Unbundled Dark Fiber
Requirements
CLECs must have UDF language and rates identified in their Master Interconnection and Resale Agreement prior to submitting a Sprint Dark Fiber Application (DFA) and the appropriate application fee.
Sprint will provide access to the CLEC for accessible and available UDF facilities. The CLEC is responsible for obtaining and connecting electronic facilities to the UDF. Sprint will not remove, and CLEC will be permitted to use, any regenerating equipment in existing facilities.
The CLEC must have an established collocation with an FPP at the end points of the UDF transport facility, at the serving wire center of the UDF loop or at the feeder subloop. No collocation is required at intermediate wire centers where the fiber route passes through that wire center.
The CLEC may request UDF prior to collocation build. The CLEC must complete a Sprint DFA in order to determine availability of the requested route. Once verification of availability is obtained, the CLEC has 10 business days to submit a firm order for that route. Once the UDF route is complete, all recurring and
Use restrictions applied for leased dark fiber are consistent with those for loop, transport and EELs.
Sprint will reserve a minimum of four fibers per sheath and up to a maximum of 12 for testing and maintenance use by Sprint. In addition, Sprint reserves the right to take back fiber to meet Sprint’s carrier of last resort obligations. Refer to the Master Interconnection Agreement for details.
The CLEC will be required to submit a DFA prior to submitting a firm order for UDF. Refer to Figure 11 for a sample application. The CLEC initiates the process by submitting an application for UDF with the appropriate application fee to the local account manager. The purpose of the application is to verify that the requested UDF route is available and to provide pricing of the route prior to ordering.
Within 20 business days of receipt of the DFA, Sprint will provide the CLEC with an analysis and response regarding route availability and cost details. Refer to Figure 12 for a sample analysis and response.
If UDF is available, the CLEC is required to notify Sprint of acceptance or rejection of the price quote. Acceptance must be via a firm order, within 10 business days of receipt of the quote. Sprint will reserve the requested dark fiber for the CLEC during those 10 business days.
If, however, the CLEC does not submit a firm order within 10 business days, the fiber reservation expires. Additionally, if the CLEC has not accepted the price quote after 10 business days of receipt, the CLEC must submit another DFA and application fee.
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