Exhibit 10.16
INTERCARRIER ROAMER SERVICE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT dated as of the 16th day of January, 1997, by and
between the corporations and general partnerships that are the Licensees and
Permittees listed in Appendix I, sometimes referred to as ["A"], and
PriCellular referred to as ["B"], on behalf of those Licensees and Permittees
set forth in Appendix I. The entities listed in Appendix I as the "[A]
Licensees and Permittees" are herein referred to as the "[A] Parties," the
entities listed in Appendix I as the "[B] Licensees and Permittees" are herein
referred to as the "[B] Parties," or individually as an "[A] Party" or a "[B]
Party," respectively; [A], [B], the [A] Parties and the [B] Parties are
collectively referred to as the "Parties" and individually as a "Party."
RECITAL
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to make arrangements to facilitate the
provision of cellular service to Roamers in accordance with the "General Terms
and Conditions for Roaming," attached hereto as Appendix II, and "Operating
Procedures," attached hereto as Appendix III (Appendix II and Appendix III are
hereby incorporated herein and such Appendices and all attachments hereto are
referred to herein as the "General Terms"), for as long as is practicable.
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein set
forth and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties do hereby agree as
follows:
1. Under the conditions set forth herein, to be bound by the General
Terms attached hereto, as they may be properly amended from time to time.
2. The Home Carrier shall be liable to the Serving Carrier in
accordance with paragraph 2.1 of Appendix II for all of the service and
pass-through charges for all calls chargeable to the Home Carrier's customers
(including the customers of its resellers) and invoiced by the serving Carrier
to the Home Carriers as specified in Appendix III. "Home Carrier" and "Serving
Carrier" are defined in Appendix II.
3. In the event that roaming becomes technically or administratively
impracticable on any Party's system(s) or if an unacceptable level of
unauthorized use occurs, either [A] or [B] may suspend this Agreement,
pursuant to Paragraph 4.2 and Section VI of Appendix II by written notice to
the other and, in such event, the Home Carrier will notify its customers no
later than the next ▇▇▇▇ of the suspension of service. In the event that such
notice is required, the Home Carrier shall consult with the serving Carrier
regarding the content of such notice and incorporate all reasonable
suggestions made by the Serving Carrier with respect to such notice. In
addition, the Serving Carrier, when communicating with the customers of the
Home Carrier, will use an
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explanation for the suspension of service mutually agreed upon by [A] and [B].
In the specific event that the impracticability of service is caused by the
testing of
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commercial service of a carrier other than the Serving Carrier operating in
the area served by the Serving Carrier and where the Serving Carrier is not,
in any respect, responsible for the impracticability, the Home Carrier may
include with its notice to its customers the following statement:
NOTICE
"Previously you have been able to obtain service as a roamer in
[Serving Carrier's Service Area Affected] on [Serving Carrier's]
system. Presently, you may experience difficulty in using your service
in [Serving Carrier's Service Area Affected]. This is because
[interfering carrier] is now [testing/operating] its cellular system in
[Serving Carrier's Service Area Affected], and the difficulty is not
the fault of [Serving Carrier]."
4. The notices referred to in Paragraph 10.1 of Appendix II
should be sent to:
A. Roaming Coordinator
AirTouch Cellular
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and B. PriCellular
Attn: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
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Notices given pursuant to Articles VI and VII of Appendix II should be sent to:
A. Chief Financial Officer
AirTouch Cellular
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and B. PriCellular
Attn: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇.
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5. [A] and [B] each hereby represent and warrant that (a) they have
been authorized by the [A] Parties and the [B] Parties, respectively, to enter
into this Agreement on such Party's behalf and (b) each of the [A] Parties and
each of the [B] Parties, respectively, is a Licensee or Permittee of the
Domestic Public Cellular Radio Telecommunications Systems(s) and Station(s)
shown on the attached Appendix I serving the area(s) referred to therein. [A]
or [B] may from time to time hereafter seek to am end Appendix I of this
Agreement to add and or delete a Licensee or Permittee of a Domestic Public
Cellular Radio Telecommunication System(s) and Station(s) as an [A] Party or a
[B] Party, respectively, to this Agreement, upon written notice to the other
and with the consent of the other (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld), in which event this Agreement shall become effective between such
additional party or parties and all the existing Parties hereto, less any such
deleted party or parties, as of the date set forth in an agreed upon amended
Appendix I.
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6. In the event that at least one of the Parties is a non-United
States Cellular Carrier, then Appendix IV (Foreign Cellular Carrier) shall be
attached hereto
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and made a part of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Agreement
as of the date first above written.
[A] Parties [B] Parties
By: /s/ [Illegible] By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Director, Fraud Management Title: Vice President, Intercarrier
Operations & Fraud
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Effective Date of Appendix I is
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APPENDIX I TO
INTERCARRIER ROAMER SERVICE AGREEMENT
[A] LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES
STATlON SERVICE
SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION LICENSE PV TALK/ BATCH
COVERED SID/BID AREA PERMIT GRANTED GRANTED TYPE LISTEN
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REALTIME
MICHIGAN
Detroit KNKA Detroit, MI 10/83 7/85 PRV Both Realtime
Cellular 244/
Tele. Co. ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ 2/85 7/85 PRV Both Realtime
Cellular 375/
Tele. Co. ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ 1/85 5/86 PRV Both Realtime
Rapids 375/
Cellular 30621
Tele. Co.
