PART 6 - Central Office Services First Revised Sheet 1 SECTION 9 - Other Central Office Services 6.9 OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES

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1 PART 6 - Central Office Services First Revised Sheet TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE A. DESCRIPTION 6.9 OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES (1) Telephone answering service consists of telephone answering facilities and services furnished according to the provisions of this guidebook to customers engaged in the telephone answering service business and to other subscribers to telephone service who desire service arrangements whereby their incoming calls may be answered by a subscriber engaged in the telephone answering service business. (C) (2) A customer will be considered to be engaged in the telephone answering service business where 10 or more off-premises extension station line services of one or more different subscribers are terminated in one or more adjoining rooms on customer s premises. The customer will be required to subscribe to telephone answering service and equipment under the terms of this Guidebook, and all different subscriber lines will be terminated on this equipment. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: September 1, 2012

2 645 E. Plumb Lane, Reno Nevada PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE SECRETARIAL ANSWERING SERVICE 6.9 OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES A. DESCRIPTION Secretarial line service is a service employing an extension station line, extension of a trunk line, PBX station line, or CENTREX primary station line from a primary service terminating on telephone answering cord-operated or key equipment. B. REGULATIONS (1) Secretarial line service is furnished for the sole purpose of enabling the subscriber to the telephone answering equipment to answer incoming calls of the subscriber to the secretarial line. These lines are equipped to prevent outgoing calls. (2) Secretarial line service is not offered for: a. outgoing exchange or toll calls, b. intercommunication between the secretarial line subscriber and the telephone answering equipment subscriber over the secretarial line, or c. connections between the secretarial line and a central office (CO) line or other secretarial line through the telephone answering equipment. (3) Secretarial lines terminated on cord-operated answering equipment may be connected to telephone answering equipment stations located on the premises of the subscriber. (4) Different Subscribers The following secretarial line service will be furnished to subscribers other than the subscriber to the telephone answering equipment: The direct termination on telephone answering cord-operated or key equipment of an extension station line, extension of a trunk line or a PBX station line from a primary service. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

3 645 E. Plumb Lane, Reno Nevada PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE (Cont d) SECRETARIAL ANSWERING SERVICE (Cont'd) B. REGULATIONS (Cont'd) 5. Same Subscriber The following secretarial line services will be furnished to the subscriber to the telephone answering equipment: a. direct termination on telephone answering cord-operated or key equipment of an extension station line from a primary service. b. joint user service in connection with the same subscriber's primary service from which the secretarial line is extended. C. RATES AND CHARGES Each secretarial extension line, extension of a trunk line, PBX or CENTREX primary line from a subscriber's primary service terminated on cord-operated equipment or key equipment. Charge as appropriate for an extension line, PBX or CENTREX extension line plus the following mileage: Monthly Rate USOC 1/4 to 3/4 miles, flat rate - Each extension line $ LJPR ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

4 645 E. Plumb Lane, Reno Nevada PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE (Cont'd) SECRETARIAL ANSWERING SERVICE (Cont'd) C. RATES AND CHARGES (Cont'd) Monthly Rate USOC 4/4 to 7/4 miles, flat rate Each extension line $ LJPR Over 7/4 miles, flat rate Each extension line $ LJPR a. Where the telephone answering equipment is located outside the base rate area or special rate area where the subscriber's primary service Is located Rate applicable above, plus appropriate suburban mileage charges as specified in Part 4 Section 1 of this Guidebook. b. Where the telephone answering equipment is located in an exchange contiguous to the exchange in which the customer's primary service Is located Rate applicable to off-premises mileage between contiguous exchanges as specified in Part 4 Section 5. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

5 645 E. Plumb Lane, Reno Nevada PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE LINES TERMINATING IN TELEPHONE ANSWERING SYSTEMS A. REGULATIONS 1. Trunk Line and Business Individual Line Service a. Trunk lines terminated on cord-operated telephone answering equipment and business individual lines terminated on telephone answering key equipment are provided solely for Inward and outward CO calls in connection with the affairs of the subscriber, except as the service may be extended to joint users. b. Trunk lines terminated on cord-operated answering equipment may be switched to stations of cord-operated answering equipment located on a premises of the subscriber to the answering equipment. 2. Answering Line Service a. Answering line service is furnished only to a party other than the subscriber to the telephone answering equipment. b. Answering line service is a service employing a CO line terminating on telephone answering cord-operated equipment or key equipment and is designed to enable the subscriber to the telephone answering equipment to answer incoming calls of the subscriber to the answering line service. These lines are equipped to prevent outgoing calls. c. Answering lines terminated on cord-operated answering equipment may be switched to telephone answering equipment stations located on a premises of the subscriber to the answering equipment. 3. Tie Line Service Tie Line Service in connection with telephone answering service comprises a circuit between two cord-operated telephone answering equipment systems or between a cord-operated telephone equipment and a PBX system located in the same exchange area, and is furnished for two-point connections as follows: ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

