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Retention Agreement

 EXHIBIT 10.5 
 RETENTION AGREEMENT 
 This Retention Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of the
31st day of July, 2006 (“Effective Date”), by and between Norlight Telecommunications, Inc.
(“Norlight”) and James J. Ditter (“Executive”), and sometimes collectively referred to as the “Parties.” 
 RECITALS 
 A. Executive is employed by Norlight in an executive position. Norlight expects to engage in a transaction
whereby (i) all of its stock or substantially all of its assets will be sold or (ii) it will be spun-off by its parent (“Transaction”). Norlight has determined that it is in the best interests of Norlight to assure that Norlight
will have the continued commitment, dedication, and services of Executive for the Term (as defined in paragraph 2, below). 
 B. To encourage
Executive’s continued commitment, dedication, and services to Norlight pending the consummation of a Transaction, Norlight is providing Executive with a Retention Payment and other consideration (as defined in paragraph 6, below) pursuant to
the terms and conditions contained herein. 
 C. The Parties desire to set forth below the terms and conditions governing this Agreement.

 TERMS OF AGREEMENT 
 In consideration of the premises and mutual promises, representations, covenants and conditions herein contained, the Parties agree as follows: 
 1. Recitals Included. The above recitals are incorporated herein and made a part hereof. 
 2. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and terminate on the closing date of the Transaction, subject to paragraph 3 (“Term”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations contained in
paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 shall continue after the closing date of the Transaction as expressly set forth herein. 
 3. Failure
to Close. If the Transaction does not close by June 30, 2007, this Agreement shall be null and void and of no further effect. 
 4. At-Will Employment Status. Executive shall continue to be employed at-will. That is, either Executive or Norlight may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice.

 5. Duties. During the period of Executive’s employment with Norlight, Executive shall continue to: 

 a. perform such duties and functions as Norlight may require from time to time. Executive
agrees to use his or her best efforts in performing such services to promote the best interests of Norlight; 
 b. at all
times maintain and enhance the business and reputation of Norlight; 
 c. render services to Norlight to the best of
Executive’s ability, experience and knowledge; 
 d. comply with Norlight’s policies, rules, regulations, and
directives as shall be determined by Norlight from time to time; 
 e. assist in Norlight’s efforts to successfully close
the Transaction; and 
 f. diligently and competently devote Executive’s entire working time, attention and energies to
the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder. 
 6. Retention Payment and Outplacement Assistance: In addition
to Executive’s regular compensation and benefits and subject to the conditions set forth in paragraphs 7 and 8: 
 a.
Norlight shall pay to Executive a retention payment in the amount of $800,000, less all taxes and withholdings required by law, within ten (10) business days of any termination for which a payment is due to Executive pursuant to paragraphs 7
and 8 (“Retention Payment”); and 
 b. Norlight shall pay the cost of outplacement services for Executive for up to
one (1) year following any termination for which the Retention Payment is due to Executive up to a total cost of $15,000. Executive may select the outplacement services provider, provided that such selection is reasonably acceptable to
Norlight. The scope of services to be provided shall be as mutually agreed by Executive and Norlight. 
 7. Termination of
Executive: 
 a. If Norlight terminates Executive’s employment without cause before the closing date of the
Transaction, it shall pay Executive the Retention Payment at the time specified in paragraph 6. 
 b. If Norlight terminates
Executive’s employment for cause before the closing date of the Transaction, Executive will not be entitled to the Retention Payment. 
 c. For purposes of this paragraph 7, “cause” is defined as: (1) the failure of Executive to substantially perform the services as contemplated by this Agreement or the neglect by Executive of such
services, or the willful failure of Executive to perform a lawful task assigned to him by Norlight; (2) commission of a crime (other than minor traffic offenses) or acts of dishonesty, fraud or malfeasance by Executive in connection 

  

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with the performance of his duties hereunder; or (3) material breach by Executive of any of the policies or rules of Norlight. 
 8. Employment with the Purchaser: 
 a. Executive will not be entitled to the Retention Payment if the purchaser of Norlight’s stock or substantially all of its assets (the “Purchaser”) offers to engage Executive. Executive will be
entitled to the Retention Payment if the Purchaser does not offer to engage Executive. “Engage” shall mean and include engagement as an employee, independent contractor, consultant, advisor or in any other similar relationship.
Notwithstanding the foregoing: 
 i. If Executive accepts an engagement with the Purchaser and the Purchaser terminates the
engagement without cause within twelve (12) months of the closing date of the Transaction, the Purchaser will then pay Executive the Retention Payment. For purposes of this paragraph 8(a)(i), “cause” is defined as: (1) the
failure of Executive to substantially perform the duties of his job to the satisfaction of the Purchaser, the neglect by Executive of such duties, or the willful failure of Executive to perform a lawful task assigned to him by the Purchaser;
(2) commission of a crime (other than minor traffic offenses) or acts of dishonesty, fraud or malfeasance by Executive in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder; or (3) material breach by Executive of any of the policies
or rules of the Purchaser. 
 ii. If, within twelve (12) months of the closing date of the Transaction, the Purchaser
requires Executive to permanently relocate to an office located more than 35 miles from Norlight’s headquarters in Brookfield, Wisconsin, then Executive may elect to resign and the Purchaser will pay Executive the Retention Payment. Acceptance
of the relocation by Executive irrespective of its distance from Norlight’s headquarters in Brookfield, Wisconsin shall be deemed a waiver of the rights contained in this paragraph 8(a)(ii). 
 iii. If the compensation offered by the Purchaser is not at least equal to the Executive’s current base cash salary of $334,000 and
include at least an annual cash bonus opportunity of $120,000 at target and if the Executive does not participate in any available Executive Equity Plan equal to similarly situated executives at the company, or does not include substantially the
same responsibilities as the position held by Executive in each case as of the date of this Agreement, or if, at any time within twelve (12) months of the closing date of the Transaction, the initial compensation is substantially reduced or the
responsibilities of Executive’s position are substantially reduced without Executive’s consent, then Executive may elect to resign and the Purchaser will pay Executive the Retention Payment. 
 b. Norlight shall use commercially reasonable efforts to require the Purchaser to assume the obligations of this paragraph 8 as a
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Purchaser does not assume the obligations of this paragraph 8, the subsidiary of Journal Communications, Inc. which was known as Norlight Telecommunications,
Inc. prior to the closing of the Transaction will be responsible to Executive for fulfilling the obligations contained in this paragraph 8, provided further that if the subsidiary of Journal Communications, Inc. which was known as Norlight
Telecommunications, Inc. prior to the closing of the Transaction for any reason fails to be responsible for fulfilling the obligations contained in this paragraph 8(b), then Journal Communications, Inc. shall be responsible to Executive for
fulfilling the obligations contained in this paragraph 8. 
 9. Arbitration of Disputes. 
 a. All disputes arising out of or concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement shall be resolved timely and exclusively
by arbitration pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). Arbitration must be demanded within ninety (90) calendar days of the occurrence giving rise to demand. The arbitration opinion and award shall be final and
binding on the parties and enforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction. The parties shall share equally all costs of arbitration excepting that they shall bear their own attorneys fees. The parties will make reasonable efforts to conclude the
arbitration process expeditiously. 
 b. The arbitrator or arbitrators duly selected pursuant to the AAA Rules shall have the
same power and authority to order any remedy for violation of statute, regulation, or ordinance, as a court would have; and shall have the same power to order discovery as a federal district court has under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This
clause is intended by the parties to be enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act. Should it be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction that the Act does not apply, then it shall be enforceable under the arbitration statute of the
state of Wisconsin. The arbitration hearing shall be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
 c. This paragraph 9 shall survive the
termination of the employment relationship and of this Agreement. 
 10. Miscellaneous. 
 a. Amendment or Alteration. No amendment or alteration of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and
signed by the Parties. 
 b. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of Wisconsin applicable to agreements made and to be performed therein. 
 c. Severability. The
holding of any provisions of this Agreement to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. 
  

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 d. Entire Agreement and Binding Effect. This Agreement contains the entire
agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective legal representatives, heirs, distributees, successors and assigns. 
 e. Prior Agreements. This Agreement shall supersede all prior employment agreements, severance agreements or any other agreements
concerning the subject matter of this Agreement. 
 f. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. 
 g. Headings. The section headings appearing in this Agreement are for purposes of easy reference and shall not be considered a part of this Agreement or in any way modify, amend or affect its provisions.

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written. 
  

							
	Norlight Telecommunications, Inc.	 		 	James J. Ditter
				
	By:	 	 /s/    Steven J. Smith
  
	 		 	 /s/    James J. Ditter
  

		 	Steven J. Smith	 		 	
	Its:	 	Chairman of the Board of Directors	 		 	
		 		 		 	
	Dated:	 	July 31, 2006	 		 	Dated: July 26, 2006
	
	Journal Communications, Inc. as guarantor as provided
in paragraph 8
				
	By:	 	 /s/    Steven J. Smith
  
	 		 	
		 	Steven J. Smith	 		 	
	Its:	 	Chairman of the Board of Directors	 		 	
				
	Dated:	 	July 31, 2006	 		 	

  

 5Fiber Optic Joint Construction and Exchnage Agreement

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 WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
RULE 24b-2. 
 FIBER OPTIC JOINT CONSTRUCTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT 
 THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made, entered into, and effective as of the 30th day of November, 1999, by and between McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc., an Iowa corporation (“McLeodUSA”)
and Norlight Telecommunications, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (“Norlight”). 
 BACKGROUND 
  

	A.	McLeodUSA and Norlight are each constructing fiber optic networks in and around Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and other states as further described in Exhibit A.

  

	B.	McLeodUSA and Norlight desire to jointly construct fiber optic cables and enter into an exchange of an Indefeasible Right of Use (“IRU”) of McLeodUSA Fibers in the
Norlight Cable and Norlight Fibers in the McLeodUSA Cable, upon all the terms and conditions set forth below. 

 DEFINITIONS

 The following terms are used in this Agreement: 
 A. “Acceptance Notice” or “Joint Acceptance Notice” means the notice of acceptance or deemed acceptance of a Segment and/or entire route given by both parties pursuant to Article V after both
Owner’s and IRU Grantee’s Fibers have been tested and found acceptable. 
 B. “Constructing Party” is the company responsible for the
design, construction, and installation of the Cable. The Constructing Party may be either the Owner of the Cable or the IRU Grantee. 
 C. “Construction
Costs” is the firm price specified in the applicable Exhibit A and includes the actual labor and material Cable construction/installation costs, engineering, and construction supervision costs, but does not include labor or material markups
and/or profit. 
 D. “Construction Standards” means the specifications for the supply and installation of the Fibers, including Fiber
specifications, attached hereto as Exhibit C. 
 E. “Dark Fiber” means Fiber between two specified locations that has no optronics or electronics
attached to it. 
 F. “Effective Date” is the date the IRU commences after the Cable is tested and both the Owner and IRU Grantee accept their
respective Fibers within a Segment. 

 G. “Fiber” means a glass strand or strands which is/are protected by a color coded buffer tube and which is/are
used to transmit a communication signal along the glass strand in the form of pulses of light. 
 H. “Fiber Optic Cable” or “Cable” means
a collection of Fibers contained in color coded buffer tubes with a protective outer covering, which covering includes stiffening rods and filler. 
 I.
“Indefeasible Right of Use” or “IRU” is an exclusive and irrevocable right, subject to the term in Article II, to use the McLeodUSA IRU Fibers or the Norlight IRU Fibers, as applicable, provided, however, that granting of such
IRU does not convey legal title to the Fibers. 
 J. “IRU Fibers” means the fibers obtained by the IRU Grantee in the other Owner’s Cable.

 K. “IRU Grantee” means the party obtaining IRU Fibers in the Owner’s Cable. 
 L. “McLeodUSA Cable” means the Cable owned by McLeodUSA containing Dark Fibers in which Norlight has an IRU pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. 
 M. “Nonconstucting Party” is the company not responsible for designing, constructing and installing the Cable. The Nonconstructing Party may be either the
Cable Owner or IRU Grantee. 
 N. “Norlight Cable” means the Cable owned by Norlight containing Dark Fibers in which McLeodUSA has an IRU pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement. 
 O. “Optical Splice Point” means the point where one party’s Fiber is connected to the other party’s
Cable. 
 P. “Owner” means the respective owner of the Norlight Cable and McLeodUSA Cable. 
 Q. “Proportionate Share” refers to shared costs or reimbursements calculated by multiplying total costs or reimbursements by the ratio between the number of
the party’s Fibers to the total Fiber count in the affected or adjacent Cable(s). 
 R. “Rights” see Article XV for definition. 
 S. “Segments” are portions of Cable routes specified in Exhibit A of this Agreement which are capable of being tested and accepted. 