Lansing KNKA Lansing, MI 2/85 6/86 PRV Both Realtime
Cellular 365/
Tele. Co. 30613
Muskegon KNKA Muskegon, MI 3/87 7/87 PRV Both
Realtime
Cellular 552/
Tele. Co. 30615
PacTel KNKA Lima, OH 8/87 12/88 PRV Both Realtime
Cellular 707/
Inc. of 30625
Lima
PacTel KNKA Saginaw, MI 7/87 9/88 PRV Both
Realtime
Cellular 725/
Inc. of 30619
Saginaw
OHIO
Toledo KNKA Toledo, OH 12/83 2/86 PRV Both
Realtime
Cellular 240/
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Tele. Co. ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ 10/83 5/85 PRV Both Realtime
Ohio 235/
Cellular 00015
Tele. Co.
Akron KNKA Akron, OH 2/85 12/86 PRV Both
Realtime
Cellular 312/
Tele. Co. ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ 1/85 12/86 PRV Both
Realtime
Cellular 374/
Tele. Co. 00073
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STATlON SERVICE
SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION LICENSE PV TALK/ BATCH
COVERED SID/BID AREA PERMIT GRANTED GRANTED TYPE LISTEN
------- ------------ -------------- ------- ---- ------
REALTIME
Lorain KNKA Lorain/ 12/86 4/88 PRV Both Realtime
Elyria 509/ Elyria, OH
Cellular 00015
Tele. Co.
Northern KNKA Mansfleld,OH 4/87 9/88 PRV Both Realtime
Ohio 557/
Cellular 00447
Tele. Co.
Columbus KNKA Columbus, OH 1/85 7/86 PRV Both Realtime
Cellular 641/
Tele. Co. 00133
Spring- KNKA Springfield,OH 4/87 5/88 PRV Both Realtime
field 641/
Cellular 00163
Tele. Co.
Dayton KNKA Dayton, OH 2/85 8/86 PRV Both
Realtime
Cellular 344/
Tele. Co. 00163
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ KNKA ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/ 1/87 6/87 PRV Both Realtime
Cellular 499/ Middletown,OH
Tele. Co. 00051
Southern KNKA Cincinnati, OH 1/85 8/86 PRV Both Realtime
Ohio 235/
Tele. Co. ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ 8/90 12/91 PRV Both Realtime
Ohio 852/
Cellular 01563
TelE. Co.
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APPENDIX II TO
INTERCARRIER ROAMER SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
[A]
and
[B]
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ROAMING
DEFINITIONS
A. The "Agreement" means the Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement,
including all appendices attached thereto, to which these General Terms and
Conditions for Roaming are attached.
B. The phrase "cellular service" means domestic public cellular radio
telecommunications service.
C. "Home Carrier" means a Party who is providing cellular service to
its registered customers in a geographic area where it holds a license or
permit for a domestic public cellular radio telecommunication systems and
station.
D. "Serving Carrier" means a Party who provides cellular service for
registered customers of another Party while such customers are out of their
Home Carrier's geographic area and in the geographic area where the Serving
Carrier holds a
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license or permit for a domestic public cellular radio telecommunication
system and station.
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E. "Roamer" means a customer who seeks cellular service in a
geographic area outside of the area served by the Party with whom it is
registered.
F. "Authorized Roamer" means a Roamer using equipment with the
NPA/NXX combinations listed in accordance with Paragraph 3.1 of this Appendix
II (except as specified in Paragraph 3.2 hereof) for whom the Serving Carrier
has not received a negative notification in accordance with the provisions of
Article III hereof.
G. "CIBER" means Cellular Intercarrier Billing Exchange Roamer.
H. "CIBER Record" means the publication prepared by CIBERNET
Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Cellular Telecommunications
Industry Association, as a service to the cellular service industry.
I. "ESN" means the Electronic Serial Number that is "burned" in the
customer's cellular telephone set by the manufacturer.
J. "MIN" means the "Mobile Identification Number" which is assigned
by a Home Carrier to each of its registered customers.
K. "NPA/NXX combinations" means the six-digit numerical combinations
assigned by regulatory authorities to identify the area code and prefix for
cellular service.
L. "Authorized Receipt Point" or "ARP" means the location or address
of the party designated by the "Home Carrier" as the delivery point for its
CIBER records and authorized agent for performing CIBER Edits.
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M. "Clearinghouse" means that entity which provides for the exchange
of
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CIBER records and performs industry accepted CIBER edits, including edits to
verify Industry Negative File information.
N. The phrase "approved CIBERNET Negative File Guidelines" means the
negative file guidelines appearing in the CIBER Record in Effect from time to
time.
O. Unless specifically provided otherwise in the Agreement, all words
and phrases defined in the CIBER Record shall have the meaning herein that
they have therein.