6 PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE (Cont'd) LINES TERMINATING IN TELEPHONE ANSWERING SYSTEMS (Cont'd) A. REGULATIONS (Cont'd) a. connection of a single tie line (at either end but not both ends simultaneously) to a CO line or, where facilities and operating conditions permit, to a full-period private line service line or another tie line. 4. Direct Inward Dialing Service Direct Inward Dialing (DID) from the message network, for telephone answering service customer identification purposes, will be provided for use with equipment with which it is compatible at the rates and regulations as specified in Part 4 Section 1. B. RATES AND CHARGES 1. Primary and Extension Lines: A Service Connection Charge applies as specified in Part 3 Section Lines Terminated on Telephone Answering Equipment a. Trunk Line Service in connection with cord-operated telephone answering equipment: Same Subscriber - Provided according to the rates listed for commercial PBX trunk lines as specified in Part 3 Section 1. b. Key Equipment Business Individual Line Service: Same Subscriber - Provided according to the rates listed for business individual line service as specified in Part 4 Section 1. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

7 645 E. Plumb Lane, Reno Nevada PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE (Cont'd) LINES TERMINATING IN TELEPHONE ANSWERING SYSTEMS (Cont'd) B. RATES AND CHARGES (Cont'd) c. Answering Line Service - Different Subscribers: Each answering lines - Provided according to the rates listed for business individual line service as specified in Part 4 Section 1. d. Tie Line Service (1) Each tie line between cord-operated telephone answering systems or between cordoperated telephone answering equipment system and P3X system on the same or different premises of the same or different subscribers: Rate applicable to tie line service between PBX systems as specified in Part 4 Section 1 and Part 8 Section 8. (2) Each termination of a tie line in the attendant's position of a telephone answering equipment system: Rates applicable to termination of tie lines in PBX attendant positions as specified in Part 4 Section 1 and Part 8 Section 8. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

8 645 E. Plumb Lane, Reno Nevada PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES CALL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS A. DESCRIPTION An automatic call distributing system will be furnished independently of, or in conjunction with, a manual or dial private branch exchange system, another automatic call distributing system, or a Centrex system, as desired. B. TERRITORY Within the exchange area of all exchanges. C. RATES AND CHARGES Rate table items listed below are applicable for use with Models 15, 60 and 200. Lines Outward line from attendant's position equipment to central office-*- Installation Monthly Charge Rate USOC - Each RR RR NA Transfer equipment line to Centrex Switching Equipment - Each RR RR GJY NOTE 1: Charge and rate applicable to business individual access line. NOTE 2: Charge and rate applicable to CENTREX primary station line. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

9 PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet CALL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (Cont'd) C. RATES AND CHARGES (Cont'd) 6.9 CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES Installation Monthly Charge Rate USOC Overflow lines: - On premises line, each NO NO NA - Off-premises line, each RR RR NA Trunks - Trunk lines to common equipment NO RR NA NOTE 1: Charges and rates applicable to local Channels or Interexchange Channels, Part 15 Section 2. NOTE 2: Charge and rate applicable to private branch exchange trunks. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

10 645 E. Plumb Lane, Reno Nevada PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet NON-EMERGENCY 311 SERVICE (NE 311) GENERAL 6.9 CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES A. Non-emergency 311 Service (NE 311) is a local telephone exchange communications service which allows telephone customers to reach non-emergency local government services by dialing an abbreviated telephone number, three-one-one (3-1-1). NE 311 traffic is routed over the public switched network to destinations such as call centers designated by the NE 311 customer. The FCC reserved the abbreviated telephone number for non-emergency access to public services. NE 311 Service is an optional service which may be purchased by a local municipality, a council of governments, a communication district, or other state or local governmental unit, or an authorized agent of one or more municipalities or other state or local governmental units to whom authority has been lawfully delegated. The customer must be legally authorized to subscribe to the service. NE 311 Service is offered subject to the availability of facilities. B. REGULATIONS 1. A minimum service period of one month applies to this service. 2. Only calls originating within a NE 311 customer s area of jurisdiction (the NE 311 Service Area ) will be routed to a call center. Other customers will receive a recorded message that the call cannot be completed as dialed. 3. There can be only one NE 311 customer in each geographic area; NE 311 service areas may not overlap. This assures that NE 311 calls from a telephone line within a NE 311 service area can be routed to a unique NE 311 call center. 4. NE 311 is a local service. Each NE 311 call must route to a local telephone number. NE 311 calls are not permitted where local calling is restricted (e.g. prisons, or lines equipped with soft dial tone). 5. The Company s network will correctly route Telephone Text (TTY) calls to the appropriate NE 311 Call Center. The NE 311 customer is responsible for operating the appropriate customer premises to handle TTY calls. 6. The Company is not responsible for establishing NE 311 Service calls originating from other Telecommunications providers. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

11 645 E. Plumb Lane, Reno Nevada PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet NON-EMERGENCY 311 SERVICE (NE 311) B. REGULATIONS (Cont d) 6.9 CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES 7. NE 311 Service is provided solely for the benefit of the customer; the provision of such service shall not be interpreted, construed or regarded as being for the benefit of or creating any obligation toward or any right of action on behalf of, any third person or other legal entity. 8. Nevada Bell will make every effort to route NE 311 calls to the appropriate calling center; however, Nevada Bell will not be held responsible for routing mistakes or errors. 9. NE 311 Service will not complete calls dialed using the or dialing pattern. 10. A summary bill is not available where summary billing is on MAG tape. C. APPLICATION OF RATES 1. The non-recurring charges associated with initial NE 311 Service establishment are specified in section E. These are one-time charges which apply only when a customer establishes or modifies NE 311 Service. 2. The charges associated with ongoing basic service offering are monthly charges. 3. Customers may choose to be billed on an actual usage basis or using the Budget Billing Option as described in the following sections. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