 In consideration of their mutual promises, the parties expressly agree as follows:

 ARTICLE I 
 FIBER OPTIC
EXCHANGE 
 1.1 Norlight desires to obtain an IRU for single-mode optical fiber in a Cable owned by McLeodUSA specifically described in Exhibit A to this
Agreement, which is incorporated into this Agreement by reference. From time to time additional routes may be added by amending Exhibit A to this Agreement. For each IRU granted, a separate Exhibit A, executed by both parties, will be attached
hereto, titled so as to identify the Cable route and resulting IRU. Upon Joint Acceptance of a Segment by both Norlight and McLeodUSA, McLeodUSA grants an IRU to Norlight for the IRU Fibers specified in the applicable Exhibit A. At the time of Joint
Acceptance, the Constructing Party warrants that it provides good and clear title to the Norlight IRU Fibers, such IRU Fibers being free and clear of all liens. Upon Acceptance, McLeodUSA also grants a non-exclusive right to use tangible and
intangible property Norlight needs to use its IRU Fibers, including, but not limited to, cable sheathing, troughing, pedestals, slack containers, and related equipment, but excluding any electronic or optronic equipment. Norlight shall be entitled
to use its IRU Fibers for any lawful purposes subject to i) agreeing to be bound by all laws, regulations and any requirements of Rights agreements relating to access, ii) agreeing to appoint McLeodUSA as its agent for matters relating to access to
the Rights and iii) agreeing to notify McLeodUSA of any transfer and obtaining from any transferee undertakings to be bound by the above as per the terms and conditions of the Rights agreements. 
 1.2 McLeodUSA desires to obtain an IRU for single-mode optical fiber in a Cable owned by Norlight specifically described in Exhibit A to this Agreement. From time to
time additional routes may be added by amending Exhibit A to this Agreement. For each IRU granted, a separate Exhibit A, executed by both parties, will be attached hereto, titled so as to identify the Cable route and resulting IRU. Upon Joint
Acceptance of a Segment by both McLeodUSA and Norlight, Norlight grants an IRU to McLeodUSA for the IRU Fibers specified in the applicable Exhibit A. At the time of Joint Acceptance, the Constructing Party warrants that it provides good and clear
title to the McLeodUSA IRU Fibers, such IRU Fibers being free and clear of all liens. Upon Acceptance, Norlight also grants a non-exclusive right to use tangible and intangible property McLeodUSA needs to use its IRU Fibers, including, but not
limited to, cable sheathing, troughing, pedestals, slack containers, and related equipment, but excluding any electronic or optronic equipment. McLeodUSA shall be entitled to use its IRU Fibers for any lawful purposes subject to i) agreeing to be
bound by all laws, regulations and any requirements of Rights agreements relating to access, ii) agreeing to appoint Norlight as its agent for matters relating to access to the Rights and iii) agreeing to notify Norlight of any transfer and
obtaining from any transferee undertakings to be bound by the above as per the terms and conditions of the Rights agreements. 
 1.3 Consideration for the
rights granted in Article I shall be the grant of IRUs as specified in Exhibit A. For reciprocal IRUs, the parties intend that such exchanges of McLeodUSA IRU Fibers for Norlight IRU Fibers will be classified for income tax purposes as an exchange
of property pursuant to Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Accordingly, for accounting purposes and for federal and all applicable state and local income tax purposes, McLeodUSA shall be
treated as the owner of the McLeodUSA IRU Fibers and Norlight shall be treated as the owner of the 

 
Norlight IRU Fibers. To the greatest extent possible, delivery of the respective IRUs shall occur simultaneously on a date mutually agreed to by both parties
and indicated on the respective Exhibits A. Notwithstanding the preceding, delivery of the respective IRUs may occur upon agreement of the parties and due to construction related delays in cable pulling or splicing work, to occur on separate dates,
but in no event more than one hundred eighty (180) days apart and the parties shall take such action, or refrain from action, as the case may be, to ensure such timing and delivery falls within the mandatory requirement of the Code. 

ARTICLE II 
 EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM

 2.1 The IRU Grantee will be entitled to use the IRU Fibers upon the Joint Acceptance of a route Segment. The initial IRU term shall start upon Joint
Acceptance (“Effective Date”) and shall terminate on the earlier of twenty (20) years from the Effective Date of the last Segment of the routes described in Exhibit A, but in any event no later than year 2022, or at the end of the
economic useful life of the IRU Fibers as determined by the IRU Grantee. The IRU Grantee will have an option to renew the term for two (2) additional ten (10) year periods. An election by either party to extend the term for its IRU Fibers
must be given in writing to the Owner at least one (1) year prior to the expiration of the then current term or extension. If the IRU Grantee determines that its IRU Fibers have reached the end of their economically useful life or otherwise
desires not to retain the IRU in a Segment, the IRU Grantee shall have the right to abandon the IRU with respect to that Segment by written notice to the Owner in accordance with Article XX of this Agreement. 
 2.2 Exhibit A’s for additional routes may be separately executed and incorporated into this Agreement for a period of three (3) years after the execution of
this Agreement. Such exercise period shall automatically renew for two (2) additional one-year periods, unless either party notifies the other in writing at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the then current term.

 2.3 Expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not affect the rights or obligations of any party with respect to any payments of expenses incurred
prior to the date of termination or pursuant to Article XII (Taxes); Article XIII (Liability); Article XV (Required Rights); and Article XXVI (Dispute Resolution). 
 ARTICLE III 
 SCHEDULE 
 The target dates for completion of route Segments are contained in Exhibit A. 
 ARTICLE IV 
 CABLE CONSTRUCTION 
 4.1 The Constructing Party shall
be responsible for designing, engineering, constructing, and installing the Owner’s Cable (“Work”) in the service areas respectively 

 
described in Exhibit A. The Owner’s Cable will include IRU Fibers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Constructing Party shall complete
each Segment’ s Work in accordance with a mutually agreeable schedule, with the completion of the Work as specified in Exhibit A. Upon completion of a Segment, the Constructing Party shall notify the Nonconstructing Party in writing, requesting
the Nonconstructing Party’s acceptance of its Fibers. 
 4.2 The Constructing Party is responsible for the supervision of each subcontractor’s
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 
 4.3 The Constructing Party shall provide the labor, material, services, and equipment required
to complete the Work in accordance with the requirements set forth in Exhibit C. If mutually agreed, the Nonconstructing Party may purchase the Cable for the Segment with Proportionate Share reimbursement to be made by the Constructing Party within
30 days after invoice. The Constructing Party shall comply in all material respects with any and all applicable building, construction and safety codes for the Work as well as any and all other applicable federal, state and local laws, codes,
ordinances, statutes and regulations. 
 4.4 Within a reasonable time after both parties execute the applicable Exhibit A and without unreasonable delay, the
Constructing Party shall complete the preliminary route engineering and develop a scope of work to complete the applicable routes described in Exhibit A in accordance with the criteria set forth in the Construction Standards. As soon as reasonably
practical, and at least thirty (30) days prior to the start of construction, the Constructing Party shall provide the engineered routes, including planned location of shelters, and specifications to the Nonconstructing Party for its review and
approval, as well as copies of permits, if requested by the Nonconstructing Party. The Nonconstructing Party shall review the engineered routes to determine the access points to its Fibers, and, if insufficient, the Nonconstructing Party shall
identify and provide the Constructing Party the location of terminations, loops and access to the Nonconstructing Party’s Cables so that the Constructing Party can engineer such required access. Nonconstructing Party shall provide Constructing
Party with required access points within ten (10) business days after receiving Constructing Party’s engineered routes. For additional access after Joint Acceptance, the IRU Grantee shall request such work not less than ninety
(90) days in advance of the date the connection is requested to be completed. Such work will be restricted to a Planned System Work Period (“PSWP”), unless otherwise agreed to in writing for specific projects. The IRU Grantee shall
pay the Owner’s costs for each connection performed by the Owner within thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of the Owner’s invoice. 
 4.5 The Constructing Party shall bear the risk of loss for all Work until Joint Acceptance as provided in this Agreement. However, the Constructing Party shall not be responsible for any such loss due to the negligent or intentional actions
or omissions of the Nonconstructing Party. 

 4.6 The Constructing Party and the Nonconstructing Party shall mutually agree to a joint inspection schedule, and both
parties shall have the right subject to the protocols of the Rights agreements to inspect the Work at all stages and at all times. The parties shall use their best efforts to keep a competent inspector available during the construction. During
inspections, the Nonconstructing Party will have neither the responsibility nor authority for directing the work of contractors performing the Work. 
 4.7
In connection with the Work, the Constructing Party shall have the following duties and obligations: 
 (a) The Constructing Party shall
acquire easements, Rights, conduit or other leases, fee interests and other rights as well as secure any and all other long-term permits, in the name of the Owner, necessary and requisite for constructing the Owner’s Cable. Each Constructing
Party represents and warrants that it will perform all necessary actions regarding the acquisition of land and easements for building the Owner’s Cable, including, without limitation: 
  

	 	(1)	Such limited title searches to ascertain the validity of title in present landowners along the Cable route as the Owner deems necessary; and 

  

	 	(2)	Acquire easements, indefeasible rights of use, rights-of-way, conduit or other leases, fee interests and other rights which are recorded (as applicable and to the extent deemed
necessary by the Owner) in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of the appropriate county or such other offices as may be appropriate to enable the Owner to grant the IRU contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation, rights, licenses,
authorizations, rights-of-way, and other agreements necessary for the use of poles, conduit, cable, wire or other physical plant facilities; provided, however, both parties acknowledge and agree that, subject to the obligations set forth in
Subarticle 15.2, such acquired easements, indefeasible rights of use, rights-of-way, conduit or other leases, fee interests and other rights may not extend for the IRU initial term. 

 (b) The Constructing Party shall use its reasonable efforts to protect all property of Rights owners and any adjacent property, and shall use its
reasonable efforts to take precautions for the safety of its employees and subcontractors on, in, or about the site and shall comply with applicable federal, state and municipal safety laws and building codes. 
 (c) During the course of the Work, the Constructing Party shall procure any and all permits and licenses of a temporary nature, and all Rights access that
are necessary for performance thereof (e.g., bridge, rail, and 

 
interstate highway crossings) and the Constructing Party shall observe and abide in all material respects with all applicable restrictions and all laws,
regulations, ordinances, and other rules of any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Work. 
 (d) The Constructing Party shall
provide the Nonconstructing Party written notification and obtain the approval of the Nonconstructing Party of any changes during construction that would affect the Nonconstructing Party’s access (including end-points) to its Fibers.

 4.8 The Constructing Party and Nonconstructing Party may by written agreement make changes in, additions to, and omissions from Cable Segments, including
reciprocal extensions mutually agreed to in writing by the parties to the routes initially described in Exhibit A. The Constructing Party shall use its reasonable efforts to promptly proceed with the performance of the Work with respect thereto as
so changed. The cost and time for performance shall be equitably adjusted to compensate for increased or decreased costs of performance or time of performance resulting from such changes, additions, and omissions. 
 4.9 The Constructing Party shall provide the Nonconstructing Party a written monthly status report including a Work schedule for Segments up to and through final
completion of all Segments, including a status of work in process, estimated completion dates, issues affecting the completion of Work, Segments completed, and any other information reasonably requested by the Nonconstructing Party. 
 4.10 If either party fails to deliver a Segment on or before the estimated completion/delivery date in the applicable Exhibit A, then such party shall be designated as a
“Late Party” and the parties shall designate representatives to meet and review the status of the Late Party’s Segment(s). The Late Party shall provide within fourteen (14) days of the estimated completion/delivery date, a plan
and schedule to complete construction, installation, and testing of the Segment(s) to meet the requirements of Article 1.3. 
 ARTICLE V

 ACCEPTANCE 
 5.1 At the completion of a
Segment’s construction, the Constructing Party shall provide the Nonconstructing Party the opportunity to perform, subject to the protocols of the Rights agreements, a physical inspection. In addition, Constructing Party shall provide the
acceptance test plan (“ATP”) and test results for the Nonconstructing Party’s Fibers in accordance with the requirements of Exhibit D. The Nonconstructing Party, subject to the protocols of the Rights agreements, shall be provided the
opportunity to observe the Constructing Party’s tests. Both parties shall provide an Acceptance Notice to the other in the form of Exhibit E (“Joint Acceptance”) for its respective Fibers. 

