Document:

Exhibit 10.04.5

 

IP TRANSPORT AGREEMENT

 

This IP Transport Agreement is made as of April       ,
2004, by and among Adelphia Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(“ACC”), debtor-in-possession, and its affiliates that are signatories
hereto (together with ACC, the “ACC Parties” and each, individually, an “ACC
Party”), and Adelphia Business Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, d/b/a TelCove (“TelCove”), debtor-in-possession, and
its affiliates that are signatories hereto (together with TelCove, the “TelCove
Parties” and each, individually, a “TelCove Party”).

 

W I  T  N
E  S  S  E  T  H:

 

WHEREAS, as a part of the Global Agreement (as
defined below) between ACC and TelCove, the ACC Parties have agreed to provide
a certain level of IP Services (as defined below) on a monthly basis to the
TelCove Parties for a period of sixty (60) months; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to execute this IP
Transport Agreement to reflect the provisions of the Settlement (as that term
is defined in the Global Agreement) and the terms and conditions under which
the IP Services will be provided by the ACC Parties to the TelCove Parties; and

 

WHEREAS, to the extent that the level of IP Services
utilized by the TelCove Parties exceeds the agreed upon level to be provided by
the ACC Parties herein, the TelCove Parties will purchase the additional IP
Services at the rates set forth on Exhibit B.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the parties, intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                                       Term.

 

1.1                                 This Agreement shall be effective as of the
date hereof and, unless terminated earlier as specified herein, shall continue
in effect until the fifth anniversary of the Commitment Commencement Date (as
that term is defined in Section 3.4) (“Initial Term”).  Thereafter, unless terminated earlier
pursuant to Section 8, if a Party has not terminated this Agreement by
providing the other Party written notice no less than ninety (90) calendar days
in advance of the expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement shall renew
automatically for successive terms of one calendar quarter each (each, a “Renewal
Term”) until terminated by either Party by providing the other Party
written notice no less than thirty (30) calendar days in advance of the
expiration of the then current Renewal Term. 
However, the IP Transport Commitment (as defined below) shall terminate
following the Initial Term of this Agreement and shall not continue during any
Renewal Term.

 

1.2                                 In the event of expiration or termination of
this Agreement, the Parties shall work cooperatively for up to three (3) months
to minimize any potential interruptions of IP Services and/or other disruptions
or inconveniences to Customer and its end users.  In the event that this Agreement is
terminated by Provider for any reason except Customer’s monetary default,
Customer may specify in writing a holdover schedule of up to three (3) months
with respect to 

 

 

the
IP Services being terminated.  Provider
agrees to continue performing the terminated IP Services during the specified
period in accordance with the terms of this Agreement provided that Customer
shall pay Provider for the IP Services provided at a month-to-month rate
specified in Exhibit B.

 

2.                                       Definitions.

 

2.6                        “Customer” shall mean, collectively,
the TelCove Parties receiving the IP Services.

 

2.7                        “Firm Order Commitment” or “FOC”
shall mean a confirmation by Provider specifying that a Service Order will be
fulfilled and confirmation of the date of installation and/or commencement of
the requested IP Service(s) as provided in the Service Order.

 

2.8                        “Global Agreement” shall mean the
Global Settlement Agreement between ACC and TelCove, dated as of February 21,
2004.

 

2.9                        “Global Closing” and “Global
Closing Date” each has the meaning given to such term in the Global
Agreement.

 

2.10                  “IP Services” shall mean those IP
transport services made available by Provider to Customer under this Agreement
and as further described in Exhibit A.

 

2.11                  “IP Transport Commitment” shall mean
the commitment of the ACC Parties to provide one gigabit per second (1 Gbps) of
IP transport capacity per month collectively from the ACC Parties’ national IP
sites at no cost to the TelCove Parties for sixty (60) months commencing on the
date specified in Section 3.4.  The IP
Transport Commitment does not include any facilities construction or transport
necessary to reach the ACC Parties’ national IP sites.

 

2.12                  “Party” shall mean either of ACC or
TelCove.

 

2.13                  “Provider” shall mean the ACC Parties
providing the IP Services.

 

2.14                  “Service Order” or “Order”
shall mean a form submitted by Customer to Provider ordering IP Services that
is either signed by Provider or in respect of which Provider has provided a
Firm Order Commitment.

 

3.                                       Scope.

 

3.1                        Provider shall provide IP Services to
Customer up to the IP Transport Commitment. 
Customer may use or purchase the IP Services provided under this
Agreement for its own use or for resale to its end users.

 

3.2                        This Agreement is non-exclusive and shall not
require Customer to purchase any specific amount of IP Services from Provider
or to require or to restrict the purchase and/or resale of IP Services within
any geographic area.

 

3.3                        Provider shall provide the IP Services on the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the Service Level Assurances
set forth in Exhibit C.

 

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3.4                        Customer
shall have until the first day of the first calendar month beginning after the
date that is one hundred fifty (150) days after the Global Closing Date (such
first day, the “Commitment Commencement Date”) to ramp up to the IP
Services capacity committed to herein at which time the IP Transport Commitment
shall commence.

 

3.5                        Provider
shall have no obligation to provide IP Services in excess of the IP Transport
Commitment at any time.  However, should
Customer’s actual monthly usage of IP Services exceed the IP Transport
Commitment, Customer agrees to purchase from Provider the excess IP Services at
the pricing stated in Exhibit B. 
The IP Services may be provided to Customer at any ACC Party’s national
IP sites.  Customer shall be responsible
for any facilities construction or transport necessary to reach the ACC Parties’
national IP sites.  IP Services provided
under this Agreement after the Initial Term shall be priced in accordance with
the ACC Parties’ then-current pricing for such IP Services.

