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Sprint shall promptly consider and analyze CLEC requests for unbundled network elements included in this Agreement that are not currently developed by Sprint, network information that is reasonably required to determine what unbundled network elements it needs to serve a particular customer or development of and changes to Sprint work processes related to ordering, provisioning or installation of unbundled network elements with the submission of a Bona Fide Request (\u201cBFR\u201d) hereunder.\n41.2. A BFR shall be submitted in writing on the Sprint Standard BFR Form and shall include a clear technical description of each request.\n41.3. CLEC may cancel a BFR at any time, but shall pay all reasonable and demonstrable costs of processing and/or implementing the BFR up to the date of cancellation.\n41.4. Within ten (10) calendar days of its receipt, the Sprint shall acknowledge receipt of the BFR.\n41.5. Except under extraordinary circumstances, within thirty (30) calendar days of its receipt of a BFR, the Sprint shall provide to CLEC a preliminary analysis of such BFR.\n41.6. Upon receipt of the preliminary analysis, CLEC shall, within thirty (30) calendar days, notify Sprint, in writing, of its intent to proceed or not to proceed.\n41.7. Sprint shall promptly proceed with the BFR upon receipt of written authorization from CLEC. When it receives such authorization, Sprint shall promptly develop the requested services, determine their availability, calculate the applicable prices and establish installation intervals.\n41.8. As soon as feasible, but not more than ninety (90) calendar days after its receipt of authorization to proceed with developing the BFR, Sprint shall provide to CLEC a BFR Quote which will include, at a minimum, a description of each service, the availability, the applicable rates and the installation intervals.\n41.9. Within thirty (30) calendar days of its receipt of the BFR Quote, CLEC must either confirm, in writing, its order for the BFR pursuant to the BFR Quote or if a disagreement arises, seek resolution of the dispute under the Dispute Resolution procedures in Part B of this Agreement.\n41.10. 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Embarq shall promptly consider and analyze CLEC requests for unbundled Network Elements that are not currently developed by Embarq, network information that is reasonably required to determine what unbundled Network Elements it needs to serve a particular customer or development of and changes to Embarq work processes related to ordering, provisioning or installation of unbundled Network Elements with the submission of a Bona Fide Request (\u201cBFR\u201d) hereunder.", "hash": "6fdf738e3d95fc7334864c4868bd26d7", "id": 2}, {"snippet_links": [{"key": "the-receiving-party", "type": "definition", "offset": [6, 25]}, {"key": "specifically-covered", "type": "clause", "offset": [105, 125]}, {"key": "in-this-agreement", "type": "definition", "offset": [126, 143]}, {"key": "submission-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [153, 166]}, {"key": "bona-fide-request", "type": "clause", "offset": [169, 186]}, {"key": "submitted-in-writing", "type": "definition", "offset": [227, 247]}, {"key": "description-of", "type": "definition", "offset": [316, 330]}, {"key": "requesting-party", "type": "definition", "offset": [355, 371]}, {"key": "at-any-time", "type": "clause", "offset": [389, 400]}, {"key": "other-party", "type": "clause", "offset": [420, 431]}, {"key": "costs-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [462, 470]}, {"key": "date-of-cancellation", "type": "clause", "offset": [520, 540]}, {"key": "calendar-days", "type": "clause", "offset": [564, 577]}, {"key": "extraordinary-circumstances", "type": "definition", "offset": [671, 698]}, {"key": "within-thirty", "type": "clause", "offset": [700, 713]}, {"key": "receipt-of-a", "type": "clause", "offset": [740, 752]}, {"key": "party-a", "type": "definition", "offset": [810, 817]}, {"key": "preliminary-analysis", "type": "clause", "offset": [818, 838]}, {"key": "if-applicable", "type": "clause", "offset": [852, 865]}, {"key": "the-preliminary", "type": "clause", "offset": [867, 882]}, {"key": "access-to-the", "type": "clause", "offset": [945, 958]}, {"key": "operationally-feasible", "type": "definition", "offset": [1003, 1025]}, {"key": "upon-receipt-of", "type": "definition", "offset": [1033, 