Common use of Process Clause in Contracts

Process. 52.3.1 CLEC shall submit to CenturyLink a written BFR application (Request), in a form to be provided by CenturyLink and as published on CenturyLink’s Website. The Request shall specifically identify relevant technical requirements and descriptions, drawings, locations and/or any other such specifications that are reasonably necessary to clearly define the Request such that CenturyLink has sufficient information to analyze and prepare a response. 52.3.2 If fulfilling the request involves construction or engineering analysis, CenturyLink will notify CLEC of such and CLEC will make the non-refundable NRC payment set forth in Table 1 to compensate CenturyLink for its costs to perform the analysis. CenturyLink shall have no obligation to further evaluate the request, conduct any analysis or prepare a price quote for the requested service until the non-refundable NRC payment has been received. 52.3.3 CLEC may cancel a Request in writing at any time prior to agreeing on price and availability in the final quote. CenturyLink will then cease analysis and/or development of the Request. However, CLEC will pay CenturyLink its reasonable and demonstrable costs of processing and/or implementing the BFR up to and including the date on which CenturyLink receives CLEC’s notice of cancellation if such costs are not already covered in full by a previously submitted non-refundable NRC payment. 52.3.4 CenturyLink shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of a Request and shall identify a single point of contact to process the Request within ten (10) Business Days of CenturyLink’s receipt of a Request. CenturyLink will advise CLEC of any additional information needed for a complete and accurate Request. 52.3.5 Except under extraordinary circumstances, within thirty (30) Days of its receipt of a complete and accurate Request, CenturyLink will approve or deny the Request (Preliminary Analysis). If CenturyLink denies CLEC’s Request, the Preliminary Analysis will provide the reason(s) for such denial.

Process. 52.3.1 CLEC shall submit to CenturyLink a written BFR application (Request), in a form to be provided by CenturyLink and as published on CenturyLink’s Website. The Request shall specifically identify relevant technical requirements and descriptions, drawings, locations and/or any other such specifications that are reasonably necessary to clearly define the Request such that CenturyLink has sufficient information to analyze and prepare a response. 52.3.2 If fulfilling the request involves construction or engineering analysis, CenturyLink will notify CLEC of such and CLEC will make the non-non- refundable NRC payment set forth in Table 1 to compensate CenturyLink for its costs to perform the analysis. CenturyLink shall have no obligation to further evaluate the request, conduct any analysis or prepare a price quote for the requested service until the non-refundable NRC payment has been received. 52.3.3 CLEC may cancel a Request in writing at any time prior to agreeing on price and availability in the final quote. CenturyLink will then cease analysis and/or development of the Request. However, CLEC will pay CenturyLink its reasonable and demonstrable costs of processing and/or implementing the BFR up to and including the date on which CenturyLink receives CLEC’s notice of cancellation if such costs are not already covered in full by a previously submitted non-refundable NRC payment. 52.3.4 CenturyLink shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of a Request and shall identify a single point of contact to process the Request within ten (10) Business Days of CenturyLink’s receipt of a Request. CenturyLink will advise CLEC of any additional information needed for a complete and accurate Request. 52.3.5 Except under extraordinary circumstances, within thirty (30) Days of its receipt of a complete and accurate Request, CenturyLink will approve or deny the Request (Preliminary Analysis). If CenturyLink denies CLEC’s Request, the Preliminary Analysis will provide the reason(s) for such denial.ten

