Common use of Technical References Clause in Contracts

Technical References. The Parties agree that the BA technical references set forth in the Exhibit to this Attachment 14 (Technical Reference Schedule) provide the current technical specifications for the services offered by BA under this Agreement. BA reserves the right with reasonable notification to revise its technical references for any reason including, but not limited to, laws or regulations, conformity with updates and changes in standards promulgated by various agencies, utilization of advances in the state of technical arts, or the reflection of changes in the design of any facilities, equipment, techniques, or procedures described or referred to in the technical references. Notification of changes that are made to the underlying BA services will be made in conformance with the requirements of Section 251, Notice of Change, of the Act, and the FCC’s Rules and Regulations. The Parties acknowledge that the general technical references set forth below contain certain generally accepted industry guidelines for particular interface and performance parameters for telecommunications equipment used by LECs in the United States. Such accepted technical references may be used by LECs to specify suitable equipment and facilities components for use in their respective networks, to assure interoperability between components that collectively comprise such networks, and to specify the interface characteristics and typical end-to-end performance of certain services.

Technical References. The Parties agree that the BA technical references set forth in the Exhibit to this Attachment 14 (Technical Reference Schedule) provide the current technical specifications for the services offered by BA under this Agreement. BA reserves the right with reasonable notification to revise its technical references for any reason including, but not limited to, laws or regulations, conformity with updates and changes in standards promulgated by various agencies, utilization of advances in the state of technical arts, or the reflection of changes in the design of any facilities, equipment, techniques, or procedures described or referred to in the technical references. Notification of changes that are made to the underlying BA services will be made in conformance with the requirements of Section 251, Notice of Change, 251(c)(5) of the Act, and the FCC’s Rules and Regulations. The Parties acknowledge that the general technical references set forth below contain certain generally accepted industry guidelines for particular interface and performance parameters for telecommunications equipment used by LECs in the United States. Such accepted technical references may be used by LECs to specify suitable equipment and facilities components for use in their respective networks, to assure interoperability between components that collectively comprise such networks, and to specify the interface characteristics and typical end-to-end performance of certain services.