THIRD AMENDMENT TO MCI CARRIER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.61
***PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT MARKED BY BRACKETS ("[_____]") OR OTHERWISE
IDENTIFIED HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.
THE OMITTED PORTIONS HAVE BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.***
THIRD AMENDMENT TO
MCI CARRIER AGREEMENT
This Third Amendment is made as of this 1 day of August, 1996, between MCI
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION ("MCI") and ASSOCIATED COMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES
OF AMERICA (ACCA) ("Customer"), an association of carriers which are subject to
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, with offices located at 000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000.
WHEREAS, Customer and MCI entered into an MCI Carrier Agreement, signed by MCI
on November 9, 1995, as heretofore amended (as amended, the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, Customer and MCI desire to enter into this Third Amendment for the
purpose of further amending the Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, Customer and MCI agree as follows:
1. The following is hereby added as a final sentence to Paragraph 1(b) of
the Agreement:
For purposes of this Agreement, all references herein to "MCI 800 DAL
Service" shall be deemed to refer to "MCI Toll Free DAL Services"
2. Paragraphs 7(b)(2) and 7(b)(3) of the Agreement are hereby deleted in
their entirety and replaced with the following:
(2) For domestic interstate inbound services terminating via dedicated
access from an MCI point of presence (except for service originating
from Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands for
which Customer shall pay Tariff rates less applicable Tariff discounts
and less an additional [___________________] discount), Customer will
pay the following applicable postalized rate per minute for domestic
interstate MCI 800 DAL Service originating in the following LATA
groups:
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LATA Rate
Group Per Minute
----- ----------
1 [____]
2 [____]
3 [____]
4 [____]
5 [____]
6 [____]
7 [____]
8 [____]
9 [____]
10 [____]
ECC [____]
(3) For purposes of Paragraph 7(b)(2) above, the LATA Groups for MCI
domestic interstate 800 DAL Service are as follows;
GROUP 1
LATA City State
---- ---- -----
000 Xxx Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxx Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxx XX
734 Bakersfield CA
000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX XX
000 Xxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
240 Hagerstown WV
000 Xxx Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxx XX
358 Chicago IN
000 Xxx Xxxx XX
000 Xxxxxx XX
GROUP 2
LATA City State
---- ---- -----
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx XX
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929 Edinburg VA
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxx XX
000 Xx Xxxx XX
330 Evansville IN
000 Xxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
484 Biloxi MS
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxx Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx XX
374 Springfield IL
338 Bloomington IN
000 Xxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
Group 3
LATA City State
---- ---- -----
000 Xxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xx Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
336 Indianapolis IN
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
550 Abilene TX
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
322 Youngstown OH
000 Xxxx Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxx XX
000 Xxx Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
328 Dayton OH
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxx XX
000 Xxxx. Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxx Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxx XX
446 Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
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624 Duluth MN
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx XX
000 Xxxxx XX
474 Knoxville TN
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
GROUP 4
LATA City State
---- ---- -----
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxx XX
980 Navajo AZ
000 Xxxxxxxx SC
524 Kansas City MO
000 Xxx Xxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
726 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxx XX
000 Xx Xxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
GROUP 5
LATA City State
---- ---- -----
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
133 Poughkeepsie NY
