Terms of Service

DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the General Terms and Conditions. “Estimated Availability Date” means the target date for delivery of Service. “Interconnection Facilities” means transmission capacity provided by Richmond Tech & Telecom, Customer or a third-party supplier to extend the Richmond Tech & Telecom Equipment from a Richmond Tech & Telecom terminal to any other location (e.g., a local loop provided by provided by a local exchange company or other communications company). “Services” means Trunk Services.
ARTICLE 1. SERVICES
This attachment shall apply to Trunk and VOIP Services.
ARTICLE 2. PROVIDER
Service shall be provided by Jawk Enterprises, LLC or one of its applicable affiliates or subsidiaries.

ARTICLE 3. CUSTOM INSTALLATION FEE
Once Richmond Tech & Telecom accepts a Sales Order for Service, Richmond Tech & Telecom will invoice Customer for all Custom Installation Fee(s). Customer will pay the Custom Installation Fee(s) within thirty (30) days of the invoice date unless a payment schedule is specified in the applicable Service Order.

ARTICLE 4. PROVISIONING INTERVAL
Following its acceptance of a Sales Order, Richmond Tech & Telecom shall notify Customer of the Estimated Availability Date applicable to that Sales Order. Richmond Tech & Telecom shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provision the Service on or before the Estimated Availability Date; provided, however, that Richmond Tech & Telecom’s failure to provision by said date shall not constitute a breach of the Agreement.

ARTICLE 5. SERVICE COMMENCEMENT DATE
The Service Commencement Date shall be defined as the date(s) on which Richmond Tech & Telecom first makes Service available for use by Customer. A single Service Order containing multiple Service Locations or Services may have multiple Service Commencement Dates. Richmond Tech & Telecom shall notify Customer that the Services are available for use on the Service Commencement Date. Any failure or refusal on the part of Customer to be ready to receive the Service on the Service Commencement Date shall not relieve Customer of its obligation to pay applicable Service charges.

ARTICLE 6. TERMINATION CHARGES; PORTABILITY; UPGRADES
6.1 The charges set forth or referenced in each Sales Order have been extended to Customer in reliance on the Service Term set forth therein. To the extent that a Service Term has not been expressly set forth in a Sales Order, the minimum Service Term for Services is one (1) month.
6.2 Termination Charges.
A. In the event that Service is terminated following Richmond Tech & Telecom’s acceptance of the applicable Sales Order but prior to the Service Commencement Date, Customer shall pay Termination Charges equal to the costs and expenses incurred by Richmond Tech & Telecom in installing or preparing to install the Service plus twenty percent (20%).
B. In the event that Service is terminated on or following the Service Commencement Date but prior to the end of the applicable Service Term, Customer shall pay Termination Charges equal to a percentage of the monthly recurring charges remaining for the unexpired portion of the then-current Service Term for that month. Termination Charges shall be immediately due and payable upon cancellation or termination and shall be in addition to any and all accrued and unpaid charges for the Service rendered by Richmond Tech & Telecom through the date of cancellation or termination.
6.3 Exclusions. Termination Charges shall not apply to Service terminated by Customer as a result of Richmond Tech & Telecom’s material and uncured breach in accordance with Article 5.2 of the General Terms and Conditions.
6.4 Portability. Customer may terminate an existing Service (an “Existing Service”) and turn up a replacement Service (i.e., having different termination points on Richmond Tech & Telecom’s network) (a “Replacement Service”) without incurring Termination Charges with respect to the Existing Service, provided that (a) the Replacement Service must have a Service Term equal to the remaining Service Term of the Existing Service; (b) the Replacement Service must have monthly recurring charges equal to or greater than the monthly recurring charges for the Existing Service; (c) Customer submits a Sales Order to Richmond Tech & Telecom for the Replacement Service within ninety (90) days after termination of the Existing Service and that order is accepted by Richmond Tech & Telecom; (d) Customer reimburses Richmond Tech & Telecom for any and all installation charges that were waived with respect to the Existing Service; and (e) Customer pays the actual costs incurred by Richmond Tech & Telecom in installing and provisioning the Replacement Service.