 5.2 Within seven (7) days after receiving the ATP and test results, the Nonconstructing Party shall inspect the Work
and its Fibers in accordance with the Construction Standards and the Exhibit D acceptance tests. The Nonconstructing Party shall then provide the Acceptance Notice or indicate its Fibers do not meet the specifications set out in Exhibits C or D,
giving notice to the Constructing Party of any claim with respect to the Nonconstructing Party’s Fibers. The Constructing Party will cooperate with the Nonconstructing Party to provide additional documentation that would reasonably allow the
Nonconstructing Party to evaluate the acceptability of its Fibers. In addition, the Nonconstructing Party shall be allowed, subject to the protocols of the Rights agreements, to conduct its own tests, at the Nonconstructing Party’s expense, to
determine acceptability of its Fibers. Issuance of an Acceptance Notice or failure to issue a notice of defective Work during the time period indicated above shall constitute “Acceptance” of the Work by Nonconstructing Party, but such
Acceptance shall not invalidate the Warranty described in this Agreement. The Constructing Party shall take required actions, including retesting Fibers, until all Fibers conform to the specifications in Exhibits C and D. 
 5.3 Upon Joint Acceptance of a Segment and, if applicable, payment of shared Construction Costs, Proportionate Share Rights fees and incremental Fiber costs, title to
that Cable Segment shall vest in the Owner listed in Exhibit A, with IRU Grantee receiving grant to its IRU Fibers. 
 5.4 Any disputes as to Acceptance of
IRU Fibers shall be resolved in accordance with Article XXVI. 
 ARTICLE VI 
 DOCUMENTATION 
 6.1 The Constructing Party shall deliver to the Nonconstructing Party complete
documentation regarding the as-built condition of the Cable. This documentation (hereinafter referred to as the “Documentation”) shall consist of the following: 
 (a) As-Built Drawings prepared in accordance with the specifications set forth in Exhibit F. 
 (b) Names of
all manufacturers whose optical fiber cable, associated splices and other equipment are used in installing and providing fiber optic network services. 
 (c) Technical specifications of the optical fiber cable, associated splices and other equipment used in installing and providing fiber optic network services. 
 (d) Summary of Rights and easement providers and recurring fee schedule. 
 6.2 The Documentation shall be supplied within ninety (90) days after Acceptance of each Segment. 

 ARTICLE VII 
 FRANCHISE/LICENSE/PERMIT FEES, AND CO-LOCATION AGREEMENTS 
 7.1 Each party will be responsible for entering into any
co-location agreements with Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers for its IRU Fibers. 
 7.2 Each party will be responsible for the appropriate
government filings, licenses, or other requirements to place its Fibers into operation, including, but not limited to, municipal licenses and/or franchise agreements (excluding Rights agreements). 
 7.3 Pole attachment, permit and permit application fees, Rights fees, easement fees or any other fees related to the construction of Fiber Optic Cable will initially be
the responsibility of and paid for by the Constructing Party, subject to reimbursement and annual Rights cost sharing provisions of Article VIII. 
 ARTICLE VIII 
 PAYMENT 
 8.1 For
the joint construction and IRU exchange in this Agreement, McLeodUSA and Norlight shall pay for Construction Costs and initial and annual Rights or easement fees as indicated in Exhibit A. Exhibit A will be amended by Proportionate Share should
annual Rights or easement fees be instituted or changed by government agencies or taxing authorities during the term of this Agreement. In addition, the parties will pay their Proportionate Share for the Fiber Optic Cable. Further, the IRU Grantee
for each Segment will pay an annual maintenance fee for routine maintenance. Emergency maintenance will be paid in accordance with Article IX. 
 In the
event one party obtains an IRU in a third party’s Cable and subsequently grants an IRU to the other party to this Agreement, cost sharing, including maintenance fees, will also apply. However, payment terms may vary for the subsequent IRU grant
and those terms will be separately negotiated and included in the applicable Exhibit A. 
 8.2 For joint construction, payment will be made as follows:

 (a) For the purposes of this Agreement, Construction Costs for all Segments shall be jointly agreed to before construction begins and
included in the applicable Exhibit A. Construction Costs will include a mutually agreed to mark-up for construction supervision, splicing, and engineering if those tasks are performed in-house. 
  

	 	(1)	20% upon the start of construction 

  

	 	(2)	70% of the value of each Segment shall be paid upon Segment Joint Acceptance 

  

	 	(3)	10% upon delivery of Documentation 

 (b) The Constructing Party shall also be entitled to reimbursement from the Nonconstructing Party for
Rights fees, permit and easement fees, as indicated in the applicable Exhibit A, necessary to construct the Cable and actually paid by the Constructing Party, to be paid within thirty (30) days of invoice. After Joint Acceptance, the Owner
shall be entitled to reimbursement from the IRU Grantee for annual Rights or easement fees, as indicated in the applicable Exhibit A, to be paid within thirty (30) days of invoice, based on fees actually paid. 
 (c) The Nonconstructing Party will pay the Proportionate Share for the Fiber Optic Cable within thirty (30) days after invoice. If mutually agreed,
the Nonconstructing Party may purchase the Cable for the Segment with reimbursement to be made by the Constructing Party for its Proportionate Share within thirty (30) days after invoice. 
 (d) An annual maintenance fee for routine maintenance will be paid by the IRU Grantee to the Cable Owner. After Joint Acceptance, the IRU Grantee shall
pay the Owner an annual routine maintenance fee as set forth in the attached Exhibit A within thirty (30) days after invoice. The IRU Grantee shall pay the Owner for routine maintenance of its Fibers based upon the actual route miles without
regard to the estimated mileage set forth in Exhibit A. Routine maintenance fees shall be adjusted every five (5) years by using the Consumer Price Index (all city index), published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of
Labor. The routine maintenance fee shall adjust by the same percentage of increase that the Consumer Price Index published on each fifth (5th) anniversary date has increased over the Consumer Price Index published on the date of this Agreement.

 8.3 Each Constructing Party shall be responsible for splicing and testing to provide the Nonconstructing Party’s Fibers. After Joint Acceptance,
Owner’s cost for additional splicing and testing for the IRU Grantee to access the IRU Fibers will be billed to and paid by the IRU Grantee within thirty (30) days after invoice. 
 8.4 The Nonconstructing Party shall have the right to audit Constructing Party’s books and records relating to Constructing Party’s costs which are not fixed
in advance and for which Constructing Party, under the terms of this Agreement, seeks reimbursement or contribution thereof from Nonconstructing Party. The IRU Grantee shall have the right to audit the Owner’s books and records relating to the
Owner’s costs which are not fixed in advance and for which the Owner, under the terms of this Agreement, seeks reimbursement or contribution thereof from the IRU Grantee. 
 ARTICLE IX 
 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 
 9.1 Each Owner warrants that its Cable will be maintained in accordance with prevailing telecommunications industry standards, and with the Maintenance Standards
contained in Exhibit G of this Agreement. 

 9.2 All routine maintenance and repair functions and emergency maintenance and repair functions, including
“one-call” responses, cable locate services, and necessary relocation of the Owner’s Cable containing the IRU Grantee’s Fibers, shall be performed by the Owner or its designee for a period coterminous with the term of this
Agreement at Owner’s expense, unless the parties otherwise agree in writing. 
 (a) Emergency Maintenance. Owner shall respond to any
failure, interruption or impairment in the operation of the IRU Fibers within four (4) hours after receiving a report of any such failure, interruption or impairment. Owner shall use its reasonable efforts to perform maintenance and repair to
correct any failure, interruption or impairment in the operation of the IRU Fibers within eight (8) hours in accordance with the procedures set forth in Exhibit G. The IRU Grantee shall pay a Proportionate Share for emergency maintenance,
payable within thirty (30) days after invoice. 
 (b) Routine Maintenance. Owner shall schedule and perform specific periodic maintenance
and repair checks and services, as set forth in Routine Maintenance Standards, attached as Exhibit G. Additional maintenance can be performed from time to time on the IRU Fibers at Owner’s reasonable discretion, or upon IRU Grantee’s
reasonable request with reasonable advance notice to Owner. The annual maintenance fee described in Article VIII covers all routine maintenance. 
 9.3 In
the event Owner, or others acting on the Owner’s behalf, at any time during the term of this Agreement, or any extension thereof, discontinues maintenance and/or repair of the Owner’s Cable, the IRU Grantee, or others acting on the IRU
Grantee’s behalf, shall have the right, but not the obligation, to thereafter provide for the maintenance and repair of IRU Fibers in the Owner’s Cable at the IRU Grantee’s sole cost and expense. If the Owner discontinues maintenance,
the IRU Grantee shall not pay the annual routine maintenance fees in Subarticle 8.2(d) of this Agreement, and shall be entitled to a refund of any pre-paid maintenance fees within thirty (30) days after discontinuance of maintenance. The IRU
Grantee shall use contractors pre-approved by the Owner, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and shall be deemed approved after the expiration of a thirty (30) day notice period. Any maintenance and/or repair
discontinuance shall be upon no less than six (6) months’ prior written notice by the Owner to IRU Grantee. In the event of such discontinuance, Owner shall obtain for IRU Grantee, or others acting in IRU Grantee’s behalf, adequate
access to the easements or Rights on or within which the IRU Fibers are located, for the purpose of permitting the IRU Grantee, or others acting on the IRU Grantee’s behalf, to undertake maintenance and repair of the IRU Fibers. 
 9.4 The Cable Owner shall provide reasonable advance notice to the IRU Grantee of maintenance or repairs that may affect the IRU Fibers. IRU Grantee shall have the
right, subject to the protocols of the Rights providers, to have a representative present any time maintenance or repairs are performed which may affect the IRU Fibers. 

 ARTICLE X 
 SPLICING 
 10.1 IRU Fibers may be physically spliced into the Owner’s Cable. Splicing requires penetration of
the Cable sheath, exposing the Fibers within the sheath. In order to maintain the integrity of Owner’s Cable after Joint Acceptance, the Owner, or a contractor operating under Owner’s direction, must perform all splicing performed on the
Owner’s Cable. 
 10.2 For future expansion at existing splice points, Owner will perform the necessary splicing upon written or email request by IRU
Grantee. Normal requests for splicing shall be submitted at least ten (10) days prior to the requested splicing date, and expedited requests shall be submitted at least 72 hours prior to the requested splicing date. Owner shall obtain any and
all permits necessary for such splicing. IRU Grantee agrees that it will not perform any splicing or interfere in any manner with the Owner’s Cable. After Joint Acceptance, the cost of splicing Fibers into Owner’s Cable will be borne by
the IRU Grantee. The Optical Splice Points for each route shall be included in the engineered drawings which are subject to the review/approval procedure in Article 4.4. The Constructing Party shall provide the IRU Grantee with a splicing and splice
testing schedule(s) so IRU Grantee’s representative may be present, subject to protocols of Rights agreements. Splicing documentation (ATP and test results) will be provided by Constructing Party within ninety (90) days after splicing is
completed. 
 10.3 IRU Grantee shall provide thirty (3O) days written notification to the Owner if a new splice point is needed after initial Joint
Acceptance of a Segment. 
 10.4 All splicing will be performed by the fusion splicing method or by any other method that is mutually agreed to in writing by
the parties. 
 ARTICLE XI 
 WARRANTIES 
 11.1 Each Constructing Party warrants at the time of Joint Acceptance its constructed Cable(s) to be of good workmanship and
materials, except any materials which are separately warranted by the manufacturer, and further warrants the Nonconstructing Party’s Fibers to perform and operate in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications and industry standards
in Exhibit D. 
 11.2 Each Constructing Party represents and warrants that all equipment and materials to be used in the construction of NonConstructing
Party’s Fibers covered by this Agreement will be new, of good quality, properly constructed and/or installed, free of defects, and in conformity with the requirements of this Agreement. Such warranty shall be effective, with respect to each
specific Segment for a period of one (1) year from Acceptance. All work not conforming to the specifications set out in Exhibit C may be considered defective by the Nonconstructing Party and the Constructing Party shall immediately replace any
damaged or defective Work at its own expense. The Constructing Party shall use reasonable efforts to promptly repair or replace all such 