Process. 52.3.1 CLEC 47.3.1 Carrier shall submit to CenturyLink a written BFR application (Request), in a form to be provided by CenturyLink and as published on CenturyLink’s Website. The Request shall specifically identify relevant technical requirements and descriptions, drawings, locations and/or any other such specifications that are reasonably necessary to clearly define the Request such that CenturyLink has sufficient information to analyze and prepare a response. 52.3.2 47.3.2 If fulfilling the request involves construction or engineering analysis, CenturyLink will notify CLEC Carrier in writing of such the requirement for construction or engineering analysis and CLEC CenturyLink will make not perform the analysis unless Carrier, at its discretion, remits the non-refundable NRC refundable, non- recurring (NRC) payment set forth in Table 1 to compensate CenturyLink for its costs to perform the required analysis. CenturyLink shall have no obligation to further evaluate the request, conduct any analysis or prepare a price quote for the requested service until the non-refundable NRC payment has been received. 52.3.3 CLEC 47.3.3 Carrier may cancel a Request in writing at any time prior to agreeing on price and availability in the final quote. CenturyLink will then cease analysis and/or development of the Request. However, CLEC Carrier will pay CenturyLink its reasonable and demonstrable costs of processing and/or implementing the BFR up to and including the date on which CenturyLink receives CLECCarrier’s notice of cancellation if such costs are not already covered in full by a previously submitted non-refundable NRC payment. 52.3.4 47.3.4 CenturyLink shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of a Request and shall identify a single point of contact to process the Request within ten (10) Business Days of CenturyLink’s receipt of a Request. CenturyLink will advise CLEC of If any additional information is needed for a complete and accurate Request then within fifteen (15) days receipt of the initial Request, CenturyLink will give notice to Carrier of the need for such additional information. CenturyLink will treat the date of receipt of any such additional information as the new Request date under this subparagraph and the same timeframes shall thereafter apply. 52.3.5 47.3.5 Except under extraordinary circumstances, within thirty (30) Days of its receipt of a complete and accurate Request, CenturyLink will approve or deny the Request (Preliminary Analysis). If CenturyLink denies CLECCarrier’s Request, the Preliminary Analysis will provide the reason(s) for such denial. 47.3.6 Carrier may accept or reject CenturyLink’s Preliminary Analysis, at its discretion. Carrier will provide written acceptance of the Preliminary Analysis to CenturyLink within thirty (30) Days of its receipt of the Preliminary Analysis or Carrier’s Request will be deemed to be cancelled. 47.3.7 Upon receiving Xxxxxxx’s written acceptance and authorization of the Preliminary Analysis, CenturyLink will proceed to develop a Final Quote. The Final Quote shall contain a description of each access arrangement or service to be provided, a tentative availability date, the applicable rates, the installation intervals, and the terms and conditions under which access to the requested Network Element, arrangement or service will be offered. CenturyLink shall provide the Final Quote within ninety (90) Days of receiving Carrier’s written acceptance and authorization to the Preliminary Analysis. 47.3.8 The availability date is dependent on when Carrier accepts the Final Quote. CenturyLink shall make reasonable efforts to provide an availability date that is within ninety (90) Days from the date it receives Carrier’s written Final Acceptance as described below in Section 47.3.9. If CenturyLink cannot complete the BFR within ninety (90) Days of receiving Carrier’s Final Acceptance, CenturyLink and Carrier will then determine a mutually agreeable availability date. 47.3.9 Within thirty (30) Days of receipt of the Final Quote, or additional time as may be mutually agreed by the Parties, Carrier must either (a) confirm or cancel its Request in writing (Final Acceptance), or (b) submit any disputed issues with the Final Quote for dispute resolution pursuant to Section 15. Xxxxxxx’s written acceptance must include payment of one- hundred percent (100%) of the quoted costs.

Process. 52.3.1 CLEC 47.3.1 Carrier shall submit to CenturyLink a written BFR application (Request), in a form to be provided by CenturyLink and as published on CenturyLink’s Website. The Request shall specifically identify relevant technical requirements and descriptions, drawings, locations and/or any other such specifications that are reasonably necessary to clearly define the Request such that CenturyLink has sufficient information to analyze and prepare a response. 52.3.2 47.3.2 If fulfilling the request involves construction or engineering analysis, CenturyLink will notify CLEC Carrier in writing of such the requirement for construction or engineering analysis and CLEC CenturyLink will make not perform the analysis unless Carrier, at its discretion, remits the non-refundable NRC refundable, non- recurring (NRC) payment set forth in Table 1 to compensate CenturyLink for its costs to perform the required analysis. CenturyLink shall have no obligation to further evaluate the request, conduct any analysis or prepare a price quote for the requested service until the non-refundable NRC payment has been received. 52.3.3 CLEC 47.3.3 Carrier may cancel a Request in writing at any time prior to agreeing on price and availability in the final quote. CenturyLink will then cease analysis and/or development of the Request. However, CLEC Carrier will pay CenturyLink its reasonable and demonstrable costs of processing and/or implementing the BFR up to and including the date on which CenturyLink receives CLECCarrier’s notice of cancellation if such costs are not already covered in full by a previously submitted non-refundable NRC payment. 52.3.4 47.3.4 CenturyLink shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of a Request and shall identify a single point of contact to process the Request within ten (10) Business Days of CenturyLink’s receipt of a Request. CenturyLink will advise CLEC of If any additional information is needed for a complete and accurate Request then within fifteen (15) days receipt of the initial Request, CenturyLink will give notice to Carrier of the need for such additional information. CenturyLink will treat the date of receipt of any such additional information as the new Request date under this subparagraph and the same timeframes shall thereafter apply. 52.3.5 47.3.5 Except under extraordinary circumstances, within thirty (30) Days of its receipt of a complete and accurate Request, CenturyLink will approve or deny the Request (Preliminary Analysis). If CenturyLink denies CLECCarrier’s Request, the Preliminary Analysis will provide the reason(s) for such denial.

