Document:

Exhibit 10.66

AMENDMENT NO. 1

to the

INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT

between

VERIZON
PENNSYLVANIA INC.

and

D&E SYSTEMS,
INC.

          This
Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) shall be deemed effective on June 13, 2003
(the “Effective Date”) by and between Verizon Pennsylvania Inc. (“Verizon”), a
Pennsylvania Corporation with offices at 1717 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103, and D&E Systems, Inc., a Delaware Corporation with
offices at 124 East Main Street, P.O. Box 458, Ephrata, Pennsylvania 17522-0458
(“D&E”). Verizon and D&E being referred to collectively as the
“Parties” and individually as a “Party”. This Amendment covers services in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “State”).

WITNESSETH:

          WHEREAS, Verizon and D&E are Parties to
an Interconnection Agreement under Sections 251 and 252 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 dated September 1, 2001 (the “Agreement”); and

          WHEREAS, subsequent to the approval of the
Agreement D&E notified Verizon that it desired to amend the Agreement; and

          WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 252(a)(1) of
the Act, the Parties wish to amend the Agreement; and 

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          WHEREAS, Verizon is prepared to provide
unbundled dark fiber in accordance with but, only to the extent required by,
Applicable Law (which term, for the avoidance of any doubt, includes, without
limitation, the impending rules, once they become effective and, as they are
amended and in effect from time to time, of the FCC in CC Docket Nos. 01-338,
96-98 and 98-147).

          NOW,
THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual promises, provisions and covenants herein
contained, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree
as follows:

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.

 	
 The Parties agree that the terms and conditions set forth
 in the Dark Fiber Attachment and the Pricing Appendix to the Dark Fiber
 Attachment attached hereto shall govern Verizon’s provision of unbundled dark
 fiber to D&E. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 2.

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

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 3.

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

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 4.

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

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 5.

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

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE

IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the
Effective Date.

	
  

 	
  

 
	
 D&E
 SYSTEMS, INC.

 	
 VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INC.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 By: /s/ G. William Ruhl

 	
 By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Masoner

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Printed: G. William Ruhl

 	
 Printed: Jeffrey A. Masoner

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 	
 Title: Vice President – Interconnection Policy and
 Planning

 

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Dark Fiber
Attachment

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 1.

 	
 General

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.1

 	
 Verizon shall provide to D&E, in accordance with the
 Agreement, as amended (hereinafter referred to in this Dark Fiber Attachment
 as the “Agreement”), this Dark Fiber Attachment and the Pricing Appendix to
 the Dark Fiber Attachment (including, but not limited to, Verizon’s applicable
 Tariffs) and the requirements of Applicable Law, access to Verizon’s dark
 fiber on an unbundled basis; provided, however, that notwithstanding any
 other provision of the Agreement, this Dark Fiber Attachment and the Pricing
 Appendix to the Dark Fiber Attachment, Verizon shall be obligated to provide
 unbundled dark fiber to D&E only to the extent required by Applicable Law
 and may decline to provide dark fiber to D&E to the extent that provision
 of dark fiber is not required by Applicable Law.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.2

 	
 Except as otherwise required by Applicable Law: (a)
 Verizon shall be obligated to provide dark fiber pursuant to the Agreement,
 this Dark Fiber Attachment and the Pricing Appendix to the Dark Fiber
 Attachment only to the extent such dark fiber, and the equipment and
 facilities necessary to provide such dark fiber, are available in Verizon’s
 network; and (b) Verizon shall have no obligation to construct or deploy new
 facilities or equipment to offer any dark fiber. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.3

 	
 D&E may use dark fiber only for those purposes for
 which Verizon is required by Applicable Law to provide such dark fiber to
 D&E. Without limiting the foregoing, D&E may use dark fiber: (a) only
 to provide a Telecommunications Service and (b) to provide Exchange Access
 services only to the extent that Verizon is required by Applicable Law to
 provide such dark fiber to D&E in order to allow D&E to provide such
 Exchange Access services.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.4

 	
 Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, this
 Dark Fiber Attachment and the Pricing Appendix to the Dark Fiber Attachment
 to the extent Verizon is required by a change in Applicable Law to provide to
 D&E dark fiber or a dark fiber combination that is not offered under the
 Agreement, this Dark Fiber Attachment, and the Pricing Appendix to the Dark
 Fiber Attachment to D&E as of the Effective Date, the terms, conditions
 and prices for such dark fiber or dark fiber combination (including, but not
 limited to, the terms and conditions defining the dark fiber or dark fiber
 combination and stating when and where the dark fiber or dark fiber
 combination will be available and how it will be used, and terms, conditions
 and prices for pre-ordering, ordering, provisioning, repair, maintenance and
 billing) shall be as provided in an applicable Verizon Tariff, or, in the
 absence of an applicable Verizon Tariff, as mutually agreed in writing by the
 Parties.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.5

 	
 Without limiting Verizon’s rights pursuant to Applicable
 Law or any other section of the Agreement, this Dark Fiber Attachment and the
 Pricing Appendix to the Dark Fiber Attachment to terminate its provision of
 dark fiber, if Verizon provides dark fiber to D&E, and the Commission,
 the FCC, a court or other governmental body of appropriate jurisdiction
 determines or has determined that Verizon is not required by Applicable Law
 to provide such dark fiber, Verizon may terminate its provision of such dark
 fiber to D&E. If Verizon terminates its provision of dark fiber to
 D&E pursuant to this Section 1.5 and D&E elects to purchase other
 services offered by Verizon in place of such dark fiber, then: (a) Verizon
 shall reasonably cooperate with D&E to coordinate the termination of such
 dark fiber 

 

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 and the installation of such services to minimize the
 interruption of service to Customers of D&E; and, (b) D&E shall pay
 all applicable charges for such services, including, but not limited to, all
 applicable installation charges.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.6

 	
 Nothing contained in the Agreement, this Dark Fiber
 Attachment and the Pricing Appendix to the Dark Fiber Attachment shall be
 deemed to constitute an agreement by Verizon that any item identified as dark
 fiber in the Agreement, this Dark Fiber Attachment and the Pricing Attachment
 to the Dark Fiber Attachment is (i) a Network Element under Applicable Law,
 or (ii) a Network Element Verizon is required by Applicable Law to provide to
 D&E on an unbundled basis or in combination with other Network Elements.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.7

 	
 If as the result of D&E Customer actions (i.e.,
 Customer Not Ready (“CNR”)), Verizon cannot complete requested work activity
 when a technician has been dispatched to the D&E Customer premises,
 D&E will be assessed a non-recurring charge associated with this visit.
 This charge will be the sum of the applicable Service Order charge as
 provided in the Pricing Attachment and the Premises Visit Charge as provided
 in Verizon’s applicable retail or wholesale Tariff.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.8

 	
 If and, to the extent that Verizon, prior to the Effective
 Date of this Amendment, has not provided in the State of [State] a service or
 arrangement offered under this Dark Fiber Attachment, Verizon reserves the
 right to negotiate in good faith with D&E reasonable terms and conditions
 (including, without limitation, rates and implementation timeframes) for such
 service or arrangement; and, if the Parties cannot agree to such terms and
 conditions (including without limitation, rates and implementation
 timeframes), either Party may utilize the Agreement’s dispute resolution
 procedures.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
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 Glossary

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 2.1

 	
 Applicable Law

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 All effective laws, government regulations and government
 orders, applicable to each Party’s performance of its obligations under this
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 2.2

 	
 Central Office.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 A local switching system for connecting lines to lines,
 lines to trunks, or trunks to trunks for the purpose of
 originating/terminating calls over the public switched telephone network. A
 single Central Office may handle several Central Office codes (“NXX”).
 Sometimes this term is used to refer to a telephone company building in which
 switching systems and telephone equipment are installed.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
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 Customers

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 A third party residence or business end-user subscriber to
 Telephone Exchange Services provided by either of the Parties.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
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 Dark Fiber IOF(Dark Fiber Interoffice Facility)

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 Consists of fiber strand(s) that are located within a
 fiber optic cable between either (a) accessible terminals in two or more
 Verizon Central Offices or (b) an accessible terminal in a Verizon Central
 Office and an accessible terminal in a D&E Central Office, but, in either
 case, that has not been activated through connection to multiplexing,
 aggregation or other electronics that “light it” and thereby render it
 capable of carrying Telecommunications Services.

