FIRST AMENDMENT TO
CONTRACT FOR ALASKA ACCESS SERVICES
This FIRST AMENDMENT to the CONTRACT FOR ALASKA ACCESS
SERVICES is made as of this first day of March, 1996, between
GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. ("GCI") with offices located at 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000-0000, and MCI
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION ("MCI") with offices located at
0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000.
WHEREAS, GCI and MCI entered into a Contract For Alaska Access
Services, effective as of January 1, 1993, and
WHEREAS, GCI and MCI desire to amend the Contract,
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, GCI and MCI
agree as follows:
1. Paragraph 2.B.(2) of the Contract shall be deleted and the
following inserted in its place:
(2) MCI SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC. MCI Southbound Traffic (except
for MCI Alaska Originated Traffic) shall be charged at
the following rates per minute in the appropriate
periods:
Date Rate in Dollars
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January 1, 1996 .17
June 1, 1996 .164
January 1, 1997 .159
January 1, 1998 .154
January 1, 1999
and thereafter .149
There shall be no time of day discount. GCI shall pay the
Alaska exchange access and the Alascom interexchange charges
for MCI Southbound Traffic. Any query charges associated
with the routing of MCI Southbound Traffic, due to FCC Docket
#86-10, will be passed on to MCI.
2. Paragraph 3 of the Contract shall be deleted and the
following inserted in its place:
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3. TERM. Except for MCI Alaska Originated Traffic,
services provided pursuant to Section 2.A shall be a
term of five (5) years beginning April 1, 1996 and
ending March 31, 2001. The term shall be automatically
extended for ten one (1) year periods through and including
March 31, 2011 unless either party elects to cancel the
renewal periods by giving written notice of non-renewal at
least one year prior to the commencement of any renewal term.
The services for MCI Alaska Originated traffic shall be for
a term of seven (7) years upon the issue of the first ASR
authorizing the turn up of a serving area. The term
for MCI Alaska Originated Traffic shall be automatically
extended for eight one (1) year periods through and including
March 31, 2011 unless either party elects to cancel the renewal
periods by giving written notice of non-renewal at least one
year prior to the commencement of any renewal term.
3. All other terms and conditions of the contract remain
unchanged by this Amendment and are in full force and effect.
4. This Amendment will be effective on April 1, 1996.
5. This Amendment together with the Contract is the complete
agreement of the parties and supersedes all other prior
contracts and representations concerning its subject matter.
Any further amendments must be in writing and signed by both
parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto each acting with proper
authority have executed this Amendment of the date indicated
below.
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.
CORPORATION
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Authorized Signature Authorized Signature
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Print Name and Title Print Name and Title
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Date Date
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