Exhibit 10.58


AMENDMENT NO. 4


to the


INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT


between


VERIZON NEW JERSEY INC.


and


SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.


          This
Amendment No. 4 is made this 11th day of April 2001, by and between
Verizon New Jersey Inc. f/k/a Bell Atlantic – New Jersey, Inc., (“VERIZON”), a
New Jersey corporation with offices at 540 broad Street, Newark, New Jersey
07101, and Sprint Communications Company L.P., (“SPRINT”), a Delaware Limited
Partnership with offices at 8140 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri 64114.
(VERIZON and SPRINT may be referred to hereinafter, 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 (“Communications Act”), dated May
15, 1998 (the “Interconnection Agreement”); and 


          WHEREAS,
the Parties desire to amend that Interconnection Agreement as set forth herein;



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


          1.
Amendment to Interconnection Agreement. Effective as of the date first
set forth above, the Interconnection Agreement is amended hereby as follows: 


	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 A)

 	
 By inserting a new Section to Attachment 2, “Network Elements,” of
 Part IV to the Interconnection Agreement as follows: 

 



          “4.1.2.10
‘Line Sharing’ is an arrangement by which VERIZON facilitates SPRINT’s
provision of ADSL (in accordance with T1.413), Splitterless ADSL (in accordance
with T1.419), RADSL (in accordance with TR # 59), Multiple Virtual Line (MVL)
(a proprietary technology), or any other xDSL technology that is presumed to be
acceptable for shared line deployment in accordance with FCC rules, to a
particular Customer location over an existing copper Loop that is being used
simultaneously by VERIZON to provide analog circuit-switched voice grade
service to that Customer by making available to SPRINT, solely for SPRINT’s own
use, the frequency range


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above the
voice band on the same copper Loop required by SPRINT to provide such services.
This Agreement addresses line sharing over loops that are entirely copper
loops. The Parties do not intend anything in this Agreement to prejudice either
SPRINT’s position that line sharing may occur on loops constructed of fiber
optic cable, digital loop carrier electronics, and copper distribution cable,
or VERIZON’s position that line sharing can only occur over copper loops or
copper sub-loops. SPRINT does not waive any right it may have under Applicable
Law to request VERIZON to provide to SPRINT, pursuant to an appropriate written
amendment to this Agreement to be negotiated by the Parties in accordance with
the Communications Act, line sharing over loops constructed of fiber optic
cable, digital loop carrier electronics, and copper distribution cable;
provided, that VERIZON shall be obligated to provide line sharing over such
loops, only to the extent required by Applicable Law. VERIZON does not waive
any right it may have under Applicable Law to decline to provide line sharing
over loops that are not copper loops or over sub-loops that are not copper
sub-loops” 


          To
the extent required by Applicable Law, VERIZON shall provide Line Sharing to
SPRINT for SPRINT’s provision of ADSL (in accordance with T1.413), Splitterless
ADSL (in accordance with T1.419), RADSL (in accordance with TR # 59), MVL (a
proprietary technology), or any other xDSL technology that is presumed to be
acceptable for shared line deployment in accordance with FCC rules, on the
terms and conditions set forth herein. In order for a Loop to be eligible for
Line Sharing, the following conditions must be satisfied for the duration of the
Line Sharing arrangement: (i) the Loop must consist of a copper loop compatible
with an xDSL service that is presumed to be acceptable for shared-line
deployment in accordance with FCC rules; (ii) VERIZON must be providing
simultaneous circuit-switched analog voice grade service to the Customer served
by the Loop in question; (iii) the VERIZON Customer’s dial tone must originate
from a VERIZON End Office Switch in the Wire Center where the Line Sharing
arrangement is being requested; and (iv) the xDSL technology to be deployed by
SPRINT on that Loop must not significantly degrade the performance of other
services provided on that Loop. 