 

3.6                        The
parties acknowledge that the amount of capacity used by the TelCove Parties in
any given month under this Agreement shall be applied to the first one million
two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) of the Annual Commitment as stated in
the Commercial Services Agreement of even date herewith between ACC and TelCove
each year regardless of actual capacity utilized under this Agreement.  In addition, the ACC Parties shall be entitled
to a credit against such Annual Commitment in an amount equal to IP transport
services used by the TelCove Parties under this Agreement (at a rate equal to
$100 for each one Megabit per second (1Mbps) per month) during the period
between the Global Closing Date and the Commitment Commencement Date.  Such credit may be applied in any year during
the Initial Term under the Commercial Services Agreement.

 

4.                                       Pricing Excludes Taxes. The prices for all IP Services ordered by
Customer are specified in Exhibit B, or in the applicable Service Order,
but do not include federal, state and local taxes, surcharges, assessments and
other charges imposed by or levied by any governmental entity on an IP Service
(“Taxes”), which shall be the responsibility of Customer.

 

5.                                       Taxes.  Customer shall be liable for
and will reimburse Provider for payments of any and all applicable Taxes with
respect to transactions under this Agreement, including any charges or
surcharges mandated or imposed on Provider by governmental or regulatory
agencies, including the Universal Service Fund contributions recoupment, but
Customer will not be liable for taxes on Provider’s income or property.  Taxes payable by Customer shall be separately
stated in Provider’s invoices and are not included in the prices set forth in Exhibit
B.  Customer will not be liable for
any tax for which a valid exemption certificate acceptable to the applicable
state or local taxing authorities is furnished by Customer to Provider;
provided, however, Customer must provide such exemption certificate evidencing
such claimed exemption within thirty (30) days of an accepted Service
Order.  Customer will defend and
indemnify Provider against any penalty, fine or other payment arising out of
any improper exemption claimed by Customer.

 

To the extent
reasonably possible, the Parties shall cooperate in any contest of any Taxes or
similar fees so as to avoid prejudicing the interests of the other Party;
provided, however, that neither Party shall be required to participate in
questioning or challenging any Taxes or similar fees to the extent that, in
such Party’s sole discretion, such action is inconsistent or potentially
detrimental to such Party’s reasonable business interests.  Either Party may protest to any taxing or
assessing authority or 

 

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other third party, the assessment or payment of any Taxes or similar
fees it is obligated to pay pursuant to this Section 5.  The protesting Party shall promptly notify
the other Party in writing of such protest. 
If the protesting Party elects to withhold payment of any amount owed to
the taxing or assessing authority or other third party, it shall take such
action as is necessary to prevent the imposition of any liens by the taxing
authority (e.g., posting a bond or paying the disputed amount while the protest
is pending).

 

6.                                       Payment and Billing.

 

6.1.                      Subject to the provisions of Section 3.6,
Provider will invoice Customer for IP Services in excess of the IP Transport
Commitment on a monthly basis.  Customer
will pay each Provider invoice for excess IP Services, excluding any portion of
the charges that Customer is disputing in good faith, within thirty (30) days
of the date of the invoice (“Due Date”).

 

6.2                         Nonrecurring charges, if any, will be due and
payable in advance of installation.

 

6.3                         From and after the first day after the Due
Date, interest on late payments will accrue at the lower of 1.0% per month, or
the highest rate allowed by law, on the unpaid balance.

 

6.4                         Invoices for excess IP Services shall be sent
to:

 

TelCove

Attention: Cost of Service

712 N. Main 

Coudersport, PA  16915

 

6.5                         In the event that Customer shall, in good
faith, dispute any amounts set forth in any invoice received from Provider,
Customer shall (i) pay all undisputed charges by the Due Date; and
(ii) present by the Due Date a written statement of amounts disputed in
good faith in reasonable detail with supporting documentation.  Disputed charges mutually agreed upon and in
favor of Provider will be paid within fifteen (15) business days of resolution,
together with interest at a rate equal to the lesser of one percent (1%) per
month and the highest rate permitted by law on such payment amount from the Due
Date until paid.  Disputed charges
mutually agreed upon in favor of Customer will, if such charges shall have been
paid by Customer, be credited to payment of future amounts when invoiced by
Provider to Customer or, if any such credited amounts remain outstanding as of
the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Provider shall promptly pay such
credited amount to Customer.  While any
dispute is being resolved, so long as this Agreement has not expired or been
terminated, each party to such dispute shall, so long as the other party is
acting in good faith in attempting to reach resolution of such dispute and is
otherwise performing its obligations hereunder, continue to perform its
obligations hereunder.

 

6.6                         Payment of an invoice will not jeopardize
Customer’s ability to dispute an invoice. 
Except as required by Section 6.5, Customer must submit any billing
disputes in writing to Provider within 120 days of Customer’s receipt of the
invoice or Customer shall waive its right to do so.

 

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6.7                         Any dispute on an invoice which cannot be
resolved within thirty (30) days after submission of the dispute by Customer to
Provider will be escalated within the management levels of each Party as
follows:

 

6.7.1.                     Provider’s Director of Carrier Services and a
comparable executive of Customer will consider the dispute and attempt
resolution of such dispute.  If the
dispute is not resolved after thirty (30) days at the Director management
level, the Parties agree the dispute will be escalated to the Vice President
level of each Party.

 

6.7.2                        If the dispute is not resolved within sixty
(60) days after the negotiations by the Parties identified in Section 6.7.1,
then the Parties may pursue any remedies available to them at law or in equity
or under this Agreement.  During the resolution
of disputes as provided in this Section, so long as this Agreement has not
expired or been terminated, the Parties shall continue to perform their
obligations under this Agreement in good faith.

 

7.                                       Suspension.  Except for amounts disputed by
Customer in accordance with Section 6, in the event payment in full is not
received from Customer on or before the Due Date, Provider shall have the right
upon prior written notice to suspend the applicable portion of Customer’s IP
Service(s) in excess of the IP Transport Commitment.  Provider may continue such suspension until
such time as Customer has paid in full all undisputed charges then due,
including any applicable reinstallation charges and/or late fees.  Following receipt of Customer’s payment, and
provided Provider has not exercised any of its rights to terminate this
Agreement and/or any Service Order, Provider shall reinstate Customer’s IP
Service(s) subject to Customer’s payment of any reconnection charges.  Provider’s suspension of Customer’s IP
Services shall not affect Customer’s obligation to pay for the IP Service(s)
provided by Provider in excess of the IP Transport Commitment.