Process. 52.3.1 CLEC 47.3.1 Carrier shall submit to CenturyLink a written BFR application (Request), in a form to be provided by CenturyLink and as published on CenturyLink’s Website. The Request shall specifically CenturyLi ally identify relevant technical requirements and descriptions, drawings, locations and/or any other such specifications that are reasonably necessary to clearly define the Request such that CenturyLink has sufficient information to analyze and prepare a response. 52.3.2 47.3.2 If fulfilling the request involves construction or engineering analysis, CenturyLink will notify CLEC Carrier in writing of such the requirement for construction or engineering analysis and CLEC CenturyLink will make not perform the analysis unless Carrier, at its discretion, remits the non-refundable NRC refundable, non- recurring (NRC) payment set forth in Table 1 to compensate CenturyLink for its costs to perform the required analysis. CenturyLink shall have no obligation to further evaluate the request, conduct any analysis or prepare a price quote for the requested service until the non-refundable NRC payment has been received. 52.3.3 CLEC 47.3.3 Carrier may cancel a Request in writing at any time prior to agreeing on price and availability in the final quote. CenturyLink will then cease analysis and/or development of the Request. However, CLEC Carrier will pay CenturyLink its reasonable and demonstrable costs of processing and/or implementing the BFR up to and including the date on which CenturyLink receives CLEC’s notice of cancellation tion if such costs are not already covered in full by a previously submitted non-refundable NRC payment. 52.3.4 47.3.4 CenturyLink shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of a Request and shall identify a single point of contact to process the Request within ten (10) Business Days of CenturyLink’s CenturyLi receipt of a Request. CenturyLink will advise CLEC of If any additional information is needed for a complete and accurate Request then within fifteen (15) days receipt of the initial Request, CenturyLink will give notice to Carrier of the need for such additional information. CenturyLink will treat the date of receipt of any such additional information as the new Request date under this subparagraph and the same timeframes shall thereafter apply. 52.3.5 47.3.5 Except under extraordinary circumstances, within thirty (30) Days of its receipt of a complete and accurate Request, CenturyLink will approve or deny the Request (Preliminary Analysis). If CenturyLink denies CLEC’s Request, the Preliminary Analysis will provide the reason(s) for such denial. 47.3.6 Carrier may accept or reject Century 47.3.7 thorization of the Preliminary Analysis, CenturyLink will proceed to develop a Final Quote. The Final Quote shall contain a description of each access arrangement or service to be provided, a tentative availability date, the applicable rates, the installation intervals, and the terms and conditions under which access to the requested Network Element, arrangement or service will be offered. CenturyLink shall provide the Final Quote within ninety (90) Days rization to the Preliminary Analysis. 47.3.8 The availability date is dependent on when Xxxxxxx accepts the Final Quote. CenturyLink shall make reasonable efforts to provide an availability date that is within ninety (90) Days from the date it receives

Process. 52.3.1 CLEC 47.3.1 Carrier shall submit to CenturyLink a written BFR application (Request), in a form to be provided by CenturyLink and as published on CenturyLink’s Website. The Request shall specifically identify relevant technical requirements and descriptions, drawings, locations and/or any other such specifications that are reasonably necessary to clearly define the Request such that CenturyLink has sufficient information to analyze and prepare a response. 52.3.2 47.3.2 If fulfilling the request involves construction or engineering analysis, CenturyLink will notify CLEC Carrier in writing of such the requirement for construction or engineering analysis and CLEC CenturyLink will make not perform the analysis unless Carrier, at its discretion, remits the non-refundable NRC refundable, non- recurring (NRC) payment set forth in Table 1 to compensate CenturyLink for its costs to perform the required analysis. CenturyLink shall have no obligation to further evaluate the request, conduct any analysis or prepare a price quote for the requested service until the non-refundable NRC payment has been received. 52.3.3 CLEC 47.3.3 Carrier may cancel a Request in writing at any time prior to agreeing on price and availability in the final quote. CenturyLink will then cease analysis and/or development of the Request. However, CLEC Carrier will pay CenturyLink its reasonable and demonstrable costs of processing and/or implementing the BFR up to and including the date on which CenturyLink receives CLECCarrier’s notice of cancellation if such costs are not already covered in full by a previously submitted non-refundable NRC payment. 52.3.4 47.3.4 CenturyLink shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of a Request and shall identify a single point of contact to process the Request within ten (10) Business Days of CenturyLink’s receipt of a Request. CenturyLink will advise CLEC of If any additional information is needed for a complete and accurate Request then within fifteen (15) days receipt of the initial Request, CenturyLink will give notice to Carrier of the need for such additional information. CenturyLink will treat the date of receipt of any such additional information as the new Request date under this subparagraph and the same timeframes shall thereafter apply. 52.3.5 47.3.5 Except under extraordinary circumstances, within thirty (30) Days of its receipt of a complete and accurate Request, CenturyLink will approve or deny the Request (Preliminary Analysis). If CenturyLink denies CLECCarrier’s Request, the Preliminary Analysis will provide the reason(s) for such denial. 47.3.6 Carrier may accept or reject CenturyLink’s Preliminary Analysis, at its discretion. Carrier will provide written acceptance of the Preliminary Analysis to CenturyLink within thirty (30) Days of its receipt of the Preliminary Analysis or Carrier’s Request will be deemed to be cancelled.