                    4.1.2.10.1
VERIZON shall make Line Sharing available to SPRINT at the rates set forth in
Exhibit A to this Amendment. These rates and/or rate structures shall be
considered interim in nature until they have been approved by the Commission
    or the FCC or otherwise allowed to go into effect as a result of a proceeding
before the Commission or the FCC, whether initiated by SPRINT or VERIZON, in
which SPRINT is offered an opportunity to serve discovery and cross examine
witnesses on the methodology and assumptions supporting VERIZON’s proposed
rates and rate structures, including a tariff investigation, cost proceeding,
arbitration or other evidentiary proceeding. If, as a result of any such
proceeding, the Commission or the FCC should approve (or otherwise allow to go
into effect) permanent rates and/or rate structures different than those shown
in Exhibit A, all such approved or effective permanent rates and/or rate
structures shall supercede those shown in Exhibit A. The permanent rates shall
be effective retroactively to May 11, 2001. The Parties shall true-up any
amounts previously invoiced as if the permanent rates had been in effect as of
that date. Each Party shall invoice the other for any amounts due to it as a
result of such true-up, and all such invoices shall be paid in accordance with
the Billing and Payment provisions of this Agreement. In addition to the
recurring and nonrecurring charges shown in Exhibit A for Line Sharing itself,
the following rates shown in Exhibit A and in VERIZON’s applicable Tariffs
are among those that may apply to a Line Sharing arrangement: (i) prequalification
charges to determine whether a Loop is xDSL compatible (i.e., compatible with
an 


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xDSL service
that is presumed to be acceptable for shared-line deployment in accordance with
FCC rules); (ii) engineering query charges, engineering work order charges, or
Loop conditioning (Digital Designed Loop) charges; (iii) charges associated
with Collocation activities requested by SPRINT and not covered by Exhibit A;
and (iv) misdirected dispatch charges, charges for installation or repair,
manual intervention surcharges, trouble isolation charges, and pair swap/line
and station transfer charges. 


                    4.1.2.10.2
The following ordering procedures shall apply to Line Sharing: 


                    (i)
To determine whether a Loop qualifies for Line Sharing, the Loop must first be
prequalified to determine if it is xDSL compatible. SPRINT must utilize the
Loop qualification processes described in the terms applicable to Digital
Designed Loops, as referenced in paragraph (v) below, to make this
determination. 


                    (ii)
SPRINT shall place orders for Line Sharing by delivering to VERIZON a valid
electronic transmittal service order or other mutually agreed upon type of
service order. Such service order shall be provided in accordance with industry
format and specifications or such format and specifications as may be agreed to
by the Parties. 


                    (iii)
If the Loop is prequalified by SPRINT through the Loop prequalification
database, and if a positive response is received and followed by receipt of
SPRINT’s valid, accurate and pre-qualified service order for Line Sharing,
VERIZON will return a Local Service Request (LSR) confirmation within
twenty-four (24) hours (weekends and holidays excluded) for LSRs with less than
six (6) loops and within 72 hours (weekends and holidays excluded) for LSRs
with six (6) or more loops. 


                    (iv)
If the Loop requires qualification manually or through an Engineering Query,
three (3) additional business days will generally be required to obtain Loop
qualification results before an order confirmation can be returned following
receipt of SPRINT’s valid, accurate request. VERIZON may require additional
time to complete the Engineering Query where there are poor record conditions,
spikes in demand, or other unforeseen events. 


                    (v)
If conditioning is required to make a Loop capable of supporting Line Sharing
and SPRINT orders such conditioning, then VERIZON shall provide such
conditioning in accordance with the terms of this Agreement pertaining to
Digital Designed Loops; or if this Agreement does not contain provisions
pertaining to Digital Designed Loops, then in accordance with VERIZON’s
generally available rates, terms and conditions applicable to Digital Designed
Loops; provided, however, that VERIZON shall not be obligated to provide Loop
conditioning if VERIZON establishes, in the manner required by Applicable Law,
that such conditioning is likely to degrade significantly the voice-grade
service being provided to VERIZON’s Customers over such Loops. 


