ADVANCED BROADBAND SERVICES AGREEMENT
Advanced Broadband Services Agreement
This Advanced Broadband Services Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of this 22nd day of May,
2007 (the "Effective Date"), by and between City of Clearwater, Florida, with offices located at 100 S. Myrtle
Ave. ("Customer") and the ABS division of Bright House Networks, LLC, with offices located at 700 Carillon
Parkway, St. Petersburg Fl. 33716 ("BHN"). In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements made
herein and intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as follows:
1. SERVICE. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, BHN shall provide Customer with a
dedicated "Advanced Broadband Services" service connection between Customer's facility and BHN's (or a
BHN affiliate's) facility as further described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Service"). BHN shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Service 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, excluding scheduled
maintenance, required repair and events beyond BHN's reasonable control. BHN's provision of the Service is
subject to availability.
2. INSTALLATION. CUstomer shall obtain and maintain throughout the Term (as defmed in Section 5
below) such consents (including without limitation landlord and land owner consents) as are necessary to
timely permit, and shall timely permit, BHN personnel to install, deliver, operate and maintain the Service
and Equipment as contemplated herein at Customer's facilities. Customer shall permit BHN to access the
Customer facilities at any time as needed to install, configure, upgrade, maintain or remove the Equipment
and other service components collocated at CUstomer's facilities. Customer shall make and maintain
throughout the Term all site preparations necessary to permit the installation, maintenance, and operation
of the Service and any Equipment (as defined below) as specified by BHN. Provided that Customer properly
performs all necessary site preparation and provides BHN with all required consents, BHN shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to install the Service in accordance with a mutually agreed upon schedule.
BHN shall provide CUstomer with a completion notice ("Completion Notice") upon completion of the
installation of the Service. Interconnection of the Service and Equipment with CUstomer's equipment will be
performed by Customer.
3. SUPPORT" MAINTENANCE. BHN shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the BHN
provided and installed cabling, routers and other BHN-installed- equipment, if any, (collectively, the
"EQuipment") used by BHN to provide the Service. Performance levels are outlined in Appendix 1: Bright
House Network Operations SLA. BHN shall provide a telephone number and email address for inquiries and
remote problem support for the Service. All such CUstomer support shall be provided to Customer's help
desk personnel only. Customer is responsible for interfacing with its employees and end users. In no event
shall BHN be responsible for providing such support for any network, equipment or software not provided
and installed by BHN under this Agreement or for issues or problems beyond its direct control. Customer
agrees to provide routine operational Service support for Equipment and service components collocated at
Customer's facility, including without limitation by performing reboots, as requested by BHN.
4. CUSTOMER OBLIGATIONS. Customer's use of the Service (including all content transmitted via the
Service) shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations, the terms of this Agreement, and any Terms
of Use (which are incorporated herein by this reference). "Terms of Use" means all Service policies,
including without limitation acceptable use policies, and other terms and conditions established by BHN
and available on the BHN web site, as may be modified from time to time by BHN. Customer agrees not to
resell or make any use of the Service other than for CUstomer's internal business purposes. Customer
agrees to use the Service solely for clata services. Customer shall maintain the Equipment free and clear of
all liens and encumbrances and shall be responsible for loss or damage to the Equipment while at
Customer's facilities. As between the parties, Customer is solely responsible for (a) all use (whether or not
authorized) of the Service, which use shall be deemed CUstomer's use for purposes of this Agreement; and
(b) all content that is stored or transmitted via the Service. Customer shall not upload, post, transmit or
otherwise make available on or via the Service any material (including any message or series of messages)
that violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, that is unlawful, threatening, abusive,
obstructive, harassing, libelous, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, that in the circumstances would be
obscene or indecent, that constitutes hate speech, that is otherwise offensive or objectionable, or that
encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate
any law or regulation. BHN may remove, or demand the removal of, content that in its judgment violates
these standards. Customer agrees to conform its equipment and software to BHN's then-current network
specifications and system requirements for the Service.
5. TERM. The Agreement shall be in effect for the Initial Term of Service set forth on ExhibitA, and unless
terminated earlier in accordance with this Agreement, shall thereafter automatically renew on an annual
basis unless either party notifies the other party at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the then-
current term of such party's intent not to renew (the Initial Term and any renewal term collectively referred
to as the "Term"). Payment is subject to annual appropriation by the goveming body of Customer.