 

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 Dark Fiber Loop

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 Consists of fiber optic strand(s) in a Verizon fiber optic
 cable between Verizon’s accessible terminal, such as the fiber distribution
 frame, or its functional equivalent, located within a Verizon Wire Center,
 and Verizon’s accessible terminal located in Verizon’s main termination point
 at a Customer premises, such as a fiber patch panel, and that has not been
 activated through connection to electronics that “light” it and render it
 capable of carrying Telecommunications Services.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
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 Consists of fiber optic strand(s) in a Verizon fiber optic
 cable (a) between Verizon’s accessible terminal located within a Verizon Wire
 Center, and Verizon’s accessible terminal at a Verizon remote terminal
 equipment enclosure, (b) between Verizon’s accessible terminal at a Verizon
 remote terminal equipment enclosure and Verizon’s accessible terminal located
 in Verizon’s main termination point located within a Customer premises, or
 (c) between Verizon’s accessible terminals at Verizon remote terminal
 equipment enclosures, and that in all cases has not been activated through
 connection to electronics that “light” it and render it capable of carrying
 Telecommunications Services.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 2.7

 	
 Exchange Access

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 Shall have the meaning set forth in the Act.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
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 Loop

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 A transmission path that extends from a Main Distribution
 Frame or functionally comparable piece of equipment in a Customer’s serving
 End Office, to the Rate Demarcation Point (or NID if installed at the Rate
 Demarcation Point) in or at the Customer’s premises. The actual transmission
 facilities used to provide a Loop may utilize any of several technologies.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
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 MDF (Main Distribution Frame).

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 The primary point at which outside plant facilities terminate
 within a Wire Center, for interconnection to other Telecommunications
 facilities within the Wire Center. The distribution frame used to
 interconnect cable pairs and line trunk equipment terminating on a switching
 system.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
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 Network Element

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 Shall have the meaning stated in the Act.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
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 Rate Demarcation Point. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 The physical point in a Verizon provided network facility
 at which Verizon’s responsibility for maintaining that network facility ends
 and the Customer’s responsibility for maintaining the remainder of the
 facility begins, as set forth in this Dark Fiber Attachment, Verizon’s
 applicable Tariffs, if any, or as otherwise prescribed under Applicable Law.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 2.12

 	
 Tariff

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
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 Any applicable Federal or state tariff of a Party, as
 amended from time-to-time; or

 

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 Any standard agreement or other document, as amended from
 time-to-time, that sets forth the generally available terms, conditions and
 prices under which a Party offers a Service.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 The term “Tariff” does not include any Verizon statement
 of generally available terms (SGAT) which has been approved or is pending
 approval by the Commission pursuant to Section 252(f) of the Act. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
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 Telecommunications Services.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 Shall have the meaning set forth in the Act.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
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 Telephone Exchange Service.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 Shall have the meaning set forth in the Act.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
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 A building or portion thereof which serves as the premises
 for one or more Central Office Switches and related facilities.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
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 Dark Fiber Provisions

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 3.1

 	
 Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 1 of this
 Dark Fiber Attachment and upon request by D&E, Verizon shall provide
 D&E with access to unbundled Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops and
 Dark Fiber IOF (collectively referred to as “Dark Fiber”) in accordance with,
 and subject to, the rates, terms and conditions provided in the Dark Fiber
 Attachment and the Pricing Appendix to the Dark Fiber Attachment and the
 rates, terms and conditions of Verizon’s applicable Tariffs. Access to
 unbundled Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops and Dark Fiber IOF will be
 provided by Verizon only where existing facilities are available. Access to
 Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops and Dark Fiber IOF will be provided in
 accordance with, but only to the extent required by, Applicable Law. Dark
 Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops and Dark Fiber IOF consist of Verizon
 optical transmission facilities without attached multiplexers, aggregation or
 other electronics. To the extent Verizon’s Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber
 Sub-Loops and Dark Fiber IOF contain any lightwave repeaters (e.g.,
 regenerators or optical amplifiers) installed thereon, Verizon shall not
 remove the same.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Except as otherwise required by Applicable Law, the
 following terms and conditions apply to Verizon’s Dark Fiber offerings.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 3.2

 	
 In addition to the other terms and conditions of the
 Agreement, the following terms and conditions shall apply to Dark Fiber
 Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops and Dark Fiber IOF:

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
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 Verizon shall be required to provide a Dark Fiber Loop
 only where one end of the Dark Fiber Loop terminates at a Verizon accessible
 terminal in Verizon’s Central Office that can be cross-connected to D&E’s
 Collocation arrangement located in that same Verizon Central Office and the
 other end terminates at Verizon’s accessible terminal located in Verizon’s
 main termination point in the Customer premises in the same serving wire
 center. Verizon shall be required to provide a Dark Fiber Sub-Loop only where
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 terminates at Verizon’s accessible terminal in Verizon’s
 Central Office that can be cross-connected to D&E’s Collocation
 arrangement located in that same Verizon Central Office and the other end
 terminates at Verizon’s accessible terminal at a Verizon remote terminal
 equipment enclosure that can be cross-connected to D&E’s Collocation
 arrangement or adjacent structure, or (2) one end of the Dark Fiber Sub-Loop
 terminates at Verizon’s accessible terminal located at Verizon’s main
 termination point located within the Customer premises and the other end
 terminates at Verizon’s accessible terminal at a Verizon remote terminal
 equipment enclosure that can be cross-connected to D&E’s Collocation
 arrangement or adjacent structure, or (3) one end of the Dark Fiber Sub-Loop
 terminates at Verizon’s accessible terminal at a Verizon remote terminal
 equipment enclosure that can be cross-connected to D&E’s Collocation arrangement
 or adjacent structure and the other end terminates at Verizon’s accessible
 terminal at another Verizon remote terminal equipment enclosure that can be
 cross-connected to D&E’s Collocation arrangement or adjacent structure. A
 D&E demarcation point at a Customer premises shall be established in the
 main telco room of the Customer premises if Verizon is located in that room
 or, if the building does not have a main telco room or if Verizon is not
 located in that room, then at a location to be determined by Verizon. A
 D&E demarcation point at a Customer premises shall be established at a
 location that is no more than thirty (30) feet from Verizon’s accessible
 terminal on which the Dark Fiber Loop or Dark Fiber Sub-Loop terminates.
 Verizon shall connect a Dark Fiber Loop or Dark Fiber Sub-Loop to the D&E
 demarcation point by installing a fiber jumper no greater than thirty (30)
 feet in length.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
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 D&E may access a Dark Fiber Loop, a Dark Fiber
 Sub-Loop, or Dark Fiber IOF only at a pre-existing Verizon accessible
 terminal of such Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF, and
 D&E may not access a Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber
 IOF at any other point, including, but not limited to, a splice point or
 case. Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops and Dark Fiber IOF are not
 available to D&E unless such Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops or
 Dark Fiber IOF are already terminated on an existing Verizon accessible
 terminal. Unused fibers located in a cable vault or a controlled environment
 vault, manhole or other location outside the Verizon Wire Center, and not
 terminated to a fiber patch panel, are not available to D&E.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
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 Except if and, to the extent required by, Applicable Law,
 Verizon will not perform splicing (e.g., introduce additional splice points
 or open existing splice points or cases) to accommodate D&E’s request.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
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 Verizon shall perform all work necessary to install (1) a
 cross connect or a fiber jumper from a Verizon accessible terminal to a
 D&E Collocation arrangement or (2) from a Verizon accessible terminal to
 D&E’s demarcation point at a Customer premises or D&E Central Office.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
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 A “Dark Fiber Inquiry Form” must be submitted prior to
 submitting an ASR. Upon receipt of D&E’s completed Dark Fiber Inquiry
 Form, Verizon will initiate a review of its cable records to determine
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 available between the locations and in the quantities
 specified. Verizon will respond within fifteen (15) Business Days from
 receipt of D&E’s Dark Fiber Inquiry Form, indicating whether Dark Fiber
 Loop(s), Dark Fiber Sub-Loop(s) or Dark Fiber IOF may be available (if so
 available, an “Acknowledgement”) based on the records search except that for
 voluminous requests or large, complex projects, Verizon reserves the right to
 negotiate a different interval. The Dark Fiber Inquiry is a record search and
 does not guarantee the availability of Dark Fiber Loop(s), Dark Fiber Sub-Loop(s)
 or Dark Fiber IOF. Where a direct Dark Fiber IOF route is not available,
 Verizon will provide, where available, Dark Fiber IOF via a reasonable
 indirect route that passes through intermediate Verizon Central Offices at
 the rates set forth in the Pricing Appendix. Verizon reserves the right to
 limit the number of intermediate Verizon Central Offices on an indirect route
 consistent with limitations in Verizon’s network design and/or prevailing
 industry practices for optical transmission applications. Any limitations on
 the number of intermediate Verizon Central Offices will be discussed with
 D&E. If access to Dark Fiber IOF is not available, Verizon will notify
 D&E, within fifteen (15) Business Days, that no spare Dark Fiber IOF is
 available over the direct route nor any reasonable alternate indirect route,
 except that for voluminous requests or large, complex projects, Verizon
 reserves the right to negotiate a different interval. Where no available
 route was found during the record review, Verizon will identify the first
 blocked segment on each alternate indirect route and which segment(s) in the
 alternate indirect route are available prior to encountering a blockage on
 that route, at the rates set forth in the Pricing Appendix to the Dark Fiber
 Attachment.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.5.1

