Common use of Protection of Service and Property Clause in Contracts

Protection of Service and Property. Both Parties shall exercise reasonable care to prevent harm or damage to the other Party, its employees, agents or Customers, or their property. Both Parties, their employees and agents agree to take reasonable and prudent steps to ensure the adequate protection of the other Party's property and services. 12.10.1 CLEC shall comply at all times with reasonable security and safety procedures and existing requirements that are established by CBT and communicated to CLEC. 12.10.2 CBT shall limit access to its Premises to only those individuals to whom (i) CBT has provided keys, or (ii) CBT has provided the access code for card readers where card readers are the sole means of entry into such Premises, as the case may be. 12.10.3 If CLEC elects to enclose the Physical Collocation Space, access to CLEC’s Collocation Space shall be limited by CBT and CLEC (i) to employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or other representatives of CLEC, (ii) if applicable, to a CLEC sub-lessee and such sub-lessee’s employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives, and (iii) to CBT employees, agents, and contractors to the extent they have the right to access CLEC’s Physical Collocation Space pursuant to this Agreement. 12.10.4 If CLEC elects Cageless Collocation and the space is in a separate collocation area within the CBT Premises, access to the area in which CLEC’s Physical Collocation Space is located shall be limited by CBT and CLEC (i) to employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or other representatives of CLEC and any other telecommunications carrier (including, if applicable, any sub-lessee of CLEC), its agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives of such telecommunications carrier, collocating equipment in the same common collocation area as CLEC, and (ii) to CBT employees, agents, and contractors to the extent they have the right to access CLEC’s Collocation Space pursuant to this Agreement. 12.10.5 If CLEC elects Cageless Collocation and the space is in unused space (not restricted to a separate collocation area) within a CBT Premises, access to the area in which CLEC’s Physical Collocation Space is located shall not be limited by CBT beyond the customary security arrangements that CBT maintains with respect to its own employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives. 12.10.6 CBT shall allow CLEC (i) for CLEC’s Physical Collocation spaces, seven (7)-day, twenty-four (24)-hour access to spaces that house or contain CLEC equipment or equipment enclosures and CBT shall furnish CLEC with keys, entry codes, lock combinations, and other materials or information that may be needed to gain entry into any secured CLEC space, and (ii) for CLEC’s Virtual Collocated space, access during the applicable Premises’ Normal Business Hours to inspect or observe CLEC equipment. 12.10.7 CBT shall secure external access to the Physical Collocation space on its Premises in the same or equivalent manner that CBT secures external access to spaces that house CBT's equipment.

Protection of Service and Property. Both Parties shall exercise reasonable care to prevent harm or damage to the other Party, its employees, agents or Customers, or their property. Both Parties, their employees and agents agree to take reasonable and prudent steps to ensure the adequate protection of the other Party's property and services. 12.10.1 CLEC shall comply at all times with reasonable security and safety procedures and existing requirements that are established by CBT and communicated to CLEC. 12.10.2 CBT shall limit access to its Premises Central Offices to only those individuals to whom (i) CBT has provided keys, or (ii) CBT has provided the access code for card readers where card readers are the sole means of entry into such PremisesCentral Offices, as the case may be. 12.10.3 If CLEC elects to enclose the Physical Collocation Space, access to CLEC’s Collocation Space shall be limited by CBT and CLEC (i) to employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or other representatives of CLEC, (ii) if applicable, to a CLEC sub-lessee and such sub-sub- lessee’s employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives, and (iii) to CBT employees, agents, and contractors to the extent they have the right to access CLEC’s Physical Collocation Space pursuant to this Agreement. 12.10.4 If CLEC elects Cageless not to enclose the Physical Collocation Space (cageless collocation) and the space is in a separate collocation area within the CBT Premises, access to the area in which CLEC’s Physical Collocation Space is located shall be limited by CBT and CLEC (i) to employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or other representatives of CLEC and any other telecommunications carrier (including, if applicable, any sub-lessee of CLEC), its agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives of such telecommunications carrier, collocating equipment in the same common collocation area as CLEC, and (ii) to CBT employees, agents, and contractors to the extent they have the right to access CLEC’s Collocation Space pursuant to this Agreement. 12.10.5 If CLEC elects Cageless not to enclose the Physical Collocation Space (cageless collocation) and the space is in unused space (not restricted to a separate collocation area) within a CBT Premises, access to the area in which CLEC’s Physical Collocation Space is located shall not be limited by CBT beyond the customary security arrangements that CBT maintains with respect to its own employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives. 12.10.6 CBT shall allow CLEC (i) for CLEC’s Physical Collocation spaces, seven (7)-day, twenty-four (24)-hour access to spaces that house or contain CLEC equipment or equipment enclosures and CBT shall furnish CLEC with keys, entry codes, lock combinations, and other materials or information that may be needed to gain entry into any secured CLEC space, and (ii) for CLEC’s Virtual Collocated space, access during the applicable Premises’ Normal Business Hours to inspect or observe CLEC equipment. 12.10.7 CBT shall secure external access to the Physical Collocation space on its Premises in the same or equivalent manner that CBT secures external access to spaces that house CBT's equipment.

