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    TELUS ow n s and ope ra te s a t e l ecommunica t ions Sys t em wi th in Cana d a ;AN D W HE A S N orthw es te l ow ns and o pe ra te s a te le com munica t io n s Sys tem . w ith in th eY ukon T tO lY , th e N o rthw es t Te rr ito r ie s , N unavut, po r tio n o f th e P ro v ince o f B ritis hC olum bia d fine d in Te le co m D ecis io n C RTC 2 000-7 46. Ite ms 132 -1 35 a nd a por l ionof theP ro v ince o f lbe r ta d efine d inTelecom Decis ion CRTC 2003-9 ;AN D AS No r t hw e s t e l a nd TELUS w i s h t o in te rc on ne ct th e ir r es pe ct iv et e l ecomm ca t ions Sys t ems fo r th e p ro vis io n o f T ele commun ica tio ns S er vic es b etw e e nN o rth w e ste l s O p er atin g Te rr ito ry a nd TELU S' O p er atin g Te .rr ito ry ;AND WHE AS N orthw es te l and TEL US w ish to d e fine th e te rm s and co nd itio ns upo n w hichsuch pro vis i n o f Te le co mm unica tio ns Se rv ice s w ill ta ke p la ce and th e ba s is upon wh i c hcompensa t i fo r s uc h s er vic es w i l l occur;

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    N OW FO RE th e pa rt ie s h e re to , in co ns id era tio n o f th e p re mis es a nd th e mutua lco venants d agre em en ts co nta ine d h ere in and subje ct to th e te rm s a nd co nd it io ns in thisA gre em ent , gre e a s fo l low s:

    Arti Ie 1.0 Definitions and Interpretation1 .1 D efin itio s . In th is A gre em ent, in clud ing th e re cita ls to th is A gre em en t a nd th e a tta ch edSch edule s , e s s som eth ing in th e co nte xt is inco ns is te nt th ere w ith , th e fo llo w in g te rm s s h a l lh ave th e fo ll w ing m eanings !

    th e m eaning a scrib e d to such te rm a s d efine d in Sectio n 2 o f th e Canadaorations Act, R. .S ., 1 985 , c. e - 4 4 , as amended .1 h ave th e mean i ng a scrib ed to such te rm inA rtic le 1 .0 o f S ch ed ule "e";

    Te1 ecommun ic a t i n s IntercOruICnon a nd S cMc eAgreemen t be tw TELUS Commun ic a tio n s I nc . a n d N o r mw e st el In c.E ffe ct iv e A pr ill , 2 00 3

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    "B us ine s s D ay" m eans any d ay excep ting a Fed e ra l , P ro vincia l o r Te rr ito ria l h olid ay in th eP ro vince s d Te rr ito rie s o f A lbe r ta , B ritish C olum bia , Y uko n Te rr ito ry , N unavut o r N o r th w es tTe J.Tito rie s o r a Sa turd ay , a Sund ay o r a d ay w h ich is o bse rved a s a h oUday by e ith er N o r th w es te IorTELUSCarr ie r" mean s a t e l ecommunica t ions c ommon cam er, a s de f ined in s .2 (l ) o f th e"cat ions Act. S .C . 1 99 3, co38. t h a t is s ubje ct to th e le gis la tiv e autho r i ty o f

    "C ircuit" ca ns o ne o r m o re te le commu nic atio n s fa cilitie s w h i ch . a lo ne o r connec t e d intand em , P I1 v id e a s ingle ch anne l o r transm iss io n pa th be tw een tw o o r m ore po ints ;"C om pe ti ve N etw o rk C irc.uits" m eans o ne o r m ore d ed ica ted priva te line C ircuits fo r th eexch ange 0 vo ice and d a ta traffic in co njunctio n w ith th e p ro viS io n o f C om pe titiv e N e tw o rkSe rv ice s h eund e r , a l l a s mo r e p ar ticu la rly d es cr ib ed in S ch ed ule "E" w h ich is h e re to a tt ac h ed ;"Compe t i ve N e t w o r k S erv ice s" m ea ns th e p ro vis io n 'o f d ed ica te d C om pe titiv e N e tw o rkCircuits fo r th e exch ange o f vo ice and data traftic. all a s m o r e p ar tic ul ar ly de scdbed inSchedu l eP E l ! wh i c h ih e re to a tt ac he d ;"Con 'Vena o n M i nu te s " shall m ean th e ac tua l d ura tio n o f th e call from w h e n an swe rsupe rvis io n o r ano th er m utua lly agre ed upo n s igna l is re co rd ed to wh e n a d isCOlUlec t signal O rano t he r mu y ag r e e d upon s ig na l is r e co r d ed ;

    cans th e C ana dia n R ad io -te le vis io n a nd Te l e communic a t i on s Commi s s i o n , o r suchso r t nouna l h av lngjur is dictio n o ve r N o rth w es te I o r TELUS;C us to m er V o lum e Pr ic ing P lan ;

    "Fo rbo rne r Non-Regu l a t e d S erv ice s" m e an s: (a ) th o se Te le co mmun ica tio ns Serv ice s. d e scr ibed h r e in , w hich th e CRTe e ith er d oe s no t re gula te o r h as , pursua nt to an o rd e r o rdec i s ion , fo re fro m th e re quire m ent to :file t ar if fs f o r such se rv ices ( including r a t e s ) ; (b) t ho s efo rbo rne o r o n- regula te d se rv ice s th a t a re be added to th is A gre em ent to beco meTe le comm .ca t ions Serv ice s ; and (c ) th o s e Te le co mmun ic atio ns S ervice s th at a re R egula te dSe rvice s o n e effect ive da t e of tbis A greem ent but dm ing th e te rm o ftb is A gre em en t beco mef o rbo rne o r o n-re gula te d se rv ice s in accordance with an o rd e r o r d e cis io n o f th e CRTC ."In tercODD lio n P oints" m eans th e ph ys ica l points o f interconnection be tw een TELUS' andNo r t hw e s t e l ' r e sp e ct iv e t e le c ommunic a ti o ns Sys t ems , whi ch in te rc on ne ctio n is r eq uir ed ino r d e rt o p ro 'V id e Te l e communic a t i on s S etV ic es b etw e e n p oin ts in N o r th w e ste l's O p e ra tin g Ter r i to ryand points' TELUS ' O p e ra tin g T er rito ry ;

    s m e ss age to ll s erv ice , conSisting o f th e fo l l owing c ate go rie s a nd s erv ice s: S e ntPaid, Sent Hoot,Tollfree, Long Distance Directory Assistance service, O pe ra to r se rvice s, anda ll o th e r sw i h e d vo ice se rvice s (pre se nt a nd future ) th at uti l ize th e P S1N and , f o r g re a te rce r ta in ty , d o no t i nc lu d e C omp e ti tiv e N etw o rk Se rvice s o r tra ffic s ent be tw ee n th e pa r tie sund e r a n Eq al A c ce ss a rr an ge m en t e sta blis he d p ur su an t to th e Ta riff(s ) o f e ith er pa rty ;Tclecommurricati DS In te r l ;ODDec t ion and S e rv ic eA gr ee m en t b etw TELUS C omm un ic atio ns I nc. IUdN o nh w e:s te l I nc.E ff ec ti ve A p ri l 1 ,2 0 03

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    "M onth l S e tt lem ent o f A ccoun ts S ta tem en t" sh all m ean th e d o cum .en t(s ) p repa re d ande xch ange d by th e pa rtie s in a cc or da nc e w i th A r tic le 7.4 o f this Agr e emen t whi ch SetS o ut th e ne tse t t l emen t aymen t o w ing be tw e en th e pa r tie s fo r e ach o f th e Te le co mm unica tio ns S erv ice spro vid ed p t to th is A gre em en t ba se d o n th e applica tio n o f th e ra t es and . ch arge s, o r th em eth odo lo .e s to ca lcula te ra te s and ch arge s. s e t o ut inth e S ch ed ule s to th is A gre em e nt;" O pe ra Te rr ito ry" sh a ll m ean! (a ) fo r N or thw es te l , th e Y uko n Territoxy, th e N o r th w e stTe rr ito rie s N una vut, a po rtio n o f th e P ro vince o f B ritish C olum bia d efine d inT ele com D e cis io nCRTC 20 -7 46, Item s 132 -135, a nd a po r tio n o f th e P ro vin ce o f A lb ert& d efin ed in TelecomDecis io n TC 2 003 ..9 ; a nd (b ) fo r TELUS , a ll te rr i toxy wi t h in th e P ro vin ce s o f A lb er ta an dB ritis h C o l b ia e xcep t fo r th e po rtio n o f th e P ro vince B ritish C o lum bia d e fined inTelecomDecis io n C TC 2 000-746, Item s 132 -135 and th e po r tio n o f th e Prov ince o f A lb er ta d efin ed inTe lecom D .s ian CRTC 2003-9;"P STN " eans th e P ub lic Swi t ched T ele ph o ne N e tw o r k;"Regulat S erv ice s" m eans : (a ) th ose Te le co m munica tio ns S erv ice s d escnD ed h ere in , w h osera te s and 0 e r te rm s a re regula ted by th e eRrC; and (b) any o th er s ervice s, w h o se rates ando th er te rm s a re re gula te d by th e CRTC, and th at a re a dd ed to th is A gre em en t to beco meTe leco mm .ca tio ns Se rv ice s ."Schednle " m eans th e sch edule s w h ich a re a tta ch ed to th is A gre e me nt, a s th ey ' O l a y beam ende d , d ed o r d e le te d , from tim e to t ime , upo n w r itte n agre em ent be tw e en th e pa r tie s andappro ved b th e CRTC ;"Service P vid e r" m eans N orthw es te l , in th e ca se o f th e Te le co mm unica tio ns S erv ice spro vid ed b N orth we s te l and TELUS, in th e ca se o f th e Te le co mm unica tio ns S erv ice s p ro vid edbyTELUS~"Se rvice P ch a s e r" m e ans N o rthw es te l , in th e ca se o f th e Te le co m munica tio ns S erv ice spurch ase d b N orth we s te l from TELUS and TELUS , in th e ca se o f th e TelecommUDica t ionsS e rv ice s ph ase d fro m N o r th w e s te 1 by TELUS;"Settlemen Ye a r " means th e c ale nd ar y ea r inw h ich th e Te le co mm unica tio ns S ervice s a rep ro vid e d an th e reve nue s a ss o cia ted w ith th e p ro vis io n o f th ose Te leco mm unica tio ns Se rv ice sh ave a ccru ;"Sys tem " eans e a ch pa r tys re spec tive te le co mm unica tio ns sys tem th at such pa r ty h as a r igh tto run unde r applicable la w a nd in clud es a ll la nd , p la nt, e quip me nt, s oftw a re , s upp lie s, bU1ldings.wo r k s , righ ~fra nch is es , e as em en ts , a ss ets a nd proper ty o f e ve ry k ind . o w ned , h eld , require d o ruse d fo r th e urpo se o f, o r in co nnec tio n w ith , o r fo r th e o pe ra tio n o f th e suchte le comm ca tio ns sys tem ;

    the tariffs ofTELUS o r Northwestel, as the case may be, including nationalta r if fs and o ia l a s sem bly ta r iffs , and th e Te rm s o f S erv ice contained t he r e in , all a s a pp ro v e dby th e CRT ,and a s a me nd ed :fro m tim e ' t o tim e ;"Teleoonun ica tIo ns " m e ans th e e m is sio n, tra ns mis sio n o r re ce ptio n o f inte llige nce by anywire, cable, clio,optical o r o th er electromagnetic system, or by a ny s im il ar t ec h nic al s y s t em ; 4Agreemen t betw T ELU S C om m un ica tio ns In c. a nd N o rth w es te l In c.~ec6veApnl1,2003

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    u nic atio ns S er vic es IIsh al l h av e th e meaning a scn 'b ed to s uch tenn inA rtic le 3 .1 ;

