Common use of Augmentation Clause in Contracts

Augmentation. All requests for an addition or change to an existing collocation arrangement that has been inspected and turned over to the CLEC is considered an augmentation. An augmentation request will require the submission of a complete application form and a non-refundable Engineering or Minor Augment fee. A Minor Augment fee may not be required under the circumstances outlined below. The definition of a major or minor augment is as follows: 3.5.1 Major Augments are those requests that: (a) require AC or DC power; (b) add equipment that generates more BTU’s of heat, or (c) increase the caged floor space over what US Dial Tone requested in its original application. A complete application and Engineering Fee will be required when submitting a caged or cageless request that requires a Major Augment. 3.5.2 Minor Augments of caged and cageless collocation arrangements will require the submission of a complete application form and the Minor Augment Fee. Minor augments are those requests that: (a) do not require additional DC and AC power, (b) do not add equipment that generates more BTU’s of heat, or (c) do not increase the caged floor space, over what US Dial Tone requested in its original application. The requirements of a Minor Augment request cannot exceed the capacity of the existing/proposed electrical, power or HVAC system. Requests for CLEC to CLEC Interconnects and DSO, DS1, and DS3 facility terminations are included as Minor Augments. Minor Augments that require an augment fee are those requests that require GTE to perform a service or function on behalf of US Dial Tone including but not limited to: requests to pull cable for CLEC to CLEC Interconnects and DS0, DS1, and DS3 facility terminations. Minor Augments that do not require a fee are those augments performed solely by US Dial Tone, that do not require GTE to provide a service or function on behalf of US Dial Tone, including but not limited to, requests to install additional equipment in US Dial Tone cage. Prior to the installation of the additional equipment, US Dial Tone agrees to provide GTE an application form with an updated equipment listing that includes the new equipment to be installed in US Dial Tone’s collocation arrangement. Once the equipment list is submitted to GTE, US Dial Tone may proceed with the augment. US Dial Tone agrees that changes in equipment provided by US Dial Tone under this provision will not exceed the engineering specifications for power and HVAC as requested on original application. All augments will be subject to Company inspection, in accordance with term of this contract for the purpose of ensuring compliance with Company safety standards.

Augmentation. All requests for an addition or change to an existing collocation arrangement that has been inspected and turned over to the CLEC is considered an augmentation. An augmentation request will require the submission of a complete application form and a non-refundable Engineering or Minor Augment fee. A Minor Augment fee may not be required under the circumstances outlined below. The definition of a major or minor augment is as follows: 3.5.1 Major Augments are those requests that: (a) require AC or DC power; (b) add equipment that generates more BTU’s of heat, or (c) increase the caged floor space over what US Dial Tone @Link requested in its original application. A complete application and Engineering Fee will be required when submitting a caged or cageless request that requires a Major Augment. 3.5.2 Minor Augments of caged and cageless collocation arrangements will require the submission of a complete application form and the Minor Augment Fee. Minor augments are those requests that: (a) do not require additional DC and AC power, (b) do not add equipment that generates more BTU’s of heat, or (c) do not increase the caged floor space, over what US Dial Tone @Link requested in its original application. The requirements of a Minor Augment request cannot exceed the capacity of the existing/proposed electrical, power or HVAC system. Requests for CLEC to CLEC Interconnects and DSO, DS1, and DS3 facility terminations are included as Minor Augments. Minor Augments that require an augment fee are those requests that require GTE to perform a service or function on behalf of US Dial Tone @Link including but not limited to: requests to pull cable for CLEC to CLEC Interconnects and DS0, DS1, and DS3 facility terminations. Minor Augments that do not require a fee are those augments performed solely by US Dial Tone@Link, that do not require GTE to provide a service or function on behalf of US Dial Tone@Link, including but not limited to, requests to install additional equipment in US Dial Tone @Link cage. Prior to the installation of the additional equipment, US Dial Tone @Link agrees to provide GTE an application form with an updated equipment listing that includes the new equipment to be installed in US Dial Tone@Link’s collocation arrangement. Once the equipment list is submitted to GTE, US Dial Tone @Link may proceed with the augment. US Dial Tone @Link agrees that changes in equipment provided by US Dial Tone @Link under this provision will not exceed the engineering specifications for power and HVAC as requested on original application. All augments will be subject to Company inspection, in accordance with term of this contract for the purpose of ensuring compliance with Company safety standards.