 	
 D&E shall indicate on the Dark Fiber Inquiry Form
 whether the available Dark Fiber should be reserved, at the rates set forth
 in the Pricing Appendix to the Dark Fiber Attachment, pending receipt of an
 order for the Dark Fiber. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.5.2

 	
 Upon request from D&E as indicated on the Dark Fiber
 Inquiry Form, Verizon shall hold such requested Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber
 Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF for D&E’s use for ten (10) Business Days from
 D&E’s receipt of Acknowledgement and may not allow any other party
 (including Verizon) to use such fiber during that time period. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.5.3

 	
 D&E shall submit an order for the reserved Dark Fiber
 Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF as soon as possible using the
 standard ordering process or parallel provisioning process as described in
 Section 3.2.5.5. The standard ordering process shall be used when D&E
 does not have additional requirements for Collocation. The parallel
 provisioning process shall be used when D&E requires new Collocation
 facilities or changes to existing Collocation arrangements.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.5.4

 	
 If no order is received from D&E for the reserved Dark
 Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF within ten (10) Business
 Days from D&E’s receipt of Acknowledgement, Verizon shall return to spare
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 Fiber IOF that Verizon previously notified D&E are
 available. Should D&E submit an order to Verizon after the ten (10)
 Business Day reservation period for access to a Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber
 Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF that Verizon has previously notified D&E was
 available, D&E assumes all risk that such Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber
 Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF will no longer be available.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.5.5

 	
 Upon D&E’s request, the Parties will conduct parallel
 provisioning of Collocation and Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark
 Fiber IOF in accordance with the following terms and conditions:

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.5.5.1

 	
 D&E will use existing interfaces and Verizon’s current
 applications and order forms to request Collocation and Dark Fiber Loop, Dark
 Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
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 Verizon will parallel process D&E’s requests for
 Collocation, including augments, and Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or
 Dark Fiber IOF.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
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 Before D&E submits a request for parallel provisioning
 of Collocation and Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF,
 D&E will:

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
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 submit a Dark Fiber Inquiry Form and receive an
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 submit a Collocation application for the Verizon Central
 Office(s) where the Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF
 terminates and receive confirmation from Verizon that D&E’s Collocation
 application has been accepted.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.5.5.4

 	
 D&E will prepare requests for parallel provisioning of
 Collocation and Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF in the
 manner and form reasonably specified by Verizon.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
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 If Verizon rejects D&E’s Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber
 Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF request, D&E may cancel its Collocation
 application within five (5) Business Days of such rejection and receive a
 refund of the Collocation application fee paid by D&E, less the costs
 Verizon incurred to date.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
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 If Verizon accepts D&E’s Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber
 Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF request, Verizon will parallel provision the Dark
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 a temporary location in
 Verizon’s Central Office(s). Verizon will charge and D&E will pay for
 parallel provisioning of such Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark
 Fiber IOF at the rates specified in the Pricing Appendix to the Dark Fiber Attachment
 beginning on the date that Verizon accepts each Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber
 Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF request.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.5.5.7

 	
 Within ten (10) Business Days after Verizon completes a
 D&E Collocation application, D&E shall submit a Dark Fiber change
 request to reposition Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF
 from the temporary location in that Verizon Central Office(s) to the
 permanent location at D&E’s Collocation arrangement in such Verizon
 Central Office(s). D&E will prepare such request(s) in the manner and
 form specified by Verizon.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.5.5.8

 	
 If D&E cancels its Collocation application, D&E
 must also submit a cancellation for the unbundled Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber
 Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF provisioned to the temporary location in the
 Verizon Central Office(s).

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.6

 	
 D&E shall order Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops
 or Dark Fiber IOF by sending to Verizon a separate ASR for each A to Z route.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.7

 	
 Where a Collocation arrangement can be accomplished in a
 Verizon premises, access to Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops and Dark
 Fiber IOF that terminate in a Verizon premises must be accomplished via a
 Collocation arrangement in that premises. In circumstances where Collocation
 arrangement cannot be accomplished in a Verizon premises, the Parties agree
 to negotiate for possible alternative arrangements.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.8

 	
 A Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF
 will be offered to D&E in the condition that it is available in Verizon’s
 network at the time that D&E submits its request (i.e., “as is”). In
 addition, Verizon shall not be required to convert lit fiber to a Dark Fiber
 Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF for D&E’s use.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.9

 	
 Spare wavelengths on fiber strands, where Wave Division
 Multiplexing (WDM) or Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) equipment is
 deployed, are not considered to be Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops or
 Dark Fiber IOF, and, therefore, will not be offered to D&E as Dark Fiber
 Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops or Dark Fiber IOF.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.10

 	
 Fiber that has been assigned to fulfill a Customer order,
 for maintenance purposes or for Verizon’s lit fiber optic systems will not be
 offered to D&E as Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops or Dark Fiber
 IOF.