P. "Industry Negative File" means the negative file maintained by the
authorized Clearinghouses in accordance with approved CIBERNET Negative File
Guidelines.
PROVISIONS
I. PROVISION OF SERVICE
1.1 Each party shall provide, to any Authorized Roamer who so
requests, cellular service in accordance with its own tariffs, if applicable,
and with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
1.2 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a
Serving Carrier may suspend or terminate service to an Authorized Roamer in
accordance with
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the terms of its own tariffs, but such suspension or termination shall not
affect the rights and obligations of the parties for service furnished
hereunder prior to such
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termination or suspension.
1.3 In connection with its service to Roamers, no Serving Carrier
shall use recorded announcements or other inducements for an Authorized Roamer
to discontinue the cellular service of its Home Carrier or, unless otherwise
authorized herein, Roamer's use of a Serving Carrier's system.
II. DIVISION OF REVENUE
2.1 Each Home Carrier, whose customers (including the customers of
its resellers) receive cellular service from a Serving Carrier as authorized
Roamers under this Agreement, shall pay to the Serving Carrier who provided
such cellular service one hundred percent (100%) of the Serving Carrier's
charges for cellular service and one hundred percent (100%) of pass-through
charges (i.e., charges owed by the Serving Carrier hereunder to any other
carrier in connection with providing such cellular services).
III. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
3.1 Attachment A to this Appendix II is a list furnished by the
respective parties of the valid NPA/NXX combinations used by their respective
customers. These combinations shall be accepted by the other Parties. Each
NPA/NXX combination is
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and shall be within the entire line range (0000-9999), or a specified portion
thereof, in accordance with Appendix III. Each Party shall be responsible for
all ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ otherwise
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properly made under this Agreement to any number listed by such Party within
the range or ranges specified by it in Attachment A. Additions, deletions, or
changes to NPA/NXX combinations and line number range(s) for their respective
customers shall be sent by each Party to the other Parties via [A] and [B] in
the form of an amendment to Attachment A, with an effective date as defined in
Appendix III.
3.2 Each Party shall provide to each other Party, via [A] and [B] or
their respective authorized representatives, a list of MINs from among those
within the NPA/NXX combination(s) identified pursuant to Paragraph 3.1 hereof
and of ESNs of the Cellular telephones to which the other Parties are not
authorized to provide cellular service pursuant to this Agreement, which shall
be entered into the Industry Negative File. The approved CIBERNET Negative
File Guidelines shall be the governing criteria for all Parties. Thereafter,
from time to time, as agreed by [A] and [B], each Party shall notify each
other Party through [A] and [B], or their respective authorized
representatives, of all additions to, and deletions from, these lists for the
customers of t%at particular Party. Such notifications shall be made during
the normal business hours of [A] and [B], via the Clearinghouse, and effective
as defined in Appendix III.
3.2.1 Each party hereby agrees to indemnify each and all of the other
parties, together with their partners and any and all of their officers,
directors, employees, agents and/or affiliates, against, and hold them harmless
from, any and all claims, suits,
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demands, losses and expenses, including attorneys' fees and disbursements,
which may result in any way whatsoever from the indemnified Party's denial of
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Roamer or local cellular service to any cellular telephone which has been
listed (pursuant to the preceding Paragraph 3.2 hereof) by the indemnifying
party as not being authorized to receive service.
3.2.2 Each Party, due to system limitations, may purge or delete
numbers of its customers from the lists as referred to in Paragraph 3.2
hereof, but in all such cases, such purging or deletion must be done in
accordance with the approved CIBERNET Negative File Guidelines. If purging or
deletion of numbers is done prior to the time frames established, or through
procedures not otherwise set forth, in the approved CIBERNET Negative File
Guidelines, the Party implementing the purge or deletion will assume financial
liability for any charges incurred by those numbers. All purges or deletions
made pursuant to this Paragraph 3.2.2 shall be given through [A] and [B] and
shall be in the form mutually agreed upon by [A] and [B] and effective as of
the time o established by the approved CIBERNET Negative File Guidelines
(unless otherwise modified by mutual agreement of [A] and [B]).
3.3 To control fraudulent Roamer usage, each Party is required to use
a positive validation/verification "PV" system provided by a mutually agreed
upon validation/verification service in all markets set forth in Appendix I.
Each party shall provide to the other Parties, via [A] and [B], a list of all
markets and their PV status in the space provided in Appendix I. Appendix I
shall be promptly updated as changes
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occur in the PV status of any market. The Parties shall cooperate in good
faith on each of their respective behalf to control fraudulent Roamer usage.
