Common use of Access and Maintenance Clause in Contracts

Access and Maintenance. The Parties acknowledge that SPC will install, or cause to be installed, handholes or manholes at standard intervals along the Route in accordance with the Specifications. To the extent SPC has such rights and as further set forth in Section 2.06, SPC shall convey to Qwest any and all access rights to the Conduit System, and Qwest shall maintain any fiber optic cable contained therein; provided, however, such access is conditioned upon Qwest complying with any access protocols. In addition, Qwest shall also have such access to all vaults, handholes, manholes and other facilities where such access is commonly shared by SPC and other telecommunications facility users and collocators within the Right of Way along the Route, subject to STA access protocols as stated in Maintenance Agreement.