Common use of Meet-Point Billing Arrangements Clause in Contracts

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s access services are offered. For each NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI New Horizons and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI New Horizons Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI New Horizons and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI New Horizons Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI New Horizons Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide New Horizons with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 New Horizons shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To New Horizons: Xxxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx D Temple Terrace, FL 33637 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 New Horizons and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event New Horizons determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable New Horizons to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located New Horizons Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = New Horizons Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between New Horizons Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 New Horizons shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of New Horizons’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and New Horizons shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Xxxxxx and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Xxxxxx Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Xxxxxx and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Xxxxxx Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Xxxxxx Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Interconnection Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Marion with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Xxxxxx shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Marion: Xxxxx Xxxxxx 0000 Xxxxx Xx Marion, Illinois 62959 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx D Temple Terrace, FL 33637 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Xxxxxx and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Xxxxxx determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Xxxxxx to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Xxxxxx Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Xxxxxx Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Xxxxxx shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Xxxxxx’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Xxxxxx shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Marathon and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Marathon Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Marathon and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Marathon Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Marathon Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Marathon with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Marathon shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Marathon: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 0000 X. 00xx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former GTE service area): Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx X Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Marathon and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Marathon determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Marathon to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Marathon Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and 10.18 Marathon shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Marathon’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Marathon shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Covista and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Covista Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Covista and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Covista Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Covista Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Covista with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Covista shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Covista: Xxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Covista and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Covista determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Covista to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Covista Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Covista Billing Percentage b / (a + b) = and Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Covista Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Covista shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Covista’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Covista shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Prospeed and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Prospeed Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Prospeed and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Prospeed Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Prospeed Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Prospeed with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Prospeed shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Prospeed: Xxxxx Xxxx 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Tyngsboro, Massachusetts 01879 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Schenectady, NY 12305 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Prospeed and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Prospeed determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Prospeed to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Prospeed Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Prospeed Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Prospeed Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Prospeed shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Prospeed’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Prospeed shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI CSTC and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI CSTC Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI CSTC and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI CSTC Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI CSTC Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide CSTC with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 CSTC shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To CSTC: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 CSTC and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event CSTC determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable CSTC to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located CSTC Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = CSTC Billing Percentage b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between CSTC Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 CSTC shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of CSTC’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and CSTC shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI 9.1 ReFlex and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (“MPB”) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers Customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 9 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service that originates and/or terminates on Telephone Exchange Service that is provided by either Party, where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an a access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 9.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for between the applicable NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 9.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI 9.4 ReFlex and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (“NECA”) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 9.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: : 9.5.1 “Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, ” in which a single bill is presented to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the services from the same Tariff. 9.5.2 “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, ” in which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate bills to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from the same Tariff. 9.5.3 “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, ” in which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate bill to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from its own Tariff. 9.5.4 “Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined ” in which a single bill is presented to the OBF MECAB GuidelinesInterexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from its own Tariff. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided Telecommunications Service provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided Telecommunications Service provided by that each Party. 10.6 9.6 The rates rate elements to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs. The actual rate values for each Party's affected Switched Exchange Access Service rate element shall be the rates contained in that Party's own effective federal and state access Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For The MPB billing percentages for each NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 9.15. 9.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (“CIC”) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 9.8 Verizon shall provide ReFlex with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) business days after the date the usage occurred. 9.9 ReFlex shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) business days after the date of its rendering of the bill to the relevant IXC, which bill shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 9.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 9.8 and 9.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To ReFlex: Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxxx 00 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Seattle, WA 98104 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx K Temple Terrace, FL 33637 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 4.23 of the General Terms and Conditions 9.11 ReFlex and Vexxxxx xhall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (“BAR”) and billing account cross reference (“BACR”) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this AttachmentSection 9. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 9.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) business days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten (10) business day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 9.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 4.4 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 9.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 9 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non-geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 9.15 In the event ReFlex determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in another LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable ReFlex to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where the ReFlex Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = ReFlex Billing Percentage b / (a + b) = and Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between ReFlex Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 9.16 ReFlex shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) business days of ReFlex’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and ReFlex shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI PW and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI PW Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI PW and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI PW Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI PW Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide PW with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Xxxxxxx and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Xxxxxxx Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Xxxxxxx and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Xxxxxxx Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Xxxxxxx Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Xxxxxxx with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Xxxxxxx shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Xxxxxxx: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 000-0 Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Xxxxxxx and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Xxxxxxx determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Xxxxxxx to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Xxxxxxx Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Xxxxxxx Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Xxxxxxx Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Xxxxxxx shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Xxxxxxx’x delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Xxxxxxx shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Access Point and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Access Point Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Access Point and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Access Point Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Access Point Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Access Point with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Access Point shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of its rendering of the bill to the relevant IXC, which bill shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To Access Point: Mr. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Suite 109 Cary, North Carolina 27511 Mr. Xxx Xxxx 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Suite 109 Cary, North Carolina 27511 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Schenectady, N.Y. 12305 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Access Point and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Access Point determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Access Point to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Access Point Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Access Point Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Access Point Routing Point and the actual point of this Attachmentinterconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Access Point shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Access Point’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Access Point shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI CCA and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI CCA Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI CCA and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI CCA Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI CCA Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide CCA with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 CCA shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To CCA: Local Department 000X Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Stevensville, Maryland 21666 For Verizon (Former GTE service area): Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx D Temple Terrace, FL 33637 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 CCA and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a revi ew or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event CCA determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable CCA to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located CCA Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = CCA Billing Percentage b / (a + b) = and Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between CCA Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 CCA shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of CCA’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and CCA shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Syniverse and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Syniverse Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Syniverse and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Syniverse Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Syniverse Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Interconnection Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Syniverse with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Syniverse shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Syniverse: Xxxx Xxxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000-0000 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx X Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Syniverse and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Syniverse determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Syniverse to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Syniverse Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Syniverse Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Syniverse Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Syniverse shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Syniverse’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Syniverse shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI 9.1 Premiere and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (“MPB”) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers Customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 9 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service that originates and/or terminates on Telephone Exchange Service that is provided by either Party, where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an a access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 9.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for between the applicable NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 9.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI 9.4 Premiere and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (“NECA”) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 9.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: : 9.5.1 “Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, ” in which a single xxxx is presented to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the services from the same Tariff. 9.5.2 “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, ” in which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate bills to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from the same Tariff. 9.5.3 “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, ” in which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate xxxx to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from its own Tariff. 9.5.4 “Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined ” in which a single xxxx is presented to the OBF MECAB GuidelinesInterexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from its own Tariff. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided Telecommunications Service provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided Telecommunications Service provided by that each Party. 10.6 9.6 The rates rate elements to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs. The actual rate values for each Party's affected Switched Exchange Access Service rate element shall be the rates contained in that Party's own effective federal and state access Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For The MPB billing percentages for each NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 9.15. 9.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (“CIC”) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 9.8 Verizon shall provide Premiere with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 9.9 Premiere shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of its rendering of the xxxx to the relevant IXC, which xxxx shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 9.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 9.8 and 9.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To Premiere: Xxxx Xxxxxx Premiere Network Services, Inc. 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 XxXxxx, XX 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York Access Billing C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 4.23 of the General Terms and Conditions 9.11 Premiere and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (“BAR”) and billing account cross reference (“BACR”) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this AttachmentSection 9. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 9.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within 30 calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within (ten) 10 Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such (ten) 10-Business Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 9.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 4.4 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 9.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 9 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non-geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 9.15 In the event Premiere determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in another LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Premiere to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where the Premiere Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Premiere Billing Percentage b / (a + b) = and Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Premiere Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 9.16 Premiere shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Premiere’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Premiere shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Connectel and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Connectel Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Connectel and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Connectel Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Connectel Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Connectel with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Connectel shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Connectel: Xxxxx Xxxxx 0000 00xx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Connectel and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Connectel determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Connectel to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Connectel Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Connectel Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Connectel Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Connectel shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Connectel’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Connectel shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI WCS and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI WCS Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI WCS and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI WCS Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI WCS Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Interconnection Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide WCS with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 WCS shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To WCS: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx President 0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx X Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 WCS and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event WCS determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable WCS to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located WCS Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = WCS Billing Percentage b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between WCS Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 WCS shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of WCS’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and WCS shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Talk Unlimited and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon.Verizon.‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌ 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Talk Unlimited Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Talk Unlimited and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Talk Unlimited Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Talk Unlimited Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Talk Unlimited with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Talk Unlimited shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of its rendering of the xxxx to the relevant IXC, which xxxx shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To Talk Unlimited: For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Talk Unlimited and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Talk Unlimited determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Talk Unlimited to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Talk Unlimited Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties:‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌ 10.18 Talk Unlimited shall inform Verizon of this Attachmenteach LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Talk Unlimited’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Talk Unlimited shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI CSTC and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI CSTC Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI CSTC and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI CSTC Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI CSTC Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide CSTC with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 CSTC shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To CSTC: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former GTE service area): Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx X Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 CSTC and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event CSTC determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable CSTC to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located CSTC Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = CSTC Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between CSTC Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 CSTC shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of CSTC’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and CSTC shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI DSLnet and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI DSLnet Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI DSLnet and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI DSLnet Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI DSLnet Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide DSLnet with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 DSLnet shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To DSLnet: Customer Service Department 000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 DSLnet and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event DSLnet determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable DSLnet to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located DSLnet Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = DSLnet Billing Percentage b / (a + b) = and Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between DSLnet Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 DSLnet shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of DSLnet’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and DSLnet shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI PCS and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI PCS Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI PCS and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI PCS Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI PCS Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide PCS with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 PCS shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of its rendering of the xxxx to the relevant IXC, which xxxx shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To PCS: Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Director of Operations 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former GTE service area): Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx K Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 PCS and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event PCS determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable PCS to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located PCS Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = PCS Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between PCS Routing Point and the actual point of this Attachmentinterconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 PCS shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of PCS’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and PCS shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Prepaid and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Prepaid Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Prepaid and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Prepaid Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Prepaid Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Prepaid with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Prepaid shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of its rendering of the bill to the relevant IXC, which bill shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To Prepaid: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, President/CEO 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former GTE service area): Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx K Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Prepaid and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Prepaid determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Prepaid to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Prepaid Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Prepaid Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Prepaid Routing Point and the actual point of this Attachmentinterconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Prepaid shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Prepaid’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Prepaid shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Verizon Avenue and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Verizon Avenue Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Verizon Avenue and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Verizon Avenue Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Verizon Avenue Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Verizon Avenue with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Verizon Avenue shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of its rendering of the xxxx to the relevant IXC, which xxxx shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To Verizon Avenue: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Director of Billing Billing Department 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Verizon Avenue and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Verizon Avenue determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Verizon Avenue to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Verizon Avenue Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Verizon Avenue Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) where: = Verizon Billing Percentage a = the airline mileage between Verizon Avenue Routing Point and the actual point of this Attachmentinterconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Verizon Avenue shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Verizon Avenue’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Verizon Avenue shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI 6.3.1 For the purposes of this section, the Parties agree that Tandem and Verizon will establish Meetsubtending End Office arrangements shall be according to LERG with respect to interconnection between the Parties for jointly-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to provided Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch arrangements, except as mutually amended by the Parties. The Parties agree that where they jointly provide Switched Access Service, they will share revenues received for such services in the manner described in this Section: 6.3.1.1 The Parties will use the New York Intrastate Access Settlement Pool Inc. ("NYSP") as their vendor to bill xxx Switched Access Exchange Service charges to the appropriate Interexchange carrier on behalf of both Parties based on the respective Switched Exchange Access Service Tariff rates of the Parties (single bill, xxltiple tariff), in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained existing agreement executed on March 21, 1996 between the Parties and NYSP which is incorporated by reference herein. In the event that agreement is terminated before the termination of this Agreement, the Parties agree that it shall be renewed or another vendor shall be selected by the Parties to perform those functions under a similar agreement in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable TariffsMassachusetts. The arrangements described Parties will work cooperatively to establish and maintain these billing arrangements. In the event the NYSP or subsequent vendor cannot perform the billing functions the Party providing the first point of tandem switching may perform the billing collection and revenue distribution function on a timely basis. 6.3.1.2 In accordance with the March 21, 1996 agreement between the Parties and the NYSP, the Parties will bear the charges of the NYSP to each of the Parties in this Section 10 are intended direct proportion to be used the revenues distributed by the NYSP to provide Switched Exchange Access Service each of except where one Party causes the transport component NYSP to incur unique and directly attributable costs for extraordinary activities, then that Party shall bear the cost of those activities. 6.3.1.3 Retroactive adjustments such as jurisdictional factor changes by the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed customer, if applied, will be passed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizonand the Parties will "true-up" revenues based on such adjustments. 10.2 6.3.1.4 In each LATAthe 128 LATA for conventionally routed Tandem subtending access arrangements where there is one Tandem and the Tandem Party switches directly to the End Office using its own facilities, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for NYSP will remit to the applicable NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinationsEnd Office Party seventy percent (70%) of all switched access revenues that Party would have collected were it providing the entire switched access service, net of NYSP fees. The NYSP will remit to the Tandem Party the remainder of all switched access revenues collected, net of NYSP fees. 10.3 Interconnection 6.3.1.5 In the 128 LATA for double Tandem routed traffic, where the MPB arrangement shall occur at Tandem Party switches to the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that End Office Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on 's Tandem using its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s access services are offered. For each NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinationown facilities, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth revenue distribution is as noted above in Section 10.17 of this Attachment6.3.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI MHT and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI MHT Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI MHT and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI MHT Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI MHT Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide MHT with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 MHT shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To MHT: Xxxx Xxxx 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Suite E Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054 For Verizon (Former GTE service area): Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx D Temple Terrace, FL 33637 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 MHT and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event MHT determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable MHT to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located MHT Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / ( a + b) = MHT Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between MHT Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Covista and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Covista Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Covista and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Covista Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Covista Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Covista with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Covista shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Covista: Xxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Covista and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Covista determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Covista to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Covista Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Covista shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Covista’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Covista shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI North Atlantic and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI North Atlantic Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI North Atlantic and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI North Atlantic Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI North Atlantic Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide North Atlantic with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 North Atlantic shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To North Atlantic:

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI BullsEye and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI BullsEye Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI BullsEye and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI BullsEye Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI BullsEye Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide BullsEye with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 BullsEye shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of its rendering of the xxxx to the relevant IXC, which xxxx shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To BullsEye: Xxxxx Xxx 00000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 BullsEye and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event BullsEye determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable BullsEye to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located BullsEye Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = BullsEye Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between BullsEye Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI CCA and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI CCA Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI CCA and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI CCA Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI CCA Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide CCA with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Bandwidth and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Bandwidth Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Bandwidth and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Bandwidth Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Bandwidth Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Interconnection Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Bandwidth with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Bandwidth shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Bandwidth: Xxxx Xxxx 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx X Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Bandwidth and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Bandwidth determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Bandwidth to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Bandwidth Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Bandwidth Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Bandwidth Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Bandwidth shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Bandwidth’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Bandwidth shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI CSTC and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI CSTC Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI CSTC and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI CSTC Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI CSTC Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide CSTC with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 CSTC shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To CSTC: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 CSTC and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event CSTC determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable CSTC to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located CSTC Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = CSTC Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between CSTC Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 CSTC shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of CSTC’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and CSTC shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI PN and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI PN Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI PN and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI PN Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI PN Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Interconnection Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide PN with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten 10.9 PN shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To PN: Xxxxx Xxxx 00 X. Xxxxxx St. Suite 444 Chicago, Illinois 60606 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx X Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 PN and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event PN determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable PN to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located PN Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: 10.18 PN shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of PN’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and PN shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI 6.3.1 KMC and Verizon BA will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers Customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Meet‑Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in VerizonBA’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 6 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service that originates and/or terminates on a Telephone Exchange Service that is provided by either Party, where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access a Tandem Switch that is provided by VerizonBA. 10.2 6.3.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for between the applicable NUI Routing Rating Point/Verizon BA Local Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 6.3.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems BA-IP in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI 6.3.4 KMC and Verizon BA will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffstariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (“NECA”) Tariff tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. 