6. PAYMENT. Customer agrees to pay BHN the one-time Service installation fee and monthly recurring
Service fees (collectively the "Service Ch8.Il!:es.) set forth on Exhibit A in accordance with the following
payment terms: Service Charges will be billed to Customer monthly in accordance with BHN's regular
billing schedule and are payable in accordance with the Florida Prompt Payment Act., Florida Statutes
Sections 218.70 et. seq. Customer shall be responsible for all use, sales and other taxes and govemmental
charges applicable to the Service (which taxes and charges are not included in the Service Charges), except
for taxes payable on BHN's net income. BHN shall have the right to increase Service Charges after the
Initial Term upon thirty (30) days advance written notice to Customer. BHN may charge a late fee for all
overdue amounts. The late fee will be the lesser of 1 ~% or the highest rate chargeable by law. Customer
shall also be responsible for all costs of collection (including reasonable attomeys' fees) to collect overdue
amounts. In addition to the foregoing, and all other available remedies, BHN may discontinue Customer's
access to the Service in whole or in part, until such overdue amounts, together with interest, are paid. BHN
may require a security deposit, letter of credit, advance payment for Service or other reasonable assurances
of payment from Customer.
7. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND COBFIDERTIALlTY. (a) BHN's Proorietary Ri~ts. All materials,
including, but not limited to, any Equipment (including related firmware), software, data or information
developed or provided by BHN, any identifiers or passwords used to access the Service or otherwise provided
by BHN, and any know-how, methodologies or processes including, but not limited to, all copyrights,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, patents, trade secrets, any other proprietary rights inherent
therein and appurtenant thereto, used by BHN to provide the Service (collectively "BHN Materials") shall
remain the sole and exclusive property of BHN or its suppliers. Customer shall acquire no interest in the
BHN Materials by virtue of the payments provided for herein. Customer may use the BHN Materials solely
for Customer's use of the Service. Customer may not reproduce, modify or distribute the BHN Materials, or
use them for the benefit of any third party. All rights in the BHN Materials not expressly granted to
Customer are reserved to BHN. Customer will not open, alter, misuse, tamper with or remove the Equipment
as and where installed by BHN, and will not remove any markings or labels from the Equipment indicating
BHN (or its suppliers) ownership or serial numbers. (h) Confidentialitv. Customer agrees to maintain in
confidence, and not to disclose to third parties or use, except for such use as is expressly permitted herein,
the BHN Materials and any other information and materials provided by BHN in connection with this
Agreement that are identified or marked as confidential or are otherwise reasonably understood to be
confidential. Such obligation shall be subject to the provisions of the Florida Public Records Act, Florida
Statutes Section 119.01 et seq. (c) Software. If software is provided to Customer hereunder, BHN grants
Customer a limited, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use such software, in object code form
only, solely for the purpose of using the Service for Customer's intemal business purposes during the Term.
8.MONITORING AND IIODIFlCATlORS. BHN shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor
traffic and content on its network, in its sole discretion, including through the use of automatic content
fIlters (including without limitation spam, virus, and adult language sniffers and filters). BHN shall have the
right, but not the obligation, to upgrade, modify and enhance the Equipment (including related firmware)
and the Service and take any action that BHN deems appropriate to protect the Service and its facilities.
BHN also shall have the right to add to, modify or delete any provision of the Terms of Use or any Service
descriptions. BHN will notify Customer of any material adverse change in the Terms of Use or Service
descriptions by posting notice of such change on the BHN web site or by email. Customer's continued use
of the Service after such notice shall constitute Customer's acceptance of such change. BHN shall have the
right to monitor customer's service level usage outlined in Exhibit A which is a burstable service above the
subscribed level. Upon the event that the customer's usage exceeds the contracted speed for 20 hours per
month BHN will notify the customer of the requirement to increase to the next tiered speed level outlined in
Exhibit A.
9. TERMINATION. Either party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice of the
other party's material breach, provided that such material breach is not cured within such thirty (30) day
period. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon written notice to the other party for cause in the event that:
The other party makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(a) The other party becomes insolvent or commences voluntary proceedings under any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
Recurring fee is not paid and/or is 90 days past due.
(b) Involuntary proceedings are instituted against the other party under any bankruptcy or insolvency law and such
proceedings are not terminated within ninety days, or
(c) (c) A receiver is appointed for such other party; and, the other party fails to perform any material provision of this
Agreement and does not cure such failure within a period of sixty days after receipt of written notice specifYing
such failure and stating an intention to terminate this Agreement if such failure is not cured.
