Common use of Business Rules Clause in Contracts

Business Rules. The response interval starts when the CLEC’s Mechanized Loop Makeup Service Inquiry (LMUSI) is submitted electronically through the Operational Support Systems interface, LENS, TAG or RoboTAG. It ends when BellSouth’s Loop Facility Assignment and Control System (LFACS) responds electronically to the CLEC with the requested Loop Makeup data via LENS, TAG or RoboTAG Interfaces. • a = Date and Time the LMUSI returned to CLEC • b = Date and Time the LMUSI is received • c = Sum of all response intervals • d = Total Number of LMUSIs received within the reporting period • e = Total LMUSIs received within the interval • f = Total Number of LMUSIs processed within the reporting period • CLEC Aggregate • CLEC Specific • Geographic Scope - State - Region • Interval for electronic LMUs: 0 – < 1 minute >1 – < 5 minutes 0 - ≤ 5 minutes > 5 – < 8 minutes > 8 – < 15 minutes > 15 minutes • Average Interval in minutes • Report Month • Legacy Contract • Response Interval • Regional Scope • Not Applicable • Loop Benchmark • 95% ≤ 1 Minute Yes Tier I Tier II X • Loop • 95% ≤ 1 Minute

Business Rules. The response interval starts when the CLEC’s Mechanized Loop Makeup Service Inquiry (LMUSI) is submitted electronically through the Operational Support Systems interface, LENS, TAG or RoboTAG. It ends when BellSouth’s Loop Facility Assignment and Control System (LFACS) responds electronically to the CLEC with the requested Loop Makeup data via LENS, TAG or RoboTAG Interfaces. • a = Date and Time the LMUSI returned to CLEC • b = Date and Time the LMUSI is received • c = Sum of all response intervals • d = Total Number of LMUSIs received within the reporting period • e = Total LMUSIs received within the interval • f = Total Number of LMUSIs processed within the reporting period • CLEC Aggregate • CLEC Specific • Geographic Scope - State - Region • Interval for electronic LMUs: 0 – < <= 1 minute >1 – < <= 5 minutes 0 - ≤ <= 5 minutes > 5 – < <= 8 minutes > 8 – < <= 15 minutes > 15 minutes • Average Interval in minutes • Report Month • Not Applicable • Legacy Contract • Response Interval • Regional Scope • Not Applicable Loops Benchmark • Loop Benchmark 90% <= 5 Minutes (05/01/01) • 95% ≤ <= 1 Minute (08/01/01) Yes Tier I X Tier II X • Loop • 90% <= 5 Minutes (05/01/01) • 95% ≤ <= 1 MinuteMinute (08/01/01)