12 PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet NON-EMERGENCY 311 SERVICE (NE 311) D. BUDGET BILLING OPTION 6.9 CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES 1. To accommodate NE 311 customers desire for billing stability, the usage charge defined in E of this section may be billed using the budget billing option, as defined below. a. Budget billing customers are charged each month based on estimated average monthly usage. b. For a new NE 311 customer, the average monthly usage will be estimated jointly by the customer and the Nevada Bell representative. The result will be rounded to the nearest 5000 calls. After six months actual usage is available, the estimate will be modified, as necessary. In addition, Nevada Bell reserves the right to negotiate changes to the budget billing estimated usage at any time. c. After an NE 311 customer has received service for twelve months. The monthly usage estimate will be calculated based on the average actual usage over a recent 12-month period, rounded to the nearest 5000 calls. d. The Budget Billing Option bill rendered will reflect the monthly Budget Billing Option level purchased by the customer. e. A monthly report will be provided to the customer to identify monthly cumulative variances. f. The customer may adjust their Budget Billing plan at any time. g. If the customer has more than a fifteen percent variance over three consecutive months. The customer is required to adjust their Budget Billing Option level either up or down to minimize an end-of-year true up. h. If the customer switches from the Billing Option to actual per call billing, a true up will be generated. i. If a customer who has selected the Budget Billing Option disconnects NE 311 Service, the actual usage will be calculated to perform an account true up for the final NE 311 bill. j. A non-recurring charge applies when a customer implements the Budget Billing Option, as specified in section Part 6, Section 9.3.E. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

13 PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet NON-EMERGENCY 311 SERVICE (NE 311) E. RATES AND CHARGES 1. Basic Service a. Non-recurring Charges 6.9 CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES Non-recurring Monthly Charge Rate USOC i. NE 311 Service (per system) $9, $ NE ii. NE 311 Central Office connection charge $1, $ 0.00 NEMCO iii. NE 311 Table Changes (per customer request to change routing number) $ $ 0.00 NEMTC b. Usage Each Item - per call option $0.10 3BAPC c. Budget Billing Option i. NE 311 Budget Billing (Monthly, per 5000 calls) $0.00 $ BABB ii. NE 311 Budget Billing (add or change billing option) $ $ 0.00 BBNRC ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

14 645 E. Plumb Lane, Reno Nevada PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES PREMIUM EXCHANGE SERVICES HUNTING SERVICE A. DESCRIPTION 1. Hunting Service is a feature which routes the call to an idle line in a prearranged group when the called line is busy. The hunting sequence over these prearranged groups can be accomplished as follows: a. Series Complete hunting is a type of hunting in which the hunt for an idle line starts with the called line in a prearranged group and ends with the last line in the group, completing the call to the first idle line encountered. Unless the first line is called only a portion of the group is hunted. b. Circular hunting is a type of line hunting in which the hunt for an idle line starts with the called line and proceeds in a proceeds in a prearranged order to hunt all lines in the group once, completing the call to the first idle line encountered. When the hunt for an idle line commences beyond the first line in the hunt group and finds all higher numbered lines busy, the hunt returns to the first line in the group. The hunt ends with the line number preceding the starting line where the hunt in the group initially began. c. Preferential hunting is a type of line hunting which permits a prehunt over a subset or preferential group of terminal before hunting through the prearranged group. The hunt through the prearranged group can be a regular or circular hunt. d. Uniform Call Distribution (UCD) is a type of hunting which provides for an even distribution of incoming calls among the available members of a hunt group. UCD requires the prearranged group to have circular hunting. B. APPLICABLITY Applicable to Individual Line or PBX Trunk Line Service. C. TERRITORY Within the territory served. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

15 645 E. Plumb Lane, Reno Nevada PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES PREMIUM EXCHANGE SERVICES (Cont d) HUNTING SERVICE (Cont d) D. REGULATIONS 1. The type of hunting service features available is limited within specific areas dependent upon the facilities and operating conditions. 2. Hunting service features are limited to use on a particular customer s lines or trunks. Hunting features cannot be utilized between services billed to separate customers at the same or different addresses or for the same customer at the same or different addresses or for the same customer at different addresses. 3. When a service connection or service charge applies to a line/lines or trunk/trunks, hunting will be established without additional nonrecurring charge. 4. When existing lines or trunks are subsequently added to or removed from a hunting group or the type of hunting feature is changed, one *M2 and one *M4 as set forth in Part 3, Section 1 of this Guidebook will apply to each hunt group affected. 5. One *M2 and one *M4 will apply when existing lines or trunks are subsequently rearranged within the hunt group. E. RATES Hunting Service, each line in a hunt group Monthly Rate USOC - Series Complete $1.00 HTGSH - Circular 1.75 HTGCH - Preferential 1.50 HTGPH - Uniform Call Distribution 1.50 HTGUH ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

