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of Yellowstone Regional Internet Exchange ("YRIX") services ("YRIX Services")
to _________________________ ("Member") as described on the Service Order.
The term "YRIX Services" is limited to the equipment, facilities, programming
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WHEREAS, YRIX has entered
into a Collocation License Agreement with iConnect Montana ("iConnect")
to house and operate certain telecommunications and related equipment
in iConnect's Billings collocation facility and may in the future locate
equipment in other collocation facilities ("Collocation Facility").
WHEREAS, YRIX has made certain facilities ("YRIX
Exchange Point") available within the Collocation Facility for the provision
of YRIX Services including interconnection and exchange of IP traffic
between Members.
WHEREAS, the Member wishes to utilize such facilities
to interconnect to and exchange IP traffic with other Members under a
Multi Lateral Peering Agreement ("MLPA") or with individual Members under
bilateral peering agreements. YRIX is willing to grant Member non-exclusive
use of the YRIX facilities for such purpose under the terms and conditions
contained herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
promises and covenants hereinafter contained and for other good and valuable
consideration, YRIX and Member hereby agree as follows:
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a) This Agreement is for the provision of an exchange
mechanism for the mutual and free exchange of any and all Internet Protocol
(IP) units of data between the Members. Member is permitted to block,
using packet filters or other means, any traffic which is to the detriment
of the Member's business. In the case of such blocking, the Member will
notify the blocked Member(s) as soon as reasonably practical. The Member
and YRIX acknowledge that they do not intend to monitor the content
of IP traffic transiting their networks and systems and cannot be responsible
for content of information transferred.
b) YRIX will not monitor or interfere with the content
or free exchange of information using the YRIX Services.
c) IP peering between the Member and other YRIX Members
will be accomplished via the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and/or future
recommendations of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The Member
agrees to maintain a current BGP version. All routes and networks exchanged,
and the routing policy governing this, will be registered with the proper
agency.
d) YRIX and the Member agree to cooperate to ensure
what they believe to be an efficient use of the YRIX Exchange Point
by their relevant applications. If in the opinion of either YRIX or
the Member there are significant breaches of the conditions of this
Agreement, either YRIX or the Member may unilaterally terminate this
Agreement in accordance with Section 2 below. In practice, however,
YRIX and the Member would expect to resolve any such issues through
discussion prior to considering such unilateral termination.
e) The Member is to bear its own costs for the provision
of routing capacity and hardware systems at their own end of the link
and for collocation services, private lines or cross connects, if any,
within the Collocation Facility. The costs of each Member's connection
to the YRIX Exchange Point, including set up and ongoing costs are to
be born by the Member.
f) Members are bound by the terms of the YRIX Acceptable
Use Policy attached Hereto as Exhibit A.
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For purposes of this Agreement, the Commencement Date
shall be considered to be _______________ ("Commencement Date"). The term
of this Agreement shall commence on the Commencement Date and shall continue
for a period of one (1) year. Unless terminated, this Agreement will automatically
renew for successive terms of one (1) year at the expiration of this initial
term.
a) Either party may terminate this Agreement without
penalty at any time for any reason or no reason by providing the other
party with thirty (30) days prior written notice of such termination.
b) YRIX may terminate this Agreement or suspend service
hereunder at any time upon:
i) any failure of Member to pay any undisputed amounts
as provided in this Agreement;
ii) any breach by Member of any material provision
of this Agreement continuing for thirty (30) days after receipt of
notice thereof;
iii) any insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the
benefit of creditors, appointment of a trustee or receiver or similar
event with respect to Member; or
iv) any government prohibition or required alteration
of services to be provided hereunder or any violation of applicable
law, rules or regulations. The Members' rights and obligations, which
by their nature would extend beyond the termination, cancellation
or expiration of this Agreement, shall survive such termination, cancellation
or expiration.
c) In the event that Member cancels or terminates YRIX
Exchange Service for any reason, Member agrees to pay YRIX:
i) all outstanding non-recurring and recurring charges;
and
ii) any disconnection, early cancellation or termination
charges reasonably incurred by YRIX.
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Member will be charged installation fees, other non-recurring
and monthly recurring fees as identified in the YRIX Exchange Service
Fee Schedule, attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Member's selected Peering Arrangement, Port Type, Cross Connect and Bandwidth
Traffic will determine the total charges invoiced monthly.
a) The 95th Percentile Rule will be used to determine
bandwidth usage under Metered and Unspecified Bit Rate (UBR) plans.
Usage is measured by sampling the Member's connection every five minutes.
Each five-minute sample represents the greater average level of inbound
or outbound bandwidth in use during that period. Over the billing period,
the top 5% of traffic data point samples are discarded. The highest
remaining data point is designated as the 95th percentile usage value
and the Member is billed accordingly with fractional megabits rounded
up.
b) Full and Constant Bit Rate (CBR) ports will be billed
at exactly the bandwidth subscribed.
c) Member will pay a port surcharge and other applicable
charges as specified in Exhibit B.
d) Member will be billed monthly via email, in arrears,
for recurring and non-recurring fees, and payment of such fees and charges
will be due within thirty (30) days of the date of each YRIX invoice.