000 Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxx XX
538 Tulsa OK
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
342 Marquette MI/WI
000 Xxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
670 Eugene OR
326 Toledo OH
344 Saginaw MI
GROUP 6
LATA City State
---- ---- -----
000 Xxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxx Xxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxx XX
000 Xxxx XX
480 Mobile AL
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
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634 Davenport IA
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxx Xxx XX
138 Binghampton NY
000 Xxxxxxxx XX
XXXXX 0
XXXX Xxxx Xxxxx
---- ---- -----
000 Xxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxx Xxxx XX
136 Syracuse NY
334 Auburn IN
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
570 Bryan TX
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx XX
000 Xxx Xxxxxx XX
635 Cedar Rapids IA
000 Xxx Xxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
937 Richmond IN
000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX
938 Terre Haute IN
977 Macomb IL
000 Xxx Xxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxx XX
GROUP 8
LATA City State
---- ---- -----
923 Lima OH
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xx Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxx XX
640 Sioux Falls SD
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxx XX
000 Xxxx Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx XX
000 Xxxxx XX
000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx XX
GROUP 9
LATA City State
---- ---- -----
440 Savannah GA
620 Rochester MN
124 Vermont VT
000 Xxxxx XX
120 Maim ME
638 Bismark ND
000 Xxxxx X'Xxxxxx XX
XXXXX 00
XXXX Xxxx Xxxxx
---- ---- -----
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxx XX
000 Xxxxxxxxx XX
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USVI
3. PARAGRAPH 7(B)(5) OF THE AGREEMENT IS HEREBY DELETED AND THE FOLLOWING
IS INSERTED IN ITS PLACE:
(5) For MCI 800 service calls that originate in Canada and terminate in
the domestic United States via dedicated access (excluding service to
Hawaii, Alaska, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, for which
Customer shall pay Tariff Rates less applicable Tariff discounts),
Customer shall pay the following rates, determined based on the number
of minutes of such 800 DAL service purchased in such month:
Minutes of MCI 800 DAL
Service originating in Canada Rate Per Minute
------------------------------ ---------------
[____________] *
[__________________] [___]
[__________________] [___]
[__________________] [___]
[_________] [___]
* Customer will receive the maximum discount associated with the VIP
Plus at the three (3) year and [____________________________________]
annual commitment level and on MOD on all MCI 800 DAL Service usage
originating in Canada.
4. THE FOLLOWING IS HEREBY ADDED AS NEW PARAGRAPH 7(Q) OF THE AGREEMENT:
(q) MCI Hyperstream/SM/ Frame Relay Service
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Members may purchase MCI Hyperstream/SM/ Frame Relay Service
("Hyperstream Service"), pursuant to a Hyperstream/SM/ Frame Relay Network
Pricing Plan at the maximum discount level provided in the Tariff, as
provided in the MCI Hyperstream/SM/ Frame Relay Enrollment Form and
Agreement attached hereto as Attachment H ("Hyperstream Enrollment Form").
Hyperstream Service shall be provided to and purchased by Members pursuant
to the terms and conditions of the Tariff and the Hyperstream Enrollment
Form.
5. PARAGRAPH 10(b) OF THE AGREEMENT IS HEREBY AMENDED BY DELETING THE LAST
SENTENCE OF SUCH PARAGRAPH AND REPLACING IT WITH THE FOLLOWING:
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"When referenced in this Paragraph 10, actual monthly usage billing shall
exclude Additional DeltaCom Usage, domestic interstate MCI 800 DAL Service
usage, and usage of MCI services where no rates are listed in this Agreement for
the MCI service and where Members pay standard tariffed rates after
application of tariffed discounts."
6. EXHIBIT E TO THE AGREEMENT IS, HEREBY AMENDED BY DELETING PARAGRAPHS
1(A) AND (B)FROM SUCH EXHIBIT AND REPLACING THEM WITH THE FOLLOWING:
(a) MCI International PRISM I Service
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(1) For MCI International PRISM I Service terminating in
international countries (excluding MCI International PRISM I Service
terminating in Canada and Mexico), Customer shall pay the rates set
forth below. No Tariff discounts shall apply to such rates and no
discounts otherwise provided in this Agreement, other than as provided
in Paragraph 12(b), shall be provided with respect to such service.
