Common use of Technical References Clause in Contracts

Technical References. 23.19.1 This Agreement contains technical references for unbundled network elements, ancillary services, and interconnection facilities. Due to the manner in which individual equipment manufacturers have chosen to implement industry standards into the design of their products, along with differing vintages of individual facility components and the presence of embedded technologies that pre-date current technical references, individual facility components deployed within GTE’s network need not meet or adhere to, and may differ significantly from, the technical references included in this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit GTE from improving or otherwise modifying its network, including, but not limited to, improvements or modifications to individual facility components, and such improvements or modifications need not meet or adhere to any of the technical references cited throughout this Agreement. Accordingly, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the technical references contained in this Agreement shall be used only by them as a reference for their own internal network and operational service planning for unbundled network elements, ancillary services, and interconnection facilities. The technical references contained in this Agreement shall not, however, be interpreted to require GTE to satisfy any of its obligations set forth in this Agreement in accordance with any specification set forth therein. 23.19.2 AT&T may request technical information related to any unbundled network element, ancillary service, or interconnection facility offered pursuant to this Agreement. GTE will supply such technical information pursuant to the processes and procedures currently in place between the Parties for answering similar requests for technical information with regard to interLATA access. The Parties agree that GTE will provide technical information belonging to GTE that GTE designates as proprietary and that GTE is otherwise authorized to release pursuant to the nondisclosure provisions of this Agreement. In the event GTE's supplier has designated such information as proprietary, GTE will assist AT&T in seeking the supplier's consent to review such technical information. The number and nature of requests shall be reasonable. If at such time as the above processes and procedures have been utilized by the Parties for a period no shorter than ninety (90) days after receipt by the applicable Party of an initial request, and upon receipt of notice from either Party from the other Party that the Party giving notice deems the existing processes and procedures unsatisfactory, the Parties shall negotiate new processes and procedures and the existing processes and procedures shall no longer apply.

Technical References. 23.19.1 This Agreement contains The technical references cited throughout this Agreement shall apply unless GTE shall offer, within ninety (90) days following Commission approval of this Agreement, GTE's proposed substitute technical references, for unbundled network elementsconsideration and review by subject matter experts designated, ancillary servicesrespectively, by AT&T and interconnection facilitiesGTE. Due Within ten (10) business days following AT&T's receipt of true and complete copies of GTE's proposed substitute technical references, AT&T and GTE subject matter experts shall meet in person or via teleconference to review the substitute reference(s) with a view toward achieving agreement on the suitability of such references for implementation and incorporation into this Agreement. The subject matter experts may agree to implement and incorporate, to modify or supplement, or to replace any such substitute technical reference proposed by GTE. Where they so agree, the resulting substitute technical reference shall be implemented and incorporated forthwith, by formal amendment in writing, into this Agreement. Where they disagree with respect to the suitability or adequacy of any such proposed substitute technical reference, the GTE-proposed substitute technical reference shall be incorporated into this Agreement at the conclusion of the ten business day period cited above, by formal amendment in writing, subject to AT&T's right to pursue the dispute and the implementation of more suitable technical references through the ADR procedures set forth in Attachment 1 to this Agreement. AT&T may initiate such ADR procedures within sixty (60) days following the incorporation of the challenged technical reference into this Agreement. 23.19.2 The parties recognize the possibility that some equipment vendors may manufacture telecommunications equipment that does not fully incorporate or may deviate from the technical references contained in this Agreement. To the extent that, due to the manner in which individual equipment manufacturers may have chosen to implement industry standards into the design of their productsproduct, along with or due to the differing vintages of these individual facility components and the presence of embedded technologies that pre-date current certain technical references, some of the individual facility components deployed within with GTE’s 's network need may not meet or adhere to, and may differ significantly from, to the technical references included in references, then, within forty-five (45) days after the Effective Date of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit GTE from improving or otherwise modifying its network, including, but not limited to, improvements or modifications to individual facility components, and such improvements or modifications need not meet or adhere to any of the technical references cited throughout this Agreement. Accordingly, : (a) the Parties acknowledge and agree that the technical references contained in this Agreement shall be used only will develop processes by them as a reference for their own internal network and operational service planning for unbundled network elements, ancillary services, and interconnection facilities. The technical references contained in this Agreement shall not, however, be interpreted to require GTE to satisfy any of its obligations set forth in this Agreement in accordance with any specification set forth therein. 23.19.2 AT&T may request technical information related to any unbundled network element, ancillary service, or interconnection facility offered pursuant to this Agreement. which GTE will supply inform AT&T of any such technical information pursuant to the deviati (b)the Parties will develop further processes and procedures currently in place between the Parties for answering similar requests for technical information with regard to interLATA access. The Parties agree that GTE designed, upon notice of su (c)the parties will provide technical information belonging to GTE that GTE designates take such other mutually agreed upon actions as proprietary and that GTE is otherwise authorized to release pursuant to the nondisclosure provisions of this Agreement. In the event GTE's supplier has designated such information as proprietary, GTE will assist AT&T in seeking the supplier's consent to review such technical information. The number and nature of requests shall be reasonable. If at such time as the above processes and procedures have been utilized by the Parties for a period no shorter than ninety (90) days after receipt by the applicable Party of an initial request, and upon receipt of notice from either Party from the other Party that the Party giving notice deems the existing processes and procedures unsatisfactory, the Parties shall negotiate new processes and procedures and the existing processes and procedures shall no longer apply.appropriate i

