Common use of SPLICING Clause in Contracts

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.