1048]}], "samples": [{"hash": "1SuPMzdQd0D", "uri": "/contracts/1SuPMzdQd0D#bona-fide-request-process", "label": "Master Interconnection, Collocation and Resale Agreement", "score": 27.4900760651, "published": true}, {"hash": "7DQp9o7a5eN", "uri": "/contracts/7DQp9o7a5eN#bona-fide-request-process", "label": "Master Interconnection, Collocation and Resale Agreement", "score": 27.4544830322, "published": true}, {"hash": "4UJVpwx4TuQ", "uri": "/contracts/4UJVpwx4TuQ#bona-fide-request-process", "label": "Interconnection, Collocation and Resale Agreement", "score": 27.0752906799, "published": true}], "size": 16, "snippet": "41.1. The receiving Party shall promptly consider and analyze access to UNEs or combinations of UNEs not specifically covered in this Agreement with the submission of a Bona Fide Request (\u201cBFR\u201d) hereunder.\n41.2. A BFR shall be submitted in writing on the Sprint Standard BFR Form and shall include a clear technical description of each request.\n41.3. The requesting Party may cancel a BFR at any time, but shall pay the other Party\u2019s reasonable and demonstrable costs of processing and/or implementing the BFR up to the date of cancellation.\n41.4. Within ten (10) calendar days of its receipt, the receiving Party shall acknowledge receipt of the BFR.\n41.5. Except under extraordinary circumstances, within thirty (30) calendar days of its receipt of a BFR, the receiving Party shall provide to the requesting Party a preliminary analysis of such BFR. If applicable, the preliminary analysis shall confirm whether the receiving Party will offer access to the UNE, including whether it is technically or operationally feasible.\n41.6. 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CenturyLink shall promptly consider and analyze CLEC requests for unbundled Network Elements that are not currently developed by CenturyLink, network information that is reasonably required to determine what unbundled Network Elements it needs to serve a particular customer or development of and changes to CenturyLink work processes related to ordering, provisioning or installation of unbundled Network Elements with the submission of a Bona Fide Request (\u201cBFR\u201d) hereunder.", "hash": "8e6b6419fe486ba54f704f88d5db5447", "id": 4}, {"snippet_links": [{"key": "request-for", "type": "definition", "offset": [9, 20]}, {"key": "in-other-sections", "type": "clause", "offset": [101, 118]}, {"key": "this-agreement", "type": "clause", "offset": [122, 136]}, {"key": "not-limited", "type": "clause", "offset": [152, 163]}, {"key": "exhibit-f", "type": "definition", "offset": [167, 176]}, {"key": "interconnection-agreement", "type": "clause", "offset": [190, 215]}, {"key": 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21.0, "published": true}], "size": 6, "snippet": "16.1 Any request for Interconnection or Ancillary service that is not already available as described in other sections of this Agreement, including but not limited to Exhibit F or any other Interconnection Agreement, Tariff or otherwise defined by Qwest as a product or service shall be treated as a Bona Fide Request (BFR). Qwest shall use the BFR Process to determine the terms and timetable for providing the requested Interconnection or Ancillary services and the technical feasibility of new/different points of Interconnection. Qwest will administer the BFR Process in a non-discriminatory manner.\n16.2 A BFR shall be submitted in writing and on the appropriate Qwest form for BFRs. WSP and Qwest may work together to prepare the BFR form and either Party may request that such coordination be handled on an expedited basis. This form shall be accompanied by the non-refundable Processing Fee specified in Exhibit A of this Agreement. Qwest will refund on- half of the Processing Fee if the BFR is cancelled within ten (10) business Days of the receipt of the BFR form. The form will request, and WSP will need to provide, the following information, and may also provide any additional information that may be reasonably necessary in describing and analyzing WSP\u2019s request:\n16.2.1 a technical description of each requested new or different point of Interconnection or Ancillary service;\n16.2.2 the desired interface specification;\n16.2.3 each requested type of Interconnection or access;\n16.2.4 a statement that the Interconnection or Ancillary service will be used to provide a Telecommunications Service;\n16.2.5 the quantity requested;\n16.2.6 the specific location requested;\n16.3 Within two (2) business Days of its receipt, Qwest shall acknowledge receipt of the BFR and in such acknowledgment advise WSP of missing information, if any, necessary to process the BFR. Thereafter, Qwest shall promptly advise WSP of the need for any additional information required to complete the analysis of the BFR. If requested, either orally or in writing, Qwest will provide weekly updates on the status of the BFR.