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EXHIBIT 10.7.5

 

(Originally filed as Exhibit 10.9.5
to Form 10; File No. 0-50706)

 

 

AMENDMENT #5 TO CARRIER SERVICE
AGREEMENT

 

ESCHELON TELECOM, INC.

 

April 25, 2002

 

This is Amendment #5 to the Carrier Service Agreement between Global
Crossing Bandwidth, Inc., (“Global Crossing”)
and Eschelon Telecom, Inc. (“Eschelon” or “Purchaser”), dated August 25, 2000, as amended (the “Agreement”).

 

1.                                       Except
as otherwise stated, capitalized terms used herein have the same meaning as set
forth in the Agreement.

 

2.                                       Section 2
of the Agreement shall be modified by striking title to section 2 and
inserting the title and paragraph below at the beginning of section 2.

 

2.             EXCLUSIVITY AND PRIMARY PROVIDER

 

Eschelon agrees that Global Crossing shall, from the
date this Agreement’s effective until it is terminated, be Eschelon’s exclusive
global carrier for all of its, and its Affiliates’, existing and future data
service needs including, without limitation, Internet, CLEC and DSL resale,
Private Line, Frame Relay, ATM and other facilities-based services. . Eschelon
agrees that Global Crossing shall, for the term of the Agreement, and any
renewals thereof, be the Primary Provider (as hereinafter defined) for the
current and future voice service needs of Eschelon and its affiliates. As used
herein, the term “Primary Provider” shall mean the provider of no less than
ninety-five percent (95%), as measured by minutes of use, (the “Primary
Provider Percentage”) of Eschelon’s switched and dedicated domestic and
international originating and terminating long distance voice services,
including, without limitation Carrier Domestic Termination, Carrier
International Termination and Carrier Toll-Free Transport, Outbound, Toll-free,
Calling Card, Dedicated Transport and other facilities-based services (“Primary
Provider Services”). However, excluded from this calculation are all services
Eschelon obtains from providers other than Global Crossing under the “materially
higher priced” or “inadequate redundancy” or “continuing obligation” exceptions
to the exclusivity commitment provided by this Section 2.

 

All other terms and conditions of Section 2 shall
remain unchanged.

 

3.                                             With
respect to Link Calling Card Services, the Parties agree that in the unlikely
event that the bankruptcy court orders Global Crossing to liquidate, Global
Crossing will facilitate to the extent permissible, in a commercially
practicable manner, and without undue delay, the transfer to a new RespOrg of
the calling card toll-free access number of 800-383-5758 used by
Eschelon, pursuant to a bona fide request of the new RespOrg; provided,
however, that Eschelon is not in material breach 

 

 

of the Agreement and
abides by the validation and verification process in place at the time.
Further, in the event of the foregoing, Global Crossing agrees that it shall
not otherwise challenge Eschelon’s request to transfer its access number to
another carrier as RespOrg. On the date the bankruptcy court confirms Global
Crossing’s plan of reorganization, the terms and conditions of this paragraph
shall be void.

 

4.                                             With
respect to Switched and Dedicated NOS Inbound and Carrier Transport Services,
the Parties 

 

 

agree that in the
unlikely event that the bankruptcy court orders Global Crossing to liquidate,
Global Crossing will facilitate Eschelon’s efforts to obtain a new RespOrg for
the toll-free numbers associated with Services used by Eschelon, pursuant to a
bona fide request of the new RespOrg; provided, however, that Eschelon is not
in material breach of the Agreement and abides by the validation and
verification process in place at the time. Further, in the event of the
foregoing, Global Crossing agrees that it shall not otherwise challenge
Eschelon’s request for a new RespOrg for its Toll Free numbers. On the date the
bankruptcy court confirms Global Crossing’s plan of reorganization, the terms
and conditions of this paragraph shall be void.

 

5.                                       Eschelon
acknowledges that transferring to a new RespOrg may alter the functionality of
the effected Services.

 

6.                                       This
Amendment shall not prejudice any right or obligation that Global Crossing may
have to assume or reject the Carrier Service Agreement under the United States
Bankruptcy Code. Global Crossing expressly reserves the right to make such an
election until it can more fully assess the impact that decision may have on
its business and creditors and before, and subject to the requisite approval
of, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

 

7.                                       The
balance of the Agreement and any executed amendments or addenda thereto not
modified by this Amendment #5 shall remain in full force and effect.

 

8.             This Amendment #5
is effective as of the date signed by Global Crossing below.

 

	
  Global Crossing Bandwidth, Inc

  	
  Eschelon Telecom, Inc.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
         /s/Barrett
  O. MacCheyne

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
         /s/ R.A.
  Smith4/28/02

  
	
   

  	
   Barrett O. MacCheyne, President

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Richard Smith, Chief Operating Officer

  
	
   

  	
   North American Carrier Services

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
                  5/03/02

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  	
                         4/28/02

  
								

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  

  

 

3Exhibit
10.7.9

 

***
Confidential Information has been omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

AMENDMENT
#9 TO CARRIER SERVICE AGREEMENT

 

ESCHELON
TELECOM, INC.

 

July 1,
2005

 

                This
is Amendment #9 to the Carrier Service Agreement, as amended by Amendments Nos.
1 through 8 and all currently effective concurrence memoranda and notices (“Agreement”)
between Global Crossing Bandwidth, Inc. (“Global Crossing”) and Eschelon
Telecom, Inc. (“Eschelon”), dated as of July 1, 2005.

