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GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS /SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE, L.P.
SBC TEXAS/CLEC JOINT PETITIONERS
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7.7.6.3 The Party desiring to satisfy its automobile liability obligations through selfinsurance
shall submit to the other Party a copy of the state-issued letter
approving self-insurance for automobile liability issued by each state covered by
this Agreement; and
7.7.6.4 The Party desiring to satisfy its general liability obligations through self-insurance
must provide evidence acceptable to the other Party that it maintains at least an
investment grade (e.g., B+ or higher) debt or credit rating as determined by a
nationally recognized debt or credit rating agency such as Moody's, Standard
and Poor's or Duff and Phelps.
7.7.7 This Section 7.7 is a general statement of insurance requirements and shall be in addition
to any specific requirement of insurance referenced elsewhere in this Agreement or a
Referenced Instrument.
8.0 # PAYMENT OF RATES AND CHARGES, DEPOSITS
# 8.1 Except as otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, the Parties will pay all rates
and charges due and owing under this Agreement within forty-five (45) days from the date of the
invoice. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Bill Due Date” shall be defined to mean forty-five (45)
calendar days from the date of the invoice. If CLEC fails to remit payment for any charges by the
Bill Due Date, or if payment for any portion of the charges is received from CLEC after the Bill Due
Date, or if payment for any portion of the charges is received in funds which are not immediately
available to SBC-Texas as of the Bill Due Date (individually and collectively, “Past Due”), then a
late payment charge will be assessed as provided in Sections 8.2. and 8.3., as applicable.
8.1.1 If the payment due date is a Sunday or is a Monday that has been designated a bank
holiday by the JP Morgan Chase Bank (or such other bank as the Parties agree), payment
will be made the next business day. If the payment due date is a Saturday or is on a
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that has been designated a bank holiday by the
JP Morgan Chase Bank (or such other bank as the Parties agree), payment will be made
on the preceding business day.
8.2 If either Party fails to remit payment for any charges for services by the applicable due date, or if a
payment or any portion of a payment is received by the billing Party from the paying Party after the
applicable due date, or if a payment or any portion of a payment is received in funds which are not
immediately available to the billing Party as of the due date (individually and collectively, “Past
Due”), then a late payment charge/interest* shall be assessed as follows in Sections 8.2.1 and
8.2.2, as applicable. No other late payment fee or charge applies to overdue amounts.
# Conformed to Docket 28821
*For purposes of billing under this Agreement, the terms “interest” and “late payment charge” shall
have the same meaning, as set forth in 8.2.1 and 8.2.2 below; provided, however, that neither party
will assess a flat fee penalty charge. The parties shall only charge interest as set forth in Sections
8.2.1 and 8.2.2.
8.2.1 If any charge incurred under this Agreement that is billed out of a billing system other than
the SBC TEXAS Customer Records Information System (CRIS) is past due, the unpaid
amounts will accrue interest from the day following the Bill Due Date, until paid at the
lesser of (i) the rate used to compute the Late Payment Charge in the applicable SBC