16 645 E. Plumb Lane, Reno Nevada PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES CUSTOMIZED SWITCHED METRO ETHERNET (CSME) SERVICE A. BASIC SERVICE DESCRIPTION Customized Switched Metro Ethernet Service (CSME Service) is a switched Layer 2 Ethernet network allowing for basic metropolitan Ethernet connectivity. CSME Service allows businesses to interconnect multiple customer locations within a LATA as if they were segments on the same LAN using packet-based switching technologies. Connections at the customer premises are made using Native Ethernet interfaces and traverse the MAN over fiber facilities. CSME Service provides bandwidth of either 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps 1. Customers connect to CSME Service via one of the following standard connections, as requested by the customer: - 10/100 Base T (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps) - Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Base SX, 1000 Base LX/LH or 1000 Base ZX) Customers may connect multiple locations together, as long as they are in the same LATA or MAN and the service is available. This service acts as an Ethernet bridge supporting LAN-to-LAN connections. CSME Service includes the connection from the customer s premise to the Ethernet network, a port on the Ethernet network and the bandwidth that will be used across the network. An optional feature is the ability to segregate customer traffic, as deemed necessary by the customer. This traffic segregation is accomplished using Ethernet Virtual Connections (EVCs), at an additional charge. Note 1: Bandwidth is inclusive of allowances for overhead within the Ethernet network. If a customer orders 1 Gbps of bandwidth on a single port, the Company reserves the right to use up to 10% of the bandwidth for traffic management. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

17 PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES CUSTOMIZED SWITCHED METRO ETHERNET (CSME) SERVICE (Cont d) B. REGULATIONS In addition to the regulations contained in this Guidebook, the following regulations apply to CSME Service: 1. CSME Service is provided at the option of the Company where equipment and facilities permit. If appropriate facilities are not available, Special Construction charges may apply. 2. The customer provided equipment (CPE) must deliver the data signal for the CSME transport within the industry specification for the subscribed data service. See TECHNICAL REFERENCES following. 3. CSME Service supports full duplex communication. 4. If a customer connects to the CSME network using a bridge or switch for Layer 2 connectivity, only 150 MAC addresses can be used per Layer 2 device, per port. Any additional addresses over the first 150 will be assessed an additional charge, with a limit of 200 MAC addresses total per port. An additional charge will be assessed per block of addresses. See RATES AND CHARGES following. 5. CSME Service is distance limited, based on circuit configuration as determined by the Company. A repeater may be used to extend the transmission of CSME Service. See Repeater under SERVICE COMPONENTS following for further definition. See RATES AND CHARGES following. 6. Should the customer wish to segregate traffic, a total of 8 Ethernet Virtual Connections (EVCs) may be configured per 10/100 Base T connection. A total of 64 EVCs may be configured per 1 Gbps connection. Should the customer request more than 64 EVCs on a 1 Gbps connection, a technical review will need to be conducted to determine whether the network will support more than 64 EVCs. 7. If a customer desires that service be provided on a due date less than the standard interval, the customer may request that service be provided on an expedited basis. If the Company determines that service can be provided on the requested expedited date and spare facilities are available, the Expedite Order Charge (per port, per location) will apply. See RATES AND CHARGES following. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

18 PART 6 - Central Office Services First Revised Sheet 18 Cancels Original Sheet OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES CUSTOMIZED SWITCHED METRO ETHERNET (CSME) SERVICE (Cont d) B. REGULATIONS (cont d) 8. If the customer cancels service prior to installation being completed, a Service Order Cancellation charge (per port, per location) will apply. See RATES AND CHARGES following. The customer s intent to cancel service must be made in writing. 9. CSME Service may be available in a meet-point billing arrangement involving another Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) (sometimes also referred to as an Independent Company or ICO), where suitable facilities exist and where appropriate procedures for such arrangements have been put in place between the Company and the other ILEC. When the Company and another ILEC jointly provision CSME Service with the other ILEC s service, the ILEC involved shall bill the customer at that ILEC s applicable rates for their portion of the service located in their operating territory. Ordering and provisioning procedures may vary, and therefore Meet-Point rate elements and charges may not be applicable, when the other ILEC involved in the Meet-Point arrangement is an AT&T ILEC. (C) (C) 10. Service Level Agreements are not offered with this service. However, Credit Allowances are applicable. 11. If the 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection is ordered, it will only be provisioned using the 10/100 Base T connection. 12. The responsibility of the Company shall be limited to furnishing the CSME network. Subject to this responsibility, the Company shall not be responsible for the through transmission of signals generated by CPE or for the quality of, or defects in, such transmission or the rejection of signal by CPE. The Company shall not be responsible for installation, operation, maintenance or adapting CSME to the technological requirements of specific CPE. In addition, the Company shall not be responsible to the customer if changes in any of the equipment, operations or procedures of the Company used in the provisioning of CSME render any facilities provided by the customer obsolete; or require modification or alteration of such equipment or system; or otherwise affect its use or performance, provided the Company has met all applicable information disclosure requirements otherwise required by law. 13. Customers will be permitted to move from a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Connection to a 1 Gbps Connection, however, the Nonrecurring Charge associated with the new 1 Gbps Connection will apply. See RATES AND CHARGES following. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: April 1, 2009