 

8.                                       Termination.

 

8.1                 Termination for Non-Payment.  In addition to Provider’s right to suspend
excess IP Service(s) pursuant to Section 7, Provider shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement and/or any Service Order that exceeds the IP Transport
Commitment for Customer’s failure to pay any delinquent undisputed invoice
within ten (10) business days following Customer’s receipt of written notice
from Provider.

 

8.2                 Termination for Cross-Default; Financial
Cause or Judgments.  Either Party shall
have the right to terminate this Agreement if (a) the other Party or any of its
affiliates that is a party to this Agreement shall default in any payment due
on any indebtedness in excess of $1,000,000 and such default shall continue for
more than the period of grace, if any, applicable thereto; or the other Party
or any of its affiliates that is a party to this Agreement shall default in the
performance of or compliance with any term of any evidence of such indebtedness
or of any mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating thereto, and any such
default shall continue for more than the period of grace, if any, specified
therein if such default causes, or permits the holder thereof to cause, the
acceleration of such indebtedness; or (b) the other Party or any of its affiliates
that is a party to this Agreement shall make an assignment for the benefit of
its creditors, or shall admit its insolvency or shall fail to pay its debts
generally as such debts become due; or (c) any petition seeking relief under
Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended,
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affiliates that is a party
to this Agreement or any proceeding shall be commenced by or against the other
Party or any of its affiliates that is a party to this Agreement with respect
to relief under the provisions of any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency
or other similar law of the United States or any State providing for the
reorganization, winding-up or liquidation of persons or an arrangement,
composition, extension or adjustment with creditors, and, in the case of any
such involuntary petition or proceeding, such involuntary petition or
proceeding shall not have been discharged within sixty days of its filing or
commencement or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing
shall be entered (other than any proceeding in effect as of the effective date
of this Agreement); or (d) a receiver or trustee shall be appointed for the
other Party or any of its affiliates that is a party to this Agreement or for
any substantial part of its assets, and such receiver or trustee shall not be
discharged within sixty days of his appointment; any proceedings shall be
instituted for the dissolution or the full or partial liquidation of the other
Party or any of its affiliates that is a party to this Agreement and such
proceedings shall not be dismissed or discharged within sixty days of their
commencement; or (e) the other Party or any of its affiliates that is a party
to this Agreement shall discontinue its business; or (f) the other Party or any
of its affiliates that is a party to this Agreement shall incur final judgments
for the payment of money aggregating at any one time in excess of $1,000,000
(to the extent not covered by insurance), and the other Party or any of its
affiliates that is a party to this Agreement, as the case may be, shall not
discharge the same within a period of thirty days unless, pending further
proceedings, execution thereon has been effectively stayed; or (g) a
non-monetary judgment or order shall be rendered against the other Party or any
of its affiliates that is a party to this Agreement that could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on such party’s ability to perform
its obligations hereunder, and there shall be any period in excess of thirty
consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order,
by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect.

 

8.3                 General Termination for Material Breach.  In the event either Party breaches any
material term or condition of this Agreement (other than a breach for failure
to pay, which is governed by Section 8.1), the other Party may terminate this
Agreement (so long as it is not then in default of any material term or
condition of this Agreement) upon thirty (30) calendar days written notice,
unless the breaching Party cures the breach during such thirty (30) calendar
day period, or if such breach is incapable of being cured within such thirty
(30) day cure period, the Party has taken reasonable, good faith efforts to
cure the breach and has provided the other Party notice of when the breach will
be cured, but in no event may such period exceed sixty (60) days from the
receipt of the notice of breach.

 

8.4                 Termination upon Termination of Commercial
Services Agreement.  Either Party may
terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other Party upon the
termination of the Commercial Services Agreement of even date herewith between
the Parties unless such Commercial Services Agreement has been terminated by
the mutual consent of Provider and Customer or by the TelCove Parties as a
result of a material breach by the ACC Parties which has not been cured within
the applicable cure period.

 

8.5                 Additional Customer Termination
Remedies.  Should Provider cease, without
cause, to provide the IP Services requested by Customer in accordance with the
terms hereof up to the IP Transport Commitment as agreed upon herein, then
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substitute
IP transport services for Customer in the same type and quantity as Customer
would have received hereunder at no charge to Customer for the remaining
Initial Term of this Agreement.  If
Provider fails after fifteen (15) days written notice to secure substitute IP
transport services for Customer in the same type and quantity as required
pursuant hereto, Customer shall be entitled to obtain such services, not to
exceed the IP Transport Commitment, from a third party at reasonable market
rates, and Provider shall reimburse Customer within thirty (30) days of notice
thereof for any payments Customer makes in respect thereof, subject to
reasonable verification.  Should Provider
continue to provide IP Services but fail to meet the service level agreements
set forth in Exhibits A and B, the penalties set forth in Exhibit C
shall apply.

 

8.6                 All of Customer’s obligations and liabilities
incurred prior to any termination of this Agreement shall survive such
termination, including without limitation, the payment of any early termination
charges (which such charges shall be construed as liquidated damages and not a
penalty hereunder).

 

9.                                       Termination Liability. 
There shall be no termination liability for Customer under this
Agreement.

 

10.                                 Representations and Warranties.

 

10.1                           
ACC Representations and Warranties. 
ACC represents and warrants to TelCove that it is a corporation, duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, with all requisite power and regulatory authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with its terms. ACC
represents and warrants that it has the authority to bind its affiliates that
will provide the IP Services under this Agreement and each such affiliate has
all the necessary authorizations and licenses to provide the IP Services.

 

10.2                           
TelCove Representations and Warranties. 
TelCove represents and warrants to ACC that it is a corporation, duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, with all requisite power and regulatory authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with its terms.  TelCove represents and warrants that it has
the authority to bind its affiliates that will benefit from this Agreement and
each such affiliate has all the necessary authorizations and licenses to
purchase the IP Services.