Augmentation. All requests for an addition or change to an existing collocation arrangement that has been inspected and turned over to the CLEC is considered an augmentation. An augmentation request will require the submission of a complete application form and a non-refundable Engineering or Minor Augment fee. A Minor Augment fee may not be required under the circumstances outlined below. The definition of a major or minor augment is as follows: 3.5.1 Major Augments are those requests that: (a) require AC or DC power; (b) add equipment that generates more BTU’s of heat, or (c) increase the caged floor space over what US Dial Tone Gulf Coast requested in its original application. A complete application and Engineering Fee will be required when submitting a caged or cageless request that requires a Major Augment. 3.5.2 Minor Augments of caged and cageless collocation arrangements will require the submission of a complete application form and the Minor Augment Fee. Minor augments are those requests that: (a) do not require additional DC and AC power, (b) do not add equipment that generates more BTU’s of heat, or (c) do not increase the caged floor space, over what US Dial Tone Gulf Coast requested in its original application. The requirements of a Minor Augment request cannot exceed the capacity of the existing/proposed electrical, power or HVAC system. Requests for CLEC to CLEC Interconnects and DSO, DS1, and DS3 facility terminations are included as Minor Augments. Minor Augments that require an augment fee are those requests that require GTE to perform a service or function on behalf of US Dial Tone Gulf Coast including but not limited to: requests to pull cable for CLEC to CLEC Interconnects and DS0, DS1, and DS3 facility terminations. Minor Augments that do not require a fee are those augments performed solely by US Dial ToneGulf Coast, that do not require GTE to provide a service or function on behalf of US Dial ToneGulf Coast, including but not limited to, requests to install additional equipment in US Dial Tone Gulf Coast cage. Prior to the installation of the additional equipment, US Dial Tone Gulf Coast agrees to provide GTE an application form with an updated equipment listing that includes the new equipment to be installed in US Dial ToneGulf Coast’s collocation arrangement. Once the equipment list is submitted to GTE, US Dial Tone Gulf Coast may proceed with the augment. US Dial Tone Gulf Coast agrees that changes in equipment provided by US Dial Tone Gulf Coast under this provision will not exceed the engineering specifications for power and HVAC as requested on original application. All augments will be subject to Company inspection, in accordance with term of this contract for the purpose of ensuring compliance with Company safety standards.

Augmentation. All requests for an addition or change to an existing collocation arrangement that has been inspected and turned over to the CLEC is considered an augmentation. An augmentation request will require the submission of a complete application form and a non-refundable Engineering or Minor Augment fee. A Minor Augment fee may not be required under the circumstances outlined below. The definition of a major or minor augment is as follows: 3.5.1 Major Augments are those requests that: (a) require AC or DC power; (b) add equipment that generates more BTU’s of heat, or (c) increase the caged floor space over what US Dial Tone Aero requested in its original application. A complete application and Engineering Fee will be required when submitting a caged or cageless request that requires a Major Augment. 3.5.2 Minor Augments of caged and cageless collocation arrangements will require the submission of a complete application form and the Minor Augment Fee. Minor augments are those requests that: (a) do not require additional DC and AC power, (b) do not add equipment that generates more BTU’s of heat, or (c) do not increase the caged floor space, over what US Dial Tone Aero requested in its original application. The requirements of a Minor Augment request cannot exceed the capacity of the existing/proposed electrical, power or HVAC system. Requests for CLEC to CLEC Interconnects and DSO, DS1, and DS3 facility terminations are included as Minor Augments. Minor Augments that require an augment fee are those requests that require GTE to perform a service or function on behalf of US Dial Tone Aero including but not limited to: requests to pull cable for CLEC to CLEC Interconnects and DS0, DS1, and DS3 facility terminations. Minor Augments that do not require a fee are those augments performed solely by US Dial ToneAero, that do not require GTE to provide a service or function on behalf of US Dial ToneAero, including but not limited to, requests to install additional equipment in US Dial Tone Aero cage. Prior to the installation of the additional equipment, US Dial Tone Aero agrees to provide GTE an application form with an updated equipment listing that includes the new equipment to be installed in US Dial ToneAero’s collocation arrangement. Once the equipment list is submitted to GTE, US Dial Tone Aero may proceed with the augment. US Dial Tone Aero agrees that changes in equipment provided by US Dial Tone Aero under this provision will not exceed the engineering specifications for power and HVAC as requested on original application. All augments will be subject to Company inspection, in accordance with term of this contract for the purpose of ensuring compliance with Company safety standards.