Technical References. 23.19.1 This Agreement contains The technical references cited throughout this Agreement shall apply unless GTE shall offer, within ninety (90) days following Commission approval of this Agreement, GTE's proposed substitute technical references, for unbundled network elementsconsideration and review by subject matter experts designated, ancillary servicesrespectively, by AT&T and interconnection facilitiesGTE. Due Within ten (10) business days following AT&T's receipt of true and complete copies of GTE's proposed substitute technical references, AT&T and GTE subject matter experts shall meet in person or via teleconference to review the substitute reference(s) with a view toward achieving agreement on the suitability of such references for implementation and incorporation into this Agreement. The subject matter experts may agree to implement and incorporate, to modify or supplement, or to replace any such substitute technical reference proposed by GTE. Where they so agree, the resulting substitute technical reference shall be implemented and incorporated forthwith, by formal amendment in writing, into this Agreement. Where they disagree with respect to the suitability or adequacy of any such proposed substitute technical reference, the GTE-proposed substitute technical reference shall be incorporated into this Agreement at the conclusion of the ten business day period cited above, by formal amendment in writing, subject to AT&T's right to pursue the dispute and the implementation of more suitable technical references through the ADR procedures set forth in Attachment 1 to this Agreement. AT&T may initiate such ADR procedures within sixty (60) days following the incorporation of the challenged technical reference into this Agreement. 23.19.2 The parties recognize the possibility that some equipment vendors may manufacture telecommunications equipment that does not fully incorporate or may deviate from the technical references contained in this Agreement. To the extent that, due to the manner in which individual equipment manufacturers may have chosen to implement industry standards into the design of their productsproduct, along with or due to the differing vintages of these individual facility components and the presence of embedded technologies that pre-date current certain technical references, some of the individual facility components deployed within with GTE’s 's network need may not meet or adhere to, and may differ significantly from, to the technical references included in references, then, within forty-five (45) days after the Effective Date of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit GTE from improving or otherwise modifying its network, including, but not limited to, improvements or modifications to individual facility components, and such improvements or modifications need not meet or adhere to any of the technical references cited throughout this Agreement. Accordingly, : (a) the Parties acknowledge and agree that the technical references contained in this Agreement shall be used only will develop processes by them as a reference for their own internal network and operational service planning for unbundled network elements, ancillary services, and interconnection facilities. The technical references contained in this Agreement shall not, however, be interpreted to require GTE to satisfy any of its obligations set forth in this Agreement in accordance with any specification set forth therein. 23.19.2 AT&T may request technical information related to any unbundled network element, ancillary service, or interconnection facility offered pursuant to this Agreement. which GTE will supply inform AT&T of any such deviations from technical information pursuant to standards for Network Elements or Combinations ordered by AT&T; (b) the Parties will develop further processes and procedures currently in place between designed, upon notice of such deviations from technical standards, to address the Parties for answering similar requests for technical information with regard to interLATA access. The Parties agree that treatment of GTE and AT&T customers at parity; and (c) the parties will provide technical information belonging to GTE that GTE designates take such other mutually agreed upon actions as proprietary and that GTE is otherwise authorized to release pursuant to the nondisclosure provisions of this Agreement. In the event GTE's supplier has designated such information as proprietary, GTE will assist AT&T in seeking the supplier's consent to review such technical information. The number and nature of requests shall be reasonable. If at such time as appropriate in the above processes and procedures have been utilized by the Parties for a period no shorter than ninety (90) days after receipt by the applicable Party of an initial request, and upon receipt of notice from either Party from the other Party that the Party giving notice deems the existing processes and procedures unsatisfactory, the Parties shall negotiate new processes and procedures and the existing processes and procedures shall no longer applycircumstances.

Technical References. 23.19.1 This Agreement contains technical references for unbundled network elements, ancillary services, and interconnection facilities. Due to the manner in which individual equipment manufacturers have chosen to implement industry standards into the design of their products, along with differing vintages of individual facility components and the presence of embedded technologies that pre-date current technical references, individual facility components deployed within GTE’s network need not meet or adhere to, and may differ significantly from, the technical references included in this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit GTE from improving or otherwise modifying its network, including, but not limited to, improvements or modifications to individual facility components, and such improvements or modifications need not meet or adhere to any of the technical references cited throughout this Agreement. Accordingly, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the technical references contained in this Agreement shall be used only by them as a reference for their own internal network and operational service planning for unbundled network elements, ancillary services, and interconnection facilities. The technical references contained in this Agreement shall not, however, be interpreted to require GTE to satisfy any of its obligations set forth in this Agreement in accordance with any specification set forth therein. 23.19.2 AT&T ACSI may request technical information related to any unbundled network element, ancillary service, or interconnection facility offered pursuant to this Agreement. GTE will supply such technical information pursuant to the processes and procedures currently in place between the Parties for answering similar requests for technical information with regard to interLATA access. The Parties agree that GTE will provide technical information belonging to GTE that GTE designates as proprietary and that GTE is otherwise authorized to release pursuant to the nondisclosure provisions of this Agreement. In the event GTE's supplier has designated such information as proprietary, GTE will assist AT&T ACSI in seeking the supplier's consent to review such technical information. The number and nature of requests shall be reasonable. If at such time as the above processes and procedures have been utilized by the Parties for a period no shorter than ninety (90) days after receipt by the applicable Party of an initial request, and upon receipt of notice from either Party from the other Party that the Party giving notice deems the existing processes and procedures unsatisfactory, the Parties shall negotiate new processes and procedures and the existing processes and procedures shall no longer apply.