TERMS OF SERVICE APPLICABLE TO ANY AND ALL SERVICE(S):

You (“You” or “Customer”) understand and agree that Sections 1 through 26 of this Residential Service Agreement (“Agreement”) apply to Lycom Communications’ (“Lycom”) provision of each and every broadband communication service (“Service(s)”) ordered by Customer, which may include cable television service (“Video Service”), high speed data service (“High Speed Internet Service”), voice service (“Phone Service”) and Lycom equipment (“Equipment”)

1. Agreement. Customer agrees to be bound to this Agreement by: (i) executing a copy of the service order presented to Customer at the time of installation (“Service Order”), (ii) ordering a Service. or (iii) using one or more Services at Customer’s location, Lycom may, in its sole discretion, change, modify, add or remove portions of this Agreement at any time by giving Customer notice in accordance with Section 22 of this Agreement. Customer’s continued use of the Services following such notice shall be deemed as Customer’s acceptance to any revision in this Agreement. If Customer does not agree to the revised Agreement, Customer must immediately notify Lycom of Customer’s intent to terminate Service and return all Equipment.
2. Residential Use. The Services provided are solely for Customer’s personal, residential use and Customer shall not use Services for any commercial purpose. Lycom shall have the right to determine, in its sole discretion, what constitutes a “commercial” purpose.
3. Access to Customer Premises. Customer grants Lycom and its employees, representatives and/or agents the right to enter Customer’s premises and access Equipment, the wiring within Customer’s premises and Customer’s computer’s computer(s) to install, connect, inspect, maintain, repair, replace, disconnect, remove or alter the Equipment, check for signal leakage, or install or deliver Lycom provided software (“Software”). Customer shall cooperate in providing such access upon request of Lycom. If Customer is not the owner of the premises, Customer warrants that Customer has obtained the legal authority of the owner to authorize personnel and/or its agents to enter the premises for the purposes described herein.
4. Payment. The charges for one month of Services, including any deposits and installation and Equipment charges, are due upon installation of the Services. Thereafter, Customer agrees to pay monthly recurring Service charges and Equipment charges (if any) in advance, including all applicable fees, taxes. Regulatory, fees, franchise fees, surcharges (including a broadcast station surcharge) and other government assessments not later than the date indicated on Customer’s bill. Charges for non-recurring Services or Equipment charges will be reflected on Customer’s subsequent bill at the then current applicable rates. If Customer elects to pay by automatic recurring credit card, debit card or automatic clearing house payments, Customer authorizes Lycom to charge such accounts. Failure to receive a bill does not release Customer from Customer’s obligation to pay. Failure to pay the total balance when due shall constitute a breach of this agreement and may be grounds for termination of Service, removal of Equipment from Customer’s premises and/or imposition of an administrative fee (“Administrative Fee”) in accordance with applicable law. Any Administrative Fee imposed on Customer is intended to be a reasonable advance estimate of costs of managing past due accounts, Lycom does not extend credit to Lycom’s Customers and the Administrative Fee is not interest, a credit service charge or a finance charge.
5. Additional Fees. In addition to Customer’s monthly recurring charges and any Administrative Fee, additional fees may be imposed, including fees for retuned checks, charge card chargeback, early termination, reconnection and service calls. Additional charges may also be imposed if collection activities are required to recover past due balances, including attorney fees, A list of applicable fees is available from you local Lycom office (“Schedule of Fees”). Lycom reserves the right to amend or change the Schedule of Fees from time to time.
6. Early Termination Fees. If you cancel, terminate or downgrade the Service before the completion of any promotional term to which You agreed (“Initial Term”), you agree to pay Lycom an early cancellation fee of up to two hundred ($200.00) plus all outstanding charges for all Services used and Equipment purchased for which you have not paid us prior to termination. You agree that early cancellation fees or any other fees may automatically be charged to your account and your account and your credit or debit card provided to Lycom Communications and you agree to pay such fees.
7. Security Deposits. Customer acknowledges and agrees that Lycom may verify Customer’s credit standing with credit reporting agencies in accordance with applicable laws and require a deposit based on Customer’s credit standing or past history with Lycom. A deposit does not relieve the Customer of the responsibility for the prompt payment of bills on presentation. Security deposits paid by Customer for Equipment or Services may be used, to the extent permitted by law, to offset any unpaid balance or charges after termination of Service. Customer shall remain liable for any outstanding balances after the security deposit has been applied. Further terms and conditions of the security deposit may be contained in the deposit receipt given to Customer at the time the security deposit is collected.
8. Disputed Charges. Customer must notify Lycom in writing of billing errors disputes or requests for credit within thirty (30) days after Customer receives the bill for which correction of an error or credit is sought. The date of the dispute shall be the date Lycom receives sufficient documentation to enable Lycom to investigate the dispute. The date of the resolution is the date Lycom completes its investigation and notifies the Customer of the disposition of the dispute.
9. Adjustments or Refunds. Any adjustment or refund shall be an amount equal to the pro-rata part of the monthly charges applicable to the interrupted Service and associated Equipment charges for the period of time during which the Service is interrupted. The adjustment or refund will be accomplished by a credit on a subsequent bill for service. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the liability of Lycom, its officers, shareholders, directors, employees, affiliates, vendors, carrier partners, content providers and other persons or entities involved in providing the Services or Equipment (collectively, the Lycom Parties”) for damages shall in no event, by reason of any delays, interruptions, omissions, errors, failures or defects in installation or service, exceed an amount equal to the Customer’s Service charges and associated Equipment fees for a regular billing period (“Maximum Credit”). No credit allowance will be made for:
10. interruptions of service due to the negligence of or noncompliance with the provisions of the Agreement by Customer or any person authorized by customer to use the service;
11. interruptions of service due to the negligence of any person other than Lycom including but not limited to, the other common carriers connected to the Lycom facilities;
12. interruptions of Service due to the failure or malfunction of Customer owned equipment or third party equipment;
13. interruptions of service during any period in which Lycom is not given full and free access to its facilities and Equipment for the purpose of investigation and correcting interruptions:
14. interruptions of service during a period In which Customer continues to use the Service on an impaired basis;
15. interruptions during any period when the interruption is due to implementation of a Customer order for a change in Service arrangements;
16. interruptions of Service due to circumstances beyond the control of Lycom;
17. Limitation of Refund. Unless otherwise provided by applicable law, in the event any amounts owed by Lycom to Customer are not claimed by Customer within one year of the date on which the amount became payable to Customer, Customer shall forfeit all rights to the refund and all such amounts shall become the property of Lycom.

10.Equipment and Software. Any network facilities, Software, cabling or equipment installed or provided by Lycom will remain the property of Lycom. Customer will acquire no ownership or other interest in the network facilities, cabling, Software or Equipment by virtue of payments made pursuant to this Agreement or by the attachment of any portion of the network facilities, cabling or Equipment to Customer’s residence or premises.