    Be ag e " means a ir line m ile age be tw een tw o po in ts o f a C ir ell it a s c a lc ula te d by th e Vmates.1 .2 C urren . A ll re fe re nce s to cur rency a re d e em ed to m ean law ful m oney o f C anad a (unle s sexpr e s sed t be in s o m e o th e r c ur re nc y),

    no n o f S c h o o c s. "t he Schedu l e s annexed he r e t o a re inco rp ora te d into th isd de emed to be a pa rt he r eo f a nd any r e fe r ences to this A gre em e nt s ha ll mean th i se luding s u c h S ch ed ule s, p ro vid ed , h ow e ve r, th at ifth ere is a co nflic t be tw e en th ed th e S ch ed ule s, th e A gre em e nt s ha ll go ve rn , un l e s s th e S ch ed ule e xp re ss ly s ta te s,Plura l . etc. Whe r eve r in this Agreemen t the context so r e qu ir e s, t h e s ingu la rnumbe r sh include t h e p lu ra l numbe r and vice ve rsa a nd a ny ge nd er he r e in used shall bed eem ed to ic lude th e fem inine , m asculine o r neute r ge nd er

    1 .S H ead i , T h e d iv is io n o f this A gre em e nt in to A rtic le s, s ectio ns a nd s ub pa ra gra ph s, a nd th einse rt io n o f e re cita ls and h ead ings , a re fo r co nvenience o f re fe re nce o nly and sh a ll no t a f f ec tth e cons tru 'o n o r in terpre tat ion oftbis Agreemen t .~~~!:..L Th e t e rms "th is A gre em ent", "h ere of, "h ere und er" a nd s im ila r e xp re ss io ns re fe ren t an d no t to an y p ar ticu la r A rtic le , s ec tio n, s ub pa ra gra ph , S ch ed ule o r o th erp ort io n h e f a nd in cl ud e a ny a gre em e nt s up ple m enta l h ere to , U nle ss s om e th ing int he s ub je c tm atte r o r co text is inco ns is te nt th ere w ith , re fe re nce h ere in o r in t he S ch e d ule s to Art ic les ,s e ctio n s o r bpa ragraph s a re to A rtic le s , sect ions an d subpa ragraph s o f th is A gre em ent o r o f th e

    Schedu l e in hich such re fe re nce is m a de .1 . 7 Go ve rni Law . Th i s A gre em ent a nd it s a pp lica tio n a nd in te rp re ta tio n w ill b e go ve rne dexclusively y th e la ws preva il ing in th e P ro vince o f A lbe r ta and th e fede ra l law s o f C anad aa pp licab le ln a nd th e p ar t ie s s ub mit to th e e xclus iv e jur isd ictio n o f th e C our ts o f th eP ro v ince o f be r ta .

    e E ss e nc e. Time is o f th e e sse nce in th e pe rfo rm ance o f eve ry o bliga tio n o f th is= : : : - = : ' ~ = . , L : ! . . ! A , = : : c t i ~ . In th e e ve nt th a t a ny d ate o n w h i c h any a ctio n is required to b e ta ke nh ere und er b any o f th e pa rt ie s h ere to is no t a Bus ine s s Day , such actio n sh a ll be r equi red to be

    ta ken o n th e ext succe ed ing d ay w hich is a Bus ine s s D ay.1 .1 0 Ta riff e fin it io n. In th is A gre em e nt, un le ss s om e th in g in th e s ub je ct m a tte r o r co nte xt isin co ns is te nt e re w ith , a ll ca pita lize d te rm s n ot d efin ed inth is A gr ee m en t s ha ll h av e th e m ea ningasc r ibed t h e x - . to in th e app licab le N o r th we s te l Ta r iff(s ) o r TELUS Ta rifI(s), a s th e ca se m ay be .

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    cle 2.0 Interconnect ion2 .1 h si In nne ctio n. TE LU S a nd N o rth w es te l s ha ll in te rco nne ct th eir re sp ectiv eS ys te ms a m utua lly a gre ed In te rco nne ctio n P o in ts in o rd er to p r o vid e Te le c ommuni ca t io n sSe rv ice s , s e t o ut in th e a tta ch ed S ch ed ule s, b etw e en p oin ts in TE LU S' O p era ting Te rr ito ryand poin t s ' N o r th w e ste l's O p e ra tin g Territol '} ' t i n a c co r d a nc e with m utua lly a gre ed up onte ch n ica l d a rd s , p e rfo rm ance s tand a rd s , and with th e o pe ra tin g p ro ce d ur es m utua llyagre e d and d o cw nente d f rom t ime to t ime . A l ist o f t h e mu t ua l ly agreed uponIn t e rconn 'on Poin t s is prov ided inSchedu l e "S " attached he r e t o .2 .2 C h an ' Jn t nnecti P o in ts . In o rd e r to m a in ta in s atis fa cto ry r outin g within af lexible fa: ity fr am e w o rk . th e p ar tie s a gr ee t ha t th e e sta blis hm en t o f a d ditio na lIn te ro onn tio n P o in ts , sh al l re quire a gre em ent by bo th pa rt ie s and am end ment to Sch ed ule"B ". It is e o bje ctive o f bo th pa rt ie s th at cance lla tio n o f exis t ing In te rco nnectio n P oin ts , a sp ro v id ed ' S ch edule "B" sh a ll be a gre ed up on by both par t ies an d ref lected ina n am en dm e ntto Sch ed ul "B "; h ow eve r , if th e pa r t ie s fa il to re a ch such agre em ent, e ith er pa r ty m ay cance lan e xis ting te rco nne ctio n P C ? h l t provided in Schedu l e I r B "J a s am en de d from t inle to t ime ,o ne (1 ) y a fte r h a vin g giv en w r itte n n otific atio n to o th e r p a rty .

    and l ion o e e d ur es . E ac h par ty is so l e ly re sp ons ib le fo r th e s w itch in g a ndte l ecommunica t ions traf.fic o n it s System to t h e In te r connect ion P o in ts , w h ic hsw itch ing ro uting sh a ll be in acco rdance with mutual ly agreed u po n o p e ra tin gprocedures . Each pa r ty m ay uti l ize any f ac il it ie s it cons ide r s appropr ia t e to providein te rco nn .o n pursuant to th is Agre em en t and m ay provide a 1te m ativ e fa cil it ie s fo r th epurpo se o f ute d ive rs ity , in o rd er to e nsure th at s e rv ice s a re p ro vid ed in a fashion w hich isc o st e ff ic i t a nd re l iable an d w h ich is e quita ble to bo th pa rtie s.2 .4 in 0 e ra tio ns Se rv ice s o r S te rn . Each pa r ty sh a ll give to th e o th e r p ar ty six (6 )m onth s ' . e n no tice p rio r to im p le m en tin g a ny c ha nge s in it s o pe ra tio ns , s erv ice s, o rSys t em w h i h w o uld mate r ia l ly a ffe ct th e o th er pa rty 's o pe ra tio ns , s e rv ice s o r Sys te m. Th ep artie s s ha ll us e a ll co mm ercia lly re as ona ble e ffo rts to co -o rd ina te such ch ange s a nd suppo r tand m ain . th e in te rco nnectio n be tw een TELUS and N or th we s te l . Excep t as specif ical lypro v id ed fo in this A gre em ent, e ith er pa r ty m ay ch ange , in w ho le o r in pa r t , th e d es ign ,functio n, o p ra tio n o r layo ut o f its System o r a ny c ompo n en t o f its Sy ste m, w h ich in its so l ediscre t ion it o ns id ers ne ce ssa ry o r d es ira ble . Ea ch pa rty sh all be ar its o w n co sts to mod i fyand m a in . its Sys t em .2.5 Co s t s o f t e rconnec t ion P o in t. E ac h party sh al l be re spo ns ib le fo r its o wn co sts fo r itsrespect ive S s t em and fo r its o wn co sts a t e a ch and eve ry In te rco nnectio n P oin t.2 .6 m t er co n ee t i on w i th C o n ne ctin Com an ie s w ith in e ra t in Tem to . Each party shalla : r r a .nge fo r , t its o wn expense , th e ne ce s sa ry co nnectio n o f it s Sys t em. .wi t h t hir d p a rtyC arr ie rs w h y w i th in its Opera t ing Ter r i t o ry , if any, in o rd er to p ro vid e a se am le s sconnec t ion 0 its Tel ecommunica t i on s Serv i ce s he r e in .2. 7 In t .0 Dela o r D e ad a t io n o f Transmi s s i on . Each party sh al l a dv is e th e o th erpa rty , a s soo a s po ss ib le , o f a ny in te rrup tio n, d ela y o r d egra da tio n o f t ra n sm is s io n a r is in gfrom a ny e a occurr ing wi t h i n it s Opera t ing Ter r i to ry that is expec t ed to c ause pro t r ac t edin t e r rup t ion f a ny o r a l l o f th e Te l e communic a t i on s S erv ice s w h ich fb rm th e subje ct m atte ro f th is A e n t and its Schedu l e s .T de co m m w ic ati a s In tc ro o nn ee tio n a nd S etV iceAgre em en t TELUS C om munica t io ns Inc . a nd N ortbw es te l Inc .Effee t iveAtmI r. 00 3

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    'e le 3 .0 S e lV ic e s a n d F ac il it ie s3.1 Sch ed e s Id enti . Te le mtlluni no ns Se rv ice s . Th e Te le comm unica tio ns se rv ice so r cla s s o f ev ice to b e p ro vid ed h ere und er a nd m o re p art icula rly d es cr ib ed in Schedu l e s "e"th ro ugh " '(th e 'Te le co mm unica tio ns Se rv ice s") a nd pe rt inen t info rm atio n co nce rningt h em , wh i c s ha l l includ e, but no t be l imi t ed to, r ate s a nd c ha rge s, b il lin g and col lect ionp ro ce dure s a nd in te rrup tio n a llo w ance s a pp lica ble th ere fo r, a re se t for th in t he f oll ow i ngSchedu l e s :

    e lie": "M e ss age T oll S erv ic e".e ' 'D''! "Dat a p a c S e rv ic e s" .e "E": "Dedicated C om pe titiv e N e tw o rk Services". Sch e d "pit: "Message R e l ay S e rv ic e ". Sch edu e "0": w rELUS Te rm ina tio n Ra te s" ,Th ese se rv i e s o r cla s s e s o f s e rv ice s may be ch anged , expand ed o r d ele te d fro m t ime to t imeby mean s 0 amen d e d o r addi t iona l Schedu l e s to t h is Ag re ement o r by dele t ion o f Schedu le sto th is A gr e n t, w h ich a m end ed , a dd it io na l o r d ele te d S ch e d ul es , w h e n signed by bo t hpar t ies in a co rd ane e with Art ic le 17.0 a nd a pp ro v ed by th e CRTC , sha l l f o rm . pa rt o f, o rcease to fo part o f (a s th e ca se m ay be ) this Agreemen t .3 .2 e o f S e rv ice s . Unle s s o th e rw ise set o ut ina n a pp lic ab le T ar if:fs o r agreed uponby th e pam IS e rv ic e P u rc h as e r may , 'to m tim e to tim e , in its d is cr etio n, e le ct to p ur ch a seServ ices fr o Serv ice Prov ide t by d e liv er in g t o S e rv ic e P r ov i d e r a co m ple te d s erv ice o rd erfo rm ("S ce O rd e r") d e ta il ing: (a) th e S erv ice s th at S erv ice P urch ase r w is he s to purchase;(b) th e s erv i term dur ing which S e rv ic e Pu rc h a se r agrees to p urch ase th e S erv ice s; (c) th ech a rge s pay le fo r such Serv ice s ; an d (d ) a ny o th er infonnat ion a n d d e ta il s re la t ing to th eprovis ion o f e Se rv ice s, such a s ins ta lla tio n, s e rv ice imp lemen ta t i on intervals and pe rsonne lal locat ion I1 uire me nts , A S erv ice O rd e r f a nn s ubm it te d by S e rv ic e P u rc ha s er h e re un d er sha l lbe in th e fo o f Se rv ice P ro v id e r 's s tand a rd se rv ice o rd e r fo rm in e ffe ct fro m tim e to tim e.Service Ord shal l b e tra ns mitte d a nd p ro ce sse d in acco rdance with S e rv ic e P r o vid e r'ss t anda rd 0 ring pro ce dure s. Se rv ice P ro vid er m ay acce pt a ny Se rv ice O rd er re que st t h a tcon fo rms w th e te rm s and co nd it io ns se t for th h ere in , s ub je ct to bo t h cre dit a pp ro va l a ndavai labi l i ty f t he S e rv ic e in que stio n a t th e tim e Se rv ice P urch ase r p la ce s such Se rv ice O rd err eques t3.3 Resale 0 Tele co unica tio ns Serv i es. Inre se ll ing o r d is tr ib uting to its cus to m ers o re nd us ers (0 o th er ca rrie rs ), th e Te le co mm unica tio ns S erv ice s o r a ny p art th ere of inacco rdance it h th e p ro vis io ns o f th is A gre em ent, Se rv ice P urch ase r a gre es to se ll a nd b il lth e Te lee o nnica tlo ns Se rv ice s und e r Se rv ice Pu r cha s e r ' s o w n na me , id entity o r tra de -m a rk and S .e e P urch a se r fur th e r agre e s no t to m ake re fe re nce to th e S erv ice P ro vid er 'snam e o r t rad mark s in as soc i a t i on with th e Te le co mmunica tio ns S erv ice s o r authorize o rp erm it a ny 0 its cus to mers o r end use rs (o r o th er ca rr ie r s ) to m ake re fe rence to th e Se rv iceProv ide r ' s n e or trade-marks without the pr ior written consent o f Service Provider. Eachparty sha l l , a lng r ea s on ab ly , c o op e ra te wi t h th e o th er a s ne ce ss ary to add r e s s and r e so lveservice-rel at issues and prob l ems .