6.3.5 Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic telecommunications service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 6.3.6 The rates rate elements to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be are as set forth in Schedule 6.3. The actual rate values for each Party's affected access service rate element shall be the rates contained in that Party’s applicable Tariffs's own effective federal and state access tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the The MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Routing Point and the Verizon each Rating Point/BA Local Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 subsection 6.3.17 below. 6.3.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (“CIC”) of the IXC, and identification of the IXC’s Local Serving Wire Center in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document via facsimile or such other media as the Parties may agree to. 6.3.8 BA shall provide KMC with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) business days after the date the usage occurred. 6.3.9 KMC shall provide BA with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) business days after the date of its rendering of the xxxx to the relevant IXC, which xxxx shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 6.3.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to subsections 6.3.8 and 6.3.9 above shall be sent to the following addresses: To KMC: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, President KMC Telecom II, Inc. 0000 Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 To BA: Xxxx Atlantic Richmond XXX 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Attn: Tape File Room - 300 Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing. 6.3.11 Each Party shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (“BAR”) and billing account cross reference (“BACR”) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB Service. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 6.3.12 Errors may be discovered by KMC, the IXC or BA. Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers within two (2) business days of the date of such discovery. In the event of a loss of data, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 6.3.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to confidentiality protection and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 6.3.14 Nothing contained in this Attachmentsubsection 6.3 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party (other than as may be set forth in MECAB or in any applicable Tariff). 6.3.15 The Parties shall not charge one another for the services rendered or information provided pursuant to this subsection 6.3. 6.3.16 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, 800/888 (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non-geographic NPA which may be likewise designated for such traffic in the future. 6.3.17 In the event KMC determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in another LATA in which BA operates a Tandem Switch, BA shall permit and enable KMC to subtend the BA Tandem Switch(es) designated for the BA End Offices in the area where the KMC Rating Point(s) associated with the NPA‑NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. The MPB billing percentages for each new Rating Point/BA Local Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula: a / (a + b) = KMC Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = BA Billing Percentage a = the airline mileage between the Rating Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the BA Local Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. KMC shall inform BA of the LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement, as part of the notice required by subsection 4.4.1 above. Within ten (10) business days of KMC’s delivery of notice to BA, BA and KMC shall confirm the new Rating Point/BA Local Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages. Nothing in this subsection 6.3.17 shall be construed to limit KMC’s ability to select to interconnect with BA in additional LATAs by means of Interconnection at a Local Serving Wire Center, to the extent that such Interconnection is permitted under this Agreement. 6.3.18 Within thirty (30) days of a request by KMC, BA agrees to notify all switched access users with a Carrier Identification Code in a LATA in which the Parties have newly established Interconnection arrangements pursuant to this Agreement that BA and KMC have entered in a Meet Point Billing arrangement.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI InterGlobe and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI InterGlobe Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI InterGlobe and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI InterGlobe Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI InterGlobe Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide InterGlobe with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 InterGlobe shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To InterGlobe: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 InterGlobe and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event InterGlobe determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable InterGlobe to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located InterGlobe Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = InterGlobe Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between InterGlobe Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 InterGlobe shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of InterGlobe’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and InterGlobe shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Northstar and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Northstar Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Northstar and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Northstar Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Northstar Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Northstar with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Northstar shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Northstar: Xxxx X'Xxxxxxxx President 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Fremont, Nebraska 68025 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Schenectady, NY 12305 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Northstar and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Northstar determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Northstar to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Northstar Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Northstar Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Northstar Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Northstar shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Northstar’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Northstar shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI 6.3.1 TCG and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (“MPB”) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers Customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Meet-Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 6 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service that originates and/or terminates on Telephone Exchange Service that is provided by either Party, where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access a Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 6.3.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for between the applicable NUI Routing Rating Point/Verizon Serving serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 6.3.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the PartiesParties or unless as otherwise required by Applicable Law. 10.4 NUI 6.3.4 TCG and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (“NECA”) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 6.3.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, Tariff and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” Tariff or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided Telecommunications Service provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided telecommunications service provided by that each Party. 10.6 6.3.6 The rates rate elements to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs. The actual rate values for each Party’s affected Switched Exchange Access Service rate element shall be the rates contained in that Party’s own effective federal and state access Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s access services are offered. For The MPB billing percentages for each NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 6.3.15. 6.3.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (“CIC”) of the IXC, and identification of the IXC’s serving Wire Center in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document via facsimile or such other media as the Parties may agree to. If either Party does not initially record sufficient xxxx detail for any IXC traffic that will utilize a portion of its network in an TCG/Verizon MPB arrangement, and for whom either Party must supply to the other MPB billing information, each Party agrees that it will assist the other Party in resolving these billing matters to allow that Party to obtain reimbursement from the IXC by providing as much billing detail as is available to the other Party, and by participating in any studies or discussions required to obtain supporting detail. 6.3.8 Verizon shall provide TCG with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) business days after the date the usage occurred. 6.3.9 TCG shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) business days after the date of its rendering of the xxxx to the relevant IXC, which xxxx shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 6.3.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Subsections 6.3.8 and 6.3.9 above shall be sent to the following addresses: To TCG: New York Access Billing c/o ACM Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Phone: (518) 374 -5720 To Verizon: New York Access Billing c/o ACM Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 ATTN: Xxxx Xxxxx Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 28.12. 6.3.11 Each Party shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (“BAR”) and billing account cross reference (“BACR”) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 6. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 6.3.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within 30 calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) business days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten (10) business day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, the Parties shall mutually agree to a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data, and a payment based on such estimated amount shall be made. 6.3.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 28.10 of this AttachmentAgreement and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 6.3.14 Except as may otherwise be set forth in Section 6.3.12 above, nothing contained in this Section 6.3 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party (other than as may be set forth in MECAB or in any applicable Tariff subject to the limitations on liability set forth in this Agreement). 6.3.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g., 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non-geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. In the event TCG determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in another LATA in New York in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable TCG to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where the TCG Rating Point(s) associated with the NPA-NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. The MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula: a / (a + b) = TCG Billing Percentage b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage a = the airline mileage between the TCG Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Hello Depot and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Hello Depot Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Hello Depot and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Hello Depot Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Hello Depot Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Hello Depot with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Hello Depot shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Hello Depot: Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx. Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Hello Depot and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Hello Depot determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Hello Depot to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Hello Depot Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Hello Depot Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Hello Depot Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Hello Depot shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Hello Depot’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Hello Depot shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Connectel and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Connectel Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Connectel and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Connectel Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Connectel Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Connectel with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Connectel shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Connectel: Xxxxx Xxxxx 0000 00xx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former GTE service area): Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx X Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Connectel and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Connectel determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Connectel to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Connectel Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Connectel Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Connectel Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Connectel shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Connectel’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Connectel shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Tech Com and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (“MPB”) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers Customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service that originates and/or terminates on Telephone Exchange Service that is provided by either Party, where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Tech Com Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Tech Com and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (“NECA”) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: : 10.5.1 “Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single ” in which a single xxxx is presented to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the services from the same Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the . 