 

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 3.2.11

 	
 D&E shall be responsible for providing all
 transmission, terminating and lightwave repeater equipment necessary to light
 and use Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops, or Dark Fiber IOF.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.12

 	
 D&E may not resell Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber
 Sub-Loops or Dark Fiber IOF, purchased pursuant to this Dark Fiber Attachment
 to third parties.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.13

 	
 Except to the extent that Verizon is required by
 Applicable Law to provide Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops or Dark
 Fiber IOF to D&E for use for Special or Switched Exchange Access
 Services, D&E shall not use Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops or
 Dark Fiber IOF, for Special or Switched Exchange Access Services.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.14

 	
 In order to preserve the efficiency of its network,
 Verizon may, upon a showing of need to the Commission, limit D&E to
 leasing up to a maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the Fiber Loops,
 Fiber Sub-Loops or Fiber IOF in any given segment of Verizon’s network. In
 addition, except as otherwise required by Applicable Law, Verizon may take
 any of the following actions, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
 this Amendment:

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.14.1

 	
 Revoke Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops or Dark
 Fiber IOF leased to D&E upon a showing of need to the Commission and
 twelve (12) months’ advance written notice to D&E; and

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.14.2

 	
 Verizon reserves and shall not waive, Verizon’s right to
 claim before the Commission that Verizon should not have to fulfill a D&E
 order for Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops, or Dark Fiber IOF because
 that request would strand an unreasonable amount of fiber capacity, disrupt
 or degrade service to Customers or carriers other than D&E, or impair
 Verizon’s ability to meet a legal obligation.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.15

 	
 Except as expressly set forth in this Dark Fiber
 Attachment D&E may not reserve Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops, or
 Dark Fiber IOF.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.16

 	
 D&E shall be solely responsible for: (a) determining
 whether or not the transmission characteristics of the Dark Fiber Loop, Dark
 Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF accommodate the requirements of D&E; (b)
 obtaining any Rights of Way, governmental or private property permit,
 easement or other authorization or approval required for access to the Dark
 Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF; (c) installation of fiber
 optic transmission equipment needed to power the Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber
 Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF to transmit Telecommunications Services traffic;
 (d) installation of a demarcation point in a building where a Customer is
 located; and (e) except as set forth with respect to the parallel
 provisioning process addressed above, D&E’s Collocation arrangements with
 any proper optical cross connects or other equipment that D&E needs to
 access Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF before it
 submits an order for such access. D&E hereby represents and warrants that
 it shall have all such rights of way, authorizations and the like applicable
 to the geographic location at which it wishes to establish a demarcation
 point for a Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark 

 

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 Fiber IOF, on or before the date that D&E places an
 order for the applicable a Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber
 IOF, and that it shall maintain the same going forward.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.17

 	
 D&E is responsible for trouble isolation before
 reporting trouble to Verizon. Verizon will, on a nondiscriminatory basis,
 restore continuity to Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops and Dark Fiber
 IOF that have been broken. Verizon will not repair a Dark Fiber Loop, Dark
 Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF that is capable of transmitting light, even
 if the transmission characteristics of the Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber
 Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF have changed.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.18

 	
 D&E is responsible for all work activities at the
 Customer premises. Except as otherwise required by Applicable Law, all
 negotiations with the premises owner are solely the responsibility of
 D&E.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.19

 	
 D&E may request the following, which shall be provided
 on a time and materials basis (as set forth in the Pricing Appendix to the
 Dark Fiber Attachment):

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.19.1

 	
 A fiber layout map that shows the streets within a Verizon
 Wire Center where there are existing Verizon fiber cable sheaths. Verizon
 shall provide such maps to D&E subject to the agreement of D&E, in
 writing, to treat the maps as confidential and to use them for preliminary
 design purposes only. D&E acknowledges that fiber layout maps do not show
 whether or not spare Dark Fiber Loops, Dark Fiber Sub-Loops, or Dark Fiber
 IOF are available. Verizon shall provide fiber layout maps to D&E subject
 to a negotiated interval.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 3.2.19.2

 	
 A field survey that shows the availability of Dark Fiber
 Loop(s), Dark Fiber Sub-Loop(s) or Dark Fiber IOF between two or more Verizon
 Central Offices, a Verizon Central Office and a D&E Central Office or a
 Verizon End Office and the premises of a Customer, shows whether or not such
 Dark Fiber Loop(s), Dark Fiber Sub-Loop(s), or Dark Fiber IOF are defective,
 shows whether or not such Dark Fiber Loop(s), Dark Fiber Sub-Loop(s) or Dark
 Fiber IOF have been used by Verizon for emergency restoration activity and
 tests the transmission characteristics of Verizon’s Dark Fiber Loop(s), Dark
 Fiber Sub-Loop(s) or Dark Fiber IOF. If a field survey shows that a Dark
 Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF is available, D&E may
 reserve the Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF, as
 applicable, for ten (10) Business Days from receipt of Verizon’s field survey
 results. If D&E submits an order for access to such Dark Fiber Loop, Dark
 Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF after passage of the foregoing ten (10)
 Business Day reservation period, Verizon does not guarantee or warrant the
 Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF will be available when
 Verizon receives such order, and D&E assumes all risk that the Dark Fiber
 Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF will not be available. Verizon
 shall perform a field survey subject to a negotiated interval. If a D&E
 submits an order for a Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF
 without first obtaining the results of a field survey of such Dark Fiber
 Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF, D&E assumes all risk that
 the Dark Fiber Loop, Dark Fiber Sub-Loop or Dark Fiber IOF will not be
 compatible with D&E’s equipment, including, but not limited to, order
 cancellation charges.

 

13

Pricing Appendix to
the Dark Fiber Attachment

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 1.

 	
 General

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.1

 	
 As used in this Appendix, the term “Charges” means the
 rates, fees, charges and prices for a Service.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.2

 	
 Charges for Services shall be as stated in this Section 1.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.3

 	
 The Charges for a Service shall be the Charges for the
 Service stated in the Providing Party’s applicable Tariff.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.4

 	
 In the absence of Charges for a Service established
 pursuant to Section 1.3, the Charges shall be as stated in Exhibit A of this
 Pricing Appendix. For rate elements provided in Exhibit A of this Pricing
 Appendix that do not include a Charge, either marked as “TBD” or otherwise,
 Verizon is developing such Charges and has not finished developing such
 Charges as of the Effective Date. When Verizon finishes developing such a
 Charge, Verizon shall notify D&E in writing of such Charge in accordance
 with, and subject to, the notices provisions of the Agreement and thereafter
 shall bill D&E, and D&E shall pay to Verizon, for services provided
 under this Dark Fiber Attachment on the Effective Date and thereafter in
 accordance with such Charge. Any notice provided by Verizon to D&E
 pursuant to this Section 1.4 shall be deemed to be a part of Exhibit A of
 this Pricing Appendix immediately after Verizon sends such notice to D&E
 and thereafter.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.5

 	
 The Charges stated in Exhibit A of this Pricing Appendix shall be
 automatically superseded by any applicable Tariff Charges. The Charges stated
 in Exhibit A of this Pricing Appendix also shall be automatically superseded
 by any new Charge(s) when such new Charge(s) are required by any order of the
 Commission or the FCC, approved by the Commission or the FCC, or otherwise
 allowed to go into effect by the Commission or the FCC (including, but not
 limited to, in a Tariff that has been filed with the Commission or the FCC),
 provided such new Charge(s) are not subject to a stay issued by any court of
 competent jurisdiction.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.6

 	
 In the absence of Charges for a Service established
 pursuant to Sections 1.3 through 1.5, if Charges for a Service are otherwise
 expressly provided for in the Agreement, the Dark Fiber Attachment or this
 Pricing Appendix to the Dark Fiber Attachment, such Charges shall apply. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.7

 	
 In the absence of Charges for a Service established
 pursuant to Sections 1.3 through 1.6, the Charges for the Service shall be
 the Providing Party’s FCC or Commission approved Charges.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 1.8

 	
 In the absence of Charges for a Service established
 pursuant to Sections 1.3 through 1.7, the Charges for the Service shall be
 mutually agreed to by the Parties in writing.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 2.

 	
 Section 271

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 If Verizon is a Bell Operating Company (as defined in the
 Act) and in order to comply with Section 271(c)(2)(B) of the Act provides a
 Service under the Agreement, the Dark Fiber Attachment and this Pricing
 Appendix to the Dark Fiber Attachment that Verizon is not required to provide
 by Section 251 of the Act, Verizon shall have the right to establish Charges
 for such Service in a manner that differs from the manner in which under 

 

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 Applicable Law (including, but not limited to, Section
 252(d) of the Act) Charges must be set for Services provided under Section
 251.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 3.