ARTICLE 7. SERVICE CREDITS
7.1 Credit Allowances. Richmond Tech & Telecom will allow a pro-rata credit against future payment of the net monthly recurring charge (exclusive of nonrecurring charges, other one-time charges, per call charges, measured charges, regulatory fees and surcharges, taxes, and other governmental and quasi-governmental fees) for a Service Interruption, except as specified below or as may otherwise be legally required (“Credit”). "Service Interruption" shall mean a break in transmission that renders the Service unusable for transmission and reception. For the purposes of calculating a Credit allowance, the Service Interruption period begins when the Customer reports an interruption in the portion of the Service to Richmond Tech & Telecom, a trouble ticket is opened, and the Service is released to Richmond Tech & Telecom for testing and repair. The Service Interruption ends when the affected portion of the Service has been restored and Richmond Tech & Telecom has closed the trouble ticket. Service Interruption time does not include interruptions of less than thirty (30) minutes’ duration. Credits will be as follows:
Length of Service Interruption Amount of Credit
Less than 30 minutes None At least 3 hours but less than 6 hours 1/4 of a day At least 6 hours but less than 9 hours 2/5 of a day At least 9 hours but less than 12 hours 1/2 of a day At least 12 hours but less than 15 hours 4/5 of a day At least 15 hours and up to and including 24 hours 1 full day
The total number of credit allowances per month shall not exceed the total monthly recurring charge for the affected Service. Credit allowances will not be made for less than $1.00, unless required under applicable law. Service Interruptions will not be aggregated for purposes of determining credit allowances. To qualify, Customer must request the Credit from Richmond Tech & Telecom within 30 days of the interruption.
7.2 Exceptions to Credit Allowances. A Service Interruption shall not qualify for the Credits set forth herein if such Service Interruption is related to, associated with, or caused by: scheduled maintenance events; Customer actions or inactions; Customer-provided power or equipment; any third party not contracted through Richmond Tech & Telecom, including, without limitation, Customer’s users, third-party network providers; any power, equipment or services provided by third parties; or an event of force majeure as defined in this Agreement, unless otherwise provided under applicable law. The remedies set forth in this Article Shall be Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy for any Service Interruption in the Services, outage, unavailability, delay or other degradation in the Services or any Richmond Tech & Telecom failure to meet the objectives of the Services.

ARTICLE 8: USE POLICY
8.1 Additional Use Restrictions. The Service may only be used at Service Location(s) where Service is installed by Richmond Tech & Telecom, Customer understands and acknowledges that if Customer attempts to install or use the Richmond Tech & Telecom Equipment or Service at another location, Service, including but not limited to 911/E911, may fail to function or may function improperly. It will be considered a material violation of the Agreement if Customer moves Service to another location without first notifying Richmond Tech & Telecom. Customer expressly agrees not to use the Service for auto-dialing, continuous or extensive call forwarding, telemarketing, fax broadcasting or fax blasting, or for any other use that results in excessive usage inconsistent with standard commercial calling patterns. If Richmond Tech & Telecom determines, in its sole discretion, that Customer’s use of the Service is excessive or in violation of this Agreement, Richmond Tech & Telecom reserves the right, among other things, to terminate or modify the Service immediately and without notice.

ARTICLE 9: SERVICE LIMITATION
9.1 Service Disruption. Customer acknowledges and understands that the Service will not be available for use under certain circumstances, including without limitation when the network or facilities are not operating or if normal electrical power to the MTA, ALA or ALG is interrupted and such equipment does not have a functioning backup. Customer also understands and acknowledges that the performance of the battery backup is not guaranteed. If the battery backup does not provide power, Services will not function until normal power is restored. Customer also understands that certain online features of the Service, where such features are available, will not be available under certain circumstances, including but not limited to the interruption of the Internet connection.
9.2 Provision of Service. Subject to the terms and conditions herein, the Services are intended for commercial use only.