10.5.2 “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate bills to xxxx an IXC the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for the its portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of from the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Partysame Tariff. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s access services are offered. For each NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Budget Phone and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Budget Phone Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Budget Phone and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Budget Phone Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Budget Phone Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Budget Phone with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Budget Phone shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of its rendering of the xxxx to the relevant IXC, which xxxx shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To Budget Phone: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx 0000 X. 00xx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Budget Phone and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Budget Phone determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Budget Phone to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Budget Phone Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Budget Phone Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) where: = Verizon Billing Percentage a = the airline mileage between Budget Phone Routing Point and the actual point of this Attachmentinterconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Budget Phone shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Budget Phone’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Budget Phone shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Snappy Phone and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Snappy Phone Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Snappy Phone and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Snappy Phone Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Snappy Phone Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Snappy Phone with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Snappy Phone shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of its rendering of the bill to the relevant IXC, which bill shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To Snappy Phone: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx 0000 X. 00xx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former GTE service area): Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx K Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Snappy Phone and Verizon shall coordinat e and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Snappy Phone determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Snappy Phone to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Snappy Phone Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Snappy Phone Billing Percentage b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Snappy Phone Routing Point and the actual point of this Attachmentinterconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Snappy Phone shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Snappy Phone’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Snappy Phone shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI WCS and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI WCS Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI WCS and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI WCS Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI WCS Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Interconnection Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide WCS with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 WCS shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To WCS: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx President 0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx D Temple Terrace, FL 33637 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 WCS and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event WCS determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable WCS to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located WCS Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = WCS Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between WCS Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 WCS shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of WCS’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and WCS shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI 9.1 Direct2Internet and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (“MPB”) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers Customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 9 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service that originates and/or terminates on Telephone Exchange Service that is provided by either Party, where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an a access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 9.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for between the applicable NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 9.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI 9.4 Direct2Internet and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (“NECA”) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 9.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: : 9.5.1 “Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, ” in which a single bill is presented to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the services from the same Tariff. 9.5.2 “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, ” in which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate bills to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from the same Tariff. 9.5.3 “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, ” in which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate bill to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from its own Tariff. 9.5.4 “Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined ” in which a single bill is presented to the OBF MECAB GuidelinesInterexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from its own Tariff. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided Telecommunications Service provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided Telecommunications Service provided by that each Party. 10.6 9.6 The rates rate elements to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs. The actual rate values for each Party's affected Switched Exchange Access Service rate element shall be the rates contained in that Party's own effective federal and state access Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For The MPB billing percentages for each NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 9.15. 9.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (“CIC”) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 9.8 Verizon shall provide Direct2Internet with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) business days after the date the usage occurred. 9.9 Direct2Internet shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) business days after the date of its rendering of the bill to the relevant IXC, which bill shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 9.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 9.8 and 9.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To Direct2Internet: Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 0000 XXX Xxxx., Xxxxx 000 Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx K Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 4.23 of the General Terms and Conditions 9.11 Direct2Internet and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (“BAR”) and billing account cross reference (“BACR”) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this AttachmentSection 9. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 9.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) business days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten (10) business day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 9.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 4.4 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 9.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 9 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non-geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 9.15 In the event Direct2Internet determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in another LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Direct2Internet to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where the Direct2Internet Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Direct2Internet Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Direct2Internet Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Covista and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Covista Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Covista and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Covista Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Covista Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Covista with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Covista shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Covista: Xxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former GTE service area): Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx X Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Covista and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Covista determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Covista to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Covista Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Covista Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Covista Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Covista shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Covista’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Covista shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI First Comm and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI First Comm Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI First Comm and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI First Comm Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI First Comm Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Interconnection Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide First Comm with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 First Comm shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To First Comm: Xxxx Xxxx 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx 00000 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx X Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 First Comm and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event First Comm determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable First Comm to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located First Comm Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 First Comm shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of First Comm’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and First Comm shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI ATI and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI ATI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI ATI and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI ATI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI ATI Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide ATI with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 ATI shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To ATI: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx One Xxxxxxxxx Place Butler, Pennsylvania 16001 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Schenectady, NY 12305 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 ATI and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event ATI determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable ATI to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located ATI Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = ATI Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between ATI Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 ATI shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of ATI’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and ATI shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI 5.3.1 When appropriate, APC and Verizon BA will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers Customers via a Verizon access an Access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Meet‑Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in VerizonBA’s applicable TariffsFCC Tariff Number 1, Section 2. The arrangements described in this Section 10 5 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service that originates and/or terminates on a Telephone Exchange Service that is provided by either Party, where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access a Tandem Switch that is provided by VerizonBA. 10.2 5.3.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for between the applicable NUI Routing Rating Point/Verizon BA Local Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 5.3.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems BA-IP in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI 5.3.4 APC and Verizon BA will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffstariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association ("NECA") Tariff tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, 5.3.5 Each Party shall implement the "Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, " or "Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” " option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic telecommunica­tions service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 5.3.6 The rates rate elements to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be are as set forth in Schedule 5.3. The actual rate values for each Party's affected access service rate element shall be the rates contained in that Party’s applicable Tariffs's own effective federal and state access tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the The MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Routing Point and the Verizon each Rating Point/BA Local Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 subsection 5.3.16 below. 