Common use of Electronic Interface Clause in Contracts

Electronic Interface. The Parties shall work cooperatively in the implementation of electronic gateway access to GTE operational support systems functions in the long-term in accordance with established industry standards. DTI shall compensate GTE for the full costs including but not limited to design, development, testing, implementation and deployment, for access to GTE's Operational Support System functions. Where subsequent parties request use of GTE's operation support systems, cost recovery for such electronic interface systems shall be allocated among all requesting users. 3.1 DTI shall have immediate access to the following OSS electronic interfaces that will provide functionality to enable DTI to service customers in an equal and non-discriminatory manner: 3.1.1 Pre-Order functions, e.g., TN Assignment, DD Reservation, Address Validation, Product Availability, that are available on a dial-up or dedicated basis using the Secure Integrated Gateway System (SIGS). 3.1.2 Order functions that are available on a dial-up or dedicated basis using CONNECT: Mail file transfer. 3.1.3 Repair functions, e.g., trouble report repair functions, to allow DTI to determine status and close trouble reports. 3.1.4 Electronic transfer of DTI bill xx electronic data 811 format. 3.2 DTI may migrate to fully interactive system to system interconnectivity. GTE, with input from DTI and other carriers, shall provide general interface specifications for electronic access to this functionality. These specifications will be provided to enable DTI to design system interface capabilities. Development will be in accordance with applicable national standards committee guidelines. Such interfaces will be available as expeditiously as possible. 3.3 All costs and expenses for any new or modified electronic interfaces exclusively to meet DTI requirements that GTE determines are technically feasible and GTE agrees to develop will be paid by DTI. Costs for development of systems intended for common use by competing carriers will be assessed based on a mutually agreed method of cost recovery. 3.4 DTI shall be responsible for modifying and connecting any of its pre-ordering and ordering systems with GTE provided interfaces as described in this Appendix.

Electronic Interface. The Parties shall work cooperatively in the implementation of electronic gateway access to GTE operational support systems functions in the long-term in accordance with established industry standards. DTI Tallgrass shall compensate GTE for the full costs including but not limited to design, development, testing, implementation and deployment, for access to GTE's Operational Support System functions. Where subsequent parties request use of GTE's operation support systems, cost recovery for such electronic interface systems shall be allocated among all requesting users. 3.1 DTI Tallgrass shall have immediate access to the following OSS electronic interfaces that will provide functionality to enable DTI Tallgrass to service customers in an equal and non-discriminatory manner: 3.1.1 Pre-Order functions, e.g., TN Assignment, DD Reservation, Address Validation, Product Availability, that are available on a dial-up or dedicated basis using the Secure Integrated Gateway System (SIGS). 3.1.2 Order functions that are available on a dial-up or dedicated basis using CONNECT: Mail file transfer. 3.1.3 Repair functions, e.g., trouble report repair functions, to allow DTI Tallgrass to determine status and close trouble reports. 3.1.4 Electronic transfer of DTI bill xx Tallgrass xxxx in electronic data 811 format. 3.2 DTI Tallgrass may migrate to fully interactive system to system interconnectivity. GTE, with input from DTI Tallgrass and other carriers, shall provide general interface specifications for electronic access to this functionality. These specifications will be provided to enable DTI Tallgrass to design system interface capabilities. Development will be in accordance with applicable national standards committee guidelines. Such interfaces will be available as expeditiously as possible. 3.3 All costs and expenses for any new or modified electronic interfaces exclusively to meet DTI Tallgrass requirements that GTE determines are technically feasible and GTE agrees to develop will be paid by DTITallgrass. Costs for development of systems intended for common use by competing carriers will be assessed based on a mutually agreed method of cost recovery. 3.4 DTI Tallgrass shall be responsible for modifying and connecting any of its pre-ordering and ordering systems with GTE provided interfaces as described in this Appendix.

Electronic Interface. The Parties shall work cooperatively in the implementation of electronic gateway access to GTE operational support systems functions in the long-term in accordance with established industry standards. DTI shall compensate GTE for the full costs including but not limited to design, development, testing, implementation and deployment, for access to GTE's Operational Support System functions. Where subsequent parties request use of GTE's operation support systems, cost recovery for such electronic interface systems shall be allocated among all requesting users. 3.1 DTI shall have immediate access to the following OSS electronic interfaces that will provide functionality to enable DTI to service customers in an equal and non-discriminatory manner: 3.1.1 Pre-Order functions, e.g., TN Assignment, DD Reservation, Address Validation, Product Availability, that are available on a dial-up or dedicated basis using the Secure Integrated Gateway System (SIGS).. 152 3.1.2 Order functions that are available on a dial-up or dedicated basis using CONNECT: Mail file transfer. 3.1.3 Repair functions, e.g., trouble report repair functions, to allow DTI to determine status and close trouble reports. 3.1.4 Electronic transfer of DTI bill xx electronic data 811 format. 3.2 DTI may migrate to fully interactive system to system interconnectivity. GTE, with input from DTI and other carriers, shall provide general interface specifications for electronic access to this functionality. These specifications will be provided to enable DTI to design system interface capabilities. Development will be in accordance with applicable national standards committee guidelines. Such interfaces will be available as expeditiously as possible. 3.3 All costs and expenses for any new or modified electronic interfaces exclusively to meet DTI requirements that GTE determines are technically feasible and GTE agrees to develop will be paid by DTI. Costs for development of systems intended for common use by competing carriers will be assessed based on a mutually agreed method of cost recovery. 3.4 DTI shall be responsible for modifying and connecting any of its pre-ordering and ordering systems with GTE provided interfaces as described in this Appendix.