In addition, in the event that Customer fails to comply with any applicable laws or regulations, the terms of
this Agreement, or the Terms of Use, BHN may suspend or discontinue Customer's Service in whole or in
part without advance notice. In the event of a suspension, BHN may require a reconnect charge to restart
the suspended Service. Upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement: (a) BHN's obligations
hereunder shall cease; (b) Customer promptly shall pay all amounts due and owing to BHN for Service
delivered prior to the date of termination or expiration and any applicable deinstallation fee, if any; (c)
Customer promptly shall cease all use of any software provided by BHN hereunder, and shall return such
software to BHN; and (d) Customer shall return to BHN or permit BHN to remove, in BHN's sole discretion,
the Equipment in the same condition as when received, ordinary wear and tear excepted. Customer shall be
responsible for reimbursing BHN for the repair or replacement, at BHN's discretion, of any Equipment not
returned in accordance with this section. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
upon early termination of this Agreement by Customer, Customer shall promptly pay BHN a termination fee
equal to the Service Charges that would have been due for the remainder of the Initial Term or the then-
current renewal term, as applicable, and any unpaid portion of the Installation Fee set forth on Exhibit A.
The foregoing shall be in addition to any other rights and remedies that BHN may have under this
Agreement or at law or equity relating to Customer's material breach.
10. EXPENSES. Except as otherwise described herein, each of the parties shall pay its own costs and
expenses associated with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
11. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create ajoint venture,
partnership or agency relationship between the parties. Neither party is authorized to represent, bind,
obligate, or contract on behalf of the other party, nor is this Agreement intended to create an exclusive
relationship between the parties.
12. INDEMlfIFICATION. Customer agrees to defend, indemnifY and hold harmless BHN, its affiliates, its
service providers and suppliers and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from and
against all claims, liabilities, damages and expenses, including attorneys' and other professionals' fees,
arising out of or relating to (i) the use of the Service, including but not limited to a breach of Section 4
herein; or (il) personal injury or property damage caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of
Customer or its employees or agents.
13. DISCLAIIIER OF WARRANTY. CUSTOMER ASSUMES TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR USE OF THE
SERVICE AND THE INTERNET AND ACCESSES THE SAME AT ITS OWN RISK. BHN EXERCISES NO
CONTROL OVER AND HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR THE CONTENT TRANSMITIED OR
ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SERVICE OR THE INTERNET OR ACTIONS TAKEN ON THE INTERNET AND
BHN EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH CONTENT OR ACTIONS. EXCEPT AS
SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH HEREIN, THE SERVICE AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AND/OR OTHER
MATERIALS USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE, IF ANY, ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION, DATA ACCURACY, QUIET
ENJOYMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURl>OSE. NO ADVICE OR
INFORMATION GIVEN BY BHN, ITS AFFILIATES OR ITS CONTRACTORS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. BHN DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE
SERVICE WILL MEET CUSTOMER'S REQUIREMENTS, WILL PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS BY
THIRD PARTIES, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE OR ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY MINIMUM
TRANSMISSION SPEED IS GUARANTEED AT ANY TIME. IN ADDITION, CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES
AND AGREES THAT TRANSMISSIONS OVER THE INTERNET MAY NOT BE SECURE. CUSTOMER
FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA UPLOADED,
DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT
CUSTOMER'S OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT CUSTOMER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR
ANY DAMAGE TO CUSTOMER'S COMPUTER SYSTEM OR WSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE
UPWADING, DOWNWADING OR OTHER TRANSMISSION OF SUCH MATERIALS AND/OR DATA. IN
ADDITION, CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT BHN'S THIRD PARIY SERVICE PROVIDERS
DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES TO CUSTOMER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, AND BHN DOES NOT
MAKE ANY WARRANTIES ON BEHALF OF SUCH SERVICE PROVIDERS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, SYSTEM
INTEGRATION, DATA ACCURACY OR QUIET ENJOYMENT.
14. LIMITATION OF LIABD..ITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL BHN BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER OR TO ANY THIRD
PARTY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITNE DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER BHN HAD BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF BHN TO CUSTOMER FOR ANY
REASON AND ALL CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) AND STRICT
PRODUCT LIABILITY) SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FEES PAID BY CUSTOMER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
IN THE SIX (6) MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE THE CLAIM ARISES. IN NO EVENT SHALL BHN'S
AFFILIATES, THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS OR SUPPLIERS HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO CUSTOMER
HEREUNDER.