All [A]
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and [B] Parties agree to notify each other through [A] and [B], respectively,
should such fraudulent usage become apparent on any Party's system. If a Party
to this Agreement has not implemented PV in each operational market to be
included in this Agreement, then Attachment B, entitled "Fraud Liability", in
a form satisfactory to [A] and [B] must be executed and delivered by such
Party prior to execution of this Agreement. Such Party is referred to as [X]
in Attachment B. In addition, any new operational market that becomes
operational after execution of this Agreement shall automatically become
subject to the provisions of this Agreement, except where no PV has been
implemented in such market, an agreement in the form of Attachment B Which is
satisfactory to [A] and [B] shall be required to have been executed and
delivered prior to the inclusion of such market under the provisions of this
Agreement. The parties agree that calls completed by a Serving Carrier, either
(a) after a PV request has determined that a Roamer is not a valid customer of
the Home Carrier or (b) for any unauthorized ESN after entry to the Industry
Negative File has become effective, shall be the sole responsibility of the
Serving Carrier. PV requests will be made on all Roamer MIN/ESN combinations
in accordance with Clearinghouse standard operating procedures as noted in
Appendix III.
3.4 Not later than the date of execution of this Agreement, the
Parties shall furnish each other through [A] and [B] with a copy of their
current or proposed Roamer tariffs. If any Party has filed for any changes in
an existing Roamer tariff, copies of the
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proposed revised pages also shall be provided. Each Party shall also notify
each other Party through [A] and [B] of any applicable change in its Roamer
tariffs, with an effective date as specified in Appendix III, and shall
include with such notice copies of the revised pages of such Roamer tariffs.
If Roamer tariffs are not required to be filed by a certain jurisdiction, the
Parties shall exchange through [A] and [B] the written terms and conditions of
service to be used in lieu thereof and any amendments thereto.
3.5 All information not of public record that is exchanged pursuant
to this Agreement shall be treated as confidential. Parties obtaining such
confidential information through this Agreement shall not disclose its
contents except as necessary to its duly authorized agents to carry out the
purposes of this Agreement or as necessary to comply with federal, state or
local law. The obligation to protect the o confidentiality of information
shall survive the termination of the agreement for a period of five years.
IV. BILLING
4.1 Each Home Carrier shall be responsible for billing to, and
collecting from, its own customers all charges that are incurred by such
customers as a result of service provided to them as Authorized Roamers by the
serving Carrier. The Home Carrier shall also be responsible for billing its
customers for, and remitting to, the Federal Government all federal excise tax
that may be due in connection with the service being
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billed by it to its customers. While the Serving Carrier will be responsible
for the computation and remittance of all state and local taxes, each Home
Carrier shall be liable to the Serving Carrier for all such state and local
taxes remitted by the serving Carrier, regardless of whether these amounts are
paid to the Home Carrier by its customers.
4.2 The Parties will cooperate and, as necessary, supplement this
Agreement in order to minimize fraudulent or other unwarranted use of their
systems. If any Party reasonably decides that, in its sole judgement, despite
due diligence and cooperation pursuant to the preceding sentence, fraudulent
or other unwarranted use has reached an unacceptable level of financial loss
and is not readily remediable, such Party may suspend this Agreement pursuant
to Section VI hereof.
4.3 Each Serving Carrier who provides cellular service to an
Authorized Roamer pursuant to this Agreement shall forward Roamer billing
information in accordance with the procedures and standards set forth in the
CIBER Record to the Home Carrier's Authorized Receipt Point. Except for
Serving Carriers utilizing the CIBERNET Corporation Net Settlement Program,
each Serving Carrier who provides cellular service to an Authorized Roamer
pursuant to this Agreement shall send the Home Carrier a paper invoice within
the time period specified in Appendix III. This invoice shall reflect all
charges relating to service for which Authorized Roamer billing information
was forwarded to the Home Carrier during the previous "Billing Period", as
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defined in Appendix III. The Serving Carrier will use the information provided
by its Clearinghouse for invoice preparation and support. The Home carrier
shall be furnished with an invoice setting forth the same information required
in Appendix III from non-Clearinghouse Serving Carriers. In either case, the
Home Carrier will only pay for Authorized Roamer charges based on the
settlement report provided by its Clearinghouse.
4.4 Where the Authorized Roamer billing information required to be
provided by the Serving Carrier in accordance with paragraph 4.3 above is not
in accordance with the CIBER Record, the Home Carrier may return the defective
record to the Serving Carrier as provided in the CIBER Record. Returning-the
defective record will be in accordance with CIBER Record established
procedures. The Serving Carrier may correct the defective record and return it
to the Home Carrier for billing, provided that the time period from the date
of the call to the receipt of the corrected record does not exceed the time
period specified under "Message Date Edit" in Appendix III.
4.5 No credit for insufficient data or defective records shall be
permitted except as provided in Paragraph 4.4 above, unless mutually agreed
upon by [A] and [B]. Any credit that is requested by the Home Carrier must be
fully documented and submitted utilizing the format set forth in Attachment C.
V. SETTLEMENT
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5.1 Each Party will settle its accounts with the other Parties on the
basis of billing information received pursuant to Section IV hereof as of the
"Close of Billing", as that phrase is defined in Appendix III. The Home
Carrier shall remit to the Serving Carrier's designated account by wire
transfer or check such amounts as are due to the Serving Carrier by the
Payment Due Date as of the Close of Billing. Carriers utilizing net settlement
procedures set forth in the CIBER Record are not required to submit a paper
invoice and will make payments in accordance with such net settlement
procedures.