5.3.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code ("CIC") of the IXC, and identification of the IXC’s Local Serving Wire Center in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document via facsimile or such other media as the Parties may agree to. 5.3.8 BA shall provide APC with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) business days after the date the usage occurred. 5.3.9 APC shall provide BA with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) business days after the date of its rendering of the xxxx to the relevant IXC, which xxxx shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 5.3.10 Each Party shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference ("BAR") and billing account cross reference ("BACR") numbers or Operating Company Name ("OCN"), as appropriate, for the MPB Service. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 5.3.11 Errors may be discovered by APC, the IXC or BA. Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers within two (2) business days of the date of such discovery. In the event of a loss of data, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 5.3.12 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to confidentiality protection and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 5.3.13 Nothing contained in this Attachmentsubsection 5.3 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party (other than as may be set forth in MECAB or in any applicable Tariff). 5.3.14 The Parties shall not charge one another for the services rendered or information provided pursuant to this subsection 5.3. 5.3.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, 800/888 (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non-geographic NPA which may be likewise designated for such traffic in the future. 5.3.16 In the event APC determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in another LATA in which BA operates an Access Tandem Switch, BA shall permit and enable APC to subtend the BA Access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the BA End Offices in the area where the APC Rating Point(s) associated with the NPA‑NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. The MPB billing percentages for each new Rating Point/BA Local Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula: a / (a + b) = APC Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = BA Billing Percentage a = the airline mileage between the Rating Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the BA Local Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. APC shall inform BA of the LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement, as part of the notice required by subsection 3.6.1 above. Within ten (10) business days of APC’s delivery of notice to BA, BA and APC shall confirm the new Rating Point/BA Local Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages. Nothing in this subsection 5.3.16 shall be construed to limit APC’s ability to select to interconnect with BA in additional LATAs by means of Interconnection at a Local Serving Wire Center, to the extent that such Interconnection is permitted under this Agreement. 5.3.17 Within thirty (30) days of a request by APC, BA agrees to notify all switched access users with a Carrier Identification Code in a LATA in which the Parties have newly established Interconnection arrangements pursuant to this Agreement that BA and APC have entered in a Meet Point Billing arrangement.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Globetel and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Globetel Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Globetel and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Globetel Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Globetel Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Interconnection Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Globetel with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Globetel shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Globetel: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 000-0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X0X0 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx X Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Globetel and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Globetel determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Globetel to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Globetel Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Globetel shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Globetel’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Globetel shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI New Xxxxxxxx Telephone and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI New Xxxxxxxx Telephone Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI New Xxxxxxxx Telephone and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI New Xxxxxxxx Telephone Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI New Xxxxxxxx Telephone Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide New Xxxxxxxx Telephone with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 New Xxxxxxxx Telephone shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To New Xxxxxxxx Telephone: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI WCS and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI WCS Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI WCS and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI WCS Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI WCS Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Interconnection Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide WCS with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 WCS shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To WCS: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx President 0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx X Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 WCS and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event WCS determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable WCS to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located WCS Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = WCS Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between WCS Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 WCS shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of WCS’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and WCS shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI PCS and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI PCS Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI PCS and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI PCS Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI PCS Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide PCS with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 PCS shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of its rendering of the xxxx to the relevant IXC, which xxxx shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To PCS: Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Director of Operations 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 PCS and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event PCS determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable PCS to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located PCS Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = PCS Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) where: = Verizon Billing Percentage a = the airline mileage between PCS Routing Point and the actual point of this Attachmentinterconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 PCS shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of PCS’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and PCS shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI 9.1 Norcom and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (“MPB”) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers Customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 9 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service that originates and/or terminates on Telephone Exchange Service that is provided by either Party, where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an a access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 9.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for between the applicable NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 9.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI 9.4 Norcom and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (“NECA”) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 9.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: : 9.5.1 “Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, ” in which a single bill is presented to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the services from the same Tariff. 9.5.2 “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, ” in which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate bills to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from the same Tariff. 9.5.3 “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, ” in which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate bill to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from its own Tariff. 9.5.4 “Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined ” in which a single bill is presented to the OBF MECAB GuidelinesInterexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from its own Tariff. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided Telecommunications Service provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided Telecommunications Service provided by that each Party. 10.6 9.6 The rates rate elements to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs. The actual rate values for each Party's affected Switched Exchange Access Service rate element shall be the rates contained in that Party's own effective federal and state access Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For The MPB billing percentages for each NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 9.15. 9.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (“CIC”) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 9.8 Verizon shall provide Norcom with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 9.9 Norcom shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of its rendering of the bill to the relevant IXC, which bill shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 9.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 9.8 and 9.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To Norcom: ATS – Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx 00 XX 0xx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 For Verizon: New York Access Billing C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 4.23 of the General Terms and Conditions 9.11 Norcom and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (“BAR”) and billing account cross reference (“BACR”) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this AttachmentSection 9. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 9.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within 30 calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within (ten) 10 Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such (ten) 10-Business Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 9.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 4.4 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 9.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 9 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non-geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 9.15 In the event Norcom determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in another LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Norcom to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where the Norcom Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Norcom Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Norcom Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 9.16 Norcom shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Norcom’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Norcom shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI EMW and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Exchanged Access Services customers Customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service Service, where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI EMW and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Meet Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, Tariff and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. . 10.6 Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Partyparty. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 10.7 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI EMW Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI EMW Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 10.18 of this Attachment. 10.8 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.9 Verizon shall provide EMW with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI 9.1 Phone-Link and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (“MPB”) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers Customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 9 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service that originates and/or terminates on Telephone Exchange Service that is provided by either Party, where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an a access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 9.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for between the applicable NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 9.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI 9.4 Phone-Link and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (“NECA”) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 9.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: : 9.5.1 “Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, ” in which a single xxxx is presented to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the services from the same Tariff. 9.5.2 “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, ” in which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate bills to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from the same Tariff. 9.5.3 “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, ” in which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate xxxx to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from its own Tariff. 9.5.4 “Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined ” in which a single xxxx is presented to the OBF MECAB GuidelinesInterexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from its own Tariff. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided Telecommunications Service provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided Telecommunications Service provided by that each Party. 10.6 9.6 The rates rate elements to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs. The actual rate values for each Party's affected Switched Exchange Access Service rate element shall be the rates contained in that Party's own effective federal and state access Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For The MPB billing percentages for each NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 9.15. 9.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (“CIC”) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 9.8 Verizon shall provide Phone-Link with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) business days after the date the usage occurred. 9.9 Phone-Link shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) business days after the date of its rendering of the xxxx to the relevant IXC, which xxxx shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 9.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 9.8 and 9.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To Phone-Link: Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxx 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Suite 3 LaGrange, KY 40031 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx K Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 4.23 of the General Terms and Conditions 9.11 Phone-Link and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (“BAR”) and billing account cross reference (“BACR”) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this AttachmentSection 9. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 9.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) business days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten (10) business day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 9.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 4.4 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 9.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 9 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non-geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 9.15 In the event Phone-Link determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in another LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Phone-Link to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where the Phone- Link Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Phone-Link Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Phone-Link Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 9.16 Phone-Link shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) business days of Phone-Link’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Phone-Link shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI MHT and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI MHT Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI MHT and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI MHT Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI MHT Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide MHT with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 MHT shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To MHT: Xxxx Xxxx 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Suite E Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 MHT and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event MHT determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable MHT to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located MHT Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = MHT Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between MHT Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 MHT shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of MHT’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and MHT shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI MPCS and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Exchanged Access Services customers Customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service Service, where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI MPCS and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Meet Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, Tariff and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. . 10.6 Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Partyparty. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 10.7 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI MPCS Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI MPCS Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 10.18 of this Attachment. 10.8 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.9 Verizon shall provide MPCS with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Northstar and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Northstar Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Northstar and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Northstar Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Northstar Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Northstar with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Northstar shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Northstar: Xxxx X'Xxxxxxxx President 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 For Verizon (Former BA service area): New York State Access Pool C/O ACM, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Northstar and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Northstar determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Northstar to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Northstar Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a = the airline mileage between Northstar Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and 10.18 Northstar shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Northstar’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Northstar shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI 72.1 SOUTHEAST and Verizon ALLTEL will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon ALLTEL access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in VerizonALLTEL’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 72 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by VerizonALLTEL. 10.2 72.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI SOUTHEAST Routing Point/Verizon ALLTEL Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 72.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon ALLTEL access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI 72.4 SOUTHEAST and Verizon ALLTEL will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 72.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 72.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI SOUTHEAST Routing Point/Verizon ALLTEL Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI SOUTHEAST Routing Point and the Verizon ALLTEL Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 72.17. 72.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the ALLTEL Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 72.8 ALLTEL shall provide SOUTHEAST with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 72.9 SOUTHEAST shall provide ALLTEL with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of its rendering of the xxxx to the relevant IXC, which xxxx shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 72.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 72.8 and 72.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To SOUTHEAST: For ALLTEL: ALLTEL Communications, Inc. Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 72.11 SOUTHEAST and ALLTEL shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Attachment.Section

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI 6.3.1 TCG and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (“MPB”) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers Customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Meet-Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 6 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service that originates and/or terminates on Telephone Exchange Service that is provided by either Party, where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access a Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 6.3.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for between the applicable NUI Routing Rating Point/Verizon Serving serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 6.3.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the PartiesParties or unless as otherwise required by Applicable Law. 10.4 NUI 6.3.4 TCG and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (“NECA”) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 6.3.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, Tariff and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” Tariff or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided Telecommunications Service provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided telecommunications service provided by that each Party. 10.6 6.3.6 The rates rate elements to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs. The actual rate values for each Party’s affected Switched Exchange Access Service rate element shall be the rates contained in that Party’s own effective federal and state access Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s access services are offered. For The MPB billing percentages for each NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 6.3.15. 6.3.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (“CIC”) of the IXC, and identification of the IXC’s serving Wire Center in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document via facsimile or such other media as the Parties may agree to. If either Party does not initially record sufficient xxxx detail for any IXC traffic that will utilize a portion of its network in an TCG/Verizon MPB arrangement, and for whom either Party must supply to the other MPB billing information, each Party agrees that it will assist the other Party in resolving these billing matters to allow that Party to obtain reimbursement from the IXC by providing as much billing detail as is available to the other Party, and by participating in any studies or discussions required to obtain supporting detail. 6.3.8 Verizon shall provide TCG with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) business days after the date the usage occurred. 6.3.9 TCG shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) business days after the date of its rendering of the xxxx to the relevant IXC, which xxxx shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 6.3.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Subsections 6.3.8 and 6.3.9 above shall be sent to the following addresses: To TCG: New York Access Billing c/o ACM Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Phone: (518) 374 -5720 To Verizon: New York Access Billing c/o ACM Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 ATTN: Xxxx Xxxxx Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 28.12. 6.3.11 Each Party shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (“BAR”) and billing account cross reference (“BACR”) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 6. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 6.3.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within 30 calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) business days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten (10) business day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, the Parties shall mutually agree to a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data, and a payment based on such estimated amount shall be made. 6.3.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 28.10 of this AttachmentAgreement and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 6.3.14 Except as may otherwise be set forth in Section 6.3.12 above, nothing contained in this Section 6.3 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party (other than as may be set forth in MECAB or in any applicable Tariff subject to the limitations on liability set forth in this Agreement). 6.3.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g., 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non-geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. In the event TCG determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in another LATA in New York in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable TCG to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where the TCG Rating Point(s) associated with the NPA-NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. The MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula: a / (a + b) = TCG Billing Percentage b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage a = the airline mileage between the TCG Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI 9.1 Velocity and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (“MPB”) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers Customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 9 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service that originates and/or terminates on Telephone Exchange Service that is provided by either Party, where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an a access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 9.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for between the applicable NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 9.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI 9.4 Velocity and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (“NECA”) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 9.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: : 9.5.1 “Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, ” in which a single xxxx is presented to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the services from the same Tariff. 9.5.2 “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, ” in which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate bills to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from the same Tariff. 9.5.3 “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, ” in which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate xxxx to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from its own Tariff. 9.5.4 “Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined ” in which a single xxxx is presented to the OBF MECAB GuidelinesInterexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from its own Tariff. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided Telecommunications Service provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement jointly provided Telecommunications Service provided by that each Party. 