                    (vi)
The standard Loop provisioning and installation process will be initiated for
the Line Sharing arrangement only once the requested engineering and
conditioning tasks have been completed on the Loop. Scheduling changes and
charges associated with order cancellations after conditioning work has been
initiated are addressed in the terms pertaining to Digital Designed 


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Loops, as
referenced in paragraph (v) above. The standard provisioning interval for the
Line Sharing arrangement shall be as set out in the Verizon Product Interval
Guide; provided that the standard provisioning interval for the Line Sharing
arrangement shall not exceed the shortest of the following intervals: (a) six
(6) business days; (b) the standard provisioning interval for the Line Sharing
arrangement that is stated in an applicable VERIZON Tariff; or, (c) the
standard provisioning interval for the Line Sharing arrangement that is
required by Applicable Law. The standard provisioning interval for the Line
Sharing arrangement shall commence only once requested engineering and
conditioning tasks have been completed. A Line Sharing arrangement that
requires pair swaps or line and station transfers in order to free-up
facilities may have a provisioning interval that is longer than the standard
provisioning interval for the Line Sharing arrangement. In no event shall the
Line Sharing interval applied to SPRINT be longer than the interval applied to
any similarly situated affiliate of VERIZON. 


                    (vii)
SPRINT must provide all required Collocation, CFA, Special Bill Number (SBN)
and NC/NCI information when a Line Sharing Arrangement is ordered. Collocation
augments required, either at the Point of Termination (POT) Bay, Collocation
node, or for splitter placement, must be ordered using standard collocation
applications and procedures, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties or
specified in this Agreement. 


                    (viii)
The Parties recognize that Line Sharing is an offering that requires both
Parties to make reasonable efforts to coordinate their respective roles in
order to minimize Line Sharing provisioning problems. SPRINT will provide to
VERIZON forecasts of SPRINT’s Line Sharing requirements. The forecasts will be
provided within 45 days after the date of this Amendment and thereafter in
February and August of each year, will cover a period of one year commencing
with the month after the month in which the forecast is submitted, and will
state, for each month in the forecast period, the locations where Line Sharing
arrangements will be purchased, the volume of Line Sharing arrangements that
will be purchased at each such location, splitter placement elections, and
ordering preferences. These forecasts are in addition to projections provided
for other stand-alone unbundled Loop types. 


                    4.1.2.10.3
To the extent required by Applicable Law, SPRINT shall provide VERIZON with
information regarding the type of xDSL technology that it deploys on each
shared Loop. Where any proposed change in technology is planned on a shared
Loop, SPRINT must provide this information to VERIZON in order for VERIZON to
update Loop records and anticipate effects that the change may have on the
voice grade service and other Loops in the same or adjacent binder groups. As
described more fully in VERIZON Technical Reference 72575, the xDSL technology
used by SPRINT for Line Share Arrangements shall operate within the Power
Spectral Density (PSD) limits set forth in T1.413-1998 (ADSL), T1.419-2000
(Splitterless ADSL), or TR59-1999 (RADSL), and MVL (a proprietary technology)
shall operate within the 0 to 4 kHz PSD limits of T1.413-1998 and within the
transmit PSD limits of T1.601-1998 for frequencies above 4 kHz, provided that
the MVL PSD associated with audible frequencies above 4 kHz shall be
sufficiently attenuated to preclude significantly degrading voice services.
SPRINT’s deployment of additional Advanced Services shall be subject to the
applicable rules and regulations of the FCC. 


                    4.1.2.10.4
SPRINT may only access the high frequency portion of a Loop in a Line Sharing
arrangement through an established Collocation arrangement at the VERIZON 


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Serving Wire
Center that contains the End Office Switch through which voice grade service is
provided to VERIZON’s Customer. SPRINT is responsible for providing, through
one of the splitter options described below, a splitter at that Wire Center
that complies with ANSI specification T1.413, employs Direct Current (DC) blocking
capacitors or equivalent technology to assist in isolating high bandwidth
trouble resolution and maintenance to the high frequency portion of the
frequency spectrum, and operates so that the analog voice “dial tone” stays
active when the splitter card is removed for testing or maintenance. SPRINT is
also responsible for providing its own Digital Subscriber Line Access
Multiplexer (DSLAM) equipment in the Collocation arrangement and any necessary
Customer Provided Equipment (CPE) for the xDSL service it intends to provide
(including CPE splitters, filters and/or other equipment necessary for the end
user to receive separate voice and data services across the shared Loop). Two
splitter configurations are available. In both configurations, the splitter must
be provided by SPRINT and must satisfy the same NEBS requirements that VERIZON
imposes on its own splitter equipment or the splitter equipment of any VERIZON
Affiliate. SPRINT must designate which splitter option it is choosing on the
Collocation application or augment. Regardless of the option selected, the
splitter arrangements must be installed before SPRINT submits an order for Line
Sharing. 


