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 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.