Augmentation. All requests for an addition or change to an existing collocation arrangement that has been inspected and turned over to the CLEC is considered an augmentation. An augmentation request will require the submission of a complete application form and a non-refundable Engineering or Minor Augment fee. A Minor Augment fee may not be required under the circumstances outlined below. The definition of a major or minor augment is as follows: 3.5.1 : Major Augments are those requests that: (a) require AC or DC power; (b) add equipment that generates more BTU’s of heat, or (c) increase the caged floor space over what US Dial Tone NorthPoint requested in its original application. A complete application and Engineering Fee will be required when submitting a caged or cageless request that requires a Major Augment. 3.5.2 . Minor Augments of caged and cageless collocation arrangements will require the submission of a complete application form and the Minor Augment Fee. Minor augments are those requests that: (a) do not require additional DC and AC power, (b) do not add equipment that generates more BTU’s of heat, or (c) do not increase the caged floor space, over what US Dial Tone NorthPoint requested in its original application. The requirements of a Minor Augment request cannot exceed the capacity of the existing/proposed electrical, power or HVAC system. Requests for CLEC to CLEC Interconnects and DSO, DS1, and DS3 facility terminations are included as Minor Augments. Minor Augments that require an augment fee are those requests that require GTE to perform a service or function on behalf of US Dial Tone NorthPoint including but not limited to: requests to pull cable for CLEC to CLEC Interconnects and DS0, DS1, and DS3 facility terminations. Minor Augments that do not require a fee are those augments performed solely by US Dial ToneNorthPoint, that do not require GTE to provide a service or function on behalf of US Dial ToneNorthPoint, including but not limited to, requests to install additional equipment in US Dial Tone NorthPoint cage. Prior to the installation of the additional equipment, US Dial Tone NorthPoint agrees to provide GTE an application form with an updated equipment listing that includes the new equipment to be installed in US Dial ToneNorthPoint’s collocation arrangement. Once the equipment list is submitted to GTE, US Dial Tone NorthPoint may proceed with the augment. US Dial Tone NorthPoint agrees that changes in equipment provided by US Dial Tone NorthPoint under this provision will not exceed the engineering specifications for power and HVAC as requested on original application. All augments will be subject to Company inspection, in accordance with term of this contract for the purpose of ensuring compliance with Company safety standards.

