AMENDMENT TO THE MCI CARRIER AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the MCI Carrier Agreement ("Amendment") is between MCI
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION ("MCI") and GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
("Customer") with offices located at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx 00000.
WHEREAS, MCI and Customer are parties to an MCI Carrier Agreement with an
Effective Date of January 1, 1993 ("Agreement"), and
WHEREAS, MCI and Customer desire to amend the Agreement,
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. The first sentence of the first section of Paragraph 2 shall be deleted and
the following inserted in its place:
During each monthly billing period of the service term (as defined in
Paragraph 11 below), Customer's Monthly Usage shall be not less than
Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($550,000) per month ("Monthly
Commitment").
2. Paragraph 3(c)(1) shall be deleted and the following inserted in its place:
1. (A) Customer agrees that during each monthly billing period of the
service term, Customer will purchase from MCI as a part of the overall
Monthly Commitment contained in Paragraph 2, at least Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000) of domestic interstate MCI 800 DAL Service (net of
taxes and tax-related surcharges) (hereinafter "800 DAL
Subcommitment"). This 800 DAL Subcommitment shall be measured at the
postalized rate per minute of $0.0789.
(B) For domestic interstate inbound services terminating via dedicated
access to an MCI point of presence, Customer will pay, in addition to
all applicable taxes and tax-related surcharges, the following
applicable postalized rate per minute as determined by Customer's
Total Monthly Usage:
Total Monthly Usage Postalized Rate
------------------- ---------------
$ 0 to $ 550,000 Tariff
$ 550,000 to $ 750,000 $0.0789
$ 750,000 to $1,000,000 $0.0783
$1,000,000 and above $0.0778
(C) For any month that Customer fails to equal or exceed the 800 DAL
Subcommitment, Customer will pay an underutilization charge (which
Customer agrees is reasonable) equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the
difference between the 800 DAL Subcommitment and Customer's Monthly
Usage of MCI 800 DAL usage.
3. Paragraph 3(c)(3) shall be deleted and the following inserted in its place:
At the end of the fourth year of the service term, MCI will adjust
Customer's MCI 800 DAL Service pricing to reflect the rate charged,
under the MCI Carrier Program in existence at that time, a Customer
who has a five (5) year, Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollar ($550,000)
contract commitment to MCI.
4. Paragraph 3(g) is added in its entirety as follows:
(g) INTERNATIONAL PRISM I SERVICE TERMINATING IN CANADA.
1) For Canadian traffic originating via dedicated access and
terminating in Canada, Customer will pay, in addition to all
applicable taxes and tax-related surcharges, the following postalized
rate per minute. The postalized rates provided in this Paragraph
shall only be applicable for traffic delivered by Customer to MCI in
Buffalo, New York; Seattle, Washington or Detroit, Michigan.
CANADIAN PRISM I RATE
$0.2300
5. The MCI Carrier Agreement MCI 800 DAL Addendum attached to this Amendment
is added to and made a part of the Agreement.
6. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain unchanged by this
Amendment and are in full force and effect.
7. If signed by Customer and returned to MCI on or before March 7, 1994, this
Amendment will be effective on February 1, 1994. If this Amendment is not
signed by Customer and received by MCI on or before March 7, 1994, this
Amendment will be effective on the first day of the first month following
execution of this Amendment by both parties.
8. This offer shall remain open and be capable of being accepted by Customer
until March 7, 1994. This Amendment together with the Agreement is the complete
agreement of the parties and supersedes all other prior agreements and
representations concerning its subject matter. Any further amendments must be
in writing and signed by both parties.
2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto each acting with proper authority have
executed this Amendment on the date indicated below.
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
CORPORATION
By: ________________________________ By: _______________________________
Its: ______________________________ Its: ______________________________
Date: ______________________________ Date: ______________________________
3