 

10.3                           
Limitation of Liability.  NO PARTY
SHALL BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY FOR SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT LOSSES OR DAMAGES (WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR
NOT) AS A RESULT OF THE PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT, OR ITS ACTS OR OMISSIONS RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ITS USE
OF THE SERVICES OR OTHER FACILITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER
OR NOT ARISING FROM SOLE, JOINT OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE, CONTRACT, BREACH OF
WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY OR VIOLATION OF LAW EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

 

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10.4                           Nothing
contained herein shall operate as a limitation on the right of any party to
this Agreement to bring an action or claim for damages against any third party,
including indirect, special, incidental, consequential, exemplary or punitive
damages, based on any acts or omissions of such third party as such acts or
omissions may affect the construction, operation or use of such party’s
facilities.

 

10.5                           Customer,
in any contract or tariff offering of service, capacity, or rights of use that
involves any facilities that are subject to this Agreement, shall include in
such contract or tariff a written limitation of Provider’s liability that is
binding on its customers and in all material respects is at least as
restrictive as the limitations set forth in Section 10.3.  The limitation on liability contained in any
contract or tariff offering pursuant to this Section 10.5 need not identify
Provider or Customer by name.

 

10.6                           DISCLAIMER
OF WARRANTIES.  EXCEPT AS
SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NO PARTY MAKES ANY WARRANTY TO ANY
OTHER PARTY OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR
STATUTORY, AS TO THE INSTALLATION, DESCRIPTION, QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY,
COMPLETENESS, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF ANY IP SERVICE PROVIDED
HEREUNDER OR DESCRIBED HEREIN, OR AS TO ANY OTHER MATTER, ALL OF WHICH
WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED AND DISCLAIMED.

 

11.                           Intellectual
Property Indemnity.

 

11.1                           Provider
shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Customer and its affiliates,
customers, resellers, end users, shareholders, employees, directors, officers,
and agents from any third party claim alleging that an IP Service provided
hereunder violates the patent, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual
property right of any third party (“Infringement Claim”); provided that
Customer provides Provider with: (a) prompt notice of such claim;
(b) sole control over the defense and/or settlement of such claim; and
(c) all assistance reasonably required for the defense of such claim.  Failure
of Customer to comply with clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph shall not
relieve Provider of any of its obligations under this Section 12, except to the
extent that Provider is materially prejudiced by such failure.

 

11.2                           
If the use of an IP Service is enjoined as a result of an Infringement Claim,
in addition to the indemnity set forth in Section 11.1 above, Provider
shall (at its option): (a) obtain for Customer the right to use the
infringing IP Service; (b) modify such IP Service in a manner that
maintains all existing functionality, is reasonably acceptable to Customer, and
does not infringe any third party intellectual property rights; or
(c) substitute equivalent services that are reasonably acceptable to
Customer and do not infringe any third party intellectual property rights.

 

12.                                 INDEMNIFICATION
AND OTHER REMEDIES.

 

12.1                           Indemnification.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, the
ACC Parties (individually or collectively as a party) and the TelCove Parties
(individually or collectively as a party) shall each, as the first party,
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its affiliates from and against any loss,
damage, claim or liability, of any nature or kind, including all costs and
expenses relating thereto, including interest, penalties and reasonable
attorneys’ fees (collectively “Damages”), arising out of, resulting from
or relating to:

 

12.1.1                  Claims
for libel, slander, infringement of copyright or unauthorized use of trademark,
trade name or service mark arising out of or relating to the provision or use
of the IP Services and caused by the first party as Customer or Provider, as
the case may be;

 

12.1.2                  Claims
arising out of the tortious act(s) or omission(s) of the first party as
Customer or Provider, as the case may be;

 

12.1.3                  the
first party’s breach of any of its warranties or the failure to perform any of
its obligations hereunder; and

 

12.1.4                  Any
violation by the first party of regulations, rules, statutes, or court orders
of any local, state, or federal governmental agency, court, or body in
connection with its performance under this Agreement or its use or provision of
the IP Services;

 

provided, however, each party’s obligations to provide indemnity shall
be 

 

subject to Section 10.3, Limitation of
Liability.

 

12.2  Survival.  The obligations of the parties in Section
12.1 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.  The provisions of Section 16, Insurance,
shall not be construed as limiting any party’s obligations pursuant to Section
12.1 or other provisions of this Agreement. 
No party shall indemnify or otherwise be liable to any other party with
respect to any claim for indemnification under Section 12.1 unless notice of
the claim is given within one year after the expiration or termination of this
Agreement; provided, however, that this
limitation shall not apply to any indemnification claim arising from a
proceeding brought against the indemnified party by a third party.

 

12.3  Procedure.  Any party seeking indemnification under this
Section 12 (the “Indemnitee”) shall notify the party from which
indemnification is sought (the “Indemnitor”) in writing with respect to
any claims within the indemnification provisions hereof.  In the case of an indemnification claim
arising from a proceeding brought against the Indemnitee by a third party, the
Indemnitee shall notify the Indemnitor of the third-party claim within thirty
days after the commencement of such proceeding; provided, however, that failure of the Indemnitee to give the Indemnitor
notice as provided in this sentence shall not relieve the Indemnitor of any of
its obligations under this Section 12, except to the extent that the Indemnitor
is materially prejudiced by such failure. 
If the facts giving rise to such indemnification involve any actual or
threatened claim or demand by or against a third party, the Indemnitor shall be
entitled to control the defense or prosecution of such claim or demand in the
name of the Indemnitee, if the Indemnitor notifies the Indemnitee in writing of
its intention to do so and acknowledges its potential liability to the
Indemnitee hereunder within twenty days after its receipt of notice from the
Indemnitee.  The Indemnitee shall have
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expense, to participate in such proceeding
through counsel of its own choosing. The Indemnitee shall, to the extent
requested by the Indemnitor and at the Indemnitor’s expense, cooperate in the prosecution
or defense of any claim and shall furnish any records, information, and
testimony and attend any conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials
and appeals that the indemnifying party reasonably requests in connection
therewith.