19 PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES CUSTOMIZED SWITCHED METRO ETHERNET (CSME) SERVICE (Cont d) B. REGULATIONS (Cont'd) 14. The company will use controls to limit the amount of multicast and broadcast traffic to protect the CSME network against traffic storms. The maximum throughput of multicast traffic will be set at 1 Mbps per customer port, while the maximum throughput of broadcast traffic will be set at 200 packets per second per port. The Company recommends that customers enable controls for multicast, broadcast and unknown unicast traffic within the customer network(s). ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

20 PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES CUSTOMIZED SWITCHED METRO ETHERNET (CSME) SERVICE (Cont d) B. REGULATIONS (cont d) 15. Allowance for Interruption In case of an interruption to service, allowance for the period of interruption, if not due to the negligence of the customer or the customer s end user, shall be as follows: no credit shall be allowed for an interruption of less than 10 seconds. The customer shall be credited for an interruption of 10 seconds or more as follows: the credit shall be at the rate of 10/8640 of the monthly charges for the service for each period of 5 minutes or major fraction thereof that the interruption continues. The credit allowance(s) for service interruptions shall not exceed 100% of the applicable monthly rates. The Company will be excluded from providing an Allowance for Interruption should any of the following conditions occur: Force majeure events such as, but not limited to, an earthquake, hurricane, flood, fire, storms, tornadoes, explosion, lightning, power surges or failure, fiber cuts, strikes or labor disputes, acts of war, civil disturbances, acts of civil or military authorities or public enemy, governmental orders, civil commotion, criminal actions taken against the Company, acts of God and other circumstances beyond the Company s reasonable control. The failures of any components beyond the local facility including the Network Interface (NI), the CSU/DSU/Channel band/extended Demarcation are excluded from the service outage calculation. Data loss during the Company s scheduled maintenance window. Failures attributed to facilities or equipment provided by customer or its contractors, equipment vendors, another local exchange carrier or inter-exchange carrier. C. TECHNICAL REFERENCES Technical specifications for CSME Service are described in the following technical references: Ethernet Standards Network Equipment Design Requirements SBC TP SBC TP-76200MP These publications may be obtained from: APEx Support Team ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

21 645 E. Plumb Lane, Reno Nevada PART 6 - Central Office Services First Revised Sheet 21 Cancels Original Sheet OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES CUSTOMIZED SWITCHED METRO ETHERNET (CSME) SERVICE (Cont d) D. SERVICE COMPONENTS 1. There is one standard (or required) rate element which applies for CSME Service: Usage, Port, Transport and Interface. Usage, Port, Transport and Interface Provides for the physical connection between the customer s premise and the serving wire center, as well as the bandwidth that will be used by the customer at each location. Several interface protocols are available: 10/100 Base T and Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Base SX, 1000 Base LX/LH or 1000 Base ZX). 2. In addition, there are optional rate elements which may apply to CSME, depending on the customer s configuration: (D) (D) Additional MAC Addresses Media Access Control (MAC) Addresses denote a data link layer protocol used for Layer 2 connectivity. If a customer connects to the CSME network using a bridge or switch for Layer 2 connectivity, only 150 MAC addresses can be used per Layer 2 device, per port. Any additional addresses over the first 150 will be assessed an additional charge, with a limit of 200 MAC addresses total per port. An additional charge will be assessed per block of addresses. Ethernet Virtual Connections (EVCs) An Ethernet Virtual Connection is a logical point-to-point connection between two customer locations, and goes from the customer demarcation point at one location through the network to terminate at the demarcation point at the second customer location. Customers use EVCs if they desire traffic segregation, but EVCs will not provide for traffic prioritization. EVCs may be ordered to establish additional virtual connections over the same physical connection. When EVCs are ordered, the customer must designate the amount of bandwidth to be assigned to each EVC. EVCs can be set in 1 Mbps increments from 5 Mbps to 1 Gbps. Meet-Point Billing Options Meet-Point is available in two configurations: (N) Direct LEC Connection is provisioned using a standard CSME Connection, plus Mileage. The mileage is measured in airline miles from the CSME switch location to the ILEC (ICO) meetpoint location. GigE ICO Trunking Arrangement applies an ICO Trunk Connection Charge between the CSME switch location and the ICO meet-point location that is shared with the ILEC (ICO) Ethernet switch. The ICO Trunk Connection Charge is applied to each customer Ethernet Virtual Connection (EVC) that is transported on the GigE trunk backbone to the ICO meet-point. The ICO Trunk Mileage charge is applicable to each customer Ethernet Virtual Connection (EVC) transported across the GigE trunk when mileage exceeds 10 miles. Mileage is calculated from the CSME switch location to the ICO meet-point location. (N) Repeater For those customers who are located outside normal transmission parameters, service can be provided using a repeater to be placed in Company wire centers. An engineering study will be completed to ensure transmission parameters can be met using a repeater, and the Company will determine when Repeaters are necessary. Additional charges will apply. Provisioning of CSME Service is subject to the availability and operational limitations of the equipment and associated facilities. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: April 1, 2009

