Common use of Assumption of Certain Directory Publishing Agreement Rights and Obligations Clause in Contracts

Assumption of Certain Directory Publishing Agreement Rights and Obligations. Seller is party to a directories publishing agreement with GTE Directories Service Corporation n/k/a GTE Directories Corporation or GTE Directories Corporation as purchaser of the rights and interests of Associated Directory Services, Inc. f/k/a Mast Advertising and Publishing, Inc. herein "Publisher." These agreements are identified in Schedule 9.3.1 attached hereto ("Publishing Agreements"). Pursuant to these agreements Publisher has the exclusive right and obligation to sell advertising, and to publish, print and distribute directories containing telephone numbers relating to the Purchased Exchanges. At Seller's option, Buyer agrees to execute an agreement effective as of the Closing to assume and appropriately amend the Publishing Agreements as they relate to the Purchased Exchanges, which agreement will extend the length of the term of the Publishing Agreements to expire not earlier than December 31, 2001. Buyer agrees to allow Publisher to participate in any process for negotiating future directory publishing agreements on terms no less favorable than any other participant.

Assumption of Certain Directory Publishing Agreement Rights and Obligations. Seller is party to a directories publishing agreement with GTE Directories Service Corporation n/k/a GTE Directories Corporation or and GTE Directories Corporation as purchaser of the rights and interests of Associated Directory Services, Inc. f/k/a Mast Advertising and Publishing, Inc. herein "Publisher." These agreements are identified in Schedule 9.3.1 attached hereto ("Publishing Agreements"). Pursuant to these agreements Publisher has the exclusive right and obligation to sell advertising, and to publish, print and distribute directories containing telephone numbers relating to the Purchased Exchanges. At Seller's option, Buyer agrees to execute an agreement effective as of the Closing to assume and appropriately amend the Publishing Agreements as they relate to the Purchased Exchanges, which agreement will extend the length of the term of the Publishing Agreements to expire not earlier than December 31, 2001. Buyer agrees to allow Publisher to participate in any process for negotiating future directory publishing agreements on terms no less favorable than any other participant.