Document:

Exhibit 4.6

 Exhibit 4.6 

TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of April 9, 2010 (this
“Agreement”), among ITC^DELTACOM, INC., a Delaware corporation, located at 7037 Old Madison Pike, Huntsville, AL 35806 (the “Borrower”), BUSINESS TELECOM, INC., a North Carolina corporation
(“BTI”), located at 7037 Old Madison Pike, Huntsville, AL 35806, DELTACOM, INC., an Alabama corporation (“DTI”; each of the Borrower, BTI and DTI, a “Grantor” and collectively,
the “Grantors”), located at 7037 Old Madison Pike, Huntsville, AL 35806, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”). 

Reference is made to (a) the Security Agreement dated as of April 9, 2010 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), among the Borrower, the subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto, including BTI and DTI, and the Collateral Agent, (b) the Credit Agreement dated as of
April 9, 2010 (as amended, refinanced, replaced, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman
Islands Branch, as administrative agent, and (c) the Indenture dated as of April 9, 2010 (as amended, refinanced, replaced, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the
Borrower, the subsidiaries of the Borrower identified therein, including BTI and DTI, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in the Credit Agreement and the Holders have agreed to purchase the Notes subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. The obligations of the Lenders to extend such credit and of the Holders to purchase the Notes are
conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement. BTI and DTI are affiliates of the Borrower, and will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit and the purchase of the Notes pursuant to the Credit
Agreement and the Indenture, respectively, and are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to extend such credit and the Holders to purchase the Notes. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 SECTION  1.    Terms.    Capitalized terms used in
this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Security Agreement. The rules of construction specified in Section 1.01(b) of the Security Agreement also apply to this Agreement. 

SECTION  2.    Grant of Security Interest.    As security for
the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the First Lien Obligations, each Grantor, pursuant to the Security Agreement, did and hereby does grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the First Lien
Secured Parties, a security interest in and lien on, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such

 
Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Trademark Collateral”): 

(a)    all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names,
fictitious business names, trade styles, trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all
registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any State of the United States or any other
country or any political subdivision thereof, and all extensions or renewals thereof, including those listed on Schedule I attached hereto (the “Trademarks”); 

(b)    all goodwill associated with or symbolized by the Trademarks; and 

(c)    all assets, rights and interests that uniquely reflect or embody the Trademarks. 

Notwithstanding the above, the Trademark Collateral shall not include, and the security granted hereunder shall not
attach to, any Excluded Collateral. 
 SECTION  3.    Security
Agreement.    The security interests granted to the Collateral Agent herein are granted in furtherance, and not in limitation of, the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement. Each
Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Trademark Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated
herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the terms of the Security Agreement shall govern. 

SECTION  4.    Choice of Law.    This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written. 
  

							
	ITC^DELTACOM, INC.,
				
		 	by	 		 	
		 		 	  /s/  J. Thomas Mullis
		 		 	  Name:	 	J. Thomas Mullis
		 		 	  Title:	 	Senior Vice President-Legal and Regulatory, General Counsel and Secretary
	
	DELTACOM, INC.,
				
		 	by	 		 	
		 		 	  /s/  J. Thomas Mullis
		 		 	  Name:	 	J. Thomas Mullis
		 		 	  Title:	 	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
	
	BUSINESS TELECOM, INC.,
				
		 	by	 		 	
		 		 	  /s/  J. Thomas Mullis
		 		 	  Name:	 	J. Thomas Mullis
		 		 	  Title:	 	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

  

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	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Collateral Agent,
				
		 	by	 		 	
		 		 	  /s/  Stefan Victory
		 		 	  Name:	 	Stefan Victory
		 		 	  Title:	 	Vice President

  

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 Schedule I 

I.    Trademarks 
  

							
	Registered Owner	  	Mark	  	Registration
Number	  	Filing Date
	ITC^DeltaCom, Inc.	  	 ITC^DELTACOM

(Class 38)
	  	    2,405,331    	  	    11/21/2000    

	ITC^DeltaCom, Inc.	  	 ITC DELTACOM

and Design (Class 38)
	  	    2,407,859    	  	    11/28/2000    

	ITC^ DeltaCom, Inc.	  	 DELTACOM

(Classes 38 and 42)
	  	    2,071,650    	  	    06/17/1997    

	ITC^DeltaCom, Inc.	  	 E^COM

(Classes 37, 38 and 42)
	  	    2,931,048    	  	    03/08/2005    

	ITC^DeltaCom, Inc.	  	 E^DELTACOM

(Classes 37, 38 and 42)
	  	    2,528,538    	  	    01/08/2002    

	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	 EVERYBODY’S
TALKING
 (Class 38)
	  	    2,900,348    	  	    11/02/2004    

