SPLICING Clause Samples

SPLICING. 10.1 IRU Fibers may be physically spliced into the Owner’s Cable. Splicing requires penetration of the Cable sheath, exposing the Fibers within the sheath. In order to maintain the integrity of the Owner’s Cable after Acceptance, the Owner, or a contractor operating under the Owner’s direction, must perform all splicing performed on the Owner’s Cable. 10.2 For future expansion at existing splice points, the Owner will perform the necessary splicing upon written or email request by the IRU Grantee. Normal requests for splicing shall be submitted at least thirty (30) business days prior to the requested splicing date, and expedited requests shall be submitted at least 72 hours prior to the requested splicing date. The Owner shall obtain any and all permits necessary for such splicing. The IRU Grantee agrees that it will not perform any splicing or interfere in any manner with the Owner’s Cable. After Acceptance, the cost of splicing Fibers into the Owner’s Cable will be borne by the IRU Grantee. The Optical Splice Points for each route shall be mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties. The Owner shall provide the IRU Grantee with a splicing and splice testing schedule(s) so the IRU Grantee’s representative may be present, subject to protocols of Rights-of-Way agreements. Splicing documentation (ATP and test results) will be provided by US Xchange within ninety (90) days after splicing is completed. 10.3 The IRU Grantee shall provide thirty (30) days written notification to the Owner if a new splice point is needed after initial Acceptance of a Segment. 10.4 All splicing will be performed by the fusion splicing method or by any other method that is mutually agreeable.

SPLICING. 10.1 IRU Fibers may be physically spliced into the US Xchange’s Cable. Splicing requires penetration of the Cable sheath, exposing the Fibers within the sheath. In order to maintain the integrity of US Xchange’s Cable after Joint Acceptance, US Xchange, or a contractor operating under US Xchange’s direction, must perform all splicing performed on US Xchange’s Cable. 10.2 For future expansion at existing splice points, US Xchange will perform the necessary splicing upon written or email request by Norlight. Normal requests for splicing shall be submitted at least thirty (30) days prior to the requested splicing date, and expedited requests shall be submitted at least 72 hours prior to the requested splicing date. US Xchange shall obtain any and all permits necessary for such splicing. Norlight agrees that it will not perform any splicing or interfere in any manner with US Xchange’s Cable. After Joint Acceptance, the cost of splicing Fibers into US Xchange’s Cable will be borne by Norlight. The Optical Splice Points for each route shall be mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties. US Xchange shall provide Norlight with a splicing and splice testing schedule(s) so Norlight’s representative may be present, subject to protocols of Rights-of-Way agreements. Splicing documentation (ATP and test results) will be provided by US Xchange within ninety (90) days after splicing is completed. 10.3 Norlight shall provide thirty (30) days written notification to US Xchange if a new splice point is needed after initial Joint Acceptance of a Segment. 10.4 All splicing will be performed by the fusion splicing method or by any other method that is mutually agreeable.

SPLICING. 10.1 IRU Fibers may be physically spliced into the Owner’s Cable. Splicing requires penetration of the Cable sheath, exposing the Fibers within the sheath. In order to maintain the integrity of Owner’s Cable after Joint Acceptance, the Owner, or a contractor operating under Owner’s direction, must perform all splicing performed on the Owner’s Cable. 10.2 For future expansion at existing splice points, Owner will perform the necessary splicing upon written or email request by IRU Grantee. Normal requests for splicing shall be submitted at least ten (10) days prior to the requested splicing date, and expedited requests shall be submitted at least 72 hours prior to the requested splicing date. Owner shall obtain any and all permits necessary for such splicing. IRU Grantee agrees that it will not perform any splicing or interfere in any manner with the Owner’s Cable. After Joint Acceptance, the cost of splicing Fibers into Owner’s Cable will be borne by the IRU Grantee. The Optical Splice Points for each route shall be included in the engineered drawings which are subject to the review/approval procedure in Article 4.

SPLICING. 8.1 The Town may require that Additional Fibers be spliced into the Operator Cable. In order to maintain the integrity of the Operator Cable, the Operator, or a contractor operating under the Operator’s direction, must perform all splicing performed on the Operator Cable. 8.2 For future expansion at existing splice points, the Operator will perform the necessary splicing upon written or email request by the Town. Normal requests for splicing shall be submitted at least thirty (30) business days prior to the requested splicing date, and expedited requests shall be submitted at least fifteen (15) business days prior to the requested splicing date. The Town agrees that it will not perform any splicing or interfere in any manner with the Operator Cable. The cost of splicing Fibers into the Operator Cable will be borne by the Town. The Optical Splice Points for each route shall be mutually agreed upon in writing by the Parties. The Operator shall provide the Town with a splicing and splice testing schedule(s) so the Town’s representative may be present, subject to protocols of Rights-of-Way agreements. Splicing documentation (ATP and test results) will be provided by the Operator within ninety (90) days after splicing is completed. 8.3 The Town shall provide thirty (30) business days written notification to the Operator if a new splice point is needed after Acceptance of Additional Fiber. Approval of new splice points will be at the sole discretion of the Operator, and such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. 8.4 All splicing will be performed by the fusion splicing method or by any other method that is mutually agreeable. All costs and expenses in connection with the foregoing splicing shall be borne by the Town.