    T ele co mm un ic ati n s In te rc on ne ctio n a nd S er vic eAg r e emen t betw T ELU S C om m unic at io ns In c. a nd N o nh w cs tcl In c.E ff c e t i v e An r i J 1 . . O O ~

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    A r t c le 4.0 R ate s w ith in O pe ratin g T er r ito r yc lus i e R i t to Se t s tam er R a te s . Unle s s o th e rw ise s ta te d in t h e a p pl ic a bl e

    pa rty h ere to is re spo ns ib le fo r es tabl i shing th e ra te s to be ch arge d it sr th e T ele co mm un ic atio ns S erv ice s wh i ch a re th e sub jec t m atte r o f th isd it s S ch e dule s.

    A r t i Ie 5.0 C olle ction C harg e s an d C olle ctio n o f A cco un t5 .1 C o l le e n nCh ar e s . Ea ch pa r ty shal l uni la teral ly e sta blis h c o lle ctio n c ha rg es to be app l i edto its cus to e r acco un ts fo r th e Te le co m munica tio ns S erv ice s p ro vid ed p urs uan t to th i sAgreem en t d its Sch ed ule s, exce pt fo r th os e ch arge s co ve re d und er a B CS A,5 .2 Exclus i e Ri t to Co l l e c t fro m us to me r s . Unle s s o th erw ise agre ed to by t h e p a rt ie s inwriting o r ed h e re in , e a ch p ar ty s ha ll b e s ole ly re sp on sib le fot: ( a ) c ommun ic a ti ng with itscus to me rs e nd -us e rs in a ll m atte r s pe r ta in ing to th e resale o r d is t r ibutio n o f th e o th erparty's Tel nununications Services,in cl ud in g w i th o u t l im i ta tio n , in st al la tio n , o p e ra tio nand te rm ina 'o n o f any c us to m er s erv ic es , d is pute h an dlin g a nd re so lutio n, a nd b il lin g a ndco lle c tio n a lte rs ; a nd (b) wi thou t l im itin g th e ge ne ra lity o f th e foregoing, th e col lect ion o fth e MTS an Compet i t iv e N etw o rk Se rv ice s ch arges d ue f rom its cu s t ome r s .

    ce o fR evenu lle c te d . Each p ar ty s ha ll co lle ct a nd r em it re ve nue s to th er MTS c h ar ge s r el at in g to c al ls w h ich a re bille d to th at p ar ty 's c as tom e rs , but_ ..........:...ce w ith S ch ed ule "C ", a re th e re ve nue s o ftbe o th er pa rty .h Ie A cco un ts . N o cre dit a llo w ance sh all be m ad e in th e M o nth ly Se tt le me nt o f

    A cco un ts S em en t fo r M TS and C om pe titiv e N etw o rk ch arge s no t co lle c te d by e it h er p ar tyf rom its ou s t ers . Ea ch pa rty sh all be re spo ns ib le fo r it s o w n unco lle cta ble a cco un ts .

    6.1 d'ustnl nts to Monthl S t t le m en t o f A cc oun ts Statement. Each p ar ty to th is A gr ee m en ts ha ll re se rve th e r igh t to a djus t, c la im . a n a djus tm en t to , o r ch a lle nge th e a ccura cy o f anym onth ly S em ent o f A cco un ts S ta tem en t w ith in tw e lve (12 ) ca le nd a r m onth s o f th e d a te itis re ce ive d b th e o th e r party. A d jus tm e nts to a M o nth ly S ett le me nt o f A cco un ts S ta te me ntm ay be m ad o r c la im ed , d epe nd en t upo n fur th er inve s tiga tio n, to re fle ct e rro rs o rinaccuracies the bUling o f cus to m er a cco un ts . A cco un ts th at h ave no t be en a djus te d,c la im ed , o r c a lle nge d a s to th eir a ccura cy w ith in tw e lve (1 2 ) m onth s a fte r th e r e ce ip t o f th em onth ly S em ent A cco un ts S ta tem en t w ill be d e em ed to be a ccura te fo r a ll purpo se s ,6.2 Fw th e r a r if ica 'o n o fR i t t o R e t ro a c ti ve ! Ad'un. Fo r g re a te r c e rt ah l ty t th e right toa d ju st M o n th y S ettle me nt o f A cco un ts S ta te me nts fo und in A rt ic le 6 .1 s ha ll includ e th ehi l l ing o f an: c h a rg e (s } f o r T e le c ommuni ca ti o ns Serv ices t ha t h av e b ee n p ro vid ed by o neparty to th e 0 e r, but w h ich h ave no t y e t be en inc lud ed inaMo nth ly S et t le m en t o f A c co un tsS t a t emen t . c h pa rty sh all r e se rve th e right to r et ro a ctiv el y a d ju st the c ur re n t Mon t h lySe t t l emen t 0 A c co u nts s ta te m e nt in o rd er to a ccura te ly re fle ct a ny ch arge (s ) fo r s erv ice s th a tTe le e omm 8 In te rconnec t ion and Serv ice 8A gre em en t bc tw TELUS C om m unica r io ns Inc . a nd Nor t hwe s t d Inc .Rftt..t.:tfv",Anril1 Iln~

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    h ave be en o vid ed wi th in th e p re vio us tw e lv e (12 ) m on th pe r i o d , but w hich h ave no t ye tbe en incl e d in a M o nth ly S ett le me nt o f A cco un ts S ta te me nt. Se rv ice s t h a t have beenprov ided , ut h ave ne ith er be en bil le d no r cla im ed a s an ad jus tm ent w ith in th e tw elve (12 )m onth . fo l low ing th e p ro vis io n o f th o se se rv ice s, s ha ll b e in eligib le fo r re tro activ ead ju s tmenA cia 7.0 Rates, Settlement of Accounts and BIlling

    .o n o r R e t and C h a r e s inAccordance with Sch ed ule s. F or th e.c atio ns S erv ic es th a t a re s pe cifie d in th e S ch e d ul es to t h i s A gre em e nt, th ese tt le w ith o ne ano th e r o n th e ba s is o f th e pro v is io ns o f Article 7 .0 a pp ly ing th ee s o r th e m eth od olo gie s to ca lcula te ra te s a nd ch arge s, s e t o ut in t he S ch e d ule sen~ as amended fro m tim e to tim e.Da ta to be A l ied fo r S em ent. C onve rsa tio n M inute s sha l l be used fo r th ecula ting re ve nue s et t le m en t a cco unts fo r MTS s e rv ice s .

    7 .3 M aint ance o f R eco rd s . N or thw es te l and TELUS sh a ll maintain comple t e an d accuratere co rd s ( ich re co rd s sh all be m ain ta ined o n a co ns is te n t ba s is and sub s tan tia lly inacco rdance t h ge ne ra lly a cce pte d, a cc ountin g p rincip le s co ns is te ntly a pp lie d) o f a ilTe le co mm .ca tio ns S e rv ice s p ro vid ed to th eir cus to m ers a nd all s et t le m en t c ha rge s p ay ab lefo r such s .ce s , w hich re co rd s sh a ll be m a in ta ined fo r a pe r i o d o f a t le a s t tw elve (12 )m onth s and sh all be subje ct to inspect ion a nd a ud it by th e o th er pa rty , a t such o th er p arty 'se xp en se , a t r easonab l e tim e s up on th re e (3) Bus in es s D a ys n ot ic e by th e o th e r p ar ty ;p ro v id ed h eve r, th a t th e o th e r party s ha ll o nly b e e ntitle d to cause a m axim um o f tw o (2 )audi t s to be ad e annua lly o f th e app licab le re co rd s d ur ing th e te rm o ftb is A gre em en t. A nysuch aud it s all be co nd ucte d d uring re gula r busine ss h ours in such a m anne r a s no t toin ter fere wi th e a ud ite d pa rty 's no nna l bus ine ss a ctiv it ie s. S ho uld a d ispute a ris e re ga rd ingth e M on th I Se ttlem ent o f A cco unts S ta tem ent, e a ch patty w ill m a in ta in re le va nt re co rd sun til th e d i ut e is s e t t l ed .e to Effe ct P a ent o fM on tb l Se t t l emen t o f cco un ts . Th e pro ced ure to bee cting paym ent o f th e M onth ly Se ttlem ent o f Acooun t s S ta te m ent p ro vid ed fo ren t s h a l l be a s fo l l ows :

    (a ) TELUS 'M anage r , R eve nue and Se t t l emen t s (h e re in afte r th e "Manage r " ) andN o rth w es te l's M ana ge r S ett le me nts (h ere ina fte r th e "M ana ge r"), o r such o th erp e rso n s a s m ay be m utua lly agre e d upo n fro m tim e to tim e, sh a l l a ct a s th ere spe ctive agents fo r th e pa r t ie s h ere to in a ll m atte rs re la t ing to th e paym en t andre ce ip t o ffund s und er th is A gre em ent, a nd sh all t ra nsa ct th e re ve nue se tt le me ntsp ro vid ed fo r h ere in .(b ) .Fo r e ach o f th e se rv ice s fo r w hich an appl icat ion o f a se ttle me nt o f a cco untss tr uc tu re is s p ec if ie d in th e Sch ed ule s to th is A gre em ent, e ach pa rty s h a l lprepare a Monthly S e ttl em e n t o f A c co u nts Statement. Th e statements s ha ll b e ina fo nn at. a gre ed to by bo th pa rt ie s , w h ich fo rm at m ay ch ange from tim e to tim eith out a m en dm e nt o f th is A gre em e nt.(c) a ch P ar ty 's M on th ly Se ttlem ent o f A ccoun ts S ta tem ent sh a ll includ e . but no t beimited tO J th e f o l l ow ing i n fo rmat i on by s e rv ic e t yp e a s desc r ibed in th ech ed ule s to th is A gre em e nt:

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    N umber o f M essages . C onve rs a tio n M inute s . Se t tlem ent P ayab le , To ta l Am oW lt P ayab le to th e o th e r pa r ty(d ) Th e pa r tie s sh al l e xch ange M onth ly S e tt lem ent o f A cco unts S ta te me nts no la te r

    th an fo rty-five (4 5) ca le nd ar d ays fo llO w in g th e e nd o f e ach ca le nd ar m o nth .(e ) Upo n re ce ip t o f such M onth ly Se t tlem ent o f A cco unts S ta tem en ts f rom