Protection of Service and Property. Both Parties shall exercise reasonable care to prevent harm or damage to the other Party, its employees, agents or Customers, or their property. Both Parties, their employees and agents agree to take reasonable and prudent steps to ensure the adequate protection of the other Party's property and services., including: 12.10.1 CLEC shall comply at all times with reasonable security and safety procedures and existing requirements that are established by CBT and communicated to CLEC. 12.10.2 CBT shall limit access to its Premises to only those individuals to whom (i) CBT has provided keys, or (ii) CBT has provided the access code for card readers where card readers are the sole means of entry into such Premises, as the case may be. 12.10.3 12.17.1 If CLEC elects to enclose the Physical Collocation Space, access to CLEC’s 's Collocation Space shall be limited by CBT and CLEC (i) to employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or other representatives of CLEC, (ii) if applicable, to a an CLEC sub-sub- lessee and such sub-lessee’s 's employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives, and (iii) to CBT employees, agents, and contractors to the extent they have the right to access CLEC’s 's Physical Collocation Space pursuant to this Agreement. 12.10.4 12.17.2 If CLEC elects Cageless not to enclose the Physical Collocation Space and to place the space is Physical Collocation Space in a separate common collocation area within the CBT Premisespremises, access to the area in which CLEC’s 's Physical Collocation Space is located shall be limited by CBT and CLEC (i) to employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or other representatives of CLEC and any other telecommunications carrier (including, if applicable, any sub-lessee of CLEC), its agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives of such telecommunications carrier, collocating equipment in the same common collocation area as CLEC, and (ii) to CBT employees, agents, and contractors to the extent they have the right to access CLEC’s 's Collocation Space pursuant to this Agreement. 12.10.5 12.17.3 If CLEC elects to obtain Cageless Collocation and the space is (i.e., place its equipment in unused space (not restricted to a separate collocation common area) within a CBT Premisespremises without an enclosure), access to the area in which CLEC’s 's Physical Collocation Space is located shall not be limited by CBT beyond the customary security arrangements that CBT maintains with respect to its own employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives. 12.10.6 12.17.4 CLEC shall comply at all times with reasonable security and safety procedures and existing requirements that are established by CBT and communicated to CLEC. CBT shall not require CLEC to obtain a security escort in order for CLEC to access its collocation space. 12.17.5 CBT shall allow CLEC (i) for CLEC’s 's Physical Collocation spaces, seven (7)-day, twenty-four (24)-hour access to spaces that house or contain CLEC equipment or equipment enclosures enclosures, and CBT shall furnish CLEC with keys, entry codes, lock combinations, and other materials or information that may be needed to gain entry into any secured CLEC space, subject to Section 12.17.4 and Article XX, and (ii) for CLEC’s 's Virtual Collocated space, access during the applicable Premises’ ' Normal Business Hours to inspect or observe CLEC equipment. 12.10.7 12.17.6 CBT shall secure external access to the Physical Collocation space on its Premises in the same or equivalent manner that CBT secures external access to spaces that house CBT's equipment.