SPLICING. Textile ply conveyor belting splicing is conducted in accordance with Eskom standard “Procedure for on-site splicing of plied textile conveyor belting – 240-55864495 Steel cord conveyor belting splicing is conducted in accordance with Eskom standard “Procedure for on-site splicing of plied textile conveyor belting – 240-55864496 The following quality plan is adhered to and submitted to the Project Manager:  240-55864586 Textile (Ply) Belt Splicing Quality Control Standard.  240-55864586 Steel cord Belt Splicing Quality Control Standard

SPLICING. Section 10.1 ToledoTel shall have the right to perform the physical splicing of any fiber owned by ToledoTel into the portion of the Fiber System within its IRU and to require that all physical splicing of fiber into the associated cable be performed as provided herein. Splicing can be performed at either designed end point(s) using a pigtail to bypass the cable (“End-Point Splicing”) or at a splice point that requires access to the cable (“Splice-Point Splicing”). In order to maintain the integrity of the Fiber System, ToledoTel or its contractors acting under ToledoTel’s direction must perform all End-Point Splicing and all Splice-Point Splicing anywhere on the Fiber System. For any portion of the Fiber System that is leased to an entity other than ToledoTel, ToledoTel may charge the entity requesting the splicing a comparable rate to the one it charges when splicing into fiber owned by the Lewis County PUD District No. Section 10.2 ToledoTel shall have the right to perform End-Point Splicing, and Splice-Point Splicing on the Fibers within its IRU at any time. Such request shall be given (with sufficient detail and specifications to enable performance of the splicing) not less than ten days prior to the date on which the Splicing be performed. Section 10.3 ToledoTel or its contractor performing any splicing shall obtain any and all permits necessary for the splicing. All splicing shall be performed by the splicing methods herein or by any other method that is mutually agreed by the parties in writing.

SPLICING. If Lessee provides cable from Lessee's Infrastructure to the City in a timely manner (i.e. other than as stated in paragraph 1.6.2), then upon Lessee's request, the City shall splice Lessee-provided fiber cable at designated City-owned Attachment Points. The City shall be responsible for pulling Lessee's fiber cable, and splicing Lessee's fiber strand within the City- owned Fiber Optic Infrastructure. Ownership of fiber on the City’s side of the Demarcation Points shall be vested with the City. When applicable, Lessee shall pay the City the fees specified in Article 3 "Lease Payment and Other Fees—Attachment Points"

SPLICING. If Lessee provides cable from Lessee's Infrastructure to the City in a timely manner, then upon ▇▇▇▇▇▇'s request, the City shall splice Lessee-provided fiber cable at designated City-owned Attachment Points. The City shall be responsible for pulling ▇▇▇▇▇▇'s fiber cable, and splicing Lessee's fiber strand within the City-owned Fiber Optic Infrastructure. Ownership of fiber on the City’s side of the Demarcation Points shall be vested with the City. Lessee shall pay the City the fees specified in Article 3 "Lease Payment and Other Fees— Attachment Points"

SPLICING. Where it is necessary to splice reinforcement: The splices shall be made by laping welding or by mechanical couplings. When permitted or specified on the drawings, joints of reinforcement bars shall be but welded so as to transmit their full strength. Welding of bass shall be done as directed by the Engineer- in-Charge and confirming to the requirements of clause 11.4 of IS: 456-1978, reproduced below:- “Welded joints or mechanical connections in reinforcement may be used but in all cases of important connections, tests shall be made to prove that the joints are of full strength of bars connected. Welding of reinforcement shall be done in accordance with the recommendations of IS: 2751- 1966(Code of practice welding of mild steel bars used for reinforced concrete construction)”  If it is proposed to use welded splices in reinforcing bars, the equipment, the material, and all welding testing procedures shall subject to the approval of Engineer-in-Charge. The contractor shall also carry out test welds as required by the Engineer. No extra payment will be made for welding reinforcement test welds:  For welded splices for reinforcing bars conforming to IS: 1786-1985 (High strength deformed steel bars), welding shall be done in accordance with IS: 9427-1979. For the reinforcing bars conforming to IS:432(Part-I)1982 (Mild steel/Medium steel), the welding shall be done accordance with IS:2751-1979. The electrodes for manual are welding shall conform to IS:814(Part-I) 1974 and IS:814 (Part-II) 1974 mild steel filler rods for oxy acetylene welding shall conform to IS:1278-1972 provided they are capable of giving a minimum but weld tensile strength of 42Kg. per mm square. Electric arc welding shall be used. Ends of bars shall be cleaned of all rust, mill scale, grease, paint or any other foreign matter before welding.