AGREEMENT BETWEENAgreement • August 11th, 2000 • GeorgiaTHIS AGREEMENT is made by and between BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., (“BellSouth”), a Georgia corporation, and Birch Telecom of the South, Inc. (“Birch”), a Delaware corporation, and shall be deemed effective as of the date of signatures by both parties. This Agreement may refer to either BellSouth or Birch or both as a “Party” or “Parties.”