1. Misuse of Equipment. Customer will not open, alter, misuse, or tamper with the Equipment. Customer will not remove Equipment from the location where Equipment was installed. Customer will not remove any markings or labels from the Equipment. Customer agrees to safeguard the Equipment from loss or damage of any kind, and (except for any self installation procedures approved by Lycom) will not permit anyone other than a Lycom authorized representative to perform any work on the Equipment.
2. Return of Equipment. If Customer’s Service is terminated or cancelled (for whatever reason), Customer agrees that Customer no longer has the right to keep or use the Equipment and Customer must promptly return the Equipment. The Equipment. The Equipment must be returned to Lycom in the same condition as when received, ordinary wear and tear excepted. If Customer fails to return the Equipment, Customer will pay any expenses Lycom incurs in retrieving the Equipment. Failure of Lycom to remove the Equipment does not mean that Lycom has abandoned the Equipment. Lycom may continue to charge Custom a monthly Service fee until any remaining Equipment is returned, collected by Lycom or fully paid for by Customer.
3. Damaged or Lost Equipment. If the Equipment is damaged by Customer, destroyed by Customer, destroyed, lost or stolen while in Customer’s possession, Customer is responsible for the cost of repair or replacement of the Equipment.
4. Operations of Equipment. The customer agrees to operate any Equipment in accordance with instructions of Lycom or Lycom’s agent. Failure to do so will relieve the Lycom Parties of liability for interruption of Service and may make the Customer responsible for damage to Equipment.
5. Tests and Inspections. Upon reasonable notification to the Customer, and at a reasonable time, Lycom may make such tests and inspections as may be necessary to determine that the Customer is complying with the requirements set forth herein.
6. Software. Customer agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of any software license agreement provided with the Software. The Software shall be used solely in connection with the Services and Customer will not modify, disassemble, translate or reverse engineer, the Software. If customer’s Service is terminated, Customer will promptly return or destroy all software provided by Lycom and any related written materials. Lycom will have the right to upgrade, modify and enhance the Equipment and Software from time to time through “uploads.”
7. Repair. Lycom will repair and/or replace defective Software or Equipment provided such damage was not caused by misuse, neglect or other fault of Customer. Lycom is not responsible for the operation, maintenance, service or repair of any Customer’s equipment, including, but not limited, to, televisions, computer devices, remote controls or other consumer electronics, including any hardware of third party software, which may be connected to the Services (“Customer Equipment”).
8. Prohibitions/Theft of Service. Customer shall not intercept, receive or assist in the interception or receipt or resell, distribute or duplicate any Services. In no event shall Customer use the Services and/or Equipment to engage in any illegal or prohibited activity.
9. Customer Liability for Users. Customer must be at least eighteen years of age to subscribe to Services. Customer is responsible for any access, use or misuse of the services and/or Equipment that may result from access or use by any other person who has access to Customer’s premises, equipment or account. Customer is responsible for ensuring that all persons who use Customer’s subscribed Services (“Users”) understand and comply with all terms and conditions applicable to the Services.
10. Privacy Policy. Customer’s privacy interests, including Customer’s ability to limit disclosure of certain information to third parties, are addressed by, among other laws, the Communications Act and the electronic Communications Privacy Act. Customer acknowledges receipt of Lycom’s privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) governing the collection, use and disclosure of Customer personally identifiable information. The Privacy Policy may also be found on Lycom’s website (www.lycomonline.com). Lycom may, in its sole discretion, change, modify, add or remove portions of the Privacy Policy at any time by giving Customer notice in accordance with Section 22 of this Agreement.

14.Termination. Lycom may terminate this Agreement immediately at any time, without prior notice, if Customer or a User fails to fully comply with the terms of this Agreement, its components and Lycom’s Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) or for any other reason or no reason. If Lycom terminates Service due to a violation of this Agreement of Lycom’s policies, Customer may be subject to additional fees and charges, including disconnect and termination fees and Lycom may also exercise other rights and remedies available under law.

15.Customer Obligations Upon Termination. Customer agrees that upon termination of any Service, Customer will immediately cease use of the Equipment and any Software, and; Customer will pay in full the charges for Customer’s use of the Service and the Equipment through the later of: (i) the effective date of termination of the Service, (ii) if applicable, the expiration of any promotional term, or (iii) the date when the associated Equipment or Software has been returned to Lycom.

16. No waiver. The failure of Lycom to enforce this Agreement and any of its components, for whatever reason, shall not constitute a waiver of any right of Lycom or the ability to assert or enforce such right at any time in the future.
17. No Assignment. Customer may not assign, or transfer in any manner, the Services or any rights associated with the Services.
18. No Warranty; Limitation of Liability. CUSTOMER AGREES THAT THE SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT ARE PROVIDED BY LYCOM ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES THAT ARE IMPLIED BY, AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION, OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT. THE LYCOM PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT THE EQUIPMENT WILL WORK AS INTENDED. CUSTOMER FURTHER AGREES THAT ALL USE OF THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT CUSTOMER’S SOLE RISK AND CUSTOMER ASSUMES TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CUSTOMER’S OR ANY USER’S USE OF THE SERVICES. EXCEPT FOR THE REFUND OR CREDIT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, IN NO EVENT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) WILL THE LYCOM PARTIES BE HELD RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, COST OR EXPENSE INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, TREBLE, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES OR DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, EARNINGS, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, LOSS OF DATA, PERSONAL INJURY (INCLUDING DEATH), PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES, SOUGHT BY CUSTOMER OR ANYONE ELSE USING CUSTOMER’S SERVICE ACCOUNT, RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES (INCLUDING THE INABILITY TO ACCESS EMERGENCY 911 OR E911 SERVICES) AND/OR USE OF THE EQUIPMENT OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, FAILURE, REMOVAL OR USE OF SERVICES AND/OR EQUIPMENT OR CUSTOMER’S RELIANCE ON THE SERVICES AND/OR EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, DELETION OR CORRUPTION OF FILES, WORK STOPPAGE, ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELAYS IN OPERATION, DELAYS IN INSTALLATION, FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER STANDARDS OF OPERATION, FAILURE TO EXERCISE REASONABLE SUPERVISION, DELAYS IN TRANSMISSION, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES AND/OR EQUIPMENT; OR RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF, OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY ALLEGATION, CLAIM, SUIT OR OTHER PROCEEDING RELATING TO SERVICES AND/OR EQUIPMENT, OR THE INFRINGEMENT OF THE COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK, TRADE SECRET, CONFIDENTIALITY, PRIVACY, OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY.

THE LYCOM PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICE, EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE ARE COMPATIBLE WITH ANY CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR IMPAIRMENT OF SERVICE DUE IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT.

THE LYCOM PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTY AS TO THE SECURITY OF CUSTOMER’S COMMUNICATIONS VIA LYCOM’S FACILITIES OR SERVICES, OR THAT THIRD PARTIES WILL NOT GAIN UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR MONITOR CUSTOMER’S COMMUNICATIONS. CUSTOMER AGREES THAT CUSTOMER HAS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO SECURE CUSTOMER’S COMMUNICATIONS AND THAT THE LYCOM PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.

IF CUSTOMER RESIDES IN A STATE WHICH LAWS PREVENT CUSTOMER FROM TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR CUSTOMER’S USE OF THE SERVICES AND/OR EQUIPMENT, LYCOM’S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW. IN NO EVENT SHALL LIABILITY EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF DIRECT DAMAGES FOR INJURY TO PROPERTY OR PERSON CAUSED BY LYCOM’S WILLFUL OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR, FOR ALL OTHER CLAIMS, THE MAXIMUM CREDIT.

19.Indemnification. Customer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Lycom parties from and against any and all claims and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising out of or related in any way to the use of the Service and Equipment by customer or otherwise arising out of the use of Customer’s account or any equipment of facilities in connection therewith, or the use of any other products or services provided by Lycom to Customer. Customer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Lycom Parties against claims, losses or suits for injury to or death of any person, or damage to any property which arises from the use, placement or presence or removal of Lycom’s Equipment, facilities and associated wiring on Customer’s premises and further, Customer indemnifies and holds harmless the Lycom Parties against claims for libel, slander, or the infringement of copyright arising directly or indirectly from the material transmitted over the facilities of Lycom or the use thereof by Customer; against claims for infringement of patents arising from combining with or using in connection with, facilities furnished by Lycom, and apparatus, Equipment, and systems provided by Customer; and against all other claims arising out of any act or omission of Customer in connection with the Services or facilities provided by Lycom.

20.No Longer Applicable

21. Severability. If any term or condition of this Agreement shall be adjudicated or determined as invalid or unenforceable by a court, tribunal or arbitrator with appropriate jurisdiction over the subject matter, the remainder of the Agreement with respect to such claim shall not be affected and shall remain valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

22.Notice. Lycom may deliver any required or desired notice to Customer by posting the notice on Lycom’s web site, or by sending notice via e-mail or first class U.S. postal mail to Customer’s billing address. Customer agrees that any one of the foregoing will constitute sufficient notice. Because Lycom may from time to time notify Customer about important information regarding the Services, AUP, Privacy Policy and the Agreement by such methods, Customer agrees to regularly check his or her postal mail, e-mail, all postings on the Lycom web site (www.lycomonline.com) and Customer can also view notices on Lycom’s information channels and Customer bears the risk of failing to do so.

