Common use of Intercept and Referral Announcements Clause in Contracts

Intercept and Referral Announcements. When a Customer changes its service provider from BA to Essex, or from Essex to BA, and does not retain its original telephone number, the Party formerly providing service to such Customer shall provide a referral announcement (“Referral Announcement”) on the abandoned telephone number which provides details on the Customer’s new number or provide other appropriate information to the extent known. Referral Announcements shall be provided reciprocally, initially free of charge to the other Party, for a period of not less than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date the Customer changes its telephone number in the case of business Customers, or in the case of residential Customers, not less than thirty (30) days after the date the Customer changes its telephone number, or such other time period as may be prescribed by the Commission. The periods for referral may be shorter if a number shortage condition is in effect for a particular NXX code. Upon request of either Party, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to establish an appropriate rate for Referral Announcements. If the Parties are unable to agree upon a rate within sixty (60) days, the matter will be resolved in accordance with Section 28.9.

Intercept and Referral Announcements. When a Customer changes its service provider from BA to EssexMpower, or from Essex Mpower to BA, and does not retain its original telephone number, the Party formerly providing service to such Customer shall provide a referral announcement (“Referral Announcement”) on the abandoned telephone number which provides details on the Customer’s new number or provide other appropriate information to the extent known. Referral Announcements shall be provided reciprocally, initially free of charge to the other Party, for a period of not less than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date the Customer changes its telephone number in the case of business Customers, or in the case of residential Customers, not less than thirty (30) days after the date the Customer changes its telephone number, or such other time period as may be prescribed by the Commission. The periods for referral may be shorter if a number shortage condition is in effect for a particular NXX code. Upon request of either Party, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to establish an appropriate rate for Referral Announcements. If the Parties are unable to agree upon a rate within sixty (60) days, the matter will be resolved in accordance with Section 28.9.

Intercept and Referral Announcements. When a Customer changes its service provider from BA to EssexMpower, or from Essex Mpower to BA, and does not retain its original telephone number, the Party formerly providing service to such Customer shall provide a referral announcement (“Referral Announcement”) on the abandoned telephone number which provides details on the Customer’s new number or provide other appropriate information to the extent known. Referral Announcements shall be provided reciprocally, initially free of charge to the other Party, for a period of not less than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date the Customer changes its telephone number in the case of business Customers, or in the case of residential Customers, not less than thirty (30) days after the date the Customer changes its telephone number, or such other time period as may be prescribed by the Commission. The periods for referral may be shorter if a number shortage condition is in effect for a particular NXX code. Upon request of either Party, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to establish an appropriate rate for Referral Announcements. If the Parties are unable to agree upon a rate within sixty (60) days, the matter will be resolved in accordance with Section 28.9.

Intercept and Referral Announcements. When a Customer changes its service provider from BA to EssexTGI, or from Essex TGI to BA, and does not retain its original telephone number, the Party formerly providing service to such Customer shall provide a referral announcement (“Referral Announcement”) on the abandoned telephone number which provides details on the Customer’s new number or provide other appropriate information to the extent known. Referral Announcements shall be provided reciprocally, initially free of charge to the other Party, for a period of not less than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date the Customer changes its telephone number in the case of business Customers, or in the case of residential Customers, not less than thirty (30) days after the date the Customer changes its telephone number, or such other time period as may be prescribed by the Commission. The periods for referral may be shorter if a number shortage condition is in effect for a particular NXX code. Upon request of either Party, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to establish an appropriate rate for Referral Announcements. If the Parties are unable to agree upon a rate within sixty (60) days, the matter will be resolved in accordance with Section 28.9.