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EXHIBIT 10.13
INTERNET SERVICES AGREEMENT
between
BOLT XXXXXXX AND XXXXXX INC.
BBN PLANET CORPORATION
and
AT&T CORP.
dated as of June 20, 1995
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. SERVICE DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.1. Initial Description of the Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3. SALES SUPPORT SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2. AT&T Sales Support Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.3. Funding Through September 30. 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.4. Funding After September 30.1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4. AT&T RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.1. AT&T Use and Sale of Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.3. Introductory Marketing Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.4. Provisions Applicable to End Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.4.1. AT&T's Use of Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.4.2. Agreements with AT&T Customers Other than AT&T
5. INFRASTRUCTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.1. Use of AT&T Equipment and Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.2. Provisioning of Customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.3. Interconnection with BBN Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.4. Customer Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.5. Repurchase of Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.6. Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6. GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.1. Service Territory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.2. Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7. PRICING AND PAYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7.1. Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7.2. Payments to BBN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7.3. Guaranteed Minimums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.3.1. Guarantee Amounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.3.2. Payments of Guaranteed Minimums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.3.3. Conditions to AT&T Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.4. Funding of BBN Applications Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8. EXCLUSIVITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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8.1. Year One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8.2. Year Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8.3. Year Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8.4. No Other Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
9. DURATION; TERMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
9.1. Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
9.2. Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
9.3. Continuing Support for Value Added Services Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
9.4. Termination After Governmental Action Affecting this Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
9.5. Survival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
9.6. Transition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
10. CONFIDENTIALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
11. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND UNDERTAKINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
11.1. Representations of BBN and BBN Planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
11.1.1. No Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
11.1.2. No Conflicting Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
11.1.3. Necessary Rights and Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
11.1.4. BBN Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
11.2. Representations of AT&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
11.2.1. No Conflicting Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
11.2.2. Necessary Rights and Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
12. REGULATORY MATTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
12.1. Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
12.2. Enhanced Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
13. INDEMNIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
13.1. BBN and BBN Planet Indemnity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
13.2. AT&T Indemnity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
13.3. Obligation to Defend; Notice; Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
14. INSURANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
15. RIGHT TO BOOKS AND RECORDS/AUDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
16. RISK ALLOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
16.1. NO CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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17. DISPUTE RESOLUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
18. RIGHT OF FIRST NEGOTIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
19. MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
19.1. Hiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
19.2. Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
19.3. GOVERNING LAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
19.4. No Third-Party Beneficiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
19.5. Independent Contractors; Limitation of Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
19.6. Force Majeure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
19.7. Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
19.8. Press Releases/Public Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
19.9. Nonexclusive Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
19.10. Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
19.11. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
19.12. Entire Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
19.13. Waivers; Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
19.14. Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
19.15. Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
19.16. Execution in Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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INTERNET SERVICES AGREEMENT
This INTERNET SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered
into as of the 20th day of June, 1995 (the "Effective Date"), by and between
AT&T CORP., a New York corporation, for itself and its Affiliates ("AT&T"),
acting through its Business Communications Services organization ("BCS"), BOLT
XXXXXXX AND XXXXXX INC., a Massachusetts corporation ("BBN"), and BBN PLANET
CORPORATION, a Massachusetts corporation and a majority-owned subsidiary of BBN
("BBN Planet").
WHEREAS, BBN, through BBN Planet, is in the business of providing, on a
dedicated basis to end user business customers, Internet and related services;
WHEREAS, AT&T desires to create and market various service offerings
to business customers incorporating or consisting entirely of a dedicated
Internet services component;
WHEREAS, BBN is able to provide such dedicated Internet services on a
scale commensurate with AT&T's anticipated business customer demand levels, and
AT&T is willing to purchase such dedicated Internet services on the terms and
subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants of this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, certain terms have been defined below
and elsewhere in this Agreement (including the attached Schedules) to encompass
meanings that may differ from, or be in addition to, the normal connotation of
the defined word. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, any term
defined or used in the singular shall include the plural. A defined word
intended to convey its special meaning is capitalized when used.
"Acquiring Entity" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
"Active Internet Security Services" has the meaning set forth
in Section 8.1.
"Additional Guaranteed Minimum" has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.3.3.
"Affiliate" of a party shall mean an entity which is under
common control with, controls or is controlled by such party.
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"Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"AT&T" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"AT&T Customer" means any purchaser of a service offering that
includes Services provided by BBN under this Agreement. As used in this
Agreement, an "AT&T Customer" shall include (1) any party with which AT&T
enters into an agreement relating to the sale of services that include
Services, (2) any party that purchases Services for which billing is provided
by AT&T, (3) any party that purchases Value-Added Services from BBN pursuant to
Section 4.1.2, (4) any AT&T Reseller, and (5) any purchaser of services that
include Services from an AT&T Reseller. In cases where AT&T uses Services
provided by BBN under this Agreement for its own internal purposes, AT&T shall
be deemed an "AT&T Customer" for purposes of this Agreement.
"AT&T Customer Information" shall mean all information
relating to each AT&T Customer collected in connection with the provision of
Services to such AT&T Customer, including without limitation the name, address,
usage, features and services purchased, locations served, payment history, and
all other information identifiable to a particular customer.
"AT&T Customer Site" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.
"AT&T Reseller" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.1.
"BBN" has the meaning set forth in the preamble. Unless
expressly stated otherwise, all references to BBN in this Agreement shall be
deemed to include BBN Planet.
"BBN Marks" shall mean the BBN Primary Marks, the BBN VAS
Marks, such other Marks as are used by BBN to promote, advertise and market the
Services, and such other Marks as the Parties shall agree in writing.
"BBN Planet" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"BBN Point of Presence" shall mean one of the points of
presence representing a point of interconnection to the BBN network. The
initial BBN Points of Presence are listed in Schedule 5.2 to this Agreement,
and BBN shall promptly update such schedule during the Term on reasonable
notice to AT&T. At any time during the term of this Agreement, BBN Points of
Presence could be collocated with points of presence on the AT&T network
pursuant to Section 5.1.
"BBN Primary Marks" shall mean the Marks "BBN" and "BBN
PLANET."
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"BBN VAS Marks" shall mean such Marks as are used by BBN to
promote, advertise and market Value Added Services.
"BBN Training Services" Program has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.2.
"BCS" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Carrier" means any entity that (1) on its own or through an
Affiliate, provides local exchange carrier service. interexchange carrier
service, local or international telephone service outside the United States,
value added network services or on-line services, and/or resale of any of the
foregoing, and (2) had annual revenues in the most recently completed fiscal
year of at least $500 million. For purposes of this definition, "on-line
services" refers to services that are used to enable end users to access
electronic information and other services from multiple providers of
information and other services, and are purchasable independent of other
products or services of the provider, and excludes special-purpose vertical
industry applications.
"Claim" means any pending or threatened claim, action,
proceeding or suit by any Third Party.
"Confidential Information" means information not publicly
available and given by one Party to the other Party or otherwise deemed to be
Confidential Information pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement.
"Damages" means any loss, debt, liability, damage, obligation.
claim, demand, judgment or settlement of any nature or kind, known or unknown,
liquidated or unliquidated, including without limitation all reasonable costs
and expenses incurred (legal, accounting or otherwise).
"Dedicated Internet Services" has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.1.
"Discloser" means that Party which, in any particular
instance, discloses its Confidential Information to the other Party or
otherwise owes a duty of confidentiality to the other Party pursuant to Section
10.
"Documentation" shall mean Reseller Documentation and End User
Documentation.
"Effective Date" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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"End User Documentation" shall mean all documentation provided
by BBN in the Territory for use by end users of its services in connection with
the use and operation of the Services provided under this Agreement, including
without limitation all marketing and other materials describing such services,
as such documentation may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time.
"Exclusive Territory" means (i) the continental United States,
Alaska and Hawaii, and (ii) any other territory agreed to by the Parties in
writing.
"Exclusivity Restrictions" has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.1.
"First Service Activation Date" means the earlier to occur of
(1) the first day of the calendar month in which AT&T first realizes revenues
from the provision of services to AT&T Customers using the Services provided
under this Agreement, or (2) September 1, 1995.
"Guaranteed Minimum" means the minimum annual payment amount
AT&T is obligated to pay to BBN pursuant to Section 7.3.
"Indemnitee" means a Party claiming indemnification benefits
under Section 13.1 or 13.2.
"Indemnitor" means a Party against whom an indemnification
claim is made under Section 13.1 or 13.2.
"Intellectual Property Rights" shall mean all intangible
property rights protectible by law throughout the world including all
copyrights (including, without limitation, the exclusive right to reproduce,
distribute copies of, display and perform the copyrighted work and to prepare
derivative works), copyright registrations and applications, trademark rights
(including trade dress), trademark registrations and applications, service xxxx
rights, service xxxx registrations and applications, patent rights (including
the right to apply therefor), patent applications therefor (including the right
to claim priority under applicable international conventions) and all patents
issuing thereon, and inventions, whether or not patentable, together with all
utility and design, know-how, specifications, trade names, mask-work rights,
trade secrets, moral rights, author's rights, algorithms, rights in packaging,
goodwill and other intangible property rights, as may exist now and/or
hereafter come into existence, and all renewals and extensions thereof,
regardless of whether any of such rights arise under the laws of the United
States or of any other state, country or jurisdiction.
"Managed Connectivity Services" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.1.
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"Marks" shall mean trade names, logos, trademarks, trade
devices, trade dress, service marks, symbols, abbreviations or registered
marks, or contractions or simulations thereof, or any other indicia of origin.
"Party" means AT&T, individually, or BBN and BBN Planet,
collectively.
"Parties" means AT&T, BBN and BBN Planet, collectively.
"Recipient" means that Party to this Agreement to which
Confidential Information has been disclosed by the other Party or is otherwise
owed a duty of confidentiality by the other Party pursuant to Section 10.
"Reseller Documentation" shall mean all documentation made
available in the Territory by BBN for use by any reseller or distributor of
services of the type comprising the Services to describe the methods and
procedures used by BBN in the provisioning and support of users of services of
the type comprising any of the Services provided under this Agreement, as such
documentation may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
"Sales Support Services" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.1.
"Secondary Territory" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.1.1.
"Secondary Territory Services" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.1.
"Services" means Managed Connectivity Services and Value Added
Services.
"Soft Landing Guarantees" has the meaning set forth in Section
7.3.1.
"Term" means the time period from the Effective Date to the
earlier of (i) the five year anniversary of the First Service Activation Date,
and (ii) such earlier date as of which this Agreement expires or is terminated
pursuant to Section 9.2 or otherwise.
"Territory" means (i) the Exclusive Territory, and (ii) any
other territory agreed to by the Parties in writing.
"Third Party" means an entity other than a Party or any
Affiliate of a Party.
"Value Added Services" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.1.2.
"VAS Development Programs" has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.4.
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"Year" means whichever of Year One, Year Two, Year Three, Year
Four or Year Five is in effect at the time of the event being described.
"Year One" means the period from the First Service Activation
Date to and including August 31, 1996.
"Year Two" means the one year period from September 1, 1996 to
and including August 31, 1997.
"Year Three" means the one year period from September 1, 1997
to and including August 31, 1998.
"Year Four" means the one year period from September 1, 1998
to and including August 31, 1999.
"Year Five" means the one year period from September 1, 1999
to and including August 31, 2000.
2. SERVICE DESCRIPTION
2.1. Initial Description of the Services. From and after the First
Service Activation Date, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement, BBN Planet shall provide to AT&T the following services in the
Territory:
2.1.1. Managed Connectivity Services, which consist of the
provision of dedicated access to the Internet to business customers and all
related products and services offered or provided by BBN that facilitate such
access, provided that in no event shall Managed Connectivity Services be deemed
to include the provision of services that include dial-up access to the
Internet directly to end users or other services that are not marketed by BBN
as a standard or optional product feature of Managed Connectivity Services.