 	
 Regulatory Review of Prices

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, the
 Dark Fiber Attachment and this Pricing Appendix to the Dark Fiber Attachment,
 each Party reserves its respective rights to institute an appropriate
 proceeding with the FCC, the Commission or other governmental body of
 appropriate jurisdiction: (a) with regard to the Charges for its Services
 (including, but not limited to, a proceeding to change the Charges for its
 services, whether provided for in any of its Tariffs, in Exhibit A, or
 otherwise); and (b) with regard to the Charges of the other Party (including,
 but not limited to, a proceeding to obtain a reduction in such Charges and a
 refund of any amounts paid in excess of any Charges that are reduced).

 

15

Exhibit A

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Records Review, per inquiry

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 116.16

 	
  

 
	
 Records Review with Reservation, per inquiry

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Dark Fiber – IOF

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Verizon C.O. to Verizon C.O

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Service Order

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 55.22

 	
  

 
	
  

 
	
 Serving Wire Center (“SWC”) Charge/SWC/Pair

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 5.33

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 42.59

 	
  

 
	
 IOF
 Mileage/Pair/mile

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 51.77

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 IOF Mileage Installation Charge/Pair

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 204.94

 	
  

 
	
 Expedited Handling

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 94.34

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Intermediate Office Routing

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Verizon C.O. to CLEC C.O.

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Service Order

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 55.22

 	
  

 
	
 SWC Charge/SWC/Pair

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 5.33

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 42.59

 	
  

 
	
 Channel Termination Charge/CLEC C.O.

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 53.69

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 353.23

 	
  

 
	
 Expedited Handling

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 94.34

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Dark Fiber - LOOP

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Service Order

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 55.22

 	
  

 
	
 SWC Charge/SWC/Pair

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 5.33

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 38.53

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Loop Charge/Pair

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Rate Group A1

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 34.70

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 566.97

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Rate Group A2

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 64.06

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 566.97

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Rate Group B1

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 93.79

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 566.97

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Rate Group B2

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 119.26

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 566.97

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Expedited Handling

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 317.43

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Dark Fiber Sub-Loop

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 

16Exhibit 10.67

	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Jeffrey A. Masoner
Vice President

 Partner Solutions

 Interconnection Services Policy & Planning

 	
 Verizon

 
	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 One Verizon Way

 
	
  

 	
 VC32W-421

 
	
  

 	
 Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Tel.: 908-559-4610 Fax:
 908-766-3495

 
	
  

 	
 jeffrey.a.masoner@verizon.com

 

May 1, 2007 

Richard N. Koch

President 

RNK Pennsylvania, Inc.

333 Elm Street, Suite 310

Dedham, MA 02026 

Re:          Requested
Adoption Under Section 252(i) of the Communications Act 

Dear Mr.
Koch: 

Verizon
Pennsylvania Inc. (“Verizon”), a Pennsylvania corporation, with principal place
of business at 1717 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, has received
correspondence stating that RNK Pennsylvania, Inc. (“RNK”), a Massachusetts
corporation, with principal place of business at 333 Elm Street, Suite 310,
Dedham, MA 02026 wishes, pursuant to Section 252(i) of the Communications Act,
to adopt the terms of the Interconnection Agreement between D&E Systems,
Inc (“D&E”) and Verizon that was approved by the Pennsylvania Public
Utility Commission (the “Commission”) as an effective agreement in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as such agreement exists on the date hereof
(including, without limitation, Amendment 1 thereto) after giving effect to
operation of law (the ‘Terms”). I understand RNK has a copy of the Terms.
Please note the following with respect to RNK’s adoption of the Terms. 

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 1.

 	
 By RNK’s countersignature on this
 letter, RNK hereby represents and agrees to the following seven points: 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 A.

 	
 RNK adopts (and agrees to be
 bound by) the Terms and, in applying the Terms, agrees that RNK shall be
 substituted in place of D&E Systems, Inc and D&E in the Terms
 wherever appropriate. 

 

1

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 B.

 	
 For the avoidance of any doubt,
 adoption of the Terms does not include adoption of any provision imposing an
 unbundling obligation on Verizon (i) that no longer applies to Verizon under
 the Report and Order and Order on Remand (FCC 0336) released by the Federal
 Communications Commission (“FCC”) on August 21, 2003 in CC Docket Nos.
 01-338, 96-98, 98-147 (“Triennial Review Order”), or the Order on Remand in
 WC Docket No. 04-313 and CC Docket No. 01-338, released by the FCC on
 February 4, 2005 (the “TRO Remand Order”), or (ii) that is otherwise not
 required by 47 U.S.C. Section 251(c)(3) or by 47 C.F.R. Part 51. Moreover,
 Verizon, on February 26, 2004, filed a petition at the Commission to
 arbitrate amendments to interconnection agreements (including the Terms) with
 respect to the Triennial Review Order (“TRO Arbitration”). If D&E is a
 party to the TRO Arbitration at the time the Commission issues an effective
 order approving an amendment with respect to the Triennial Review Order in
 the TRO Arbitration (an “Approved Amendment”): (i) the terms of such Approved
 Amendment shall be deemed to amend this adoption effective on the effective
 date of such Commission order, (ii) RNK agrees to be bound by the terms of
 such Approved Amendment effective on the effective date of such Commission
 order, and (iii) Verizon and RNK shall execute an amendment to this adoption
 to memorialize that this adoption is amended by the terms of such Approved
 Amendment effective on the effective date of such Commission order; provided,
 however, failure by either party to do so shall not be cited as a basis for
 contesting the effectiveness of the provisions in subsections (i) and (ii)
 above. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 C.

 	
 Notice to RNK and Verizon as may
 be required or permitted under the Terms shall be provided as follows: 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 To RNK Pennsylvania, Inc.:

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 Attention: Douglas Denny-Brown

 General Counsel/V.P. Regulatory Affairs

 333 Elm Street, Suite 310

 Dedham, MA 02026

 Telephone Number: (781) 613-6100, Ext.: None

 Facsimile Number: (781) 297-9836

 Internet Address: gcounsel@rnktel.com

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 To Verizon:

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 Director-Negotiations

 Verizon Partner Solutions

 600 Hidden Ridge

 HQEWMNOTICES

 Irving, TX 75038

 Facsimile Number: (972) 719-1519

 Internet Address: wmnotices@verizon.corn

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 with a copy to:

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 Vice President and Deputy General
 Counsel

 Verizon Partner Solutions

 1515 N. Court House Road

 Suite 500

 Arlington, VA 22201

 Facsimile: (703) 351-3664

 

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 D.

 	
 RNK represents and warrants that
 it is a certified provider of local telecommunications service in the
 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and that its adoption of the Terms will cover
 services in Verizon Pennsylvania’s service territory in the Commonwealth of
 Pennsylvania only. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 E.

 	
 In the event an interconnection
 agreement between Verizon and RNK is currently in effect
 in the former Bell Atlantic service territory within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 (the “Original ICA”), this adoption shall be an amendment and restatement
 of the operating terms and conditions of the Original ICA, and shall replace
 in their entirety the terms of the Original ICA. This adoption is not
 intended to be, nor shall it be construed to create, a novation or accord and
 satisfaction with respect to the Original ICA. Any outstanding payment
 obligations of the parties that were incurred but not fully performed under
 the Original ICA shall constitute payment obligations of the parties under
 this adoption. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 F.

 	
 Verizon’s standard pricing
 schedule for interconnection agreements in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 (as such schedule may be amended from time to time) (attached as Appendix A
 hereto) shall apply to RNK’s adoption of the Terms. RNK should note that the
 aforementioned pricing schedule may contain rates for certain services the
 terms for which are not included in the Terms or that are otherwise not part
 of this adoption, and may include phrases or wording not identical to those
 utilized in the Terms. In an effort to expedite the adoption process, Verizon
 has not deleted such rates from the pricing schedule or attempted to
 customize the wording in the pricing schedule to match the Terms. However,
 the inclusion of such rates in no way obligates Verizon to provide the
 subject services and in no way waives Verizon’s rights, and the use of
 different wording or phrasing in the pricing schedule does not alter the
 obligations and rights set forth in the Terms. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 G.

