Common use of Network Interface Device Clause in Contracts

Network Interface Device. 3.1 The Network Interface Device (NID) is a device used to connect loop facilities to inside wiring or a compatible interface device or NID on a AT&T owned or controlled telephone pole where the CLEC Radio Port connects with AT&T’s network. The fundamental function of the NID is to establish the official network demarcation point between a carrier and its end user customer or a AT&T-supplied loop and a compatible interface device or NID on a AT&T owned or controlled telephone pole where the CLEC Radio Port connects with AT&T’s network. The NID Unbundled Network Element is defined as any means of interconnection of end-user customer premises wiring to AT&T’s distribution loop facilities, such as cross connect device used for that purpose, and it includes all features, functions, and capabilities of the NID. The NID contains the appropriate and accessible connection points or posts to which AT&T, CLEC and/or the end user customer each make its connections. Pursuant to applicable FCC rules, AT&T offers nondiscriminatory access to the network interface device on an unbundled basis to any requesting telecommunications carrier for the provision of a telecommunications service.