The initial Managed Connectivity Services shall comply with the description in
Schedule 2.1.1., including without limitation the functional, technical and
performance requirements set forth in such schedule. From time to time, the
Parties will agree on such modifications to the functional, technical and
performance requirements for Managed Connectivity Services as are necessary to
address requirements of AT&T Customers. At such times as BBN provides enhanced
versions of Managed Connectivity Services, the Parties shall agree, for
purposes of this Agreement, upon the functional, technical and performance
requirements for such services, which requirements shall, at a minimum, ensure
that such services comply with the minimum requirements in Section 2.2.
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2.1.2. Value Added Services, consisting of the following
services and products: (i) BBN's Site Patrol service, (ii) BBN's Internet
Training Program (including any modified form of such program developed
pursuant to Section 2.7), (iii) BBN's Web Advantage World Wide Web Services,
(iv) any services marketed or offered by BBN the development of which was
funded in whole or in part by AT&T pursuant to Section 7.4, and (v) any other
services or products marketed or offered by BBN Planet as a generally available
service or product offering other than Managed Connectivity Services that
stimulate demand for, or enhance the value or utility of, access to the
Internet and are not subject to exclusive marketing relationships with Third
Parties. The initial Value Added Services shall consist of the services
described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of the preceding sentence, and shall
comply with the descriptions for each such service in Schedule 2.1.2, including
without limitation the functional, technical and performance requirements set
forth in such schedule. At such times as BBN provides additional Value Added
Services, the Parties shall also agree, for purposes of this Agreement, upon
the functional, technical and performance requirements for such services, which
requirements shall, at a minimum, ensure that such services comply with the
minimum requirements in Section 2.2.
2.2. Minimum Requirements. The Managed Connectivity Services and
Value Added Services provided by BBN under this Agreement shall at all times
meet the following minimum requirements:
2.2.1. The Managed Connectivity Services and BBN's Site
Patrol service provided by BBN under this Agreement shall be offered and
provided with features and a level of quality that, on average and taken as a
whole, equal or exceed that provided by other leading providers of Internet
services offering comparable services in a substantial portion of the
Territory. The Parties agree to work together on a broader range of offers as
needed to address market demand for Dedicated Internet Services and Active
Internet Security Services.
2.2.2. The Managed Connectivity Services and Value Added
Services provided by BBN under this Agreement shall be offered and provided
with features and a level of quality that equals or exceeds that which BBN
offers or provides any other customer.
2.2.3. The Managed Connectivity Services and Value Added
Services provided by BBN under this Agreement shall comply with all
Documentation relating to the Managed Connectivity Services and Value Added
Services offered or provided by BBN as of the Effective Date and as updated
from time to time (provided that no such update may operate to have a material
adverse impact on (i) any Managed Connectivity Service or Active Internet
Security Services (including without limitation the level or quality of service
provided to AT&T Customers), taken as a whole, without the prior written
consent of AT&T, except to the extent necessary to deal with network
emergencies and other circumstances beyond the control of BBN, in which case
BBN shall consult with AT&T concerning such change as soon
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as reasonably practicable, or (ii) any other Services without providing AT&T
with advance written notice of such changes as soon as reasonably practicable).
2.2.4. BBN shall not make any changes (i) in any Managed
Connectivity Service or Active Internet Security Service that may reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse impact on such Service (including without
limitation the level or quality of service provided to AT&T Customers), taken
as a whole, without the prior written consent of AT&T, except to the extent
necessary to deal with network emergencies and other circumstances beyond the
control of BBN, in which case BBN shall consult with AT&T concerning such
change as soon as reasonably practicable, or (ii) in any other Services without
providing AT&T with advance written notice of such changes as soon as
reasonably practicable.
2.2.5. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 2.2, in no event shall BBN be responsible for any diminution in the
quality of the Services, or any delay in the provision of the Services, to the
extent caused by actions or omissions of AT&T or any local exchange carrier.
2.3. Documentation. BBN represents that (1) Schedule 2.3
contains a true and complete list of all Documentation relating to the Managed
Connectivity Services and Value Added Services offered or provided by BBN as of
the Effective Date, and (2) true and complete copies of all such Documentation
have been provided to AT&T prior to the Effective Date. In the event BBN
decides to amend, modify or supplement any such Documentation, or creates new
Documentation in connection with enhanced versions of Managed Connectivity
Services or additional Value Added Services added pursuant to Section 2.1, BBN
shall as soon as practicable provide AT&T with written notice of any such
amendments, modifications, supplements or new Documentation, including copies
of the foregoing.
2.4. License to Documentation and Other Intellectual Property
Rights.
2.4.1. BBN hereby grants (i) to AT&T and all AT&T Resellers
a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license, with the right to sublicense
to AT&T Resellers pursuant to this clause (i) and to AT&T Customers pursuant to
clause (ii), by all means and in any media, whether now known or hereafter
developed, to use, reproduce, distribute, make derivative works of, publicly
display, publicly perform and demonstrate the Documentation in connection with
the provision of the Services to AT&T and AT&T Customers in the Territory and
in the Secondary Territory and in connection with the advertising, marketing
and promotion of Services to be used within the Territory or within the
Secondary Territory, and (ii) to AT&T Customers a non-exclusive, royalty-free,
worldwide license, by all means and in any media, whether now known or
hereafter developed, to use and reproduce the Documentation in connection with
the use of any of the Services or Secondary Territory Services (provided that,
without the written consent of BBN, AT&T Customers may only use
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portions of Reseller Documentation, other than portions consisting of
techniques or methods for marketing or selling the services and competitive
information, to the extent reasonably necessary for AT&T and AT&T Resellers to
market and sell the services). BBN warrants that it has, and will have, all
necessary rights. title and interest in the Documentation. The license
contained in this subsection 2.4.1, and any sublicenses granted pursuant to
this subsection 2.4.1, shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue
in full force and effect throughout the Term, or for such longer period as the
Services or Secondary Territory Services are provided to any AT&T Customer
pursuant to Section 9.6.
2.4.2. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.4.2 or otherwise
in this Agreement, BBN represents that no further licenses to any Intellectual
Property Rights of BBN or any Third Party are required in connection with the
marketing, offering, provision or use of the Services by AT&T or any AT&T
Customer as contemplated by this Agreement as of the Effective Date. In the
event that any such licenses are required in connection with the marketing,
offering, provision or use of any Services or Secondary Territory Services as
contemplated by this Agreement after the Effective Date, BBN shall grant to,
and if applicable shall procure for, AT&T and AT&T Customers licenses on
commercially reasonable terms, consistent with the requirements of Section 2.2
and Paragraph 4 of Schedule 7.1, under such Intellectual Property rights as are
necessary in connection with such Services or Secondary Territory Services.
2.5. Right To Use BBN Marks.
2.5.1. BBN hereby grants to AT&T and any AT&T Reseller a
royalty-free, nonexclusive, worldwide license, with the right to sublicense to
AT&T Resellers, to use the BBN Marks during the term of this Agreement to use
the BBN Marks in conjunction with the marketing, offering or provision of
Services to be used within the Territory or within the Secondary Territory
(including without limitation (i) on periodic statements, customer agreements
and other communications to AT&T Customers, and (ii) in marketing and
advertising and promotional communications). AT&T agrees that the use of any
of the BBN Marks shall conform to the generally applicable standards reasonably
set by BBN from time-to-time. AT&T agrees to cooperate with BBN in
facilitating BBN's monitoring and control of the BBN Marks and to supply BBN
with samples of use of the BBN Marks upon reasonable request by BBN. In the
event BBN ceases to use a BBN Xxxx (other than one of the BBN Primary Marks),
AT&T agrees to use reasonable efforts to promptly cease using such Xxxx
following written notice from BBN. Such reasonable efforts shall include
instructing its sales and marketing personnel to cease to use such Xxxx, and
using reasonable efforts to cease use of any marketing or sales collateral that
use such Xxxx, provided that BBN shall reimburse AT&T for the incremental
expenses associated with modifying or replacing such collateral.
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2.5.2. AT&T shall not claim ownership or any other rights
in the BBN Marks. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, AT&T
agrees to cease and discontinue any further use of the BBN Marks within three
(3) months of the date of any such expiration or termination. Within three (3)
months of the date of the termination of the Exclusivity Restrictions in
Section 8 (or, if AT&T notifies BBN in writing that it commits to continue to
prominently identify BBN's role in the provision of Managed Connectivity
Services as provided in Section 4.1, the date on which such commitment expires
or terminates), AT&T's right to use the BBN Marks shall conform to reasonable
guidelines generally applied by BBN to resellers or distributors of services of
the type comprising the Services or Secondary Territory Services.
2.6. AT&T Customer Information. BBN agrees to make all AT&T
Customer Information collected by BBN available to AT&T upon reasonable notice
without charge to AT&T, excluding Confidential Information required to be kept
confidential pursuant to a confidentiality agreement between BBN and an AT&T
Customer entered into at the request of the AT&T Customer. BBN will, to the
extent consistent with the terms of any such confidentiality agreement, provide
written notice to AT&T of restrictions imposed under such agreements.
2.7. Additional Training. BBN, in collaboration with AT&T, will
establish as a modified Value Added Service for AT&T technical and sales
personnel and AT&T Customers, training in the Internet. AT&T reserves the right
to establish an AT&T certification program for AT&T technical and sales
personnel and AT&T Customers, provided that AT&T shall not be permitted to
provide any Documentation or any modified form thereof to any current or
prospective AT&T Customer in conjunction with such AT&T certification program or
any similar program without the written consent of BBN (which shall not be
unreasonably withheld to the extent such program does not compete with any Value
Added Service).
2.8. Coordination with Respect to AT&T Customers. BBN and BCS will
coordinate to develop processes reasonably designed to avoid marketing by BBN or
BCS of Services to existing customers of the other Party. The foregoing
sentence is intended as an expression of intent between the Parties in order to
maximize efficiency for both Parties. This Section shall not be construed to
prohibit either Party from marketing or selling any services to any Third Party
(including existing customers of AT&T or BBN), except that (i) BBN shall not
market or sell Managed Connectivity Services to any AT&T Customer Site except
pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) BBN will not target the marketing of Value
Added Services to any AT&T Customer Site in competition with AT&T's marketing of
Value Added Services (subject to compliance with the coordination processes
developed pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.8), and (iii) BBN
will take reasonable measures such that BBN sales personnel will not target
sales of Value Added Services to any AT&T Customer Site in competition with
AT&T's marketing of Value Added Services (subject to compliance with the
coordination
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processes developed pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.8). For
purposes of this Section 2.8. an "AT&T Customer Site" shall be, with respect to
any AT&T Customer, any identifiable portion of such entity (whether defined by
location, business unit, functional responsibility or otherwise) that has
purchased Managed Connectivity Services from AT&T pursuant to this Agreement.
2.9. BBN Liability for Affiliate Obligations. BBN shall remain
primarily liable for all obligations of its Affiliates, including BBN Planet,
pursuant to this Agreement, except that BBN (and not BBN Planet) shall be
relieved from such liability in the event BBN Planet undergoes a material change
in ownership or control through acquisition by or merger with an Acquiring
Entity (as defined in Section 9.2) and such Acquiring Entity meets the
conditions set forth in clause (B) of Section 9.2 for precluding AT&T from
having the right to cancel this Agreement by virtue of such acquisition or
merger.
2.10. Forecasts. BBN agrees to coordinate with AT&T to estimate the
level and location of demand and traffic for Services during the term of this
Agreement. In that connection, no later than the 15th day of each month of each
year during the term of this Agreement, AT&T shall provide BBN its projected
requirements for Services, indicating amounts, types, and location, during the
following three calendar months. These forecasts shall be used for the planning
convenience of BBN and shall not be binding upon AT&T, but BBN intends to use
the forecasts to estimate needed staffing, network provisioning, and product
levels for its performance of the terms of this Agreement and shall only be
responsible for using commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy demand to the
extent it materially exceeds such forecasts. AT&T shall provide its initial
projected requirements for Services for the period from the First Service
Activation Date through September 30, 1995 as soon as practicable following the
Effective Date. All forecasts provided under this Section 2.10 shall be treated
as Confidential Information of AT&T pursuant to Section 10.