    N o rth w es te l o r TELU S, th e M an age r sha l l ca lcula te th e ne t ba lance d ue ando w ing be tw e en th e pa rtie s an d s h a l l fo rw ard a s ta tement o f th e s am e to th e o th erparty 's Manage r .(f) P aym ent o f th e ne t balance calcula ted ina cco rd an ce w ith th e p re ce din gs ub pa ra gr ap h s h al l be m ad e no la te r th an thirty (3 0) d a ys from th e date o frece ipt o f th e Month ly S ettle m en t o f A cco un ts S ta te m en ts by th e Manage r .(g) A Il M o nth ly S ett le me nt o f A cco un ts S ta te me nts s ha ll b e d ee me d to h ave be ena cce pte d by th e r e c ip i en t t h e r e o f if no wr i t t en o bje ct io n s ha ll h ave be en m ad ethere to w i th in t w elv e (12 ) m onth s fro m th e d ate th e M onth ly Se t t l ement o fAccoun t s S t a t emen t is r ece ived .(h) S ho uld a n objec t ion to a Month l y Set t l ement o f A c co un ts S ta te m en t be m ad e,th e p art ie s a gre e to re so lve th e d is pute in acco rdance with A r tic le 1 9.0 .(i) Agl ' e ed upon a djus tm ents , a s se t o ut in A rtic le 6.0 o f th is Ag r e emen t , s ha ll b einc lUded in th e n e xt s ub s eq ue n t available Mo n th ly S ettl em e nt o f Account ss ta te m en t, o r in a tim e fram e agre e d to inwri t ing by bo t h p art ie s. a nd s ha ll b eidentified s ep ar ate ly fr om other t r ansac t ions in the s t a t ement .A rti Ie 8 .0 Teran of A g reemen t an d Termination

    8 .1 Te rm . S b je ct to o bta in ing th e app ro va l o f th is A gre em ent by th e C RTC J i n a c co r d a n cewith A rtie } 2 0 .1 and 2 0 ,2 , this Agre emen t s h al l c ome in to fo rce a nd e ff ec t o n th e 1st d ay o fA pr il , 2 003, fo r a te rm o f 2 ye a rs , a nd sh a l l autom atica l ly re new fo r succe s s ive o ne (1)m onth te rm s a fte r th e exp ira tio n o f such 2 year pe rio d unle ss e ith er p ar ty pro vid es n ine ty(90) d ays p . r w rit te n no tice to th e o th e r pa r ty o f its in te nt io n n ot to re ne w th is Agre emen t ,provided th a a ny S e rvi ce s be ing p rov id e d a t th e tim e o f e xp ir atio n sha l l c on tin ue u nd e r th er e le van t and co nd itio ns o f th is A gre em ent, a s if it w ere in full fo rce a nd e ffe ct, un til th eend o f th e S '00 Te rm fo r such S er vice s a s spec i f ied inth e a p pl ic ab le S e rv ic e Ord e r .8 .2 S e rv ic e enn. Each S erv ice O rd er p la ce d und er th is A gre em en t sha l l s pe cify th e s er vic eterm during hich the S er vic es a re to b e p ro vid ed ( th e "S er vice Tenn". Unless e it he r p a rt yh as p ro vid ed th e o th er pa r ty w ith no tice o f'it s in te n tio n no t to re new a giv en Se rv ice O rd er , a sp ro vid ed fo r e l ow , th e S e rv ic e O r d e r in q ue s tio n s h a ll a u tom a t ic al ly renew f o r s u cc e s si veo ne (1) m ont pe rio d s o n th e te rm s and co nd it io n s in e ffe ct a t th e tim e o f th e exp ira tio n o f th eth en-cur re n t e rv ice Te rm (e ach a "R enew a l Term"). Eith e r pa r ty m ay ch o ose no t to re newa ny Se rv ice d e r issue d und e r th is A gre em en t a t th e e :x :pi ryo f th e init ial S er vic e T erm o rany Renew a l Term by pro vid ing th e o th er p ar ty w ith : (a ) n in ety (90) d ays pr io r w ritte n n oticeT c1 ec omm un ic ati n s I nt er co nn ec tio n a nd S er vic eAg r e emen t betw Te LUS Communica t ions I n c . a nd N o r th w e stc l I nc .Effec t iveAor i l J. "

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    o f it s in te n o n no t to renew p rio r to th e expira tio n o f th e initial S erv ice Te rm ; o r (b ) th i r ty(30) d ays o r w ritte n no tice o f it s in te n tio n n o t to re new pr io r to th e expira tio n o f th e th enC l l 1 ' l " e 1 l t R e w a l Te rm , r e sp e c ti ve l y.8 .3 T 'o n in th e E ve nt o fBth e e ve nt

    (a ) a re ce ive r , re ce ive r-m anage r , t rus te e o r l iquid a to r is appoin ted w ith re sp e ct toall o r a subs tan t ia l part o f th e a s se ts o f e ith er pa r ty ;(b) e ith er p ar ty file s a ny p etitio n o r a ns w er s ee kin g re orga niza tio n, re ad jus tm e nto r a r rangem ent o f its bus ine s s und er any la w re la t ing to ba nkrup tcy o rin so lvency;(c ) e i t he r party m ake s a n a ss ignm e nt o r a tte tnp te d a ss ign me nt fo r th e gene r a lb ene fit o f it s c re d it or s; o r ,(d ) e i t he r party be co me s o r is d e c la r ed o r adjudged b ankrup t o r inso lve nt o r ta ke s

    advantage o f any bank rup tcy o r inso lv ency law s, o r ce a se s to ca rry o nbus ine ss in th e no rm al co urse ;th en th e o th pa r ty m a Y t a t its o ptio n, imm ed ia te ly te rm ina te th is A gre em e nt by n o t i c e inwri t ing to c h par ty .8.4 Surviv fObU ations.In th e ev ent o f te rm ina tio n o f this Ag re em e nt p ur su an t toA rtic le s 8 .2 o r 2 0.3 . ne ith er party sha l l be re lie ve d o f its re spe ctiv e o bliga tio ns to pa y a nym o ne y d ue , ya b le o r acc rued unde r t h i s A gre em e nt. no r o f th e o bliga tio ns set o ut inA rtic le s 9 .0 11 .0 and 1 2.0 w h ic h s ha ll s ur viv e s uch te rm in at io n u ntil such o b lig at io n s e x pir ein acco r dan w i t h t he ir t er m s.

    ce o f A en t P t Init ial Term. If th is A gre e m en t c on tin ue s in e ff ec t a fte ro f th e ini t ia l tw enty fo ur (2 4) m onth te rm , M TS se ttlem ent rates a s se t o ut inSchedu l e n 'a nd th e ra te s an d ch arge s fo r a ll o th er Te le co mm unica tio ns Se rv ice s a s se t o utin th e remai ' Schedu l e s sh all co ntinue to a pp ly ..o n fo r B re ach . Eith er party may t er m in at e all o r any part o f th is A gre em e nto r anyo ne se rv ice order(s, ifth e o th er par ty is in bre ach o f a m ate ria ld e r th is Agr e emen t o r any s e rv i c e o r de r , a n d f ail s to r eme dy s am e w ith in thirty(30) ea l end d a y s a fte r re ce ip t o f a w rit te n no tice fro m th e no n-bre ach ing pa rty no tify ing th eo t h e r party 0 th e b re ach and requir ing th at th e bre ach be rem ed ie d . Te rm ina tio n o f all o f t h i sA gre em ent s all e ffe ct th e te rm ina tio n o f all s erv ice o rd ers is sue d und er th is A gre em e nt.

    8 .7 S s i n o f Te le communica ti n s S e rv ic es . Serv ice P r o v i d e r m a y s us pe nd any affectedp or t io n o fth S erv ice s w ith out l ia bil ity :(a ) ed ia t e ly w i t h o ut ' n o ti ce if S erv ice P ro vid er d ee m s that such a ctio n ise ce ssa ry to pre ve nt o r p ro te ct a ga ins t fra ud , to p ro te ct its p ers onne l o r a ge nts )r o th erw ise preven t d am age o r d egrad atio n to its s erv ice fa cil itie s, ne tw o rk o ry s t em , Which m ay be c ause d by th e S erv ice P urch ase r o r a ny cus to m er o r e nd

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    use r o f th e Se rv ice P urch as e r o r a nyo ne us ing th e Se rv ice P urch ase r's o r a nysuch cus to me r 's o r end use r 's a cce s s ; o r(b) im m e dia te ly w ith o ut n otice to c om ply w ith any law , re gula tio n, co ur t o rd er o ro th er go ve rnm en ta l re que st o r o rd er w h ich re quire s im m ed ia te a ctio n; o rInth e e ve n t h a t Te le co mm unica tio ns Se rv ice is suspend ed a s a co nse que nce o f th e breach o fth e S erv ice P urch ase r in acco rd ance w ith this A rtic le 8 .6 , S erv ic e P urc ha se r s ha ll pay toSe rv ice v id e r a ll re a so nab le co sts and expens e s incur red by S erv ice P ro vid er in th ere co mm en em ent o f Se rv ice s.

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    Art cia 9.0 limitation of Uabilityi Warranties9.1 es t a t l ons an d Warranti . E a . c h p ar ty h e re by r ep re se nts an d warran ts to an dcovenan t s th th e o th er party a s fo llo ws : (a ) it h a s th e co IpO ra te po w er , ca pa city andauth or ity to e nte r into th is A gre e me nt and to pe r fo rm its o blig atio ns u nd e r th is A g re em en t;(b) it h a s e n a ll ne ce s sa ry co rpo ra te ac tio n to a uth o rize th e e xe cu tio n , d e liv er y andpe rfo nnanc o f th is A gre em en t; (c) th is Agr eemen t has b een duly e xe cu te d a nd d e liv er ed byit and is a ~ id and b ind ing ob liga tio n o n it . e n fo r ce a bl e a ga in s t it In a cc or da nc e w i th itst e rms ; (d) n 'th e r th e e xecutio n o f this A gre em e nt, n or th e c om plia nc e by it with any t ennsand cond iti n s under th is A gre em en t, s ha ll co ntrave ne , b re ach o r re sult in a ny d efa ult und ert h e a rt ic le s f in co rpo ra tio n o f it, o r und er a ny m ate ria l agre em ent, o th er le ga lly b ind ingins trum en t r a pp lica b le law to w h ich it is a pa r ty o r by wh i c h it m ay be bo und .

    rovider R entations an Warran t i e s . Service P r ov i d e r represents an dcovenan t s with S e rv ic e P u rc h as e r that all T e le c ommun ic at io n s S e rv ic e sund e r sha l l b e d e sig ne d , p ro d uc ed . insta l l~ furn is he d and in all respectspro vid ed a n m ainta ine d in co nfo rm an ce a nd c om plia nc e w ith a pplic able fe de ra l, p ro vin cia land lo oa l la s , a dm in is tra tive an d r e gu la t o ry r e qu ir em en ts an d re quir e me nts o f any o th erauth or itie s h v ingjur isd ictio n o ve r th e sub jec t m atte r o f th is A gre e men t a nd it s ha ll b ere sp on sib le o r a pp ly in g fo r, o bta in in g an d ma in ta in in g a ll r e gis tr at io n s a nd c e rt if ic a tio n sw hich m ay e require d by such auth or itie s . S e rv ice P ro vid e r fur th er rep re s_ and war r an t sto a nd co v an ts with Service Pu r cha s e r that th e T ele co mm un ic atio ns S erv ice s: (a ) s ha llcomp ly with th e te rm s and co nd itio ns o ftb is A gre em en t and any accep ted se rv ice o rd ers , a sapp lica b le ; ) sh all co nfo rm to a nd b e p ro v is io n ed in accordance with th e d es cr ip tio n o f th eTe 1e co mm : .ca tio ns S ervice s s et fo rth in th is A g re em en t (in clu din g its S ch ed ule s); a nd (c)s ha ll b e pm rm ed by q u al if ie d p e rs o n n e l in a p ro fe ss io na l m anne r a nd inaccordance withre a s o nab ly licab le ind us try s ta nd a rd s .9.3 Se rv ice urch a se r R re se n ta ' o ns and m antie s Se rv ice P urch a se r re p re s en ts andwarrants to d co venants with S e rv ic e P r o vid e r that it s h all n o t us e th e T ele comm un ic atio nsS erv ic es fo r y il le ga l, fra ud ule nt o r unla w ful p urp os e an d t h a t a l l T e le c ommun ic a ti o nsServ ices I\ ld by S erv ice P urch ase r h ere und er s ha ll be re so ld in co nfo rm an ce a ndcompliance 'th applicable federal, provincial and local l a w s , administrative and regulatoryre quir em e nts a nd re quire m en ts o f a ny o th e r a uth o ritie s havingjur is dictio n o ve r th e s ub je ctm atte r o fth i A gre em en t a nd it sh all be re spo ns ib le fo r a pply ing fo r, o bta in ing a ndmain ta in i ng r egis tr atio ns a nd ce rtific atio ns w h ich m ay be r eq uire d b y s uch a uth o ritie s.S er vic e P ur e a s e r fur th er re pre se nts and w a rran ts to a nd co ve na nts with Service P r ov i d e r thatit shall no t o r ize any us e o f the Telecommunications Services by its cus tom e rs o r e nd 'us e rs o r any . pa r ty w h ich is il lega l, fr aud ulen t o r un law ful und e r a pp lica b le Jaw .Te le co mm un ica ti s m te n:o nn ectio n a nd S er viceAg r e emen t be tw TELUS C o n un un ie a til lf tS I lJ c. a n d N o r th w e s te l I nc .E ffe ctiv cA vr il 1 . 0 03