23.No Relationship. Nothing in this Agreement will create any joint venture, joint employer, franchisee-franchisor, employer-employee or principal-agent relationship between Lycom and any content, backbone, network, circuit and other technology or communications providers, software and other licensors, hardware and equipment suppliers or other third party providers of elements of High Speed Internet Service, nor impose upon any such companies any obligations for any losses, debts or other obligations incurred by the other.

24.Survival. All representations, warranties, indemnifications, dispute resolution provisions and limitations of liability contained in this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement, as well as any other obligations of the parties hereunder which, by their terms, would be expected to survive such termination or which relate to the period prior to termination (including legal conditions, payment, and Lycom rights and the rights of others).

25. Force Majeure. Lycom Parties shall not be liable for any delay or failure of performance or Equipment due to causes beyond its control, including but not limited to: acts of God, fire, flood, explosion or other catastrophes; any law, order, regulation, direction, action or request of the United States government or of any other government including state and local governments having or claiming jurisdiction over Lycom, or of any department, agency, commission, bureau, corporation or other instrumentality of any one or more of these federal, state, or local governments or of any military authority; preemption of existing service in compliance with national emergencies, acts of terrorism, insurrections, riots, wars, unavailability of rights-of-way material shortages, strikes, lockouts, or work stoppages.

26.Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Service Order, the Privacy Policy, the Fee Schedule and the AUP constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede and nullify all prior understandings, promises or undertakings with respect to the Services and/or Equipment.

TERMS OF SERVICE APPLICABLE ONLY TO THE PRIVISION OF CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES (VIDEO SERVICES). In addition to all other relevant terms provided in this Agreement, as part of Customer’s subscription to such Video Services, Customer further understands and agrees that:

27. Use of Services. The programs, content and other service provided through Lycom’s Video Service must be utilized for use solely at the Customer’s residence, for purposes limited to other authorized activities and display on no more than the number of workstations/receivers at the Customer Locations as disclosed on the Service Order, provided that Customer may not directly or indirectly charge any fee as a condition to viewing the Service and that the Video Service is not duplicated, redistributed or accessed in violation of any applicable law.
28. Programming Content. Customer understands and agrees that by using the Video Service, Customer or Users may be exposed to materials or content that may be offensive, sexually explicit or objectionable to Customer. Parental control devices are available upon Customer’s request for use with the Video Service to block certain programming and/or filter certain content. The Lycom Parties make no representation or warranty regarding the effectiveness of such parental control devices. Under no circumstances will the Lycom Parties be liable in any way for any claims, losses, actions, suits, proceedings, or any damages relating to any programming content provided with the Video Service.
29. Security. Lycom has no obligation to track the Video Services provided to Customer; however, as a part of the provision of Service and in order to protect from unauthorized reception of Service, Lycom may track through its cable television system the channel or Service selections indicated by customer or other information necessary to satisfy any law or regulation to properly operate the Video Services and/or to protect Lycom, its cable television system, Services, Equipment and/or Customers.
30. Signal Level. To maintain legal requirements for minimal signal levels at Customer’s terminal, no more than one television or cable programming viewing device may be connected to a single cable receptacle. Due to worsening of set top reception upon installation of over 4 televisions, customer must have an in house amplifier if more than 4 televisions will be installed. Lycom will not be responsible for reception if customer surpasses the allowed limit without an amplifier.___________Initial
31. Outages. Subject to applicable law, a credit may be given for qualifying outages. If there is a known Video Service interruption in excess of 48 consecutive hours (or in excess of such lesser time period pursuant to local law), Lycom, upon prompt notification of such failure or interruption by Customer, may either provide Customer with a pro-rata credit relating to such failure or interruption, or at Lycom’s discretion, in lieu of the credit, provide alternative programming during any program interruption. Lycom Parties will not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages or losses from any interruption in programming or Video Service.

TERMS OF SERVICE APPLICABLE ONLY TO THE PROVISION OF HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICES. In addition to all other relevant terms provided in this Agreement, a Customer who subscribes to one of Lycom’s High Speed Internet Services, which may include internet access services, e-mail services, e-commerce, online content, features and other online services under the control of Lycom or its affiliates understands and agrees that:

