Unbundled Dark Fiber (UDF. IOF 4.1.7.1 Dedicated dark fiber transport shall be made available to CLEC on an unbundled basis as set forth in the Interconnection Agreement and as set forth below. Dark fiber transport consists of unactivated optical interoffice transmission facilities. 4.1.7.1.1 Qwest shall unbundle dark fiber transport between any pair of Qwest Wire Centers except where, through application of “Tier” classifications defined in Section 1.0 of this Amendment, both Wire Centers defining the Route are either Tier 1 or Tier 2 Wire Centers. As such, Qwest must unbundle dark fiber transport if a Wire Center on either end of a requested Route is a Tier 3 Wire Center. 4.1.7.1.2 Transition period for dark fiber transport circuits. For an 18-month period beginning on the effective date of the Triennial Review Remand Order, any dark fiber dedicated transport UNE that a CLEC leases from Qwest as of that date, but which Qwest is not obligated to unbundle pursuant to Section 4.1.7.1.1, shall be available for lease from Qwest at a rate equal to the higher of (1) 115 percent of the rate the requesting carrier paid for the dedicated transport element on June 15, 2004, or (2) 115 percent of the rate the state commission has established or establishes, if any, between June 16, 2004, and the effective date of the Triennial Review Remand Order, for that dedicated transport element. Where Qwest is not required to provide unbundled dark fiber transport pursuant to Section 4.1.7.1.1, CLEC may not obtain new dark fiber transport as unbundled network elements. Qwest and CLEC will work together to identify those circuits impacted in Non- Impaired Wire Centers.
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Samples: Interconnection Agreement, Interconnection Agreement, Interconnection Agreement