5.2 Any payment which is received later than the date permitted in
Appendix III shall be subject to a late charge equal to that set forth in
Appendix III. The only exception to this requirement shall be late payments
which are delayed in forwarding through circumstances which are beyond the
control of the Home Carrier and are agreed to by the Serving Carrier, which
agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld.
VI. TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION OF AGREEMENT
6.1 This Agreement may be suspended or terminated in accordance with
the provisions hereof either (1) in part, but only as to a particular Domestic
Public Cellular Radio Telecommunications System/Station or Systems/Stations of a
Party or Parties, or (2) in whole.
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6.2 This Agreement may be terminated without cause by [A] or [B] and
effective upon thirty (30) days' written notice to the other. In the event of
a default under this Agreement or a change by state or federal licensing
authorities banning or severely impairing the use of Roamer service by an [A]
Party or a [B] Party, this Agreement may be terminated immediately upon
written notice by [B] to [A] or [A] to [B], respectively.
6.3 This Agreement may be suspended by [A] or [B] immediately upon
written notice to the other under the terms specified in this Agreement. [A]
and [B] shall work together to resolve as expeditiously as possible any
difficulty that causes such suspension. At such time as the Party originally
giving notice of suspension concludes that the problem causing the suspension
has been resolved, that party shall give to the other written notice to this
effect. This Agreement shall resume in full effect five (5) business days
after [A] and [B]have mutually agreed that the problem has been resolved,
unless either [A] or [B] thereafter gives written notice that in its
reasonable view the problem necessitating the suspension has not been
resolved. If the problem causing the suspension of this Agreement remains
unresolved for thirty (30) days, this Agreement may be terminated by written
notification by either [A] or [B] to the other.
6.4 The termination or suspension of this Agreement shall not affect
the rights and liabilities of the Parties under this Agreement with respect
to all Authorized Roamer charges incurred prior to the effective date of such
termination or suspension.
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VII. DEFAULT
7.1 A Party will be in default under this Agreement upon the
occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) Breach of any term of this Agreement, if such breach shall
continue for thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof;
(b) Voluntary liquidation or dissolution;
(c) A final order by the Federal Communications Commission
("FCC") revoking or denying renewal of the cellular service license or
permit granted to such Party; or
(d) Such Party (i) filing pursuant to a statute of the United
States or of any state, a petition for bankruptcy or insolvency or for
reorganization or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee for all
or a portion of such Party's property, (ii) has filed against it,
pursuant to a statute of the United States or of any state, a petition
for bankruptcy or insolvency or for reorganization or for the
appointment of a receiver or trustee for all or a portion of such
Party's property, provided that within sixty (60) days after the filing
of any such petition such Party fails to obtain a discharge thereof, or
(iii) making an assignment for the benefit of creditors or petitioning
for, or voluntarily entering into, an arrangement of similar nature,
and provided that such filing, petition, or appointment is still
continuing.
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VIII. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
8.1 None of the [A] or [B] Parties may sell, assign, transfer, or
convey its interest in this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations
hereunder without the written consent of [B] or [A], respectively, except that
a Party may assign its rights and obligations hereunder to an assignee of its
cellular service license or permit issued by the FCC, provided that such
assignee expressly assumes, by written instrument approved by [A] in the case
of a [B] party, and [B] in the case of an [A] Party, all of the obligations of
such Party hereunder and thereby becomes a party hereunder. No person other
than a Party to this Agreement shall acquire any rights hereunder as a
third-party beneficiary or otherwise by virtue of this Agreement.
IX. NO PARTNERSHIP OR AGENCY RELATIONSHIP IS CREATED
9.1 Nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute the Parties
as partners with one another or render any Party liable for any debts or
obligations of any other Party, nor shall any party hereby be constituted the
agent of any other Party.
X. NOTICES AND AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES
10.1 Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement:
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(a) All notices required under this Agreement shall be given
in writing; and,
(b) All notices shall be either personally delivered, sent by
overnight delivery, or dispatched by certified mail return receipt
requested to the persons specified in this Agreement or to such other
persons at such other addresses as either [A] or [B] may designate by
written notice to the other.
10.2 For the purposes of this Agreement, [A] shall be the authorized
representative of the [A] Parties and [B] shall be the authorized
representative of the [B] Parties.
XI. MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 The parties agree to comply with, conform to, and abide by all
applicable and valid laws, regulations, rules and orders of all governmental
agencies and authorities, and agree that this Agreement is subject to such
laws, regulations, rules and orders.
11.2 The Parties agree to use their respective best, diligent, and
good faith efforts to fulfill all of their obligations under this Agreement.
The Parties recognize, however, that to effectuate all the purposes of this
Agreement, it may be necessary either to enter into future agreements or to
amend this Agreement, or both. In that event, the Parties agree to negotiate
with each other in good faith.
