Exhibit 10.60


AMENDMENT NO. 6


to the


INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT


between


VERIZON NEW JERSEY INC.,


F/K/A BELL ATLANTIC – NEW JERSEY, INC.


and


SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.


FOR NEW JERSEY


          This
Amendment No. 6 (this “Amendment”) is effective July 1, 2004 (“Amendment
Effective Date”), by and between Verizon New Jersey Inc., formerly known as
Bell Atlantic – New Jersey, Inc. (“Verizon”), and Sprint Communications Company
L.P. (“Sprint”). (Verizon and Sprint may hereinafter be referred to, each individually,
as a “Party,” and, collectively, as the “Parties”).


WITNESSETH:


          WHEREAS,
Verizon and Sprint are Parties to an Interconnection Agreement under Sections
251 and 252 of the Communications Act of 1934 (the “Act”) for New Jersey, which
was effective May 15, 1998 (the “Agreement”); and


          WHEREAS,
on April 18, 2001, in the Order on Remand and Report and Order, In the
Matter of Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, Intercarrier Compensation for ISP-Bound Traffic,
FCC 01-131, CC Docket Nos. 96-98 and 99-68, 16 FCC Rcd 9151 (“Order”), the
Federal Communications Commission affirmed its prior determination that
Internet traffic is not subject to reciprocal compensation under Section
251(b)(5) of the Act, but exercised its authority under Section 201 of the Act
to establish a transitional plan for intercarrier compensation for Internet
traffic; and


          WHEREAS,
in accordance with the Order, Verizon has elected to offer an optional reciprocal
compensation rate plan for traffic subject to Section 251(b)(5) of the Act,
under which such traffic exchanged between Verizon and a local exchange carrier
or CMRS provider in a given state will be subject to compensation at the same
rate applicable to intercarrier compensation for Internet traffic in that state
under the terms of the Order; and


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          WHEREAS,
Sprint has elected to amend the Agreement to accept the optional reciprocal
compensation rate plan for traffic subject to Section 251(b)(5) of the Act
being offered by Verizon;


          NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual agreements set forth
herein, the Parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:


	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.

 	
 Amendment to Agreement. Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, the
 Agreement is amended as follows:

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 1.1

 	
 Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, the
 following provisions shall apply to and be a part of the Agreement:

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 1.1.1

 	
 Rates.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 1.1.1.1

 	
 The reciprocal compensation rates that shall apply
 pursuant to Section 251(b)(5) of the Act and Part IV, Attachment 1, Section
 4; Part IV, Attachment 15, Section 2; and Part IV, Attachment 6, Section 4 of
 the Agreement for the transport and termination of Local Traffic that has
 been delivered to the terminating Party-IP, shall be the reciprocal
 compensation rates set out in Attachment 1 to this Amendment.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 1.1.1.2

 	
 The reciprocal compensation rates provided for in Section
 1.1.1.1 above shall replace and apply in lieu of the reciprocal compensation
 rates for the transport and termination of Local Traffic set out in the
 Agreement (including, but not limited to, the reciprocal compensation rates
 set out in Part IV, Attachment 1, Table 1 Section A.I; Part IV, Attachment I,
 Table 1 Section B.1, and Note 25).

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 1.1.1.3

 	
 The reciprocal compensation rates provided for in Section
 1.1.1.1 above shall apply to the Parties in an equal and symmetrical manner. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 1.1.1.4

 	
 The reciprocal compensation rates (including, but not
 limited to, per minute of use rates) billed by Sprint to Verizon shall not
 exceed the reciprocal compensation rates (including, but not limited to, per
 minute of use rates) billed by Verizon to Sprint.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 1.1.1.5

 	
 The rates provided for in Section 1.1.1.1 above shall
 apply until such time as they are replaced prospectively by new rates as may
 be approved or

 


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 allowed into effect from time to time by the Commission
 pursuant to FCC orders and FCC Regulations, or by the FCC, subject to a stay
 or other order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 1.1.2

 	
 Reciprocal compensation shall not apply to traffic that is
 not subject to reciprocal compensation under Section 251(b)(5) of the Act.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 1.1.3

 	
 “Internet Traffic” means any traffic that is transmitted
 to or returned from the Internet at any point during the duration of the
 transmission.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 1.1.4

 	
 Local Traffic does not include any Internet Traffic.
 IntraMTA Traffic does not include any Internet Traffic.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 1.1.5

 	
 Reciprocal compensation shall not apply to Internet
 Traffic.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 1.1.6

 	
 The Parties’ rights and obligations with respect to any
 intercarrier compensation that may be due in connection with their exchange
 of Internet Traffic shall be governed by the terms of the Order and other
 applicable FCC orders and FCC Regulations.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 1.1.7

 	
 The determination of whether traffic is Local Traffic or
 Internet Traffic shall be performed in accordance with Paragraphs 8 and 79,
 and other applicable provisions, of the Order (including, but not limited to,
 in accordance with the rebuttable presumption established by the Order that
 traffic delivered to a carrier that exceeds a 3:1 ratio of terminating to
 originating traffic is Internet Traffic, and in accordance with the process
 established by the Order for rebutting such presumption before the
 Commission).

