Common use of Access to NID Clause in Contracts

Access to NID. 2.14.3.1 NuVox may access the end user customer’s premises wiring by any of the following means and NuVox shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.14.3.1.1 In Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee, AT&T shall allow NuVox to connect its loops directly to AT&T’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have spare terminations available or NuVox can connect to terminations that currently have loops attached to them but that are not currently Page 8983 of 331382 AT&T Alabama, AT&T Louisiana/NuVox used by AT&T or any other telecommunications carrier to provide service to the premises. 2.14.3.1.2 In Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina, if no spare terminations are available, NuVox must connect its loops to its own NID adjoining AT&T’s multi- line residential NID. NuVox can install the NID and cross connect to AT&T’s NID itself. If NuVox decides to do so, NuVox can have AT&T install the NID or have AT&T install the NID and cross connect to AT&T’s NID. To have AT&T do this installation work NuVox must submit an LSR. AT&T will perform the installation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ a nonrecurring charge for the NID or for the NID and cross connect. 2.14.3.1.3 Where an adequate length of the end user customer’s premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the end user customer’s premises wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own NID, provided that it has received the appropriate consent from the customer and has provided reasonable advanced notice to the other Party. 2.14.3.1.4 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a connection or spliced jumper wire from the end user customer’s premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.14.3.1.5 NuVox may request AT&T to make other rearrangements to the end user customer’s premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.14.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s loop facilities from either Party’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to ensure there is no safety hazard, and that Party shall hold the other harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the loop facilities from the other Party’s NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.14.3.3 NuVox shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from AT&T’s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. Page 8994 of 331382‌ AT&T Alabama, AT&T Louisiana/NuVox 2.14.3.4 NuVox shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from AT&T’s NID enclosures. 2.14.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, AT&T will work with NuVox to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this Section 2.14.3 if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.

Access to NID. 2.14.3.1 NuVox may access the end user customer’s customer‟s premises wiring by any of the following means and NuVox shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall maintain the physical integrity of the NID: 2.14.3.1.1 In Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee, AT&T shall allow NuVox to connect its loops directly to AT&T’s AT&T‟s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have spare terminations available or NuVox can connect to terminations that currently have loops attached to them but that are not currently Page 8983 of 331382 AT&T Alabama, AT&T Louisiana/NuVox used by AT&T or any other telecommunications carrier to provide service to the premises. 2.14.3.1.2 In Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina, if no spare terminations are available, NuVox must connect its loops to its own NID adjoining AT&T’s AT&T‟s multi- line residential NID. NuVox can install the NID and cross connect to AT&T’s AT&T‟s NID itself. If IF NuVox decides to do so, NuVox can have AT&T install the NID or have AT&T install the NID and cross connect to AT&T’s AT&T‟s NID. To have AT&T do this installation work NuVox must submit an a LSR. AT&T will perform the installation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ a nonrecurring charge for the NID or for the NID and cross connect. 2.14.3.1.3 Where an adequate length of the end user customer’s customer‟s premises wiring is present and environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the end user customer’s customer‟s premises wiring from the other Party’s Party‟s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s Party‟s own NID, provided that it has received the appropriate consent from the customer and has provided reasonable advanced notice to the other Party. 2.14.3.1.4 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID enclosures for the purpose of extending a connection or spliced jumper wire from the end user customer’s customer‟s premises wiring through a suitable “punch-out” hole of such NID enclosures; or 2.14.3.1.5 NuVox may request AT&T to make other rearrangements to the end user customer’s customer‟s premises wiring terminations or terminal enclosure on a time and materials cost basis. 2.14.3.2 In no case shall either Party remove or disconnect the other Party’s Party‟s loop facilities from either Party’s Party‟s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors unless the applicable Commission has expressly permitted the same and the disconnecting Party provides prior notice to the other Party. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to leave undisturbed the existing form of electrical protection and to maintain the physical integrity of the NID. It shall be the responsibility of the Party disconnecting loop facilities to ensure there is no safety hazard, and that Party shall hold the other harmless for any liability associated with the removal of the loop facilities from the other Party’s Party‟s NID. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the disconnecting Party, once the other Party’s Party‟s loop has been disconnected from the NID, to reconnect the disconnected loop to a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed station protector, which has been grounded as per Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. If no spare station protector exists in the NID, the disconnected loop must be appropriately cleared, capped and stored. 2.14.3.3 NuVox shall not remove or disconnect ground wires from AT&T’s AT&T‟s NIDs, enclosures, or protectors. Page 8994 of 331382‌ AT&T Alabama, AT&T Louisiana/NuVox. 2.14.3.4 NuVox shall not remove or disconnect NID modules, protectors, or terminals from AT&T’s AT&T‟s NID enclosures. 2.14.3.5 Due to the wide variety of NID enclosures and outside plant environments, AT&T will work with NuVox to develop specific procedures to establish the most effective means of implementing this Section 2.14.3 if the procedures set forth herein do not apply to the NID in question.