Common use of Loops Clause in Contracts

Loops. The Loop is defined as an analog transmission facility between a distribution frame (or its equivalent) in a CenturyLink Central Office and the Loop Demarcation Point at an End User's premises. The Loop includes all features, functions, and capabilities of such transmission facility. Those features, functions, and capabilities include, but are not limited to, attached electronics that are necessary for the full functionality of the analog loop (except those electronics used for the provision of advanced Services, such as Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers), and line conditioning. The Loop includes two wire and four wire analog Loops. As part of the WLV Service, CenturyLink will combine the Local Switching and Shared Transport Network Elements with an analog Loop. 1.2.1 CenturyLink will provide analog Loops to Customer of substantially the same quality as the Loop that CenturyLink uses to provide service to its own End Users. For Loops that have a retail analogue, CenturyLink will provide these Loops in substantially the same time and manner as CenturyLink provides to its own End Users. Loops will be with a minimum of service disruption. Analog (voice grade) Loops are available as a two-wire or four-wire voice grade, point-to-point configuration suitable for local exchange type services. For the two-wire configuration, Customer must specify the signaling option. The actual Loop facilities may utilize various technologies or combinations of technologies. 1.2.2 The following WLV Service types will be combined with 2-wire loops: WLV Business; WLV Centrex (including Centrex 21); Centrex Plus; Centron in Minnesota only; WLV ISDN BRI; WLV PAL; WLV PBX Analog non-DID and 1-Way DID Trunks; and WLV Residential. 1.2.3 WLV PBX Analog 2-Way DID Trunks will be combined with 4 wire loops.