32. Additional Services. The High Speed Internet Service provided to Customer allows access to certain Lycom proprietary Services, in addition to other services or features available over the Internet. Customer understands that he/she may incur additional charges while using these other services or while engaging in forms of e-commerce. All such charges shall be paid by Customer and are not the responsibility of Lycom.
33. Authorized Connections. Lycom agrees to provide Customer with the number and type of High Speed Internet Service connection(s) at the Customer Locations as stated on the Service Order. Customer shall not exceed the number, types or location of such authorized connections.
34. Peripheral Equipment. Customer understands and agrees that, to be operational, the High Speed Internet Service may require additional equipment. If Lycom is providing Customer with a cable modem, the cable modem shall remain Equipment. If Customer has purchased a cable modem (whether from Lycom or from a third party) the cable modem shall be Customer Equipment. Customer represents that it owns the Customer Equipment or otherwise has the right to use such equipment in connection with the High Speed Internet Service. Lycom shall have no obligation to provide, maintain or service the Customer Equipment. Customer agrees not to use the Equipment for any purpose other than to use the High Speed Internet Service pursuant to this Agreement.
35. Minimum Equipment. Customer agrees that the Customer Equipment utilizing the High Speed Internet Service must meet the minimum computer requirements outlined in the informational literature Lycom has provided and as may be amended from time to time. If Customer proceeds with the installation of or uses the High Speed Internet Service utilizing Customer Equipment that does not meet the minimum requirements (a “Non-Recommended Configuration”), Customer agrees that (i) Customer will not be entitled to customer support from Lycom relating to any issues other than the quality of the signal delivered to the Customer’s receptacle, and (ii) Customer understands and agrees that Customer may not be able to successfully install, access, operate, or use the High Speed Internet Service with the Non-Recommended Configuration. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY INSTALLATION, ACCESS, OPERATION OR USE OF NON-RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATIONS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CUSTOMER’S COMPUTER, PERIPHERALS, SOFTWARE, OR DATA. NEITHER LYCOM NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY SUCH FAILURE OR DAMAGE. The foregoing limitation of liability is in addition to and shall not limit any other limitation of liability set forth in this Agreement.
36. Upgrades. Customer acknowledges that the Equipment is merely a means through which the High Speed Internet Service is provided by Lycom and may be removed or changed by Lycom at its discretion as it deems appropriate, including through “uploads” to Customer’s computer(s) or otherwise. Whether the cable modem is owned by Customer or Lycom, Lycom shall have the unrestricted right, but not the obligation, to upgrade the firmware in the cable modem at any time Lycom, in its sole discretion, determines it is necessary or desirable. Customer assumes all responsibility for any degradation in or problems from the failure to upgrade. Lycom does not represent, warrant or covenant that installation and modifications of peripheral devices, including Network cards, computer equipment, software, computer files and other system configuration files necessary to operate the High Speed Internet Service will not disrupt or delay the normal operations of Customer’s computer device(s) or associated equipment. Lycom shall have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage or outage resulting from the above. Upon Customer request and, at Lycom’s sole discretion, for an additional charge, Lycom or its agents may install certain software, an extra cable receptacle, a cable modem and associated equipment for operation of the High Speed Internet Service. If installed by Lycom, Lycom shall use reasonable efforts to install the High Speed Internet Service to a fully operational status.
37. Back-up. Customer agrees to either back-up all existing computer files prior to installation of any Equipment to Customer’s computing device or accept sole responsibility for lost or damaged files, data or programs. In all events, Lycom shall have no liability whatsoever for any damage or loss or destruction of any of Customer’s software, files, data or peripherals.
38. Prohibited Uses. Customer shall not and shall not allow others to use the High Speed Internet Services to:
39. Violate Lycom’s AUP that is provided to Customer and/or posted on Lycom’s web site from time to time in accordance with Section 22;
40. Invade another person’s privacy or security;
41. Restrict, inhibit or otherwise interfere with the ability of any other person to use or enjoy the Internet, including any features or activities on the Internet, any Equipment, the High Speed Internet Service or features of the High Speed Internet Service(s);
42. Create any unusually large burden on the network, including, without limitation, posting or transmitting any information or software that contains a virus, lock, key, bomb, worm, Trojan horse or other harmful of debilitating feature; distribute mass or unsolicited e-mail, including commercial advertising, announcements or junk mail; or otherwise generate large levels of traffic sufficient to impede other’s ability to send or receive information;
43. Unlawfully use, possess, post, transmit or disseminate obscene, profane, or pornographic material, other content or material that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, slanderous, defamatory, encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law or regulation;
44. Access any computer, software, data, any confidential or proprietary content or copyrighted, trademarked or patent protected material without the knowledge and consent of the owner of such content or material;
45. Use, create, access, post, upload or download tools or features that cause impairment, restriction or destruction to any content, material, device or system, the High Speed Internet Services or Equipment;
46. Copy, distribute or sublicense any Software, except as expressly permitted in writing by Lycom;
47. Disrupt any backbone network nodes or network service used by Lycom;
48. Interfere with computer networking or other services to or from any Internet user, host or network, including but not limited to denial of service attacks, overloading a service, improper seizure or abuse of operator privileges (“hacking”) or attempting to “crash” a host or service;
49. Operate a server in connection with the Services, including FTP, IRC, SMTP, POP, HTTP, SOCKS, SQUID, DNS or any multi-user forums;
50. Port scan any computer, device or any other person without knowledge or consent of such person, nor use any tools to facilitate such scans;
51. Impersonate any person or entity or forge anyone else’s digital or manual signature.
52. Termination. In addition to Lycom’s termination rights set out elsewhere in this Agreement, Lycom may terminate all Services, including the High Speed Internet Services if Lycom reasonably believes that the Customer has engaged in or is engaging in any of these prohibited activities and Lycom reserves the right to pursue any damages or remedies from such activities, including any direct or indirect costs, expenses or fees incurred by Lycom and/or its affiliates. Following the termination of Customer’s High Speed Internet Service account for any reason, Lycom is authorized to delete any files, programs, data, e-mail addresses and e-mail messages associated with such account. Such deletion may include Customer forfeiting his/her account user names, all e-mail, IP and web space addresses. Any incoming e-mail to Customer’s canceled account will not be forwarded to another account. Lycom shall have no liability whatsoever as the result of the loss or destruction of any information, data, names or addresses.
53. Network. Lycom utilizes a network that allows bi-directional access to the Internet. The network is not intended to protect Customers from hackers, viruses or other harmful elements that may result from participation in High Speed Internet Services, and as such, Customer should not rely on the network to provide such protection. Lycom may run third party virus check software or other protection measures over its network to scan e-mails or Internet activity; however, Lycom does not represent, warrant or covenant that such software will detect, repair or correct any or all viruses or other harmful code or software.
54. E-mail. Customer must adhere to the e-mail policies in the AUP. As part of the subscription to High Speed Internet Services, Customer will be provided with the ability to set up mail addressees for the number of e-mail addresses specified on Customer’s Service Order. Customer is responsible for the set-up and proper usage of these addresses. The total size of all e-mail with Customer’s account is limited to 1megabyte of storage space on the network. Lycom reserves the right to modify, delete or correct any accounts that exceed the megabyte limitation, and modify the size of Customer’s storage space, at Lycom’s sole discretion and without notice. To preserve e-mail for longer periods, Customer can set its e-mail account so that e-mail is automatically stored on Customer’s computer’s hard-drive when Customer opens it. Please check the Help section on Customer’s email access program (e.g., Outlook Express). Lycom reserves the right to reclaim any and all inactive e-mail addresses and accounts from Customer at Lycom’s sole discretion and without notice, whether such are inactive as a result of the termination or cancellation of High Speed Internet Service regardless of the reason for such cancellation of termination, or inactive as a result of a lack of access by Customer to the account and/or e-mail address for a period of twelve months or greater.
55. Security. Lycom may provide, offer for sale or subscription, or otherwise make available, software or services for e-mail filtering, anti-virus scanning and other e-mail security solutions for the convenience of Customers. Lycom shall not be responsible for nor have any liability with regard to the e-mail that Customer or its authorized Users receive, nor for any loss or filtered e-mail, nor for the failure to prevent virus delivery or infection. Lycom Parties are not responsible or liable for the forwarding or inability to forward e-mail sent to any other e-mail account. E-mails sent to suspended or terminated accounts may be returned to sender, ignored, deleted or stored temporarily at Lycom’s sole discretion.
56. Personal Web Pages and Content. Customer may create personal web pages. Customer may not use the High Speed Internet Service for commercial or business purposes. On such personal web pages, Customer can design, maintain, and publish texts, diagrams, illustrations, audio clips and related materials for access by a global audience. Customer is solely responsible for any information, materials or content that Customer publishes on its web pages or otherwise makes available on the Internet. Customer should take appropriate precautions to prevent minors from receiving inappropriate content. Lycom and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse to post and/or to remove any information, materials or content, in whole or in part, that it deems to be offensive, indecent, or otherwise inappropriate regardless of whether such material or its dissemination is unlawful.
57. Accuracy of Content. Customer understands and agrees that by using the High Speed Internet Service, Customer and/or User may be exposed to materials or content that is offensive, indecent, sexually explicit, objectionable, or that may violate federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations or may violate the protected rights of the Customer or others. Customer also understands that the technical processing and transmission of the High Speed Internet Service, including Customer’s content or materials, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks or devices; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices; and that under no circumstances will the Lycom Parties be liable in any way for any claims, losses, actions, suits, proceedings, or any damages relating to any content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, access to such content or material by Customer or others, or incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, or otherwise transmitted via the High Speed Internet Service. Customer acknowledges that software programs claiming to be capable of restricting access to sexually explicit material on the Internet are commercially available. The Lycom Parties make no representation of warranty regarding the effectiveness of such programs.
58. Scheduled Service repair, maintenance or upgrade. Lycom may from time to time schedule Service repair, maintenance or upgrades to provide Customer with High Speed Internet Service. Customer shall not receive High Speed Internet Service credits for such scheduled repairs, maintenance or upgrades. If there is a known and unscheduled High Speed Internet interruption in excess of 24 consecutive hours (or in excess of such lesser time period pursuant to local law), Lycom, upon prompt notification of such failure to interruption by Customer, may provide Customer with a pro-rata credit relating to such failure of interruption. Lycom Parties will not be liable for any direct, incidental or consequential damages or losses from any interruption in High Speed Internet Service.
59. Changes to High Speed Internet Service. Lycom may also, at any time and in its sole discretion, without notice, change, add to or remove portions of the High Speed Internet Service (including, without limitation, content, functionality, hours of availability, Equipment requirements, speed, upstream and downstream limitations, Service features, storage capacity, and protocol filtering) and/or institute or otherwise change fees and charges for the High Speed Internet Service. If Customer is dissatisfied with such changes or the High Speed Internet Service after such changes, Customer’s only right and remedy is to cancel his/her subscription to the High Speed Internet Service.
60. Service Usage. Lycom has no obligation to track High Speed Internet Service usage of Customer; however, as a part of the provision of Service and in order to protect from unauthorized reception of Service, Lycom may track through its cable television system and/or network certain usage, usage patterns and/or selections indicated by Customer or other information necessary to satisfy any law or regulation to properly operate the High Speed Internet Service and/or to protect Lycom, its cable television system, network, Services, Equipment and/or Customers.
61. Network Integrity. Lycom reserves the right to protect the integrity of its network and resources by any means it deems appropriate. This includes, but is not limited to: port blocking, e-mail virus scanning, denying e-mail access or transmission, and putting limits on bandwidth and e-mail usage.
62. Internet Access Speeds. Customer agrees that actual Internet speeds that are experienced at any time will vary based on a number of factors, including the capabilities of Customer’s computer equipment, Internet congestion, the performance of network servers and routers, the technical properties of websites visited, environmental factors, the content and applications accessed, the condition of any lines between these two points, and any network management tools and techniques employed by Lycom._________Initial
63. Bandwidth, Data Storage and Other Limitations. Customer agrees to comply with Lycom’s bandwidth, data storage and other limitations of the High Speed Internet Service as established and modified by Lycom from time to time. Customer agrees that its bandwidth usage activity will not improperly restrict, inhibit or degrade any other user’s use of the High Speed Internet Service, nor represent (in Lycom’s sole judgment) an unusually large burden on the network. Customer also agrees that its activity will not restrict, inhibit, disrupt, degrade or impede Lycom’s ability to deliver and track it High Speed Internet Service, backbone, network nosed and/or network services.
64. Sole Risk. Use of the High Speed Internet Service provided by Lycom, in addition to third-party products or services provided by or accessed through the High Speed Internet Service of the Internet is at Customer’s sole risk and Customer acknowledges that the