22 PART 6 - Central Office Services First Revised Sheet OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES CUSTOMIZED SWITCHED METRO ETHERNET (CSME) SERVICE (Cont d) E. RATES AND CHARGES Monthly Payment Term Payment Plans Description /USOC/ Nonrecurring Charge /2/ Monthly Extension (C) Standard Charges Usage, Port, Transport, Interface, each customer location 10 Mbps Connection /P9FYX/ - Subsequent 10 Mbps Connection /1/ /P9FZX/ $1, , $1, $1, $1, , (C) 100 Mbps Connection /P9FKX/ - Subsequent 100 Mbps Connection /1/ /P9FPX/ 1, , , , , , , , (C) 1 Gbps Connection /P9FLX/ 2, , , , Optional Charges Repeater - each /VU4/ /1/ Subsequent 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Connections must terminate at the same locations as the original 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Connections. /2/ Effective November 15, 2013, customers may not establish new term plans greater than 36 months for CSME Service, and existing term plans greater than 36 months may not be renewed or extended for a term greater than 36 months. (C) (N) (N) (N) ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: November 15, 2013

23 PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES CUSTOMIZED SWITCHED METRO ETHERNET (CSME) SERVICE (Cont d) E. RATES AND CHARGES (cont d) Description /USOC/ Optional Charges (cont d) Ethernet Virtual Connection (EVC) - per connection /EVNDE/ Additional MAC Addresses MAC addresses /M2CAX/ Service Order Cancellation - per location /OCGEO/ Expedite Order Charge - per location /EODEO/ Service Order Change Charge - applies to Bandwidth Usage Changes, EVC Changes and Configuration Changes for pending, initial service orders, per location /NHCEO/ Miscellaneous Change Charge - applies to Bandwidth Usage Changes, EVC Changes and Configuration Changes for subsequent changes to existing service, per location /NHCEN/ Nonrecurring Charge $ Monthly Price $ ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

24 PART 6 - Central Office Services First Revised Sheet OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES CUSTOMIZED SWITCHED METRO ETHERNET (CSME) SERVICE (Cont d) E. RATES AND CHARGES (cont d) Nonrecurring Monthly Description Charge Price Optional Charges (cont d) Meet-Point Billing Options - Direct LEC Connection, Mileage Above 0 and inclusive of 10 miles $1, $ Above 10 and inclusive of 25 miles 1, , Above 25 and inclusive of 35 miles 1, , Above 35 and inclusive of 50 miles 1, , Monthly Payment Term Payment Plans Nonrecurring Monthly Description Charge /1/ /2/ Extension (C) - GigE ICO Trunking Arrangement ICO Trunk Connection Charge, per EVC 10 Mbps $ $ $ $ Mbps , Gbps 1, , , , /1/ Nonrecurring charges will be waived for those customers selecting the 36 or 60 month Term Payment Plan (TPP) period for new service. /2/ Effective November 15, 2013, customers may not establish new term plans greater than 36 months for CSME Service, and existing term plans greater than 36 months may not be renewed or extended for a term greater than 36 months. (C) (N) (N) (N) ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: November 15, 2013

25 PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES CUSTOMIZED SWITCHED METRO ETHERNET (CSME) SERVICE (Cont d) E. RATES AND CHARGES (cont d) Description Monthly Price Optional Charges (cont d) Meet-Point Billing Options (cont d) - GigE ICO Trunking Arrangement (cont d) ICO Trunk Mileage, per EVC Above 0 and inclusive of 10 miles N/A Above 10 and inclusive of 25 miles 10 Mbps $ Mbps Gbps 1, Above 25 and inclusive of 35 miles 10 Mbps Mbps Gbps 1, Above 35 and inclusive of 50 miles 10 Mbps Mbps 1, Gbps 2, ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: April 1, 2009

26 PART 6 - Central Office Services First Revised Sheet OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES CUSTOMIZED SWITCHED METRO ETHERNET (CSME) SERVICE (Cont d) F. TERM PRICING PLAN 1. Recurring rates may be applied only over a 36 or 60 /1/ month period under the terms and conditions of the Term Pricing Plan (TPP). Upon completion of a TPP, a customer s service will automatically convert to the Monthly Extension rates unless the customer requests a new TPP. No customer shall purchase CSME Service on a month-to-month basis prior to the completion of a TPP. 2. The TPP provides for 36 or 60 /1/ month rate stabilization. Decreases in term monthly recurring Guidebook rates will be passed on to customers who participate in a TPP. Should the Company increase its rates during the TPP period, the customer would continue to pay the rates in effect at the time the customer elected to establish service under the TPP. 3. The customer may choose to terminate an existing TPP before the end of the 36 or 60 /1/ month period and negotiate a new 36 or 60 /1/ month TPP. The new TPP must be based upon the rates that are currently in effect and available to all customers. 4. The customer must provide the Company with a written notice of intent to renew a TPP no later than 90 days prior to its expiration. If the customer elects not to renew the TPP, or does not notify the Company of the customer s intent to renew the TPP, the service will automatically be billed under the Guidebook monthly extension rates in effect at the time that TPP expires. Subsequently, customers under the Guidebook monthly extension rates may convert their existing service to either a 36 or 60 /1/ month TPP. Nonrecurring charges will be waived at the time of conversion. (C) (C) (C) (C) (C) 5. Any Special Construction charges incurred for services billed under a TPP will be applicable. 6. If the customer terminates the TPP agreement prior to the expiration of the service term, the customer shall pay a termination charge. Payment of the termination charge does not release the customer from other previous amounts owed to the Company. In addition to any unpaid Special Construction or nonrecurring charges (excluding any waived charges), Termination Charges will be equal to: - Fifty percent (50%) of all recurring charges for the remaining months of the customer s term. /1/ Effective November 15, 2013, customers may not establish new term plans greater than 36 months for CSME Service, and existing term plans greater than 36 months may not be renewed or extended for a term greater than 36 months. (N) (N) (N) ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: November 15, 2013

