Metro Private Line Access Rates 03/01/2010

Metro Private Line Access Service

Section IV.1.10 – Digital Metro Private Line and Metro Private Line Optical SONET Services

1.10 Charges for orders March 1, 2010 to August 30, 2010. The following monthly recurring and non-recurring charges apply to Metro Private Line Access Service circuits which are ordered on March 1, 2010 to August 30, 2010 excluding the circuits set forth in Section IV.1.1.

Table of Contents

1.10.1 Point to Point Service

A. Full Bandwidth Service

A.1 Type 1 Service

A.1.1 Optical SONET and Ethernet Interfaces

A.2 Type 2 Service

A.3 Type 3 Service

B. Channelized Service

B.1 Type 1 Service

B.2 Type 2 Service

B.3 Type 3 Service

1.10.2 Multi-Point Service

A. Hub Service

A.1 Type 1 Service

A.1.1 Optical SONET and Ethernet Interfaces

A.2 Type 2 Service

B. Endlink Service

B.1 Full Bandwidth

B.1.1 Type 1 Service

i. Optical SONET and Ethernet Interfaces

B.1.2 Type 2 Service

B.2 Channelized Service

B.2.1 Type 1 Access

B.2.2 Type 2 Service

C. Digital Bridge Service

C.1 Bridging Charges

C.2 Endlink Charges

C.2.1 Type 1 Service

C.2.2 Type 2 Service

D. Optical SONET Dedicated Multi-Point Service

D.1 Connection

D.2 Optical SONET and Ethernet Interfaces

1.10 Charges from March 1, 201 to August 30, 2010. The following monthly recurring and non-recurring charges apply to Metro Private Line Access Service circuits which are ordered from March 1, 2010 to August 30, 2010 excluding the circuits set forth in Section IV.1.1. Rate quotations for Metro Private Line Access Service are valid for up to 45 calendar days preceding the order date.

For purposes of this Section, Wire Center List – July 2009 sets forth Pricing Zones, as defined by the Company, LATA and Connecting Carrier for circuits.

1.10.1 Point to Point Service. The following provisions apply to Metro Private Line Access Service provided on a Point to Point basis:

A. Full Bandwidth Service. The following provisions apply to Metro Private Line Access Service provided on a Full Bandwidth Point to Point basis:

A.1 Type 1 Service. The following monthly recurring and non-recurring per-circuit charges apply to Type 1 Metro Private Line Access Service, based on Service Area, circuit speed and term of service and, for monthly recurring charges, the geographic service configuration:

Monthly and Non-Recurring Charges

A.1.1 Optical SONET and Ethernet Interfaces. The following monthly recurring and non-recurring charges apply to Type 1 Metro Private Line Optical SONET Service per SONET or Ethernet Interface, based on term of service (for monthly recurring charges only) and circuit speed:

Monthly and Non-Recurring Charges

A.2 Type 2 Service. The monthly recurring and non-recurring per-circuit charges set forth in Type 2 Pricing Sheets – July 2009 apply to Type 2 Metro Private Line Access Service, based on LATA location, circuit speed, term of service, Network Configuration, Service Configuration and Pricing Zone of the circuit.

A.3 Type 3 Service. The monthly recurring and non-recurring per-connection charges set forth in Type 3 Pricing Sheets - July 2009 apply to Type 3 Metro Private Line Access Service, based on LATA location, circuit speed, term of service, Network Configuration, Service Configuration and Pricing Zone of the circuit.

B. Channelized Service. The following provisions apply to Channelized Metro Private Line Access Service provided on a Point to Point Service basis:

B.1 Type 1 Service. The following monthly recurring and non-recurring per-circuit charges apply to Type 1 Metro Private Line Access Service, based on Service Area, circuit speed and term of service and, for monthly recurring charges, geographic service configuration:

Monthly and Non-Recurring Charges

B.2 Type 2 Service. The monthly recurring and non-recurring per-circuit charges set forth in Type 2 Pricing Sheets – July 2009 apply to Type 2 Metro Private Line Access Service, based on LATA location, circuit speed, term of service, Network Configuration, Service Configuration and Pricing Zone of the circuit.

B.3 Type 3 Service. The monthly recurring and non-recurring per-connection charges set forth in Type 3 Pricing Sheets - July 2009 apply to Type 3 Metro Private Line Access Service, based on LATA location, circuit speed, term of service, Network Configuration, Service Configuration and Pricing Zone of the circuit.

