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6.G. - Page 22 of 40 <br />V Provider OR Customer scheduled maintenance; <br />Failure of circuits beyond the demarcation point or points on the Network, unless such failure is <br />caused solely by Provider; <br />v' Service outage attributable to the installation of a new circuit where a new circuit is defined as a <br />circuit over which Service may be active but a signed Order acceptance document has not been <br />received and duly noted by an assigned agent of Provider; <br />V Circumstances beyond Provider's reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of any <br />governmental body, war, insurrection, sabotage, embargo, fire, flood, strike, or other labor <br />disturbance, interruption of or delay in transportation, unavailability of or interruption or delay in <br />telecommunications or third party Services, failure of third party software or inability to obtain raw <br />materials, supplies, or power used in or equipment needed for provision of the SIA. <br />VIII. Trouble Ticket... Escalation <br />A Customer -initiated trouble ticket is to be routed through the Network Operations Center at X888-317-0488. <br />Should Customer believe that fault lies on the Network, it shall call the NOC (staffed 240065), identifying the <br />circuit in question by its unique circuit ID or account billing code number, The NOC will open a trouble ticket and <br />seek resolution as expeditiously as possible. Closing of the ticket will be affected with a telephone call back to <br />Customer. In the event that a trouble ticket remains open or unresolved for an unexpectedly long period of time, <br />Customer, at its sole discretion, can contact the Network NDC and ask for an escalation. <br />Maintenance and Outages <br />Customer to be notified one week In advance of scheduled outages that will take part or all of its circuits off-line. <br />All efforts will be expended to perform such work off -hours. In the event of unscheduled outages, Provider will <br />notify the Customer as expeditiously as possible and, If necessary, be on-site within two hours, regardless of <br />location, to effect necessary repairs to return circuit to normal operating status. <br />Trouble Calls and Maintenance <br />Demand Maintenance1Service and Repair - Provider response to Network problems shall occur at all <br />hours (24 x 365). If Provider is to provide maintenance/service or repair on Network facilities located <br />within Customer premises; Provider must have reasonable access to such facilities on a 24/365 basis. This <br />shall include response to all situations creating problems on the network, regardless of whether they <br />originate within the network or within equipment or software at the customer site. Appropriate Provider <br />technical support shall respond and actively begin working on Network problems within 30 minutes of <br />either 1) Provider NOC identifying such problem, or 2) Provider receiving a tall from Customer reporting a <br />Network problem. Provider shall place a phone call to Customer's designated service contact to inform <br />Customer that the situation is being addressed. Provider shall work continuously until the problem is <br />resolved. If It is determined by Provider that the Network problem is caused by Customer equipment or <br />software, then Customer shall correct the problem promptly, such that the integrity of the Network <br />provided by Provider Is not adversely affected. If Customer does not correct the problem, then Provider <br />may, at Its sole discretion, disconnect the affected Customer site from the Network until such time that <br />the Customer equipment or software Is repaired or readjusted. If Customer desires assistance from <br />Provider in correcting the equipment or software problem, then Provider shall provide such assistance, <br />but Provider shall also have the right to invoice Customer, at Provider's prevailing hourly rate for the time <br />spent correcting Customer equipment or software problems. <br />16 <br />ATTY/AGR/2013.176/ASTOUND BROADBAND- MSA <br />REV. 30.07.13 MEG <br />2013 ASTOUND BROADBAND <br />Proprietary and Conjldenrlol <br />146 <br />