Late payments hereunder will accrue interest at a rate of one and one-half
percent (1 1/2%) per month.
e) YRIX will suspend service forty-five (45) days after
billing has gone out or fifteen (15) days after the collection period.
f) YRIX may adjust fees identified in the YRIX Exchange
Service Fee Schedule by providing Members with sixty (60) days prior
written notice of such adjustment.
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| At Member's request, YRIX will respond to reports of service
interruption and shall use reasonable care in resolving all problems regarding
the YRIX Services in conformance with industry standards. |

| YRIX may substitute, change or rearrange any equipment
or facilities as necessary to maintain or improve the technical parameters
of the services provided. |

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a) YRIX will grant a credit allowance for service interruption
in excess of 24 hours; such allowance shall be calculated and credited
in one (1) day increments. A service interruption will be deemed to have
occurred only if service becomes unusable to Member as a result of failure
of the YRIX Exchange Point equipment, or human error and where such interruption
is not the result of:
i) the negligence or acts of Member or its agents;
ii) the failure or malfunction of equipment or systems
not provided by YRIX;
iii) circumstances or causes beyond the control of
YRIX; or
iv) a service interruption caused by scheduled service
maintenance, alteration, or implementation.
b) Each request for credit in any calendar month must
be received by YRIX within five (5) days of the occurrence giving rise
to the credit claim. The total amount credited to Member in connection
with service interruptions in any calendar month will not exceed the total
monthly fees payable by Member for YRIX Services for such month. Credit(s)
shall not be granted to Member if its account is delinquent on the date(s)
of such service interruption for which credit is requested. The foregoing
states Member's sole remedy for service interruption under the Agreement.
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Member and YRIX agree to maintain in strict confidence
all plans, designs, drawings, trade secrets, and other proprietary information
of the other which is disclosed pursuant to this Agreement. No obligation
of confidentiality shall apply to disclosed information which the recipient:
a) already possessed without obligation of confidentiality;
b) develops independently; or
c) rightfully receives without obligation from a third
party.
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Each Party represents and warrants that its services,
products, materials, data, information and equipment used in connection
with this Agreement does not as of the Commencement Date, and will not
during the term of this Agreement operate in any manner that would violate
any applicable law or regulation.
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a) Member has read the YRIX Internet Exchange Policy
attached hereto as Exhibit C. Member represents
and warrants that it will comply with the YRIX Internet Exchange Policy
at all times.
b) Actions of Third Party. Without limiting the
foregoing disclaimer, Member specifically acknowledges that YRIX Exchange
Services beyond its facilities within the Collocation Facility are in
part provided or controlled by third parties. At times, actions or inactions
caused by these third parties can produce situations in which YRIX Exchange
Service (or portions thereof) may be impaired or disrupted. Although
YRIX will use commercially reasonable efforts to take any actions it
deems appropriate to remedy and avoid such events, YRIX cannot guarantee
that they will not occur. Accordingly, so long as YRIX acts in a commercially
reasonable manner as described above, YRIX will have no liability whatsoever
resulting from or related to such events.
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a) Neither the partners (direct or indirect) comprising
YRIX, nor the shareholders of YRIX (nor any of the partners comprising
same), nor any of the partners, shareholders, directors or officers
of any of the foregoing, nor any employee, agent or person acting on
YRIX's or such person's behalf (collectively, YRIX's Parties") shall
be personally liable for the performance of YRIX's obligations under
this Agreement. Member shall look solely to YRIX to enforce YRIX's obligations
hereunder and shall not seek any damages against any of YRIX's Parties
or (without limitation and including, but not limited to), YRIX's principals,
partners, shareholders, officers, directors, members, agents, employees,
or others related to the YRIX. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Agreement to the contrary, Member acknowledges and agrees that
Member shall look solely to the estate and interest of YRIX, its successors
and assigns, for the collection of any judgment recovered against, or
liability of, YRIX by reason of YRIX's breach of this Agreement or otherwise,
and no other property or assets of YRIX or any of YRIX's Parties shall
be subject to levy, execution, or other enforcement procedures for the
satisfaction of Member's remedies under or with respect to either this
Agreement or the relationship of YRIX and Member hereunder.
b) In no event shall either party be liable for any
lost revenue, lost profits, replacement goods, loss of technology, rights
or services, incidental, punitive, indirect or consequential damages,
loss of data, interruption in or loss of use of service or any Member
business, even if advised of the possibility of such damages, whether
under theory of contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability
or otherwise.
c) Member shall be liable for any damages to YRIX equipment,
facilities, and systems which is caused by:
i) negligent or willful acts or omissions of Members
or
ii) malfunction or failure of any equipment or facilities
provided by Member or its agents, employees or suppliers.
