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3.4.4.2.5 5) Each circuit to be provided to each End User will be served by an
interconnection trunk over which BHN will transmit the calling party’s number in
connection with calls exchanged over the trunk;
3.4.4.2.6 6) For each twenty-four (24) DS1 EELs or other facilities having equivalent
capacity, BHN will have at least one (1) active DS1 local service interconnection
trunk over which BHN will transmit the calling party’s number in connection with
calls exchanged over the trunk; and
3.4.4.2.7 7) Each circuit to be provided to each End User will be served by a switch capable
of switching local voice traffic.
3.4.4.3 AT&T may, on an annual basis, audit BHN’s records in order to verify
compliance with the qualifying service eligibility criteria. The audit shall be
conducted by a third party independent auditor, and the audit must be performed in
accordance with the standards established by the American Institute for Certified
Public Accountants (AICPA). To the extent the independent auditor’s report
concludes that BHN failed to comply with the service eligibility criteria, BHN
must true-up any difference in payments, convert all noncompliant circuits to the
appropriate service, and make the correct payments on a going-forward basis. In
the event the auditor’s report concludes that BHN did not comply in any material
respect with the service eligibility criteria, BHN shall reimburse AT&T for the
cost of the independent auditor. To the extent the auditor’s report concludes that
BHN did comply in all material respects with the service eligibility criteria, AT&T
will reimburse BHN for its reasonable and demonstrable costs associated with the
audit. BHN will maintain appropriate documentation to support its certifications.
3.4.4.4 In the event BHN converts special access services to UNEs, BHN shall be subject
to the termination liability provisions in the applicable special access tariffs, if
any.
4.0 Dedicated Transport and Dark Fiber Transport
4.1 Dedicated Transport. AT&T will provide non-discriminatory access to unbundled
interoffice transport between all wire centers identified in 47 C.F.R. 51.319.
Dedicated Transport is defined as AT&T’s transmission facilities between wire
centers or switches owned by AT&T or between wire centers or switches owned
by AT&T and switches owned by BHN. Including but not limited to DS1, DS3
and OCn level services, as well as dark fiber, dedicated to BHN. AT&T shall not
be required to provide access to OCn level Dedicated Transport under any
circumstances pursuant to this Agreement. In addition, except as set forth in
Section 4.2 below, AT&T shall not be required to provide to BHN unbundled
access to Dedicated Transport that does not connect a pair of wire centers or
switches owned by AT&T (“Entrance Facilities”). Nothing in this Attachment 2
CCCS 77 of 369