\n16.4 Within twenty-one (21) calendar Days of its receipt of the BFR and all information necessary to process it, Qwest shall provide to WSP an analysis of the BFR. The preliminary analysis shall specify Qwest\u2019s conclusions as to whether or not the requested Interconnection is technically feasible.\n16.5 If Qwest determines during the twenty-one (21) Day period that a BFR does not qualify as an Interconnection or Ancillary service that is required to be provided under the Act or state law, Qwest shall advise WSP as soon as reasonably possible of that fact, and Qwest shall promptly, but in no case later than the twenty-one Day period, provide a written report setting forth the basis for its conclusion.\n16.6 If Qwest determines during such twenty-one (21) Day period that the BFR qualifies under the Act or state law, it shall notify WSP in writing of such determination within ten (10) calendar Days, but in no case later than the end of such twenty-one (21) Day period.\n16.7 As soon as feasible, but in any case within forty-five (45) calendar Days after Qwest notifies WSP that the BFR qualifies under the Act, Qwest shall provide to WSP a BFR quote. The BFR quote will include, at a minimum, a description of each Interconnection and Ancillary service, the quantity to be provided, any interface specifications, and the applicable rates (recurring and nonrecurring) including the separately stated development costs and construction charges of the Interconnection Ancillary service and any minimum volume and term commitments required, and the timeframes within which the request will be provisioned.\n16.8 A WSP has sixty (60) business Days upon receipt of the BFR quote, to either agree to purchase under the quoted price, or cancel its BFR.\n16.9 If WSP has agreed to minimum volume and term commitments under the preceding paragraph, WSP may cancel the BFR or volume and term commitment at any time but may be subject to termination liability assessment or minimum period charges.\n16.10 If either Party believes that the other Party is not requesting, negotiating or processing any BFR in good faith, or disputes a determination or quoted price or cost, it may invoke the Dispute Resolution provision of this Agreement.\n16.11 All time intervals within which a response is required from one Party to another under this Section are maximum time intervals. Each Party agrees that it will provide all responses to the other Party as soon as the Party has the information and analysis required to respond, even if the time interval stated herein for a response is not over.\n16.12 In the event WSP has submitted a Request for an Interconnection or Ancillary services and Qwest determines in accordance with the provisions of this Section 16 that the request is technically feasible, subsequent requests or orders for substantially similar types of Interconnection or Ancillary services by that WSP shall not be subject to the BFR process. To the extent Qwest has deployed or denied a substantially similar Interconnection or Ancillary services under a previous BFR, a subsequent BFR shall not be required and the BFR application fee shall be refunded immediately. ICB pricing and intervals will still apply for requests that are not yet standard offerings. For purposes of this Section 16.12, a \"substantially similar\" request shall be one with substantially similar characteristics to a previous request with respect to the information provided pursuant to Subsections 16.2.1 through 16.2.6 of Section", "hash": "2fbabb1422f26b0ed31d6e8ae277e099", "id": 5}, {"snippet_links": [{"key": "by-sprint", "type": "clause", "offset": [78, 87]}, {"key": "network-elements", "type": "clause", "offset": [92, 108]}, {"key": "under-the-act", "type": "clause", "offset": [133, 146]}, {"key": "in-this-agreement", "type": "definition", "offset": [185, 202]}, {"key": "bona-fide", "type": "clause", "offset": [266, 