Common use of EELs Clause in Contracts

EELs. 10.2.1 Where facilities permit and where necessary to comply with an effective FCC and/or State Commission order, BellSouth shall offer access to loop and transport combinations, also known as the Enhanced Extended Link (“EEL”) as defined in Section 10.3 below. 10.2.2 Subject to Section 10.2.3 below, BellSouth will provide access to the EEL in the combinations set forth in 10.3 following. This offering is intended to provide connectivity from an end user’s location through that end user’s SWC to Al-Call ’s POP serving wire center. The circuit must be connected to Al-Call ’s switch for the purpose of provisioning munications services, including but not limited to telephone exchange services, to Al-Call ’s end-user customers. Except as provided for in paragraph 22 of the FCC’s Supplemental Order Clarification, released June 2, 2000, in CC Docket No. 96-98 (“June 2, 2000 Order”), the EEL will be connected to Al-Call ’s facilities in Al-Call ’s collocation space at the POP SWC. Al-Call may purchase BellSouth’s access facilities between Al-Call ’s POP and Al-Call ’s collocation space at the POP SWC. 10.2.3 BellSouth shall provide EEL combinations to Al-Call in the state of Georgia regardless of whether or not such EELs constitute Existing Combinations so long as such combinations are ordinarily combined in BellSouth’s network. In all other states, BellSouth shall make available to Al-Call those EEL combinations described in Section 10.3 below only to the extent such combinations are Existing Combinations. 10.2.4 BellSouth will make available EEL combinations to Al-Call in density Zone 1, as defined in 47 C.F.R. 69.123 as of January 1, 1999, of the Miami, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Charlotte, New Orleans, Greensboro and Nashville MSAs, regardless of whether or not such EELs constitute Existing Combinations.

EELs. DC01/HEITJ/118622.1 10.2.1 Where facilities permit and where necessary to comply with an effective FCC and/or State Commission order, BellSouth shall offer access to loop and transport combinations, also known as the Enhanced Extended Link (“EEL”) as defined in Section 10.3 below. 10.2.2 Subject to Section 10.2.3 below, BellSouth will provide access to the EEL in the combinations set forth in 10.3 following. This offering is intended to provide connectivity from an end user’s location through that end user’s SWC to Al-Call BroadRiver’s POP serving wire center. The circuit must be connected to Al-Call BroadRiver’s switch for the purpose of provisioning munications telecommunications services, including but not limited to telephone exchange services, to Al-Call BroadRiver’s end-user customers. Except as provided for in paragraph 22 of the FCC’s Supplemental Order Clarification, released June 2, 2000, in CC Docket No. 96-98 (“June 2, 2000 Order”), the EEL will be connected to Al-Call BroadRiver’s facilities in Al-Call BroadRiver’s collocation space at the POP SWC. Al-Call BroadRiver may purchase BellSouth’s access facilities between Al-Call BroadRiver’s POP and Al-Call BroadRiver’s collocation space at the POP SWC. 10.2.3 BellSouth shall provide EEL combinations to Al-Call BroadRiver in the state of Georgia regardless of whether or not such EELs constitute Existing Combinations so long as such combinations are ordinarily combined in BellSouth’s network. In all other states, BellSouth shall make available to Al-Call BroadRiver those EEL combinations described in Section 10.3 below only to the extent such combinations are Existing Combinations. 10.2.4 BellSouth will make available EEL combinations to Al-Call BroadRiver in density Zone 1, as defined in 47 C.F.R. 69.123 as of January 1, 1999, of the Miami, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Charlotte, New Orleans, Greensboro and Nashville MSAs, regardless of whether or not such EELs constitute Existing Combinations.