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 1.1.8

 	
 A Party shall not be obligated to pay any intercarrier
 compensation for Internet Traffic that is in excess of the intercarrier compensation
 for Internet Traffic that such Party is required to pay under the Order and
 other applicable FCC orders and FCC Regulations.

 



          2.
Termination. If the Order is stayed, vacated or modified, in whole or in
part, by the FCC or another governmental entity of competent jurisdiction, each
Party shall have the right to terminate this Amendment by written notice to the
other Party. The termination shall be effective upon receipt of the notice of
termination by the other Party. In the event of such termination of this
Amendment, the language of the Agreement, on a prospective basis, effective
with the effective date of the termination, shall revert to the language of the
Agreement (including any other amendments to the Agreement entered into by the
Parties on, before or after the Amendment Effective Date) as it would have
existed if this Amendment had not been entered into by the Parties. The
provisions of this Section 2 shall be in addition to and not in limitation of
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provisions of the Agreement
(including, but not limited to, Section 10, “Compliance with Applicable Law”)
that might apply if the Order is stayed, vacated or modified.


          3.
Scope of Amendment. Except to the extent set forth in Section 1 of this
Amendment, the rates, charges and other provisions of the Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect after the Amendment Effective Date. Nothing in
this Amendment shall be deemed to amend or extend the term of the Agreement.


          4.
Conflict Between this Amendment and the Agreement. This Amendment shall
be deemed to revise the rates, charges and other provisions of the Agreement to
the extent necessary to give effect to the rates, charges and other provisions
of this Amendment. In the event of a conflict between a rate, charge or other
provision of this Amendment and a rate, charge or other provision of the
Agreement, this Amendment shall govern.


          5.
Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original
and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.


          IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives as of the
Amendment Effective Date.


	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.

 	
 VERIZON NEW JERSEY INC.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 By:          /s/
 W. Richard Morris

 	
 By:          /s/
 Jeffrey A. Masoner

 
	
  

 	


 	
  

 	


 




	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Printed: W. Richard Morris

 	
 Printed: Jeffrey A. Masoner

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Title:

 	
 Vice President - State External Affairs

 	
 Title:

 	
 Vice-President - Interconnection Services Policy & Planning

 


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ATTACHMENT 1


A. VERIZON
SERVICES, FACILITIES, AND ARRANGEMENTS:


	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Service or
 Element Description:

 	
  

 	
 Recurring
 Charges:

 	
  

 	
 Non-Recurring
 Charge:

 
	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 
	
 I.

 	
 Local Traffic Termination1

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Local Traffic Delivered at Verizon Interconnection Point

 	
  

 	
 Amendment Effective Date and thereafter – $0.0007 per
 minute of use

 	
  

 	
 Not Applicable

 
	

 


 	

 


 	

 


 	

 


 	

 


 	

 


 






	
  

 	
  

 
	

 


 	
  

 
	
           1
 The charges for Local Traffic Termination set out in this Section A.I,
 “Local Traffic Termination,” are adopted pursuant to Paragraphs 89 through 94
 of the FCC’s Order on Remand and Report and Order, In the Matter of Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions
 in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Intercarrier Compensation for
 ISP-Bound Traffic, FCC 01-131, CC Docket Nos. 96-98 and 99-68, 16
 FCC Rcd 9151 (4/18/01). The dates shown in this schedule are not intended to
 modify the term of the Agreement or to affect either Party’s right to
 exercise any right of termination it may have under the Agreement.

 


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B. SPRINT SERVICES, FACILITIES, AND
ARRANGEMENTS:


	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Service or
 Element Description:

 	
  

 	
 Recurring
 Charges:

 	
  

 	
 Non-Recurring
 Charge:

 
	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 
	
 I.

 	
 Local Traffic Termination2

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Local Traffic Delivered at Sprint Interconnection Point

 	
  

 	
 Amendment Effective Date and thereafter – $0.0007 per
 minute of use

 	
  

 	
 Not Applicable

 
	

 


 	

 


 	

 


 	

 


 	

 


 	

 


 






	
  

 	
  

 
	

 


 	
  

 
	
           2
 The charges for Local Traffic Termination set out in this Section B.I,
 “Local Traffic Termination,” are adopted pursuant to Paragraphs 89 through 94
 of the FCC’s Order on Remand and Report and Order, In the Matter of Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions
 in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Intercarrier Compensation for
 ISP-Bound Traffic, FCC 01-131, CC Docket Nos. 96-98 and 99-68, 16
 FCC Rcd 9151 (4/18/01). The charges for Local Traffic Termination set out in
 Section B.I are intended to be the same as the charges that Verizon bills to
 Sprint for Local Traffic Termination set out in Section A.I. In the event of
 any change in the charges for Local Traffic Termination set out in Section
 A.I, the charges for Local Traffic Termination set out in Section B.I shall
 automatically change to be the same as the charges for Local Traffic
 Termination set out in Section A.I. The Local Traffic Termination per minute
 of use charge billed by Sprint to Verizon shall not exceed the Local Traffic
 Termination per minute of use charge billed by Verizon to Sprint. The dates
 shown in this schedule are not intended to modify the term of the Agreement
 or to affect either Party’s right to exercise any right of termination it may
 have under the Agreement.

 


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