Common use of General Terms and Conditions Affecting Rates Clause in Contracts

General Terms and Conditions Affecting Rates. Certain rates and charges specified in this Agreement were taken from the previously arbitrated Interconnection, Resale and Unbundling Agreement between GTE and AT&T Communications of California, Inc. (Arbitrated Agreement), which was approved by the Commission’s Order dated January 13, 1997 (Arbitration Order) in Docket No. D.00-00-000. These certain rates and charges were imposed by the Commission on GTE as part of the Arbitrated Agreement (Arbitrated Rates) and are indicated as Arbitrated Rates ("AT&T") on the appropriate services appendix next to the GTE rates and charges ("GTE Rates"). The Parties each agree and acknowledge that they have mutually agreed to incorporate Arbitrated Rates into this Agreement because the Commission has already issued its decision approving the Arbitrated Rates in the Arbitration Order, and SPRINT has represented that it would request the same rates and charges in an arbitration before the Commission. Therefore, for the purposes of compromise and administrative ease, and in order to temporarily resolve issues regarding rates and charges without recourse to formal and expensive arbitration pursuant to Section 252 of the Act, VERIZON agrees to offer to SPRINT the Arbitrated Rates in this Agreement on an interim basis, subject to the following express agreements, conditions, limitations and reservation of rights.

General Terms and Conditions Affecting Rates. Certain rates and charges specified in this Agreement were taken from the previously arbitrated Interconnection, Resale and Unbundling Agreement between GTE and AT&T Communications of California, Inc. (Arbitrated Agreement), which was approved by the Commission’s Order dated January 13, 1997 (Arbitration Order) in Docket No. D.00-00-000. These Th ese certain rates and charges were imposed by the Commission on GTE as part of the Arbitrated Agreement (Arbitrated Rates) and are indicated as Arbitrated Rates ("AT&T") on the appropriate services appendix next to the GTE rates and charges ("GTE Rates"). The Parties each agree and acknowledge that they have mutually agreed to incorporate Arbitrated Rates into this Agreement because the Commission has already issued its decision approving the Arbitrated Rates in the Arbitration Order, and SPRINT has represented that it would request the same rates and charges in an arbitration before the Commission. Therefore, for the purposes of compromise and administrative ease, and in order to temporarily resolve issues regarding rates and charges without recourse to formal and expensive arbitration pursuant to Section 252 of the Act, VERIZON agrees to offer to SPRINT the Arbitrated Rates in this Agreement on an interim basis, subject to the following express agreements, conditions, limitations and reservation of rights.

General Terms and Conditions Affecting Rates. Certain rates and charges specified in this Agreement were taken from the previously arbitrated Interconnection, Resale and Unbundling Agreement between GTE and AT&T Communications of Californiathe South Central States, Inc. (Arbitrated Agreement), which was approved by the Commission’s Order dated January 13July 30, 1997 1999 (Arbitration Order) in Docket No. D.0096-00-000478. These certain rates and charges were imposed by the Commission on GTE as part of the Arbitrated Agreement (Arbitrated Rates) and are indicated as Arbitrated Rates ("AT&T") on the appropriate services appendix next to the GTE rates and charges ("GTE Rates"). The Parties each agree and acknowledge that they have mutually agreed to incorporate Arbitrated Rates into this Agreement because the Commission has already issued its decision approving the Arbitrated Rates in the Arbitration Order, and SPRINT CCI has represented that it would request the same rates and charges in an arbitration before the Commission. Therefore, for the purposes of compromise and administrative ease, and in order to temporarily resolve issues regarding rates and charges without recourse to formal and expensive arbitration pursuant to Section 252 of the Act, VERIZON GTE agrees to offer to SPRINT CCI the Arbitrated Rates in this Agreement on an interim basis, subject to the following express agreements, conditions, limitations and reservation of rights.