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Covad - Bell Atlantic Interconnection Agreement INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT UNDER SECTIONS 251 AND 252 OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 Dated as of July 1, 1998 by and between New England Telephone and Telegraph Company and Covad Communications Company

Interconnection Agreement • February 20th, 2022 • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Interconnection Agreement
• Filed
  February 20th, 2022
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This Interconnection Agreement under Sections 251 and 252 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (“Agreement”), is effective as of the 1st day of July, 1998 (the “Effective Date”), by and between New EnglandTelephone and Telegraph Company d/b/a Bell Atlantic-Massachusetts (“BA” or “Bell Atlantic”), a New York corporation with offices at 185 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, and Covad Communications Company (“Covad”), a California corporation, with offices at 3560 Bassett Street, Santa Clara, California 95054.

INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT UNDER SECTIONS 251 AND 252 OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 Dated as of July 1, 1998 by and between

Interconnection Agreement • August 27th, 2018

• Contract Type
  Interconnection Agreement
• Filed
  August 27th, 2018

This Interconnection Agreement under Sections 251 and 252 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (“Agreement”), is effective as of the 1st day of July, 1998 (the “Effective Date”), by and between New EnglandTelephone and Telegraph Company d/b/a Bell Atlantic-Massachusetts (“BA” or “Bell Atlantic”), a New York corporation with offices at 185 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, and Covad Communications Company (“Covad”), a California corporation, with offices at 3560 Bassett Street, Santa Clara, California 95054.

INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT UNDER SECTIONS 251 AND 252 OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996

Interconnection Agreement • December 23rd, 1999

• Contract Type
  Interconnection Agreement
• Filed
  December 23rd, 1999

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 DEFINITIONS 2 2.0 INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION 11 3.0 INTERCONNECTION ACTIVATION DATES AND IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 11 4.0 INTERCONNECTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 251(c)(2) 12 4.1 Scope 12 4.2 Physical Architectures 14 4.3 Mid-Span Meets 15 4.4 Interconnection in Additional LATAs 16 4.5 Interconnection Points for Different Types of Traffic 17 5.0 TRANSMISSION AND ROUTING OF TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SERVICE TRAFFIC PURSUANT TO SECTION 251(c)(2) 17 5.1 Scope of Traffic 17 5.2 Trunk Group Connections and Ordering 17 5.3 Additional Switching System Hierarchy and Trunking Requirements 18 5.4 Signaling 18 5.5 Grades of Service 18 5.6 Measurement and Billing 18 5.7 Reciprocal Compensation Arrangements -- Section 251(b)(5) 19 6.0 TRANSMISSION AND ROUTING OF EXCHANGE ACCESS TRAFFIC PURSUANT TO 251(c)(2) 20 6.1 Scope of Traffic 20 6.2 Trunk Group Architecture and Traffic Routing 20 6.3 Meet-Point Billing Arrangements 21 6.4 800/888 Traffic 24 7.0 TRANSPORT AND TERMIN