 
defective Work; provided that the Constructing Party shall repair or replace such defective Work within thirty (30) days following its confirmation of
the defect, unless reasonable circumstances dictate a shorter or longer period, in which event the parties shall in good faith mutually agree upon such period. All replaced defective equipment or items shall become the sole property of the
Constructing Party. 
 11.3 Nonconstructing Party’s sole and exclusive remedy and the Constructing Party’s sole and exclusive maximum liability
under the warranties contained in this Article shall be, at the sole option of the Constructing Party, to repair (with new or functionally operative parts) or replace any defective portion of its Cable of which Constructing Party receives notice
during the warranty period, provided that Constructing Party is promptly notified in writing upon discovery by Nonconstructing Party that any portion of the Nonconstructing Party’s Fibers has failed to conform with the terms of this Agreement,
such writing to include an explanation of alleged defects. 
 11.4 In addition to the foregoing warranties, each Constructing Party hereby assigns to the
Nonconstructing Party, and the Nonconstructing Party shall have the benefit of, any and all contractors’ and suppliers’ warranties with respect to the material in the Cable. The Constructing Party agrees that its contracts with
subcontractors and suppliers shall require that such parties (i) consent to the assignment of such warranties (if any) to the Nonconstructing Party, and (ii) agree that such warranties (if any) shall be enforceable by the Nonconstructing
Party in its own name. The parties agree to cooperate with each other in the event that they have a similar warranty claim against contractor or supplier arising out of this Agreement. 
 11.5 Constructing Party’s warranties do not extend to defects caused by acts of God, accident, fire or other hazard, factors outside the Constructing Party’s reasonable control, nor resulting from
Nonconstructing Party’s, its designees or third parties misuse, neglect, alterations, storage, attempts to repair, or use of other supplies not meeting specifications. 
 THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONSTITUTE THE ONLY WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MCLEODUSA CABLE AND NORLIGHT CABLE AND ARE EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES IN THE EVENT OF BREACH OF SUCH WARRANTIES. SUCH WARRANTIES ARE IN
LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER PARTY SHALL IN ANY EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER FOR ANY REASON. 
 ARTICLE XII 
 TAXES 
 12.1 As used in this Article XII, “Tax” or “Taxes” shall mean any
and all taxes, fees, assessments, charges, levies, together with any penalties, fines, or interest thereon, (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Taxes”) imposed by any authority having the power to tax, including any city, county,
state, or federal government or quasi-governmental agency or taxing authority. 

 12.2 Upon IRU Grantee’s acceptance of its IRU Fibers, it shall be responsible for any and all sales, use, income,
gross receipts or other Tax assessed on the basis of revenues received by IRU Grantee pursuant to its use of its IRU Fibers. Upon IRU Grantee’s Acceptance of its IRU Fibers, it shall be solely responsible for any real or personal property Taxes
relating in any way to its IRU Fibers. IRU Grantee shall reimburse Owner for IRU Grantee’s Proportionate Share if Owner is assessed and pays any such Tax. However, in the event the Tax assessed is based upon the IRU Grantee’s use of its
IRU Fibers, the IRU Grantee shall be solely responsible for said Tax. The parties shall cooperate to minimize adverse tax consequences and may mutually amend this Agreement to improve their respective company’s tax positions. 
 12.3 Either party may in good faith, contest the imposition of any tax imposed against them in accordance with this Agreement; provided, however, that the contesting
party shall take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that the non-contesting party’s use of its fibers shall not be impaired, including, but not limited to, depositing the entire contested amount in escrow with the taxing authority.

 ARTICLE XIII 
 LIABILITY

 13.1 Neither Norlight nor McLeodUSA shall be liable to the other for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, but not
limited to, any claim from any customer for loss of services) arising under this Agreement or from any breach or partial breach of the provisions of this Agreement or arising out of any act or omission of either party hereto, its directors,
officers, employees, servants, contractors and/or agents. Both McLeodUSA and Norlight shall include in any agreement with any third party relating to the use of the McLeodUSA Cable or the Norlight Cable a waiver by such third party of any claim for
indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, any claim from any client or customer for loss of services) arising out of or as a result of any act or omission by either party hereto, its directors, officers,
employees, servants, contractors and/or agents. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, with respect to the performance or interruption of any services provided by the IRU Grantee through the IRU Fibers, the Owner will not be liable
for any damages (including without limitation, damages for harm to business, lost revenues, lost savings, or lost profits) claimed by the IRU Grantee or its end user customers or those to whom the IRU Grantee has entered into leases with or to whom
it has granted IRUs in accordance with Section 23.4. 
 13.2 Subject to the limitation on indirect, special, punitive, or consequential damages in
Article 13.1, each party assumes, releases and agrees to indemnify, defend, protect and save the other (including its directors, officers, agents, representatives and employees) harmless from and against any claim, damage, loss, liability, injury,
cost and expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) in connection with any loss or 

 
damage to any property or facilities of the indemnified party arising out of or resulting in any way from the acts or omissions to act, negligence or willful
misconduct of the indemnifying party, its directors, officers, employees, servants, contractors and/or agents in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations under the terms of this Agreement. The parties hereto expressly recognize and
agree that each parties’ obligation to indemnify, defend, protect and save the other harmless is not a material obligation to the continuing performance of the parties’ other obligations, if any, under the terms of this Agreement. In the
event a party shall fail for any reason to indemnify, defend, protect and save the other harmless, the indemnified party hereby expressly recognizes that its sole remedy in such event shall be the right to bring suit against the indemnifying party
for its damages as a result of the indemnifying party’s failure to so indemnify, defend, protect and save harmless. 
 13.3 Nothing contained herein
shall operate as a limitation on the right of either party hereto to bring an action for damages, including consequential damages, against any third party based on any acts or omissions of such third party as such acts or omissions may affect the
construction, operation or use of the McLeodUSA Cable, Norlight Cable or any IRU Fibers; provided, however, that each party hereto shall assign such rights or claims, execute such documents and do whatever else may be reasonably necessary to enable
the injured party to pursue any such action against such third party. 
 ARTICLE XIV 
 FORCE MAJEURE 
 The obligations of the parties hereto are subject to force majeure and neither
party shall be in default under this Agreement if any failure or delay in performance is caused by strike or other labor dispute; accidents; acts of God; fire; flood; earthquake; lightning; unusually severe weather; material or facility shortages or
unavailability not resulting from such party’s failure to timely place orders therefor; lack of transportation; legal inability to access property; acts of any governmental authority; government codes, ordinances, laws, rules and regulations or
restrictions (collectively “Regulations”) (but not to the extent the delay caused by such Regulations could be avoided by rerouting the Cable if such a reroute was commercially reasonable); condemnation or the exercise of rights of eminent
domain; war or civil disorder; or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of either party hereto. The excused party shall use reasonable efforts under the circumstances to avoid or remove such causes of non-performance and shall proceed to
perform with reasonable dispatch whenever such causes are removed or ceased. Notification shall be given by the excused party of the cause and of the estimated duration, when possible. 
 ARTICLE XV 
 PERMITS AND REQUIRED RIGHTS 
 15.1 The Constructing Party shall obtain on or before Joint Acceptance with respect to each Segment to be delivered hereunder, any and all right-of-way agreements,
easements, licenses, rights, or other agreements necessary for the use of poles, conduit, cable, wire, physical plant facilities, and/or access to real property underlying the Owner’s 

 
Cable (“Rights”). Further, as of Joint Acceptance, the Constructing Party shall obtain any and all rights, licenses, franchises,
highway/railroad/waterway crossing permits, authorizations, agreements, permits, and approvals (including without limitation, any necessary local, state, federal or tribal authorizations and environmental permits) and collectively referred to as
“Permits”, that are necessary for the installation and operation of the Owner’s Cable. The Constructing Party shall obtain all Rights and Permits in the name of the Owner. In addition, the Constructing Party shall use its reasonable
best efforts to obtain Rights which will allow the IRU Grantee access to IRU Fibers in the presence of Owner’s employee or agent. Both parties shall cooperate to obtain such Rights. 
 15.2 It is expressly understood that McLeodUSA’s and Norlight’s obligations under this Agreement are conditioned upon and shall in all respects be subject to the continuation or acquisition of such Rights
and Permits. The parties shall use their best efforts to obtain or to cause such Rights and Permits to remain effective through the Term of this Agreement, and any extension thereof. Copies of any and all agreements with respect to the Rights and
Permits shall be made available to the other party upon request. If confidentiality obligations under such agreements preclude provision of the entire document, summaries of the substantive provisions thereof will be provided. In the event the Owner
is unable to resolve any issue with respect to Rights in a manner reasonably acceptable to the IRU Grantee, the IRU Grantee may, after providing the Owner thirty (30) days prior written notice, attempt to resolve the issue directly with the
granter of such Rights. 
 15.3 Each Constructing Party represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, there is no litigation pending or, to the best
of its knowledge, threatened regarding any of the Rights obtained or to be obtained by such Constructing Party requisite to the construction of the Owner’s Cable. Each Constructing Party agrees to promptly inform the other of any such
litigation commenced or threatened after the date hereof. 
 ARTICLE XVI 
 RELOCATION OF CABLE 
 16.1 If the Owner is required to relocate or replace its Cable or any of
the appurtenant facilities used or required in providing the IRU, and the gross cost (excluding reimbursements) of the Owner’s relocation, or replacement exceeds $5,000 per occurrence, then, so long as such work is not necessitated by a breach
of the Owner’s obligations, the IRU Grantee shall reimburse the Owner for the IRU Grantee’s Proportionate Share of such costs, including, without limitation, fiber acquisition, splicing, and testing. In the event that a third party
reimburses the Owner for all or a portion of the cost to perform such work, then this reimbursement amount shall reduce on a dollar for dollar basis the aggregate amount of costs deemed to have been spent by the Owner. The Owner shall deliver to the
IRU Grantee updated as-built drawings and Documentation with respect to any relocated portion of the Cable not later than one-hundred eighty (180) days following such relocation. 
 16.2 The Owner shall give the IRU Grantee sixty (60) days prior notice of any such relocation, if possible, and shall have the obligation to proceed with such relocation, 

 
including, but not limited to, the right to determine the extent of, the timing of, and methods to use for such relocation; provided that any such relocated
Cable and Fibers shall be constructed and tested in accordance with the specifications and requirements set forth in Exhibits C, D, and F. Acceptance of the relocated IRU Fibers shall be in accordance with Article V of this Agreement. In addition,
the Owner shall use reasonable efforts to ensure relocation shall not result in an adverse change to the operations, performance, or connection points with the network of the IRU Grantee, or end points of the applicable Cable. 
 16.3 The IRU Grantee has the right to review and approve the relocation plans of the Owner fourteen (14) days prior to any relocation and has the right to have,
subject to the protocols of the Rights Agreements, a representative present at the time the Owner relocates the Cable that contains the IRU Fibers. 
 ARTICLE XVII 
 INSURANCE 
 17.1
McLeodUSA and Norlight shall, itself or through its contractors, each maintain insurance, for the duration of this Agreement, as follows: 
 (a) Workers’ Compensation Insurance complying with the law of the state or states in which the services are to be provided and Employers Liability Insurance with the limits of $500,000 each accident, including occupational disease
coverage with limits of $500,000 each employee, $500,000 policy limit. 
 (b) Comprehensive General Liability Insurance, including premises,
operations, products and completed operations, contractual, broad form property damage, independent contractors and personal injury with the following minimum limits: Personal Injury -$5,000,000 each person and $5,000,000 each accident, and Property
Damage - $1,000,000 each accident. 
 (c) Railroad Protective Liability Coverage required for any work within fifty (50) feet of a
railroad Rights: $2,000,000 or any other amounts required by the right-of-way providers. 
 (d) Automobile Liability Insurance for owned,
hired and non-owned autos: $2,000,000 combined single limit bodily injury/property damage. 
 Insurance amounts contained in this section
shall be increased by the respective parties every ten (10) years based upon the increase in the Consumer’s Price Index. 
 17.2 Failure of either
party to enforce the minimum insurance requirements listed above shall not relieve the other party of the responsibility for maintaining these coverages. The parties shall furnish to each other certificates of insurance reflecting policies carried
and limits of coverage as required above, which shall state that thirty (30) days notice shall be 

 
given prior to cancellation, non-renewal or any material change in any such insurance coverage. The insurance for both parties shall name the other as an
additional insured. Norlight shall name McLeodUSA Incorporated, McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc. and McLeodUSA Network Services, Inc. as additional insured. McLeodUSA shall name Norlight Telecommunications, Inc. as additional insured.