High Speed Internet Services are provided “AS IS.” Accordingly, any information sent through or over the network is sent at Customer’s sole risk.

52. Customer Security. When Customer’s device is connected to a cable modem, it constitutes a “local” segment of the network. All of Customer’s traffic to or from this local segment will be reflected by the cable modem in an unencrypted format onto the network (unless separate encryption technology is utilized) and will be subject to eavesdropping by third parties. Further, through the use of file and print sharing features, third parties outside of Customer’s premises may be able to access Customer’s computer devices across the network and access Customer’s software, files and data. Any Customer who chooses to subscribe to the Lycom’s High Speed Internet Services and enables capabilities such as file sharing, print sharing or other capabilities that allow third party computer access, does so at his/her own sole risk. Customer is solely responsible for any security devices Customer chooses to connect or install on his/her computer device, in addition to any transmission to or from Customer or its authorized Users. Lycom Parties shall not be liable or responsible for any unauthorized sharing, access, eavesdropping or any associated risks.
53. Enforcement of Policy and AUP. Customer authorizes Lycom and its affiliates to cooperate with law enforcement authorities in the investigation or prosecution of criminal violations, and with system administrators at other Internet service providers or other network computing facilities to enforce this Agreement, the AUP and other applicable terms and conditions of the High Speed Internet Service. Such cooperation may include providing certain Customer indentifying information to these parties.
54. Customer’s Agreement to Indemnify for Misuse. MISUSE OR CERTAIN USE OF THE HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE MAY RESULT IN CLAIMS BY THIRD PARTIES AGAINST LYCOM AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES, MEMBERS, OWNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES AND CONTRACTORS. AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, LYCOM CANNOT MONITOR OR CONTROL THE ACTIVITIES OF CUSTOMERS OR USERS TO PREVENT THESE CLAIMS. CUSTOMER AND EACH USER, JOINTLY AND SERVERALLY, AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMESS LYCOM, ITS AFFILIATES AND THIRD PARTIES WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, SUITS, PROCEEDINGS, INVESTIGATIONS, LIABILITIES, JUDGMENTS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, EXPENSES OR COST (INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND INVESTIGATION EXPENSES) THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RESULT FROM, ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE TO: (i) ANY VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY APPLICABLE LAW BY THE CUSTOMER OR USER; (ii) THE USE OF THE SERVICE, INTERNET OR THE POSTING, PLACEMENT OR TRANSMISSION OF ANY CONTENT, SOFTWARE OR OTHER MATERAILS BY THE CUSTOMER OR USER; (iii) INFRINGEMENT OR VIOLATION OF ANY PERSON’S PROPERTY, CONTRACTUAL OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, INCLUDING COPYRIGHT, PATENT TRADE SECRET AND TRADEMARK RIGHTS; OR (iv) ANY ACTIVITY, OMISSION OR USE RELATED TO CUSTOMER’S HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE ACCOUNT.
55. Tracking Devices and Viruses. Customer acknowledges that accessing certain websites through the High Speed Internet Service may result in “cookies” and other tracking devices to be entered in Customer’s computer equipment and stored on Customer’s browser. It is Customer’s responsibility to disable the entry of “cookies” or other tracking devices following procedures, if available, on Customer’s browser. Customer further acknowledges that using the High Speed Internet Service may result in harmful viruses being downloaded and stored on Customer’s computer. It is Customer’s responsibility to protect Customer’s computer and data from harmful viruses by installing firewall and other anti-virus software on Customer’s computer.

TERMS OF SERVICE APPLICABLE ONLY TO THE PROVISION OF LYCOM PHONE SERVICES. In addition to all other relevant terms provided in this Agreement, a Customer who subscribes to Lycom’s Phone Service understands and agrees to the following:

56. Limitations of Phone Service.
57. Power/Network Outages. Customer acknowledges and understands that the Phone Service will not work if any

necessary Equipment is unplugged or otherwise disconnected from necessary power sources. Customer further acknowledges and understands that the Phone Service may not function in the event of power failure or if Customer’s broadband cable connection is disrupted or not working properly. Should there be an interruption to the power supply to Customer’s home, the Phone Service may be powered by backup battery supply, but the inclusion of a battery backup does not ensure that the Phone Service will work in all circumstances. In the event that there is a loss of power or other problems that disrupts Lycom’s network, Phone Service will not be available until the network is restored. Cordless telephones powered by electricity will not function during a power outage, even if the Phone Service is functioning properly. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND UNDERSTANDS THAT LYCOM DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT E911 OR 911 DIALING WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE EVENT OF A POWER FAILURE OR FAILURE OF THE LYCOM NETWORK. ______________ Initial

