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• Frame Relay Private Line • ATM • Metro Ethernet Premium Service • BellSouth® SMARTRing® service with frame relay or with private line (SONET)* , excluding Port Only Service Options * SMARTRing® service must already be installed before DIA service can be activated . The transport service may be provided as part of the DIA service or obtained separately by the customer. Please see the sections below on specific service transport descriptions . DIA•Provided Transport (Port+Access+CPE, and Port+Access Service Options) When DIA service includes the transport from the BMF to the Customer premises , AT&T will be responsible for completing the following functions to ensure proper implementation of the dedicated services : • For Private Line, order circuit from customer premise to the BMF . For Frame Relay, order end-to-end Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC ) , customer premise-to-BMF . (AT &T will place the order for the customer's end of the PVC on the customer's behalf and the customer will be billed the applicable charges for that PVC service on its regulated phone bill). • For Metro Ethernet, order Metro Ethernet circuit from customer premise to the BMF . • For SMARTRing® service, the customer must already have the SMARTRing® service installed . AT&T will order "channel on to the Customer's SMARTRing® service using a Shared Network Arrangement (SNA) and/or a Private Line Connecting Agreement or similar arrangment designated by AT&T . • Configure BMF terminating equipment and router Assign BMF port IDs to the customer Monitor and manage the circuit • Maintain and troubleshoot all Telco-related connectivity issues • Assign IP addresses for the hosts at the customer premise Customer-provided Transport (Port Only Service Option) In the case of Customer-provided transport, the customer is responsible for the transport to the BMF . All dedicated , point-to-point transport services used by the customer to provide access to the DIA service are provided via the FCC jurisdiction tariffs or Guidebook. AT&T will be responsible for completing the following functions to ensure proper implementation of the dedicated connection service: • Configure BMF terminating equipment and router • Assign BMF port IDs to the customer • Monitor and manage the Port Only • Maintain and troubleshoot all Port Only-related issues • Assign IP addresses for the hosts at the customer premise The customer will be responsible for calling their transport provider to resolve any local loop problems . c. BellSouth Managed Facility (BMF) The BMF contains a large infrastructure of IP-based data networking equipment usually located in an AT&T Central Office (CO ) . There is a BMF in every LATA throughout the current AT&T Southeast nine state service area. d. "Service" shall mean the service(s ) as identified and set forth in this Service Description . AT&T reserves the right at any time during the term of customer's Agreement for the Service to modify the Service and/or to migrate customers to any comparable service AT&T or another AT&T affiliate may have at that time. If AT&T chooses to migrate the customer, AT&T will provide the customer with prior written (email) notice to that effect. In the unlikely event that any such migration would have a material adverse effect on the customer's ability to use the Service, and AT&T or another AT&T affiliate cannot correct or remove such adverse effect, the customer will be permitted to terminate its Agreement for the Service without payment of any early termination charges that would otherwise be applicable on account of such termination . 2) Network Architecture BellSouth Regional Internet Backbone (BRIB) BRIB is the regional backbone that connects DIA customers to other BMFs and DIA customer locations within the AT&T Southeast region , as well as to the global Internet. The BRIB design offers multiple redundancy points in the network; redundancy is provisioned between BMF's and in connectivity of the BRIB to multiple Internet backbone providers . 3) Service Options • Port + Access + CPE Service Option Port + Access Service Option Port Only Service Option Port + Access + CPE Service Ootion CONFIDENTIAL/PROPRIETARY — NOT FOR DISCLOSURE WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION Version : 04/2007 Page 2 of 14 Created On : February 20, 2008 CCP-33130