          Splitter Option 1: Splitter in SPRINT Collocation Area



          In
this configuration, the SPRINT-provided splitter (ANSI T1.413 or MVL compliant)
is provided, installed and maintained by SPRINT in its own Collocation space
within the Customer’s serving End Office. The VERIZON-provided dial tone is
routed through the splitter in the SPRINT Collocation area. Any rearrangements
will be the responsibility of SPRINT. 


          Splitter Option 2: Splitter in VERIZON Area 


          In
this configuration, VERIZON inventories and maintains a SPRINT-provided
splitter (ANSI T1.413 or MVL compliant) in VERIZON space within the Customer’s
serving End Office. The splitters will be installed a shelf-at-a-time. 


          In
those serving End Offices where VERIZON employs a POT bay for interconnection
of SPRINT’s Collocation arrangement with VERIZON’s network, the splitter will
be installed (mounted) in a relay rack between the POT Bay and the Main
Distribution Frame (MDF) The demarcation point is at the splitter end of the
cable connecting the POT Bay and the splitter. Installation of the splitter
will be performed by VERIZON, or, at SPRINT’s election, by a VERIZON-approved
vendor designated by SPRINT. 


          In
those serving End Offices where VERIZON does not employ a POT Bay for
interconnection of SPRINT’s Collocation arrangement with VERIZON’s network, the
SPRINT provided splitter will be installed (mounted) in a relay rack between
the SPRINT Collocation arrangement and the MDF. The demarcation point is at the
splitter end of the cable connecting the SPRINT Collocation arrangement and the
splitter. Installation of the splitter will be performed by VERIZON, or, at
SPRINT’s election, by a VERIZON-approved vendor designated by SPRINT. 


          In
either scenario, VERIZON will control the splitter and will direct any required
activity. Where a POT Bay is employed, VERIZON will also perform all POT Bay
work required in this 


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configuration.
VERIZON will provide a splitter inventory to SPRINT upon completion of the
required work. 


          (i)
Where a new splitter is to be installed as part of an initial Collocation
implementation, the splitter installation may be ordered as part of the initial
Collocation application. Associated Collocation charges (application and
engineering fees) apply. SPRINT must submit a new Collocation application, with
the application fee, to VERIZON detailing its request. Standard Collocation
intervals will apply. 


          (ii)
Where a new splitter is to be installed as part of an existing Collocation
arrangement, or where the existing Collocation arrangement is to be augmented
(e.g., with additional terminations at the POT Bay or SPRINT’s Collocation
arrangement, to support Line Sharing), the splitter installation or augment may
be ordered via an application for Collocation augment. Associated Collocation
charges (application and engineering fees) apply. SPRINT must submit the
application for Collocation augment, with the application fee, to VERIZON.
Unless a different interval is stated in VERIZON’s applicable Tariff or
required by Applicable Law, an interval of seventy-six (76) business days shall
apply. 


                    4.1.2.10.5
SPRINT will have the following options for testing shared Loops: 


                              4.1.2.10.5.1
In serving End Offices where VERIZON employs a POT Bay for interconnection of
SPRINT’s Collocation arrangement with VERIZON’s network, the following options
shall be available to SPRINT: 


                                        4.1.2.10.5.1.1
Under Splitter Option 1, SPRINT may conduct its own physical tests of the
shared Loop from SPRINT’s collocation area. If it chooses to do so, SPRINT may
supply and install a test head to facilitate such physical tests, provided
that: (i) the test head satisfies the same NEBS requirements that VERIZON
imposes on its own test head equipment or the test head equipment of any
VERIZON affiliate; and (ii) the test head does not interrupt the voice circuit
to any greater degree than a conventional Mechanized Loop Test (MLT) test.
Specifically, the SPRINT-provided test equipment may not interrupt an
in-progress voice connection and must automatically restore any circuits tested
in intervals comparable to MLT. This optional SPRINT-provided test head will be
installed in SPRINT’s Collocation area between the “line” port of the splitter
and the POT Bay in order to conduct remote physical tests of the shared Loop. 


