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2.3.2 Arrangements 3 and 4 above require the use of a designed circuit. Therefore, nondesigned
Loops such as the SL1 voice grade and UCL-ND may not be ordered in
these cases.
2.3.3 If no alternate facility is available, and upon request from BHN, and if agreed to
by both Parties, AT&T may utilize its Special Construction (SC) process to
determine the additional costs required to provision facilities. BHN will then have
the option of paying the one-time SC rates to place the Loop.
2.4 Network Interface Device
2.4.1 The NID is defined as any means of interconnection of the End User’s premises
wiring to AT&T’s distribution plant, such as a cross connect device used for that
purpose. The NID is a single-line termination device or that portion of a multiple
line termination device required to terminate a single line or circuit at the
premises. The NID features two independent chambers or divisions that separate
the service provider’s network from the End User’s premises wiring. Each
chamber or division contains the appropriate connection points or posts to which
the service provider and the End User each make their connections. The NID
provides a protective ground connection and is capable of terminating cables such
as twisted pair cable.
2.4.2 AT&T shall permit BHN to connect BHN’s Loop facilities to the End User’s
premises wiring through the AT&T NID or at any other technically feasible point.
2.4.3 Access to NID
2.4.3.1 BHN may access the End User’s premises wiring by any of the following means
and BHN shall not disturb the existing form of electrical protection and shall
maintain the physical integrity of the NID:
2.4.3.1.1 In Georgia, Kentucky and Florida, AT&T shall allow BHN to connect its Loops
directly to AT&T’s multi-line residential NID enclosures that have spare
terminations available or, in those states where the Commission has so ordered,
BHN can connect to terminations that currently have loops attached to them but
that are not currently used by AT&T or any other telecommunications carriers to
provide service to the premises.
2.4.3.1.2 Where an adequate length of the End User’s premises wiring is present and
environmental conditions permit, either Party may remove the customer premises
wiring from the other Party’s NID and connect such wiring to that Party’s own
NID, provided that it has received the appropriate consent from the End User and
has provided reasonable advanced notice to the other party.
2.4.3.1.3 Either Party may enter the subscriber access chamber or dual chamber NID
enclosures for the purpose of extending a connect divisioned or spliced jumper
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