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Attachment 4-Central Office
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rates set forth in Exhibit C will apply. If BHN desires to allow another CLEC to use
its entrance facilities, additional rates, terms and conditions will apply and shall be
negotiated between the parties.
5.5 Demarcation Point. AT&T will designate the point(s) of demarcation between BHN’s
equipment and/or network and AT&T’s network. Each Party will be responsible for
maintenance and operation of all equipment/facilities on its side of the demarcation
point. For 2-wire and 4-wire connections to AT&T’s network, the demarcation point
shall be a common block on the AT&T designated conventional distributing frame
(CDF). BHN shall be responsible for providing, and a supplier certified by AT&T
(“Certified Supplier”) shall be responsible for installing and properly
labeling/stenciling, the common block, and necessary cabling pursuant to Section 6.
For all other terminations AT&T shall designate a demarcation point on a per
arrangement basis. BHN or its agent must perform all required maintenance to
equipment/facilities on its side of the demarcation point, pursuant to Section 5.6,
following, and may self-provision cross-connects that may be required within the
Collocation Space to activate service requests. At BHN’s option and expense, a Point
of Termination (“POT”) bay or frame may be placed in the Collocation Space, but will
not serve as the demarcation point. BHN must make arrangements with a Certified
Supplier for such placement.
5.5.1 In Tennessee, AT&T will designate the point(s) of demarcation between BHN’s
equipment and/or network and AT&T’s network. Each Party will be responsible for
maintenance and operation of all equipment/facilities on its side of the demarcation
point. For connections to AT&T’s network, the demarcation point shall be a BHN
provided Point of Termination Bay (POT Bay) in a common area within the Premises.
BHN shall be responsible for providing, and a supplier certified by AT&T (“BHN’s
Certified Supplier”) shall be responsible for installing and properly labeling, the POT
Bay as well as the necessary cabling between BHN’s collocation space and the
demarcation point. BHN or its agent must perform all required maintenance to
equipment/facilities on its side of the demarcation point, pursuant to Section 5.6,
following, and may self-provision cross-connects that may be required within the
Collocation Space to activate service requests. AT&T will negotiate alternative rates,
terms and conditions related to the demarcation point in Tennessee in the event that
BHN desires to avoid the use of an intermediary device as contemplated by the
Tennessee Regulatory Authority.
5.6 BHN’s Equipment and Facilities. BHN, or if required by this Attachment, BHN‘s
Certified Supplier, is solely responsible for the design, engineering, installation, testing,
provisioning, performance, monitoring, maintenance and repair of the equipment and
facilities used by BHN which must be performed in compliance with all applicable
AT&T policies and guidelines. Such equipment and facilities may include but are not
limited to cable(s), equipment, and point of termination connections. BHN and its
selected Certified Supplier must follow and comply with all AT&T requirements
outlined in AT&T’s TR 73503, TR 73519, TR 73572, and TR 73564.
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