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11.3 This Agreement constitutes the full and complete agreement of
the Parties. Any prior agreements among the parties with respect to this
subject matter are hereby superseded, except for payments due. This Agreement
may not be amended except by the written consent of the Parties. Waiver of any
breach of any provision of the Agreement must be in writing signed by [A] in
the case of a breach by [B] or a [B) Party, or by [B] in the case of a breach
by [A] or an [A]Party, and such waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of
any preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other provision. The
failure of a Party to insist upon strict performance of any provision of this
Agreement or any obligation under this Agreement shall not be a waiver of such
Party's right to demand strict compliance therewith in the future.
11.4 The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and
identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or
limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof.
11.5 This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
and the same Agreement.
XII. CHOICE OF LAW
12.1 This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the state of the Serving Carrier.
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[Attachment A]
page 1 of 7
CIBER RECORD
METHODS AND PROCEDURES
The following information is furnished to [A] and [B] pursuant to Paragraph
3.1 of Appendix II to the Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement between [A]
and [B]by [X], one of the parties to the Agreement:
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NPA/NXX LINE RANGE SID CODE CITY
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216/269 0000 to 0999 015 CLEVELAND/LORAIN
216/269 9000 to ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
216/287 FULL
216/344 0600 to 0999
216/346 FULL
216/401 FULL
216/402 FULL
216/403 FULL
216/406 FULL
216/407 FULL
216/408 FULL
216/409 FULL
216/410 FULL
216/469 FULL
216/470 FULL
216/509 FULL
216/513 FULL
216/570 FULL
216/789 FULL
216/870 FULL
216/874 FULL
216/952 FULL
216/953 2000 to 7999
216/954 0000 to 2999
216/956 FULL
216/970 FULL
216/973 FULL
216/975 6000 to 7999
216/978 FULL
216/994 FULL
513/218 FULL ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
513/260 FULL
513/309 FULL
513/310 FULL
513/312 FULL
513/313 FULL
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[Attachment A cont'd]
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NPA/NXX LINE RANGE SID CODE CITY
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513/403 FULL ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ Con't
513/404 FULL
513/460 FULL
513/479 FULL
513/490 FULL
513/520 FULL
513/532 FULL
513/535 FULL
513/543 FULL
513/562 7000 to 7999
513/582 FULL
513/594 FULL
513/646 FULL
513/659 FULL
513/673 FULL
513/725 FULL
513/763 0000 to 0999
513/967 FULL
606/240 FULL
606/250 FULL
606/630 FULL
606/640 FULL
216/418 FULL 073 AKRON/CANTON, OH
216/472 0000 to 8999
216/472 9300 to 9799
216/495 FULL
216/607 FULL
216/608 FULL
216/648 FULL
216/620 0000 to 5999
216/620 7000 to 9999
216/697 FULL
216/704 FULL
216/730 FULL
216/936 0000 to 7999
216/936 9000 to 9999
330/418 FULL
330/472 FULL
330/495 FULL
330/606 FULL
330/607 FULL
330/608 FULL
330/618 FULL
330/620 FULL
330/697 FULL
330/704 FULL
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[Attachment A cont'd]
page 3 of 7
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NPA/NXX LINE RANGE SID CODE CITY
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330/730 FULL ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ (Cont't)
330/936 FULL
614/296 FULL ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
614/325 FULL
614/333 4700 to 4999
614/333 5700 to 5799
614/361 FULL
614/395 FULL
614/519 FULL
614/560 FULL
614/561 FULL
614/562 FULL
614/563 FULL
614/565 FULL
614/570 FULL
614/578 FULL
614/579 FULL
614/580 FULL
614/581 FULL
614/582 FULL
614/636 6000 to 6399
614/832 FULL
513/935 FULL
513/645 0100 to 0999
513/545 5000 to 5999
513/645 7000 to 7999
513/645 9000 to 9199
513/645 9400 to 9899
937/578 FULL
937/935 FULL
937/645 FULL
513/307 FULL ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
513/371 FULL
513/416 FULL
513/441 FULL
513/470 0000 to 9799
513/477 FULL
513/478 FULL
513/545 FULL
513/572 FULL
513/620 FULL
513/623 FULL
513/974 FULL
937/307 FULL
937/371 FULL
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[Attachment A cont'd]
page 4 of 7
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NPA/NXX LINE RANGE SID CODE CITY
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
937/416 FULL ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
937/407 FULL
937/441 FULL
937/477 FULL
937/478 FULL
937/545 FULL
937/572 FULL
937/620 FULL
937/623 FULL
937/657 FULL
937/689 FULL
937/974 FULL
Serving SID only ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
216/465 FULL ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
216/658 FULL
216/674 FULL
216/763 FULL
419/563 0000 to 5999
