Issue Date: 01/03 1 Cancellation Charges Customer Billing Education Package

Interconnection Services Issue Date: 01/03 2 Private/Proprietary: Not for Use or Disclosure Outside BellSouth Except Under Written Agreement Purpose To provide customers with an understanding of charges associated with cancellation of an access service request (ASR) and how the charges will appear on the customer’s bill FCC Tariff 1 Section 5.4

Interconnection Services Issue Date: 01/03 3 Private/Proprietary: Not for Use or Disclosure Outside BellSouth Except Under Written Agreement Customer Allowances A customer may cancel an access order for the installation of service at any time prior to notification by BellSouth that the service is available for the customer’s use The cancellation date is the date BellSouth receives written or verbal notice from the customer that the order is to be cancelled. Verbal notice must be followed by written confirmation within 10 business days A customer may cancel an Access Service Request prior to the Design Layout Record Date (DLR) and no cancellation charges shall apply

Interconnection Services Issue Date: 01/03 4 Private/Proprietary: Not for Use or Disclosure Outside BellSouth Except Under Written Agreement Applicable Charges When the customer cancels an Access order on or after the Design Layout Record (DLR) Date, a charge equal to the estimated costs incurred by BellSouth shall apply. Such charges are determined by the cancellation charge percentage matrix Cancellation charges are calculated by multiplying all nonrecurring charges associated with the order, or that part of the order being cancelled, by the percentage shown in the cancellation percentage charge matrix based on the last critical date completed on the order.  On the due date, cancellation charges will be calculated at 100% of the applicable charges

Interconnection Services Issue Date: 01/03 5 Private/Proprietary: Not for Use or Disclosure Outside BellSouth Except Under Written Agreement Cancellation Charge Percentage Matrix Critical Dates Type of Service After Before DLRD RID DVA WOT FCD PTD DD SPA WATS Line DS0 Voice Grade SPA Telegraph SPA Metallic Program Audio SPA High Capacity Virtual Cross Connect Digital Data DS Trunks and Lines

Interconnection Services Issue Date: 01/03 6 Private/Proprietary: Not for Use or Disclosure Outside BellSouth Except Under Written Agreement Critical Date Glossary DLRD – Design Layout Report Date RID – Records Issue Date DVA – Designed, Verified and Assigned WOT – Wired and Office Tested FCD – Frame Continuity Date PTD – Plant Test Date DD – Due Date These dates will be provided to you on your FOC or are available on the ICORD screen in CAFÉ’

Interconnection Services Issue Date: 01/03 7 Private/Proprietary: Not for Use or Disclosure Outside BellSouth Except Under Written Agreement LightGate® Service and SMARTRing® Service Cancellation Charges When a customer cancels an order for LightGate or SMARTRing before the service date, the customer will be liable for all capital expenses incurred by BellSouth as of the date the order is cancelled by the customer.  The charges billed to the customer will not exceed an amount equal to the minimum period for the service (most often 4 months – See FCC Tariff 1 Section 7.4) at the month-to-month rates. These charges are billed in addition and subsequent to the cancellation charges set forth in the cancellation charge percentages matrix.

Interconnection Services Issue Date: 01/03 8 Private/Proprietary: Not for Use or Disclosure Outside BellSouth Except Under Written Agreement When a customer makes a firm order to establish Aggregation Location for SMARTGate Service or Managed Shared Ring and subsequently cancels the commitment to establish the Aggregation Location prior to the service date, the customer will be liable for all capital expenses incurred by BellSouth as of the cancellation date. SMARTGate® Service and Managed Shared Ring Cancellation Charges

Interconnection Services Issue Date: 01/03 9 Private/Proprietary: Not for Use or Disclosure Outside BellSouth Except Under Written Agreement When a customer cancels a disconnect order, no charges will apply for the cancellation Disconnect Cancellation Charges

Interconnection Services Issue Date: 01/03 10 Private/Proprietary: Not for Use or Disclosure Outside BellSouth Except Under Written Agreement Company Misses When BellSouth misses a service date by more than 30 days due to circumstances over which it has no direct control, the customer may cancel the Access Order without incurring cancellation charges.

Interconnection Services Issue Date: 01/03 11 Private/Proprietary: Not for Use or Disclosure Outside BellSouth Except Under Written Agreement What Your Bill Will Look Like Cancellation Charges OCT SO CQXXXXXXXX Service Order Number PON CANCELLATIONTEST CIRCUIT NUMBER 60.HCGS.XXXXXX..SB PIU 100 PON Number Confirmed Circuit ID This PON was for a high capacity service and was cancelled after PTD and before the DD resulting in cancellation charges of 86.2% of non-recurring charges ONE-TIME CHARGE FOR SERVICE CANCELLATION Non Recurring Charges 1PQE1 LIGHTGATE (AKA BELLSOUTH SPA POINT TO for 1PQE1 are $170. POINT NETWORK), C.O. CHANNEL INTERFACES, Cancellation Charges = PER DS1 PIU 100 $170 X 86.2% = $ INTERSTATE - FL - EC CIRCUIT LOCATION 0003 PIU 100 ONE-TIME CHARGE FOR SERVICE CANCELLATION TMECS CHANNEL TERMINATION-PER POINT OF TERMINATION PIU 100 Non Recurring Charges INTERSTATE - FL - EC for TMECS are $660. ONE-TIME CHARGE FOR SERVICE CANCELLATION Cancellation Charges = $660 X 86.2% = $568.92

Interconnection Services Issue Date: 01/03 12 Private/Proprietary: Not for Use or Disclosure Outside BellSouth Except Under Written Agreement Frequently Asked Questions Where can I find information on cancellation charges in the tariff? –FCC Tariff 1, Section 5.4 How are cancellation charges applied? –Cancellation charges are calculated by multiplying the applicable non-recurring charges by the cancellation percentage charge matrix Are there cancellation charges for disconnect PONs? –There are no cancellation charges for disconnect PONs