Cincinnati Bell LVZFA Ethernet Point

Special Construction charges may apply.

Specifications

• Type: Ethernet Point-to-Point Service
• Service Type: SONET-based Special Access Service
• Configuration: Point-to-Point circuit between customer-designated premises or Telephone Company location
• Network Design: Custom network architecture for increased reliability and functionality
• Minimum Configuration: Two ports at serving wire center or customer premises site

Description

1. Ethernet Point-to-Point Service is a SONET-based Special Access Service that provideshigh-volumee optical transport in a point-to-point circuit configuration between one customer-designated premises to another customer-designated premises, or between a customer-designated premises, and a Telephone Company location.
2. Ethernet Point-to-Point Service provides a customer with a dedicated custom network. The network is in an architecture designed to provide increased
   reliability and functionality connecting multiple customer-designated
   locations and specified Telephone Company central Offices.
3. When any additional services are added, such installations may
   cause a service interruption to existing channels.
4. Services with time-delay sensitive protocols have facility length limitations and may affect the design/availability of Ethernet Point-to-Point Service. The Telephone Company will work cooperatively with the customer to determine if the desired services can operate between the customer’s designated premises.
5. The minimum configuration would be two ports either at a serving
   wire center or at a customer premises site. If the ports are not in a serving wire center, a central office management site for monitoring is required. An optical amplifier located at a serving wire center can be used as a monitoring site.
6. Ethernet Point-to-Point Service is configured with diversely routed fiber whenever possible. Routing of fiber may be diversified from the customer premises to their serving wire center or alternate serving wire center as determined by the Telephone Company, and where facilities are available, to ensure that loop fibers follow separate paths to the serving wire center or alternate serving wire center. Special construction costs may be incurred to ensure the diverse routing of the fiber. In addition, IOF (interoffice facility) fiber paths may be diversified to ensure that at any serving wire center drop node, the fibers do not egress and ingress at the same location. In cases where the serving wire center does not have multiple entrance fiber facilities, the section of the fiber from the manhole closest to the serving wire center will be routed within the same duct structure.
7. At the customer’s request, additional protection to the customer premises nodes can be provided via dual entrance facilities. This special request will cause the customer to incur special construction costs. Without this special request, diverse fiber is provided to the manhole closest to the customer premises. The customer or building owner is responsible for providing the conduit.
8. In the case where dual entrance facilities are not established at the customer premises, collapsed facilities from the customer premises to the building equipment location are not diverse.

THIS CINCINNATI BELL SERVICES AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO CINCINNATI BELL’S GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. BY SUBMITTING AN ACCESS SERVICE REQUEST, THE CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE CUSTOMER HAS READ, UNDERSTANDS, ACCEPTED, AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ALL SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

SERVICE AND RATES

1. In addition to the Service Prices, the Customer will incur charges that may be mandated by any regulatory Commission with jurisdiction over Cincinnati Bell or Ethernet Point-to-Point Service.
2. If Customer cancels, in whole or in part, any requested addition, rearrangement, relocation, root her modification to Ethernet Point-to-Point Service before completion thereof, Customer will reimburse Cincinnati Bell for the actual time and material expenses incurred by it in connection with such modification before Cincinnati Bell’s receipt of notice of cancellation; provided, however, the amount of such reimbursement will not exceed the service, construction, installation, termination and other charges for which Customer would have otherwise been responsible.
3. Access Order service dates for the installation of new services or rearrangements of existing services may be changed, but the new service date may not exceed the original service date by more than 30 calendar days. When, for any reason, the customer indicates that service cannot be accepted for a
   period not to exceed 30 calendar days, and Cincinnati Bell accordingly delays the start of service, a Service Date Change Charge will apply. If the customer requested service date is more than 30 calendar days after the original service date, the order may be canceled by Cincinnati Bell and reissued with the appropriate cancellation charges applied unless the customer indicates that
   billing for the service is to commence.
4. If nonrecurring charges associated with the installation of Ethernet Point-to-Point Service are waived and the Ethernet Point-to-Point Service is then terminated before the expiration of the Initial Term, the Customer will become liable for payment of the waived charges.

TERM

1. Ethernet Point-to-Point Service is available for a minimum term of 12 months, or under a term payment plan of 24, 36, 48, 60, or 84 months. If a Customer terminates a service, without cause, before the expiration of the term, the Customer will pay Cincinnati Bell a termination charge equal to all remaining amounts due or to become due, including but not limited to all monthly charges for which Customer would have been responsible if the Customer had not terminated before the end of the applicable 12, 24, 36, 48 60, or 84-month term payment plan.
2. The initial term for the individual services covered under this Supplement shall be specified in the applicable Access Service Request.
3. Following the expiration of the term of a service covered under this Supplement, the service will automatically renew on a month-to-month term at the then-current rate in the rate schedule, unless either party provides written notice to terminate at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the initial or any renewal term.

OUTAGE ADJUSTMENTS 

1. An interruption of service will start when an inoperative Ethernet Point-to-Point Service is reported to Cincinnati Bell and end when the service is operative. In any month, as a result of an interruption or series of interruptions, the total credit per rate element of the interrupted service may not exceed 100 percent of the monthly charge for that particular rate element and is the complete remedy to the Customer for service interruptions.
2. Any service interruptions greater than 30 consecutive minutes will result in a credit equal to 1/1440 of the applicable monthly charge for the service involved. The same credit will apply for each additional 30-minute period that the service remains inoperable.

Installation Considerations

• Adding additional services may cause service interruptions.
• Time-delay-sensitive protocols have facility length limitations.
• Cooperate with Telephone Company for service feasibility between designated premises.

Network Design

The service is configured with diversely routed fiber for increased reliability and redundancy. Special construction costs may apply for diverse routing.

Customer Premises Protection

Additional protection via dual entrance facilities can be requested incurring special construction costs. Diverse fiber is provided by default to the manhole closest to the customer premises.

FAQS

Q: What is the minimum configuration required for Ethernet Point-to-Point Service?
A: The minimum configuration consists of two ports at a serving wire center or customer premises site.

Q: Are there any considerations for adding additional services to the existing setup?
A: Adding additional services may lead to service interruptions to existing channels.

Q: Can customers request additional protection for their premises nodes?
A: Yes, customers can request additional protection via dual entrance facilities, incurring special construction costs.

Documents / Resources

Cincinnat Bell LVZFA Ethernet Point [pdf] User Guide LVZFA, LVZFB, LVZFC, LVZFD, LVZFE, LVZFF, LVZFG, LVZFH, LVZFJ, LVZFK, LVZFL, LVZFM, LVZFN, LVZFO, LVZFP, LVZFQ, LVZFR, LVZFS, LVZFT, LVZFU, LVZFA Ethernet Point, LVZFA, Ethernet Point, Point

References

• User Manual