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    9.4 D isc . e r o f W arran tie s . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PRO VIDED IN TH ISAGREE N T, SERV ICE P RO VIDER DO ES N O T MAK E A ND HER EBY DISC LA IM S,AN Y ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR W.AR.RANTIES , WHETHEREXPRESS O R IM PLIED , IN FACT O R IN LAW ,IN CLUDIN G BUT N OT LIMITED TO ,AN Y EXP SS O R IM PLIED W ARR AN TIES O F M ER CHA NTAB ILITY , DURA BILITYAN D F S FO R A PARTICULAR PURPO SE.9 .S In'uri . Sub j e c t to Art ic le 9 .7 , ne i t he r party s ha ll b e l i ab le to th e o th er fo r damage o rin jur ies , in lud ing d ea th re sulting th ere fto tn w h ich m ay be caused by ligh tn ing o r o th eraccidental urrents car r ied o v e r its System to t ha t o f th e o t h e r .9 .6 L im i ta on o fLia bil i , N e ith er pa rty gua ra nte es e rro r-fre e o run in t e nup t e d o pe ra tio n o fits Te l unica tio n s Se rv ice s , Sys tem o r e quipm ent Inno ca se w ill a p a r ty w ho s eTe le co mm "ca tio ns Se rv ice , Sys tem o r e quipm ent expe r ie nce s a di f t icu l ty , fa ilure o r fa ultWh i ch r es ul infa ilure to e sta blis h S erv ice , in-s erv ice in te rrup tio n, o r in lo ss o r d is to rt io n o fcommuni .o n (a n " In t emlp t i on" ) be lia ble to th e o t h e r party fo r a ny d am age s, lo ss e s, co sts ,o r e xpe nse s h ow so eve r incurre d e r suffe re d re su lt ing fro m such In te rro ptio n. In such ca se s,th e o th e r 's r em e d ie s sh a l l b e l imi ted t o s e rv ic e in ter rupt ion credi ts. ifany , a l low ed fo rin th e a tta c ed S ch ed ule s o r a pp lica ble Ta riffs . W ith o ut limiting t h e g e ne r a li ty o f th efo rego ing," no ca se w il l th e p ar ty w h o se T ele co mm unica tio ns S erv ic es , S ys te m . o re quipm en t ~ e n ce s a n Intenupt ion:

    (a ) be lia b le to th e o th er p a r ty fo r any d am a ge s, ch arge s, lo ss es , c os ts o r expeJlSCSw ha tso eve r th at th e o th er party m ay sustain, p a yo r incur ,(b) ind em nify o r h old h arm le ss th e o t h e r par ty fro m o r a ga ins t any l i abi l i t ies ,a w a rd s , c la im s , d e m an d s, s uits , p ro ce e din gs , a ct io n s, c au se s o f a ctio n o r o t h e rcla im s w h ich m ay be bro ugh t o r m ad e a ga ins t such o t h e r par ty , o r w h ich sucho t h e r pa r t y m ay b eco m e s ub je ct t o;

    a s a re su lt f o r in co nne ctio n th ere w ith , w h eth er ca use d by th e n eglige nce , ne glige nt a cto r O l 1 l1S $ J.o nf such party o r its em plo ye es . co ntra c to rs o r age nts , o r by any o th er ca us ew h atso ev er , w h eth er id en tifie d o r no t.mam a e to Tan 'h le P ro . Subje ct to A r tic le 9.6 , e a ch par ty (in t h is A r ti cl e'fying P ar ty") sh all ind em nify and h old h arm le s s th e o th er pa r ty (i n thise " In d emn i fi ed P a r ty '') fro m a nd a ga ins t any lo ss . d am a ge , lia bil ity . c la im , co ste lud ing le ga l fe es o n a s olic ito r an d c lie n t b a sis ) in cu rr e d o r s u ff er e d by th eIndemni f i ed arty wh i ch is b as ed up on, o cca sio ne d b y o r a ttr ib uta ble to th e ne gligent o rin te ntio na l! to rt io us a ctio ns o r o mis s io ns o f th e Ind em nify ing P arty wi t h respect to th isAg r e emen t h i c h results in c l a ims o r d em and s fo r d am age s to tangib le p ro pe r ty o r fo r in jury

    o r d e a th to9 .8 Ind em ni IC la im s b CUs t me r s . No tw i t h s t a n d i ng th e f or eg o in g, S e rv ic e Pu r c h a s e r (inth i s A rtic le 8 , th e n lndemni fy ing P a rty ") s h al l in d em n ify a nd ho l d h a rm l e ss S e rv ic eP r ov i d e r (in is A rtic le 9 .8 , th e "Ind em nifie d P ar ty") fro m a nd against a ny lo ss , d a m ag e,l ia b il ity , c ia " co s t o r e xpens e (inc lud ing lega l fe e s o n a sol ici tor a nd c lie nt b as is ), a ris in gf r om any a ll c l a ims by Ind em nify ing P ar ty 's cus to me rs o r e nd t lSeX'St in connec t i on withth e use o fth Te le co mm unica tio n Se rv ice s , p ro vid ed by th e In de m nifie d P a rty , by suchcus to m ers o r e nd use r s .T el eo o m tn 1.l ll ic at i I nt er co nn ec tio n a nd S e rv ic eAg r e emen t be tw TELUS C ommu nic at io ns I nc . a nd N o r th w c:s te l Inc.Effc:ctiv~ril i.003

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    9.9 1'. .:I ,v/lntel lectua.1 P ro___nemr .e r v ic e P r o v id e r (in th i s Artic le 9.9, t h e ' 'I ndemnif y ingP a rty ''), s h l n ind em nify and h old h arm le s s Se rv ice P urch ase r (in th is A rtic le 9.9 , th e"Ind em nifij ~ P arty '') fro m a nd a ga ins t a ny lo ss , damage , lia bility , c la im , co st o r e xp en se(in cl ud in g l eg al fees o n a s olic ito r an d cl ie nt b as is ) in cu rr ed o r s uffe re d by Indemnif ied Par tyw hich is ba ed u po n , o cc as io n ed by o r a t tr ibu tab l e to any cla im , s uit, a ct io n, th re at, a lle ga tio no r proceedi ~ a lle ging th at th e Te le co mm un ica tio ns S erv ice s p ro vid ed by t h e I nd emn if yi ngP ar ty , o r an~ part t h e re o f, i nf ti ng e s any va lid pa ten t o r co pyrigh t in te re st o f any p e r s o n .enfo rceab le inC a n a . d . 8 t prov ided t h a t :

    (a ) th e Ind em nify ing par ty sh a ll h ave so le co nduct o f th e pro ce ed ings ;(b) th e In de mn ifie d P arty ha s pro!! t~{no tifie d th e Ind em nify ing P arty o f a ll suchcla im s a nd h a s no t m ad e any sfons inr es pe ct o fth e m ~(c) th e Ind emn i f i e d P arty pr ov id es th e In de mn ifying P ar ty with r e a sonab lea ss is ta nce a nd auth or ity (a t th e Ind em nify ing P arty 's e xpe nse ) inconnec t ionwi t h such cla im s ; a nd(d ) th e In de m nify in g P a rty may. in it s d is cr et io n a nd a t it s expense e i t h e r procurefo r th e Ind em nifie d P arty th e right to co ntinue to use th e infringing ite m a nd /o rm od ify o r re pla ce th e infr inging ite m Of, if n eith e r o ptio n is c omm e ro ia ll yp ra ctica ble , re m ov e th e in fr in gin g ite m fro m th e Te le co mm un ica tio ns S erv ice s.

    Th e in de m n ty s e t fo r th inA rtic le 9.9 sh all no t apply to th e exte n t th a t any in fr in ge m en t iscaus ed o r co ptr ibute d to by In de m nifie d p ar ty 's o r its cus to me r's o r e nd use r's eo mbina tio n,o pe ra tio n o r use o f th e Te le co mm unica tio ns Se rv ice s w ith any o th er d ev ice s, d a t a . o rp ro gram s no furnish ed by th e Ind em nify ing P arty , o r any m od ifica tio n by th e IndemnifiedP arty o r its ( usto me r o r e nd us er o f th e Te leco mm unica tio ns Se rv ice s that h a s n ot b ee nautho r ized il wri t ing by th e In de m nifY i ng P a rty .9.1 0 C on se a l le ntia l D am lU te s. Exce pt fo r th e o bliga tio ns o f in de m nity co nta in ed inthisAgre em~ t , I n no event sh a ll e ith e r pa r ty be l iab le to , o r pursue a cla im aga ins t th e o th e r fo rlo s t profits , lb st r ev en ue , fa ilu re to rea l ize expec t ed s av in gs , co st o f ca pita l, co st o f p urch as edo r re place mc:a t Te le co mm unica tio ns Se rv ice s , lo ss o f us e o r lo ss o f any facilitie s o r p ro pe r tyo r pa r t s of th~ Sys tem o wned , o pe ra ted o r used by N o rth wes te l O r TELUS o r any o th ercom me rcia l r eco nom ic lo s s o f a ny kind, o r a ny p un itiv e, e xe m pla ry , in dir ec t, in cid en ta l,consequen t l s o r s pe cia l damages. O r any th ird pa r ty cla im s o r d amage s o r lo ss e s incurred byth ird pa rtie s , e ven if ad vis ed o f th e po ss ib ility o f th e s am e. and h ow so eve r and w henso eve rca us ed , a nd '~ he th er a ris in g in c on tr act o r to r t o r o th e rw i se .9 .11 Surv iva A rtic le 9.0 sh all surv ive th e e xpira tio n Of te rm in atio n o f th is A gr ee m en t.