COUNTRY RATE
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AFGHANISTAN [_____]
ALBANIA [_____]
ALGERIA [_____]
AMERICAN SAMOA [_____]
ANDORRA [_____]
ANGOLA [_____]
ANGUILLA [_____]
ANTARCTICA [_____]
ANTIGUA [_____]
ARGENTINA [_____]
ARMENIA [_____]
ARUBA [_____]
ASCENSION ISLANDS [_____]
AUSTRALIA [_____]
AUSTRIA [_____]
AZERBAIJAN [_____]
BAHAMAS [_____]
BAHRAIN [_____]
BANGLADESH [_____]
BARBADOS [_____]
BELARUS [_____]
BELGIUM [_____]
BELIZE [_____]
BENIN [_____]
BERMUDA [_____]
BHUTAN [_____]
BOLIVIA [_____]
BOSNIA [_____]
BOTSWANA [_____]
BRAZIL [_____]
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BRITISH V.I. [_____]
BRUNEI [_____]
BULGARIA [_____]
BURKINA FASO [_____]
BURUNDI [_____]
CAMBODIA [_____]
CAMEROON [_____]
CAPE VERDE [_____]
CAYMAN ISLANDS [_____]
CENTRAL AFRICAN [_____]
CHAD [_____]
CHILE [_____]
CHINA [_____]
CHRISTMAS ISLAND [_____]
COCOS ISLAND [_____]
COLOMBIA [_____]
COMORROS [_____]
CONGO [_____]
XXXX ISLAND [_____]
COSTA RICA [_____]
CROATIA [_____]
CUBA (HAVANA) [_____]
CYPRUS [_____]
CZECH REPUBLIC [_____]
DENMARK [_____]
XXXXX XXXXXX [_____]
DJIBOUTI [_____]
DOMINICA [_____]
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [_____]
EASTER ISL [_____]
ECUADOR [_____]
EGYPT [_____]
EL SALVADOR [_____]
EQUATORIAL GUINEA [_____]
ERITREA [_____]
ESTONIA [_____]
ETHIOPIA [_____]
FAEROE ISLANDS [_____]
FALKLAND ISLANDS [_____]
FIJI ISLANDS [_____]
FINLAND [_____]
FRANCE [_____]
FRENCH ANTILLES [_____]
FRENCH GUIANA [_____]
FRENCH POLYNESIA [_____]
GABON [_____]
GAMBIA [_____]
GEORGIA [_____]
GERMANY [_____]
GHANA [_____]
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XXXXXXXXX [_____]
GREECE [_____]
GREENLAND [_____]
GRENADA [_____]
GUADELOUPE [_____]
GUAM [_____]
GUANTANAMO [_____]
GUATEMALA [_____]
GUINEA [_____]
GUINEA-BISSAU [_____]
GUYANA [_____]
HAITI [_____]
HONDURAS [_____]
HONG KONG [_____]
HUNGARY [_____]
ICELAND [_____]
INDIA [_____]
INDONESIA [_____]
IRAN [_____]
IRAQ [_____]
IRELAND [_____]
ISRAEL [_____]
ITALY [_____]
IVORY COAST [_____]
JAMAICA [_____]
JAPAN [_____]
JORDAN [_____]
KALINGRAD [_____]
KAZAKHSTAN [_____]
KENYA [_____]
KIRIBATI [_____]
KUWAIT [_____]
KYRGYZSTAN [_____]
LAOS [_____]
LATVIA [_____]
LEBANON [_____]
LESOTHO [_____]
LIBERIA [_____]
LIBYA [_____]
LIECHTENSTEIN [_____]
LITHUANIA [_____]
LUXEMBOURG [_____]
MACAO [_____]
MACEDONIA [_____]
MADAGASCAR [_____]
MALAWI [_____]
MALAYSIA [_____]
MALDIVES [_____]
MALI [_____]
MALTA [_____]
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XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX [_____]
MAURITANIA [_____]
MAURITIUS [_____]
MAYOTTE ISLAND [_____]
MICRONESIA [_____]
MIDWAY [_____]
MOLDAVIA [_____]
MONACO [_____]
MONGOLIA [_____]
MONTSERRAT [_____]
MOROCCO [_____]
MOZAMBIQUE [_____]
MYANMAR (BURMA) [_____]
NAKHODA [_____]
NAMIBIA [_____]
NAURU [_____]
NEPAL [_____]
NEThERLANDS [_____]
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES [_____]
NEVIS [_____]
NEW CALEDONIA [_____]
NEW ZEALAND [_____]
NICARAGUA [_____]
NIGER [_____]
NIGERIA [_____]
NIUE ISLAND [_____]
NORFOLK ISLAND [_____]
NORTh KOREA [_____]
NORWAY [_____]
OMAN [_____]
PAKISTAN [_____]
PALAU [_____]
PANAMA [_____]
PAPUA NEW GUINEA [_____]
PARAGUAY [_____]
PERU [_____]
PHILIPPINES [_____]
PITCAIRN ISL [_____]
POLAND [_____]
PORTUGAL [_____]
QATAR [_____]
REUNION ISLAND [_____]
ROMANIA [_____]
RUSSIA [_____]
RWANDA [_____]
SAIPAN [_____]
SAKHALIN [_____]
SAN MARINO [_____]
SAO TOME [_____]
SAUDI ARABIA [_____]
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SENEGAL [_____]
SERBIA [_____]
SEYCHELLES [_____]
SIERRA LEONE [_____]