 17.3 Contractor(s) employed by the parties to work on the Fiber Optic Cable shall provide and maintain at all times during the provision of services to
the parties the same types of and amounts of insurance (with the exception of the amount of Comprehensive General Liability Insurance), which insurance shall be issued by companies approved by the parties. 
 For Comprehensive General Liability Insurance, contractor(s) shall carry: 
  

	 	(1)	Combined Single Limit: $2,000,000 each occurrence; and 

  

	 	(2)	Bodily Injury and Property Damage: $2,000,000 general aggregate, $1,000,000 products and completed operations aggregate. 

 The contractor(s) insurance shall be evidenced by certificates of insurance which shall be delivered to the contracting party prior to commencement of the provision of
services. The certificates of insurance shall show that the insurance is prepaid and in full force and effect and that such insurance shall not be canceled, non-renewed or changed during the term of this Agreement or during any extension thereof,
without at least thirty (30) days written notice to Norlight and McLeodUSA. The maintenance of insurance by the contractor shall in no way limit or affect the extent of the contractor’s liability. 
 ARTICLE XVIII 
 CONDEMNATION 

18.1 In the event any portion of the McLeodUSA Cable and/or the Norlight Cable, or the Rights in or upon which it has been installed, become the subject of a
condemnation proceeding by any governmental agency or other party cloaked with the power of eminent domain for public purpose or use, then and in such event, it is agreed that IRU Grantee’s interest (being its Proportionate Share of the Cable,
and other equipment and facilities installed as a part of the Owner’s Cable and IRU Grantee’s occupancy of the Rights) shall be severed from Owner’s interest in such proceeding. IRU Grantee shall be entitled to independently pursue an
award for its interest in such proceedings and the parties hereto agree to have any such condemnation awards specifically allocated between Norlight ‘s interest and McLeodUSA’s interest. In the event IRU Grantee’s interest in such
proceeding cannot be severed from Owner’s interest, IRU Grantee shall be entitled to receive its Proportionate Share of the award for its interest in the IRU Fibers and occupancy of the Rights. 
 18.2 Upon its receipt of a formal notice of condemnation or taking, Owner shall notify IRU Grantee immediately of any condemnation proceeding filed against the
Owner’s Cable, including the IRU Fibers, or the Rights in or upon which the IRU Fibers have been 

 
installed. Owner shall also notify IRU Grantee of any similar threatened condemnation proceeding and agrees not to sell the Cable or release Rights to such
acquiring agency, authority or other party in lieu of condemnation without the prior written consent of IRU Grantee, which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, delayed or denied. 
 18.3 It is expressly recognized and understood by each IRU Grantee that relocation costs resulting from any such condemnation proceeding may not be reimbursed by the
condemning authority and, if IRU Grantee requests Owner to relocate the IRU Fibers, IRU Grantee shall pay its Proportionate Share of all costs associated with the relocation of the IRU Fibers in excess of such costs which were reimbursed by the
condemning authority. If the IRU Fibers are relocated by Owner pursuant to this Article 18.3, IRU Grantee shall pay to Owner all condemnation awards given to IRU Grantee, if any, that relate to the relocation of that portion of the IRU Fibers.

 ARTICLE XIX 
 CONFIDENTIALITY

 19.1 McLeodUSA and Norlight represent, certify, and warrant that they shall use their best reasonable efforts to ensure that any and all information
and documents obtained from the other party during the term of this Agreement, and identified as being confidential information will be held in strict confidence and will not be used by their company, its employees, subcontractors, consultants or
agents for any purpose other than its performance required by this Agreement. 
 19.2 All documents, data, or information furnished by McLeodUSA or Norlight
is the sole property of that party. Upon the expiration of this Agreement and any extensions thereof, those documents, data, or information shall be returned to its owner if readily available. 
 19.3 Neither McLeodUSA nor Norlight may make any news release, public announcement, denial or confirmation concerning all or any part of this Agreement or use the
other’s name in sales or advertising materials, or in any manner advertise or publish the fact that the companies have entered into this Agreement, or disclose any of the details of this Agreement to any third party, including the press,
without the prior written consent of the other party, except such disclosures required by law, or the rules and regulations of the relevant government agencies. 
 ARTICLE XX 
 ABANDONMENT 
 Should the IRU Grantee decide to abandon all or part of its IRU Fibers, it may do so by informing the Owner in writing, such abandonment being made at no cost to either party. IRU Grantee shall remove its equipment
and electronics within thirty (30) days of such notification of abandonment by IRU Grantee, failing which the Owner shall remove same at IRU Grantee’s costs payable within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoice. At the time of
abandonment, the IRU Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to its IRU. Such abandonment shall not reduce or otherwise affect the abandoning party’s obligations hereunder. 

 ARTICLE XXI 
 DEFAULT 
 21.1 Neither party shall be in default under this Agreement unless and until the other party shall have
given the defaulting party written notice of such default and the defaulting party shall have failed to cure the default within thirty (30) days after written receipt of such notice; provided, however, that where a default cannot be reasonably
cured within the thirty (30) day period, if the defaulting party shall promptly proceed to cure the default with due diligence, the time for curing the default shall be extended for a period of up to ninety (90) days from the date of
receipt of the default notice. 
 21.2 Upon the failure by the defaulting company to timely cure any default after notice thereof from the non-defaulting
party, the non-defaulting party may take any action it determines, in its discretion, to be necessary to correct the default, and/or pursue any legal remedies it may have under applicable law or principles of equity relating to the breach.

 21.3 The parties acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in
accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each party shall be entitled to injunctive or similar preliminary relief to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement by the other and
to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled by law or equity. 
 21.4
An event of default shall also be deemed to have occurred if a party becomes insolvent, or institutes or has instituted against it bankruptcy proceedings which are not dismissed within ninety (90) days of filing, or makes a general assignment
for the benefit of creditors, or if a receiver is appointed for the benefit of its creditors, or if a receiver is appointed on account of its insolvency, and the non-defaulting party may immediately terminate this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE XXII 
 NOTICES 
 22.1 Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices and communications concerning this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed as follows: 
 If to McLeodUSA: 
 McLeodUSA
Telecommunications Services, Inc. 
 McLeodUSA Technology Park 
 Attention: Legal Staff 
 6400 C Street SW 
 P.O. Box
3177 
 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406-3177 
 If to Norlight
Telecommunications, Inc.: 
 Norlight Telecommunications, Inc. 
 Attention: Senior Vice President 
 275 North Corporate Drive 
 Brookfield, WI 53045-5818 

 22.2 Unless otherwise provided herein, notices shall be sent by certified U.S. Mail, return receipt requested, or by
commercial overnight delivery service which provides acknowledgement of delivery, or by facsimile, and shall be deemed delivered: if sent by U.S. Mail, five (5) days after deposit; if sent by facsimile, or commercial overnight delivery service,
upon verification of receipt. 
 ARTICLE XXIII 
 ASSIGNMENT, SUCCESSION 
 23.1 Except as provided in this Article, IRU Grantee shall not assign this Agreement to any
other party without the prior written consent of Owner, provided, however, that without such consent, IRU Grantee shall have the right to assign, sublet or otherwise transfer this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any parent, subsidiary or
affiliate of IRU Grantee or to any person, firm or corporation which shall control, be under the control of or be under common control with IRU Grantee, or any corporation or entity into which IRU Grantee, or a subsidiary of IRU Grantee, may be
merged or consolidated or which purchases all or substantially all of the assets of IRU Grantee, or a subsidiary of IRU Grantee. 
 23.2 Except as provided
in this Article, Owner shall not assign this Agreement to any other party without the prior written consent of IRU Grantee, provided, however, that without such consent, Owner shall have the right to assign, sublet or otherwise transfer this
Agreement, in whole or in part, to any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of Owner or to any person, firm or corporation which shall control, be under the control of or be under common control with Owner, or any corporation or entity into which Owner,
or a subsidiary of Owner, may be merged or consolidated or which purchases all or substantially all of the assets of Owner, or a subsidiary of Owner. 
 23.3
Subject to the provisions of this Article, each of the parties’ respective rights and obligations hereunder, shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and each of their respective permitted successors and
assigns. 
 23.4 Right to resell IRU and IRU repurchase: 
 23.4.1 During the first three (3) years of the initial IRU term of this Agreement, Owner and IRU Grantee agree that IRU Grantee shall not assign, lease, grant an IRU with 

 
respect to, or otherwise in any manner transfer or make available in any manner to any third party the right to use, or use of or access in any manner to any
of the IRU Grantee’s rights in the whole and discrete IRU Fibers which are part of the Owner’s system, unless permission is specifically granted and approved in writing by the Owner, such approval not being unreasonably withheld. Nothing
contained in this Article 23.4 shall prohibit McLeodUSA from leasing or selling capacity in lit McLeodUSA IRU Fibers. Nothing contained in this Article 23.4 shall prohibit Norlight from leasing or selling capacity in lit Norlight IRU Fibers.

 23.4.2 After the first three (3) years and until the conclusion of the fifth (5th) year from the date of this Agreement, the IRU Grantee
shall give Owner written notice if IRU Grantee has excess IRU Fibers (“Notice”). Upon receiving Notice, and unless the Notice is withdrawn by the IRU Grantee, the Owner shall have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase the IRU or
portion of IRU contained in the Notice (“Right to Repurchase”) for a dollar amount (“Repurchase Amount”) equal to: 
 The
initial total per fiber, per fiber mile IRU cost share for the specific Segment as indicated in the applicable Exhibit A, multiplied by both (a) the quantity of IRU Fibers contained in the Notice, and, (b) the number of Segment miles in
the Notice. 
 During the same time period in this Subarticle 23.4.2, IRU Grantee shall provide Owner with any written letter of interest (“Offer”)
from a third party who wishes to lease fibers or purchase an IRU from the IRU Grantee. The Offer shall contain a description of the route in which the third party desires a fiber lease or IRU purchase, the number of fibers desired, and the
approximate route mileage. The Owner shall have fifteen (15) days to review the Offer and shall have the Right to Repurchase, but not the obligation to repurchase, for the Repurchase Amount. 
 The Owner shall notify the IRU Grantee in writing whether Owner exercises its Right to Repurchase the IRU or portion of IRU. Should Owner elect to not exercise its Right
to Repurchase the IRU or portion of IRU, or not respond within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Offer, the IRU Grantee shall have the right to market excess IRU Fibers without restriction and shall have permission to assign, lease, grant
an IRU with respect to, or otherwise in any manner transfer or make available in any manner to any third party the right to use, or use of or access in any manner to any of the IRU Grantee’s rights in the whole and discrete IRU Fibers which are
part of the Owner’s system, for the remainder of the IRU term. 
 23.4.3 After five (5) years from the date of this Agreement, the IRU
Grantee shall have the right, without the prior written consent of the Owner, to assign, lease, grant an IRU with respect to, or otherwise in any manner transfer or make available in any manner to any third party the right to use, or use of or
access in any manner to any of the IRU Grantee’s rights in the whole and discrete IRU Fibers which are part of the Owner’s system. Promptly following any such subsequent IRU grant, the IRU Grantee shall give Owner written notice
identifying the transferee. 