15. NOTIFICATIONS. Customer's privacy interests, including Customer's ability to limit disclosure of
certain information to third parties, are addressed by, among other laws, the Federal Cable Communications
Act (the "Cable Act") and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Personally identifiable information
that may be collected, used or disclosed in accordance with applicable laws is described in the Subscriber
Privacy Notice provided by BHN in writing. In addition to the foregoing, Customer hereby acknowledges and
agrees that BHN may disclose Customer's and its employees' personally identifiable information as required
by law or regulation or by the American Registry for Internet Numbers ("ARIN") or any similar agency. In
addition to actions and disclosures specifically authorized by law or statute or authorized elsewhere in this
Agreement, BHN shall have the right (except where prohibited by law notwithstanding Customer's consent),
but not the obligation, to disclose any information to protect its rights, property and/ or operations, or where
circumstances suggest that individual or public safety is in peril. Customer hereby consents to such actions
or disclosures.
16. FORCE MAJEURE. BHN shall have no liability to Customer hereunder due to circums~ces beyond
its control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, terrorism, flood, fiber cuts, acts or omissions of other
carriers, natural disaster, regulation or governmental acts, fire, civil disturbance, strike, weather, any
unauthorized access to or destruction or modification of the Service, in whole or in part, any failure of heat,
air conditioning, or power supply, or act or failure to act of Customer or any third party using the Service.
17. REGULATORY AND LEGAL CIlARGES; TARDTS. In the event of any change in applicable law,
regulation, decision, rule or order, including without limitation any increase in universal service fees or
other government imposed charges, that increases the costs or other terms of delivery of Service to
Customer, Customer acknowledges and agrees that BHN may pass through to Customer any such increased
costs. Further, in the event that BHN is required to file tariffs with the appropriate regulatory agency or
otherwise publish rates in accordance with regulatory agency rules or policies respecting the delivery of the
Service or any portion thereof, then the terms set forth in the applicable tariff or published rates shall
govern BHN's delivery of, and Customer's consumption or use of, the Service. In addition, if BHN
determines that offering or providing the Service, or any part thereof, has become impracticable for legal or
regulatory reasons or circumstances, then BHN may terminate this Agreement as to any or all of the Service
without liability by giving Customer thirty (30) days prior written notice (or such shorter notice as is
required by law or regulation) of such determination.
18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, including without limitation all exhibits that are attached
hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, sets forth the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous written or oral agreements or
representations between the parties with respect hereto. In the event that BHN permits a Customer to use
its own standard purchase order form to order the Service, the parties hereby acknowledge and agree that
the terms and conditions hereof shall prevail notwithstanding any variance with the terms and conditions of
any purchase order submitted by Customer, and any different or additional terms contained in such
purchase order shall have no force or effect.
19.IIISCELLA.NEOUS. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Florida, excluding its conflicts of law principles. In the event that any portion of this Agreement is
held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalid or unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance
with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties set forth herein, and
the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any breach or default
hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. Customer may
not assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of BHN, and any assignment in violation of this
Section shall be null and void. BHN may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, including
without limitation, in whole or in part, to any Bright House Networks, LLC affiliated party without the prior
written approval of or notice to Customer. Customer shall make no press release, public announcement or
other public statements regarding this Agreement without BHN's prior: written consent. All claims under
this Agreement must be initiated not later than two years after the claim arose. There are no third party
beneficiaries to this Agreement. Customer understands and agrees that, regardless of any such assignment,
the rights and obligations ofBHN herein may accrue to, or be fulfilled by, any BHN affiliate. The parties to
this Agreement are independent contractors. Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing and
shall be deemed to have been given when actually received by the other party. Notices shall be delivered to
Customer and BHN at the respective addresses set forth above, or to such other address as is provided by
one party to the other in writing. The provisions of Sections 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 17 shall survive the
termination or expiration of this Agreement. No modification of any provision of this Agreement shall be
valid unless set forth in a written instrument signed by both parties. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any party to this Agreement (and
each employee, representative, or other agent of such party) may disclose to any and all persons, without
limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transaction and all materials of any kind
(including opinions and other tax analyses) that are provided to the party relating to such tax treatment and
tax structure.