SINGAPORE [_____]
SLOVAKIA [_____]
SLOVENIA [_____]
SOLOMON ISLANDS [_____]
SOMALIA [_____]
SOUTH AFRICA [_____]
SOUTH KOREA [_____]
SPAIN [_____]
SRI LANKA [_____]
ST. HELENA [_____]
ST. KITTS [_____]
ST. LUCIA [_____]
ST. PIERRE & MIQUEL [_____]
ST. XXXXXXX/GRENADINES [_____]
SUDAN [_____]
SURINAM [_____]
SWAZILAND [_____]
SWEDEN [_____]
SWITZERLAND [_____]
SYRIA [_____]
TADJIKISTAN [_____]
TAIWAN [_____]
TANZANIA [_____]
TATARSTAN [_____]
THAILAND [_____]
TOGO [_____]
TONGA [_____]
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [_____]
TUNISIA [_____]
TURKEY [_____]
TURKMENISTAN [_____]
TURKS & CAICOS ISL [_____]
TUVALU [_____]
UGANDA [_____]
UKRAINE [_____]
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES [_____]
UNITED KINGDOM [_____]
URUGUAY [_____]
UZBEKISTAN [_____]
VANUATU [_____]
VATICAN CITY [_____]
VENEZUELA [_____]
VIETNAM [_____]
VLADIVOSTOK [_____]
WAKE ISL [_____]
WALLIS AND FUTUNA [_____]
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XXXXXXX XXXXXX [_____]
WESTERN SAMOA [_____]
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC [_____]
ZAIRE [_____]
ZAMBIA [_____]
ZIMBABWE [_____]
(2) The rates set forth in Paragraph (a)(1) above are fixed for six
(6) months from the Effective Date. Beginning six (6) months after
July 1, 1996, MCI shall have the option to revise such rates on 30
days notice to ACCA.
(b) All tariff limitations on callback traffic will apply individually to
each Member's use of MCI International PRISM I Service and are hereby
incorporated in this Agreement.
7. Exhibit H ATTACHED HERETO IS HEREBY ADDED TO THE AGREEMENT AS EXHIBIT
H THEREOF.
8. THE TERMS OF THIS THIRD AMENDMENT WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE, UPON
EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY BOTH PARTIES HERETO, AS OF APRIL 1,1996.
9. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS THIRD AMENDMENT, ALL OF THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THE AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
10. THIS THIRD AMENDMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE AGREEMENT, IS THE COMPLETE
AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES AND SUPERSEDES ALL OTHER PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND
REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING ITS SUBJECT MATTER.
11. THIS OFFER WILL REMAIN OPEN AND BE CAPABLE OF BEING ACCEPTED BY
CUSTOMER UNTIL AUGUST 1, 1996. ANY AND ALL PRIOR OFFERS MADE TO CUSTOMER,
WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, SHALL BE SUPERSEDED BY THIS OFFER. ANY FURTHER
AMENDMENTS MUST BE IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES.
ASSOCIATED COMMUNICATION MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS
COMPANIES OF AMERICA (ACCA) CORPORATION
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Authorized Signature Authorized Signature
Xxxx Xxxxxxx V.P. /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx / Director
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Print Name and Title Print Name and Title
8/1/96 8/9/96
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Date Date
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EXHIBIT H
MCI HYPERSTREAM/SM/ FRAME RELAY ENROLLMENT FORM AND AGREEMENT
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COMPLETE AND SIGN THIS FORM TO ENROLL YOUR COMPANY IN AN MCI HYPERSTREAM/SM/
FRAME RELAY AGREEMENT. ENROLLMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET
FORTH BELOW, AND IS NOT VALID UNLESS SIGNED BY CUSTOMER ON OR BEFORE 06/30/96
AND SUBSEQUENTLY ACCEPTED BY AN MCI FINANCE REPRESENTATIVE.