275]}], "samples": [{"hash": "lWXpW5Eyck2", "uri": "/contracts/lWXpW5Eyck2#bona-fide-request-process", "label": "Interconnection Agreement", "score": 19.0, "published": true}, {"hash": "fsCnoKZ4Kbm", "uri": "/contracts/fsCnoKZ4Kbm#bona-fide-request-process", "label": "Interconnection Agreement", "score": 19.0, "published": true}, {"hash": "eEGgzWJNvzI", "uri": "/contracts/eEGgzWJNvzI#bona-fide-request-process", "label": "Interconnection Agreement", "score": 19.0, "published": true}], "size": 5, "snippet": "The following process shall be used to promptly consider and analyze requests by SPRINT for Network Elements required to be provided under the Act which are not specifically identified in this Agreement. 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USWC shall use the BFR Process to determine the terms and timetable for providing the requested Interconnection or access to unbundled Network Elements, if available, and the technical feasibility of new/different points of Interconnection. USWC will administer the BFR Process in a non- discriminatory manner.\n19.2 A BFR shall be submitted in writing and on the appropriate USWC form for BFRs. The form will request, and DSLnet will need to provide, at a minimum: (a) a technical description of each requested Network Element or new/different points of Interconnection; (b) the desired interface specification; (c) each requested type of Interconnection or access; (d) a statement that the Interconnection or Network Element will be used to provide a telecommunications service; (e) the quantity requested; (f) the specific location requested; (g) if the requested unbundled Network Element is a proprietary element as specified in Section 251(d)(2) of the Act, DSLnet must submit documentation that demonstrates that access to such Network Element is necessary, that the failure to provide access to such Network Element would impair the ability of DSLnet to provide the services that it seeks to offer, and that DSLnet\u2019s ability to compete would be significantly impaired or thwarted without access to such requested proprietary element; and (h) if the requested unbundled Network Element is a non-proprietary element as specified in Section 251(d)(2) of the Act, DSLnet must submit documentation that demonstrates that denial of access to such unbundled non-proprietary Network Element would decrease the quality or increase the cost of the service sought to be offered by DSLnet.\n19.3 Within 15 business days of its receipt, USWC shall acknowledge receipt of the BFR and in such acknowledgment advise DSLnet of missing information, if any, necessary to process the BFR. Thereafter, USWC shall promptly advise DSLnet of the need for any additional information that will facilitate the analysis of the BFR.\n19.4 Within 30 calendar days of its receipt of the BFR and all information necessary to process it, USWC shall provide to DSLnet a preliminary analysis of the BFR. The preliminary analysis shall specify USWC\u2019s conclusions as to whether or not the requested Interconnection or access to an unbundled Network Element complies with the unbundling requirements set forth above.\n19.4.1 If USWC determines during the 30 day period that a BFR does not qualify as a Network Element or Interconnection that is required to be provided under the Act, USWC shall advise DSLnet as soon as reasonably possible of that fact, and USWC shall promptly, but in no case later than ten days after making such a determination, provide a written report setting forth the basis for its conclusion.\n19.4.2 If USWC determines during the thirty day period that the BFR qualifies under the Act, it shall notify DSLnet in writing of such determination within ten days.\n19.4.3 As soon as feasible, but in any case within 90 days after USWC notifies DSLnet that the BFR qualifies under the Act, USWC shall provide to DSLnet a BFR quote. The BFR quote will include, at a minimum, a description of each Interconnection and Network Element, the quantity to be provided, any interface specifications, and the applicable rates (recurring and nonrecurring) including the separately stated development costs and construction charges of the Interconnection or the Network Elements and any minimum volume and term commitments required.\n19.5 If USWC has indicated minimum volume and term commitments, then within 30 days of its receipt of the BFR quote, DSLnet must either agree to purchase under those commitments, cancel its BFR, or seek mediation or arbitration.