Optical Telecommunications, Inc.

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lines (DAMLs), and may have up to six thousand (6,000) feet of bridged tap
between the End User’s premises and the serving wire center. The UCL-ND
typically will be thirteen hundred (1300) Ohms resistance and in most cases will
not exceed eighteen thousand (18,000) feet in length, although the UCL-ND will
not have a specific length limitation. For Loops less than eighteen thousand
(18,000) feet and with less than thirteen hundred (1300) Ohms resistance, the
Loop will provide a voice grade transmission channel suitable for loop start
signaling and the transport of analog voice grade signals. The UCL-ND will not
be designed and will not be provisioned with either a DLR or a test point.
2.4.3.2 The UCL-ND facilities may be mechanically assigned using BellSouth’s
assignment systems. Therefore, the Loop Makeup (LMU) process is not required
to order and provision the UCL-ND. However, OTI can request LMU for which
additional charges would apply.
2.4.3.3 For an additional charge, BellSouth also will make available Loop Testing so that
OTI may request further testing on the UCL-ND. Rates for Loop Testing are as
set forth in Exhibit A.
2.4.3.4 UCL-ND Loops are not intended to support any particular service and may be
utilized by OTI to provide a wide-range of telecommunications services as long as
those services do not adversely affect BellSouth’s network. The UCL-ND will
include a NID at the customer’s location for the purpose of connecting the Loop
to the customer’s inside wire.
2.4.3.5 OC will be provided as a chargeable option and may be utilized when the UCL-ND
provisioning is associated with the reuse of BellSouth facilities. OC-TS does not
apply to this product.
2.4.3.6 OTI may use BellSouth’s Unbundled Loop Modification (ULM) offering to
remove excessive bridged taps and/or load coils from any copper Loop within the
BellSouth network. Therefore, some Loops that would not qualify as UCL-ND
could be transformed into Loops that do qualify, using the ULM process.
2.5 Unbundled Loop Modifications (Line Conditioning)
2.5.1 Line Conditioning is defined as routine network modification that BellSouth
regularly undertakes to provide xDSL services to its own customers. This may
include the removal of any device, from a copper Loop or copper Subloop that
may diminish the capability of the Loop or Subloop to deliver high-speed switched
wireline telecommunications capability, including xDSL service. Such devices
include, load coils, excessive bridged taps, low pass filters, and range extenders.
Excessive bridged taps are bridged taps that serves no network design purpose and
that are beyond the limits set according to industry standards and/or the
BellSouth’s TR 73600 Unbundled Local Loop Technical Specification.
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