 ARTICLE XXIV 
 GOVERNING LAW 
 This Agreement shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the state in which
the Cable is located, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. 
 ARTICLE XXV 
 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR 
 The performance by McLeodUSA
and/or Norlight of all duties and obligations under this Agreement shall be as independent contractors and not as agents of the other party, and no persons employed or utilized by a performing party shall be considered the employees or agents of the
other. Neither party shall have the authority to enter into any agreement purporting to bind the other without its specific written authorization. The parties agree that this Agreement does not create a partnership between, or a joint venture of
McLeodUSA and Norlight. 
 ARTICLE XXVI 
 DISPUTE RESOLUTION 
 26.1 It is the intent of Norlight and McLeodUSA that any disputes which may arise between them, or between the
employees of each of them, be resolved as quickly as possible. Quick resolution may, in certain circumstances, involve immediate decisions made by the parties’ representatives. When such resolution is not possible, and depending upon the nature
of the dispute, the parties hereto agree to resolve such disputes in accordance with the provisions of this Article. The obligation herein to arbitrate shall not be binding upon any party with respect to requests for preliminary injunctions,
temporary restraining orders, specific performance or other procedures in a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain interim relief when deemed necessary by such court to preserve the status quo or prevent irreparable injury pending resolution by
arbitration of the actual dispute. 
 26.2 McLeodUSA and Norlight shall each designate, by separate letter, representatives as points of contact and decision
making with respect to the obligations and rights of the parties, said letters to be furnished by each party to the other within thirty (30) days from the date of this Agreement. Any disputed issues arising during the term of this Agreement
shall in all instances be initially referred to the parties’ designated representatives. The parties’ designated representatives shall render a mutually agreeable resolution of the disputed issue, in writing, within seventy-two
(72) hours of such referral. Either party may modify the designated representative upon written notice to the other party. 
 26.3 Any claims or
disputes arising under the terms and provisions of this Agreement, or any claims or disputes which the parties’ representatives are unable to resolve within the seventy-two (72) hour time period shall continue to be resolved between the
parties’ representatives if mutually agreeable, or may be presented by the claimant in writing to the other party within thirty (30) days after the circumstances which gave rise to the claim 

 
or dispute took place or become known to the claimant, or within thirty (30) days after the parties’ representatives fail to achieve resolution,
whichever is later. The written notice shall contain a concise statement of the claim or issue in dispute, together with relevant facts and data to support the claim. 
 26.4 Any controversies or disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the then current Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
Association. The parties shall endeavor to select a mutually acceptable arbitrator knowledgeable about issues relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. In the event the parties are unable to agree to such a selection, each party will select
an arbitrator and the arbitrators in turn shall select a third arbitrator. 
 The arbitrator(s) shall not have the authority, power or right to alter,
change, amend, modify, add or subtract from any provision of this Agreement except pursuant to Article 28.3 or to award punitive damages. The arbitrator shall have the power to issue mandatory orders and restraining orders in connection with the
arbitration. The award rendered by the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties and judgment may be entered thereon in any court having jurisdiction. 
 The agreement to arbitration shall be specifically enforceable under the prevailing arbitration law. 
 26.5 During the continuance of any
arbitration proceeding, each party shall continue to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE XXVII 

LIENS 
 27.1 In the event the IRU Fibers become
subject to any mechanics’, artisans’ or materialmen’s lien, or other encumbrance chargeable to or through Owner which interfere with the IRU Fibers or jeopardize IRU Grantee’s use of its Fibers, Owner shall promptly cause such
lien or encumbrance to be discharged and released of record (by payment, posting of bond, court deposit or other means) without cost to IRU Grantee and shall indemnify IRU Grantee against all costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees)
incurred in discharging and releasing such lien or encumbrance; provided, however, that if any such lien or encumbrance is not so discharged and released within thirty (30) days after written notice by IRU Grantee to Owner, then IRU Grantee may
pay or secure the release or discharge thereof at the expense of Owner. Owner shall reimburse IRU Grantee for such payments within thirty (30) days of invoice by IRU Grantee. 
 27.2 Owner agrees and acknowledges that it has no right to use any of the IRU Fibers included in the Owner’s Cable. Owner shall obtain from any entity in favor of which Owner in its discretion may grant after the
date of this Agreement a security interest or lien on all or part of Owner’s Cable, a written nondisturbance and subordination agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to IRU Grantee. The nondisturbance and subordination
agreement will be written to the effect that such lienholder acknowledges IRU Grantee’s and other present or future participants’ interest and rights in the IRU 

 
Fibers and the IRU granted by this Agreement, and agrees that the same shall not be diminished, disturbed, impaired or interfered with in any adverse respect
by such lienholder. 
 27.3 IRU Grantee agrees and acknowledges that it has no right to use any of the fibers, other than the IRU Fibers, included in the
Owner’s Cable or otherwise incorporated in the Owner’s system and that IRU Grantee shall keep any and all of the Owner’s system, other than the IRU granted in the IRU Fibers, free from any liens, rights or claims of any third party
attributable to IRU Grantee. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, IRU Grantee shall obtain from any entity in favor of which IRU Grantee in its discretion may grant after the date of this Agreement a security interest or lien on all or part of such
IRU granted by this Agreement, a written nondisturbance agreement substantially to the effect that such lienholder acknowledges Owner’s and other present or future participants’ interest and rights in the Owner’s Cable and agrees that
the same shall not be diminished, disturbed, impaired or interfered with in any adverse respect by such lienholder. 
 ARTICLE XXVIII

 MISCELLANEOUS 
 28.1 The headings of the
Articles in this Agreement are strictly for convenience and shall not in any way be construed as amplifying or limiting any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement. 
 28.2 In construction of this Agreement, words used in the singular shall include the plural and the plural the singular, and “or” is used in the inclusive sense, in all cases where such meanings would be
appropriate. 
 28.3 No provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted to require any unlawful action by either party. If any section or clause of this
Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, then the meaning of that section or clause shall be construed so as to render it enforceable to the extent feasible. If no feasible interpretation would save the section or clause, it shall be
severed from this Agreement with respect to the matter in question, and the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. However, in the event such a section or clause is an essential element of the Agreement, the parties shall
promptly negotiate a replacement section or clause that will achieve the intent of such unenforceable section or clause to the extent permitted by law. 
 28.4 This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument executed by the party against whom enforcement of the modification is sought. 
 28.5 No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of either party hereto, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver hereof, except as expressly provided herein. Any waiver by either party of a
breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach and shall not be construed to be a modification of the terms of this Agreement unless and until agreed to in writing by both parties.

 28.6 In the event of a conflict or difference between the provisions of this Agreement and those of Exhibit A, the
provisions of Exhibit A shall prevail. If there is a conflict or difference between this Agreement and other Exhibits, this Agreement shall prevail. 
 28.7
This Agreement has been fully negotiated between and jointly drafted by the parties. 
 28.8 All actions, activities, consents, approvals and other
undertakings of the parties in this Agreement shall be performed in a reasonable and timely manner. 
 28.9 Unless expressly defined herein, words having
well known technical or trade meanings shall be so construed. 
 28.10 Except as set forth in Subarticle 28.11, this Agreement does not provide and is not
intended to provide third parties with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action, or other privilege. 
 28.11 Each action or claim
against any party arising under or relating to this Agreement shall be made only against such party as a corporation, and any liability relating thereto shall be enforceable only against the corporate assets of such party. No party shall seek to
pierce the corporate veil or otherwise seek to impose any liability relating to, or arising from, this Agreement against any shareholder, employee, officer, or director of the other party. Each of such persons is an intended beneficiary of the
mutual promises set forth in this Subarticle and shall be entitled to enforce the obligations of this Subarticle. 
 ARTICLE XXIX 

COUNTERPARTS 
 This Agreement may be executed
simultaneously in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 
 ARTICLE XXX 
 ENTIRE AGREEMENT 
 This Agreement, and any Exhibits referenced and attached hereto or to be attached hereto, constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all
prior negotiations, understandings and agreements with respect hereto, whether oral or written. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 

			
	Norlight Telecommunications, Inc.
		
	By:	 	 Robert E. Rogers

		
	Title:	 	 Senior Vice President

	
	McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc.
		
	By:	 	 /s/

		
	Title:	 	  

 EXHIBITS: 
 A: Fiber Exchange Details, Route maps 
 B: [Not used for this Agreement] 
 C: Construction Standards and Fiber Specification

 D: Acceptance Test Plan 
 E: Form of Acceptance Notice 
 F: As-Built Drawing Specifications 
 G: Maintenance and Repair 

 EXHIBIT A-1 
 McLeodUSA/Norlight 
 Fiber Optic Joint Construction and Exchange Agreement effective
November 30, 1999 
 Norlight will provide McLeodUSA an IRU for the IRU Fibers in a separate Cable, in the ROW and on facilities being constructed
as a part of Norlight’s *** network. Any request by McLeodUSA resulting in a deviation from the routes detailed in this Exhibit A-1 shall result in additional charges to McLeodUSA. These charges shall be billed to McLeodUSA on a cost plus 20%
basis. 
 Segment routing and McLeodUSA IRU fiber count is described in the following table: 
  

												
	From	 	To	 	 Segment
 Mileage
	 	 Segment
 Cost
	 	 	 Inter-City
 Count
	 	 Intra-City
 Count

						
	***	 	***	 	***	 	$***	 	 	***	 	***
						
	***	 	***	 	***	 	$***	 	 	***	 	***
						
	***	 	***	 	***	 	$***	 	 	***	 	***
						
	***	 	***	 	***	 	$***	 	 	***	 	***
						
	***	 	***	 	***	 	$***	 	 	***	 	***
						
	***	 	***	 	***	 	$***	 	 	***	 	***
						
	***	 	***	 	***	 	$***	 	 	***	 	***
						
		 		 		 	 	$ ***	 		 	

 See attached Segment maps that identify the routing, end points, and locations where IRU Fiber counts change. The
approximate total mileage for the seven (7) Segments above is ***. 
 McLeodUSA’s cost for the McLeodUSA IRU Fibers is as follows: 
  

					
	 Inter-city additional material
	  	$	  	***
			
	 Intra-city additional material
	  	$	  	***
			
	 Install and splicing labor
	  	$	  	***
			
	 McLeodUSA share of underlying construction costs:
	  	$	  	***
	 Sub-total
	  	$	  	***
			
	 Norlight management, engineering and initial permit fees
	  	$	  	***
	 Sub-total
	  	$	  	***
			
	 *** 1999 costs incurred
	  	$	  	***
	 Total
	  	$	  	***

 Term of IRU shall be twenty (20) years, with two (2) ten (10) year renewal options per Article 2.1.

 Payment terms per Article 8.2 (a) of the Fiber Optic Joint Construction and Exchange Agreement. Should underlying Rights providers not allow Norlight
to construct and/or provide McLeodUSA its IRU Fibers in a particular Segment, McLeodUSA may request, and Norlight shall reimburse McLeodUSA any payment(s) made toward the Segment cost contained in attached Segment cost spreadsheet(s), plus accrued
interest at the prime rate. In such event, the parties shall amend this Exhibit A-1 to reflect the change. 
 McLeodUSA to pay Norlight $***/mile/year
routine maintenance fee per Article 8.2(d) of the Agreement and Proportionate Share emergency maintenance per Article 9.2(a). 

 EXHIBIT A-1 
 McLeodUSA/Norlight 
 Fiber Optic Joint Construction and Exchange Agreement effective
November 30, 1999 
 (Continued) 
 Services and Materials included in the McLeodUSA cost: 
  

	 	•	 	Engineering, Rights application fees, installation management, etc. 

  

	 	•	 	Labor including splicing of fiber up to (but not into) the access splice points 

  

	 	•	 	The grant of an IRU in the *** IRU Fibers is contingent on permission to add the Cable from the underlying Utilities (***, etc.). 

