Common use of Retirement of Copper Loops Clause in Contracts

Retirement of Copper Loops. Prior to retiring any copper Loop (that has been replaced with a FTTH/FTTC) used by MCI, BellSouth shall comply with the requirements for retirement of copper set forth in Applicable Law, including 47 CFR 51.325. Furthermore, in FTTH/FTTC overbuild areas, BellSouth is not obligated to ensure that copper Loops in that area are capable of transmitting signals prior to receiving a request for access to such Loops by MCI. If a request is received by BellSouth for a copper Loop, and the copper facilities have not yet been retired, BellSouth will restore the copper Loop to serviceable condition if technically feasible. In these instances of Loop orders in an FTTH/FTTC overbuild area, BellSouth’s standard Loop provisioning interval will not apply, and the order will be handled on a project basis by which the Parties will negotiate the applicable provisioning interval.