    Artie e 10.0 Force Majeure10 .1 Exc e pt o r th e p ay me nt o f o uts ta nd ing s ettle m en t b ala nce s, if e ith er p ar ty is d ela ye d inth e per.fOIm.W ce o f o r is unab le to pe rfo nn any par t o f its o bliga tio ns un de r th is A gre em e ntdue to an act bf God , public e n emy , w a r, civ il co mm otio n, r io t, s tr ik e, la bo ur d is pute ,wa lkout s , fir~, una vo id ab le ca ta stro ph es , e xp lo sio n, flo od , jud icia l o r go ve rnm enta l o rd er o ro t h e r r eq uir e p en t by la w , o rd er o f a ny regula to ry bo dy o f co mpe ten t jur isd ic tio n, app lica bleTclecommUilicati es lnterconnc:eti.on and Sa'Vice 14A gre em en t b etw e ~ TELU S C omm unica tio ns Ino . a nd N o rth w es tcl Inc.E ff e ct iv eA J) ri l 1 . 0 0 3

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    le gis la tio n d regula tio ns th ereund er , unusua l d elay by co mm on ca rr ie r s , o r circum stance so f any ' beyo nd th e rea so nab le co ntro l o f such pa rty , and such pa rty h a s use d a llr e a sonab le ef fo r t s to p re vent and minimize th e im pact o f such events , th en such party s ha ll b eexcused f i1 m th e pe rfo rm ance o f such o bliga tio ns to th e exten t that th e per fOmlance isprevente d , . dered, o r d e la ye d by such cause s and such party sha l l no t be l ia bl e u nd e r th isA gre em ent dur ing th e pe rio d and to th e exten t o f th e inab ility to pe rfo rm . Upo n th eo ccur re nce o f any o f th e events re fe r red to a bo ve , th e a ffe cte d p arty shal l immedia te ly noti tyth e o t h e r 0 th e fa ilure and th e exten t o f any d elay o r inab il ity to pedo rm. its obligat ions, a nds ha ll us e i co mm ercia lly re aso na ble e ffo rts to re me dy th e d ela y o r fa ilure to pe rfo rm asso o n as fj ibly pos s ib le . N otw ith stand ing th e fo rego ing, th e te rm s o f se ttlem ent o f anys tr ike , la bo d ispute o r lo cko ut s h a l l be w ho lly in th e d iscre tio n o f such pa rty , and t h a t par tysh al l no t b re quite d to accede to th e d em and s o f its o ppo ne nts in any s t r ike , lo cko ut o rin d us tr ia l ba ne e so le ly to pre vent and m inim ize th e im pact o f such s t r i ke . l abour dispu te

    1 1 .1 N o ti . Any notice o r o th er d ocum e nt required o r pe rm itted to be g iv e n h e re un d er sha l lbe inwri t in a nd s igned by th e du ly a uth orize d re pre se nta tiv es o f th e pa r ty and , o th er th anth e exch o f M onth ly Se ttlem ent o f A ccounts S ta tem ents p ro v id e d pursuant to A rtic le 8 .0 ,sh a ll be d e d to b e s ufficie ntly g iv en an d r ece ived , in a cco rd an ce w ith A rticle 1 1.2 , ifde l ive red b o vem ig ht co ur ie r, d e liv er ed by hand to a rep re s en ta tive o f such pa r ty , o r se n t byfacsimile to such party (so lo ng a s th e facs im ile is r ec eiv ed o r r ep ro d uce d at th e ad d re s s o fth e re cip ie n o n pape r). Until notice o f ch ange o f ad d re ss h a s be en given in th e m a nn erp rov ided in ic le 11 .3. no tice s sh all be a dd re s se d a s fo llo w s:(a)

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    Rec e i t o f N o t ic e. T h e d ate o f re ce ip t o f such no tice o r d ocum ent shall be , ifh and to a r ep resen t a t ive o f such party, th e d ate o f de l ive ry , ifde l ive red byo ve rn igh t ur ie r , tw o (2 ) B us ine s s D ays a fte r th e s e nd ing th ere o f, and , if s en t by f ac sim ile tosuch party, th e B us ine ss D ay (in th e lo ca lity o f th e ad dre sse e) fo llo w ing th e s en ding th ere of.11 .3 an e s o f A d re s s fo r N otice . Eith e r pa r ty m ay ch ange its a dd re ss a s p ro vid ed inA rtic le 11 . a bo ve wi th ou t ob ta in ing th e c o ns e nt o f th e o th er pa tty by giv in g w r it te n n otic e toth e o th er P

    A cia 12.0 Exchange of Proprietary Information12 .1 C on ti e n tia Ii a nd N on-D isc lo sure . Th e r ights a nd o bl iga tio ns o f th e p ar t ie s th e re un de rw i t h respec to th e c o nf id e n tia lit y o f in fo n na tio n s h al l be in accordance wi t h th e t e rms an dco nd itio ns s e t o ut in Sch ed ule " A '1 - No r t bw e s t e I an d TELUS N o n - D is clo sur eAgreemen wh i c h is a tt ac he d h e re to .12 .2 S urv i 1 of N o n-D is clo surete mUna tio n o f th is A g re em en t.

    o ns . A rticle 12 .1 sh all surv ive th e e xp ira tio n o r

    13.1 N o ia tio n . Sub jec t to th e te rm s and co nd itio n o f th is A gre em en t, e ach pa r ty is anin de pe nd e n c o ntr ac to r in re la t ing to e a c : h o th er pa r ty to th is A gre em en t N o agency ,p ar tn er sh ip , .o in t v en ture , o r o th e r jo in t v enture re la tio ns hip is crea t ed by th is A g re em en t

    Arti Ie 14.0 Agreements with Other Parties14 .1 A an ts with O th er P ar tie s. N o th ing in th is A gre em en t s ha ll p re jud ice th e r igh t o fTELUS o r o rth w es te l to en te r in to s im ila r a gre em en ts w ith o th er e ntit ie s no t party t o th isAg r e emen t .

    15.2 As~$""'li~~::....:..:!.~==~~=~w ith o ut th eA gre em en t an A ffilia te~ p ro vid ed , h ow e ve r, that in th e e ve nt o f a ny such a ss ignm ent , th esucce sso r s h I u nd er ta ke in w r it ing to th e o th er pa rty th e pe rfo rm ance o f a nd l ia bility fort ho s e obliga ons, d ut ie s. a nd in te re s ts to w h ich it is succe ed ing a s a pa r ty to th is A gre em en t,and th e p re d ss o r party s ha ll th er ea fte r b e re lie ve d o f s uc h o bliga tio ns , d utie s a nd in te re stse xc ep t fo r In t te rs a ris in g o ut o f e ve nts o ccur r ing p rio r to th e d ate o f s uch und er ta kin g.

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    A cle 16.0Entire Agreement16 .1 Ent ire A e em en t This A gre em en t a nd th e a tta ch ed S ch ed ule s a nd a n y f ut ur e Schedu l e st ha t m ay added, a s m utua lly agre e d to by th e par t ies , a s p ro vid ed h e re in , sha l l const i tutet he e ntir e greemen t be tw e en th e pa r tie s h ere to w ith r ega rd to m atte rs d ea lt with h e re in . Th ew h o l e c o n : be tw e en th e pa rtie s is co nta ine d in th is A gr ee m en t a nd n o p re lim in aryp ro po s a ls , 't te n o r o ra l , fo rm any par t o ftb is A gre em en t Th is A gre em en t m ay no t b eamen d e d 0 mo d ifie d e xc ep t by m utua l a gre em en t o f th e pa rtie s inwriting a s a pp ro v ed by th eCRTC o rb o r d e r o f th e CRTe .16.2 Su e d e s In te rconnect ion A cem en t. Th is A gre em en t shall cance l an d s up er se de , a so f th e d a te com e s into fo rce an d e ffe ct, th e Telecommunica t ions In te rc o nn ec tio n a ndSe rv ice e em en t be tw ee n th e pa r tie s d a te d April I , 2 00 2. N o tw ith sta nd in g th e fo re go in gand fo r te r ce r ta in ty , th is A gre em en t s h a ll also cance l an d supe rs e de , a s o f th e d ate itc ome s into ro e a nd e ffe ct , all A pp en dic es a nd S ch e dule s to th e a bo ve A gre etn en t.

    17 .1 .An t dm ents to A en t o r S ch e d ule s . Th e par t ies may by mu tu al c o ns en t at anyt im e d uring e te rm o ftb is A gre em en t, a d d . d e le te , am end , o r r e p la ce any term o f th isA gre em en t r Sch ed ule s h ere to . Any a dd it io n, d ele tio n, a me nd m ent o r r e pla ce me nt o f anyt e rm o f th is gre em ent o r its S ch e d ule s s h all b e app ro ved o n be ha lf o f e ach pa r ty by it srespect ive a o rize d re p re se n ta tive , w h e re upo n such add i t ion . d ele tio n, a me nd me nt o rre p lacem en o f any te rm o f th is A gre em en t o r its Sch ed ule s sh al l be d ee me d to fo rm pa r th e r eo f ; subj to C RTC a ppro va l. A ny S ch ed ule r e pla ce d o r d ele te d s ha Il s im ila rly b ea rannota t ion f such s ta tus s ign ed On be ha lf o f e ach pa rty by its respect ive authorizedrep resen ta t i e, w h ere upo n such S ch ed ule s h all be d ee me d to n o lo n ge r fo rm a par t he r eo f ,subjectto TC approval.17.2 Am dments d ue to C TC Decis io n s or Or d e r s . A ny D ecis io n o r O r de r by th e C RTCaffect ing an ra te s o r t e rms o f th is A gre em en t w il l ta ke effect o n t h e e ff e ct iv e da t ed e t e rm in ed y th e C RTC .

    1 8.1 N o W . ' e r r N o course o f d ea ling o r fa ilure o f e ith er pa r ty to e nfo rce any p ro vis io n o fth is A gre em nt s h a ll be co ns true d a s a waive r o f such p ro vis io ns o r a ny o th er rights unde rthis Agre em t, a nd a ny w a iv er . in o r d e r to be b ind ing upo n a p ar ty , m us t be exp r e s s and inwriting and igne d by s uch pa rty a nd th en s uch w a ive r sh a ll be e ffe ctive only in t h e s p ec if icins ta nce and o r th e purp o se fo r w h ich it is g iv en .18.2 Seve r ab ' i.f a ny A rtic le , se ctio n o r subpa ra gra ph , o r pa rt th ere of. in th is A g re em en tbe il le ga l o r e nfo rce a b le , it o r th ey sh alt be con s id e r e d s e p a ra t e a nd se ve ra ble fro m th isA gre em en t d th e rem ain ing p ro vis io ns o f th is A gre em en t sh al l r em ain in full fo rce andeffect and sh I b e b ind ing upo n th e pa r tie s h ere to a s th o ugh th e said A r tic le , s e ct io n ,subpa ragra p , o r p a r t th ere o( h ad ne ve r be en inc lud ed , p ro vid ing th at th e A gre em en t, a smodified, ainsoperable.

    Artie e 19.0 Resolution of Di&putes

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    If th e n om ina te d a rb itr a to rs a re una ble to agre e o n th e se le ct io n o f a ch airm anwi th in ten (10) ca l endar d ay s af ter th e s ec o nd a rb itr at or is n om in ate d th epa r t ie s o r e ith er o ne o f th em m ay app ly to a Jus t ice o f th e C our t o f Queen'sB ench o f A lbe rta to h ave th e ch airm an appo in te d.(b) l i the party receiving not ice o f th e no m ina t io n o f a n a r bit ra to r by th e partyd es ir ing a rb itr a tio n fa il s w ith in th e s a id te n (10 ) ca le nd ar d ays to no mina te a na rb i t r a t o r , t h en th e a rb itr at or n om in ate d by th e p ar ty d e sir in g a rb itr atio n mayp r oceed a lone to d ete rm ine th e d isp ute in such m anne r a nd at such tim e a s h esha l l think fit a nd h is dec i s ion Sha l l , s ub je ct to th e p ro vis io ns o ftb isA gre em e nt, be b ind ing upo n th e pa rtie s.(c ) Any a rb itr at io n c o nd uc te d p ur su an t to t h is A g re em e n t shal l ta ke p la ce in th eC ity o fB dm on to n and th e ch airm an sh all fix th e tim e and p la ce in th e City o fEd mo nto n fo r th e purp o se o f h ea r ing such e vid ence and re pre se nta tio ns a se i t h e r o f th e pa r tie s m ay p re se nt a nd , sub je ct to th e p ro vis io ns o f th isAg r e emen t , th e d e cis io n o f th e a rb it ra to rs a nd ch airm an , o r o f a ny tw o (2 ) o f~ in writing, s ha ll be b ind in g upo n th e pa rtie s b oth in r e spec t o f p ro c e d ur eand th e co nd uct o f th e p a r tie s d uring th e p ro ce ed ing, a nd th e finald ete Im in atio n o f th e is su es . The s aid a rb itr ato rs a nd ch a in na n s ha ll , afterhea r i ng any ev i d ence an d r ep re se nt atio n s t ha t th e p ar tie s to t h e a r bi tr a ti o n m ays ubm it . m a ke thei r d e cis io n and re d uce th e sam e to w riting and d e liv e r o ne (1 )copy to e a ch o f th e pa r tie s to th e a rb itr at io n . T h e m a jo rity of th e ch ainnan anda rb itra to rs m ay d ete rm ine a ny m at te rs o f p ro ce dure fo r th e a rb itra tio n n otspec i f ied h e re in . E vid e nc e s ha ll b e p re se nte d by b o th p ar tie s wi th in te n (10)ca le nd ar d ays a fte r a pp oin tm en t o f th e cha i rman , Th e d ecis io n o f th ea rb it ra tio n p a ne l shal l be is su ed w i th in thirty (30 ) ca le nd ar d ay s a fte r th ec h air m an is a pp o in te d .(d) N o tw ith sta nd ing th e fo re go ing , a ny a rb itr a tio n m ay be ca rr ie d o ut by a s in gl e

    a r b it ra t o r i fTELUS an d N o rth w e ste l s o a gre e, inw h ich e ve nt th e pro vis io n o fth is A rtic le s ha ll a pp ly , mu t at is m u t an d is .(e) Th e co st o f th e a rb itr a tio n sh al l be bo rn e by N o rth w es te 1 and TELUS a s m ayb e s p ec if ie d in th e arbitrator's deci s ion .(f) Exce pt a s m o difie d h ere in , th e p ro vis io ns o f A lbe rta 's A rb itra tio n A ct . S .A .1991 , c. 3.1 , a s a m en de d, s ha ll go ve rn th e a rb itr atio n p ro ce ss .

