior periods, providing they shall not exceed the periods set forth in Section 27.2.3 below,

Billing Information and Charges. 27.2.1 SBC-AMERITECH will xxxx in accordance with this Agreement those charges CLEC incurs under this Article; e.g., charges for Resale services, Network Elements, Ancillary Services, and Interconnection. Each bill’s charges will be formatted in accordance with CABS for charges for Network Elements ordered by CLEC and for Interconnection charges, or in accordance with Customer Records Information System (“XXXX”) format for Resale services. If there are no industry-standard billing formats for the billing of another service provided under this Agreement, the billing format for such service will be determined by mutual agreement of the Parties. SBC-AMERITECH shall provide information on the invoices for each Billing Account Number (“BAN”) sufficient to enable CLEC to identify for the Resale services or Network Elements being billed, the type of service ordered by CLEC and the usage to which the billed charges apply. Each XXXX xxxx, including Auxiliary Service Information, will set forth the quantity and description of Resale services provided and billed to CLEC. Each CABS xxxx will include a Customer Service Record (“CSR”) and will set forth: (a) the quantity and description of each Network Element provided to CLEC, or (b) the usage and applicable rates billed for Interconnection. 27.2.1.1 SBC-AMERITECH agrees to accept, process and pay all xxxx invoices submitted by CLEC that are not CABS-compliant until such time as CLEC completes the conversion of the paper xxxx process in use as of April 1, 2000 to a CABS compliant process. CLEC shall use its reasonable best efforts to complete this conversion by January 1, 2001. 27.2.2 SBC-AMERITECH will provide CLEC a monthly xxxx that includes all charges incurred by and credits and/or adjustments due to CLEC pursuant to this Agreement. Each xxxx provided by SBC-AMERITECH to CLEC will include: (1) all non-non- usage sensitive charges incurred for the period beginning with the day after the current xxxx date and extending to, and including, the next xxxx date, (2) any known unbilled non-usage sensitive charges for prior periods, providing they shall not exceed the periods set forth in Section 27.2.3 below,