\n19.6 If DSLnet has agreed to minimum volume and term commitments under the preceding paragraph, DSLnet may cancel the BFR or volume and term commitment at any time, but in the event of such cancellation DSLnet will pay USWC\u2019s reasonable development costs incurred in providing the Interconnection or Network Element, to the extent that those development costs are not otherwise amortized.\n19.7 If either Party believes that the other Party is not requesting, negotiating or processing any BFR in good faith, or disputes a determination, or quoted price or cost, it may seek arbitration pursuant to the Dispute Resolution provision of this Agreement.", "hash": "a50e356b4f31378e31d3ab9d889a120a", "id": 7}, {"snippet_links": [{"key": "bona-fide-request", "type": "clause", "offset": [4, 21]}, {"key": "certain-services", "type": "clause", "offset": [75, 91]}, {"key": "by-the-parties", "type": "clause", "offset": [157, 171]}, {"key": "services-to-be", "type": "clause", "offset": [175, 189]}, {"key": "submitted-in-writing", "type": "definition", "offset": [285, 305]}, {"key": "technical-requirements", "type": "definition", "offset": [372, 394]}, {"key": "space-requirements", "type": "definition", "offset": [396, 414]}, {"key": "the-request", "type": "clause", "offset": [468, 479]}, {"key": "sufficient-information", "type": "definition", "offset": [498, 520]}, {"key": "at-any-time", "type": "clause", "offset": [601, 612]}, {"key": "prior-to", "type": "clause", "offset": [613, 621]}], "samples": [{"hash": "eBIBlJpjlgd", "uri": "/contracts/eBIBlJpjlgd#bona-fide-request-process", "label": "Interconnection Agreement", "score": 19.0, "published": true}, {"hash": "98MS5NrFSlw", "uri": "/contracts/98MS5NrFSlw#bona-fide-request-process", "label": "Interconnection Agreement", "score": 19.0, "published": true}], "size": 2, "snippet": "The Bona Fide Request (BFR) process shall be used when Gulf Coast requests certain services, features, capabilities or functionality defined and agreed upon by the Parties as services to be ordered via BFR. The following guidelines shall apply to the BFR process.\n4.5.1 A BFR shall be submitted in writing by Gulf Coast and shall specifically identify the need to include technical requirements, space requirements and/or other such specifications that clearly define the request such that GTE has sufficient information to analyze and prepare a response.\n4.5.2 Gulf Coast may cancel a BFR in writing at any time prior to Gulf Coast and GTE agreeing to price and availability. 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The following guidelines shall apply to the BFR process.\n4.5.1 A BFR shall be submitted in writing by USA Digital and shall specifically identify the need to include technical requirements, space requirements and/or other such specifications that clearly define the request such that GTE has sufficient information to analyze and prepare a response.\n4.5.2 USA Digital may cancel a BFR in writing at any time prior to USA Digital and GTE agreeing to price and availability. GTE will then cease analysis of the request.\n4.5.3 Within five (5) Business Days of GTE\u2019s receipt of the BFR, GTE shall acknowledge in writing its receipt of same and identify a single point of contact and any additional information needed to process the request.\n4.5.4 Except under extraordinary circumstances, within thirty (30) Business Days of GTE\u2019s receipt of the BFR, GTE shall provide a proposed price and availability date, or GTE will provide an explanation as to why GTE elects not to meet USA Digital\u2019s request. In cases of extraordinary circumstances, GTE will inform USA Digital as soon as it realizes that it cannot meet the thirty (30) Business Day response due date. USA Digital and GTE will then determine a mutually agreeable date for receipt of the request.\n4.5.5 Unless USA Digital agrees otherwise, all proposed prices shall be consistent with the pricing principles of the Act, FCC and/or Commission. Payments for services purchased under a BFR will be made upon delivery, unless otherwise agreed to by USA Digital, in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement.\n4.5.6 Upon affirmative response from GTE, USA Digital will submit in writing its acceptance or rejection of GTE\u2019s proposal. 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