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    19.4 Arbitrat o n Fina l a nd B in dinJL Th e d ete rm ina tio n a ris ing o ut o f th e a rb itr a tio n p ro ce sss ha ll be fina l a nd b ind ing upo n th e p ar tie s to t h e a r bi tr a ti o n.19.5 Con t inubd Pe r f onnance ofOblieanons. N o rth w es te l a nd TELU S s ha ll co ntinue th ep e r f o rmance a f their re sp ec tiv e o bl iga tio ns d urin g th e re so lu tio n o f any d isp ute o rd is ag re em e nt in clu din g any pe rio d o f a rb itra tio n, un le ss a nd un til th is A gre em en t ist e rmina t ed in a cco r d ance with its t er m s a nd c o nd it io n s.1 9 .6 Ma t te r s Excluded fro m A rb itr a tio n. Th e fo llo w ing m a tte rs sh a ll be e xclud ed froma rb i t r a t i on under t h is A g re em e n t:

    (a) a d e c is io n by N o rth w es te l o r TELU S to te rm ina te th is A gre em en t pur suan t toA r tic le 8 .1 ; .19c Ie c omn tu ni ca t: i( n s Interconnection a n d S e rv ic e

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    a d e cis io n b y TELUS o r N o tth we s te l no t to suWly p ro d ucts o r s er vice srequi red to lIl1 ple m e nt a s er vic e in its Operat i :r jg Ter r i to ry ;a ny la w s uits inv olv ing th ird pa rt ie s; a nd ,in te ll ec tu al p ro pe rty c la im s w h e th e r in itia te d by third pa rtie s o r by th e par t i e sto th is A g re em e nt

    19. 7 P re e o d itio ns to C o ur t A ctio n. S ub m is sio n to a rb itr atio n pursuant to th e pro vis io ns o fth is A rtic le 1 9.0 s ha ll be a c o nd it io n p re c ed e nt to b rin g a n a ctio n t h a t is no t e xclud ed und erA rtic le 19. w ith re spe ct to t hi s A g re em e nt

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    .c u~~~ !! !S ie n !! !t ~ . T h e p a rt ie s shall use all r e as o n ab le e ff or ts to o b ta in n e ce s sa rythe CRTC fo r this A gre em ent a nd its Schedu l e s .o Chan cs. Inth e e ve nt th at th e CRTe takes any ac t ion wh i ch a ff ec ts th es e o f th is A gre em ent a nd w h ich has th e effect o f fim . d am e n ta ll y a lt er in g andd erm in.ing th e e co no m ic p os itio n o f th e pa rtie s, o r e ith er o f t h em , th en th e pa r tyth er eb y in j ed may , by w r it te n n o ti ce to th e o th er p ar ty , require t h a t this A gre em en t o r o th er8D'angemen inc identa l to th is A gre em en t b e am end ed a s ne ce s s a ry to pre s e rv e th e e conomicp os itio n h el by th e pa rtie s im m ed ia te ly pr io r to such even t. Such no tice sh al l d escribe th eac t ion taken by th e CRTC a nd sha l l in clud e re as on ab le p art icula rs a s to the manne r andex t en t to w ch th e e co no mic po sitio n o f th e pa r ty giv ing th e no tice h a s b ee n a d ve rs ely

    affected Th pa r tie s sh a ll U Se th eir re aso na ble e ffo rts d urin g a n ine ty (90 ) d a y pe r iodfo llo w ing s h no t ice to ne go tia te a nd e ffe ct s uch a me nd m ents fo llo w in g W hich e ith er pa r tymay , ifs uc h e ffo rt s a re u ns uc ce ss fu l, by fu rth e r w r itte n n ot ic e wi th i n s ix ty (6 0) days af te rsuch n ine ty 90) d ay pe r io d to th e o th er p a r ty , te rm ina te th is A gre em en t. Upo n te rm ina tio n o fth is A g re em t purs ua nt to th is A rtic le , th e p ro vis io ns o f A rtic le 8 .4 s ha ll a pp ly ., ...= ..:u~ ~~ i~ nl:l!.. he p artie s a ck no w le dge a nd a gr ee th at th e a va ila bility o f a nd ch ar ge s fo ro n-R e gula te d S erv ice s (in clud in g th e r ate s. ch arg es a nd d is co un ts , if a ny , fo rFo rbo rne o r o n-R egula te d S e rv ice s a s se t o ut h e re in ), a re in no w ay co ntin ge nt upo n o rco nd it io na l n S erv ice P urch as er s ubs cr ib ing fo r th e pro vis io n o f R egula te d S erv ice s.

    21 .1 N o M e r e r a Any pre vis io ns o ftb is A gre em en t und er Which a n o bliga tio n o f o ne pa rtyhe re to ha s ac ed but h as no t b e en d isch arged sh all no t be a ffe cte d by te nnin atio n o f th isA gre em ent , r s h a l l th e pa rty lia b le to p e rfo nn be d isch a rged a s a re sult o f any suchte rm in atio n, o r s ha ll te rm ina tio n pre jud ice a ny right o f o ne pa rty aga ins t th e o th er in re spe cto f anyth ing ne o r om itte d h e reund e r p rio r to such te rm ina tio n o r in r e spec t o f any righ t tod amage s Or e r r em e die s .T el l Omm un ie a ti n s In terconnec t ion a n d S e r vi ceA gre em en t b etw TEL US C om m unica tio ns In c. a nd N o rth w es te l In c.RffectiVI"Ahnl1 Mil

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    2 1 .2 C om . This Ag r e em e n t m ay be exe cute d in any num be r o f co unte rpa r ts , e a o h o fbe d e em ed to be an o r igina l and a l l o f w h ich s h a l l co ns t itute o ne and th e s am e

    a l P ro Ri is.Unle ss o th e rw i se s pe cific all y agreed inw ritin g by th epa r ty shal l r e t a in all righ~ tit l e a nd in te re st inand to any i nt e ll e ct ua l p r o p e rt yit h th e p ro vis io n o f s erv ice s. If it sh o uld be ne ce ss a ry fo r a pa rty to use a nypatent, cop .ght , trade secret o r o th er non-trademark in te lle ctua l p ro pe rty o f the o t h e r partyto a va il its Ifo f th e s e rv ice s , th e pa rt ie s sh al l nego tia te in go od faith a l ic e ns e with r e sp ec t tosuch inte l l tua l p ro pe r ty . Each pa r ty a ckno w le d ge s th at th e o th er pa rty 's nam e is propr ie t a tyto t h e o t hp a rt y. Th is A gre em en t d o es no t tr an s fe r , a nd co nfe r s no r igh t to use , th e nam e,t r a dema rks (includ in g s erv ice m ark s), pa te nts , co py righ ts , tra de s ecre ts , o r o th er in te lle ctua lp rope r ty 0 e ith er p ar ty , e xce pt a s e xpre ss ly p ro vid ed h ere in , N e ith er pa rty shal l ta ke anyact io n inco is te n t w ith th e in te l le c tua l p ro pe rty rights o f th e o th er party.

    -=o.:!=9-'--T:. . . . : :enn=s~.h e pa rtie s in tend th at w ord s h av ing w e ll-kno w n te ch nica l o r trad e1 1b e a cco rd ed s uch m e an in gs , un le ss exp r e s s ly de f ined o t h e rw i s e .

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    IN WITNE S W HER EO F, th e pa rt ie s h ere to h ave e xe cute d th is Agreement by theirr e sp e ct iv e y auth o r ize d o ffice r s in th at b e h a lf , a s o f th e d ay , m on th a nd ye a r first abovewr i t t en . no 'th s ta n d ing th e d ate s o f e xe cu tio n h e re o f.

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    fonnu la o r im pro ve me nt. o r a ny p or tio n o r p ha se thereo( wh e t h e r o r no t pa t en t ab l e . that is o fvalue to t h e d is c lo s in g party. is no t geoeral ly known to una nth om ed th ird parties, and isi d e nt if ie d app r op r ia t e ly a t th e t im e o f d is clo sure . Tra de S ecre ts s h a l l iA cl ud e , b ut shall no t bel imi ted 10. unpa te n te d i nf o rm a t io n r el at in g to t he d e ve lo pm e nt and o pe ra tio n o f th e disclosingp ar ty 's p ro d ue r s and s er vic es a nd i D f b I I D . a t i o n c on ce rnin g p ro po se d n ew p ro duc t s and s e r v i c e s .(b) ' Co n fic le n tia I o r Propr i e t a ry Info. r toa t ion" s h a l l mean any data o r iu fO lma t ion , o the r thanTrade Secrets . tha t is o f v alu e to th e d i sc lo s in g p a rt y. is no t ge ne ra lly kno w n to unauthorizedth i rd p ar tie s . a n d is i d e n ti fi e d app r op r ia t e ly a t th e t ime o f d is clo sure . C onfid en tia l o rP rop r i e t a ry inf 'onnatiOD 5 h a 1 l m c l u c ;l e . b ut s h a ll no t be l imi ted to , i Df or m at io u r el at iv e t o th ec ur re nt o r p ro po se d b us in es s p la ns o t't ll e d is clo sin g pa r t y an d .f 'i IQ c ia l a nd t ec h nic ali nf or m at io n r e la ti ng t h er et o .ec) "Cus t omer Confident i a l In fo rm atio n" s hs .Il m ea n a ll n on -a ~ infom:tatiOD o r data

    rela t ing to a cus to m er o f th e d is clo sin g pa r t y . o t h e r than th e CUSfOmer' s name . add r e s s an dl isted te le pb oD e n um b er w h ic h a re lis te d in t h e . re s p ec ti ve p a rt y' s public t el e ph o n e d ir e ct o rie s .(d) Fo r Pl l l 'pOse s o f tho prov i s ions t b . t l t apply to Trade Sec r e ts . Co l l f id en t ia l o r P r o p ri et a ryIn fO tma t ion . a nd C us to m er C on fid en tia l Info rm atio n, w i th o ut d iffe re nt ia tio n, t he t enn"Infonnat ion" s h a l l m ea n s uch r efe re nce .