2.11. Provision of Services Outside the Exclusive Territory. In any
area outside the Exclusive Territory in which BBN or one of its Affiliates
directly or through a franchisee (i) markets or sells services comparable to the
Services ("Secondary Territory Services") to end users of such services, (ii)
has a sales representatives located within or assigned to such location with
respect to the marketing or selling of Secondary Territory Services to end
users, or (iii) has a BBN Point of Presence in such location (the areas referred
to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) are referred to herein as the "Secondary
Territory"), BBN agrees to provide such Secondary Territory Services in such
location to AT&T for resale to AT&T Customers on price and other terms generally
offered by BBN to its customers in such location. The provision of services
under this Section 2.11 by BBN or one of its Affiliates directly shall be
subject to the applicable discount percentages at which Services are then being
sold to AT&T under this Agreement pursuant to Schedule 7.1, but shall not be
governed by the requirements of Section 2.2.1 or Paragraph 4(C) of Schedule 7.1.
The provision of services under this
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Section 2.11 by BBN or one of its Affiliates through a franchisee shall be the
subject of negotiation among AT&T, BBN and the franchisee, and shall not be
governed by the requirements of Section 2.2.1 or Paragraph 4 of Schedule 7.1.
Secondary Territory Services shall be made available to AT&T on price and other
terms and conditions at least as favorable as those on which BBN makes such
services available in such location to any other United States-based reseller or
distributor of BBN. Purchases in any Year by AT&T pursuant to this Section 2.11
may be used to satisfy a maximum of 25% of the applicable Guaranteed Minimum
under Section 7.3 in such Year.
3. SALES SUPPORT SERVICES
3.1. Pre-Sale Support and Post-Sale Implementation Support. From and
after the Effective Date, BBN Planet shall offer and provide pre-sale support
and post-sale implementation support services ("Sales Support Services") to AT&T
technical personnel and sales channels as specified in Schedule 3.1, including
assisting AT&T personnel in acquiring skills that are necessary or useful in the
provision of the foregoing services. Sales Support Services shall not include
services offered or provided by BBN to its customers as part of Managed
Connectivity Services. In providing Sales Support Services under this Agreement,
BBN shall at all times provide Sales Support Services that are at a level of
quality and service that, on average and taken as a whole, equals or exceeds
that provided by other leading providers of Internet services offering
comparable services in the Territory and that are at least equal in quality and
level of service to comparable services offered by BBN to any of its other
resellers or distributors of services of the type comprising the Services. All
Sales Support Services shall be provided in compliance with methods and
procedures to be agreed upon by AT&T and BBN.
3.2. AT&T Sales Support Department. BBN shall create and manage an
AT&T Sales Support Department exclusively for the purpose of providing Sales
Support Services under Section 3.1. BBN shall adequately staff the AT&T Sales
Support Department with knowledgeable, experienced and trained Internet
professionals capable of providing support to the AT&T technical personnel and
sales channels and customer care to AT&T Customers consistent with the
requirements of Section 3.1. All such professionals shall be employed on a
dedicated, full-time basis to support the activities contemplated under Section
3.1, except for BBN employees assigned by BBN from time to time in order to
assist the AT&T Sales Support Department on a part-time basis, where the use of
such employees would be more efficient than the use of dedicated employees or
where such employees would perform work that could not be performed by the
dedicated Sales Support Services employees, and with respect to whom BBN gives
AT&T a timely accounting.
3.3. Funding Through September 30. 1995. Through September 30, 1995,
AT&T shall fund the operations of the AT&T Sales Support Department at a rate of
$12,500 per
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month for each full-time professional, and $80 per hour for each part-time
employee assigned to the AT&T Sales Support Department pursuant to Section 3.2,
at a staffing level that is reasonably required to support the anticipated
demand for Sales Support Services under this Agreement. AT&T shall also
reimburse BBN for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred
in connection with Sales Support Services requested by AT&T, provided that BBN
shall use good business judgment to minimize such expenses. AT&T's obligation
to fund the operations of the AT&T Sales Support Department under this Section
3.3 (including BBN's expenses) shall not exceed an aggregate maximum of SI
million. BBN shall fund all other expenses associated with the AT&T Sales
Support Department during this period.
3.4. Funding After September 30.1995. From and after October 1,
1995, AT&T shall fund the operations of the AT&T Sales Support Department at a
rate of $12,500 per month for each full-time professional, and $80 per hour for
each part-time employee, assigned to the AT&T Sales Support Department pursuant
to Section 3.2, which staffing level shall be set at a level that is reasonably
required to support the anticipated demand for Sales Support Services under this
Agreement, as agreed by AT&T and BBN (i) for the period from October 1, 1995
through January 1, 1996, by September 15, 1995, and (ii) for the period after
January 1, 1996, not less than 90 days in advance. AT&T shall also reimburse BBN
for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
with Sales Support Services requested by AT&T, provided that BBN shall use good
business judgment to minimize such expenses. BBN shall fund all other continuing
expenses associated with the AT&T Sales Support Department during this period.
4. AT&T RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
4.1. AT&T Use and Sale of Services.
4.1.1. AT&T may use the Services made available to it
pursuant to this Agreement for any lawful purpose, including without limitation
for its own account, for resale to AT&T Customers or for resale to Third
Parties for further resale or distribution (such Third Parties are referred to
herein as "AT&T Resellers"), either alone or in combination with any other
products or services. Services offered by AT&T that incorporate Managed
Connectivity Services made available to it pursuant to this Agreement shall, at
AT&T's discretion, be branded exclusively as AT&T services or otherwise as AT&T
shall determine, provided that, for so long as the Exclusivity Restrictions in
Section 8 continue under this Agreement, AT&T shall, where reasonably
practicable in the Territory, prominently identify BBN's role in the provision
of Managed Connectivity Services provided under this Agreement. AT&T shall
specify the design of any user interface associated with any Managed
Connectivity Services, consistent with the preceding sentence. AT&T shall have
complete discretion to determine the prices to be charged to AT&T Customers for
the Services provided under this Agreement. Subject to the provisions of
Section 4.4, AT&T shall also have complete discretion to
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determine the other terms and conditions on which AT&T makes such Services
available to AT&T Customers. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement
(including without limitation pursuant to Section 5.6), and except as reasonably
necessary for BBN to assist AT&T during the introduction of AT&T Internet
services under this Agreement, AT&T shall provide the primary interface to AT&T
Customers in connection with the marketing, offering or provision of AT&T
services that incorporate the Services, including (a) providing first tier
support for Services provided to AT&T Customers; and (b) handling communications
to and business relations with AT&T Customers related to contractual agreements,
handling invoicing and payment matters, and handling inquiries and questions
from AT&T Customers about Services.
4.1.2. Notwithstanding Section 4.1.1, unless the parties
otherwise agree, Value Added Services will be marketed and sold under this
Agreement as BBN-branded products and pursuant to agreements between BBN and
AT&T Customers, but will, where practicable, be billed by AT&T. The Parties
will agree on the extent to which it would be appropriate for AT&T to provide
the primary interface to AT&T Customers for Value Added Services where BBN
enters into an agreement directly with an AT&T Customer for the provision of
such Services.
4.2. Use of AT&T Marks. Except as provided herein or by advance
written consent of AT&T, BBN agrees not to (i) display or use, in advertising or
otherwise, any of AT&T's Marks, (ii) permit any Affiliate to display or use any
of AT&T's Marks, or (iii) give its permission to the display or use of any of
AT&T's Marks by any Third Party. Any use by BBN of any of AT&T's Marks shall be
subject to AT&T's advance approval in writing, in its discretion, subject to
compliance with guidelines provided by AT&T. BBN shall not claim ownership or
any other rights in any of AT&T's Marks. Upon termination or expiration of this
Agreement, any and all rights or privileges granted by AT&T to BBN to use any of
AT&T's Marks shall immediately expire and BBN shall immediately discontinue the
use of AT&T's Marks. Nothing herein shall preclude BBN from making factual
references to AT&T in governmental filings. disclosure documents, and other
public statements, as provided under Sections 10 and 19.8.
4.3. Introductory Marketing Campaign. AT&T shall conduct a high-
profile marketing campaign in support of the introduction of AT&T Internet
services using the Services provided under this Agreement as soon as reasonably
practicable following the Effective Date. In connection with such marketing
activities, AT&T shall prominently mention BBN's role in the provision of such
services. AT&T shall consult with BBN as appropriate in connection with such
campaign. AT&T shall design, establish, and fund such promotional activities in
its discretion based upon internal AT&T business considerations, including the
appropriateness of the channels for such services, the likely return from such
expenditures, and other marketing efforts being conducted by AT&T, and shall
devote a level
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of resources to such marketing campaign consistent with the level of resources
BCS devotes to the introduction of other comparable high profile new product
offerings marketed principally to its data communications customers.
4.4. Provisions Applicable to End Users.
4.4.1. AT&T's Use of Services. AT&T's use of Services in
AT&T's capacity as an end user of Services for its own account shall be
governed by Schedule 4.4.1.
4.4.2. Agreements with AT&T Customers Other than AT&T.
AT&T's agreements with AT&T Customers relating to the provision of Services
shall comply with Schedule 4.4.2.
5. INFRASTRUCTURE
5.1. Use of AT&T Equipment and Facilities. In providing the
Services to AT&T under this Agreement, BBN shall purchase infrastructure,
equipment, facilities and services necessary for the transmission of data
(collectively, "Infrastructure") from AT&T provided (i) BBN is not restricted
from purchasing such Infrastructure from AT&T under contractual obligations
binding on BBN at the time the purchase decision is being considered, (ii) such
Infrastructure meets BBN's reasonable functional, technical and performance
requirements, and (iii) AT&T offers such Infrastructure to BBN at a price and on
terms and conditions that, on average and taken as a whole, are competitive as
compared to those offered to BBN in good faith by other leading providers of
infrastructure, equipment, facilities and services similar to the Infrastructure
at the time AT&T makes its offer.
5.2. Provisioning of Customers. In connection with the provision of
Managed Connectivity Services hereunder, AT&T shall assume primary
responsibility for providing, at AT&T's expense or the expense of the AT&T
Customer, (i) connectivity between the AT&T Customer's premises and any BBN
Point of Presence listed in Schedule 5.2 (as such schedule may be modified or
supplemented from time to time) that is selected by AT&T, subject to Section
5.3, and (ii) unless the AT&T Customer otherwise determines, any standard
commercial, off-the-shelf premises equipment required in connection with the
Services. To the extent the Benchmark Prices in Schedule 7.1 include the
provision of such services and equipment, such prices shall be adjusted to take
into account a fair allocation for the exclusion of such services and equipment,
provided that such adjustments (or, if any Benchmark Prices in Schedule 7.1 are
already adjusted to take into account the exclusion of such services or
equipment, the amount of such adjustment already taken into account in such
price) shall be counted in calculating AT&T's compliance with the Guaranteed
Minimums under Section 7.3 of this Agreement, except that, if AT&T sells
equipment contemplated by subclause (ii) in the first sentence of this Section
5.2 to such AT&T Customer, no such adjustment in respect of
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such equipment shall be counted in calculating AT&T's compliance with the
Guaranteed Minimums, and provided further that the amount of any such
adjustment in respect of subclause (i) in the first sentence of this Section
5.2 counted in calculating AT&T's compliance with the Guaranteed Minimums shall
be equal to the differential, if any, between the price (or adjusted price) of
the service actually purchased by AT&T from BBN and the Benchmark Price that
would apply based on the manner in which BBN, following its own standard
practices, would have provisioned such service.
5.3. Interconnection with BBN Facilities. AT&T and BBN shall
coordinate with respect to (1) the definition of the interfaces between the AT&T
network and the BBN network at the BBN Points of Presence, (2) the management of
traffic routed by AT&T from the premises of AT&T Customers to BBN Points of
Presence, and (3) access by BBN to the AT&T network for the purposes of
providing Services under this Agreement to AT&T Customers. AT&T, in its
discretion, in consultation with BBN, shall establish the policies governing
management and provisioning of the AT&T network to the extent it is used to
support AT&T Customers, including without limitation addressing schemes. BBN
shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the network relating to
the provision of Services, including monitoring and taking the actions necessary
to remedy problems with, or disruption of, the Services. AT&T will reimburse BBN
for incremental expenses incurred by BBN as a result of complying with policies
established by AT&T.