 

12.4  Specific
Performance.  Each of the parties
hereto acknowledges that the other parties would be irreparably damaged if this
Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were
otherwise breached.  Accordingly, each of
the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent
breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically this
Agreement in any action instituted in any court of the United States or any
state thereof having subject matter jurisdiction, in addition to any other
remedy to which the parties may be entitled, at law, in equity or pursuant to
this Agreement.

 

12.5  Right to Perform.

 

12.5.1 
If any party fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements
contained herein with respect to any obligations owed to any other party, then
in addition to its other rights and remedies, such other party may itself
perform or comply with such agreement on behalf of the non-performing party
(but shall not be obligated hereunder to do so), and the amount of the
reasonable expenses of such other party incurred in connection with such
performance shall be payable by such non-performing party to such other party
within thirty (30) days following such other party’s written demand for
payment.  If such non-performing party
shall fail to pay the amount of such expenses prior to the end of such thirty
(30) day period, such non-performing party shall be charged and shall pay the
other party, interest at a rate equal to the lesser of one percent (1%) per month
and the highest rate permitted by law on the amount of such expenses until it
shall be reimbursed by such non-performing party.

 

12.5.2 
Each party shall have the right to access the properties and facilities
of any other party to the extent necessary to enable such party to exercise its
rights under this Section 12.5.

 

12.6  Exculpation.  No party shall have recourse to any officer,
director, partner, employee, agent, representative or shareholder of any other
party for any obligation or liability of such other party under this Agreement
or for any cost, expense or damage arising from the failure of such other party
to perform any obligation of such other party under this Agreement.

 

12.7  Attorneys Fees.  In the event of a default by any party that
results in a lawsuit or other proceeding for any remedy available under this
Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to reimbursement from the
defaulting party of its reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred as a result
of such lawsuit or other proceeding.

 

13.                                 Confidentiality.  The Parties agree to abide by the mutual
non-disclosure obligations set forth in the attached Exhibit D.

 

14.                                 No
Publicity.  Neither Party may use the
name, logos, trademarks, service marks, or other proprietary identifying
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signage, marketing materials, brochures, or
other materials in any medium without the other Party’s prior written consent.  Any such permitted use shall comply with the
guidelines or instructions provided by the other Party.  A Party may revoke consent at any time for
any reason upon written notice to the other Party.

 

15.                                 Force
Majeure.  No party shall be in breach
of this Agreement with respect to any delay in its performance caused by any of
the following conditions (each a “Force Majeure” event): (a) act of God;
(b) fire; (c) flood; (d) any change after the Global Closing Date in any
governmental codes, ordinances, laws, rules, regulations, or restrictions that
prohibits or materially impairs the performance by such party of its
obligations under this Agreement; (e) war or civil disorder;  (f) terrorist actions; or (g) strikes or utility
company delays not resulting from the responsible party’s failure to timely
take necessary actions.  The party
claiming relief under this Section 15 shall promptly notify the other parties
in writing of the existence of the Force Majeure event relied on, the expected
duration of the Force Majeure event, and the cessation or termination of the
Force Majeure event. The party claiming relief under this Section 15 shall
exercise commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the time for any such
delay.

 

16.                                 Insurance.  Each Party will maintain (at such Party’s
expense and for itself and its affiliates that are parties to this Agreement)
during the term of this Agreement: Commercial General Liability Insurance in an
amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence for bodily
injury or property damage; Employer’s Liability Insurance in an amount not less
than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence; Workers’ Compensation
Insurance in an amount not less than that prescribed by statutory limits;
Commercial Automobile Liability Insurance applicable to bodily injury and
property damage, covering owned, non-owned, leased, and hired vehicles, in an
amount not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000) per accident; and
Umbrella or Excess Liability Insurance with a combined single limit of no less
than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence to apply over Commercial
General Liability, Employer’s Liability, Workers’ Compensation, and Commercial
Automobile Liability Insurance.  Each
Party will provide the other Party with copies of such policies upon written
request.

 

17.                                 Assignment.  The ACC Parties or the TelCove Parties may
assign or transfer this Agreement (i) in the case of TelCove, to a person
listed on Exhibit E that acquires substantially all of the assets of the
TelCove Parties, without the consent of the ACC Parties, and (ii) in the case
of any assigning party, to any other person that acquires substantially all of
the assets of the ACC Parties or the TelCove Parties, as the case may be, or to
a controlled affiliate of the ACC Parties or the TelCove Parties, as the case
may be, subject in any such case under this clause (ii) to the prior written
consent of the non-assigning parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.  Each Party acknowledges that
this Agreement is being entered into in accordance with the settlement
contemplated by the Global Agreement and that neither Party would have entered
into this Agreement on the terms contained herein except as part of the global
settlement contemplated by the Global Agreement.  Therefore, except as provided in the first
and the last sentences of this Section, no party to this Agreement shall have
the right to assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of the other parties, which may be withheld
in their sole and absolute discretion. 
Any attempted assignment without such written consent shall be void and
of no force or effect.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ACC
Parties shall have the right to assign this Agreement upon notice to, but
without the consent of, the other parties pursuant to: (a) the terms of any
plan or plans of reorganization filed in the ACC Parties’ chapter 11
cases currently pending before the Bankruptcy 

 

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Court for
the Southern District of New York; or (b) a sale of assets, which includes this
Agreement, pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code; provided, however,
that such right to assign shall be exercised only in accordance with and
subject to the provisions of Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

18.                                 Governing
Law.  This Agreement is to be
governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without reference to its choice of law principles,
except (a) insofar as the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, may control
any aspect of this Agreement, in which case such Act will govern such aspects
and (b) if an IP Service is subject to an alternative governing law provision
set forth in an applicable tariff, then such alternative governing law
provision shall apply to such IP Service.

