Common use of Terms and Conditions – Common Area Splitter Collocation Clause in Contracts

Terms and Conditions – Common Area Splitter Collocation. 8.2.9.1 If CLEC elects to have Splitters installed in CenturyLink Wire Centers via Common Area Splitter Collocation, the Splitters will be installed in those Wire Centers in one (1) of the following locations: (a) in a relay rack as close to CLEC's DS0 termination points as possible; (b) on an ICDF to the extent such a frame is available; or (c) where options (a) and (b) are not available, or, in Wire Centers with network access line counts of less than 10,000, on the COSMIC™/MDF or in some other appropriate location such as an existing CenturyLink relay rack or bay. In Wire Centers with access line counts greater than 10,000, when all common area Splitter bays and racks are fully utilized, space permitting, CenturyLink will allow CLEC to place Splitters on the COSMIC™/MDF. CLEC either may purchase Splitters or have CenturyLink purchase the Splitters subject to full reimbursement of the cost of the Splitters plus any pass through actual vendor invoice costs, including but not limited to taxes, shipping and handling. The Splitters must meet the requirements for Central Office equipment Collocation set by the FCC. CenturyLink will be responsible for installing and maintaining the Splitters, but CLEC will lease the Splitters to CenturyLink at no cost. CenturyLink may commingle the Splitter shelves of different CLECs in a single relay rack or bay. CenturyLink will not be responsible for shortages of Splitters or CenturyLink's inability to obtain Splitters from vendors, if acting as purchasing agent on behalf of CLEC.