 	
 RNK’s adoption of the Terms shall
 become effective on April 20, 2007. Verizon shall file this adoption letter
 with the Commission promptly upon receipt of an original of this letter
 countersigned by RNK as to the points set out in Paragraph One hereof. The term
 and termination provisions of the Terms shall govern RNK’s adoption of the
 Terms. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 2.

 	
 As the Terms are being adopted by
 RNK pursuant to Section 252(i) of the Act, Verizon does not provide the Terms
 to you as either a voluntary or negotiated agreement. The filing and
 performance by Verizon of the Terms does not in any way constitute a waiver
 by Verizon of any position as to the Terms or a portion thereof, nor does it
 constitute a waiver by Verizon of all rights and remedies it may have to seek
 review of the Terms, or to seek review in any way of any provisions included
 in the Terms as a result of RNK’s adoption of the Terms. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 3.

 	
 Nothing herein shall be construed
 as or is intended to be a concession or admission by Verizon that any
 provision in the Terms complies with the rights and duties imposed by the
 Act, the decisions of the FCC and the Commission, the decisions of the
 courts, or other law, and Verizon expressly reserves its full right to assert
 and pursue claims arising from or related to the Terms. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 4.

 	
 Verizon reserves the right to
 deny RNK’s application of the Terms, in whole or in part, at any time: 

 

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 A.

 	
 when the costs of providing the
 Terms to RNK are greater than the costs of providing them to D&E; 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 B.

 	
 if the provision of the Terms to
 RNK is not technically feasible; and/or 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 C.

 	
 to the extent that Verizon
 otherwise is not required to make the Terms available to RNK under applicable
 law. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 5.

 	
 For the avoidance of any doubt,
 please note that adoption of the Terms will not result in reciprocal
 compensation payments for Internet traffic. Verizon has always taken the
 position that reciprocal compensation was not due to be paid for Internet
 traffic under section 251(b)(5) of the Act. Verizon’s position that
 reciprocal compensation is not to be paid for Internet traffic was confirmed
 by the FCC in the Order on Remand and Report and Order adopted on April 18,
 2001 (“FCC Internet Order”), which
 held that Internet traffic constitutes “information access” outside the scope
 of the reciprocal compensation obligations set forth in section 251(b)(5) of
 the Act.1 Accordingly, any compensation to be paid for Internet
 traffic will be handled pursuant to the terms of the FCC Internet Order, not pursuant to
 adoption of the Terms.2 Moreover, in light of the FCC Internet Order, even if the Terms
 include provisions invoking an intercarrier compensation mechanism for
 Internet traffic, any reasonable amount of time permitted for adopting such
 provisions has expired under the FCC’s rules implementing section 252(i) of
 the Act.3 In fact, the FCC
 Internet Order made clear that carriers may not adopt provisions
 of an existing interconnection agreement to the extent that such provisions
 provide compensation for Internet traffic.4 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 6.

 	
 Should RNK attempt to apply the
 Terms in a manner that conflicts with Paragraphs Two through
 Paragraphs Five above, Verizon reserves its rights to seek appropriate legal
 and/or equitable relief. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 7.

 	
 In the event that a voluntary or
 involuntary petition has been or is in the future filed against RNK under
 bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or any law relating to the relief of debtors,
 readjustment of indebtedness, debtor reorganization or composition or
 extension of debt (any such proceeding, an “Insolvency Proceeding”), then:
 (A) all rights of Verizon under such laws, including, without limitation, all
 rights of Verizon under 11 U.S.C. § 366, shall be preserved, and RNK’s
 adoption of the Terms shall in no way impair such rights of Verizon; and (B)
 all rights of RNK resulting from RNK’s adoption of the Terms shall be subject
 to and modified by any Stipulations and Orders entered in the Insolvency
 Proceeding, including, without limitation, any Stipulation or Order providing
 adequate assurance of payment to Verizon pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 366. 

 

	
  

 
	

 

 

1 Order on Remand and Report and Order, In the Matters of:
Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications
Act of 1996 and Intercarrier Compensation for ISP-Bound Traffic, CC Docket No.
99-68 (rel. April 27, 2001) (“FCC Remand
Order? ¶44, remanded, WorldCom,
Inc. v. FCC, No. 01-1218 (D.C. Cir. May 3, 2002). Although the D.C. Circuit remanded the FCC Remand Order to permit the FCC to clarify its reasoning,
it left the order in place as governing federal law. See WorldCom, Inc. v.
FCC, No. 01-1218, slip op. at 5 (D.C. Cir. May 3, 2002).

2 For your convenience, an industry letter distributed by
Verizon explaining its plans to implement the FCC
Internet Order can be viewed at Verizon’s Customer Support Website
at URL www.verizon.com/wise (select Verizon East Customer Support, Business
Resources, Customer Documentation, Resources, Industry Letters, CLEC, May 21,
2001 Order on Remand).

3 See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. Section 51.809(c).

4 FCC Internet Order ¶ 82.

4

SIGNATURE PAGE

Please arrange for a duly authorized representative of RNK to sign this
letter in the space provided below and return it
to Verizon. 

Sincerely, 

VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INC. 

/s/ Jeffrey A. Masoner

Jeffrey A. Masoner

Vice President-Interconnection Services Policy & Planning 

5/14/2007

Date 

Reviewed and countersigned as to points A, B, C, D, E, F and G of
Paragraph 1. By execution, RNK does not necessarily assent agreement, and in
certain circumstances, disagrees with Verizon’s positions, interpretations of
law, and/or statements in Paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 and reserves all
rights that may be affected by such.

RNK
PENNSYLVANIA, INC. 

/s/ Richard N. Koch

Richard N. Koch

President

5/2/2007

Date 

Attachment 

5

APPENDIX A1

 (PENNSYLVANIA EAST)

V1.17

A. INTERCONNECTION2

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Service or
Element Description:  

 	
  

 	
 Recurring
Charges:  

 	
  

 	
 Non-Recurring Charge:  

 
	

 

 	
  

 	

 

 	
  

 	

 

 
	
 I. Reciprocal
 Compensation Traffic Termination

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Reciprocal Compensation Traffic
 End Office Rate

 	
  

 	
 $.000987/MOU

 	
  

 	
 Not Applicable

 
	
  

 	
 Reciprocal Compensation Traffic
 Tandem Rate

 	
  

 	
 $.002439/MOU

 	
  

 	
 Not Applicable

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 II.Entrance
 Facilities and Transport for Interconnection

 A. Entrance facilities, and transport, as appropriate, for
 Interconnection at Verizon End Office, Tandem Office, or other Point of
 Interconnection

 	
  

 	
 Per Verizon FCC Interstate Tariff
 No. 1 Section 6 for Feature Group D service, as amended from time to time

 	
  

 	
 Per Verizon FCC Interstate Tariff
 No. 1 Section 6 for Feature Group D service, as amended from time to time

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 Per intrastate Verizon PA PUC No.
 302 Section 6 access tariff for Feature Group D service, as amended
 from time to time

 	
  

 	
 Per intrastate Verizon PA PUC No.
 302 Section 6 access tariff for Feature Group D service,
 as amended from time to time

 

1        This
Appendix may contain rates for (and/or reference) services, facilities,
arrangements and the like that Verizon does not have an obligation to provide
under the Agreement (e.g., services, facilities, arrangements and the like that
Verizon is not required to provide under Section 251 of the Act).
Notwithstanding any such rates (and/or references) and, for the avoidance of
any doubt, nothing in this Appendix shall be deemed to require Verizon to
provide a service, facility, arrangement or the like that the Agreement does
not require Verizon to provide, or to provide a service, facility, arrangement
or the like upon rates, terms or conditions other than those that may be
required by the Agreement.