419/651 FULL
419/768 FULL
614/295 FULL
6141360 7000 to 7999
614/398 FULL
614/623 3000 to 7999
614/964 FULL
614/966 FULL
614/967 FULL
330/465 FULL
330/674 FULL
330/763 FULL
419/234 0000 to 8999 ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇,▇▇
419/236 FULL
419/340 FULL ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
419/341 FULL
419/343 FULL
419/344 FULL
419/345 FULL
419/346 FULL
419/348 FULL
419/349 FULL ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
419/350 FULL
419/351 FULL
419/356 FULL
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[Attachment A cont'd]
page 5 of 7
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NPA/NXX LINE RANGE SID CODE CITY
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419/564 FULL ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
419/565 FULL
419/566 FULL
419/357 0000 to 8999 1559 SANDUSKY, OH
419/366 FULL ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
313/236 FULL ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
313/251 FULL
313/268 FULL
313/300 FULL
313/319 FULL
313/378 FULL
313/949 FULL
313/402 FULL
313/407 FULL
313/410 FULL
313/418 FULL
313/530 FULL
313/549 FULL
313/550 FULL
313/570 FULL
313/580 FULL
313/590 FULL
313/600 0000 to 6999
313/600 8000 to 9999
313/618 FULL
313/648 FULL
313/670 FULL
313/701 FULL
313/720 FULL
313/806 FULL
313/815 FULL
313/820 FULL
313/907 FULL
313/909 FULL
313/910 FULL
313/919 FULL
313/920 FULL
313/938 FULL
313/949 FULL
313/969 FULL
810/201 FULL
810/206 FULL
810/212 FULL
810/241 0000 to 5999
810/242 FULL
810/243 FULL
810/246 FULL
810/291 FULL
810/292 FULL
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[Attachment A cont'd]
page 6 of 7
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NPA/NXX LINE RANGE SID CODE CITY
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810/295 FULL ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ (Con't)
810/419 FULL
810/429 FULL
810/434 FULL
810/444 2000 to 9999
810/441 FULL
810/484 FULL
810/612 FULL
810/703 FULL
810/713 FULL
810/747 FULL
810/817 FULL
810/839 FULL
810/845 FULL
810/846 FULL
810/850 FULL
810/854 FULL
810/923 FULL
810/980 FULL
810/907 FULL
810/914 FULL
810/915 FULL
810/917 FULL
810/924 FULL
810/929 FULL
810/940 FULL
810/942 FULL
810/961 FULL
616/340 FULL ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
616/443 FULL
616/446 FULL
616/450 FULL
616/481 FULL
616/485 FULL
616/540 FULL
616/560 FULL
616/822 FULL
616/740 FULL ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
517/245 FULL ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
517/274 FULL
517/277 FULL
517/284 FULL
517/295 FULL
517/798 FULL
517/860 FULL
517/230 FULL ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
517/256 FULL
517/281 FULL
517/282 FULL
517/285 FULL
517/290 FULL
517/294 FULL
517/881 FULL
313/600 7000 to 7999 30617 FLlNT, Ml
810/240 FULL
810/241 6000 to 9999
810/252 FULL
810/287 FULL
810/444 0000 to 1999
810/516 FULL
810/730 FULL
[X]
By: _______________________
Title: _______________________
Issue Date: _______________________
(The effective date shall be that defined in Appendix III of the above
referenced Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement)
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810/980 FULL
810/907 FULL
810/914 FULL
810/915 FULL
810/917 FULL
810/924 FULL
810/929 FULL
810/940 FULL
810/942 FULL
810/961 FULL
616/340 FULL ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
616/443 FULL
616/446 FULL
616/450 FULL
616/481 FULL
616/485 FULL
616/540 FULL
616/560 FULL
616/822 FULL
616/740 FULL ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
517/245 FULL ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
517/274 FULL
517/277 FULL
517/284 FULL
517/295 FULL
517/798 FULL
517/860 FULL
517/230 FULL ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
517/256 FULL
517/281 FULL
517/282 FULL
517/285 FULL
517/290 FULL
517/294 FULL
517/881 FULL
313/600 7000 to 7999 30617 FLINT, MI
810/240 FULL
810/241 6000 to 9999
810/252 FULL
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810/287 FULL
810/444 0000 to 1999
810/516 FULL
810/730 FULL
[X]
By:
----------------------
Title:
----------------------
Issue Date:
----------------------
(The effective date shall be that defined in Appendix III of the above
referenced Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement)
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[Attachment B]
FRAUD LIABILITY
RECITAL
WHEREAS, [X] is a Party to the Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement between [A]
and [B] on behalf of certain Parties, including [X], and Paragraph 3.3 of
Appendix II thereof requires the execution and delivery of an agreement covering
fraud liability where a Party has not implemented a positive
validation/verification system in an operational market it serves.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of _______________________________
___________________________________, [X] hereby agrees as follows:
[X}
By:
Title:
Dated as of:
Form Approved on Behalf of [A] Parties and [B] Parties, Respectively.