                                        4.1.2.10.5.1.2
Under Splitter Option 2, upon request by SPRINT, either VERIZON, or, at
SPRINT’s election, a VERIZON-approved vendor selected by SPRINT will install a
SPRINT-provided test head to enable SPRINT to conduct remote physical tests of
the shared Loop. This optional SPRINT-provided test head will be installed at a
point between the “line” port of the splitter and the VERIZON-provided test
head that is used by VERIZON to conduct its own Loop testing. The
SPRINT-provided test head must satisfy the same NEBS requirements that VERIZON
imposes on its own test head equipment or the test head equipment of any
VERIZON affiliate, and may not interrupt the voice circuit to any greater
degree than a conventional MLT test. Specifically, the SPRINT-provided test
equipment may not interrupt an in-progress voice connection and must
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to MLT.
VERIZON will inventory, control and maintain the SPRINT-provided test head, and
will direct all required activity. 


                                        4.1.2.10.5.1.3
Under either Splitter Option, if VERIZON has installed its own test head,
VERIZON will conduct tests of the shared Loop using a VERIZON-provided test
head, and, upon request, will provide these test results to SPRINT during
normal trouble isolation procedures in accordance with reasonable procedures. 


                                        4.1.2.10.5.1.4
Under either Splitter Option, upon request by SPRINT, VERIZON will make MLT
access available to SPRINT via RETAS after the service order has been
completed. SPRINT will utilize the circuit number to initiate a test. 


                              4.1.2.10.5.2
In those serving End Offices where VERIZON has not employed a POT Bay for
interconnection of SPRINT’s Collocation arrangement with VERIZON’s network,
SPRINT will not be permitted to supply its own test head. Instead, VERIZON will
make a testing system available to SPRINT through use of the on-line computer
interface test system at www.gte.com/wise.


                              4.1.2.10.5.3
The Parties will continue to work cooperatively on testing procedures. To this
end, in situations where SPRINT has attempted to use one or more of the
foregoing testing options but is still unable to resolve the error or trouble
on the shared Loop, VERIZON and SPRINT will each dispatch a technician to an
agreed-upon point to conduct a joint meet test to identify and resolve the
error or trouble. VERIZON may assess a charge for a misdirected dispatch only
if the error or trouble is determined to be one that SPRINT should reasonably
have been able to isolate and diagnose through one of the testing options available
to SPRINT above. The Parties will mutually agree upon the specific procedures
for conducting joint meet tests. 


                              4.1.2.10.5.4
VERIZON and SPRINT each have a responsibility to educate the Customer regarding
which service provider should be called for problems with their respective
service offerings. VERIZON will retain primary responsibility for voice band
trouble tickets, including repairing analog voice grade services and the
physical line between the NID at the Customer premise and the point of
demarcation in the central office. SPRINT will be responsible for repairing
services it offers over the Line Sharing arrangement. Each Party will be
responsible for maintaining its own equipment. If a splitter or test head that
has been provided by SPRINT to VERIZON malfunctions, Sprint will be responsible
for providing a replacement splitter or test head to VERIZON. Before either
Party initiates any activity on a shared Loop that may cause a disruption of
the service of the other Party, that Party shall first make a good faith effort
to notify the other Party of the possibility of a service disruption. VERIZON
and SPRINT will work together to address Customer initiated repair requests and
to prevent adverse impacts to the Customer. 