          All
rates and charges set forth in this Appendix shall apply until such time as
they are replaced by new rates and/or charges as the Commission or the FCC may
approve or allow to go into effect from time to time, subject however, to any
stay or other order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction. In addition
to any rates and charges set forth herein, Verizon, effective as of March 11,
2005, may, but shall not be required to, charge (and RNK shall pay) any rates
and charges that apply to a CLEC’s embedded base of certain UNEs pursuant to
the FCC’s Order on Remand, Unbundled
Access to Network Elements; Review of the Section 251 Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, WC Docket No. 04-313, CC Docket No. 01-338 (FCC rel. Feb. 4, 2005) (the
“TRRO”), the foregoing being without limitation of other rates and charges that
may apply under subsequent FCC orders or otherwise. In addition, as set forth
in Industry Notices, access tariff rates and/or other applicable non-UNE rates
may apply equivalent for certain facilities and arrangements that are no longer
available as unbundled network elements or combinations thereof.  

          Unless a
citation is provided to a generally applicable Verizon tariff, all listed rates
and services are available only to RNK when purchasing these services for use
in the provision of Telephone Exchange Service, and apply only to Reciprocal
Compensation Traffic and local Ancillary Traffic. Verizon rates and services
for use by RNK in the carriage of Toll Traffic shall be subject to Verizon’s
tariffs for Exchange Access Service. Adherence to these limitations is subject
to a reasonable periodic audit by Verizon.

2        All rates and charges specified herein are pertaining to the
Interconnection Attachment. 

	
  

 	
  

 
	
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 III.     Exchange
 Access Service

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Interstate

 	
  

 	
 Per Verizon FCC Interstate Tariff
 No. 1, Section 6 for Feature Group D service, as amended from time to time.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Intrastate

 	
  

 	
 Per intrastate Verizon PA PUC No.
 302, Section 6 access tariff for Feature Group D service, as amended
 from time to time

 

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Service or
 Element Description:

 	
  

 	
 Recurring
 Charges:

 	
  

 	
 Non-Recurring Charge:

 
	

 

 	
  

 	

 

 	
  

 	

 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 IV.

 	
 Fiber Meet

 	
  

 	
 To be charged in accordance with
 the requirements of the Interconnection Attachment.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 V. Tandem
 Transit Traffic Service

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Tandem Switching

 	
  

 	
 $.001146/MOU

 	
  

 	
 Per Section II. above, as
 applicable

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Switched Transport

 	
  

 	
 $.000206/MOU

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 $.000010/MOU/Mile

 	
  

 	
  

 

	
  

 	
  

 
	
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 B.
 UNBUNDLED NETWORK ELEMENTS 3 4

 
	
  

 
	
 Service or Element Description 

 	
  

 	
 Recurring Charges: 

 	
  

 	
 Non-Recurring Charge: 

 
	

 

 	
  

 	

 

 	
  

 	

 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 I.
 Interoffice Facilities

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 As applicable per Verizon PA PUC 216 as amended from time to time.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 II.
 Digital Cross-Connect System

 	
  

 	
 As applicable per Verizon PA PUC 216 as
 amended from time to time.

 

3 All rates and charges specified herein are pertaining to
the Network Elements Attachment. The rates set forth herein are subject to, and
shall not have the effect of limiting, footnote 1 above. Verizon does not agree
that UNE prices must be based solely on forward-looking costs, and Verizon
reserves the right to change UNE prices to conform to any modification of the
FCC’s UNE pricing rules. 

4 For the
avoidance of any doubt, in addition to any rates and charges set forth herein,
Verizon, effective as of March 11, 2005, may, but shall not be required to,
charge (and RNK shall pay) any rates and charges that apply to a CLEC’s
embedded base of certain UNEs pursuant to the TRRO, the foregoing being without
limitation of other rates and charges that may apply under subsequent FCC
orders or otherwise; in addition, as set forth in Industry Notices, access
tariff rates and/or other applicable non-UNE rates may apply for certain facilities
and arrangements that are no longer available as unbundled network elements or
combinations thereof. 

	
  

 	
  

 
	
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Pennsylvania (East) Comprehensive — 09/01/06

 

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 III. Unbundled
 Loops

 	
  

 	
 With
 the exception of 2 Wire HDSL, SDSL and IDSL, as applicable per Verizon PA PUC
 216 as amended from time to time.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 Density
 Cell:

 	
  

 	
 Service
 Order: $0.00

 
	
  

 	
 2
 Wire ADSL compatible Loops

 	
  

 	
 1
 - $6.77/Month

 	
  

 	
 Installation:

 
	
  

 	
 2
 Wire HDSL compatible Loops

 	
  

 	
 2
 - $9.25/Month

 	
  

 	
 If
 premises visit not required - $1.44 initial and each additional loop; Not
 Applicable if existing loop & port together

 
	
  

 	
 2
 Wire SDSL compatible Loops

 	
  

 	
 3
 - $12.39/Month

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 2
 Wire IDSL compatible Loops

 	
  

 	
 4
 - $22.39/Month

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 If
 premises visit required - $1.44, initial and each additional loop

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 Disconnect:

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $1.30
 per loop

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 Cooperative
 Testing,

 per loop-$0.00

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 Engineering
 query,

 $0.00

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 Engineering Work

 Order,

 $0.00

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 Manual
 Pre-

 Qualification, per loop

 $0.00

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Line
 and Station Transfer5 (for xDSL Loops)

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 $0.00/Loop

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Line
 and Station Transfer6 (for HotCut)

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 $147.75/Loop

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 IV. Intrastate
 Collocation

 	
  

 	
 As
 Applicable Per Verizon PA PUC No. 218 as amended from time to time

 

5 Line and
Station Transfer applies where Verizon swaps facilities in order to provision a
Copper Facility. 

6 Line and
Station Transfer applies where Verizon swaps facilities in order to provision a
Copper Facility 

	
  

 	
  

 
	
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Pennsylvania (East) Comprehensive — 09/01/06

 

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 V. Line
 Splitting (also referred to as “Loop Sharing”7

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 A. Unbundled
 Local Loops

 	
  

 	
 As Applicable per this Appendix A
 for UNE Local 2-Wire Digital (DSL qualified) Loops Monthly Recurring Charges
 and Non-Recurring Charges as amended from time to time. Includes, without
 limitation, Recurring 2-Wire Digital (DSL qualified) Loop Charges, Service
 Order Charge (per order), Service Connection Charge* (per loop), Service
 Connection- Other Charge* (per loop), and Provisioning charges. Also
 includes, without limitation, if applicable, Field Dispatch, TC Not Ready,
 Loop Qualification, Engineering Query, Engineering Work Order, Trouble
 Dispatch, Misdirects, Dispatch In, Out, and Dispatch Expedites, Installation
 Dispatch, Manual Intervention, Expedited, Digital Designed Recurring and
 Non-Recurring Charges.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 B. Other Charges

 	
  

 	
    i.
 Regrade

 	
  

 	
 $ 3.28 NRC

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
    ii.
 *Service Connection

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
      *Service
 Connection/Other

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 A second Service Connection NRC
 and Service Connection/ Other NRC applies on New Loop Sharing Arrangements
 involving the connection of both voice and data connections.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
    iii.
 Disconnect

 	
  

 	
 A disconnect NRC applies, as
 applicable, on total Loop Sharing disconnects.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 iv. Line and
 Station Transfers/Pair Swaps

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 An LST/Pair Swap NRC applies, as
 applicable, on LST activity performed on New Loop Sharing Arrangements.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 C. Collocation
 Rates

 Collocation Rates (including, without limitation, Splitter
 Connection and Installation Rates)

 	
  

 	
 As applicable per Verizon PA PUC
 No. 218 as amended from time to time.

