Dark Fiber Loops definition

Dark Fiber Loops consist of any unused fiber strands that exist between the fiber splice tray, or its functional equivalent, located within the VERIZON Central Office Switch, and the fiber splice tray or fiber patch panel located within a Customer premise that has not been activated through connection to the electronics that “light” it, and thereby render it capable of carrying communications services. In addition to the other terms and conditions of this Attachment, the following terms and conditions also shall apply to Dark Fiber Loops:
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Dark Fiber Loops consist of any unused fiber strands that exist between the fiber splice tray, or its functional equivalent, located within the VERIZON Central Office Switch, and the fiber splice tray or fiber patch panel located within a Customer premise that has not been activated through connection to the electronics that “light” it, and thereby render it capable of carrying communications services. In addition to the other terms and conditions of this Attachment, the following terms and conditions also shall apply to Dark Fiber Loops: VERIZON shall be required to provide Dark Fiber Loop only where (1) one end of the Dark Fiber Loop terminates at SPRINT's collocation point of interface/demarcation/connection, and (2) the other end terminates at the Customer premise. At the Central Office Switch, unused fibers located at a fiber splice point in a cable vault or a controlled environment vault, manhole or other location outside the Central Office Switch or VERIZON premises, and not terminated to a fiber splice tray within the Central Office Switch or VERIZON Premises, are not available to SPRINT. At the Customer premise, unused fibers are not available to *CLEC pursuant to this Attachment unless such fibers terminate on a fiber patch panel, or are available in a fiber splice tray, within the Customer premise. Unused fibers located in fiber splice point located outside the Customer premise are not available to SPRINT. Dark Fiber will be offered to SPRINT on the condition that it is found in VERIZON's network at the time that SPRINT submits its request (i.e., "as is"). VERIZON shall not be required to convert lit fiber to Dark Fiber for SPRINT's use. Spare wavelengths on fiber strands, where Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) or Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) equipment is deployed, are not considered to be spare Dark Fiber Loops and, therefore, will not be offered to SPRINT as dark fiber. SPRINT shall be responsible for providing all transmission, terminating and regeneration equipment necessary to light and use Dark Fiber. SPRINT may not resell Dark Fiber purchased pursuant to this Attachment to third parties. In order for VERIZON to continue to satisfy its carrier of last resort (COLR) obligations under state law and/or to preserve the efficiency of its network, VERIZON will limit SPRINT to leasing a maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the Dark Fiber in any given segment of VERIZON's network during any two-year period. In addition, VERIZON may take either of the...
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Examples of Dark Fiber Loops in a sentence

  • Dark Fiber Loops may be strands of optical fiber existing in aerial or underground structure.

  • Access to Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops and Dark Fiber IOF will be provided in accordance with, but only to the extent required by, Applicable Law.

  • Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops and Dark Fiber IOF consist of Verizon optical transmission facilities without attached multiplexers, aggregation or other electronics.

  • Access to unbundled Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops and Dark Fiber IOF will be provided by Verizon only where existing facilities are available.

  • To the extent Verizon’s Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops and Dark Fiber IOF contain any lightwave repeaters (e.g., regenerators or optical amplifiers) installed thereon, Verizon shall not remove the same.

  • Specific terms and conditions for providing Dark Fiber Loops are contained in this Part of this Agreement.

  • Sprint will provide CLEC Dark Fiber Loops on an unbundled basis except where the Commission or FCC has determined that requesting Telecommunication Carriers are not impaired without access to a Dark Fiber Loop to a specific customer location.

  • Terms and conditions for the provision of Dark Fiber Loops are set forth in Section 54 of this Agreement.

  • The Dark Fiber Inquiry is a record search and does not guarantee the availability of Dark Fiber Loop(s), Dark Fiber Sub-Loop(s) or Dark Fiber IOF.

  • CLEC will not order new DS1, DS3 and Dark Fiber Loops or Transport UNEs for the newly identified or reclassified Wire Centers beginning thirty (30) Days after the date of the notice (the Non-impairment Effective Date).