[A] [B]
By: By:
----------------------- ----------------------
Title: Title:
-------------------- -------------------
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By: By:
----------------------- ----------------------
Title: Title:
-------------------- -------------------
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[Attachment C]
CREDIT REQUEST
Home Carrier:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Serving Carrier:
------------------------------------------------------
Batch # and Date:
-----------------------------------------------------
Number of Records:
---------------------------------------------------
Amount of Invoice Not Justified: $
-----------------------------------
(Airtime & Toll Charges, Other Charges & Taxes)
Payment Withheld Charge Back
----------- ------
Reasons for Withholding Payment or Charge Back:
____ 1. Invoice is inconsistent with the Rated Usage Record Data with respect
to:
____ a. Taxes;
____ b. Other pass-through charges;
____ c. Cellular service charges;
____ d. Percentage of cellular service;
____ e. Other (see attached reports)
____ 2. Rated Usage Record Data is incomplete for the charges on the
attached sheet:
____ 3. NPA/NXX combination is not on the list authorized by the Home Carrier:
Mobile ID Number
Electronic Serial Number
____ 4. Charges for Roamer usage specified on the attached sheet that are
not authorized by the Home Carrier;
____ 5. Batch totals and detail charges do not balance or batch is out of
sequence.
____ 6. CIBER rejects
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____ 7. Other (specify below)
Effective Date of Appendix III is
_________________________ ,19 ___
APPENDIX III TO
INTERCARRIER ROAMER SERVICE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
[A]
and
[B]
OPERATING PROCEDURES
1. AMENDMENT OF OPERATING PROCEDURES. This Appendix III will be in
effect until new Operating Procedures are published by the CIBERNET Corporation
("CIBERNET"), ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, for
Roamer agreements used domestically by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry
Association. At such time as new Operating Procedures ("New Operating
Procedures") are published by CIBERNET, they will become effective as to the
Parties on the date proposed by CIBERNET ("Effective Date") provided (a) such
date is at least thirty (30) days following receipt by [A] and [B] of the New
Operating Procedures and (b) neither
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[A] nor [B] has given to the other written notice of termination or
suspension of this Agreement based upon its objections to the New Operating
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Procedures at least five (5) business days before the Effective Date. The
Parties agree to be individually responsible for obtaining all officially
published revisions to the Operating Procedures and agree that CIBERNET is
not liable for information or actions that occur as a result of following
such New Operating Procedures.
2. CLOSE OF BILLING. "Close of Billing" shall be the fifteenth (15th)
day of each calendar month.
3. INVOICING. Invoicing must occur within fifteen (15) days after the
Close of Billing.
4. BILLING PERIOD. The "Billing Period" is the period running from the
day after the Close of Billing through the Close of Billing day in the
subsequent month (the sixteenth (16th) through the fifteenth (15th)).
5. PAYMENT. Payment in the form of a check or wire transfer must be
received by the payee within thirty (30) days ("Payment Due Date") following the
date of the invoice. Payments received later than the Payment Due Date shall be
subject to a late charge of either one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the
outstanding balance for each thirty (30) day period (or portion thereof) that
such payments are late or the highest percentage of the outstanding balance
permitted by law, whichever is lower.
6. MINIMUM LINE RANGE. The "Minimum Line Range" within an NPA/NXX is
1,000 line numbers.
7. NPA/NXX NOTIFICATION. The minimum time required before changes,
additions or deletions of NPA/NXX's are effective shall be fifteen (15) days
from the
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date of receipt of notification of such changes, additions or deletions by [A]
for [B] Parties, or by [B] for [A] Parties.
8. TARIFF CHANGES. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties, the
rates, applicable to roaming, set forth in paragraph 1.1 of Appendix II hereto
shall remain in effect during the term of this Agreement including any
extensions provided for herein.
9. BILLING INVOICE SUMMARY. The minimum information needed for an
invoice issued with non-clearing house documentation is as follows:
- Billing Period (To/From Dates)
- Batch Sequence Number
- Batch Date
- Serving and Home SID's (the five-digit numeric
corresponding to the FCC designation of the Carrier)
- Total Airtime Charges
- Total Toll
- Other Charges and Credits
- Total Taxes
- Total Charges
10. MESSAGE DATE EDIT. Message records shall be considered to have
failed the CIBER Record Edit if the message is more than thirty (30) days old
when it is received at the Home Carrier's Authorized Receipt Point ("ARP").
Determination of the age of a message record is from the date of the call.
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11. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR UNAUTHORIZED ROAMER LIABILITY. Liability for
unauthorized roamers shall be established at 12:01 A.M. Eastern Time of the
calendar day immediately following receipt by [A] and [B], or their respective
authorized representatives, of notification or update of the attachments and
lists referred to in Paragraph 3.2 of Appendix II.
Effective with messages dated January 16, 1992 through July 15, 1992,
liability for unauthorized roamers shall be established one hour after posting
of negative file update by the SERVING carrier's valid provider of clearing
and/or positive roamer validation/verification services (clearinghouse). It is
essential to populate the Time Zone Indicator and Daylight Savings Indicator
fields with appropriate values. Utilization of existing clearinghouse negative
file update timestamps shall apply.
Effective with messages dated July 16, 1992 and later, liability for
unauthorized roamers shall be established one hour after posting of negative
file update by the HOME carrier's clearinghouse.
In all cases, liability for restoral of existing negative file entries
shall be immediate. Notification or updating of the attachments and lists shall
be made by (a) courier delivery of a written notice, or (b) facsimile
transmission of a written notice during normal business hours of the Party being
notified, or (c) by entry (through manual or automated means) into the Industry
Negative File of a clearinghouse.
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