                              4.1.2.10.5.5
When VERIZON provides inside wire maintenance services to the Customer, VERIZON
will only be responsible for testing and repairing the inside wire for
voice-grade services. VERIZON will not test, dispatch a technician, repair, or
upgrade inside wire to clear trouble calls associated with SPRINT’s services.
VERIZON will not repair any customer premises equipment (CPE) provided by
SPRINT. Before a trouble ticket is issued to VERIZON, 


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SPRINT shall
validate whether the Customer is experiencing a trouble that arises from
SPRINT’s service. If the problem reported is isolated to the analog voice-grade
service provided by VERIZON, a trouble ticket may be issued to VERIZON. 


                              4.1.2.10.5.6
In the case of a trouble reported by the Customer on its voice-grade service,
if VERIZON determines the reported trouble arises from SPRINT’s equipment,
splitter problems, or SPRINT’s activities, VERIZON will: 


	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 a)

 	
 Notify
 SPRINT and request that SPRINT immediately test the trouble on SPRINT’s
 service. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 b)

 	
 If the
 Customer’s voice grade service is so degraded that the Customer cannot
 originate or receive voice grade calls, and SPRINT has not cleared its
 trouble within a reasonable time frame, VERIZON may take unilateral steps to
 temporarily restore the Customer’s voice grade service if VERIZON determines
 in good faith that the cause of the voice interruption is SPRINT’s service. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 c)

 	
 Upon
 completion of steps (a) and (b) above, VERIZON may temporarily remove the
 SPRINT-provided splitter from the Customer’s Loop and switch port if VERIZON
 determines in good faith that the cause of the voice interruption is SPRINT’s
 service. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 d)

 	
 Upon
 notification from SPRINT that the malfunction in SPRINT’s service has been
 cleared, VERIZON will restore SPRINT’s service by restoring the splitter on
 the Customer’s Loop. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 e)

 	
 Upon
 completion of the above steps, SPRINT will be charged a Trouble Isolation
 Charge (TIC) to recover VERIZON’s costs of isolating and temporarily removing
 the malfunctioning SPRINT service from the Customer’s line if the cause of
 the voice interruption was SPRINT’s service. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 f)

 	
 VERIZON
 shall not be liable to SPRINT, the Customer, or any other person, for damages
 of any kind for disruptions to SPRINT’s service that are the result of the
 above steps taken in good faith to restore the end user’s voice-grade POTS
 service. 

 



          B)
By revising Table 1 of Attachment 1 to Part IV of the Interconnection Agreement
to reflect the additional rates contained in Exhibit A of this Amendment. 


          2.
Conflict between this Amendment and the Interconnection Agreement. This
Amendment shall be deemed to revise the terms and provisions of the Interconnection
Agreement to the extent necessary to give effect to the terms and provisions of
this Amendment. In the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of
this Amendment and the terms and provisions of the Interconnection Agreement,
this Amendment shall govern, provided,
however, that the fact that a term or provision appears in this
Amendment but not in the Interconnection Agreement, or in the 


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Interconnection Agreement but not in this Amendment, shall not be interpreted as, or deemed grounds
for finding, a conflict for purposes of this Section 2. 


          3.
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. 


          4.
Captions. The Parties acknowledge that the captions in this Amendment
have been inserted solely for convenience of reference and in no way define or
limit the scope or substance of any term or provision of this Amendment. 


          5.
Scope of Amendment. This Amendment shall amend, modify and revise the
Interconnection Agreement only to the extent set forth expressly in Section 1
of this Amendment, and, except to the extent set forth in Section 1 of this
Amendment, the terms and provisions of the Interconnection Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect after the date first set forth above.  


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          IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives as of the date
first set forth above.


	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 SPRINT
 COMMUNICATIONS
COMPANY L.P.

 	
  

 	
 VERIZON NEW
 JERSEY INC.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 By:

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 By:

 	
  

 	
 /s/ Jeffrey
 A. Masoner 

 	
  

 
	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	
  

 	

 


 






	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Printed:

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 Printed: 

 	
      Jeffrey
 A. Masoner 

 






	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Title:

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 Title: 

 	
  Vice-President
 - Interconnection Services Policy & Planning 

 



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EXHIBIT A 


Application of Rate Elements1 (NJ)


	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Rate Element

 	
  

 	
 $ Amount

 	
  

 	
 Mo.