CUSTOMER: City of Clearwater, norida
100 S yrtle Ave.
BHN:
Ron Rodriguez
. 33756
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Approved as to form:
Leslie K Dougall-Sides - Assistant City Attorney
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Appendix I: Bright House Network Operations SLA
Bright House Networks (BHN) "raises the bar" on superior network perfonnance and high quality care for BHN business customers
in the Tampa Bay Florida market. This Service Level Agreement (SLA) has been developed to respond to our customers' service
needs and requests in a competitive market. The parameters defined in this SLA document assist in setting expectations for products
and services that BHN offers. The Terms and Conditions defined in this SLA only apply to customers who have a valid Service
Contract for BHN network services.
The Bright House Networks SLA contains service offerings with a set of guarantees that customers can rely on. A secondary goal of
the SLA is to guarantee a timely installation and service turn-up for business customers. In order to achieve the reliability and
guarantees contained therein, a standard set of product service offerings for the customers must exist. Therefore, the BHN SLA is
only valid and applicable to the Service offerings outlined in the Contract
The SLA provides six general commitments to Network service:
. 99.95% percent availability
~ Minimal latency
. High packet delivery levels
. Expedited installations
. Customer Service
. Pro-active monitoring and outage detection
This applies to BHN-operated Network equipment within the BHN backbone. However, it excludes all cable modem connections
and CMTS equipment. BHN Network Engineering deploys and maintains the wide-area network for the Tampa Bay Florida area for
multiple services. In order to provide and maintain the service levels defined in this document, BHN will proactively monitor the
service connection, providing historical information. Prompt notifications will be provided in the event of a service disruption.
SLA Parameters
The Bright House Networks SLA is comprised of three key quality guarantees:
. Network Quality
. Service Quality
. Customer Care Quality
Network Ollalitv
· Average monthly latency of no more than 50 ms (roundtrip) within BHN network
. Average packet delivery of 99"10 percent or greater within BHN Networks (over 30 Day consecutive period).
· Proactive Network Monitoring of' end to end" network connectivity points and network traffic performance on all BHN
equipment.
Network TraffIC Engineering:
In order to ensure data delivery, Bright House Networks provides a proactive traffic engineering process and methodology that
prevents congestion and over utilization of backbone network resources in order to ensure data delivery. This process provides
BHN business customers with the highest network perfonnance and network availability within the BHN serving markets.
Proactive Network Monitoring:
Bright House Networks provides complete proactive network monitoring and availability checks for all critical network connections
and customer circuits. This constant monitoring provides both real-time and historical network statistics, which are used to
determine Network performance, packet latency and data packet delivery.
Network Latency Guarantee Scope:
BHN's latency guarantee is average round-trip transmissions of 50 IDS, or less, between BHN designated inter-regional transit
backbone in the Tampa Bay Florida area. BHN does not guarantee latency outside BHN network identified as Internet and other
regional or national transports.
Packet Delivery:
BHN Packet Delivery rate is 99 percent or greater between BHN-designated hubs in the Tampa Bay Florida area. Service
unavailability will exclude Network unavailability resulting from:
. Network maintenance
. Circuits provided by Telco's or other common carriers
. An external Internet Service Provider or an Internet exchange point
. Acts or omissions of Customer or an authorized user Behavior of Customer equipment, facilities or applications
. Acts of God, civil disorder, natural cataclysm or other occurrences beyond the reasonable control ofBHN.
Service Oualitv
. 99% percent availability* that covers the BHN backbone, and the BHN-ordered customer access circuit on Fiber
. Scheduled maintenance, whereby BHN guarantees scheduled maintenance will take place from I :00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Monday
through Friday; with at least 48 hours advance notice.
. In the event that there is a circuit outage or declared network connection failure to a CPE located on the customer's site, BHN
support teams have an on-site service guarantee for having a technical representative on-site within 4 hours. This 4 hour period
begins after customer is contacted to validate the outage is a BHN related outage.
Service Availability Guarantee Scope:
. BHN's Service Availability Guarantee will have BHN's Network (as defined above) available 99% of service over a defined
period of time, 30 days and or monthly billing cycle.
On-Site Service Restoration:
· BHN's support teams provide an on-site service guarantee of having a technical representative onsite within 4 hours in the event
there is a local BHN-provided circuit outage or declared network connection fililure due to a BHN for a customer's site.