5.4. Customer Transfers. At any time after the Exclusivity
Restrictions in Section 8 no longer continue under this Agreement, and subject
to AT&T's obligations under Section 7.3, AT&T shall have the right to migrate
the provisioning of Dedicated Internet Services to any AT&T Customer of Managed
Connectivity Services such that such services are provided directly by AT&T or
on AT&T's behalf by a Third Party. BBN shall provide all reasonable cooperation
in support of a seamless, minimally disruptive migration of such AT&T Customers
in connection with such services (including without limitation any necessary
transfer of customer addresses), and the Parties shall structure the
provisioning of Managed Connectivity Services during the Term in a manner
designed to facilitate such migration. In consideration for the foregoing, AT&T
shall pay BBN (i) for any migration that occurs during the Term, a Customer
Transition Services Fee equal to 1.5 times the Closing Average Monthly Revenue
with respect to each such AT&T Customer, and (ii) for any migration that occurs
at any time (whether during or after the Term) any reasonable direct expenses
incurred by BBN in connection with such migration. The "Closing Average Monthly
Revenue" with respect to any AT&T Customer transferred pursuant to the prior
sentence shall be an amount equal to the average of the monthly payments made by
AT&T to BBN pursuant to Schedule 7.1 in respect of such AT&T Customer during the
six-month period (or such shorter period as such AT&T Customer shall have
received Services pursuant to this Agreement) preceding such transfer for
Dedicated Internet Services to be provided by AT&T (or by a Third Party on
behalf of AT&T) following such transfer (or, in the case of AT&T Customers that
paid in
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advance for Services provided during and after such six-month (or shorter)
period, the average monthly revenue accrued by BBN in respect of such AT&T
Customer in respect of Services provided during such six-month (or shorter)
period. In no event shall AT&T's liability for Customer Transition Services
Fees under this Section 5.4 exceed $75 million in the aggregate. In the event
any AT&T Customer with respect to which AT&T has paid BBN a Customer Transition
Services Fee terminates its relationship with AT&T and purchases Dedicated
Internet Services directly or indirectly from BBN within a period of one year
of the related transfer, BBN shall refund to AT&T the Customer Transition
Services Fee paid with respect to such AT&T Customer.
5.5. Repurchase of Assets. At any time during the Term after Year
Three (or within ninety (90) days after the Term if this Agreement is terminated
prior to the conclusion of Year Five), (1) BBN shall have the option to sell to
AT&T (and if such option is exercised, AT&T shall purchase), and (2) AT&T shall
have the option to purchase from BBN (and if such option is exercised, BBN shall
sell), in either case upon 90 days' advance written notice, at fair market value
(but not less than BBN's net book value for such equipment, in no event to be
calculated on a depreciation basis that is less rapid than three-year
straight-line depreciation) those network infrastructure assets consisting of
routers, brouters, DSUs, CSUs and servers that were paid for and owned by BBN
during the Term of the Agreement and were used primarily for the purpose of
providing Managed Connectivity Services to those AT&T Customers that have (or
are intended, contemporaneously with the purchase and sale of equipment under
this Section 5.5, to be) transferred to an AT&T service. If the Parties are
unable to agree upon a fair market valuation for any or all assets, a mutually
agreed upon independent appraiser shall be appointed by the Parties to determine
the fair market value of such assets. The cost of the independent appraiser
shall be borne equally by the Parties. If the Parties cannot agree upon an
independent appraiser, one shall be appointed by an independent accounting firm
jointly selected by the Parties. In the event AT&T exercises its option pursuant
to (2) above, AT&T shall reimburse BBN for reasonable travel expenses and labor
costs incurred at AT&T's request in connection with putting AT&T in operating
control of such assets.
5.6. Interfaces. The Parties shall develop methods and procedures,
and associated interfaces, for cooperating on a "seamless" basis in all areas
relating to the marketing and provision of the Services, including without
limitation order processing, customer care, network monitoring and maintenance,
problem resolution, and billing. AT&T shall fund and own any electronic
interfaces that are uniquely developed to support the cooperation contemplated
under this Section 5.6, and BBN shall have the right to use such interfaces in
connection with the performance of this Agreement. The Parties shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to agree on an initial plan to accomplish the
foregoing, including appropriate training of each other's employees, by no later
than the First Service Activation Date. At any
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time during the Term, BBN will cooperate with AT&T in connection with inquiries
concerning potential problems affecting any aspect of the provision of the
Services.
6. GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE.
6.1. Service Territory. BBN agrees to make the Services available to
AT&T Customers throughout the Territory consistent with the provisions of this
Agreement on a continuous basis throughout the Term. The Parties agree that
prior to September 1, 1995, the offering of the Services shall be targeted to
customers in up to five metropolitan areas to be identified by AT&T and BBN.
Prior to such date, BBN's obligation with respect to all other areas within the
Territory shall be to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the
Services to select AT&T Customers designated by AT&T consistent with the
provisions otherwise applicable under this Agreement.
6.2. Expansion. During the Term of this Agreement, the Parties
intend to explore opportunities in areas not included in the Territory as
defined in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Party shall
have any obligation to expand the Territory to include any areas beyond those
initially included in this Agreement or, except for Secondary Territory Services
contemplated in Section 2.11, any obligation to offer or purchase services
outside the Territory.
7. PRICING AND PAYMENT
7.1. Pricing. During the Term, AT&T shall pay BBN for the Services
according to the schedule set forth in Schedule 7.1.
7.2. Payments to BBN.
7.2.1. Except as modified during Years One and Two pursuant
to Section 7.2.2., AT&T shall pay BBN for the Services and Sales Support
Services as provided in this Section 7.2.1. Within ten (10) business days
after the end of each calendar month, BBN shall provide AT&T a statement of
Amounts Due for all Services provided during such calendar month pursuant to
Section 7.1 and all Sales Support Services provided during such calendar month
pursuant to Section 3. For purposes of such statement, "Amounts Due" shall
include fees for installations performed during such month, all annual fees
commencing in such month (to the extent AT&T bills the AT&T Customer for such
Services on an annual basis, subject to adjustment in the event fees are later
refunded to such AT&T Customer due to a termination of Services prior to the
expiration of the period for which any such prepayment is made), and a pro rata
portion of annual fees for Services provided during such month (to the extent
AT&T bills the AT&T Customer for such Services on a monthly basis). Such
statement shall include a complete and accurate written accounting, and shall
be in such electronic or paper format as
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AT&T shall reasonably request. AT&T shall pay BBN for such Services and Sales
Support Services, net of any credits or adjustments due pursuant to this
Agreement, by check or wire transfer within forty-five (45) days of the date of
receipt of BBN's statement. Such payment shall be accompanied by a complete
and accurate written accounting of any credits or adjustments taken pursuant to
this Agreement.
7.2.2. During Years One and Two, the payment process set
forth in Section 7.2.1 with respect to the Services shall be modified as
provided in this Section 7.2.2. For each calendar month, in lieu of payment for
actual Amounts Due during such month as provided in Section 7.2.1, AT&T shall
pay BBN equal monthly installments of the Guaranteed Minimum for the Year in
which such month occurs. Following the period from the First Service
Activation Date to and including November 30, 1995, and each successive
three-calendar month period during Years One and Two, AT&T shall also make such
additional payments to BBN as are necessary to pay in full the actual Amounts
Due for each of the three months during such period (or, if credits or
adjustments taken pursuant to this Agreement or other events affecting the
Guaranteed Minimums pursuant to Section 7.3.3 result in a balance owing in
AT&T's favor for such period, BBN shall make such payment to AT&T as is
necessary to pay such balance in full).
7.3. Guaranteed Minimums.
7.3.1. Guarantee Amounts. Except as provided below, AT&T
agrees to purchase the following minimum dollar amounts of Services from BBN
during Years One, Two and Three of this Agreement (based upon amounts paid by
AT&T to BBN under Schedule 7.1 that are either (i) paid in respect of Services
provided during the applicable period, but including for this purpose amounts
otherwise deducted from payments to BBN pursuant to Schedule 7.1 or adjustments
made or deemed made pursuant to Section 5.2, or (ii) prepaid by AT&T at its
option in respect of Services to be provided by BBN during the Year following
Year in which such prepayment is made):
For Year One, $20 million
For Year Two, $40 million
For Year Three, $60 million
In addition, in the event this Agreement continues in effect until the end of
Year Three, and AT&T and BBN have not agreed to extend their relationship by
virtue of AT&T's unwillingness to continue this Agreement past Year Three on
terms that are as favorable or more favorable to it than are initially provided
under this Agreement for Years One through Three, AT&T shall also purchase the
following minimum amounts of Services (calculated as provided above for Years
One, Two and Three) from BBN during Years Four and Five of this Agreement (the
"Soft Landing Guarantees"):
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For Year Four, An amount equal to the lesser of (1)
to the extent BCS (or any Third
Party on behalf of BCS) continues to
receive revenues from Dedicated
Internet Services during Year Four
(measured by the prices that would
be payable under Section 7.2 to BBN
during Year Four in respect of such
services had such services been
provided pursuant to this
Agreement), two-thirds (2/3) of the
total amount paid by AT&T to BBN in
respect of Managed Connectivity
Services pursuant to Section 7.1 in
respect of Year Three (excluding
payments in respect of AT&T
Customers who are not AT&T
Customers, or otherwise customers of
AT&T, for Dedicated Internet
Services at any time during Year
Four, or AT&T Customers who become
BBN customers, and not AT&T
Customers, for Dedicated Internet
Services at any time during Year
Four), and, if zero or a positive
number, (2) an amount equal to (A)
the total amount paid by AT&T to BBN
in respect of Managed Connectivity
Services pursuant to Section 7.1 in
respect of Year Three (excluding
payments in respect of AT&T
Customers who are not AT&T
Customers, or otherwise customers of
AT&T for services comparable to the
Services, at any time during Year
Four, or AT&T Customers who become
BBN customers, and not AT&T
Customers, for Dedicated Internet
Services at any time during Year
Four), less (B) the amount by which
the total revenues earned by BBN in
respect of the sale of all Value
Added Services to AT&T Customers
(including AT&T) and former AT&T
Customers who purchase Services
directly or indirectly from BBN
during Year Four exceeds the total
revenues earned by BBN in respect of
the sale of all Value Added Services
to such customers during Year Three.
For Year Five, An amount equal to the lesser of (1)
to the extent BCS (or any Third
Party on behalf of BCS) continues to
receive revenues from Dedicated
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Internet Services during Year Five
(measured by the prices that would be
payable under Section 7.2 to BBN
during Year Five in respect of such
services had such services been
provided pursuant to this Agreement),
one-third (1/3) of the total amount
paid by AT&T to BBN in respect of
Managed Connectivity Services
pursuant to Section 7.1 in respect of
Year Three (excluding payments in
respect of AT&T Customers who are not
AT&T Customers, or otherwise
customers of AT&T for Dedicated
Internet Services, at any time during
Year Five, or AT&T Customers who
become BBN customers, and not AT&T
Customers, for Dedicated Internet
Services at any time during Year
Five), and, if zero or a positive
number, (2) an amount equal to (A)
the total amount paid by AT&T to BBN
in respect of Managed Connectivity
Services pursuant to Section 7.1 in
respect of Year Three (excluding
payments in respect of AT&T Customers
who are not AT&T Customers, or
otherwise customers of AT&T for
services comparable to the Services,
at any time during Year Five, or AT&T
Customers who become BBN customers,
and not AT&T Customers, for Dedicated
Internet Services at any time during
Year Five), less (B) the amount by
which the total revenues earned by
BBN in respect of the sale of all
Value Added Services to AT&T
Customers (including AT&T) and former
AT&T Customers who purchase Services
directly or indirectly from BBN
during Year Five exceeds the total
revenues earned by BBN in respect of
the sale of all Value Added Services
to such customers during Year Four.