ARTICLE 10: LIMITATIONS OF 911/E911
10.1 Limitations. Services includes a 911/ Enhanced 911 function (“911/E911”) that may differ from the 911 or Enhanced 911 function furnished by other providers. As such, it may have certain limitations. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND ACCEPTS ANY LIMITATIONS OF 911/E911.
10.2 Correct Address. In order for Customer’s 911/E911 calls to be properly directed to emergency services, Richmond Tech & Telecom must have Customer’s correct Service Location address. If Customer moves the Service to a different Service Location without Richmond Tech & Telecom’s approval, 911/E911 calls may be directed to the wrong emergency authority, may transmit the wrong Service Location address, and/or Service (including 911/E911) may fail altogether. Therefore, Customer must contact Richmond Tech & Telecom at least five (5) days before moving the Service to a new Service Location. All changes in Service Location require Richmond Tech & Telecom’s prior approval.
10.3 Service Interruptions. Customer acknowledges and understands that the Service uses the electrical power in Customer’s Service Location. If there is an electrical power outage, 911 calling may be interrupted if the battery backup in the associated MTA, ALA or ALG is not installed, fails, or is exhausted after several hours. Furthermore, calls, including calls to 911/E911, may not be completed if Customer exceeds its Service and equipment configuration calling capacity or if there is a problem with network facilities, including network congestion, network/equipment/power failure, or another technical problem.
10.4 Suspension and Termination by Richmond Tech & Telecom. Customer understands and acknowledges that the Service, including 911/E911, as well as all online features of the Service, where Richmond Tech & Telecom make these features available, will be disabled if Customer’s account is suspended or terminated.
10.5 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT NEITHER Richmond Tech & Telecom NOR ITS ASSOCIATED PARTIES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SERVICE OUTAGE, INABILITY TO DIAL 911 USING THE SERVICES, AND/OR INABILITY TO ACCESS EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL. CUSTOMER AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS Richmond Tech & Telecom AND ITS ASSOCIATED PARTIES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, FINES, PENALTIES, COSTS, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES) BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, CUSTOMER OR ANY THIRD PARTY OR USER OF THE SERVICES RELATING TO THE FAILURE OR OUTAGE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO 911/E911.
10.6 911 Notice for Trunk Services. Customer expressly acknowledges and agrees that it has reviewed, understands, and agrees to the terms set forth below.
(a) Customer action is essential to the protection of its employees and other users of the Services, as described below. Multi-line telephone systems, such as PBX systems, ordinarily only transmit the same, generic location information for all 911 calls placed from any handset connected to the PBX or other system. For example, in the case of a business with telephone extensions in three buildings and multiple floors in each building, the E911 call taker would only see the same main telephone number and location that the customer has identified, regardless of which station was used to place the call. If Customer does not take action as described below, fire, police and other emergency responders may be delayed or even prevented from timely reaching its location in response to a 911 call.
(b) Richmond Tech & Telecom offers the opportunity for a Customer to designate different locations that would be separately identified to the E911 call taker, such as a specific floor, side of a building, or other identifying information that could assist emergency responders to more quickly reach the appropriate location. To utilize this option, Customer must in the initial or a subsequent Service Order request the assignment of Emergency Location Information numbers and provide location information for each zone exactly as it should appear to the 911 call taker. For each zone requested, up to ten, Customer will receive a phone number that Richmond Tech & Telecom will register in the 911 database or databases with the specific location information provided by Customer. Customer is solely responsible for programming its telephone system to map each station to one of these numbers, and for updating the system as necessary to reflect moves or additions of stations within the premises.
(c) Many states now require businesses using multi-line telephone systems to program their systems to transmit specific location information for 911 calls. Customer acknowledges and understands that it, and not Richmond Tech & Telecom, bears sole responsibility to ensure that it identifies and complies with all such applicable laws, and any failure to do so is a breach of the Agreement. Customer represents, warrants and covenants that it will utilize the Richmond Tech & Telecom Emergency Location Information numbers described above at least to the extent required by law. Customer also warrants that it does not currently have “Private Switch/Automatic Location Identification” service in connection with its existing telephone service from another provider at the location(s) for which it has ordered Services from Richmond Tech & Telecom.
(d) Richmond Tech & Telecom will post only the main billing telephone number in the 911 database or databases using Customer’s billing address as the Registered Location, unless Customer requests the assignment of Emergency Location Information as set forth above. Customer must notify Richmond Tech & Telecom at least five (5) days prior to moving the Trunk Service to another location. Customer acknowledges that if they move prior to providing such notice and a 911 call is placed using the Services, or if Customer when using Emergency Location Information numbers does not timely update their telephone system to account for internal moves, adds and changes, the E911 call taker may see incorrect or incomplete location information and the caller may need to confirm their actual location information to the call taker.
(e) Some businesses elect to make test calls to 911 from multiple stations to verify that the 911 call taker receives the desired location information and is able to call back one or more of the telephone numbers that they receive to confirm it rings to the station from which the 911 call was placed. If Customer chooses to do so, it agrees to obtain prior approval from the relevant emergency communications center and assumes all responsibility for the placement of such calls.

