Common use of Direct Connection Clause in Contracts

Direct Connection. CD shall be permitted to connect its own Loop directly to CenturyTel's NID in cases where CD uses its own or third party facilities to provide local service to an end-user unreasonably interfere with the operations of CenturyTel's network. In order to minimize any such adverse effects, the following procedures shall apply: 4.2.1 When connecting its own loop facility directly to CenturyTel's NID for a residence or business customer, CD must make a clean cut on the CenturyTel drop wire at the NID so that no bare wire is exposed. CD shall not remove or disconnect CenturyTel's drop wire from the NID or take any other action that might cause CenturyTel's drop wire to be left lying on the ground. 4.2.2 At multi-tenant customer locations, CD must remove the jumper wire from the distribution block (i.e. the NID) to the CenturyTel cable termination block. If CD cannot gain access to the cable termination block, CD must make a clean cut at the closest point to the cable termination block. At ** CDs request and discretion, CenturyTel will determine the cable pair to be removed at the NID in multi-tenant locations. CD will compensate CenturyTel for the work necessary to identify the cable pair to be removed.