 	
  

 	
 NRC

 	
  

 	
 *Option 12

 	
  

 	
 *Option 2

 VERIZON installs/ SPRINT

 vendor installs

 
	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	

 


 	

 


 
	
 Application Fee - Augment

 	
  

 	
 $2500*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
 Not
 applicable unless augmenting POT Bay

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
Engineering & Implementation
Fee-Additional Cabling

 	
  

 	
 $1152.61*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
 Not applicable unless augmenting POT Bay

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
 Splitter Installation Cost

 	
  

 	
 $1,369.60*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 Not
 applicable

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Collocation cross-connect perVG

 	
  

 	
 $2.06*
 for virtual $0.84* for physical

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 (2) SAC3s

 	
  

 	
 (2) SACs

 	
  

 	
 (2) SACs

 



*Both Option 1 and Option 2
assume there is an existing Collocation Arrangement. 
(1) = one required (2) = two
required





1 All rates
and/or rate structures set forth herein, that are marked with an asterisk
(‘*’), as applied to wholesale discount of retail Telecommunications Services,
unbundled Network Elements or call transport and/or termination of Local
Traffic purchased for the provision of Telephone Exchange Service or Exchange Access,
shall be interim rates and/or rate structures. These interim rates and/or rate
structures shall be replaced on a prospective basis by such permanent rates
and/or rate structures (applicable to wholesale discount of retail
Telecommunications Services, unbundled Network Elements or call transport
and/or termination of Local Traffic purchased for the provision of Telephone
Exchange Service or Exchange Access) as may be approved by the Commission and
if appealed as may be ordered at the conclusion of such appeal. 


2 Option 1: A
SPRINT-provided splitter shall be provided, installed and maintained by the
SPRINT’s own Collocation space. Rearrangements are the responsibility of
SPRINT. VERIZON dial tone is routed through the splitter in the SPRINT
Collocation area.


Option 2: VERIZON will install, inventory and maintain SPRINT
provided splitter in VERIZON space within the Serving Central Office of the
lines being provided. VERIZON will have control of the splitter and will direct
any required activity.


3 Service Access
Charge (SAC) is the same as Interconnection Access Charge or a cross connect. 


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 Rate Element

 	
  

 	
 $ Amount

 	
  

 	
 Mo.

 	
  

 	
 NRC

 	
  

 	
 * Option 1

 	
  

 	
 Option 2

 VERIZON installs/ SPRINT

 vendor installs

 
	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
 

 	

 


 
	
**VERIZON/Relay Rack for Splitters – Per Shelf

 	
  

 	
 $1.23*

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
**Splitter Land & Building - Per Shelf

 	
  

 	
 $3.55*

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
Maintenance of Splitter Equipment per splitter

 	
  

 	
 $51.52*

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
 WideBand Test Access per line

 	
  

 	
 $2.01*

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 



 **Although this rate assumes that each relay rack contains 14
splitter shelves, the rate applies only to the shelves that SPRINT actually
uses in a given relay rack. 


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 Rate
Element 

 	
  

 	
 $ Amount 

 	
  

 	
 Mo. 

 	
  

 	
 NRC 

 	
  

 	
 Option 1 

 	
  

 	
 Option 2

VERIZON installs/ SPRINT

vendor installs 

 
	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 	
  

 	

 


 
	
 Service
 Order

 	
  

 	
 $9.59*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
  

 
	
 Expedite

 	
  

 	
 $14.88*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Central
 Office Wiring Initial

 	
  

 	
 $41.53*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
  

 
	
 Expedite

 	
  

 	
 $59.40*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Central
 Office Wiring Additional

 	
  

 	
 $20.66*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
  

 
	
 Expedite

 	
  

 	
 $29.55*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Provisioning

 	
  

 	
 $0.27*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
  

 
	
 Expedite

 	
  

 	
 $0.40*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Field
 Installation Dispatch

 	
  

 	
 $121.35*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
  

 
	
 Expedite

 	
  

 	
 $170.92*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Manual
 Intervention Surcharge

 	
  

 	
 $28.26*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
  

 
	
 Expedite

 	
  