Scbeduled Maintenance Scope:
Scheduled Maintenance shall mean any maintenance at the BHN hub to which Customer's circuit is connected:
· For which Customer is notified at least two business days in advance. Notice of Scheduled Maintenance will be provided to
Customer's designated point of contact by phone or email method to be identified by customer.
· That is performed during a standard maintenance window between Monday and Friday from 1:00 am to 6:00 lPD.
Customer Care Oualitv
· BHN Customer Care representatives and Network Operations provide technical support as well as call support 24 hours per
day, 7 days per week, and 365 days per year
· Proactive outage notification guarantees customer notification from BHN within 30 minutes of an outage via fax, email, phone,
or pager.
. Installation by the quoted install date for Fiber is 10 business days after receiving the CCQ from the SE team and 5 days after
receiving the equipment that requires ordering and is not in stock.
Bright House Networks Technical Support For Services:
Bright House Networks will provide 24/7 support for customer initiated calls regarding issues impacting Business Networks
Connections.
NOTE: This call service is only provided to subscribers and/or customers.
Outage Reporting Guarantee:
BHN Outage Reporting Guarantee will notify Customer 30 minutes after BHN's determination that the Customer's service is
unavailable. BHN will deem the service unavailable, and will contact Customer's designated point-of-contact by method elected by
Customer
Outage Reporting Guarantee Process:
Customer is solely responsible for providing BHN with accurate and current contact information for Customer-designated points~of-
contact. BHN will be relieved of its obligations under this Outage Reporting Guarantee if:
. Customer fails to perform Network maintenance
. Issues regarding circuits provided by Telco's or other common carriers
. Issues regarding an external Internet Service Provider or an Internet exchange point
. Acts or omissions of Customer or an authorized user
. Behavior of Customer equipment, facilities or applications
. Acts of God, civil disorder, natural cataclysm or other occurrences beyond the reasonable control ofBHN.
BHN Engineering can provide assistance for issues concerning connections that are deemed the responsibility of the BHN service
offering support for calls and issues regarding Business Network Connections. This does not include customer-provided Equipment
and Configurations.
* The period of Service Outage Time or 'downtime' for the network connection(s) shall exclude:
. Outages planned by BHN to carry out emergency maintenance with as much notice as possible given.
· Outages planned by the Customer for the purpose of allowing BHN to carry out planned or routine maintenance at times to
be agreed with Customer.
. Outages due to the non-release ofthe affected service element by Customer to BHN for the purpose of fault verification
and/or restoration of availability
· Outages due to the malfunction of Customer equipment and wiring beyond the service demarcation point including LAN
equipment and outages due to or extended as a result of denial of access to any site
. Outages caused by Customer provided access facilities
· Outages due to changes made to services at Customer's request where BHN has informed Customer about the Outage in
advance and in writing.
· Outages due to Customer requested test-assists, provided that the testing is not required as a result of failure of an BHN
provided service
. Outages due to defined Force Majeure events as provided for in the agreement
. Outages cause by delinquent payment
. Outages resulting from failure of access circuits beyond BHN's control
Exhibit A
Service
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, BHN shall provide Customer with a dedicated circuit connection between
Customer's data network located at;
Dedicated rates
Location Committed Description of Service Total Month Service Fee
Bandwidth
City of Clearwater Unmanaged fiber intranet
connectivity to Pinellas County
100 S. Myrtle Ave. 10 Mbps Sheriffat 10750 Ulmerton Rd. $799.00
Clearwater Fl. 33756 Lar20 Fl. 33778
Unmanaged fiber intranet
City of Clearwater connectivity to Clearwater Police
100 S. Myrtle Ave. 5 Mbps Dept. Countryside Station at $469.00
Clearwater Fl. 33756 2851 N McMullen Booth Rd.
Clearwater Fl. 33761
Unmanaged fiber intranet
City of Clearwater connectivity to Clearwater Police
100 S. Myrtle Ave. 5 Mbps Dep. Clearwater Beach Station $469.00
Clearwater Fl. 33756 700 Bayway Blvd. Clearwater Fl.
33767
luitial Term of Service
For a period of two (2 years] from the date of BHN's Completion Notice.
IuatalIatlon Fees
Installation fees will be waived for this project.
Service Definitions
Internet Access:
Internet Access means an industry standard 10/1 OOMb TCP/IP data interface ("ETHERNET") facility, limited to the burstable bandwidths
in the table above, connecting the Customer site to the Internet.