For purposes of this Section 7.3.1, charges for access from the premises of any
AT&T Customer to the applicable point of presence that are purchased from a
Third Party and passed through to the AT&T Customer shall not be counted toward
the Guaranteed Minimums.
7.3.2. Payments of Guaranteed Minimums. In the event that
the aggregate amounts paid pursuant to Section 7.2 in any Year do not equal or
exceed the Guaranteed
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Minimum amounts set forth in subsection 7.3.1, within ninety (90) days after
the end of each applicable Year:
7.3.2.1. except as provided in clause (ii), AT&T
shall pay to BBN an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount by
which such amounts paid fall below such Guaranteed Minimum for the applicable
Year, and
7.3.2.2. in the case of Year Three, if and to the
extent the aggregate amount of BCS's sales of Dedicated Internet Services and
Active Internet Security Services to its customers (measured by the prices that
would be payable under Section 7.2 to BBN in respect of such services during
Year Three had all such services been provided pursuant to this Agreement),
pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (such aggregate amount referred to
herein as the "Aggregate BCS DIS/IASS Amount"), falls below the Guaranteed
Minimum for Year Three, AT&T shall pay to BBN (A) 100% of the amount equal to
(x) the Aggregate BCS DIS/IASS Amount, less (y) BCS's total actual payments for
Services under Section 7.2 to BBN in respect of Year Three, plus (B) an amount
(not to exceed $15 million) equal to thirty-three percent (33 )%) of the amount
by which the Guaranteed Minimum for Year Three exceeds the Aggregate BCS
DIS/IASS Amount. If with respect to Year Three amounts paid pursuant to
Section 7.2 exceed $60 million, but do not equal or exceed the Additional
Guaranteed Minimums (if any), AT&T shall pay to BBN an amount equal to one
hundred percent (100%) of the amount by which such amounts paid fall below such
Additional Guaranteed Minimums.
7.3.3. Conditions to AT&T Obligations. AT&T's obligations
under this Section 7.3(i) shall be excused to the extent that AT&T does not
purchase the Guaranteed Minimum during any, Year as a result of any breach by
BBN of its obligations to provide the Services and Sales Support Services to
AT&T under this Agreement, including without limitation the obligation to
provide Services including the features, and with the quantity, quality and
timing, required under this Agreement, provided that AT&T shall, in each case,
have given BBN prompt written notification of such breach, and (ii) shall
terminate to the extent not theretofore earned through the provision of
Services hereunder with respect to any Year if this Agreement is terminated for
any reason other than as a result of a breach hereof by AT&T prior to the
conclusion of such Year. In addition, AT&T's obligation with respect to the
Soft Landing Guarantees shall automatically terminate in their entirety if (i)
the Exclusivity Restrictions in Section 8 do not continue during Year Two, (ii)
the Exclusivity Restrictions in Section 8 do not continue during Year Three
pursuant to Section 8.3.4 or (iii) any Carrier other than AT&T acquires an
aggregate beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding voting
securities of BBN (or any successor company or any Affiliate having control of
BBN) or BBN Planet and that Carrier also has a right to appoint or cause to be
appointed or elected a director of BBN (or any successor company or any
Affiliate having control of BBN) or BBN Planet.
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7.4. Funding of BBN Applications Development. During Year One, Year
Two and Year Three, AT&T will fund development or acquisition by BBN of
applications and services designed to stimulate demand for, or enhance the value
or utility of, access to the Internet, that are designed to operate in
conjunction with the Managed Connectivity Services (the development or
acquisition of such applications or services are referred to herein as "VAS
Development Programs"). BBN shall provide AT&T with advance written notice
(which written notice shall, subject to Section IO, be treated as Confidential
Information of BBN) of any VAS Development Program to be funded under this
Section 7.4, together with a projected budget covering the anticipated expenses
to be associated with such program. AT&T shall fund expenses to such programs
based on BBN's internal cost accounting system (and accounting for time on a
basis consistent with that applicable to BBN's cost-plus contracts with the
Federal government). BBN shall provide a complete accounting of the expenses
associated with each such program within 30 days of the completion of the
program (or upon reasonable request by AT&T during the period of the program),
and the Parties shall make appropriate payments necessary to "true up" funding
by AT&T to the actual expenses. AT&T shall be obligated to fund VAS Development
Programs pursuant to this Section 7.4 in the amounts specified in Schedule 7.4.
AT&T shall not claim ownership in any Intellectual Property Rights developed by
BBN pursuant to any VAS Development Program by virtue of the fact that AT&T has
funded such development pursuant to this Section 7.4.
8. EXCLUSIVITY
8.1. Year One. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.4, during
the period from the Effective Date through the conclusion of the Year One, (1)
neither BBN nor any of its Affiliates shall (A) market, offer or provide
Dedicated Internet Services or Active Internet Security Services within the
Exclusive Territory to or in conjunction with any Carrier, or (B) agree with any
Carrier to license any BBN Xxxx for use in connection with any Dedicated
Internet Services or Active Internet Security Services to be provided within the
Exclusive Territory, and (2) BCS shall not (1) purchase Dedicated Internet
Services or Active Internet Security Services for resale to customers within the
Exclusive Territory from any entity other than BBN or one of BBN's Affiliates,
or (2) provide Dedicated Internet Services or Active Internet Security Services
within the Exclusive Territory other than as contemplated by this Agreement.
Subject to Section 8.4, "Dedicated Internet Services" means services consisting
of the provision of access to the Internet to business customers that use such
access solely for their own account using only dedicated telecommunications
facilities between such customers, premises and the facilities of the service
provider, and excludes any service involving dial-up access to the Internet.
Subject to Section 8.4, "Active Internet Security Services" means services
provided in conjunction with Dedicated Internet Services that enhance the
security of customer data processing and network facilities from unauthorized
access through the Internet and are actively monitored and managed remotely on a
continuous basis by operations
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personnel of the service provider. BCS's obligations under this Section 8.1
shall be excused on a case-by-case basis where required due to a breach by BBN
of any of its obligations to provide the Services to AT&T under this Agreement,
including without limitation the obligation to provide Services including the
features, with the quantity, quality and timing, required under this Agreement,
provided that AT&T shall, in each case, have first given BBN prompt written
notification of such breach and an opportunity to cure such breach on a prompt
basis in light of the circumstances. The restrictions on each Party contained
in this Section 8.1 are referred to herein as the "Exclusivity Restrictions."
8.2. Year Two. If prior to the first day of Year Two AT&T shall have
delivered written notice to BBN of its election to increase the Guaranteed
Minimums for Year Two pursuant to Section 7.3.1 to $100 million, in lieu of the
Guaranteed Minimum otherwise in effect for Year Two, then the Exclusivity
Restrictions shall continue in full force and effect until the conclusion of
Year Two. If AT&T shall not have delivered such a notice, then BBN shall have
the right at any time prior to the end of Year Two, upon 90 days' prior written
notice to AT&T, to elect not to continue the Exclusivity Restrictions under this
Agreement. If BBN provides such a notice to AT&T, the Exclusivity Restrictions
shall terminate on the ninety-first (91st) day following the date of actual
receipt of such notice by AT&T. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, pursuant to
Section 8.3.1, the Parties determine to extend the Exclusivity Restrictions
until the conclusion of Year Three, BBN shall have no further right to elect to
terminate such restrictions in accordance with this Section 8.2 and any notice
delivered by BBN pursuant to this Section 8.2 but not yet effective shall be
deemed rescinded and nullified.
8.3. Year Three. If the Exclusivity Restrictions are continuing, the
Parties shall have discussions for the purpose of deciding, on or before January
31, 1997, whether to extend such restrictions until the conclusion of Year
Three. The following shall become effective depending on the outcome of such
discussions (unless the Parties otherwise agree in writing):
8.3.1. If AT&T and BBN both indicate their desire to extend
the Exclusivity Restrictions, the Exclusivity Restrictions shall be extended
for the duration of Year Three, and there shall be no other effect upon any of
the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
8.3.2. If AT&T and BBN both indicate their desire not to
extend the Exclusivity Restrictions, the Exclusivity Restrictions shall not be
extended past the conclusion of Year Two, and there shall be no other effect
upon any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
8.3.3. If AT&T indicates its desire not to extend the
Exclusivity Restrictions and BBN indicates its desire to extend the Exclusivity
Restrictions, the Exclusivity Restrictions shall not be extended past the
conclusion of Year Two, and the Guaranteed Minimum payment
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under Section 7.3.1 for AT&T for Year Three shall be the Guaranteed Minimum in
effect for such Year prior to the outcome of the discussions plus 50% of the
amounts in excess of such Guaranteed Minimum (such amounts in excess of such
Guaranteed Minimum referred to herein as the "Additional Guaranteed Minimum")
that would be payable under Section 7.2 to BBN in respect of Dedicated Internet
Services and Active Internet Security Services if BCS had continued to provide
all such services to its customers pursuant to this Agreement.
8.3.4. If AT&T indicates its desire to extend the
Exclusivity Restrictions and BBN indicates its desire not to extend the
Exclusivity Restrictions, the Exclusivity Restrictions shall not be extended
past the conclusion of Year Two, the Guaranteed Minimum payment under Section
7.3.1 for AT&T for Year Three shall be reduced by one-third (1/3) from the
Guaranteed Minimum in effect for such Year prior to the outcome of the
discussions.
8.3.5. For purposes of this Section 8.3, a Party's desire
shall be evidenced by written notice delivered to the other Party on or before
January 31, 1997. The failure of a Party to deliver such notice by such time
shall be deemed notice of a desire not to extend the Exclusivity Restrictions.
8.4. No Other Restrictions. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall limit or in any way affect (1)
the Parties' activities outside the Exclusive Territory, (2) the performance of
any Party's obligations under any binding agreement in effect as of the
Effective Date (and each Party shall disclose to the other such agreements that,
to such Party's knowledge, are in effect as of such date to the extent possible
consistent with any obligations of confidentiality owing to Third Parties), (3)
any AT&T business unit other than BCS or any successor to BCS, (4) BBN's right
to provide Dedicated Internet Services or Active Internet Security Services
directly to any end user customer (subject to Section 2.8), including without
limitation any Carrier, (5) AT&T's right to build, operate and mountain its own
global data network, including without limitation for the purpose of providing
its customers with dial-in access to the Internet and other on-line services,
(6) either Party's right in any way to market, offer or provide any products and
services that are not, in the aggregate, marketed principally as Dedicated
Internet Services or Active Internet Security Services, either on a stand-alone
basis or as part of a broader offering of products and services, and are not
comparable to the end-to-end functionality provided in conjunction with BBN's
Dedicated Internet Services or Active Internet Security Services (including
without limitation the inclusion of Internet services in AT&T Netware Connect
Service, AT&T Network Notes Service, AT&T EasyLink Services, AT&T Interchange
Online Network, and other AT&T "on-line services" as defined in the definition
of "Carrier" in Section 1). As used in this Agreement, the terms "Dedicated
Internet Services" and "Active Internet Security Services" shall be construed
not to include any of the activities or services described in this Section 8.4.
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9. DURATION; TERMINATION
9.1. Duration. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date
and, unless earlier terminated by agreement of the Parties or as set forth
below, shall continue in effect until the conclusion of Year Five. Prior to the
conclusion of Year Three, the Parties shall consider whether to extend past Year
Three the relationship contemplated by this Agreement for Years One through
Three.