10.6 9.6 The rates rate elements to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs. The actual rate values for each Party's affected Switched Exchange Access Service rate element shall be the rates contained in that Party's own effective federal and state access Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For The MPB billing percentages for each NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 9.15. 9.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (“CIC”) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 9.8 Verizon shall provide Velocity with the Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 9.9 Velocity shall provide Verizon with the Switched Access Summary Usage Data (EMI category 1150XX records) on magnetic tape or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of its rendering of the xxxx to the relevant IXC, which xxxx shall be rendered no less frequently than monthly. 9.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 9.8 and 9.9 shall be sent to the following addresses: To Velocity: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx President Velocity Networks of Kentucky, Inc. 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx K Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 4.23 of the General Terms and Conditions 9.11 Velocity and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (“BAR”) and billing account cross reference (“BACR”) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this AttachmentSection 9. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 9.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within 30 calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within (ten) 10 Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such (ten) 10-Business Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 9.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 4.4 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 9.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 9 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non-geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 9.15 In the event Velocity determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in another LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Velocity to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where the Velocity Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = Velocity Billing Percentage and b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Velocity Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 9.16 Velocity shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Velocity’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Velocity shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI CTT and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI CTT Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI CTT and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI CTT Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI CTT Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide CTT with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI 9.1 Premiere and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (“MPB”) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers Customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 9 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service that originates and/or terminates on Telephone Exchange Service that is provided by either Party, where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an a access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 9.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for between the applicable NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 9.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI 9.4 Premiere and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (“NECA”) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 9.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: : 9.5.1 “Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, ” in which a single xxxx is presented to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the services from the same Tariff. 9.5.2 “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, ” in which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate bills to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from the same Tariff. 9.5.3 “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, ” in which each involved Local Exchange Carrier presents separate xxxx to the Interexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from its own Tariff. 9.5.4 “Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined ” in which a single xxxx is presented to the OBF MECAB GuidelinesInterexchange Carrier and each Local Exchange Carrier involved applies rates for its portion of the service from its own Tariff. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party.Multiple 10.6 9.6 The rates rate elements to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs. The actual rate values for each Party's affected Switched Exchange Access Service rate element shall be the rates contained in that Party's own effective federal and state access Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For The MPB billing percentages for each NUI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment9.15.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI NLG and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI NLG Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATALA TA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI NLG and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff, Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, and Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple XxxxBill/Single Tariff” or “Multiple XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Bell Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single XxxxBill/Multiple Tariff or Single XxxxBill/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx bill an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI NLG Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI NLG Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide NLG with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 NLG shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To NLG: Xxxxxxx Xxx, Budget and Cost Manager 00000 Xxxxxx'x Xxxxx Brookfield , Wisconsin 53005 For Verizon (Former GTE service area): Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx D Temple Terrace, FL 33637 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 NLG and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event NLG determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable NLG to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located NLG Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: a / (a + b) = NLG Billing Percentage b / (a + b) = and Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between NLG Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 NLG shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of NLG’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and NLG shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI Globetel and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI Globetel Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI Globetel and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI Globetel Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI Globetel Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment. 10.7 Each Party shall provide the other Party with the billing name, billing address, and Carrier Identification Code (CIC) of the IXC, and identification of the Verizon Interconnection Wire Center serving the IXC in order to comply with the MPB notification process as outlined in the MECAB document. 10.8 Verizon shall provide Globetel with the Terminating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) recorded at the Verizon access Tandem on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree to, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.9 Globetel shall provide Verizon with the Originating Switched Access Detail Usage Data (EMI category 1101XX records) on cartridge or via such other media as the Parties may agree, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the usage occurred. 10.10 All usage data to be provided pursuant to Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Attachment shall be sent to the following addresses: To Globetel: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 000-0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X0X0 For Verizon: Verizon Data Services ATTN: MPB 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx X Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Either Party may change its address for receiving usage data by notifying the other Party in writing pursuant to Section 29 of the General Terms and Conditions. 10.11 Globetel and Verizon shall coordinate and exchange the billing account reference (BAR) and billing account cross reference (BACR) numbers or Operating Company Number (“OCN”), as appropriate, for the MPB arrangements described in this Section 10. Each Party shall notify the other if the level of billing or other BAR/BACR elements change, resulting in a new BAR/BACR number, or if the OCN changes. 10.12 Each Party agrees to provide the other Party with notification of any errors it discovers in MPB data within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the original data. The other Party shall attempt to correct the error and resubmit the data within ten (10) Business Days of the notification. In the event the errors cannot be corrected within such ten- (10) Business-Day period, the erroneous data will be considered lost. In the event of a loss of data, whether due to uncorrectable errors or otherwise, both Parties shall cooperate to reconstruct the lost data and, if such reconstruction is not possible, shall accept a reasonable estimate of the lost data based upon prior usage data. 10.13 Either Party may request a review or audit of the various components of access recording up to a maximum of two (2) audits per calendar year. All costs associated with each review and audit shall be borne by the requesting Party. Such review or audit shall be conducted subject to Section 7 of the General Terms and Conditions and during regular business hours. A Party may conduct additional audits, at its expense, upon the other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.14 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 10 shall create any liability for damages, losses, claims, costs, injuries, expenses or other liabilities whatsoever on the part of either Party. 10.15 MPB will apply for all traffic bearing the 500, 900, toll free service access code (e.g. 800/888/877) (to the extent provided by an IXC) or any other non- geographic NPA which may be designated for such traffic in the future. 10.16 In the event Globetel determines to offer Telephone Exchange Services in a LATA in which Verizon operates an access Tandem Switch, Verizon shall permit and enable Globetel to subtend the Verizon access Tandem Switch(es) designated for the Verizon End Offices in the area where there are located Globetel Routing Point(s) associated with the NPA NXX(s) to/from which the Switched Exchange Access Services are homed. 10.17 Except as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, the MPB billing percentages for each Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination shall be calculated according to the following formula, unless as mutually agreed to by the Parties: b / (a + b) = Verizon Billing Percentage where: a = the airline mileage between Globetel Routing Point and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement; and b = the airline mileage between the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center and the actual point of interconnection for the MPB arrangement. 10.18 Globetel shall inform Verizon of each LATA in which it intends to offer Telephone Exchange Services and its calculation of the billing percentages which should apply for such arrangement. Within ten (10) Business Days of Globetel’s delivery of notice to Verizon, Verizon and Globetel shall confirm the Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination and billing percentages.

Meet-Point Billing Arrangements. 10.1 NUI SI and Verizon will establish Meet-Point Billing (MPB) arrangements in order to provide a common transport option to Switched Exchange Access Services customers via a Verizon access Tandem Switch in accordance with the Meet Point Billing guidelines contained in the OBF’s MECAB and MECOD documents, except as modified herein, and in Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. The arrangements described in this Section 10 are intended to be used to provide Switched Exchange Access Service where the transport component of the Switched Exchange Access Service is routed through an access Tandem Switch that is provided by Verizon. 10.2 In each LATA, the Parties shall establish MPB arrangements for the applicable NUI SI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combinations. 10.3 Interconnection for the MPB arrangement shall occur at each of the Verizon access Tandems in the LATA, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 10.4 NUI SI and Verizon will use reasonable efforts, individually and collectively, to maintain provisions in their respective state access Tariffs, and/or provisions within the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Tariff No. 4, or any successor Tariff sufficient to reflect the MPB arrangements established pursuant to this Agreement. 10.5 In general, there are four alternative Meet-Point Billing arrangements possible, which are: Single Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff, Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, and Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff, as outlined in the OBF MECAB Guidelines. Each Party shall implement the “Multiple Xxxx/Single Tariff” or “Multiple Xxxx/Multiple Tariff” option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. Alternatively, in former Xxxx Atlantic service areas, upon agreement of the Parties, each Party may use the New York State Access Pool on its behalf to implement the Single Xxxx/Multiple Tariff or Single Xxxx/Single Tariff option, as appropriate, in order to xxxx an IXC for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by that Party. 10.6 The rates to be billed by each Party for the portion of the MPB arrangement provided by it shall be as set forth in that Party’s applicable Tariffs, or other document that contains the terms under which that Party’s 's access services are offered. For each NUI SI Routing Point/Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center combination, the MPB billing percentages for transport between the NUI SI Routing Point and the Verizon Serving Interconnection Wire Center shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 10.17 of this Attachment.