Electronic Interface. The Parties shall work cooperatively in the implementation of electronic gateway access to GTE operational support systems functions in the long-term in accordance with established industry standards. DTI PHNLK shall compensate GTE for the full costs including but not limited to design, development, testing, implementation and deployment, for access to GTE's Operational Support System functions. Where subsequent parties request use of GTE's operation support systems, cost recovery for such electronic interface systems shall be allocated among all requesting users. 3.1 DTI PHNLK shall have immediate access to the following OSS electronic interfaces that will provide functionality to enable DTI PHNLK to service customers in an equal and non-non- discriminatory manner: 3.1.1 Pre-Order functions, e.g., TN Assignment, DD Reservation, Address Validation, Product Availability, that are available on a dial-up or dedicated basis using the Secure Integrated Gateway System (SIGS). 3.1.2 Order functions that are available on a dial-up or dedicated basis using CONNECT: Mail file transfer. 3.1.3 Repair functions, e.g., trouble report repair functions, to allow DTI PHNLK to determine status and close trouble reports. 3.1.4 Electronic transfer of DTI bill xx the PHNLK xxxx in electronic data 811 format. 3.2 DTI PHNLK may migrate to fully interactive system to system interconnectivity. GTE, with input from DTI PHNLK and other carriers, shall provide general interface specifications for electronic access to this functionality. These specifications will be provided to enable DTI PHNLK to design system interface capabilities. Development will be in accordance with applicable national standards committee guidelines. Such interfaces will be available as expeditiously as possible. 3.3 All costs and expenses for any new or modified electronic interfaces exclusively to meet DTI PHNLK requirements that GTE determines are technically feasible and GTE agrees to develop will be paid by DTIPHNLK. Costs for development of systems intended for common use by competing carriers will be assessed based on a mutually agreed method of cost recovery. 3.4 DTI PHNLK shall be responsible for modifying and connecting any of its pre-ordering and ordering systems with GTE provided interfaces as described in this Appendix.

Electronic Interface. The Parties shall work cooperatively in the implementation of electronic gateway access to GTE operational support systems functions in the long-term in accordance with established industry standards. DTI RECONEX shall compensate GTE for the full costs including but not limited to design, development, testing, implementation and deployment, for access to GTE's Operational Support System functions. Where subsequent parties request use of GTE's operation support systems, cost recovery for such electronic interface systems shall be allocated among all requesting users. 3.1 DTI RECONEX shall have immediate access to the following OSS electronic interfaces that will provide functionality to enable DTI RECONEX to service customers in an equal and non-non- discriminatory manner: 3.1.1 Pre-Order functions, e.g., TN Assignment, DD Reservation, Address Validation, Product Availability, that are available on a dial-up or dedicated basis using the Secure Integrated Gateway System (SIGS). 3.1.2 Order functions that are available on a dial-up or dedicated basis using CONNECT: Mail file transfer. 3.1.3 Repair functions, e.g., trouble report repair functions, to allow DTI RECONEX to determine status and close trouble reports. 3.1.4 Electronic transfer of DTI bill xx the RECONEX xxxx in electronic data 811 format. 3.2 DTI RECONEX may migrate to fully interactive system to system interconnectivity. GTE, with input from DTI RECONEX and other carriers, shall provide general interface specifications for electronic access to this functionality. These specifications will be provided to enable DTI RECONEX to design system interface capabilities. Development will be in accordance with applicable national standards committee guidelines. Such interfaces will be available as expeditiously as possible. 3.3 All costs and expenses for any new or modified electronic interfaces exclusively to meet DTI RECONEX requirements that GTE determines are technically feasible and GTE agrees to develop will be paid by DTIRECONEX. Costs for development of systems intended for common use u by competing carriers will be assessed based on a mutually agreed method of cost recovery. 3.4 DTI RECONEX shall be responsible for modifying and connecting any of its pre-ordering and ordering systems with GTE provided interfaces as described in this Appendix.