9.2. Termination. Upon not less than 30 days' written notice to the
other Party, either Party may cancel this Agreement without incurring
termination liability if the other Party: (a) consents; (b) commits a material
breach or is in material default of any warranty, representation or other
material provision hereof, which breach or failure is incapable of cure or
which, being capable of cure, has not been cured within sixty (60) calendar days
after receipt of written notice of such breach or failure or such additional
cure period as the notifying Party may authorize in writing, provided that the
exercise of such right of termination shall be in addition to, and not in lieu
of, any other remedies the terminating Party may have by virtue of such breach;
(c) files or has filed against it a petition in bankruptcy that it is not
contesting in good faith; (d) has a receiver appointed to handle its assets or
affairs that it is not contesting in good faith; or (e) makes or attempts to
make an assignment for the benefit of creditors. In addition, upon advance
,written notice to BBN of any length in excess of 30 days, AT&T may cancel this
Agreement without incurring termination liability (A) at any time during the
Term if either BBN or BBN Planet is subject to a material change in ownership or
control through acquisition by or merger with or into a Carrier, or (B) within
thirty (30) days of the consummation of the event, if either BBN or BBN Planet
is subject to a material change in ownership or control through acquisition by
or merger with or into an entity (an "Acquiring Entity") that is not a Carrier,
unless the Acquiring Entity shall have a market capitalization in excess of $750
million and shall enter into an assumption agreement in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to AT&T pursuant to which the Acquiring Entity shall
agree to guarantee the performance of all of BBN's and BBN Planet's obligations
under this Agreement to the full extent and provide reasonable assurances that
such obligations will be full), performed. For purposes of this Section 9.2, a
"material change in ownership or control through acquisition" shall mean the
direct or indirect acquisition of 50% or more of the outstanding voting shares
of the affected Party (by a Carrier or an Acquiring Entity, or an Affiliate of a
Carrier or an Acquiring Entity, as the case may be), or the acquisition (by a
Carrier or an Acquiring Entity, or an Affiliate of a Carrier or an Acquiring
Entity, as the case may be) of the ability, by contract or otherwise, to direct
or control the management of the affected Party.
9.3. Continuing Support for Value Added Services Marketing. Prior to
the end of Year Three, the Parties will work jointly to develop a plan to
jointly take all reasonable and
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commercially practicable efforts to actively sell and promote Value Added
Services offered by BBN Planet to AT&T Customers in conjunction with the BCS
sales force during the Term.
9.4. Termination After Governmental Action Affecting this Agreement.
Upon not less than six-months' written notice to the other Party, either Party
may cancel this Agreement without incurring termination liability promptly (and
in no event later than 30 days) following a final, nonappealable decision by
an), governmental authority voiding all or a material portion of this Agreement.
9.5. Survival. The obligations of the Parties under Section 9, and
all other obligations which by their nature continue beyond the term of this
Agreement (including without limitation the Parties' obligations pursuant to
Section 5.4 other than AT&T's obligations to pay Customer Transition Services
Fees, Section 10 and Section 13), shall survive any termination or the
expiration of this Agreement.
9.6. Transition. After any expiration or termination of this
Agreement, the Parties shall cooperate as necessary to minimize disruption of
services to existing customers of either Party. With respect to AT&T Customers
that continue to receive Services under then-existing agreements with AT&T or
BBN that continue past the date of expiration or termination of this Agreement
("Continuing Agreements"), the Parties shall abide by the terms of this
Agreement as they may relate to such Continuing Agreements (including without
limitation as they relate to quality of service, pricing, and payment) until the
expiration or termination of such Continuing Agreements.
10. CONFIDENTIALITY
10.1. Confidential Information shall automatically be deemed
proprietary to the Discloser and subject to this Agreement, unless otherwise
confirmed in writing by the Discloser. In addition, all AT&T Customer
Information, whether disclosed by AT&T to BBN or otherwise acquired by BBN in
the course of the performance of this Agreement, shall be deemed Confidential
Information of AT&T for all purposes under this Agreement, unless such
information would not be required to be kept confidential pursuant to Section
10.5.
10.2. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, for a period
of five years from the receipt of Confidential Information from the Discloser
(except that, with respect to AT&T Customer Information, such obligations shall
continue indefinitely), the Recipient agrees (a) to use it only for the purpose
of performing under this Agreement, (b) to hold it in confidence and disclose it
to no one other than its employees having a need to know for the purpose of
performing under this Agreement, and (c) to safeguard it from unauthorized use
or disclosure using the same degree of care with which the Recipient safeguards
its own Confidential Information of a similar nature (and in no event less than
a reasonable degree of care). If the
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Recipient wishes to disclose the Discloser's Confidential Information to a
Third Party agent or consultant, such disclosure must be mutually agreed to in
writing by the Recipient and Discloser, and the agent or consultant must have
executed a written agreement of non-disclosure and non-use no less restrictive
than the terms of this Section 10. Nothing in this Section 10 shall preclude
BBN from using, in connection with the sale by BBN or its Affiliates of
services or products, AT&T Customer Information collected by BBN in conjunction
with the provision of any Service where (A) BBN, in its own capacity, has
entered directly into an agreement with the AT&T Customer with respect to the
provision of such Service, and (B) the AT&T Customer views itself as having a
primary relationship with BBN with respect to such services. Following the
expiration or termination of this Agreement, at BBN's option, the Parties will
send to AT&T Customers a letter, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to each Party, giving such AT&T Customers the opportunity, by returning a
business reply card, to authorize the use of AT&T Customer Information by BBN
to market BBN services or products to such AT&T Customer in the future.
10.3. The Recipient may make copies of Confidential Information only
as reasonably necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement. All
such copies shall bear the same copyright and proprietary rights notices as are
contained on the original.
10.4. The Recipient agrees to return all Confidential Information in
tangible form received from the Discloser, including any copies made by the
Recipient, within thirty (30) days after a written request is delivered to the
Recipient, or will destroy all such Confidential Information, except for
Confidential Information that the Recipient reasonably requires to perform its
obligations under this Agreement. If either Party loses or makes an unauthorized
disclosure of the other Party's Confidential Information, it shall notify such
other Party immediately and use reasonable efforts to retrieve the lost or
wrongfully disclosed Confidential Information.
10.5. The Recipient shall have no obligation to safeguard
Confidential Information: (a) which was in the possession of the Recipient free
of restriction prior to its receipt from the Discloser; (b) after it becomes
publicly known or available through no breach of this Agreement by the
Recipient; (c) after it is rightfully acquired by the Recipient free of
restrictions on its disclosure; or (d) after it is developed by personnel of the
Recipient to whom the Discloser's Confidential Information had not been
previously disclosed. In addition, the Recipient may disclose Confidential
Information if so required by (i) the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any
exchange or over-the-counter market on which the Recipient's securities are then
traded), or (ii) law, a court, or governmental agency, so long as the Discloser
has been notified of the requirement promptly after the Recipient becomes aware
of the requirement and has been afforded a meaningful opportunity to oppose or
intervene in such request, so long as the Recipient cooperates fully with the
Discloser to take all available steps
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to seek confidential treatment for such Confidential Information, and so long
as the Recipient complies with any protective order that covers the
Confidential Information to be disclosed.
10.6. Each Party's obligations to safeguard Confidential Information
disclosed prior to expiration or termination of this Agreement shall survive
such expiration or termination.
10.7. Except as otherwise expressly provided elsewhere in this
Agreement, no other license is hereby granted under any Intellectual Property
Right, nor is any such license implied, solely by virtue of the disclosure of
any Confidential Information.
10.8. Neither Party shall remove any copyright notices or Proprietary
legends contained in Information provided by the other Party.
10.9. The Parties acknowledge that any products, software, and
technical information (including, without limitation. services and training)
provided under this Agreement are subject to U.S. exports laws and regulations
and any use or transfer of such products, software, and technical information
must be authorized under those regulations. The Recipient agrees that it will
not use, distribute, transfer, or transmit the products, software, or technical
information (even if incorporated into other products) except in compliance with
U.S. export regulations. On request, each Party agrees to sign written
assurances and other export-related documents as may reasonably be required for
the other Party to comply with U.S. export regulations.
10.10. The terms of confidentiality under this Agreement shall not be
construed to limit either Party's right to independently develop or acquire
products without use of the other Party's Confidential Information. Either Party
shall be free to use for any internal business purpose the residuals resulting
from access to or work with the other Party's Confidential Information, provided
that such Party otherwise complies with the confidentiality provisions of this
Agreement. The term "residuals" means information in non-tangible form that is
inadvertently retained by persons who have had access, as authorized in this
Agreement, to the Confidential Information, including ideas, concepts, know-how
or techniques contained therein. The term "residuals" does not include ideas,
concepts, know-how or techniques which such persons know or should have reason
to believe were acquired from access to Confidential Information of the
Discloser. The foregoing shall not be deemed to grant either Party a license to
any of the other Party's Intellectual Property Rights.
10.11. The terms of this Agreement and the fact and substance of the
Parties' discussions and correspondence relating to this Agreement, including
the identification of either Party by name or identifiable description in
connection with the Parties' participation in such process shall be treated by
each Party as if it were Confidential Information of the other Party.
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00. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND UNDERTAKINGS
11.1. Representations of BBN and BBN Planet. BBN and BBN Planet
hereby warrant and represent that:
11.1.1. No Claims. As of the Effective Date, no claim has
been made or is pending against BBN, BBN Planet or any Third Party (whether or
not embodied in an action, past or present or threatened) that any intellectual
property of BBN or BBN Planet necessary for the performance of the Services or
Sales Support Services under this Agreement infringes, misappropriates or
otherwise violates any Intellectual Property Rights or constitutes unfair
competition.
11.1.2. No Conflicting Obligations. BBN and BBN Planet
have, as of the Effective Date, and during the Term will have, no interest or
obligation that is inconsistent with or in conflict with its obligations under
this Agreement or that would prevent, limit, or impair BBN's or BBN Planet's
performance of any part of this Agreement.
11.1.3. Necessary Rights and Authority. BBN and BBN Planet
possess, as of the Effective Date, and during the Term will possess, all
necessary rights and corporate authority to enter into this Agreement and to
execute its obligations hereunder, and, BBN and BBN Planet shall not take any
action or enter into any agreement that would impair such rights. To the
knowledge of BBN and BBN Planet, no governmental, judicial or Third Party
approvals, consents or waivers are required for the performance by BBN and BBN
Planet of their obligations hereunder. The execution of this Agreement, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder and the performance by
BBN and BBN Planet of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and
conditions will not conflict with or result in the breach or violation of any
terms or conditions of, or constitute (and with notice or lapse of time or both
would not constitute) a default under: (A) the Articles of Organization,
by-laws or other constituent documents of BBN and BBN Planet, (B) any
instrument, contract or other agreement to which BBN or BBN Planet is a party
or by or to which BBN, BBN Planet or the assets or properties of BBN or BBN
Planet are bound or subject, or (C) any statute or any regulation, order,
judgment or decree of any court or governmental or regulatory body.
11.1.4. BBN Marks. As of the Effective Date, (1) all
right, title and interest in the BBN Primary Marks have been acquired by and
are the exclusive property of BBN and its Affiliates and do not infringe any
trademark, trade dress or other rights of any Third Party and neither BBN nor
BBN Planet have received any notice of such infringement, and (2) neither BBN
nor BBN Planet has any actual knowledge that any BBN Marks infringes any
trademark, trade dress or other rights of any Third Party and neither BBN nor
BBN Planet has received any notice of such infringement. BBN makes no
representation or warranty with respect to
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any BBN Marks (other than BBN Primary Marks and BBN VAS Marks) used by BBN to
promote, advertise and market Managed Connectivity Services, and AT&T
acknowledges, notwithstanding the license granted by BBN to AT&T in such Marks
pursuant to Section 2.5.12, that any use of such Marks shall be at AT&T's own
risk. During the Term, BBN agrees to provide AT&T prompt written notice of any
claim that any BBN Xxxx infringes any trademark, trade dress or other rights of
any Third Party.
11.2. Representations of AT&T. AT&T hereby warrants and represents
that:
11.2.1. No Conflicting Obligations. AT&T has, as of the
Effective Date, and during the Term will have, no interest or obligation that
is inconsistent with or in conflict with its obligations under this Agreement
or that would prevent, limit, or impair AT&T's performance of any part of this
Agreement.