27 PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES CUSTOMIZED SWITCHED METRO ETHERNET (CSME) SERVICE (Cont d) F. TERM PRICING PLAN (cont d) 7. Customers may move their existing service to a new location without incurring Termination Charges provided all of the following conditions are met: - The customer maintains the existing TPP at the new location or establishes a new TPP equal to or greater than the old location; - During the TPP, a customer may move a CSME Service location to another premises in the same LATA and keep the TPP in force without assessment of Termination Charges, provided no lapse in billing occurs; - The customer s request for disconnect at the existing location and the request for service at the new location are received at the same time, and the customer s disconnect order for the existing service references the new connect order for the new service; - Moves of one location to a premise in a different serving office may result in a change in the monthly charges. Nonrecurring charges as appropriate are applicable; - If the customer moves more than one location of the service concurrently, the customer will be liable for Termination Charges, as this is considered a complete disconnect of the service. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2007

28 PART 6 - Central Office Services Third Revised Sheet OTHER CENTRAL OFFICE SERVICES CUSTOMIZED SWITCHED METRO ETHERNET (CSME) SERVICE (Cont d) F. TERM PRICING PLAN (Cont'd) 8. Customers will be permitted to upgrade from CSME Service to any future Switched Ethernet products offered by the Company, without incurring Termination Charges, given all the following conditions are met: - The customer must issue a disconnect order for the existing CSME locations and place a new service order for the new Switched Ethernet offering at the same locations. Termination Charges for CSME Service at the current locations will be waived. - The term of the new Switched Ethernet service contract must be equal to or greater than the remaining time left on the existing CSME contract. - The existing CSME Service must have been in service for a minimum period of 15 months for a 3-year contract or 18 months for a 5-year contract. - Upgrades are contingent on availability of fiber from premises to premises, and the availability of the new Switched Ethernet service in the serving area. Other Special Construction charges, as necessary, may apply. 9. Migration to AT&T Switched Ethernet Service SM A customer may migrate from CSME Service to AT&T Switched Ethernet Service without incurring Termination Charges, given all of the following conditions are met: The customer must issue a disconnect order for their existing CSME service and place a service order for AT&T Switched Ethernet Service. If over-lapping service is required, billing will apply. Standard nonrecurring charges to install AT&T Switched Ethernet Service, if applicable, will apply. The term of the new contract must be equal to or greater than the remaining time left on the existing CSME contract. (C) (D) (D) The new AT&T Switched Ethernet Service and the CSME service must be billed to the same customer of record at the same location(s). The customer s existing CSME service must have been in service at least 12 months. Migration is contingent on availability of fiber and equipment to serve the location being migrated. Other Special Construction charges, as necessary, may apply. If Special Construction charges were applicable to the existing CSME service being replaced, and those charges were not already paid, they must be carried forward to the new AT&T Switched Ethernet Service contract. SM AT&T Switched Ethernet Service is a service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property. ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: October 16, 2015

29 PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet 27 AT&T SWITCHED ETHERNET SERVICE SM A. Description AT&T Switched Ethernet Service is a switched Ethernet transport service providing Ethernet transport functionality using fiber and copper access facilities and a switched Ethernet core network. AT&T Switched Ethernet Service provides full duplex transport of data signals between a Customer s premises /1/ and an Ethernet switch in a Company central office. AT&T Switched Ethernet Service supports point-to-point, point-to-multipoint or multipoint-to-multipoint configurations. Point-to-point service provides a connection between two ports. Point-to-multipoint service provides multiple point-to-point connections to multiple ports in the network. Multipoint-tomultipoint service provides a connection between three or more designated ports on the AT&T Switched Ethernet Service network. The Company shall determine the interface specifications for AT&T Switched Ethernet Service in its sole discretion. Customers may obtain the interface specifications from their account representatives. AT&T Switched Ethernet Service provides intralata transport service where suitable equipment and facilities are available. Where facilities are not available, facilities may be constructed, subject to certain conditions as determined by the Company. Special Construction charges may apply. AT&T Switched Ethernet Service is available in two serving arrangements, the Basic Service Arrangement and the Per Packet Class of Service (PPCoS) Arrangement, and two types of Customer port connections, Basic Ports and Per Packet Class of Service Ports. Service will be provisioned using the service components described below. Unless specifically stated otherwise, all references to Customer Port Connections or ports shall be deemed to refer to Basic Ports and PPCOS Ports. Basic Service Arrangement This type of service provides transport of data using a fixed class of service for each Ethernet virtual connection. The Customer must select a CIR for each Basic Port. The CIR for the Basic Service Arrangement has five choices for fixed CoS. The CIR selected cannot exceed the Customer Port Connection capacity. The table below shows the CIR available for each Customer Port Connection. Customer Port Connection CIR Bandwidth Supported 100 Mbps 2 Mbps 100 Mbps 1 Gbps 2 Mbps 1000 Mbps 10 Gbps 1000 Mbps 10,000 Mbps /1/ Hereinafter, the phrase Customer s premises and Customer location (or similar terms) shall be construed to include an end user s premises, as appropriate in the context, where the Customer is a Wholesale Customer and service is terminated at the premises of an end user that is not the Customer of record of the Company. SM AT&T Switched Ethernet Service is a service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property ATT TN 2053 EFFECTIVE: February 16, 2013

