Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion First Tier Participants:
Removal of Existing Obligations Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if, as a result of any legislative, judicial, regulatory or other governmental decision, order, determination or action, or any change in Applicable Law subsequent to the Effective Date, CenturyLink is no longer required by Applicable Law to continue to provide any service, facility, arrangement, payment or benefit [“Discontinued Arrangements”] otherwise required to be provided to CLEC under this Agreement, then CenturyLink may discontinue the provision of any such service, facility, arrangement, payment or benefit. CenturyLink will provide thirty (30) Days prior written notice to CLEC of any such discontinuation, unless a different notice period or different conditions are specified by Applicable Law, in which event such specified period and/or conditions shall apply. Such right to discontinue shall apply to any Discontinued Arrangement that CLEC might order during such thirty (30) Day notice period. The Parties may amend this Agreement pursuant to the Amendment Section following to reflect such change in Applicable Law. If CLEC disputes CenturyLink’s discontinuance of such service, facility, arrangement, payment or benefit, the dispute resolution procedures of this Agreement shall apply, provided however, that the Parties shall not be required to wait sixty (60) Days before submitting the dispute to a court, commission or agency, for resolution under Section 16.2, and any consequent changes to the terms of this Agreement (including billing terms) as a result of such change in Applicable Law shall be retroactive to the discontinuation date set forth in CenturyLink’s written notice to CLEC unless a definitive effective date is specified by Applicable Law.
TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF SERVICES Return of Data The Contractor shall return Data in a format agreed upon within the Authorized User Agreement or as agreed to with the Authorized User. This can, if specified within the Authorized User Agreement, be carried out by providing an application programmable interface or other such efficient electronic tools. The Contractor must certify that all Data has been removed from its system and removed from backups within timeframes established in the Authorized User Agreement or as agreed to with the Authorized User. Suspension of Services During any period of suspension of service, the Authorized User shall have full access to all Data at no charge. This can, if specified within the Authorized User Agreement, be carried out by providing an application programmable interface or other such efficient electronic tools. The Contractor shall not take any action to erase and/or withhold any Authorized User Data, except as directed by the Authorized User. Expiration or Termination of Services Upon expiration or termination of an Authorized User Agreement, the Authorized User shall have full access to all Data for a period of 60 calendar days. Unless noted in the original Authorized User Agreement, this period will be covered at no charge. This can, if specified within the Authorized User Agreement, be carried out by providing application programmable interface or other such efficient electronic tools. During this period, the Contractor shall not take any action to erase and/or withhold any Data, except as directed by the Authorized User. An Authorized User shall have the right to specify a period in excess of 60 calendar days in its RFQ. RESERVED RESERVED