  

	 	•	 	Fiber Cable 

  

	 	•	 	Fiber installation 

  

	 	•	 	Splice cases 

  

	 	•	 	Separate handholes 

  

	 	•	 	Construction permits 

  

	 	•	 	Construction management and supervision 

  

	 	•	 	Inter-city and intra-city IRU Fibers are in the same Cable 

 Services and Materials not included in the cost: 
  

	 	•	 	Splicing at POP/regenerator sites 

  

	 	•	 	Fiber distribution panels 

  

	 	•	 	Annual recurring Rights fees 

  

	 	•	 	POP/regenerator space 

 All Rights fees shall be billed on a prorated
basis where applicable, based on the IRU Fiber count granted to the total Fibers in the affected Cable(s). Where not applicable, all franchise, Rights fees, access fees, pertinent to the addition of the McLeodUSA IRU Fibers shall be passed through
to McLeodUSA with no mark-up. 
 Estimated date of completion for all Segments – July 2000 
 This Exhibit A-1 replaces the binding letter of intent, dated May 24, 1999, by and between Norlight Telecommunications, Inc. and McLeodUSA Telecommunications
Services, Inc., in its entirety. 
 Attachments (incorporated herein by reference): 
 1. Segment maps 
 2. Initial annual Rights cost summary 
  

			
	 For Norlight Telecommunications
	 	 For McLeodUSA

		
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 AMENDMENT TO 
 FIBER OPTIC JOINT CONSTRUCTION AND EXCHANGE 
 AGREEMENT 
 (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) 
 THIS AMENDMENT made this 29th
day of August, 2001 to that certain Joint Fiber Optic Construction and Exchange Agreement dated November 30, 1999 (the “Agreement”) by and between McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc. (“McLeodUSA”) and Norlight
Telecommunications, Inc. (“Norlight”). 
 WHEREAS McLeodUSA desires to change the scope of the project outlined in Exhibit A-1 (“***
Project”) of the Agreement; 
 WHEREAS Norlight has incurred certain costs and provided certain valuable other consideration associated with the ***
Project as part of the overall Agreement and desires to recover such costs and consideration; 
 WHEREAS McLeodUSA has agreed to provide certain fibers in
other routes as provided in Exhibits A-4 (the “*** Project”) and A 5 (the “*** Project”) attached hereto; and 
 WHEREAS McLeodUSA and
Norlight desire to resolve all claims regarding reimbursement and other contractual issues through the exchange of good and valuable consideration and amended contract language and exhibits as further set forth in this Amendment; 
 NOW THEREFORE: the Parties agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Exhibit A-1 of the Agreement is replaced and superceded by Exhibit A-1.1, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. All amounts due and owing to Norlight under
Exhibit A-1 are waived by Norlight in recognition of the changes to the *** Project. 

  

	2.	McLeodUSA agrees that in consideration of this Amendment, it has received compensation of the value required to be paid by Norlight under Exhibits A-2 and A-3 of the Agreement.
Accordingly, Norlight is fully entitled to the benefits of the Agreement as it relates to Exhibits A-2 and A-3. In all other respects, the Parties’ obligations under Exhibits A-2 and A-3 remain unchanged. 

  

	3.	As additional partial consideration for the changes associated with the *** Project, McLeodUSA shall grant under the terms of the Agreement an IRU for fiber as further outlined in
Exhibit A-4 and A-5, which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 

  

	4.	Section 23.4 of the Agreement is amended as follows: 

  

	 	a.)	Subsections 23.4.1 and 23.4.2 are deleted in their entirety; 

  

	 	b.)	Subsection 23.4.3 is amended in pertinent part as follows: 

  

	 	    	“23.4.3 After five (5) years from the date During the term of this Agreement, the IRU Grantee shall have the right...” 

	5.	This Amendment is incorporated into the Agreement and supersedes any terms or conditions with which it conflicts. In all other respects, the Agreement remains in full force and
effect and the obligations of Norlight and McLeodUSA are governed by the Terms and Conditions therein. 

  

	6.	Neither of the Parties will disclose the details of the terms and conditions associated with this Amendment to anyone without prior written approval from the other.

  

	7.	The following covers the financial details of all exhibits of the Agreement to the Agreement. 

  

				
	 *** McLeodUSA Project
	  		
	 •     *** project total
	  	$	***
	 •     Fiber material
	  	 	***
	 •     Cost for *** cable install/removal
	  	 	***
		  	 	 
		
	 Less:
	  		
	 •     McLeodUSA Payment
	  	 	***
	 •     *** project fiber (Exhibit A4)
	  	 	***
	 •     *** Project fiber (Exhibit A5)
	  	 	***
		  	 	 
		  	 	***
	 Southern *** Project
	  	 	***
		  	 	 
	 Remaining difference
	  		
	 Owed to McLeodUSA by Norlight
	  	$	***
		  	 	 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date and year first written above.

  

			
	 NORLIGHT TELECOMMUNICATIONS,
INC.
(NORLIGHT)
                
	 	 MCLEODUSA
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES,
INC. (MCLEODUSA)

		
	 By:        /s/
	 	 By:        /s/

	 (authorized signature)
	 	(authorized signature)
		
	 Name:
	 	 Name:

	 (print)
	 	(print)
		
	 Title:
	 	 Title:

		
	 Date:
	 	 Date:

 EXHIBIT A-1.1 
 McLeodUSA/Norlight 
 Fiber Optic Joint Construction and Exchange Agreement dated November 30,
1999 
 This amendment to Exhibit A-1 is intended to cover Norlight’s costs incurred due to the modifications and/or discontinuance on segments of
the *** network requested by McLeodUSA and payable by McLeodUSA to Norlight thereby, including all labor, materials, and supervision to complete work on all segments including some of the cancelled segments. Also included are costs of cable removal
on the cancelled aerial segment partially installed between ***. 
 Norlight will provide McLeod an IRU for the fiber optic facilities listed below:

 Description of Cable Route Segment: 
  

									
	 From
	  	To	  	Segment
Mileage	 	Inter-City
Count	 	Intra-City
Count
	 ***
	  	 ***
	  	***	 	***	 	***
	 ***
	  	 ***
	  	***	 	***	 	***

  

			
	Miles / Footage:	  	*** miles
		
	Estimated Completion / Delivery Date:	  	Sept. 1, 2001
		
	Constructing Party and IRU Grantor:	  	Norlight
		
	IRU Grantee:	  	McLeodUSA
		
	Maintenance by:	  	Norlight Telecommunications
		
	Revised Project Cost:	  	

 *** Project Cost Detail 
  

	 	n	 	Service and materials 

  

	 	n	 	Engineering, Rights of Way Applications, Installation, Management, etc 

  

	 	n	 	Labor including splicing of fiber up to but not into splice access points 

  

	 	n	 	Fiber Cable 

  

	 	n	 	Fiber Installation 

  

	 	n	 	Splice cases 

  

	 	n	 	Separate handholes 

  

	 	n	 	Construction Permits 

  

	 	n	 	Construction Management Supervision 

  

	 	n	 	McLeodUSA fiber interface locations as shown on the attached drawing 

  

	 	n	 	Inter-city and intra-city IRU fibers are in same cable 

  

				
	 •     Underlying labor & material cost of all underground conduits, aerial make ready, and other work
performed by Norlight on behalf of McLeodUSA prior to project cancellation on the following segments: ***.
	  	$	***

				
	Fiber Material Inventory	  		
		
	 •     Remaining fiber material (with tax)
The cable will be made available to McLeodUSA at a
Norlight storage facility in ***. Any cost associated with shipping and handling this inventory cable will be billed direct to McLeodUSA.
	  	$	***
	  		
		
	Cable Removal Cost	  		
		
	 •     Installation and subsequent removal of the segment from ***. Includes innerduct, allocation for install,
cable removal, material cost, make ready, etc. 
	  	$	***

 Unless modified herein, all other terms and conditions of the original agreement and subsequent Exhibits remain
unchanged. 
 Attachment: 
  

	 	•	 	Fiber Route Map for *** 

  

	 	•	 	Fiber interface detail 

  

	 	•	 	Cable inventory list for Fiber Cable material to be turned over to McLeodUSA 

  

			
	 	 
	 /s/
	 	 /s/

	McLeodUSA	 	Norlight Telecommunications, Inc.
		 	
		
	 	 	 
	Date:	 	Date:

 EXHIBIT A-1- Amendment 1 
 Attachment 1 
 *** 
  

			
	 	 
	 /s/
	 	 /s/

	McLeodUSA	 	Norlight Telecommunications, Inc.
		 	
		
	 	 	 
	Date:	 	Date:

 EXHIBIT A-1- Amendment 1 
 Attachment 2 
 McLeodUSA/Norlight 
 Permits/ROW 
 Estimated Annual Fees 
  

			
	 ***
	  	
	 •      *** Township
	  	***
	 •      *** City
	  	***
	 •      *** Township
	  	***
		
	 ***
	  	 ***

	 •      ***
	  	***
	 •      *** Township
	  	***
	 •      ***
	  	***
	 •      *** Board of W&L
	  	***
	 •      ***
	  	***
		  	 
	 Total
	  	$***

 Fiber Material List 

 EXHIBIT A-2 
 McLeodUSA / Norlight 
 Fiber Optic Joint Construction and Exchange Agreement effective
November 30, 1999 
 Description of Cable Route Segment: ***. 
  

			
	Miles / Footage:	 	Estimated Completion / Delivery Date:
	 *** miles / *** feet
	 	July 31, 2000

  

							
	Constructing Party:	 	McLeodUSA	 		 	
	Cable Owner:	 	McLeodUSA	 		 	
	IRU Grantee:	 	Norlight	 	Number of Fibers:	 	*** in shared sheath

 Term of IRU Grant: Initial IRU term of twenty (20) years and renewals, subject to the economic
useful life of the IRU Fibers, pursuant to Article 2.1 
  

					
	 Cost Element:
	  	Norlight Cost:	  	
			
	 Construction Cost
	  	$***	  	
			
	 Fiber Cost
	  	$***	  	
	 	  	
			
	 Direct Project Cost:
	  	$***	  	
			
	 General Supervision/PM
	  	$***	  	
			
	 Total:
	  	$***	  	

 Payment: By Norlight pursuant to Article 8. 
 Maintenance by: McLeodUSA 
 Maintenance fee paid by: Norlight, $***/mile/year routine maintenance fee per Article 8.2(d) of Agreement and Proportionate Share emergency maintenance per Article 9.2(a). 
 Other: 1. Attachments 1 to 16, consisting of detailed cost estimates (Attachments 1 – 4) and maps (Attachments 5 – 16), are attached to this
Exhibit A-2 and become part of Exhibit A-2 and the Agreement by reference. In Attachments 1 through 4, Norlight’s cost is listed under the column “2nd partner share”. 
 2. McLeodUSA Cable to pass in the vicinity of the following four (4) telecommunications central offices around metropolitan ***. 
 3. This Exhibit A-2 replaces the binding letter of intent, dated October 5, 1999, by and between Norlight Telecommunications, Inc. and
McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc., in its entirety. 
  

											
	 Signed:
	 	 /s/    J.L.
Patrick
	 	Signed:	 	 /s/    Robert E. Rogers

	 McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc.
	 	 Norlight Telecommunications, Inc.

				
	 Printed Name:
	 	 J.L. Patrick
	 	Printed Name:	 	 Robert E. Rogers

				
	 Its:
	 	 EVP/CFO
	 	Its:	 	 Senior Vice President

				
	 Date:
	 	 12/16/1999
	 	Date:	 	 3/6/2000

 EXHIBIT A-3 
 McLeodUSA / Norlight 
 Fiber Optic Joint Construction and Exchange Agreement effective
November 30, 1999 
 Description of Cable Route Segment: See attached *** City ring fiber map and as further set forth on the as-built
drawings to be delivered by McLeodUSA to Norlight. 
  

							
	Miles / Footage:	 	Estimated Completion / Delivery Date:
	*** miles / *** feet	 	Concurrent with the dates set forth on Exhibit A-2
		 	Of the Agreement (July 31, 2000)
			
	Constructing Party and Cable Owner:	 	McLeodUSA	 	
	IRU Grantee:	 	Norlight	 	Number of Fibers:	 	*** in shared sheath

 Term of IRU Grant: Initial IRU term of twenty (20) years and renewals, subject to the economic
useful life of the IRU Fibers, pursuant to Article 2.1 
 Norlight cost:  $*** 
 Payment: By Norlight pursuant to Article 8. 
 Maintenance by: McLeodUSA 
 Maintenance fee paid by: Norlight, $***/mile/year for *** miles of the Cable Route for
routine maintenance fee per Article 8.2(d) of Agreement and Proportionate Share emergency maintenance per Article 9.2(a). Norlight is a joint participant in *** miles of fiber as set forth in Exhibit A-2 of the Agreement. As a joint participant,
Norlight is paying a Maintenance Fee for the *** miles pursuant to Exhibit A-2. Such *** miles runs concurrent with the Cable Route pursuant to this Exhibit A-3 and thus, Norlight will only be liable for one Maintenance Fee for such *** miles.

 Other:  N/A 
  

											
	 Signed:
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	 McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc.
	 	 Norlight Telecommunications, Inc.