2. Enhanced 911 Service. Enhanced 911 (“E911”), or 911 service is a feature of the Phone Service. Prior to initiation of Phone Service, Customer must provide Lycom the valid street address where the Phone Service will be utilized (“Registered Address”). Customer agrees not to move the telephone cable modem (“EMTA”) from the location it was originally installed. IF CUSTOMER MOVES THE EMTA FROM THE REGISTERED ADDRESS, CUSTOMER’S PHONE SERVICE MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND E911/911 OPERATORS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CORRECT LOCATION OF A CALLER IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.________Initial
3. Customer May Not “Opt-out” of E911 Service. Customer acknowledges that pursuant to federal law the provision of E911 or 911 service to Customer is provided as an express condition of Service by Lycom. As a result E911 or 911 service is not an optional feature and customer may not “opt-out,” or decline to accept, E911 or 911 service.
4. Resetting Equipment after a Power Failure. A power failure or disruption in Service may require Customer to reset or reconfigure equipment prior to utilizing the Phone Service or E911 or 911 dialing. A power failure may also include a battery failure in the EMTA. If Customer experiences a battery failure in the EMTA, it will be Customer’s responsibility to contact a Lycom customer service representative who will provide a replacement battery and installation instructions.
5. Use of TDD or TTY Devices. Customer acknowledges that E911/911 service may not be fully compatible with all types of TDD or TTY devices for the hearing impaired. Lycom does not guarantee or offer emergency services compatible with any TDD/TTY or other heating impaired devices.
6. Home Security Systems and other Non-voice Communications Equipment. Customer acknowledges that the Phone Service may not be compatible with certain third party home security, medical monitoring and other non-voice communications system. It is the Customer’s responsibility to test Customer’s home security, medical monitoring system or other non-voice communications system. Customer acknowledges that these systems may not function properly in the event of a power outage or disruption in Lycom’s broadband network service. Initial_________
7. Calling Plans. Customer expressly agrees that Customer will not have the option of subscribing to a “local only” or “long-distance only” service, nor will Customer be able to subscribe to a separate local, toll or long distance provider for use in conjunction with the Phone Service.
8. Service Charges Related to Phone Service.
9. Usage-Based Charges. In addition to Customers recurring charges, Customer agrees to pay Lycom for all usage-based charges including, but not limited to, collect calls, charges for calls to Alaska and Hawaii, international calls, directory assistance, and/or Lycom assisted calls.
10. Taxes. The Customer is responsible for the payment of any applicable sales, use, gross receipts, excise, access or other local, state and federal taxes, fees or surcharges (however designated) based upon the provision of Phone Service, all of which will be separately designated on Customer’s invoice. It shall be the responsibility of the Customer to pay any such taxes that subsequently become applicable retroactively.
11. Regulatory Fees. Customer also agrees to pay any applicable fees or payment obligations in connection with the Phone Service that may be imposed by governmental or quasi-governmental bodies in connection with the sale, installation, use, or provision of the Phone Service and any regulatory fees that Lycom invoices Customer to help defray Lycom’s contribution to municipal, state and federal government programs in which Lycom participates, including but not limited to, universal service, telecom relay services for the visually/hearing impaired, 911/E911 programs and associated infrastructure. Lycom, in its sole discretion, has the right to determine what fees, taxes and surcharges are due by Customer and to collect and remit them to the governmental authority. The Lycom Parties shall in no way be liable to Customer for the collection or remittance of any fees, taxes and surcharges.
12. Surcharges. A surcharge may be imposed on charges for Phone Service originating from states which levy, or assert a claim or right to levy, a gross receipts tax on Lycom’s operations in any such state, or a tax on interstate access charges incurred by Lycom for originating access to telephone exchanges in that state. This surcharge is based on state imposed receipts tax and other state taxes imposed directly or indirectly upon Lycom by virtue of, and measure by, the gross receipts or revenues of Lycom in that state and/or payment of interstate access charges in that state. Surcharges may also be imposed for international directory assistance, international mobile termination fees charged by foreign wireless telecommunication providers, operator assisted calls, and calls made to premium services such as chat lines. Any applicable surcharge will be shown as a separate line item on the Customer’s monthly invoice.
13. Charges Caused by Third Parties. Customer is responsible in all respects (including payment obligations) for all use of the Phone Service under Customer’s account, whether or not Customer actually authorized the use. Customer will be responsible for ensuring that all use of the Phone Service under Customer’s account fully complies with this Agreement.
14. Casual Calling Charges. Customer agrees to pay for any charges arising out of the use of any “casual calling”(e.g., 10-10-333) services provided by any third party.
15. Pay-Per-Call/900 Calls. It is Customer’s sole responsibility to pay all charges or fees assessed by any pay-per-call service provider (if such service is available). Lycom does not assist such providers in billing or collecting for their services, and Lycom will not intervene on Customer’s behalf in a billing dispute with pay-per-call providers.
16. Wiring. Customer agrees that Lycom and its authorized agents may disconnect Customer’s existing service to the local telephone company, and that Lycom or its authorized agent may disconnect, rearrange, splice or otherwise manipulate the existing telephone wiring in or on Customer’s premises in order to connect the premises to the Phone Service.
17. Use of Phone Service.
18. Unlawful Use. Customer will not use the Phone Service for any unlawful purpose, or for any use which Customer has not obtained all required governmental approvals, authorizations, licenses, consents and permits. Nor will Customer use any features, functions, or other inputs to the Phone Service (including the features, functions and services of a third party) for any unlawful purpose, or for any use which Customer has not obtained all required governmental approvals, authorizations, licenses, consents and permits. Lycom may terminate Customer’s Phone Service without notice if Lycom finds, in Lycom’s sole judgment, that Customer’s use is unauthorized or fraudulent.
19. No Commercial Use. Customer agrees not to use the Phone Service for any commercial reason, including telemarketing, medical transcription, facsimile broadcasting, or other enterprise directed at receiving income or profit. Unlimited Domestic Long Distance pricing applies to direct-dialed domestic person-to-person calls from home phone only. If Customer uses the Phone Service for any other purpose, Lycom may immediately suspend, restrict or cancel your service without prior notice.
20. Interference/Hazardous Conditions. Lycom may shut down Customer’s Phone Service without prior notice if Lycom finds, in Lycom’s sole judgment, that Customer’s use of the Service is causing interference to others or Customer has moved or tampered or allowed others to tamper with any Equipment. Lycom may also shut down Customer’s Phone Service without prior notice if Lycom finds, in Lycom’s sole judgment, that hazardous conditions exist that would make Customer’s continued use of the Service unsafe.

59.Phone Numbers/Portability.

1. Switching to Lycom from Another Provider. If Customer is switching to Phone Service from another service provider, Customer may transfer Customer’s existing phone number (if any) to the Phone Service (in certain areas), provided that the following conditions apply:
2. Customer requests the phone number transfer when Customer places Customer’s order for the Phone Service.
3. Customer provides complete and accurate information, including Customer’s address, existing phone number and name of Customer’s current service provider.
4. Customer’s current service provider releases Customer’s existing phone number without delay and without imposing non-industry standard charges on Lycom.
5. Transfer of Customer’s existing phone number to the Phone Service would not, in Lycom’s sole discretion, violate applicable law or Lycom’s processes and procedures.
6. Customer acknowledges and agrees that if Customer’s EMTA is self-installed (where Lycom makes that option available) before the date that the number transfer becomes effective (“Port Effective Date”), Customer should keep Customer’s current phone service until after the Port Effective Date, after which Customer will be able both to make and to receive calls using the Phone Service. Customer acknowledges and agrees that to avoid an interruption in telephone service, Customer must have the EMTA installed on or before the Port Effective Date. Customer’s current telephone service for the number that Customer is transferring will be disconnected on the Port Effective Date; if Customer’s EMTA is not yet activated, Customer will not have access to Phone Service. Lycom will provide Customer with an estimate of the Port Effective Date at the time of service ordering or via e-mail following Customer’s completion of the ordering process.
7. In the event that the Customer desires to cancel or reschedule the date that the Customer desires Phone Service (“Customer Requested Due Date”), Customer must notify Lycom no later than three days prior to the Customer Requested Due Date in order to assure Customer will not experience interruption in telephone service.
8. Customer acknowledges and agrees that it is Customer’s responsibility to cancel Customer’s existing long distance service in the event that Customer has separate long distance service and local service providers.
9. Switching from Lycom to Another Provider. To transfer Customer’s phone number from Lycom to another service provider, Customer must place the order to transfer the Services through Customer’s new service provider (and not through Lycom). Lycom will release Customer’s phone number to Customer’s new service provider, provided that:

10.Customer’s new service provider submits a properly completed transfer request to Lycom.

11.Customer’s new service provider will accept transfer of the phone number without delay or charge to Lycom; and

12.Transfer of Customer’s existing phone number to the new service provider would not, in Lycom’s sole discretion, violate applicable law or Lycom’s processes and procedures.

13.Reserved Telephone Numbers. If Customer is receiving a new telephone number from Lycom, Lycom will reserve telephone numbers for Customer’s new telephone service. Reserved telephone numbers may change prior to the time of installation of service. Customers shall not use, publish or advertise reserved numbers until Phone Service has been activated. The Customer has no property right in the telephone number associated with the Phone Service and Customer is solely responsible for any expense or loss resulting from Customer’s use, publication or dissemination of reserved numbers.

14.Directory Listing. Liability for damages arising from errors or omissions in the making up or printing of directories or for error or omission on intercept service or in accepting

listings as presented by Customers or prospective Customers shall be limited to the amount of actual impairment of the Customer’s Phone Service, and in no event shall liability exceed an amount equal to the Phone Service charges during the period covered by the directory in connection with which the error or omission occurs.

