Interconnection Agreement [Amendment No. 1] - Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. and Birch Telecom of Texas Ltd. LLP
AMENDMENT 1
TO INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
AND
BIRCH TELECOM OF TEXAS LTD., L.L.P.
The Interconnection Agreement ("the Agreement") by and between Pacific
Bell, Nevada Bell, The Southern New England Telephone Company, or Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company ("TELCO") and Birch Telecom of Texas Ltd., L.L.P.
("CLEC") is hereby amended as follows:
(1) Addition of APPENDIX FCC MERGER CONDITIONS
(2) Table of Contents modified to add additional Appendix
(3) This Amendment shall not modify or extend the Effective Date or
Term of the underlying Agreement, but rather, contains a termination date
specific to the FCC Appendix adopted into the Interconnection Agreement which
may or may not be coterminous with the underlying Agreement.
(4) EXCEPT AS MODIFIED HEREIN, ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
UNDERLYING AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN UNCHANGED AND IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, and
such terms are hereby incorporated by reference and the Parties hereby reaffirm
the terms and provisions thereof.
(5) This Amendment shall be filed with and is subject to approval by
the appropriate State Regulatory Agency of the state in which it was originally
filed and shall become effective immediately upon filing with such Agency.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment to the Agreement was exchanged in
triplicate on this 14th day of April, 2000, by TELCO, signing by and through its
duly authorized representative, and CLEC, signing by and through its duly
authorized representative.
BIRCH TELECOM OF TEXAS, LTD., L.L.P. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
BY: SBC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT
By: /s/ Rina Y. Hartline By: /s/ Larry B. Cooper
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Title: Director of State Regulation Title: President - Industry Markets
Name: Rina Y. Hartline Name: Larry B. Cooper
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