 	
 $43.86*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Loop
 Qualification Data Base per link

 	
  

 	
 $0.36*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
 Manual
 Loop Qualification

 	
  

 	
 $105.52*4

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
 Engineering
 Query

 	
  

 	
 $138.33*5

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 









4 VERIZON
acknowledges that it has entered into interconnection agreements in New Jersey
with CLECs other than SPRINT that establish an interim rate for this service of
$38.47 that will be billed until the New Jersey Public Service Commission
(“Commission”) or the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) approves (or
otherwise allows to go into effect) a different rate. Subject to the provisions
of the next sentence, during the period that such rate of $38.47 is billed for
this service under an interconnection agreement in New Jersey between VERIZON
and a CLEC other than SPRINT that has been approved by the Commission pursuant
to Section 252 of the Act, VERIZON will bill such rate of $38.47 for this
service to SPRINT. This rate of $38.47 (a) shall be considered interim in
nature, (b) shall be subject to change (both prospective and retroactive) and
true-up in accordance with Section 4.1.2.10.1 and other applicable provision(s)
of this Interconnection Agreement, and (c) shall cease to apply to this
Interconnection Agreement at such time as the Commission or the FCC approves
(or otherwise allows to go into effect) a different rate for this service
(including, but not limited to, permanent rates and/or rate structures
different than $38.47). 


5 VERIZON
acknowledges that it has entered into interconnection agreements in New Jersey
with CLECs other than SPRINT that establish an interim rate for this service of
$116.76 that will be billed until the New Jersey Public Service Commission
(“Commission”) or the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) approves (or
otherwise allows to go into effect) a different rate. Subject to the provisions
of the next sentence, during the period that such rate of $116.76 is billed for
this service under an interconnection agreement in New Jersey between VERIZON
and a CLEC other than SPRINT that has been approved by the Commission pursuant
to Section 252 of the Act, VERIZON will bill such rate of $116.76 for this
service to SPRINT. This rate of $116.76 (a) shall be considered interim in
nature, (b) shall be subject 


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 Engineering
 Work Order

 	
  

 	
 $566.05*6

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
 OSS
 Charges per transaction

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Unbundled
 Loop

 	
  

 	
 $0.00*

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Conditioning
 charges

 	
  

 	
 Per
 interim State specific Conditioning Rates

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Trouble
 Dispatch

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 
	
 Misdirects Dispatch
 In

 	
  

 	
 $37.39*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Expedite
 Dispatch In

 	
  

 	
 $59.80*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Dispatch
 Out

 	
  

 	
 $116.93*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Expedite
 Dispatch Out

 	
  

 	
 $148.02*

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 X

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 








to change (both prospective
and retroactive) and true-up in accordance with Section 4.1.2.10.1 and other
applicable provision(s) of this Interconnection Agreement, and (c) shall cease
to apply to this Interconnection Agreement at such time as the Commission or
the FCC approves (or otherwise allows to go into effect) a different rate for this
service (including, but not limited to, permanent rates and/or rate structures
different than $116.76). 


6 VERIZON
acknowledges that it has entered into interconnection agreements in New Jersey
with CLECs other than SPRINT that establish an interim rate for this service of
$83.07 that will be billed until the New Jersey Public Service Commission
(“Commission”) or the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) approves (or
otherwise allows to go into effect) a different rate. Subject to the provisions
of the next sentence, during the period that such rate of $83.07 is billed for
this service under an interconnection agreement in Virginia between VERIZON and
a CLEC other than SPRINT that has been approved by the Commission pursuant to
Section 252 of the Act, VERIZON will bill such rate of $83.07 for this service
to SPRINT. This rate of $83.07 (a) shall be considered interim in nature, (b)
shall be subject to change (both prospective and retroactive) and true-up in
accordance with Section 4.1.2.10.1 and other applicable provision(s) of this
Interconnection Agreement, and (c) shall cease to apply to this Interconnection
Agreement at such time as the Commission or the FCC approves (or otherwise
allows to go into effect) a different rate for this service (including, but not
limited to, permanent rates and/or rate structures different than $83.07). 


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