15.Non-Published Listings. For an additional fee, Customer may choose to have a non-published telephone number. Lycom will make reasonable efforts to prevent the disclosure of non-published numbers, but in no case will the Lycom Parties be liable should such number be divulged. The Lycom Parties will not be liable for failure or refusal to complete any call to non-published telephone numbers. When a call is placed to the Emergency 911 service, Lycom will release the name and address of the Customer, where such information can be determined, to the appropriate local governmental authority responsible for the Emergency 911 service.

TERMS OF SERVICE APPLICABLE TO ANY AND ALL SERVICE(S):

Customer, identified in the Service Order (defined in paragraph 1 below), understands and agrees that this Commercial Service Agreement, together with the Annex and any applicable tariff, (collectively, the “Agreement”) applies to each and every communication service provided to Customer by Lycom Communications and any affiliate of Lycom Communications that to the extent such affiliate provides Services to you under this Agreement (“Lycom”) (“Service(s)”), which may include, without limitation, cable television service (“Video Service”), high speed data service (“High Speed Internet Service”), voice service (“Phone Service”) and related equipment (“Equipment”).  This Commercial Service Agreement, along with the Annex, each as may be updated from time to time, can be found on our website at www.Lycom.com.

1. Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective upon execution by the parties, and Services shall be provided for the Term (as defined in Section 5 below). Customer agrees to be bound to this Agreement by: (i) executing a copy of the Commercial Service Order presented to Customer at the time of installation (“Service Order”), (ii) ordering a Service, or (iii) using one or more Services at Customer’s location. Lycom may, in its sole discretion, change, modify, add or remove portions of this Agreement at any time by giving Customer notice in accordance with this Agreement. Customer’s continued use of the Services following such notice shall be deemed as Customer’s acceptance to any revision in this Agreement. If Customer does not agree to the revised Agreement, Customer must immediately notify Lycom of Customer’s intent to terminate Service and return all Equipment.
2. Services and Use. Lycom shall use reasonable efforts to make the Services available by any requested service date.  Lycom shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever resulting from delays in meeting any service dates due to delays resulting from construction or for reasons beyond its control. The parties acknowledge and agree that, except for Web hosting, if applicable, and as otherwise set forth in the Commercial Services Order, Customer may only use the Services for its own commercial purposes and not that of any third party, and Customer shall not resell the Services.  Customer shall be responsible for any software and content displayed and distributed by Customer or Customer’s web hosting customers, if any. Unless otherwise expressly set forth in the Commercial Service Order, Customer acknowledges that pay per view events and premium video and audio services may not be available, and, if provided, may be subject to additional charges beyond the base rate. Lycom shall provide Customer with the Services and Equipment identified on Customer’s Commercial Service Order; provided, however, if Lycom determines that Customer’s location is not serviceable under Lycom’s normal installation guidelines, Lycom may terminate this Agreement. Unless provided otherwise herein, Lycom shall use reasonable efforts to maintain the Services in accordance with applicable performance standards, however, Lycom shall have no responsibility for the maintenance or repair of networks, facilities and equipment not furnished by Lycom.
3. Distribution System and Inside Wiring. “Distribution System” shall mean (1) all distribution plant and associated electronics, equipment and wiring installed or provided by Lycom or its predecessors which is necessary to distribute Services throughout the premises, but specifically excluding Inside Wiring defined below, and (2) all equipment furnished by Lycom at the premises.  The installation of the Distribution System and Inside Wiring by Lycom will meet all applicable sudd specifications and will be installed in a good, workmanlike manner. Ownership of the Distribution System shall at all times be and remain in Lycom and shall be used exclusively by Lycom operations.  Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, Lycom shall continue to own and control the entire Distribution System.  Upon termination of this Agreement and if Lycom is no longer providing Services to the premises, Lycom has the option to remove all or any portion of the Distribution System, provided that any damage to the premises caused by removal of the Distribution System will be repaired by Lycom to Customer’s reasonable satisfaction.   Any part of the Distribution System remaining on the premises shall become the sole property of Customer. “Inside Wiring” shall mean that wiring located within the property.  Ownership of the Inside Wiring shall at all times be and remain in Customer.  Customer shall be responsible for the repair and maintenance of the Inside Wiring, in a good, workmanlike manner in accordance with all applicable codes, regulations, or laws.
4. Payment. Customer shall pay all monthly service charges, plus non-recurring, one-time set-up, installation and/or construction charges as set forth on the Commercial Service Order. Unless stated otherwise on the Commercial Service Order, Monthly Recurring Charges/Access Charges (“MRCs”) for Services shall begin upon, and Non Recurring Charge/One-time Activation and Set-up Fees (“NRCs”) if any shall be due upon, the commencement of Services.  Any amount not received by the due date will be subject to additional fees as set forth below.  If applicable to the Service, Customer shall pay sales, use, gross receipts, excise, access, universal service fund assessments, 911 fees, franchise fees, bypass or other local, state and Federal taxes, broadcast surcharges or other charges imposed on the use of the Services. Taxes will be separately stated on the Customer’s invoice. Unpaid balances shall be subject to interest or late charges at the maximum rate allowed by law. Failure to pay the total balance when due may be grounds for Lycom to impose an administrative fee (“Administrative Fee”) in accordance with applicable law.  Any Administrative Fee imposed on Customer is intended to be a reasonable advance estimate of costs of managing past due accounts.  Lycom does not extend credit to Lycom’s customers and the Administrative Fee is not interest, a credit service charge or a finance charge. Failure to receive a bill does not release Customer from Customer’s obligation to pay.  Failure to pay the total balance when due shall constitute a breach of this Agreement and may be grounds for termination of Service upon written notice to Customer if Customer has failed to correct such non-payment default within ten (10) days of written notice from Lycom, removal of Equipment from Customer’s premises and/or imposition of an Administrative fee in accordance with applicable law.
5. Additional Fees.  In addition to MRCs, NRCs, late charges, interest, and any Administrative Fee, additional fees may be imposed, including fees for returned checks, charge card chargeback, early termination, reconnection and service calls.  Additional charges, including attorney fees, may also be imposed if collection activities are required to recover past due balances.  A list of fees is available on Lycom’s website (www.Lycom.com) (“Schedule of Fees”).  Lycom reserves the right to amend or change the Schedule of Fees from time to time by posting the changes on Lycom’s website.
6. Term, Early Termination.  The term of the Service Order shall commence on the date that any Service commences and shall terminate upon the expiration or earlier termination of the term set forth on the Service Order (the “Term”). If a Service Order does not specify a term, the Term shall be one (1) year from the date that any Service commences. Upon the expiration of the Term, each Service Order(s) shall automatically renew for successive periods of one (1) year each (“Renewal Term(s)”), unless prior notice of non-renewal is delivered by either party to the other at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the Service Term or the then current Renewal Term. Effective at any time after the end of the Term and from time to time therein, Lycom may, modify the charges for HIS, Voice and/or Video Services to reflect then-current prevailing pricing subject to thirty (30) days prior notice. Customer will have thirty (30) days from receipt of such notice to cancel the applicable Service without further liability. Should Customer fail to cancel within this timeframe, Customer will be deemed to have accepted the modified Service pricing for the remainder of the Renewal Term. If Customer cancels, terminates or downgrades the Service before the completion of the Term, or prior to the term of any promotional offer, Customer agrees to pay Lycom all sums, which shall become due and owing as of the effective date of the cancellation or termination, including: (i) all non-recurring charges reasonably expended by Lycom to establish service to Customer and not remunerated, (ii) any disconnection, early cancellation or termination charges reasonably incurred and paid by Lycom to third parties on behalf of Customer, and (iii) all recurring charges for the remaining balance of the Term or term of the promotional offer.
7. Disputed Charges. Customer must notify Lycom in writing of billing errors disputes or requests for credit within thirty (30) days after Customer receives the bill for which correction of an error or credit is sought.  The date of the dispute shall be the date Lycom receives sufficient documentation to enable Lycom to investigate the dispute.  The date of the resolution is the date Lycom completes its investigation and notifies the Customer of the disposition of the dispute.
8. Default. If Customer fails to comply with any material provision of this Agreement, including, but not limited to failure to make payment as specified, then Lycom, at its sole option, may elect to pursue one or more of the following courses of action upon proper notice to Customer as required by applicable law: (i) terminate service whereupon all sums then due and payable shall become immediately due and payable, (ii) suspend all or any part of Services, and/or (iii) pursue any other remedies, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, as may be provided at law or in equity, including the applicable termination liabilities.
9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT FOR ANY REFUNDS OR CREDITS AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, LYCOM, ITS OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, VENDORS, CARRIER PARTNERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS AND OTHER PERSONS OR ENTITIES INVOLVED IN PROVIDING THE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (COLLECTIVELY, THE “LYCOM PARTIES”) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, COST OR EXPENSE INCLUDING DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, TREBLE, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES OR DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, EARNINGS, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, LOSS OF DATA, PERSONAL INJURY (INCLUDING DEATH), PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES, SOUGHT BY CUSTOMER OR ANYONE ELSE USING CUSTOMER’S SERVICE ACCOUNT, AND/OR USE OF THE EQUIPMENT OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, FAILURE, REMOVAL OR USE OF SERVICES AND/OR EQUIPMENT OR CUSTOMER”S RELIANCE ON THE SERVICES AND/OR EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LIABILITY THAT ARISES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES (INCLUDING THE INABILITY TO ACCESS EMERGENCY 911 OR E911 SERVICES), MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION,