 

19.                                 Notices.  Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement,
all notices and communications concerning this Agreement shall be in writing
and addressed as follows:

 

	
  If to any TelCove Party:

  	
  TelCove

  Attention: Cost of Service

  712 N. Main

  Coudersport, PA 16915

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  with
  a copy to (which copy shall not

  constitute notice):

  	
  TelCove

  Attention: General Counsel

  121 Champion Way

  Canonsburg, PA 15317

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  If to any ACC Party:

  	
  Adelphia Communications
  Corporation

  Attention: Bryan Rubin

  5619 DTC Parkway, Suite 800

  Denver, CO 80111

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  with
  a copy to (which copy shall not

  constitute notice):

  	
  Adelphia Communications
  Corporation

  Attention: General Counsel

  5619 DTC Parkway, Suite 800

  Denver, CO 80111

  

 

or
at such other address as may be designated in writing to the other
parties.  Unless otherwise provided
herein, notices shall be hand delivered, sent by U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, or
by commercial delivery service, and shall be deemed served or delivered when
received at the address for notice specified above.

 

20.                                 Miscellaneous.

 

20.1                           The
Exhibits referred to herein are integral parts hereof and are made a part of
this Agreement by reference.

 

20.2                           This
Agreement may only be modified or supplemented by an instrument in writing
executed by duly authorized representatives of the parties.

 

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20.3                           This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

20.4                           This
Agreement may be duly executed and delivered by a party by execution and
facsimile delivery of the signature page of a counterpart to the other party,
provided that, if delivery is made by facsimile, the executing party shall
promptly deliver a complete counterpart that it has executed to the other
party.

 

20.5                           If
any term of this Agreement (including without limitation a Service Order issued
hereunder) is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any court
order, rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of
this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as
the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not
affected in any manner materially adverse to either Party.  Upon such determination that any term or
other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties
shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to affect the
original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner
to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the
greatest extent possible.  If the Parties
are not able to reach agreement as to such modifications within sixty (60) days
of the request of either Party to negotiate, then the parties’ obligations
hereunder shall be suspended until the earlier of the date on which the parties
reach agreement or the date on which this Agreement expires or is otherwise
terminated.

 

20.6                           The
relationship created by this Agreement is non-exclusive.  The parties shall be free to acquire or
provide services similar to or identical to the IP Services from or to
alternative sources without obligation to the other parties.  The relationship of the parties is that of
independent contractors.  Each party’s
employees and subcontractors shall be deemed to be independent contractors, and
not employees of the other parties, for the purposes of all-applicable laws and
regulations.

 

20.7                           This
Agreement is not intended by the parties to constitute or create any form of
business relationship beyond the express terms hereof, and the rights and
obligations of the parties shall only be those expressly set forth herein.  No party shall have authority to bind the
other parties, except to the extent expressly authorized herein.

 

20.8                           This
Agreement, and the terms and conditions of any applicable tariffs (including
all Service Orders issued hereunder) shall constitute the complete, final, and
exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement among the parties regarding
the subject matter hereof, and shall supersede all prior or contemporaneous
written or oral representations, understandings, and communications relating
thereto.  The terms and conditions of
this Agreement shall not be varied, supplemented, waived, qualified, modified,
or interpreted by any prior or subsequent course of dealing among the parties,
failure, or delay to enforce any rights hereunder, or by any usage of trade or
manner other than by a subsequent writing signed by authorized representatives
of all of the parties.  No party shall be
bound by any pre-printed terms additional to or different from those in this
Agreement that may appear subsequently in any other party’s form documents,
purchase orders, quotations, acknowledgments, invoices, or other communications
unless it has executed such form documents, purchase orders, quotations,
acknowledgements, invoices or other communications.

 

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20.9                           Rules
of Construction.

 

20.9.1                  Words
in this Agreement that import the singular connotation shall be interpreted as
plural, and words that import the plural connotation shall be interpreted as
singular, as the identity of the parties or objects referred to may
require.  Whenever the words “include,” “includes”
or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed
by the words “without limitation.”

 

20.9.2                  Unless
expressly defined herein, words having well-known technical or trade meanings
shall be construed in accordance with such meanings.

 

20.9.3                  Except
as set forth to the contrary herein, any right or remedy of the parties shall
be cumulative and without prejudice to any other right or remedy, whether
contained herein or not.

 

20.9.4                  Nothing
in this Agreement is intended to provide any legal rights to anyone not an
executing party of this Agreement.

 

20.9.5                  This
Agreement has been fully negotiated between and jointly drafted by the parties.

 

20.9.6                  Except
as otherwise set forth herein, for the purpose of this Agreement the standards
of performance within the communications industry in the relevant market shall
be the measure of whether a party’s performance is reasonable and timely.

 

20.9.7                  The
captions or headings in this Agreement are strictly for convenience and shall
not be considered in interpreting this Agreement or as amplifying or limiting
any of its content.  Except as the
context otherwise indicates, all references to Sections and Exhibits refer to
Sections of, and Exhibits attached to, this Agreement.

 

20.9.8                  The
failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, or the
waiver thereof in any instance, shall not be construed as a general waiver or
relinquishment on its part of any such provision, but the same shall
nevertheless be and remain in full force and effect.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused
this Agreement to be executed by their respective authorized representatives as
of the date and year first above written.