10.7 Recommended Battery Back-Up is NOT Included
Customer acknowledges and understands that the Services use the electrical power from the Service Location. Customer understands and acknowledges that they may lose access to and use of the Services, including 911/E911, if electrical power to the Integrated Access Device (IAD), PBX switch, and/or handsets is interrupted and such devices are not supported by a working battery backup. Customer also understands and acknowledges that Richmond Tech & Telecom does not provide a battery backup for such devices and Customer is urged to arrange for their own backup power supply to these devices. In the event of a power outage, the duration of Trunk Service during a power outage using the Richmond Tech & Telecom Equipment installed to provide Trunk
Service will depend on Customer’s backup power choice. If the IAD is disconnected or removed and/or a battery is not charged, Trunk Service, including access to 911, will not be available. Customer acknowledges and agrees that in the event of a power failure, Richmond Tech & Telecom bears no responsibility for such loss of service.

ARTICLE 11: EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
11.1 Incompatible Equipment and Services. Customer acknowledges and understands Service may not support or be compatible with:

(a) Internet modems with the SIP ALG function enabled;
(b) Certain non-voice communications equipment, including certain makes or models of alarm and security systems, certain medical monitoring devices, certain fax machines, and certain “dial-up” modems;
(c) Rotary-dial phone handsets, pulse-dial phone handsets, and models of other voice-related communications equipment such as certain private branch exchange (PBX) equipment, answering machines, and traditional Caller ID units;
(d) Casual/dial around (10-10) calling; 976, 900, 700, or 500 number calling; (e) 311, 511, or other x11 calling (other than 411, 611, 711, and 911); and
(f) Other call types not expressly set forth in Richmond Tech & Telecom’s product literature (e.g., outbound shore-to-ship calling).
Customer’s attempt to use any such systems in connection with the Services is solely at its own risk and Richmond Tech & Telecom shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever for any non-operation or damage to such services or devices.

11.3 Customer Responsibility for Customer-Provided Equipment
(a) Customer is solely responsible maintaining handsets (Equipment purchased through Richmond Tech & Telecom or another source), notifying and training its users regarding proper use of the system in accordance with applicable, including regulatory, requirements, and for any programming to its telephone system that may be necessary to enable direct dialing of N11 numbers such as 911 or 711 and to enable calls to be connected to new area codes. Customer also acknowledges and accepts that Richmond Tech & Telecom does not support seven-digit local calling even in areas of the country that still permit that option, and Customer will program its system as necessary to support ten-digit dialing for local calls.
(b) Richmond Tech & Telecom shall not be responsible to the Customer if changes in any of the facilities, operations or procedures of Richmond Tech & Telecom utilized in the provision of Trunk Service render any Customer-Provided Equipment or other equipment provided by a Customer obsolete or require modification or alteration of such equipment or system or otherwise affect its use or performance.
(c) Customer must arrange its Customer-Provided Equipment to provide for the interception of assigned but unused station numbers. A call intercepted by the attendant will be considered to be completed and subject to a charge for the call.