11.2.2. Necessary Rights and Authority. AT&T possesses, as
of the Effective Date, and during the Term will possess, all necessary rights
and corporate authority to enter into this Agreement and to execute its
obligations hereunder, and, AT&T shall not take any action or enter into any
agreement that would impair such rights. To AT&T's knowledge, no governmental,
judicial or Third Party approvals, consents or waivers are required for the
performance by AT&T of its obligations hereunder. The execution of this
Agreement. the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder and the
performance by AT&T of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and
conditions will not conflict with or result in the breach or violation of any
terms or conditions of, or constitute (and with notice or lapse of time or both
would not constitute) a default under: (A) the Certificate of Incorporation,
by-laws or other constituent documents of AT&T, (B) any instrument, contract or
other agreement to which AT&T is a party or by or to which it or its assets or
properties are bound or subject, or (C) any statute or any regulation, order,
judgment or decree of any court or governmental or regulatory body.
12. REGULATORY MATTERS
12.1. Responsibility. AT&T shall be responsible for obtaining and
keeping in effect all Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), state
regulatory commission, franchise authority and other governmental or regulatory
approvals that may be required in connection with its offering of services,
including the Services, by AT&T to AT&T Customers. BBN shall be responsible for
obtaining and keeping in effect all FCC, state regulatory commission, franchise
authority and other governmental or regulatory approvals that may be required in
connection with its offering of Services under this Agreement. AT&T shall
reasonably cooperate with BBN in obtaining and maintaining any required
approvals for which BBN is responsible, and BBN shall reasonably cooperate with
AT&T in obtaining and maintaining any required approvals for which AT&T is
responsible.
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12.2. Enhanced Services. The Parties intend only to market under this
Agreement services that are classified as "enhanced services" under the rules
and regulations of the FCC or otherwise not subject to regulation by the FCC. In
the event that any services offered under this Agreement are determined to be
classified as "basic services" under the rules and regulations of the FCC, the
Parties agree to work together to modify such services in order to maintain
their status as enhanced services and take such other actions (including making
necessary changes to this Agreement) as are necessary to maintain the
expectations of the Parties and a material portion of the value to each Party
otherwise intended in this Agreement.
13. INDEMNIFICATION
13.1. BBN and BBN Planet Indemnity. BBN and BBN Planet shall, and
each hereby agrees to, defend, indemnify and hold harmless AT&T and each of its
officers, directors, employees and agents against and in respect of any Damages
arising out of, resulting from or based upon any Claim alleging: (i) any breach
of any representation, warranty or covenant made by BBN or BBN Planet in this
Agreement, (ii) injuries or damage to any person or property arising out of acts
or omissions of BBN or BBN Planet, or the officers, directors, employees,
agents, affiliates and subcontractors of BBN or BBN Planet in the performance of
their duties and obligations under this Agreement; and (iii) infringement,
misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual Property Rights of any
Third Party based upon the use or sale of Services, Sales Support Services or
Documentation within the Territory or any other territory in which Secondary
Territory Services are marketed or sold pursuant to Section 2.11, provided that
neither BBN nor BBN Planet shall have any obligation hereunder with respect to
Claims based upon the use of a Xxxx, other than Claims based upon the use of (i)
any BBN Primary Xxxx or (ii) any BBN VAS Xxxx to the extent the use of such BBN
Primary Marks and BBN VAS Marks complies with Section 2.5.
13.2. AT&T Indemnity. AT&T shall and hereby agrees to defend,
indemnify and hold harmless BBN, BBN Planet, and the officers, directors,
employees and agents of BBN and BBN Planet against and in respect of any Damages
arising out of, resulting from or based upon any Claim alleging: (i) any breach
of any representation, warranty or covenant made by AT&T in this Agreement, (ii)
injuries or damage to any person or property arising out of acts or omissions of
AT&T, its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates and subcontractors
in the performance of their duties and obligations under this Agreement, and
(iii) infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual
Property Rights of any Third Party based upon the use or sale of Services or
Documentation solely to the extent such Claim is based upon a modification to
the Services or Documentation made by or at the direction of AT&T without the
consent of BBN or BBN Planet.
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13.3. Obligation to Defend; Notice; Cooperation. Whenever a Claim
shall arise for indemnification under Section 13.1 or 13.2, the relevant
Indemnitees, as appropriate, shall promptly notify the Indemnitor and request
the Indemnitor to defend the same. Failure to so notify the Indemnitor shall not
relieve the Indemnitor of any liability that the Indemnitor might have, except
to the extent that such failure prejudices the Indemnitor's ability to defend
such Claim. The Indemnitor shall have the right to defend against such liability
or assertion in which event the Indemnitor shall give written notice to the
relevant Indemnitees of acceptance of the defense of such Claim and the identity
of counsel selected by the Indemnitor. Except as set forth below, such notice to
the relevant Indemnitees shall give the Indemnitor full authority to defend,
adjust, compromise or settle such Claim with respect to which such notice shall
have been given, except to the extent that any compromise or settlement shall
prejudice the Intellectual Property Rights of the relevant Indemnitees. The
Indemnitor shall consult with the relevant Indemnitees prior to any compromise
or settlement that would affect the Intellectual Property Rights or other rights
of any Indemnitee, and the relevant Indemnitees shall have the right to refuse
such compromise or settlement and, at the refusing Indemnitee's cost, to take
over such defense, provided that in such event the Indemnitor shall not be
responsible for, nor shall it be obligated to indemnify the relevant refusing
Indemnitees against, any cost or liability in excess of such refused compromise
or settlement.
The Indemnitee shall be entitled to participate with the Indemnitor in
the defense of any Claim requesting equitable or injunctive relief or other
relief that could affect the rights of the Indemnitee and also shall be
entitled to employ separate counsel for such defense at the Indemnitor's
expense. In the event the Indemnitor does not accept the defense of any
indemnified Claim as provided above, the relevant Indemnitees shall have the
right to employ counsel for such defense at the expense of the Indemnitor.
Each Party agrees to cooperate and to cause its employees and agents to
cooperate with the other Party in the defense of an), such Claim and the
relevant records of each Party shall be available to the other Party with
respect to any such defense.
14. INSURANCE
BBN certifies that it presently maintains the following levels of
insurance coverage in full force and effect, which include coverage for the
business activities of BBN Planet:
Type Amount
Property (media) $2,000,000
Property including EDP 172,956,000
Extra Expense 10,000,000
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General Liability 1,000,000
Professional Liability 2,000,000
including Computer
Services and Software
Errors and Omissions
Business Auto 1,000,000
Commercial Umbrella 60,000,000
Employee Benefits Liability Per Statutory
Requirements
Workers' Comp. Per Statutory
Requirements
Crime - Employee Dishonesty 10,000,000
Computer Fraud 10,000,000
Certificates of insurance in form and substance satisfactory
to AT&T shall be provided to AT&T annually during the Term. AT&T shall not be
required to make any payments under this Agreement prior to receiving such
certificates of insurance.
15. RIGHT TO BOOKS AND RECORDS/AUDIT
The Parties shall keep and maintain complete and accurate accounting
records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles to support
and document all amounts becoming payable hereunder. Upon the request of one
Party (the "Auditing Party"), the other Party (the "Audited Party") shall
provide access to representatives of the Audited Party's independent public
accountants selected by the Auditing Party, to such records for the purpose of
auditing such records during normal business hours not more than once per year
to verify monies and/or credits due and owing. The cost of such audits shall
be borne by the Auditing Party unless an underpayment or overpayment greater
than or equal to five percent (5%) is discovered, in which case the Party
making the error giving rise to such underpayment or overpayment shall pay the
costs of the audit. Any Party found to have been overpaid by the other Party
shall refund immediately any undisputed overpayment. Each Party shall retain
all relevant records for two (2) years after any expiration or termination of
this Agreement.
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00. RISK ALLOCATION
16.1. NO CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION
OF THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER AT&T NOR BBN OR BBN PLANET SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE
OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, RELIANCE, OR SPECIAL
DAMAGES SUFFERED BY SUCH OTHER PARTY (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR
HARM TO BUSINESS, LOST REVENUES, LOST SAVINGS, OR LOST PROFITS SUFFERED BY SUCH
OTHER PARTY TO THE EXTENT COMPRISING INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, RELIANCE, OR
SPECIAL DAMAGES), REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NEGLIGENCE OF
ANY KIND WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PARTY KNEW OF
THE POSSIBILITY THAT SUCH DAMAGES COULD RESULT. EACH PARTY HEREBY RELEASES THE
OTHER PARTY (AND SUCH OTHER PARTY'S SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND THEIR
RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND SUPPLIERS) FROM ANY SUCH
CLAIM.
16.2. Each Party's aggregate liability to the other Party for any and
all claims and damages incurred by such Party relating to or arising out of the
subject matter of this Agreement, whether in contract, tort, implied warranty,
strict liability or other form of action, except for (a) the infringement or
misappropriation of a Party's Intellectual Property Rights, (b) any Claim or
damages relating to or arising out of any Claim that is subject to any right of
indemnity provided in Section 13, and (c) either Party's obligations with
respect to the payment of money under this Agreement then due and owing, shall
be limited to the lesser of actual proven damages or Twenty-Five Million Dollars
($25,000,000), plus, in respect of AT&T's liability for the Guaranteed Minimums,
the Additional Guaranteed Minimums and the Soft Landing Guarantees, the lesser
of actual proven damages or Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000).
16.3. Except for Claims under the indemnification provisions
contained in Section 13, no action or proceeding against a Party may be
commenced more than two (2) years after the cause of action arises.
16.4. AT&T and BBN each acknowledges that the provisions of this
Agreement were negotiated to reflect an informed, voluntary allocation between
them of all risks (both known and unknown) associated with the transactions
associated with this Agreement. The remedy limitations, and the limitations of
liability, are separately intended to limit the forms of relief available to the
Parties. The provisions of this Section 16 shall be enforceable independent of
and severable from any other enforceable or unenforceable provision of this
Agreement.
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17. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
17.1. The Parties agree that resolving disputes at the earliest
possible moment will best serve their respective interests. In no event shall
the Parties pen-nit the pendency of a dispute to disrupt service to any AT&T
Customer contemplated by this Agreement.
17.2. In the event any dispute arising out of or related to this
Agreement, or the breach, termination or validity thereof, cannot be resolved to
the satisfaction of both Parties, then each Party shall nominate one senior
officer of the rank of vice president or higher as its representative for
purposes of attempting to resolve the dispute. These representatives shall meet
in person and alone (except for one assistant allowed for each Party) and shall
attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute. Such representatives shall have
ten (10) business days from the date on which either Party delivers written
notice of the need to resolve any dispute pursuant to this Section 17. This
procedure shall be a required prerequisite before either Party may terminate
this Agreement (if permitted under Section 9) or may seek resolution of the
dispute through arbitration under this Section 17. The foregoing
notwithstanding, this Section 17.2 shall not be construed to prevent either
Party from seeking and obtaining temporary equitable remedies, including
temporary restraining orders. A request by a Party to a court for interim
measures or equitable relief shall not be deemed a waiver of the obligation to
mediate and arbitrate. The Parties may agree to pursue any other additional
mutually acceptable dispute resolution method but such pursuit shall not be
construed to modify or eliminate the prerequisite stated in this Section 17.2.
17.3. If any dispute is not resolved by use of the foregoing dispute
resolution procedure within the time period provided in Section 17.2, the
Parties voluntarily agree to submit the dispute to nonbinding mediation by a
sole mediator selected by the Parties (or, if the Parties have not selected a
mediator, at the option of either Party, to a mediator selected by the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA")) in accordance with the commercial mediation
rules of the AAA.