 

                1.             Except as otherwise provided,
capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the
Agreement.

 

                2              Section 2 of the Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting existing Section 2 and substituting the following in
its entirety:

 

2.                                       Preferred
Provider

 

Eschelon agrees that Global
Crossing shall, from the Effective Date until the Agreement is terminated, be
Eschelon’s preferred global carrier for all of its, and its Affiliates’,
existing and future internet transit and long haul data private line needs,
provided that Global Crossing’s services are of equivalent or higher quality
and are not materially higher priced than comparable services offered by other
providers, and further provided that there is adequate redundancy in Global
Crossing’s or Eschelon’s network as shall be reasonably determined by the
parties.  “Materially higher priced”
shall mean any price that that exceeds the pricing of Eschelon’s alternative
provider by ten percent (10%) or more. 
This Section shall not apply to any entity Eschelon acquires subsequent
to the Effective Date nor shall it apply to any acquirer of all or
substantially all of Eschelon’s assets. 
To the extent that any of the services can be provided by Eschelon
itself, such services shall not be covered by this provision.

 

                3.             Section 3.1 of the Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting existing Section 3.1 and substituting the following
in its entirety:

 

 

3.1.                              RESTATED
INITIAL TERM.             The Restated
Initial Term of this Agreement shall commence on July 1, 2005 (“Effective Date”)
and the Agreement shall then continue in effect for a period of one (1) year
from the Effective Date (“Restated Initial Term”).  Except as such may be modified or terminated
as set forth herein or in the Settlement Agreement, dated June 21, 2005,
between Eschelon, on the one hand, and Global Crossing and Global Crossing
Telecommunications, Inc. (as defined in the Settlement Agreement), on the other
hand, the Parties’ rights and obligations as they existed on the Effective Date
shall remain in full force and effect.

 

                4.             Section 3.2 of the Agreement is
hereby modified by inserting immediately prior to the phrase “Initial Term” in
line 2 thereof the word “Restated.”

 

                5.             Section 4.9 of the Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

                6.             Section 4.10 of the Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

                7.             Section 4.11 of the Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting existing Section 4.11(b) and substituting the
following in its entirety:

 

4.11(a)             Global Crossing may revise
the rates, monthly recurring and other charges in this Agreement and Exhibits
at any time on written notice to Eschelon. 
Except as provided for in paragraph 4.11(b) hereof or unless a later
effective date is specified in the notice, revisions to rates applicable to
domestic or offshore services and revisions to monthly recurring or other
charges are effective upon * * * written notice to Eschelon.  Revisions to rates applicable to
international services are effective upon * * * written notice to Eschelon.

 

4.11(b)            The rates set forth for
Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier Charges (“PICCs”) in Exhibit B to this
Agreement, as amended by this Amendment #9 and the aggregate monthly PICC
billing to Eschelon, are * * *.

 

                8.             Section 4.12 is hereby deleted in
its entirety.

 

                9.             Section 4.13 is hereby amended by
adding at the beginning of the third sentence of Section 4.13 the following
phrase:  “Except with respect to
Minnesota intrastate rates,”.

 

                10.           Section 6.2 of the Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

                11.           Section 6.6E of the Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

 

 

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                12.           Section 6.8 of the Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

                13.           Section 6.10 of the Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

                14.           Exhibit B, page 2 of 2, is hereby
amended by deleting the Table entitled “Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier
Charges (PICC Charges):” and substituting in its entirety the following Table:

 

                Presubscribed
Interexchange Carrier Charges:

 

	
  Line Type

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Charge

  	
   

  
	
  Residence Primary, per Line or Trunk

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  0.00

  	
   

  
	
  Residence Non-Primary, per Line or Trunk

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  0.00

  	
   

  
	
  Single Line Business Subscriber, per individual line or trunk

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  0.00

  	
   

  
	
  Multi-Line Business Subscriber, per individual line or trunk

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  2.78

  	
   

  
	
  ISDN BRI Subscriber, Per facility

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  0.00

  	
   

  
	
  ISDN PRI, T-1, Per Facility

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  0.00

  	
   

  
	
  ISDN BRI Residential

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  0.00

  	
   

  
	
  Centrex Subscriber, per individual station line

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  2.78

  	
   

  

 

                15.           Exhibit G(a), as modified by any
currently effective amendment, concurrence memorandum or notice, is hereby
amended by substituting for the existing Tier A-Tier A intrastate Minnesota
rate the rate of $* * *.  An amended
Exhibit G(a) is annexed hereto.

 

                16.           Exhibit H(a), as modified by any
currently effective amendment, concurrence memorandum or notice, is hereby
amended by substituting for the existing Tier A-Tier A intrastate Minnesota
rate the rate of $* * *.  An amended
Exhibit H(a) is annexed hereto.

 

                17.           Except as otherwise provided for
herein, the rates for Services provided by Global Crossing to Eschelon on June
30, 2005 shall remain in full force and effect.

 

                18.           The balance of this Agreement and any
effective amendments, addenda, notices or concurrence memoranda thereto not
modified by this Amendment #9 shall remain in full force and effect.

 

                19.           This Amendment #9 is effective on the
Effective Date.

 

 

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  Global Crossing Bandwidth,
  Inc.

  	
   

  	
  Eschelon Telecom, Inc.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/John R. Mulhearn, Jr.

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/Richard A. Smith

  
	
   

  	
  John R. Mulhearn, Jr.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Richard A. Smith

  
	
   

  	
  Senior Vice President —
  Global Access Management

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Chief Executive Officer

  

 

Dated as of July 1, 2005

 

 

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