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CUSTOMER INFORMATION
(To be completed by MCI Representative)
Please Print: Check one to indicate current term plan enrollment
_______________________ [_] New HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay Enrollment
Company Name
_______________________ [_] Conversion from existing HyperStream/SM/
Company Xxxxxxx Xxxx 0 Xxxxx Xxxxx
_______________________ [_] Conversion from existing Customized
Company Address Line 2 Business Program
_______________________
HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay
City/State/ZIP MEGA ID No. [_] [_] - [_] [_] [_] [_] [_] [_]
[_] - [_] [_]
( ) - COMS ID No. ___________
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Main Telephone Number
START DATE, TERM AND MONTHLY MINIMUM VOLUME COMMITMENTS
(To be completed by Customer)
Start Date. This Agreement shall be Check Month-to-Month or Term Commitment:
effective upon execution by both parties.
The Term or month-to-month service [_] Month-to-Month. (Check if enrolling in
(excluding Trial Promotion enrollments) HyperStream Frame Relay Trial Promotion).
shall commence on the first day of the next full
monthly billing period following the latest
signature date on this Agreement.
TERMS & CONDITIONS: Enrollment is subject to [_] Term Commitment. If Term Commitment, indicate
MCI Tariff F.C.C. No. 1, as revised from time to time, Term and Monthly Minimum.
and the Terms and Conditions herein.
Term Commitment:___1 yr ___2 yr ___3 Yr ___4 yr ___5 yr
Monthly Minimum:
RENEWAL POLICY: Agreement automatically renews ____$ 500 ____$ 25,000
for a period of 1 year following expiration of ____$ 2,000 ____$ 50.000
a Term Commitment, unless Customer provides written ____$ 5,000 ____$100,000
notice to MCI at least 30 days prior to expiration ____$10,000
the original Terms.
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ENROLLMENT REQUESTED BY:
(To be completed and signed by Customer and MCI Representative)
_______________________________________________
MCI Branch Dept./Loc. No.
________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________
Company Representative Name - Please Print MCI Sales Representative Name - Please Print (vnet no.)
________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________
Title - Please Print MCI CSC Representative Name - Please Print (vnet no.)
________________________________________________________ _______________________________________
Company Representative Signature MCI Sales or CSC Representative Signature
________________________________________________________ _______________________________________
Date Date
AGREEMENT ACCEPTED BY:
(To be completed and signed by MCI Billing Services)
________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________
MCI Finance Representative Name - Please Print HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay Contract Number
___________________________________ ___________________
Finance representative Signature Date
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. DEFINITIONS. "You" and "Your" refers to Customer. "MCI" refers to MCI
Telecommunications Corporation. "HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay" or "HSFR" means
MCI's packet-oriented frame-based data networking service, as described in MCI
Tariff F.C.C. No.1 ("Tariff"), as revised from time to time
2 SERVICE TERMS.
2.1. This HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay Enrollment Form and Agreement incorporates
by reference the Tariff, as it may be amended or modified from time to time
(collectively, the "Agreement"). In the event of any inconsistency between
the terms of the Tariff and this Enrollment Form and Agreement, the Tariff
shall be deemed controlling. MCI will furnish the service to Customer
pursuant to the terms of this Enrollment Form and Agreement and the Tariff,
and any other applicable interstate, international or state tariffs, of MCI
and its affiliates.
2.2. With the exception of revisions of the Tariff made in accordance with
applicable law, this Agreement may only be amended in writing signed by
authorized representatives of the parties.
3. RATES AND CHARGES. Customer will pay standard rates as set forth in the
Tariff for MCI HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay service, including but not limited to
access charges, installation charges, reconfiguration charges, monthly recurring
port and permanent virtual circuit ("PVC") charges. MCI charges which contribute
to satisfaction of any Monthly Minimum are set forth in the Tariff ("Qualifying
Volume"). MCI charges eligible for discounts are also set forth in the Tariff
("Eligible Volume").
3.1 Month-to-Month.
If Customer selected a Month-to-Month plan, Customer shall pay standard
month-to-month tariffed rates without a term or volume commitment, except
Customer shall be liable for satisfying any monthly PVC minimum
requirements.
