TC Systems, Inc. South Carolina - AT&T Clec Online

6/23/04
Attachment 3
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2.1.4.2 TC SYTEMS may designate the use of either a fiber optic cable or coax (i.e., DS-3
ABAM) cable, subject to the terms of this Attachment;
2.1.4.3 Such cable will be installed via the shortest practical route between the BellSouth’s and
TC SYTEMS’s equipment;
2.1.4.4 TC SYTEMS will be responsible for the reasonably incurred installation and
maintenance costs for such cable;
2.1.4.5 TC SYTEMS will have sole use of the cable unless the parties mutually agree to jointuse
and to an allocation of financial responsibility and an apportionment of the facility
capacity of the cable; and
2.1.4.6 No other charges shall apply to TC SYTEMS’s use of the facilities over such
arrangement.
2.1.5 Commercial Intra-building Interconnection – where both Parties have constructed
broadband facilities into a commercial building (i.e., a building that is not a telephone
central office) and agree to establish a POI at such location utilizing intra-building
cable.
2.1.6 "Fiber Meet" is an interconnection arrangement whereby the Parties jointly establish an
optical fiber interface (as opposed to an electrical interface), at which one Party's
facilities, provisioning, and maintenance responsibility begins and the other Party's
responsibility ends (i.e., POI). A Fiber Meet shall be an arrangement as set forth in
Section 2.3 of this Attachment 3.
2.1.7 Any other method determined to be technically feasible and requested by TC SYTEMS
shall be done pursuant to the process defined in Attachment 10 of this Agreement,
incorporated herein by this reference.
2.2 BellSouth may specify one or more of the following to interconnect with the TC
SYTEMS network:
2.2.1 Collocation - TC SYTEMS, at its sole discretion, may permit BellSouth to utilize space
and power in TC SYTEMS facilities specified by TC SYTEMS solely for the purpose
of terminating BellSouth’s local traffic. BellSouth may request installation of both
cable and equipment, or cable only. The pricing, terms and conditions of such
arrangement shall be pursuant to Exhibit B of this Attachment 3, incorporated herein by
this reference.
2.2.2 Leased Facilities - where the Party requesting interconnection utilizes the facilities
offered by the other Party pursuant to Section 1.6.1-1.6.2. Such leased facilities shall
be provided at the rates, terms, and conditions set forth in this Attachment 3 and be
consistent with applicable law.
2.2.3 Third Party Facilities - where BellSouth utilizes the facilities provided by a source other
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