17.4. IF A CONTROVERSY, CLAIM, OR DISPUTE BETWEEN AT&T AND BBN
RELATING TO OR ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER
BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION, OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY, CANNOT
BE RESOLVED THROUGH NEGOTIATION UNDER SECTION 17.2 OR THROUGH MEDIATION PURSUANT
TO SECTION 17.3, AT&T AND BBN SHALL SETTLE THE CONTROVERSY, CLAIM, OR DISPUTE BY
ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT. A SINGLE ARBITRATOR SHALL
CONDUCT THE ARBITRATION IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE AAA
PURSUANT TO THE THEN-CURRENT COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES OF THE AAA. AT&T AND
BBN SHALL SELECT THE ARBITRATOR FROM A PANEL
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OF PERSONS KNOWLEDGEABLE IN COMPUTER NETWORK HARDWARE, NETWORK OPERATING
SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE, AND SERVICES, AND IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK HARDWARE,
SOFTWARE, AND SERVICES. THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE BOUND TO APPLY THE LAW IN
EFFECT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND SHALL NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO AWARD PUNITIVE
OR OTHER DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF COMPENSATORY DAMAGES (TO WHICH EACH PARTY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM) OR TO SET ASIDE OR DISREGARD THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING BY WAY OF EXAMPLE AND NOT OF
LIMITATION, PROVISIONS RELATING TO WARRANTIES AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY.
ANY AWARD MADE (A) SHALL BE FINAL AND BINDING; (B) SHALL BE A BARE AWARD
LIMITED TO A HOLDING FOR OR AGAINST A PARTY AND AFFORDING SUCH REMEDY AS IS
DEEMED EQUITABLE, JUST AND WITHIN THE COPE OF THIS AGREEMENT; (C) SHALL BE
WITHOUT FINDINGS AS TO ISSUES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION PATENT VALIDITY
AND/OR INFRINGEMENT) OR A STATEMENT OF THE REASONING ON WHICH THE AWARD RESTS;
(D) MAY IN APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES (OTHER THAN PATENT DISPUTES) INCLUDE
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; (E) SHALL BE MADE WITHIN FOUR (4) MONTHS OF THE APPOINTMENT
OF THE ARBITRATOR; AND (F) MAY BE ENTERED IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION. THE REQUIREMENT FOR MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION SHALL NOT BE
DEEMED A WAIVER OF ANY RIGHT OF TERMINATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE
ARBITRATOR IS NOT EMPOWERED TO ACT OR MAKE ANY AWARD OTHER THAN BASED SOLELY ON
THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES PRIOR TO ANY SUCH TERMINATION. THE
PARTIES, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, OTHER PARTICIPANTS, AND THE ARBITRATOR SHALL
HOLD THE EXISTENCE, CONTENT, AND RESULT OF THE ARBITRATION IN CONFIDENCE. AT&T
AND BBN SHALL EACH PAY ITS OWN ATTORNEYS' FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ARBITRATION,
AND SHALL PAY THE OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE ARBITRATION AS THE RULES OF
THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION PROVIDE. THE PARTIES, THEIR
REPRESENTATIVES, OTHER PARTICIPANTS AND THE MEDIATOR AND ARBITRATOR SHALL HOLD
THE EXISTENCE, CONTENT AND RESULT OF MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION IN CONFIDENCE
PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SECTION 10.
18. RIGHT OF FIRST NEGOTIATION
Except as provided below, in the event BBN determines to solicit
offers to purchase substantially all of the assets of BBN Planet, or more than
15% of the outstanding voting shares of BBN or BBN Planet, BBN shall notify
AT&T that such discussions or definitive steps are pending and the Parties
shall, at AT&T's option, negotiate in good faith for a period of not less than
forty-five (45) days toward an agreement for AT&T to purchase such
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securities or assets. The foregoing provisions of this Section 18 shall not
apply in the event BBN or BBN Planet determines to offer shares pursuant to a
registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
19. MISCELLANEOUS
19.1. Hiring. BCS will not solicit the hiring of any employee of BBN
involved in internetworking technical activities during the Term and for two (2)
years following the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
19.2. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of each of the Parties.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, no rights, obligations or liabilities of
any Party may be assigned or assumed, whether by operation of law or otherwise,
without the prior written consent of the other Party, except that AT&T may
assign any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates, provided that no such assignment shall operate to
relieve AT&T of its liability under this Agreement.
19.3. GOVERNING LAW. THE PARTIES ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF
NEW YORK COMMERCIAL LAW AND DESIRE AND AGREE THAT THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK WITHOUT REGARD FOR ITS CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES SHALL APPLY IN ANY DISPUTE
ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 17
OF THIS AGREEMENT GOVERNING DISPUTE RESOLUTION, THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO BE
SUBJECT TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
FOR PURPOSES OF ENFORCING THIS AGREEMENT.
19.4. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing herein expressed or
implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give to any person,
other than the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
19.5. Independent Contractors; Limitation of Liability. The
undertakings described in this Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute a
joint venture or partnership between AT&T and BBN. Except as expressly provided
in this Agreement, neither Party shall be liable for acts or omissions of the
other merely by virtue of the signing of this Agreement.
19.6. Force Majeure.
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19.6.1. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, neither Party shall be liable to the other for damages or other
payments under this Agreement (including Guaranteed Minimums, Additional
Guaranteed Minimums and Soft Landing Guarantees) to the extent resulting from
any of the following force majeure events: the elements; lightning; pest
damage; power surges, fluctuations or failures; strikes or labor disputes;
water; acts of God; war, civil disturbances, acts of civil or military
authorities, or the public enemy; fuel or energy shortages; or any other cause
beyond such Party's reasonable control. If any force majeure event occurs, the
Party whose performance fails or is delayed (or whose payment obligations would
otherwise arise) because of such force majeure event shall give prompt notice
to the other Party and, upon cessation of such force majeure condition, shall
give like notice and commence performance hereunder as promptly as reasonably
practicable. In the event that any performance or payment obligation under
this Agreement is suspended under this provision (or is substantially certain
to continue) for a period in excess of 60 days, either Party may terminate this
Agreement on not less than 30 days' advance written notice to the other Party.
19.6.2. In addition, in the event of any development that
has a serious adverse effect upon the market for Internet services generally
(including without limitation any legislation, regulation, judicial decision or
other act of any governmental authority or any virus or other occurrence that
significantly affects the risks incurred by providers of Internet services or
significantly undermines confidence in the Internet) and causes a significant
portion of the other leading providers of Internet services to announce they
intend to cease to offer (or to significantly diminish their sales and
marketing of) Internet services, either Party may terminate this Agreement on
not less than thirty (30) days' advance written notice to the other Party. If
AT&T seeks to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this subsection 19.6.2, AT&T
shall promptly begin to exit (and cease offering to new customers) Dedicated
Internet Services, including Managed Connectivity Services, and BBN shall have
the option to continue to provide Dedicated Internet Services to AT&T
Customers, subject to the consent of such customers. In the event BBN
exercises such option to continue to provide Dedicated Internet Services to
AT&T Customers, AT&T shall, without charge to BBN, provide reasonable
cooperation to transition such customers to BBN, and the Parties shall
negotiate in good faith the terms upon which the necessary infrastructure and
equipment will be provided to BBN to continue to service such customers.
19.7. Taxes.
19.7.1. The Parties' respective responsibilities for taxes
arising or in connection with this Agreement shall be as follows:
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19.7.1.1. Each Party shall be responsible for all
franchise and privilege taxes on its business; taxes based upon net income or
gross receipts; property taxes and other taxes imposed directly on the Party.
19.7.1.2. The purchasing Party, agrees to pay to
the other Party all applicable Federal. state or local sales, use, or excise
taxes, duties, or levies imposed upon charges made by one Party, to the other
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and which are not subject to a tax
exemption certificate provided by the purchasing Party.
19.7.1.3. In the event that a sales, use, excise
tax, duty or levy is assessed by a Federal. state or local taxing jurisdiction
on the charges for the provision of any of the products or services covered by
this Agreement, the Parties agree to fully cooperate with each other to
accurately determine its own tax liability and minimize such liability to the
extent legally permissible. Each Party shall promptly notify, the other of any
claim for taxes asserted by a taxing jurisdictions for any, products or
services covered by this Agreement for which the other Party may be
responsible. The Party receiving the asserted claim shall have the right to
control and settle the claim. The other Party shall have such rights, at its
own cost and expense, to participate in the responses and settlements as are
appropriate to its potential responsibilities and liabilities.
19.7.2. All persons famished by a Party shall be considered
solely the furnishing Party's employees or agents. The furnishing Party shall
be responsible for the payment of all unemployment, social security, and other
payroll taxes, including contribution when required by law. The furnishing
Party agrees to indemnify and save harmless the other Party, its affiliates and
successors and assigns from and against any losses, damages, claims, demands,
suits, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that
arise out of and failure by the famishing Party to perform its obligations
under this clause.
19.8. Press Releases/Public Announcement. Except as may be required
by law or regulation or a court or regulator), authority or any stock exchange
(or over-the-counter market), neither AT&T nor BBN, nor any of their respective
Affiliates, shall issue a press release or make any public announcement or any
disclosure to any Third Party related to the terms of this Agreement without the
prior consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. The Parties anticipate making a public announcement
promptly following the Effective Date.
19.9. Nonexclusive Remedies. Except as otherwise expressly provided
in this Agreement, each of the remedies provided under this Agreement is
cumulative and is in addition to any remedies that may be available at law or in
equity.
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19.10. Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Agreement, each Party shall bear and pay its own expenses and taxes incurred in
connection with its performance under this Agreement.
19.11. Notices. All notices, requests, consents, approvals, waivers
and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
effective upon actual delivery or refusal of delivery to the following address:
If to AT&T, to:
AT&T Corp.
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: Product Marketing Director, Gateway Services
with a courtesy copy to:
AT&T Corp.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: Vice President - Law,
Business Multimedia Services
If to BBN, to:
Bolt Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer, BBN Planet
Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Vice President and General Counsel
Notices may be given by electronic facsimile device or receipted courier
service; provided, that for notice by electronic facsimile device to be
effective, its receipt must be acknowledged by the addressee in writing by
return facsimile. Notice of any change in any such address shall also be given
in the manner set forth above.
19.12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with all schedules
hereto, sets forth the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the
matters covered herein, and supersedes all prior agreements, covenants,
arrangements. communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or
written, of any Party, including without limitation the Non-
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Disclosure Agreement between BBN and AT&T dated as of February, 1995. Except
(i) as otherwise provided in this Agreement, (ii) as otherwise provided in any
schedule with a specific reference of an intent to modify this Agreement, or
(iii) with respect to Schedules 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 7.1, and 7.4, if any provision
contained in the Agreement or in Schedules 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 7.1, and 7.4 is in
conflict with, or inconsistent with any provision in any other schedule, the
provision contained in this Agreement or Schedule 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 7.1, or 7.4. as
the case may be, shall govern and control. Other than as provided in this
Agreement, neither Party is responsible or liable for any business decisions
made or inferences drawn by the other Party in reliance on actions taken or
disclosures made in connection with this Agreement (including without
limitation prior to the date of execution of this Agreement).
19.13. Waivers; Amendments. Waiver by any Party of any breach of or
failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement by the other Party shall
not be construed as, or constitute, a continuing waiver of such provision, or a
waiver of any other breach of, or failure to comply with, any other provision of
this Agreement. No waiver, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be
effective unless made by an instrument in writing duly executed by an authorized
representative of the waiving Party in the case of a waiver, and of each of the
Parties in the case of an amendment or modification.
19.14. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this
Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law. If, however, any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited
by or invalid under applicable law, and except where either Party exercises its
right to terminate this Agreement under Section 9.2, (a) such provision shall be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this
Agreement, and (b) in the event any such provision is an essential element of
the Agreement, the Parties shall promptly negotiate a replacement that will
achieve the intent of such unenforceable provision to the extent permitted by
law.
19.15. Titles. The titles to the sections. appendices and schedules
are inserted for convenience only and shall not be taken as an interpretation of
the contents of those passages or as an attempt to enlarge, limit or define
terms covered by this Agreement.
19.16. Execution in Counterparts. More than one counterpart of this
Agreement may be executed by the Parties, and each fully executed counterpart
shall be deemed an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
as of the day and the year first above written.
BOLT XXXXXXX AND XXXXXX INC. AT&T CORP.
By: By:
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Name: Name:
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Title: Title:
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Date: Date:
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BBN PLANET CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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SCHEDULE 2.1.1
Description of Managed Connectivity Services
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