Protection of Service and Property. Both Parties shall exercise reasonable care to prevent harm or damage to the other Party, its employees, agents or Customers, or their property. Both Parties, their employees and agents agree to take reasonable and prudent steps to ensure the adequate protection of the other Party's property and services. 12.10.1 CLEC shall comply at all times with reasonable security and safety procedures and existing requirements that are established by CBT and communicated to CLEC. 12.10.2 CBT shall limit access to its Premises to only those individuals to whom (i) CBT has provided keys, or (ii) CBT has provided the access code for card readers where card readers are the sole means of entry into such Premises, as the case may be. 12.10.3 If CLEC elects to enclose the Physical Collocation Space, access to CLEC’s Collocation Space shall be limited by CBT and CLEC (i) to employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or other authorized representatives of CLEC, (ii) if applicable, to a CLEC sub-lessee and such sub-lessee’s employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or other authorized representatives, and (iii) to CBT employees, agents, and contractors to the extent they have the right to access CLEC’s Physical Collocation Space pursuant to this Agreement. 12.10.4 If CLEC elects Cageless Collocation and the space is in a separate collocation area within the CBT Premises, access to the area in which CLEC’s Physical Collocation Space is located shall be limited by CBT and CLEC (i) to employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or other authorized representatives of CLEC and any other telecommunications carrier (including, if applicable, any sub-lessee of CLEC), its agents, contractors, subcontractors or other authorized representatives of such telecommunications carrier, collocating equipment in the same common collocation area as CLEC, and (ii) to CBT employees, agents, and contractors to the extent they have the right to access CLEC’s Collocation Space pursuant to this Agreement. 12.10.5 If CLEC elects Cageless Collocation and the space is in unused space (not restricted to a separate collocation area) within a CBT Premises, access to the area in which CLEC’s Physical Collocation Space is located shall not be limited by CBT beyond the customary security arrangements that CBT maintains with respect to its own employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives. 12.10.6 CBT shall allow CLEC (i) for CLEC’s Physical Collocation spaces, seven (7)-day, twenty-four (24)-hour access to spaces that house or contain CLEC equipment or equipment enclosures and CBT shall furnish CLEC with keys, entry codes, lock combinations, and other materials or information that may be needed to gain entry into any secured CLEC space, and (ii) for CLEC’s Virtual Collocated space, access during the applicable Premises’ Normal Business Hours to inspect or observe CLEC equipment. 12.10.7 CBT shall secure external access to the Physical Collocation space on its Premises in the same or equivalent manner that CBT secures external access to spaces that house CBT's equipment.

Protection of Service and Property. Both Parties shall exercise reasonable care to prevent harm or damage to the other Party, its employees, agents or Customers, or their property. Both Parties, their employees and agents agree to take reasonable and prudent steps to ensure the adequate protection of the other Party's property and services. 12.10.1 CLEC Sprint shall comply at all times with reasonable security and safety procedures and existing requirements that are established by CBT and communicated to CLECSprint. 12.10.2 CBT shall limit access to its Premises Central Offices to only those individuals to whom whom (i) CBT has provided keys, or (ii) CBT has provided the access code for card readers where card readers are the sole means of entry into such PremisesCentral Offices, as the case may be. 12.10.3 If CLEC Sprint elects to enclose the Physical Collocation Space, access to CLECSprint’s Collocation Space shall be limited by CBT and CLEC Sprint (i) to employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or other representatives of CLECSprint, (ii) if applicable, to a CLEC Sprint sub-lessee and such sub-lessee’s employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives, and (iii) to CBT employees, agents, and contractors to the extent they have the right to access CLECSprint’s Physical Collocation Space pursuant to this Agreement. 