Common use of Encryption Option Clause in Contracts

Encryption Option. If a Wavelength Product is ordered with Layer 1 encryption, the following additional terms shall apply: a. Crown Castle is not responsible for encryption beyond the port on the Crown Castle Equipment (in which the encryption card resides), at the Location(s); b. Product Outages resulting from Licensee’s administration of encryption including, but not limited to, encryption keys and certifications, shall not be eligible for Product Credits; c. Licensee assumes all responsibility for administration of encryption, including, but not limited to, encryption policies. d. Subject to the foregoing, a failure of the encryption function on a Wavelength Product ordered with encryption will be deemed a Product Outage and eligible for Product Credits to the extent and subject to the limitations provided in Section 5 below. e. Crown Castle will procure in its name any cross connections between Crown Castle’s optical fiber distribution point at each Location and the Licensee hand-off site at the Location (at which Crown Castle Equipment with encryption capability will reside (“Encryption Cross-Connections”) and Licensee will pay the cost of such Cross-Connections on a pass-through basis; provided that in the event Crown Castle is unable to procure the Encryption Cross Connection due to restrictions at the applicable facility, then Licensee will procure such Encryption Cross-Connection in Licensee’s name and at Licensee’s expense. Product Outages resulting from failure of or defect in the Encryption Cross Connections shall not be eligible for Product Credits.