 

	
  ACC PARTIES:

  	
  TELCOVE PARTIES:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 

  	
  ADELPHIA
  BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC., d/b/a

  TELCOVE, FOR ITSELF AND ITS OPERATING

  SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES 

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By: 

  	
  /s/ Joe W. Bagan

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Joe W. Bagan, Senior Vice President &

  	
  By: 

  	
  /s/ Robert E. Guth

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Chief Administrative
  Officer

  	
   

  	
  Robert
  E. Guth, President & Chief

  Executive Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ACC OPERATIONS, INC. FOR ITSELF AND ITS

  OPERATING SUBSIDIARIES 

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Joe W. Bagan

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Joe
  W. Bagan, Senior Vice President &

  Chief Administrative Officer

  	
   

  

 

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List
of Exhibits

 

	
  Exhibit A

  	
  –

  	
  List of IP Services

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Exhibit B

  	
  –

  	
  Pricing

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Exhibit C

  	
  –

  	
  Service Level Assurance

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Exhibit D

  	
  –

  	
  Confidentiality Terms

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Exhibit E

  	
  –

  	
  Permitted TelCove AssigneesExhibit 10.04.6

 

CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT

 

This
Conveyance Agreement (this “Agreement”) is executed as of April       , 2004,
by and between Adelphia Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ACC”),
debtor-in-possession, and its Affiliates that are signatories hereto (together
with ACC, the “ACC Parties”), and Adelphia Business Solutions, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, d/b/a TelCove (“TelCove”),
debtor-in-possession, and its Affiliates that are signatories hereto (together
with TelCove, the “TelCove Parties”), and is pursuant to the terms of
the Global Settlement Agreement dated as of February 21, 2004, between ACC
and TelCove (the “Global Agreement”).

 

W  I  T  N  E
S  S  E  T  H:

 

WHEREAS,
the ACC Parties own various assets located in the following local/intracity
competitive local exchange carrier markets: Albany, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
New Hampshire, Maine, Charlottesville, Buffalo, Richmond and Shenandoah Valley,
which assets are described on Schedule 2.1, which the ACC Parties
desire to convey, assign and transfer such assets (the “CLEC Assets”) to
the TelCove Parties pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
the Global Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS,
the CLEC Assets include certain warehoused inventory owned by the ACC Parties
that is described on Schedule 2.1; and

 

WHEREAS,
in connection with the consummation of the Global Transactions the parties have
agreed that all rights and obligations arising after the date hereof with
respect to the telecommunication assets being transferred to the TelCove
Parties pursuant hereto shall inure to the benefit of, or be borne by the
TelCove Parties, subject to applicable law, regardless of whether legal title
is ultimately transferred to the TelCove Parties; and

 

WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the TelCove Parties desire to assume,
in whole or in part, certain contracts and leases related to the CLEC Assets
that are described on Schedule 2.2 (the “Assumed Contracts”
and each, individually, an “Assumed Contract”), which TelCove has
elected to have the ACC Parties assume pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code and
assign to the TelCove Parties.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.   DEFINITIONS

 

1.1                                 Defined
Terms.  Each of the following terms
has the meaning given to such term in the section referenced below:

 

 

	
  Term

  	
   

  	
  Section

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ACC

  	
   

  	
  Preamble

  
	
  ACC Parties

  	
   

  	
  Preamble

  
	
  Effective Date

  	
   

  	
  Section 3.1

  
	
  Global Agreement

  	
   

  	
  Preamble

  
	
  TelCove

  	
   

  	
  Preamble

  
	
  CLEC Assets

  	
   

  	
  Recitals

  
	
  Assumed
  Contracts

  	
   

  	
  Recitals

  
	
  TelCove Parties

  	
   

  	
  Preamble

  

 

Furthermore, any capitalized term used but
not defined herein has the meaning given to such term in the Global Agreement.

 

1.2                                 Clarifications.  Reference herein to “both parties” or “either
party” refers to the ACC Parties individually and collectively as one party,
and to the TelCove Parties individually and collectively as the other party;
reference to “each party” refers, for the ACC Parties, to each of the ACC
Parties, and for the TelCove Parties, to each of the TelCove Parties; and for
the ACC Parties or the TelCove Parties as the first party, reference to the “other
party” refers, respectively, to the TelCove Parties individually and
collectively, or to the ACC Parties individually and collectively.

 

ARTICLE II.   CONVEYANCE
AND ASSIGNMENT TO THE TELCOVE PARTIES

 

2.1                                 Conveyance
of CLEC Assets.  Subject to Article III,
the ACC Parties do hereby sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to each
TelCove Party all right, title and interest, legal or equitable, in or to the
CLEC Assets that are designated on Schedule 2.1 as being
transferred to such TelCove Party as transferee thereof, free and clear of all
Liens, subject to the proration of personal property taxes or other taxes or
amounts to be prorated between the parties pursuant to Section 4.6 of the
Global Agreement.  The ACC Parties
represent and warrant that the CLEC Assets are located at the locations
specified on Schedule 2.1.

 

2.2                                 Assignment
and Assumption of Assumed Contracts. 
Schedule 2.2 sets forth a list of the Assumed Contracts to
which an ACC Party is a party, and describes any limitations or special
provisions relating to the assignment of each such Assumed Contract by the ACC
Parties to one of the TelCove Parties.  Effective
as of the Effective Date and subject to any limitations or other provisions set
forth on Schedule 2.2, the ACC Party obligated under such Assumed
Contract, as assignor, hereby assigns and transfers such rights, title and
interest to be assigned under such Assumed Contract (as described on Schedule 2.2)
to the TelCove Party designated on Schedule 2.2 as assignee for
such Assumed Contract, and such TelCove Party designated as assignee hereby
assumes and agrees to pay, discharge and perform the obligations and
liabilities under such Assumed Contract (as described on Schedule 2.2)
that are attributable to and arise under such Assumed Contract after the
applicable Effective Date.  With respect
to each such Assumed Contract assigned and assumed pursuant to the preceding
sentence, except as described on Schedule 2.2, the ACC Parties
shall retain all obligations and liabilities under such Assumed Contract that
arise with respect to the time period ending on the Effective Date.

 

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2.3                                 ACC
Cure Amounts.  No “cure amounts” are
owed with respect to the Assumed Contracts. 
The ACC Parties shall be responsible for and pay any current payables
due with respect to the time period prior to the date hereof under the terms of
the Assumed Contracts.