				
	 Printed Name:
	 	 	 	Printed Name:	 	 
				
	 Its:
	 	 	 	Its:	 	 
				
	 Date:
	 	 9/5/2000
	 	Date:	 	 9/13/2000

 Attachments: 
  

	1.	*** City ring fiber map 

 EXHIBIT A-4 
 McLeodUSA/Norlight 
 Fiber Optic Joint Construction and Exchange Agreement dated November 30,
1999 
 Description of Cable Route Segment: McLeodUSA shall provide *** fibers in the McLeodUSA cable from the appropriate splice point
near *** (that will provide contiguous fiber path with the fiber IRU granted by *** to Norlight for fibers in the McLeodUSA cable), to the McLeodUSA POP in Downtown ***. McLeodUSA will make available an additional *** fibers for use by Norlight for
System Maintenance. 
  

							
	 From
	  	 To
	    	Segment
Mileage	  	Fiber Count
	 *** fibers
	  	***	    		  	*** fibers
	 ***
	  	***	    		  	*** fibers
	 ***
	  	***	    		  	*** fibers
	 ***
	  	***	    		  	*** fibers
	 ***
	  	***	    		  	*** fibers

 McLeodUSA will make available *** spare maintenance fibers as needed from time to time, to be used by Norlight for
maintenance, system upgrade or emergency maintenance. Said maintenance to be coordinated with McLeodUSA. Those maintenance fibers will remain the property of McLeodUSA. 
  

			
	Miles / Footage:	  	*** miles
		
	Estimated Completion / Delivery Date:	  	June 1, 2001
		
	IRU Term:	  	18 years
		
	Constructing Party and IRU Grantor:	  	McLeodUSA
		
	IRU Grantee:	  	Norlight
		
	Norlight Cost:	  	$***
		
	Maintenance by:	  	McLeodUSA

 Annual Maintenance fee: Norlight Telecommunications, Inc. to pay McLeodUSA $***/mile/year routine maintenance fee
per Article 8.2(d) of the Agreement. Any Relocation expense will be shared on a Proportionate Share. Due to the ***, Norlight shall not pay any Proportionate Share emergency maintenance per Article 9.2(a). 
 Other: McLeodUSA agrees to supply test data within 30 days of facilities completion. As-built information for location of splice points as requested.

 Attachment: McLeodUSA Fiber Route Detail 
  

			
	 	 
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	McLeodUSA	 	Norlight Telecommunications, Inc.
		 	
		
	 	 	 
	Date:	 	Date:

 EXHIBIT A-5 
 McLeodUSA/Norlight 
 Fiber Optic Joint Construction and Exchange Agreement effective
November 30, 1999 
 Description of Cable Route Segment: See attached: McLeodUSA shall provide *** fibers in the McLeodUSA cable from
the McLeodUSA *** to the McLeodUSA ***. McLeodUSA will make available an additional *** fibers for use by Norlight for System Maintenance. 
  

							
	 From
	  	 To
	    	Segment
Mileage	  	Fiber Count-
	 ***
	  	***	    		  	*** fibers
	 ***
	  	***	    		  	*** fibers
	 ***
	  	***	    		  	*** fibers
	 ***
	  	***	    		  	*** fibers
	 ***
	  	***	    		  	*** fibers

 McLeodUSA will make available *** spare maintenance fibers as needed from time to time, to be used by Norlight for
maintenance, system upgrade or emergency maintenance. Said maintenance to be coordinated with McLeodUSA. Those maintenance fibers will remain the property of McLeodUSA. 
  

			
	Miles / Footage:	  	*** miles
		
	Estimated Completion / Delivery Date:	  	June 1, 2001
		
	Constructing Party and IRU Grantor:	  	McLeodUSA
		
	IRU Grantee:	  	Norlight
		
	Norlight Cost:	  	$***
		
	Maintenance by:	  	McLeodUSA

 Annual Maintenance fee: Norlight to pay McLeodUSA $***/mile/year routine maintenance fee per Article 8.2(d) of
Agreement. Any relocation expense will be shared on a Proportionate Share. Due to the ***, Norlight shall not pay any Proportionate Share emergency maintenance per Article 9.2(a). 
 Other: McLeodUSA agrees to supply test data within 30 days of facilities completion. As-built information for location of splice points as requested. 
 Attachment: 
 McLeodUSA Fiber
Route Detail 
  

			
	 	 
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	McLeodUSA	 	Norlight Telecommunications, Inc.
		 	
		
	 	 	 
	Date:	 	Date:

 EXHIBIT B 
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 EXHIBIT C 
 CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AND FIBER SPECIFICATION 
 Construction standards have been mutually exchanged and agreed upon
by Norlight and McLeodUSA and are included as part of this Agreement by reference. 
 SINGLE MODE OPTICAL FIBER SPECIFICATIONS 
 (This general specification is for standard single mode fiber. Any special fiber specification requirement for a specific project will be included in the applicable
Exhibit A.) 
  

			
	Maximum attenuation loss:	  	
		  	< 0.40 dB/kilometer at 1310 nm
		  	< 0.30 dB/kilometer at 1550 nm
		
	Dimensional parameters:	  	
		  	core diameter 8.8 um (microns)
		  	core concentricity £ 0.8 um (microns)
		  	cladding diameter 125 ± 1.0 um (microns)
		  	outside coating diameter 245 ± 1 0 um (microns)
		  	core noncircularity < 10%
		  	cladding noncircularity £ 1 %
		
	Optical parameters:	  	
		  	mode diameter at 1550 nm equals 10.50 ± 1.0 um (microns)
		  	maximum dispersion at 1550 nm of ± 18 ps/nanometer

 EXHIBIT D 
 ACCEPTANCE TEST PLANS 
 1.0        The Owner will prepare and provide the IRU
Grantee with an Acceptance Test Plan (“ATP”), prior to conducting actual field tests of the IRU Fibers. 
 Testing will include, but not be limited
to, the following: 
  

	 	(a)	Bi-directional OTDR tests for 1550nm wavelength Acceptance criteria: bi-directional splice test average not-to-exceed 0.20 dB with no single direction test greater than 0.25 dB

  

	 	(b)	Span tests with a power meter at 1550 nm wavelength 

 Acceptance criteria: 
 The span test shall not exceed the following calculated loss for any given span: 
 (0.3 dB/km)(d) + (0.20 dB)(n) = Total Allowable Span Attenuation Loss 
 d = Fiber distance in kilometers 
 n
= total number of splices in the span, including pigtails 
 2.0    The Owner will submit a tentative schedule for the ATP to the
IRU Grantee at least thirty (30) days prior to completion of construction and installation of its Cable which contains IRU Fibers. The ATP will be performed on the entire Cable Segment upon completion of construction and installation.

 3.0    The IRU Grantee shall have the option to have a person or persons present to observe the testing undertaken by the Owner as
part of the ATP. 
 4.0    Any special fiber splicing and testing requirements for a specific project will be included in the applicable
Exhibit A. 

 EXHIBIT E 
 FORM OF JOINT ACCEPTANCE NOTICE 
 Pursuant to Article V of the Fiber Optic Construction and Exchange Agreement
between McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc. and Norlight Telecommunications, Inc., dated
                                 both the Constructing and Nonconstructing Parties
hereby Accept their respective as defined in Exhibit A- for the Segment described as
                                . In addition, the Nonconstructing Party hereby
acknowledges the Work was performed in accordance with the Construction Standards. 
  

			
		
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 EXHIBIT F 
 “AS-BUILT” DRAWING SPECIFICATIONS 
 1.0        General 

The purpose of the As-Built drawings is to clearly document the location and components of the completed Cable in order to have the ability to maintain the Cable
throughout the term of the Agreement. 
 2.0        Format 
 At a minimum, the “As-Built” drawings will include: 
 A route diagram that illustrates the location of the: 
 End Locations 
 Mid Span Splice Locations 
 Mid Span Repeater Locations 
 A summary of distances between the locations listed above. 
 The type of cable construction between locations. 
 Any geographical
information deemed necessary to further clarify the route. 
 Detailed route information that includes: 
 Street, road and highway names 
 Railroad and major highway crossings

 Bridge crossings 
 Manhole and pole identification 

Pole-to-pole distances in feet 
 Manhole-to-manhole distances in feet

 Cable sheath footage numbers (i.e.; the number stamped into the sheath at various points) 
 Distances along or between any other attachment points on the route 
 New conduit, manhole and pole installations 

Building riser and lateral conduit locations 
 Identification of Rights
Provider(s) 

 EXHIBIT G 
 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PROCEDURES AND TIME FRAMES 
 NORLIGHT MAINTENANCE AND CALL OUT LIST 

Upon Norlight’s Network Management Center, Brookfield, WI (1-800-809-4340) receiving a trouble report from McLeodUSA, Norlight will dispatch qualified personnel
to the location of the outage within two (2) hours. At the same time the call will be escalated to Norlight’s Level Two, SONET Administrator/NMC Supervisor. As necessary, the problem will be escalated to Level Three and Level Four
personnel as indicated below. 
  

			
	 Level One
	  	Level Two
	 Network Management Center (NMC)
	  	SONET Administrator/NMC Supervisor
	 Brookfield, WI (24-Hour Operations)
	  	Stefanie Rous
	 (800) 809-4340
	  	(262) 792-7263
	 (800) 255-7842
	  	
		
	 Level Three
	  	Level Four
	 Director of Operations
	  	Senior Vice President
	 Terry Birk
	  	Robert E. Rogers
	 (262) 792-7263
	  	(262) 792-7780

 McLeodUSA MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE AND CALL OUT LIST 
 Upon McLeodUSA’s Network Management Center (1-800-332-2385) receiving a trouble report from Norlight, McLeodUSA will dispatch qualified personnel to the location of
the outage within two (2) hours. At the same time the call will be escalated to McLeodUSA’s Field Operations Manager. McLeodUSA’s Operations Manager will respond with on call qualified personnel to isolate the problem. The problem
will then be escalated to McLeodUSA’s Vice President/General Manager for notification. 
  

					
	 Field Ops MGR
	 	Galen Briggs	 	515-251-3502 - office
		 		 	515-286-9138 - pager
		 		 	515-249-4872 - cellular
	 Senior VP
	 	Karen Krumbach	 	515-251-3550 - office
		 		 	515-245-0191 - pager
		 		 	515-249-7230 - cellular

 EXHIBIT G CONT’D 
 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE STANDARDS 
 Maintenance of the fiber plant should be completed on a regular recurring basis and
documented. Properly installed fiber plant normally needs minimal routine maintenance. Most hazards to fiber plant are external in nature, such as dig ups, pole hits, gun shots, etc. Most destructive events are detected immediately and corrected
with plant restoration. A well implemented maintenance plan will permit correction of marginal plant conditions that might otherwise become restoration events. The Cable Owner’s Network Management Center should be notified in advance of any
scheduled OSP maintenance activity reported or planned at (McLeodUSA) 1800-332-2385 (fax 1-319-298-7375) or
(                            )
1800-      -         (fax 1-800-      -        ) 
 1.1        Cable Route Surveillance 
 Outside Plant facilities (OSP) are periodically inspected by field personnel. During this periodic inspection the Cable route is driven/walked to inspect for discrepancies that may affect cable integrity. Any
discrepancies found are documented and forwarded into the Outside Plant Maintenance desk for correction and repair as necessary. The following are some of the OSP items that will be inspected: 
  

	 	•	 	Cable route integrity (e.g.: erosion) 

	 	•	 	Condition of poles, pedestals, risers, lashing wire, route markers and signs 

	 	•	 	Clearance of aerial facilities 

	 	•	 	Construction activity in the area near the cable 

 1.2        PLANT LOCATION REQUESTS 
 All facilities associated with this Agreement are located in
states with statewide “one call” agencies for excavators to request and notify utilities of digging in the vicinity of Owners’ facilities. The Owner will subscribe to these services and follow the guidelines and laws applicable to
that state including the marking of their facilities within 48 hours of receipt of request. “Owner” will also take action to insure excavator is aware and protect the facility during the excavation as required. 
 1.3        PLANT RELOCATION REQUESTS 
 Plant relocation requests will be submitted to the manager of field operations to be reviewed for applicable resolution. Requests should be responded to within 10 business days and scheduled as required taking into consideration the scope
of work and the urgency of the activity.

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