30 PART 6 - Central Office Services Original Sheet 28 A. Description (Cont d) Basic Service Arrangement (Cont d) Basic Customer Port Connection (Basic Port) This component provides the physical transport facilities from the Customer s premises to an Ethernet switch at the Company central office. The Customer Port Connection is available at transmission speeds of 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps. Committed Information Rate (CIR) and Class of Service (CoS) CIR, sometimes referred to as the Logical Channel of the port, provides the bandwidth available on a Customer Port Connection. CIR is available per Customer Port Connection in increments ranging from 2 Mbps to 10,000 Mbps. CIR is offered with multiple choices for CoS. CoS establishes the performance characteristics of the network that are suitable for certain applications. Each Customer Port Connection (port) has a single CIR and CoS associated with it. CoS options are listed as a hierarchy, from highest to lowest based on network prioritization and performance as follows: Real-Time: Supports applications that require minimal loss, are latency-sensitive and require low latency variation (jitter), including voice and video. The service parameters associated with Real- Time CoS are Packet Delivery Rate (PDR), Latency, Jitter and Network Availability. Interactive: Supports high-priority business data applications or jitter-sensitive applications such as voice and video. The service parameters associated with Interactive CoS are PDR, Latency, Jitter and Network Availability. Business Critical-High: Supports most business data applications with moderate tolerance for delay and which are more sensitive to jitter and have a higher priority than Business Critical- Medium. The service parameters associated with Business Critical-High CoS are PDR, Latency, and Network Availability. Business Critical-Medium: Supports most business data applications with moderate tolerance for delay and which are less sensitive to jitter. The service parameters associated with Business Critical-Medium CoS are PDR, Latency, and Network Availability. Non-Critical High: Supports low priority business applications with more tolerance for delay and availability. The service parameters associated with Non-Critical High CoS are PDR, Latency, and Network Availability. ATT TN 2053 EFFECTIVE: February 16, 2013

31 PART 6 - Central Office Services First Revised Sheet 29 A. Description (Cont d) Basic Service Arrangement (Cont d) Ethernet Virtual Circuits (EVC) An EVC provides a logical connection to enable the flow of Ethernet traffic for point-to-point and multipoint Customer configurations. Standard EVCs are not billed to the Customer as a separate rate element. Each EVC is assigned a CIR and CoS that must be equal to or lower than the CIR and CoS of the Port. Point-to-point connections EVCs can be set in 1 Mbps increments from 1 Mbps to 2000 Mbps. Multipoint EVCs can be set in 1 Mbps increments from 1 Mbps to 1000 Mbps. Requests for EVC CIR above these limits will be evaluated on an Individual Case Basis, taking into consideration factors such as facility conditions and the impact of the requested configuration on network performance. The total assigned bandwidth (sum of the CIR for all EVCs) on a single port cannot exceed the selected CIR of that port. Point-to-point EVCs must be symmetrical; the EVC CIR at each port must be the same. For multipoint EVCs, the CIR for any EVC may be set according to the bandwidth needed at that port and does not need to be the same at all ports. Ports that do not meet SLA objectives due to overloading of traffic in a multipoint arrangement will not be eligible for the PDR SLA. The aggregate assigned CIR for all EVCs between any two Customer Port Connections cannot exceed 2000 Mbps (for point-to-point EVCs) or 1000 Mbps (for multipoint EVCs), except when approved on an Individual Case Basis. The following chart provides the maximum number of EVCs supported for point-to-point and multipoint configurations on each Customer Port Connection: Per Customer Port Connection EVCs 100 Mbps Up to 8 EVCs 1 Gbps Up to 64 EVCs 10 Gbps Up to 508 EVCs Customers may configure EVCs as point-to-point (connecting two locations) or as multipoint (connecting three or more locations), as defined above. Point-to-point EVCs (i.e. EVCs between two ports) can be associated with an unlimited number of MAC addresses. Multipoint EVCs (i.e., EVCs between three or more ports) will be limited to 250 MAC addresses per multipoint EVC on that port, unless the Customer purchases the Additional MAC Addresses optional feature. MAC addresses associated with point-to-point EVCs do no count against this limit. For example, a port that is provisioned with 3 separate multipoint EVCs may have up to 250 MAC addresses associated with each of those EVCs, for a total of 750 MAC addresses in use on that port, but each EVC is still limited to a maximum of 250 MAC addresses. (C) (C) (C) ATT TN NV EFFECTIVE: August 1, 2013