Common use of Ordering and Electronic Interface Clause in Contracts

Ordering and Electronic Interface. A web-based interface is currently being used for Sprint to order non-access services. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of this Agreement, Sprint shall use CenturyTel’s web-based interface to submit orders and requests for maintenance and repair of services, and to engage in other pre-ordering, ordering, provisioning and dispute transactions. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of this Agreement, manual, facsimile or email interfaces may only be used if first confirmed with and agreed upon by CenturyTel’s CLEC Service Group personnel. If CenturyTel has not yet developed and/or deployed an electronic capability for Sprint to perform a pre-ordering, ordering, provisioning, maintenance or repair transaction for a service offered by CenturyTel, Sprint shall use such other processes as CenturyTel has made available for performing such transaction(s). If CenturyTel later makes enhanced electronic interface ordering available to CLECs for non-access services, then the Parties agree that, to the extent practicable, the enhanced electronic interface will be used by Sprint for ordering services.