1.10.2 Multi-Point Service. The following provisions apply to Metro Private Line Access Service provided on Multi-Point basis.

A. Hub Service. The following provisions apply to Metro Private Line Access Hub Service provided on a Point to Multi-Point Service basis at host/primary locations:

A.1 Type 1 Service. The following monthly recurring and non- recurring per-circuit charges apply to Type 1 Metro Private Line Access Service, based on Service Area, circuit speed and term of service and, for monthly recurring charges, geographic service configuration:

Monthly and Non-Recurring Charges

B. Endlink Service

B.1 Full Bandwidth. The following provisions apply to Metro Private Line Access Endlink Full Bandwidth Service provided basis at remote or secondary locations on a Multi-Point Service:

B.1.1 Type 1 Service. The following monthly recurring and non-recurring per-circuit charges apply to Metro Private Line Access Service, based on Service Area, circuit speed and term of service and, for monthly recurring charges, geographic service configuration:

Monthly and Non-Recurring Charges

i. Optical SONET and Ethernet Interfaces. The following monthly recurring and non-recurring charges apply to Type 1 Metro Private Line Optical SONET Service per SONET or Ethernet Interface, based on term of service (for monthly recurring charges only) and circuit speed:

Monthly and Non-Recurring Charges

B.1.2 Type 2 Service. The monthly recurring and non-recurring per-circuit charges set forth in Type 2 Pricing Sheets – July 2009 apply to Type 2 Metro Private Line Access Service, based on LATA location, circuit speed, term of service, Network Configuration, Service Configuration and Pricing Zone of the circuit.

B.2 Channelized Service. The following provisions apply to Metro Private Line Access Endlink Channelized Service provided at remote or secondary locations on a Multi-Point Service basis:

B.2.1 Type 1 Access. The following monthly recurring and non-recurring per-circuit charges apply to Type 1 Metro Private Line Access Service, based on Service Area, circuit speed and term of service and, for monthly recurring charges, geographic service configuration:

Monthly and Non-Recurring Charges

B.2.2 Type 2 Service. The monthly recurring and non-recurring per-circuit charges set forth in Type 2 Pricing Sheets – July 2009 apply to Type 2 Metro Private Line Access Service, based on LATA location, circuit speed, term of service, Network Configuration, Service Configuration and Pricing Zone of the circuit.

C. Digital Bridge Service. The following provisions apply to Metro Private Line Access Digital Bridge Service provided on a Multi-Point Service Basis:

C.1 Bridging Charges. The following monthly recurring per-Endlink charges apply to Digital Bridge Service in Type 1 and Type 2 network configurations, based on circuit speed and term of service:

Monthly and Non-Recurring Charges

C.2 Endlink Charges

C.2.1 Type 1 Service. The following per-Endlink monthly recurring and non-recurring charges apply to Digital Bridge Service in Type 1 network configurations, based on Service Area, circuit speed and term of service and, for monthly recurring charges, Geographic Service Configuration:

Monthly and Non-Recurring Charges

C.2.2 Type 2 Service. The per-Endlink monthly recurring and non-recurring per-circuit charges set forth in Type 2 Pricing Sheets – July 2009 apply to Type 2 Metro Private Line Access Service, based on LATA location, circuit speed, term of service, Network Configuration, Service Configuration and Pricing Zone of the circuit.

D. Optical SONET Dedicated Multi-Point Service. The following charges apply to Metro Private Line Access Service provided on a Multi-Point basis.

D.1 Connection. The following monthly and non-recurring per-connection charges apply to Type 1 Metro Private Line Access Optical SONET Dedicated Multi-Point Service, based on Service Area, connection type, circuit speed and term of service:

D.1.1 Monthly Recurring Charges. The following monthly per-connection charges apply for Network Configuration Type 1 Metro Private Line Access Optical SONET Dedicated Multi-Point Service, based on Service Area, connection type, circuit speed and term of service:

Monthly and Non-Recurring Charges

D.1.2 Non-Recurring Charge. A $500 non-recurring per-connection charge applies for Type 1 Metro Private Line Access Optical SONET Dedicated Multi-Point Service.

D.2 Optical SONET and Ethernet Interfaces. The following monthly recurring and non-recurring per-connection charges apply to Type 1 Metro Private Line Access Optical SONET Dedicated Multi-Point Service, based on circuit speed, connection type, and, for monthly recurring charges, term of service:

Monthly and Non-Recurring Charges