Augmentation. All requests for an Any addition or change request to an existing collocation arrangement that has been inspected and turned over to the CLEC Bayland is considered an augmentation. An augmentation request will require the submission of a complete application form and a non-refundable Engineering or Minor Augment fee, as provided in Appendix F-1. A Minor Augment fee may not be required under the circumstances outlined below. The definition of a major or minor augment is as follows: 3.5.1 3.4.1 Major Augments are those requests that: (a) require AC or DC power; (b) add equipment that generates more BTU’s of heat, ; or (c) increase the caged floor space over what US Dial Tone Bayland requested in its original application. A complete application and Engineering Fee will be required when submitting a caged or cageless request that requires a Major Augment, as provided in Appendix F-1. 3.5.2 3.4.2 Minor Augments of caged and cageless collocation arrangements will require the submission of a complete application form and the Minor Augment Fee. Minor augments are those requests that: (a) do not require additional DC and AC power, ; (b) do not add equipment that generates more BTU’s of heat, ; or (c) do not increase the caged floor space, space over what US Dial Tone Bayland requested in its original application. The requirements of a Minor Augment request cannot exceed the capacity of the existing/proposed electrical, power or HVAC system. Requests for CLEC to CLEC Interconnects and DSO, DS1, and DS3 facility terminations are included as Minor Augments. . 3.4.3 Minor Augments that require an augment fee are those requests that require GTE CenturyTel to perform a service or function on behalf of US Dial Tone Bayland, including but not limited to: , requests to pull cable for CLEC to CLEC Interconnects and DS0, DS1, and DS3 facility terminations. . 3.4.4 Minor Augments that do not require a fee are those augments performed solely by US Dial ToneBayland, that do not require GTE CenturyTel to provide a service or function on behalf of US Dial ToneBayland, including but not limited to, requests to install additional equipment in US Dial Tone Bayland cage. Prior to the installation of the additional equipment, US Dial Tone Bayland agrees to provide GTE CenturyTel an application form with an updated equipment listing that includes the new equipment to be installed in US Dial ToneBayland’s collocation arrangement. Once the equipment list is submitted to GTECenturyTel, US Dial Tone Bayland may proceed with the augment. US Dial Tone Bayland agrees that changes in equipment provided by US Dial Tone Bayland under this provision will not exceed the engineering specifications for power and HVAC as requested on original application. All augments will be subject to Company CenturyTel inspection, in accordance with term of this contract for the purpose of ensuring compliance with Company CenturyTel safety standards.

Augmentation. All requests for an Any addition or change request to an existing collocation arrangement that has been inspected and turned over to the CLEC Lakeland is considered an augmentation. An augmentation request will require the submission of a complete application form and a non-refundable Engineering or Minor Augment fee, as provided in Appendix F-1. A Minor Augment fee may not be required under the circumstances outlined below. The definition of a major or minor augment is as follows: 3.5.1 3.4.1 Major Augments are those requests that: (a) require AC or DC power; (b) add equipment that generates more BTU’s of heat, ; or (c) increase the caged floor space over what US Dial Tone Lakeland requested in its original application. A complete application and Engineering Fee will be required when submitting a caged or cageless request that requires a Major Augment, as provided in Appendix F-1. 3.5.2 3.4.2 Minor Augments of caged and cageless collocation arrangements will require the submission of a complete application form and the Minor Augment Fee. Minor augments are those requests that: (a) do not require additional DC and AC power, ; (b) do not add equipment that generates more BTU’s of heat, ; or (c) do not increase the caged floor space, space over what US Dial Tone Lakeland requested in its original application. The requirements of a Minor Augment request cannot exceed the capacity of the existing/proposed electrical, power or HVAC system. Requests for CLEC to CLEC Interconnects and DSO, DS1, and DS3 facility terminations are included as Minor Augments. . 3.4.3 Minor Augments that require an augment fee are those requests that require GTE Tel USA to perform a service or function on behalf of US Dial Tone Lakeland, including but not limited to: , requests to pull cable for CLEC to CLEC Interconnects and DS0, DS1, and DS3 facility terminations. . 3.4.4 Minor Augments that do not require a fee are those augments performed solely by US Dial ToneLakeland, that do not require GTE Tel USA to provide a service or function on behalf of US Dial ToneLakeland, including but not limited to, requests to install additional equipment in US Dial Tone Lakeland cage. Prior to the installation of the additional equipment, US Dial Tone Lakeland agrees to provide GTE Tel USA an application form with an updated equipment listing that includes the new equipment to be installed in US Dial ToneLakeland’s collocation arrangement. Once the equipment list is submitted to GTETel USA, US Dial Tone Lakeland may proceed with the augment. US Dial Tone Lakeland agrees that changes in equipment provided by US Dial Tone Lakeland under this provision will not exceed the engineering specifications for power and HVAC as requested on original application. All augments will be subject to Company Tel USA inspection, in accordance with term of this contract for the purpose of ensuring compliance with Company Tel USA safety standards.