ARTICLE 12: ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON Richmond Tech & Telecom’S LIABILITY FOR VOICE SERVICE
12.1 Limitations on Richmond Tech & Telecom’s Liability for Directories and Directory Assistance for Service Customers. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY WHERE Richmond Tech & Telecom MAKES AVAILABLE AN OPTION TO LIST CUSTOMER’S NAME, ADDRESS, AND/OR TELEPHONE NUMBER IN A PUBLISHED DIRECTORY OR DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE DATABASE, AND ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OCCURS: (i) CUSTOMER REQUESTS THAT CUSTOMER’S NAME, ADDRESS AND/OR PHONE NUMBER BE OMITTED FROM A DIRECTORY OR DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE DATABASE, BUT THAT INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN EITHER OR BOTH; (ii) CUSTOMER REQUESTS THAT CUSTOMER’S NAME, ADDRESS AND/OR PHONE NUMBER BE INCLUDED IN A DIRECTORY OR DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE DATABASE, BUT THAT INFORMATION IS OMITTED FROM EITHER OR BOTH; OR (iii) THE PUBLISHED OR LISTED INFORMATION FOR CUSTOMER’S ACCOUNT CONTAINS MATERIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS. IF ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS PERTAIN, THEN THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF Richmond Tech & Telecom AND ITS ASSOCIATED PARTIES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE MONTHLY CHARGES, IF ANY, WHICH CUSTOMER HAS ACTUALLY PAID TO Richmond Tech & Telecom TO LIST, PUBLISH, NOT LIST, OR NOT PUBLISH THE INFORMATION FOR THE AFFECTED PERIOD. CUSTOMER SHALL HOLD HARMLESS Richmond Tech & Telecom AND ITS ASSOCIATED PARTIES AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES CAUSED OR CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY THE ERRORS AND OMISSIONS REFERENCED ABOVE. FURTHERMORE, IF Richmond Tech & Telecom MAKES AVAILABLE DIRECTORY ADVERTISING SERVICES, NEITHER Richmond Tech & Telecom NOR ANY OF ITS ASSOCIATED PARTIES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY ACTS, ERRORS, OR OMISSIONS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECTORY ADVERTISING.
12.2 CUSTOMER INFORMATION. Richmond Tech & Telecom and its suppliers reserve the right both during the term of the Agreement and upon its termination to delete Customer’s voicemail, call detail, data, files, or other information that is stored on Richmond Tech & Telecom’s or its suppliers’ servers or systems, in accordance with our storage policies. Customer understands and acknowledges that Richmond Tech & Telecom shall have no liability whatsoever as a result of the loss or removal of any such voicemail, call detail, data, files, or other information.

ARTICLE 13: SERVICE CHARGES
(a) Prices. The Service is subject to the trunk service pricing identified in the applicable Service Order.
(b) Billing Increments. Unless otherwise stated in a Service Order, domestic long distance calls, and in-bound domestic calls to toll-free numbers associated with the Services will be billed on basis of six (6) second increments with a minimum call duration of six (6) seconds. For purposes of this section, “domestic long distance” means non-local calls to the fifty (50) United States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan, N. Mariana Islands and American Samoa.
(c) Pooled Minutes. Each channel purchased in connection with Trunk Service includes a monthly allotment of 200 minutes of domestic long distance. These minutes shall be pooled at the Service Location level within an account. Any usage in excess of the earned amount shall be considered overage and be rated at the then current rate. Unused minutes expire at the end of the billing period and are not carried forward or otherwise creditable to Customer’s account.