	Business Telecom, Inc	  	 BTI

(Class 38)
	  	    2,427,897    	  	    02/13/2001    

 II.    Common Law Trademarks 

 

					
	  

Owner
  
	  	  

Trademark (U.S. only)
  
	  	  

Anticipated Class
  

	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	SIMPLI-BIZ	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	SIMPLI-BUSINESS	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	SIMPLI-VOICE	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	SIMPLI-MOBILE	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	SIMPLI-INTERNET	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	SIMPLI-DATA	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	SIMPLI-IP	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	SIMPLI-HUB	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	SIM-BIZ	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	SO SIMPLE, IT’S GENIUS!	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	SIMPLICI-T	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	SIMPLICI-T PLUS	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	SIMPLICI-T PLUS IP	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	BUSINESS REACH	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	ACCOUNTABLE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	DELTACOM ADVANTAGE	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	DELTACOME ON!	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	DELTACOMMUNITY	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	DELTACOMMITMENT	  	Class 38
	DeltaCom, Inc.	  	DELTACOMMUNICATION	  	Class 38

III.    Trademark Applications 

NONE 

 IV.    Trademark Licenses 

NONEExhibit 10.11.5

 Exhibit 10.11.5 

AMENDMENT NO. 5 

TO 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of April 9, 2010, made among
ITC^DeltaCom, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each person listed on the signature pages hereof under the heading “WCAS Securityholders.” 

WITNESSETH: 

WHEREAS, the parties to this Amendment wish to amend the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2003 and amended as
of December 4, 2003, July 26, 2005, July 31, 2007 and May 13, 2008 (the “Agreement”), among the Company, the other persons listed on the signature pages thereof and the other parties to such agreement, as
hereinafter set forth; and 
 WHEREAS, the WCAS Securityholders listed on the signature pages hereof are the Holders of a
Majority of the Registrable Securities as defined in, and for purposes of, the Agreement; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and the mutual covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows: 

1. Effectiveness; Capitalized Terms. 

(a) This Amendment shall be effective as of the date set forth in the preamble of this Amendment. 

(b) All capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.

 2. Amendment to Section 1 of Agreement. The definitions of “Excluded Registration” and “Rule 144A
Resale Shelf Registration” set forth in Section 1 of the Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows: 

“Excluded Registration” means (i) a registration of Common Stock or the Company’s 10.5% Senior Secured Notes
due 2016 under the Securities Act pursuant to a registration statement filed (a) on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor registration forms that may be adopted by the SEC or (b) in connection with an exchange offer or an offering of
securities solely to existing stockholders of the Company (including, without limitation, the Rights Offering) or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries, (ii) a Rule 144A Resale Shelf Registration or (iii) a registration statement
filed pursuant to Section 3 of the TCP Registration Rights Agreement.” 

 “Rule 144A Resale Shelf Registration” means a registration under the
Securities Act of the Company’s 10.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2016, convertible notes, preferred stock and/or warrants for resale of such securities by the purchasers thereof acquired in an offering under the Securities Act made to one or more
nationally recognized investment banking firms as initial purchasers for reoffering by such initial purchasers solely to “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), to other institutional
“accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act), or to investors outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. 

3. Amendment to Section 15 of Agreement. Section 15 of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following sentence at
the end of Section 15: 
 “The Holders agree for purposes of this Section 15 that the Registration Rights
Agreement dated as of April 9, 2010 among the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company parties thereto and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as initial purchaser of the Company’s 10.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2016, as in effect as of
such date, is not inconsistent with the rights of the Holders hereunder.” 
 4. Miscellaneous. This Amendment shall
not constitute an amendment or modification of any provision of the Agreement not expressly referred to herein. Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full
force and effect. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall together constitute a single agreement. 

5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without
giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date set forth in the preamble hereof. 

 

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	COMPANY:
	
	ITC^DELTACOM, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ J. Thomas Mullis

	Name:	 	J. Thomas Mullis
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President – Legal and Regulatory

  

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	WCAS SECURITYHOLDERS:
	
	WCAS CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P.
	By:	 	WCAS CP III Associates, L.L.C.,
	Its:	 	General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Thomas E. McInerney

	Name:	 	Thomas E. McInerney
	Title:	 	Managing Member
	
	 WELSH, CARSON, ANDERSON & STOWE VIII, L.P.

	By:	 	WCAS VIII Associates, LLC,
	Its:	 	General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Thomas E. McInerney

	Name:	 	Thomas E. McInerney
	Title:	 	Managing Member

  

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