12.10.4 If CLEC Sprint elects Cageless not to enclose the Physical Collocation Space (cageless collocation) and the space is in a separate collocation area within the CBT Premises, access to the area in which CLECSprint’s Physical Collocation Space is located shall be limited by CBT and CLEC Sprint (i) to employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or other representatives of CLEC Sprint and any other telecommunications carrier (including, if applicable, any sub-lessee of CLECSprint), its agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives of such telecommunications carrier, collocating equipment in the same common collocation area as CLECSprint, and (ii) to CBT employees, agents, and contractors to the extent they have the right to access CLECSprint’s Collocation Space pursuant to this Agreement. 12.10.5 If CLEC Sprint elects Cageless not to enclose the Physical Collocation Space (cageless collocation) and the space is in unused space (not restricted to a separate collocation area) within a CBT Premises, access to the area in which CLECSprint’s Physical Collocation Space is located shall not be limited by CBT beyond the customary security arrangements that CBT maintains with respect to its own employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives. 12.10.6 CBT shall allow CLEC Sprint (i) for CLECSprint’s Physical Collocation spaces, seven (7)-day, twenty-four (24)-hour access to spaces that house or contain CLEC Sprint equipment or equipment enclosures and CBT shall furnish CLEC Sprint with keys, entry codes, lock combinations, and other materials or information that may be needed to gain entry into any secured CLEC Sprint space, and (ii) for CLECSprint’s Virtual Collocated space, access during the applicable Premises’ Normal Business Hours to inspect or observe CLEC Sprint equipment. 12.10.7 CBT shall secure external access to the Physical Collocation space on its Premises in the same or equivalent manner that CBT secures external access to spaces that house CBT's equipment.

Protection of Service and Property. Both Parties shall exercise reasonable care to prevent harm or damage to the other Party, its employees, agents or Customers, or their property. Both Parties, their employees and agents agree to take reasonable and prudent steps to ensure the adequate protection of the other Party's property and services. 12.10.1 CLEC shall comply at all times with reasonable security and safety procedures and existing requirements that are established by CBT and communicated to CLEC. 12.10.2 CBT shall limit access to its Premises to only those individuals to whom whom (i) CBT has provided keys, or (ii) CBT has provided the access code for card readers where card readers are the sole means of entry into such Premises, as the case may be. 12.10.3 If CLEC elects to enclose the Physical Collocation Space, access to CLEC’s Collocation Space shall be limited by CBT and CLEC (i) to employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or other representatives of CLEC, (ii) if applicable, to a CLEC sub-lessee and such sub-sub- lessee’s employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives, and (iii) to CBT employees, agents, and contractors to the extent they have the right to access CLEC’s Physical Collocation Space pursuant to this Agreement. 12.10.4 If CLEC elects Cageless Collocation and the space is in a separate collocation area within the CBT Premises, access to the area in which CLEC’s Physical Collocation Space is located shall be limited by CBT and CLEC (i) to employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or other representatives of CLEC and any other telecommunications carrier (including, if applicable, any sub-lessee of CLEC), its agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives of such telecommunications carrier, collocating equipment in the same common collocation area as CLEC, and (ii) to CBT employees, agents, and contractors to the extent they have the right to access CLEC’s Collocation Space pursuant to this Agreement. 12.10.5 If CLEC elects Cageless Collocation and the space is in unused space (not restricted to a separate collocation area) within a CBT Premises, access to the area in which CLEC’s Physical Collocation Space is located shall not be limited by CBT beyond the customary security arrangements that CBT maintains with respect to its own employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or other representatives. 12.10.6 CBT shall allow CLEC (i) for CLEC’s Physical Collocation spaces, seven (7)-day, twenty-four (24)-hour access to spaces that house or contain CLEC equipment or equipment enclosures and CBT shall furnish CLEC with keys, entry codes, lock combinations, and other materials or information that may be needed to gain entry into any secured CLEC space, and (ii) for CLEC’s Virtual Collocated space, access during the applicable Premises’ Normal Business Hours to inspect or observe CLEC equipment. 12.10.7 CBT shall secure external access to the Physical Collocation space on its Premises in the same or equivalent manner that CBT secures external access to spaces that house CBT's equipment.