    2 .1 Dur in g the c ou rs e o f p eIfo nn in ,g t he Te le commun ic at io ns In t e rconnect i on and Se rv i ce A.gI : 'ecmentbetweenlELUS C o 'c at io n sln c. a n d N o r th w e s te ll nc . da t e d A pril 1 ,2 003, a s it may be l ' Imended fr om tim e to l imeed to 8$ t h e " Se r vic e Agreement " ) . o f wh i ch t h i s N o n -D is cl os ur e A g re em e nt is a Schedul e .

    io ns a nd a na ly se s n ec es sa ry to e va lua te th e e s t ab l i s hmen t o f p o s s ib le add i t i o n s to t ha . t Se rv i ceA gre em ent. ea h pa rty m ay disclose to th e o th er pa rty certa in In fo rm a tio n, e ith e r di rect ly, o r a s o r a l o r wri t tencommumca t i o 7 o r indi rect ly. a s by pe rm itt ing e mplo ye es o f o ne party to o b se rv e v ar lo U $ o p er at io n s Orpro ce ss e s co nd cte d by th e o th er pa r ry . These disc lo su res wi l l be m ad e upo n th e b as is o ft hc c on fid e nt ia lr ela tio n sh ip h e y agreed. t h a t

    (a) Fo r th e pe r io d o f tim e a s p rov i d ed in $UbPa rag raph 2.l ( t ) b e l ow . a f t e . f e a ch d is cl os ur e., t hereceiving party s ha ll h o ld in c on fid en ce s uc h d is cl os ed I nfo rm a tio n; s ha ll r ep roduce suchTelecommuni ODS I nt er co nn ect io n a nd S er vic eAgreemen t be tw TELUS C o :t nmu n ic at io n s I nc . and NOr tbwcs t e l l n c .E ff ec ti veAD ri l I . 2 0 0 3

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    In fo rma tio n o nl y to th e ex tent n e c e . s s a z y fo r the PU lpOSCSdescnbed above ; shall res t r ictd is cl os ur e o f s uc h In fo nn at io n to it s em ployee s w ho h ave a need to be familiar wi th it, shalladvise all r e c e : i v i D . g emp lo y e es o f t h e CO I 'I 1id e n ti al it y o b li ga ti on s a s s u m e d in th is Non -D is c lo s ur e Ag re em en t; a n d s h al l n o t d is cl os e auy Jn fo nn atk ua o f th e disc los ing party to anyt b 1 r d p ar ty w ith o ut th e d is clQ sin g p ar ty 's w r itte n c on se nt. s ub je ct f O t h e Exceptions l isted inArt icle 3 .0 b el ow .

    (b) A l l m a t er ia ls c o n t a D p . n g s uc h I nf o rm a ti o n s h a l l r em a in t he d is cl os in g pany ' . s property . ands h a l l be mtumed to th e d is clo sin g p ar ty up on w r itte n r eq ue st.(c ) Each:party s h a l l try to min imize th e l1mount o f In f onna non t h a t it furnishes to th e o t h e r partyand r ep r e sen t s that such Int imnat ion t h a t it d i sc l o se s sh a l l be subject to t h " xest r ict ions ofs u b p a m g r a p b . 2 . 1 (a), as f o l l ows :

    (i) ifit is Infozmat ion o t h e r than Conf ident ia l Cn s tom e r J nfmm a ti on a nd ifit is inw r it in g o r o th e r t an gib le fonn , on ly ifth e d i s cl o s in g p a r ty c le ar ly m a rk s it a s"Conf i dent i a l " o r "Propr i e t a ryd o r th e like ;(li) ifit is no t inwr i t ing Of o th er ta ngib le fo rm , only ifthe disclosing patty S U D J m a r i z e st h e I :n f om li lt io n inwri t ing JllaI'ked a s "C on fid en tia l" o r "P rop r ie t a ry" o r the l ike, a n d .de l ivers th e SPDllI l&tY to th e receiving p any within thirty (30) da y s of t h e d is c lo s ur e ;

    an d t h en on ly th e I n f o rma t i o n con ta ined in th e snnu:aazy (and not i I I fonnat ioncon ta ined sole ly int h e d i sc lo s ur e ) is subject to th e r e s t r i c t i o D I I ; and ,(iii) ifit is C otd ld en tia l C us to me r In fo nna tio n. w h eth er o r n ot in 'Wri t ing o r o th e r t an gib lef o r m . .

    (d ) Each party will t ake 1"H$onab l e p re cau ti ons to pro t e c t & O J Q disclosure to unauthorized thirdpa:ttie$ all I n f o rma t i o n d ise losed to it by th e o t he r pa:rty by using the s ame $ fW c : 1 a . r c : l o f ca re asit app l ies to its ow n Information, bu t in no even t le s s th an a re a so nab le ~ o f ca re .

    (e ) N otw ith s ta nd ing th e o t h e r tenDS o f t his N o n -O i sc lo w r e Ag r e em~ a pa r t y to this Non -D is c lo s ur e Ag re em en t may d is cl os e. o n a n ee d -t o-b o w ba s i s , any In fo n na tio n d is cl os ed to itby th e o th er party, to its o r ir s A ffilia te s e mp lo ye es , o ffic er s o r diIectors to whO lD .suchd isclo Sln is : n e c e s s a r y for th e purposes o f pe r l 'onoing th is A gre em ent, pro vid ed tba t suche mplo ye es , o ffice rs a nd d ire cto rs a re a dv ise d o f a nd agree to abide by th e o bliga tio ns o f therece iving party under this N o n~ Disclo sure A gr ee me nt. N o tw ith sta nd ing th e o th er te rm s ofth is Non-Di sc l o su re Agreemen t , a pa rty to this Non-Disclo9Ure .A,greemel l t m.ay d isclo se , o n an ee d-to -k no w b as is , a ny X nfo rm a tio n d is clo se d to it by th e o th er pa rty , to it s agents ,p ro fe ss io na l a dv iso Is o r co ntr acto rs to w h om s uch d i$O lo sur e is ne ce ss aty fo r th e pw :p o$e S o fperforming th is A gr ee me nt, p ro vid ed th at th e r ec eiv in g pa t ty o bta in s fr om such th ird pa rtie s aw r it te n a g re e tl lW t r ega rd ing th e co nfid en tia lity o f th e Info nn atio n, th e te rm s o fw bie b shall bes ub sta ntia lly th e s am e a s th o se c on ta in ed h e re in .

    (f) Th e a fo r e sa id r e st ri ct io n s $haI I no t apply to any Conf iden t i a l O f P r o pr ie ta r y l nf o nn a uo n aftthe expira tio n o f a period o f th re e (3 ) y ea rs fo llo w in g th e da t e o f d is cl os ute . P r ov id e d.h ow eve r, Tra de S ecre ts s ha ll be subje ct to th e a fo re sa id r es tr ic tio ns un n1 s uc h t ime a s l1Jl even ts ta ted in s ub pa ra .gta ph s o f A rtic le 3.0 b elo w . and Cus tome r Confident i a l sha l l be subject to th eaforesaid res t r ict ions until w ch time 11 5 the event stated in subparagraph 3.2(a) be l ow .

    3.1 Th e a fo re sa i r e s tr ictio ns sh all no t apply to a ny C onfid entia l o r Propr i e t a ry J nfo lI D.a tio n o r T ra d e S ec re tsthat:T el ec omm u ni ca ti n s ln tCI 'COII l lect ion a n d S e rv ic eAgre emen t bc tw TauS C omm un ica tio n s In c. a nd N o tt bw c st el I nc .Effective ADrilI, 003

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    (a ) shall b ec om e g eo e ra ll y k n o W Q in th e t r ade th ro ugh no act o f t h e r e c e lv :i :ngparty(b) s h a l l be disclosed ing oo d fa it h to th e r e c e i v i : n s party by a tbird par ty havin,g lepti:m.atepossessioIl . an d the r i gh t to make such d is c lo sur e ;(c) w as in legit imate p os se ss io n o f th e receiving party pr i o r to disclOS' lUehemm.der; Of,(d) is independen t ly developed b y t b.e r e ce i vi ng party at any t ime in th e futu.re.

    restriotions s h a l l no t apply to any Info rma t ion tbt:party is requ i red to d i sc l ose by law o r by 8Jly g ov er nm e nt al a ge nc y h av in g jur is dic tio n. p ro vid e dt th e r ec eiv in g p ar ty ,giv es p rio r n otic e to th e disclosmg p ar ty a nd t h at t h e t eC e iv in g pa r ty takes. re a s on a bl e s te p s to c om p ly w i th th e d is cl os in g r eq uir em e nt in a m a mt et that will ensu re to th ea tes t ex t ent poSS l"b le 1 I I1d e r t he o i roums t ance s th e COIl.t inuec1 conf i demia l i t y of th e lnfOIDlatiOn.

    under a ny i nv eQ t io n s , p a te n ts . patent app l iea t ions , copyr ipu. o r o th er inte l lectual property r i gh t sII.OW o r ob ta in~ is grant ed o r im p li ed by th is Non - D is c lo sur e A gre em ent o r by th e exch ange o fInformation. o l bi ng c o nt a in e d in t hi s N o n - D is cl oS tl l'C AgreemeQt o r a ny l nfO I Dla tio n e xc ba ng cd h emm d ersha l l consti. tut a w arran ty o r X'epresenWioIl. by e i the r party to th e o th er p lU ty with r e spec t to th e i D : f i f n . g e . m e n t o fpatent, copy.ti o r o th er r i gh t o f third par t ies . Thi s Non-Disclosure Agreement d o e s not en la rge , djminiab. o raffect th e rigb a n d o b li ga t io n s t h a t e ith er pa r ty m ay h ave (o r co me to h a v e ) 1 l I l d e r an y o t h e r written ag reemen t .O r with re sp to any pa ten t o r co pyrigh t. Except a s specifica l ly p ro vid ed Ul this N o n-D is olo sure A gre em ent o ra ny o th er wri agr e t:men t, t h .e t e a r e n o r es tr ic tio D S o n t he us e o r d is cl os ur e o f ftD)' I nfmma .t io n e xc h an ge d a tmy time be tw th e part ies . .

    s h a l l have the r i gh t under this Non-Disclosure Agr e emen t to us e any t r a d e :n a :m . e o r mark of th f ;t ion with any product, pro mo tio n o r publica tio n w ith out th e p rio r w ritte n co nse nt a fth e o th er

    A rtic le 5 .0 E u im b ls R e m ed ie sS .1 Inthe ey; t o f a bre ach o r th re ate ne d b re ach , o lWy o f t he fo re go in g p ro vis iO l lS , th e pa r t i e s ag ree t h a t th ehann . suffe re d th e injured party may no t be compensab le by monetBI) ' d amage s a lone and , IICCOl'dingly, t h a t

    sha l l , in add i t ion to th e o th e r a va il ab le l eg al o r e quit ab le r em e die s, be e.ntirled t o a n i nj un ct io na ch o r th re ate ne d b l'fla ch to th e e xte n.t th at such p ar ty ca n e njo in th e o th er party.

    , loMe A~JQen . t is n o n-e x cl us iv e a nd d o e s no t l imi t e a ch p a rt y 's ability to en te r into truts ame O r s im i la r a g re em en ts wi th n on -p ar tie s, E ac h p ar ty r em a in s fr ee to cUsc lo s e it s ow n l t ifo nn atio n to n on -pa r t i e s .

    e nt o r m o difica tio n o f th is N o n-D iS Clo sure A gre em en t s ha ll be va lid o r bind ing o n the pa r t i e su nl es s m a de in ' t in,gmd s igned o n be ha lf o f e ach o f'th e p ar tie s by their respective duly a uth o ri2 e d o ffic er s o r

    en t may b e e xe c ut ed ina ny num be r o f COl.ltlteIparts~e ach o f w hio h sh aD be d e em ed to be anfwh ich shall c on stitu te o ne a nd the s ame agrOOIllOILt.

    Te 1e co mmun ica ti n s In te rco nn ect io n a nd S er vice.Agreement betw TELUS C or mn wIica tio ns Inc, a nd N o rth w estcl Inc.EffectiveAnrill. 003

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    6.4 Th is NO l ll -D is cl os ur e .A gr eem en t c on st it ut es t he entire unde rs t and ing be t\w Jen th e pa rties a s to th econf ident ia l ea tmen J : o fl nf on na tio n e x ch a ng ed b e tw e e n t hem r e la t in g t o the Se rv ice A pem ent andsupe r sede s aJ Y pr io r writ ten o r v er ba l a gre em ents fe ga rd ing th e s am e s ub je ct. Th e provisions o f the ServiceAgreemen t 0Irwhich th is Non -D is c lo s ur e Ag te emen t is i nc o rp o r at e d a n d made a p a rt , s h a . U app ly luIreto.

    I N W l 'I N .BS1 WHEREOF , t he p B1 't ie s h e re to h av e e xe cut ed thi s Agreement by th e hands of the i r respect i1leduly a uth or iz ~ o ffice rs in that beba1f.

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    _(Date) (Date)

    T eIe co mm un ic at lp ns In te rc on ne ct io n a nd S e rv ic eAg r e emen t b e t w C I e n TEl li S C ommuni ca ti on s Inc. and No r tbwes t e l l n c .Effective Amil 1 2003

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