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Each party shall defend, indemnify, save and hold harmless
the other party, the other party's affiliates and their officers, directors,
agents and employees from and against any and all lawsuits, claims (including
but not limited to claims for bodily injury or property) demands, penalties,
losses, fines, liabilities, damages, and expenses (including reasonable
attorney's fees) (collectively "Claims") resulting from the indemnifying
party's acts, omissions or breach of this Agreement; provided, however,
that neither party shall have the obligation to indemnify from and against
Claims caused by the negligence or intentional misconduct of the other
party. Each party agrees to:
a) promptly notify the indemnifying party in writing
of any indemnifiable claim,
b) give the indemnifying party the opportunity to defend
or negotiate a settlement of any such claim at the indemnifying party's
expense, and
c) cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in defending
or settling such claim. Each party reserves the right, at its own expense,
to participate in the defense of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification
by the other party.
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a) In the event Member fails to pay monthly or other
fees within fifteen (15) days of YRIX's written notice to Member of
its failure to pay when due and demand for the immediate payment thereof,
YRIX may at its sole discretion take any or all of the following actions;
i) prohibit Member access to and use of the YRIX Exchange
Point;
ii) restrict vendor access to work on Member's equipment
and/or circuits and
iii) terminate this Agreement.
b) In the event Member fails to perform or comply with
any other provision of this Agreement within ten (10) days of YRIX's
written notice to Member of its failure to so perform or comply, YRIX
may terminate this Agreement. Member shall in any event remain fully
liable for damages as provided by law and for all costs and expense
incurred by YRIX on account of such default, including reasonable attorney's
fees. Member obligation to pay all fees and charges, which have been
accrued, shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
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a) Multi-Lateral Peering Agreement. The MLPA
is attached hereto as Exhibit D.
b) Non-Assignment. This Agreement may not be
assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other.
Any assignment in violation of this Section shall be void; provided
however, that either party may assign this Agreement to the purchaser
of all or substantially all of the assets of the parties or to an affiliate
of the parties. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and
their respective successors and assigns.
c) Independent Contractors. No license, joint
venture or partnership, express or implied is granted by YRIX pursuant
to this Agreement. The parties will have the status of independent contractors.
d) Publicity and Publication. YRIX shall have
the right to publish information about the YRIX Exchange Point and shall
have the right to disclose Member's participation.
e) Severability. If any provision of the Agreement
shall be held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such provision shall be deemed deleted from this Agreement and replaced
by a valid enforceable provision which, to the maximum extent possible,
achieves the parties' intent in agreeing to the original provision.
The remaining provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force
and effect.
f) Force Majeure. Either party will be excused
from any delay or failure in performance hereunder caused by reason
of any occurrence or contingency beyond its reasonable control, including
but not limited to, acts of God, earthquake, labor disputes and strikes,
riots, war, terrorism and governmental requirements. The obligations
and rights of the party so excused will be extended on a day-to-day
basis for the period of time equal to that of the underlying cause of
the delay.
g) Governing Law. The construction, interpretation
and performance of this Agreement shall be in accordance with the laws
of the State of Montana. The parties agree that in the event of any
dispute under this Agreement that the proper venue for any litigation
shall be the State or Federal courts located in Billings, Montana.
h) Attorney's Fees. In the event of any dispute
in relation to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled
to recover from the other reasonable attorney's fees and other reasonable
court costs.
i) Integration. This Agreement represents the
entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes all prior communications, agreements and
understandings related thereto. The provisions of this Agreement may
not be modified, amended, or waived, except by a written instrument
duly executed by both parties.
j) Exhibits Incorporated. All Exhibits to this
Agreement are incorporated herein and made a part hereof as if fully
set forth herein.
k) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
in two (2) or more counterparts, including facsimile counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original.
l) Execution Authority. The undersigned hereby
covenant and specifically acknowledge that they have full and complete
legal authority to sign on behalf of the Corporation or other legal
entity that is a party to this Agreement. Signature and execution authority
has been properly and adequately obtained by resolution or other appropriate
means, and the agent, employee, or officer signing hereunder is vested
with full and complete authority to bind the legal entity for which
it is signing.
m) Notices.
i) All notices or other instruments or communications
provided for under this Agreement will be in writing, signed by the
party giving the same, and will be deemed properly given and received:
(1) on the next business day after deposit for overnight
delivery by an overnight courier service such as Federal Express
or
(2) three (3) business days after mailing, by registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested or
(3) on the next business day after posting to recipients'
E-mail address.
ii) All such notices or other instruments will be
furnished with delivery or postage charges prepaid addressed to the
party at the address set forth below or such other address as such
party may designate by notice to the other party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Licensor
and Licensee have executed this Agreement in multiple original counterparts
as of the day and year first above written.
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