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 D.
 Applicable rates for Line Splitting are as set forth in Verizon’s PA PUC No.
 216 Tariff as amended from time to time.

 

7 This
Pricing Attachment incorporates by reference the rates set forth in the
Agreement for the services and charges referenced herein. In the event this
Pricing Attachment refers to a service that is not available under the
Agreement, the Agreement shall control. Nothing in this Appendix A shall be
deemed to require Verizon to provide a service that the Agreement does not
require Verizon to provide.

	
  

 	
  

 
	
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Pennsylvania (East) Comprehensive — 09/01/06

 

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 VII.
 DARK FIBER

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Records Review, per inquiry

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 0.00

 	
  

 
	
 Records Review with
 Reservation, per inquiry

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Dark
 Fiber — IOF

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Verizon C.O. to Verizon C.O

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Service Order

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 55.22

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Serving Wire Center (“SWC”) Charge/SWC/Pair 

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 15.95

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 42.59

 	
  

 
	
 IOF Mileage/Pair/mile

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 149.32

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 204.94

 	
  

 
	
 IOF Mileage Installation Charge/Pair

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 94.34

 	
  

 
	
 Expedited Handling

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 10.66

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 36.23

 	
  

 
	
 Intermediate Office Routing
 Charge

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Dark Fiber - LOOP

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Service Order

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 55.22

 	
  

 
	
 SWC Charge/SWC/Pair

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 15.95

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 38.53

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Loop Charge/Pair

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Rate Group A1

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 71.66

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 566.97

 	
  

 
	
 Rate Group A2

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 117.04

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 566.97

 	
  

 
	
 Rate Group B1

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 169.14

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 566.97

 	
  

 
	
 Rate Group B2

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 200.95

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 566.97

 	
  

 
	
  

 
	
 Expedited Handling

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 317.43

 	
  

 
	
 VIII.
 Unbundled Sub-Loop Arrangement (USLA)

 	
 As applicable per
 Verizon PA PUC 216 as amended from time to time.

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 IX.
 Unbundled Drop Sub-Element (UDSE)

 	
 As applicable per
 Verizon PA PUC 216 as amended from time to time.

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 X.
 Network Interface Device (NID)

 	
 Except as below
 for NID-to-NID as applicable per Verizon PA PUC 216 as amended from time to
 time.

 	
  

 
	
 NID - 2 Wire per NID/month - NID-to-NID

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 1.04

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 NID - 4 Wire per NID/month - NID-to-NID

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 $

 	
 1.12

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 

	
  

 	
  

 
	
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Pennsylvania (East) Comprehensive — 09/01/06

 

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Service or
 Element Description:

 	
  

 	
 Recurring
 Charges:

 	
  

 	
 Non –Recurring
 Charges:

 	
  

 
	

 

 	
  

 	

 

 	
  

 	

 

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Xl. Routine
 Network Modifications8

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Clear Defective Pair (Where
 feasible)

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Reassignment of Non-Working Cable
 Pair

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Binder Group Rearrangement

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Repeater — Installation

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Apparatus Case — Installation

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Range Extenders — DSO
 Installation

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Range Extenders — DS1
 Installation

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Channel Unit to Universal/Cotted
 DLC System (existing)

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Serving Terminal —
 Installation/Upgrade

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD 

 	
  

 
	
 Activate Dead Copper Pair

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Multiplexer — 1/0 - Installation

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Multiplexer — 1/0 —
 Reconfiguration

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Multiplexer — 3/1 - Installation

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Multiplexer — 3/1 —
 Reconfiguration

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Multiplexer — Other —
 Installation

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Move Drop

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Cross-Connection — Existing Fiber
 Facility

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Line Card — Installation

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Copper Rearrangement

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Central Office Terminal —
 Installation

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 IDLC Only Condition

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Other Required Modifications

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 No Facilities - Confirmation

 	
  

 	
 N/A 

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 OTHER

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Commingled Arrangements — per
 circuit NRC

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Conversion — Service Order

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Conversion - Installation per
 circuit

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
 Circuit Retag — per circuit

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 N/A

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Dark Fiber —
 Dark Fiber Routine Network

 Modifications

 	
  

 	
 N/A 

 	
  

 	
 TBD

 	
  

 

8 This Appendix may contain rates and charges for (and/or
reference) services, facilities, arrangements and the like that Verizon does
not have an obligation to provide under the Agreement  (e.g., services, facilities, arrangements and the like for which an unbundling
requirement does not exist under 47 U.S.C. Section 251(c)(3)). Notwithstanding
any such rates and/or charges (and/or references) and, for the avoidance of any
doubt, nothing in this Appendix shall be deemed to require Verizon to provide a
service, facility, arrangement or the like that the Agreement does not require
Verizon to provide, or to provide a service, facility, arrangement or the like
upon rates, terms or conditions other than those that may be required by the
Agreement. 

	
  

 	
  

 
	
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 C. RESALE9

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Service or Element Description:

 	
  

 	
 Recurring Charges:

 	
  

 	
 Non-Recurring Charge:

 
	
  

 	

 

 	
  

 	

 

 	
  

 	

 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 I.
 Wholesale Discount for Resale of Retail Telecommunications Services10

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Resale of retail services if RNK provides own operator services
 platform

 	
  

 	
 22.00% (Inclusive
 of PA gross receipts tax)

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 18.34% (Inclusive
 of PA gross receipts tax)

 
	
  

 	
 Resale of retail
 services if RNK uses Verizon operator services platform

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 As applicable per
 Verizon PA PUG 216 as amended from time to time.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 D.
 OPERATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEM

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 Access
 pass-through to number portability purchaser

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 E.911/E911

 	
  

 	
 Per section A.
 above.

 No Charge

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
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 Data Entry and Maintenance

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 

9 All rates and charges specified herein are pertaining to the
Resale Attachment 

10 Excludes telecommunications services designed primarily for
wholesale, such as switched and special exchange access service, and, subject
to the provisions of the Resale Attachment, the following additional
arrangements that are not subject to resale: limited duration (90 days or less)
promotional offerings, public coin telephone service, and technical and market
trials. Taxes shall be collected and remitted by the reseller and Verizon in
accordance with legal requirements and as agreed between the Parties.
Surcharges (e.g., 911, telecommunications relay service, universal service
fund) shall be collected by the reseller and either remitted to the recipient
agency or NECA, or passed through to Verizon for remittance to the recipient
agency or NECA, as appropriate and agreed between the Parties. End user common
line charges shall be collected by the reseller and remitted to Verizon. 

	
  

 	
  

 
	
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 Service or Element Description:

 	
  

 	
 Recurring Charges:

 	
  

 	
 Non-Recurring Charge:

 
	
  

 	

 

 	
  

 	

 

 	
  

 	

 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 F. TIME AND
 MATERIALS

 	
  

 	
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 G. DIRECTORY
 LISTINGS & BOOKS

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Primary Listing (on initial UNE
 service order). For each residence telephone number, two (2) listings in the
 White Page directory are provided. For each business telephone number listed
 (except numbers of Centrex or Centrex-like services or indialing service
 station lines) one (1) listing is provided in the White Page Directory and
 one (1) listing in the Yellow Page directory of the type provided to
 Verizon-PA end user business customers for which no specific charge applies.

 	
  

 	
 Not Applicable

 	
  

 	
 Not Applicable

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Other Tariffed Listing Services
 (For listings ordered in excess of the primary listings provided or other
 listing types, or listings ordered at a time other than initial UNE service
 order, or listings ordered not associated with a UNE service order, or for
 changes made to existing listings.)

 	
  

 	
 Retail rates apply. For retail
 rates see Verizon-PA Tariff No. 1 sec. 5.B.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Books & delivery (annual home
 area directories only)

 	
  

 	
 No charge for normal numbers of
 books delivered to end users; bulk deliveries to RNK per separate arrangement

 

	
  

 	
  

 
	
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