3.2 HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay Network Pricing Plan ("HPP").
3.2.1 Term and Monthly Minimum Commitments.
If Customer selected an HPP, in lieu of any other tariffed term plan
(except Access Pricing Plans), Customer agrees to use services
pursuant to this Agreement for a period of years, as indicated above
("Term"). Customer further agrees to purchase at least the Monthly
Minimum, before application of any discounts, of HSFR recurring port
and PVC charges for services pursuant to the Tariff, during each
month of the Term. At the completion of each year in a multi-year
Term, Customer may increase its Monthly Minimum. Following
execution by Customer of an amendment increasing its Monthly
Minimum, the terms and conditions of this Agreement will then apply
at the new, higher Monthly Minimum. After expiration of the initial
Term, this Agreement shall automatically renew for a period of one
(1) year, unless MCI receives written notice of termination from
Customer at least thirty (30) days prior to expiration of the
initial Term, or unless Customer has met the requirements set forth
under "Termination without Liability." Upon expiration of the
renewal period, Customer will receive standard tariffed rates for
month-to-month HSFR service, until such time as either party
provides the other with at least thirty (30) days written notice of
termination. The term of an associated Access Pricing plan ("APP")
is independent of the HPP term.
3.2.2 Underutilization Liability.
Commencing with the fourth (4th) full monthly billing period
following commencement of the Term, if Customer fails to satisfy its
Monthly Minimum during any month of the Term, Customer shall pay an
underutilization charge equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the
difference between Customer's Qualifying Volume during such month
and Customer's Monthly Minimum.
3.2.3 Early Termination Liability.
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If Customer terminates this Agreement prior to expiration of the
Term or prior to expiration of any renewal period, other than
pursuant to the terms set forth below for "Termination without
Liability", Customer shall pay early termination charges, equal to a
portion of the total HPP discounts received during the Term prior to
termination, based upon the year in which Customer terminates.
Term Year of Termination Percentage of Discount Repayment
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5 years 1 100%
2 75%
3 50%
4 30%
5 15%
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4 years 1 100%
2 75%
3 50%
4 30%
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3 years 1 100%
2 75%
3 50%
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2 years 1 100%
2 500%
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1 year 1 100%
3.2.4 Termination Without Liability.
Customer may discontinue this Agreement without liability, except
for charges incurred prior to termination, provided Customer
executes a new HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay agreement with a greater
or equal term and a greater or equal monthly volume commitment.
4. PROMOTIONS. Customer will receive HSFR promotions indicated with an "X"
below, pursuant to the eligibility requirements, availability, and other terms
and conditions as set forth in the Tariff. In the event a promotion is
selected for which Customer is ineligible, or in the event an unacceptable
combination of promotions is selected, such promotion selections will be
invalid and this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect without regard
to any invalid promotion selections.
_________ HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay Trial Promotion. Customer shall pay
rates and charges pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Tariff
during the first sixty (60) days following implementation of the
first service element ("Trial Period"), provided Customer has not
received MCI HSFR service during the previous 365 days and Customer
satisfies any other eligibility requirements set forth in the Tariff
Upon expiration of the Trial Period, Customer will automatically be
enrolled in an MCI HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay agreement for HSFR
service on a monthly-month basis pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Tariff, unless Customer executes an MCI
HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay agreement with term and monthly volume
commitments prior to expiration of the Trial Period, or unless
Customer provides written notice of termination to MCI prior to
expiration of the Trial Period. The HSFR Trial Promotion may not be
used concurrently with any other HyperStream Promotional Offering
but, upon expiration of the Trial Period, Customer may be eligible
to receive the benefits of one or more HyperStream Promotion
Offerings.
__________ HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay Sign-Up Promotion (customers receiving
HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay service at any time during the preceding
365 days, except pursuant to the Trial Promotion, are ineligible for
this promotion)
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__________ HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay Network Growth Promotion
__________ HyperStream/SM/ Frame Relay Competitive Conversion Promotion
5. GOVERNING LAW. The provision of service under this Agreement is subject to
the terms of the Communications Act of 1934, as administered by the Federal
Communications Commission.
6. COMPLETE AGREEMENT. This Enrollment Form and Agreement, including any MCI
attachments hereto, together with the Tariff, constitutes the complete agreement
of the parties concerning HSFR service and supersedes any prior proposals,
discussions or agreements, written or oral, concerning HSFR.
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