Common use of Charges for Unauthorized Attachments Clause in Contracts

Charges for Unauthorized Attachments. 3.11.1 It is agreed that a charge equal to two (2) times the amount of the then current Attachment Fee shall be paid by AT&T to GTE for each Unauthorized Attachment to a GTE pole for the period of time for which the Attachment is unauthorized. Such payment shall be deemed liquidated damages and not a penalty. AT&T also shall pay GTE an Attachment Fee for each Unauthorized Attachment accruing from the date the Unauthorized Attachment was first placed on the GTE pole. In the event that the date the Unauthorized Attachment was first placed on a GTE pole cannot be determined, such date shall be deemed the date of the last physical inventory made in accordance with this Agreement or, if no physical inventory has been conducted, the date the first Attachment Request from AT&T was approved in accordance with this Agreement. If AT&T elects to leave the Attachment in place, AT&T also shall pay to GTE all costs incurred by GTE to rearrange any Unauthorized Attachment(s) of AT&T in order to accommodate the Attachment(s) of another party Whose Attachment(s) would not have required a rearrangement but for the presence of AT&T's Unauthorized Attachment(s). If AT&T elects to leave the pole attachment in place, AT&T shall also pay to GTE all costs incurred by GTE to reinforce, replace or modify a GTE pole, which reinforcement, replacement or modification was required as a result of the Unauthorized Attachment of AT&T. The Attachment Fee referenced in this subsection shall be determined in the same manner as such fee would have been determined if the Attachment had been authorized by GTE. 3.11.2 For purposes of this section, an Unauthorized Attachment shall include, but not be limited to: (a) an Attachment on or in any facility, which facility is not identified in any Attachment Request approved in accordance with this Attachment 3; (b) an Attachment that occupies more space than that allocated to AT&T by GTE; (c) an addition or modification to a pre-existing Attachment that impairs the structural integrity of the involved GTE facilities; and (d) an Attachment installed by AT&T for the use of a party other than AT&T. An Unauthorized Attachment does not include an Attachment which AT&T demonstrates was made mistakenly, but in good faith pursuant to an approved Attachment Request for another location(s).

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Sources: Interconnection, Resale and Unbundling Agreement (Focal Communications Corp)

Charges for Unauthorized Attachments. 3.11.1 It is agreed that a charge equal to two (2) times the amount of the then current Attachment Fee shall be paid by AT&T to GTE for each Unauthorized Attachment to a GTE pole Structure for the period of time for which the Attachment is unauthorized. unauthorized provided that the lack of authorization as due to the act, or failure to act, of AT&T. Such payment shall be deemed liquidated damages and not a penalty. AT&T also shall pay GTE an Attachment Fee for each Unauthorized Attachment accruing from the date the Unauthorized Attachment was first placed on the GTE poleStructure. In the event that the date the Unauthorized Attachment was first placed on a GTE pole Structure cannot be determined, such date shall be deemed the date of the last physical inventory made in accordance with this Agreement or, if no physical inventory has been conducted, the date the first Attachment Request from AT&T was approved in accordance with this Agreement. If AT&T elects to leave the Attachment in place, AT&T also shall pay to GTE all costs incurred by GTE to rearrange any Unauthorized Attachment(s) of AT&T in order to accommodate the Attachment(s) of another party Whose whose Attachment(s) would not have required a rearrangement but for the presence of AT&T's Unauthorized Attachment(s). If AT&T elects to leave the pole attachment Attachment in place, AT&T shall also pay to GTE all costs incurred by GTE to reinforce, replace or modify a GTE poleStructure, which reinforcement, replacement or modification was required as a result of the Unauthorized Attachment of AT&T. The Attachment Fee referenced in this subsection shall be determined in the same manner as such fee would have been determined if the Attachment had been authorized by GTE. 3.11.2 For purposes of this section, an Unauthorized Attachment shall include, but not be limited to: (a) an Attachment on or in any facilityGTE Structure, which facility Structure is not identified in any Attachment Request approved in accordance with this Attachment 3; (b) an Attachment that occupies more space than that allocated to AT&T by GTE; (c) an addition or modification to a pre-existing Attachment that impairs the structural integrity of the involved GTE facilitiesStructure or Facilities; and (d) an Attachment installed by AT&T for the use of a party other than AT&T. An Unauthorized Attachment does not include an Attachment which AT&T demonstrates was made mistakenly, but in good faith pursuant to an approved Attachment Request for another location(s).

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Sources: Interconnection, Resale and Unbundling Agreement