Service Eligibility Criteria 5.3.4.1 High capacity EELs must comply with the following service eligibility requirements. <<customer_short_name>> must certify for each high-capacity EEL that all of the following service eligibility criteria are met:
5.3.4.1.1 <<customer_short_name>> has received state certification to provide local voice service in the area being served;
5.3.4.2 For each combined circuit, including each DS1 circuit, each DS1 EEL, and each DS1-equivalent circuit on a DS3 EEL:
5.3.4.2.1 1) Each circuit to be provided to each End User will be assigned a local number prior to the provision of service over that circuit;
5.3.4.2.2 2) Each DS1-equivalent circuit on a DS3 EEL must have its own local number assignment so that each DS3 must have at least twenty-eight (28) local voice numbers assigned to it;
5.3.4.2.3 3) Each circuit to be provided to each End User will have 911 or E911 capability prior to provision of service over that circuit;
5.3.4.2.4 4) Each circuit to be provided to each End User will terminate in a collocation arrangement that meets the requirements of 47 C.F.R. § 51.318(c);
5.3.4.2.4 5) Each circuit to be provided to each End User will be served by an interconnection trunk over which <<customer_short_name>> will transmit the calling party’s number in connection with calls exchanged over the trunk;
5.3.4.2.5 6) For each twenty-four (24) DS1 EELs or other facilities having equivalent capacity, <<customer_short_name>> will have at least one (1) active DS1 local service interconnection trunk over which <<customer_short_name>> will transmit the calling party’s number in connection with calls exchanged over the trunk; and
5.3.4.2.6 7) Each circuit to be provided to each End User will be served by a switch capable of switching local voice traffic.
5.3.4.3 BellSouth may, on an annual basis, audit <<customer_short_name>>’s records in order to verify compliance with the qualifying service eligibility criteria. The audit shall be conducted by a third party independent auditor, and the audit must be performed in accordance with the standards established by the American Institute for Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). To the extent the independent auditor’s report concludes that <<customer_short_name>> failed to comply with the service eligibility criteria, <<customer_short_name>> must true-up any difference in payments, convert all noncompliant circuits to the appropriate service, and make the correct payments on a going-forward basis. In the event the auditor’s report concludes that <<customer_short_name>> did not comply overall in any material respect with the service eligibility criteria, <<customer_short_name>> shall reimburse BellSouth for the cost of the independent auditor. To the extent the auditor’s report concludes that <<customer_short_name>> did comply in all material respects with the service eligibility criteria, BellSouth will reimburse <<customer_short_name>> for its reasonable and demonstrable costs associated with the audit. <<customer_short_name>> will maintain appropriate documentation to support its certifications.
5.3.4.4 In the event <<customer_short_name>> converts special access services to UNEs, <<customer_short_name>> shall be subject to the termination liability provisions in the applicable special access tariffs, if any.