 

ARTICLE III.   SPECIAL
PROVISIONS

 

3.1                                 Effective
Date.

 

(a)                                  The
effective date of the transfer of legal title to each CLEC Asset and of the
assignment and assumption of the rights and obligations under each Assumed
Contract pursuant to the terms of Sections 2.1 and 2.2 above (the “Effective
Date”) shall be the date hereof except that if the Consent of any third
party is required that has not been obtained with respect to the transfer of
legal title to any such CLEC Asset or the assignment and assumption of any such
Assumed Contract pursuant to the terms hereof, then the Effective Date with
respect to that CLEC Asset or Assumed Contract shall be the date upon which
such Consent is obtained, and upon the receipt of such Consent, legal title to
such CLEC Asset or the rights and obligations to such Assumed Contract shall be
automatically transferred and assigned by the ACC Parties and received and
assumed by the TelCove Parties pursuant to the terms of Section 2.1 or
2.2, as the case may be, by the force hereof without further instrument of
transfer, assignment or assumption.

 

(b)                                 If
the Consent of any third party to transfer legal title to any such CLEC Asset
or to assign the rights and obligations under any such Assumed Contract is
required and has not been obtained on or prior to the date hereof, then as of
the date hereof the beneficial ownership thereof shall be transferred to the
applicable TelCove Party, and pending receipt of such Consent, the ACC Parties
shall continue to hold legal title to such CLEC Asset or the rights and
obligations under such Assumed Contract while the TelCove Parties shall bear
the full benefits and burdens thereof pursuant to the Master Management
Agreement (regardless of whether legal title is ultimately transferred to the
TelCove Parties) and in any event, subject to (i) any applicable Law and
(ii) the terms of such Assumed Contract.

 

3.2                                 Third-Party
Consents.  If the Consent of any
third party is required that has not been obtained with respect to the transfer
of legal title to any CLEC Asset or the assignment of any Assumed Contract
pursuant to the terms hereof, the parties agree to use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain such Consent as soon as practicable.  If the parties fail to resolve any issues
related to the transfer of legal title to any such CLEC Asset or the rights to
and obligations under any such Assumed Contract by that date, then either party
may petition the Bankruptcy Court for appropriate redress.

 

ARTICLE IV.   LIMITATIONS
ON REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The ACC Parties are conveying the CLEC
Assets, pursuant to the terms hereof, “AS IS, WHERE IS” and “WITH ALL FAULTS,”
and without representation or warranty except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement.  The TelCove Parties, as the
transferees of the CLEC Assets, acknowledge and agree that as between itself
and the ACC Parties, as transferors, (i) that the CLEC Assets conveyed on
the applicable Effective Dates to each such transferee are of a design,
capability and manufacture acceptable to such transferee, (ii) that such
transferee is

 

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satisfied that such CLEC
Assets are suitable for its purposes, and (iii) that the applicable
transferor does not make, has not made and shall not be deemed to have made,
and hereby expressly disclaims, any representation or warranty, express or
implied, as to the condition, design, operation, merchantability or fitness for
use for a particular purpose of such CLEC Assets, as to the absence of latent
or other defects, whether or not discoverable, or any other representation or
warranty whatsoever, express or implied, with respect to such CLEC Assets
except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or the Global Agreement.

 

ARTICLE V.   TAX MATTERS

 

The parties shall endeavor in good faith to
reach agreement to the fair market values of the CLEC Assets and the Assumed
Contracts which, consistent with the Global Settlement Agreement, are
transferred for income tax purposes pursuant to this Agreement, and of any
other consideration received by the ACC Parties in exchange therefor.  Each party agrees to be bound by such
determination of fair market values for all income tax related purposes.

 

ARTICLE VI.   MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1                                 Execution
by ACC and TelCove on behalf of Affiliates. 
ACC shall cause its Affiliates that are not signatories hereto to comply
with the provisions of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof as if they were ACC
Parties and signatories hereto.  TelCove
shall cause its Affiliates that are not signatories hereto to comply with the
provisions of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof as if they were TelCove Parties
and signatories hereto.

 

6.2                                 Further
Assurances.  Subject to the terms
hereto, each party hereto agrees that from time to time after the applicable
Effective Dates, it will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and
delivered, such documents to the other party may reasonably request, in order
to more effectively vest in the TelCove Parties good title to the assets or
contract rights transferred or assigned thereto hereunder.

 

6.3                                 Successors
and Assigns.  Any TelCove Party may,
without any ACC Party’s consent, but with prior written notice, assign its
rights under this Agreement that relate to any CLEC Assets or Assumed
Contracts, as the case may be, to any Person to which such party sells, assigns
or otherwise transfers such assets or contracts.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns, and except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no other Person
shall have any right, benefit or obligation hereunder.

 

6.4                                 Controlling
Contract.  Except as provided in the
Global Agreement, this Agreement is subject to and controlled by the terms of
the Global Agreement.

 

6.5                                 Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page to this Agreement by telecopy shall be as effective as delivery
of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.  In proving this Agreement has been executed
by a party against which enforcement is sought, it shall not be necessary to
produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by such party.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the ACC Parties and
the TelCove Parties as of the date first above written.

 

	
  ACC PARTIES:

  	
  TELCOVE PARTIES:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ADELPHIA
  COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

  	
  ADELPHIA BUSINESS
  SOLUTIONS, INC., d/b/a

  TELCOVE

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Joe W. Bagan

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Robert E. Guth

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Joe W. Bagan, Senior Vice President &

  Chief Administrative Officer

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Robert E. Guth, President & Chief Executive
  Officer

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  EACH OF THE ACC PARTIES
  LISTED BELOW

  	
  EACH OF THE TELCOVE PARTIES LISTED

  BELOW

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Joe W. Bagan

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Robert E. Guth

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Joe W. Bagan, Senior Vice President &

  Chief Administrative Officer

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Robert E. Guth, President
  & Chief

  Executive Officer

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  OTHER ACC PARTY
  SIGNATORIES:

  	
   

  	
  OTHER TELCOVE PARTY SIGNATORIES:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  ACC OPERATIONS, INC.

  	
   

  	
  ADELPHIA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS ATLANTIC, INC.

  
	
   

  	
  ACC TELECOMMUNICATIONS,
  LLC

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  ACC TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF VIRGINIA, LLC

  	
   

  	
  ADELPHIA
  BUSINESS SOLUTIONS OPERATIONS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  ADELPHIA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS OF VIRGINIA, LLC

  

 

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