DELETION OR CORRUPTION OF FILES, WORK STOPPAGE, ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELAYS IN OPERATION, DELAYS IN INSTALLATION, FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER STANDARDS OF OPERATION, FAILURE TO EXERCISE REASONABLE SUPERVISION, DELAYS IN TRANSMISSION, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES AND/OR EQUIPMENT; OR RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF, OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY ALLEGATION, CLAIM, SUIT OR OTHER PROCEEDING RELATING TO SERVICES AND/OR EQUIPMENT, OR THE INFRINGEMENT OF THE COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK , TRADE SECRET, CONFIDENTIALITY, PRIVACY, OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY. LYCOM”S MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO CUSTOMER ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE THE LESSER OF $5,000.00 OR THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY CUSTOMER FOR SERVICES HEREUNDER FOR THE RESPECTIVE REGULAR BILLING PERIOD.

10.  WARRANTIES. CUSTOMER AGREES THAT THE SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT ARE PROVIDED BY LYCOM ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, THERE ARE NO AGREEMENTS, WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, RELATING TO THE SERVICES.  SERVICES PROVIDED ARE A BEST EFFORTS SERVICE AND LYCOM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES, EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE SHALL BE ERROR-FREE OR WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.  LYCOM MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO TRANSMISSION OR UPSTREAM OR DOWNSTREAM SPEEDS OF THE NETWORK. ALL USE OF THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT CUSTOMER’S SOLE RISK AND CUSTOMER ASSUMES TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CUSTOMER’S OR ANY USER’S USE OF THE SERVICES. THE LYCOM PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICE, EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE ARE COMPATIBLE WITH ANY CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR IMPAIRMENT OF SERVICE DUE IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT. THE LYCOM PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTY AS TO THE SECURITY OF CUSTOMER’S COMMUNICATIONS VIA LYCOM’S FACILITIES OR SERVICES, OR THAT THIRD PARTIES WILL NOT GAIN UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR MONITOR CUSTOMER’S COMMUNICATIONS. CUSTOMER AGREES THAT CUSTOMER HAS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO SECURE CUSTOMER’S COMMUNICATIONS AND THAT THE LYCOM PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.
11. Indemnity. Customer shall indemnify and hold Lycom and its respective affiliates, subcontractors, employees or agents harmless (including payment of reasonable attorneys fees) from and against any claim, actions or demands relating to or arising out of or related in any way to Customer’s use of the Service, any other person’s use of the Customer’s account, the placement or presence or removal of Lycom’s Equipment, facilities and associated wiring on Customer’s premises including without limitation (i) any content or software displayed, distributed or otherwise disseminated by the Customer, its employees, or users of the Services, (ii) any claim that Customer’s use of the Service including the registration and maintenance of Customer’s selected domain name(s), infringes on the patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right of any third party; (iii) any malicious act or act in violation of any laws committed by Customer, its employees or users using the Services; and/or (iv) violation by Customer, its employees or authorized users of Lycom’s Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”).
12. Miscellaneous. The Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Lycom and Customer for the Services and equipment provided herein. The invalidity or unenforceability of any term or condition of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. This Agreement may be modified, waived or amended only by a written instrument signed by the parties; provided however, that Lycom may modify this Agreement and the AUP and if Customer continues to use the Service, Customer shall be bound by such modifications. The rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The failure by either party to exercise one or more rights provided in this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to exercise such right in the future. Notices required by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered either by personal delivery or by mail. If delivered by mail, notices shall be sent by any overnight mail service with proof of receipt; or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; with all postage and charges prepaid. All notices and other written communications under this Agreement shall be addressed to the parties at the addresses on the first page of this Agreement, or as specified by subsequent written notice delivered by the party whose address has changed. Lycom may also deliver any required or desired notice hereunder to Customer by contacting the telephone number on Customer’s account. All representations, warranties, indemnifications, dispute resolution provisions and limitations of liability contained in this

Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement, as well as any other obligations of the parties hereunder which, by their terms, would be expected to survive such termination or which relate to the period prior to termination (including legal conditions, payment, and Lycom rights and the rights of others).

13. Regulatory Authority-Force Majeure. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties shall be subject to modification to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, court rulings, and administrative orders, as amended. In no event shall either party have any claim against the other for failure of performance if such failure is caused by acts of God, natural disasters including fire, flood, or winds, civil or military action, including riots, civil insurrections or acts of terrorists or the taking of property by condemnation or any other cause beyond Lycom’s reasonable control. Lycom may, in its sole discretion, immediately terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, in the event there is a material change in any law, rule, regulation, Force Majeure event, or judgment of any court or government agency, and that change affects Lycom’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
14. ARBITRATION. CUSTOMER AND LYCOM AGREE THAT ANY CLAIM, DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDING ANY OF ITS COMPONENTS, THE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY LYCOM OR ANY ORAL OR WRITTEN STATEMENTS, ADVERTISEMENTS OR PROMOTIONS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO THE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (COLLECTIVELY, “CLAIM”) SHALL BE RESOLVED THROUGH ARBITRATION. ALL ARBITRATION SHALL BE INITIATED AND CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES AND MEDIATION PROCEDURES OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (“AAA”). THE AAA SHALL APPOINT THE ARBITRATOR. ARBITRATION MUST BE INITIATED BY CUSTOMER WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR OF THE DATE OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE EVENT OR FACTS GIVING RISE TO THE DISPUTE (EXCEPT FOR BILLING DISPUTES WHICH MUST BE INITIATED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS). CUSTOMER WAIVES ANY CLAIM NOT FILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE. THE PARTY INITIATING ARBITRATION SHALL GIVE NOTICE TO THE OTHER PARTY BY MAILING A COPY OF THE REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION TO THE OTHER PARTY AT THE ADDRESSES ON THE SERVICE ORDER. ALL PARTIES TO THE ARBITRATION MUST BE INDIVIDUALLY NAMED AND THERE SHALL BE NO RIGHT OR AUTHORITY FOR ANY CLAIMS TO BE ARBITRATED ON A CLASS ACTION OR CONSOLIDATED BASIS OR THROUGH A REPRESENTATIVE, UNLESS APPLICABLE STATE LAW MANDATES OTHERWISE. ARBITRATION OF CLAIMS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN SUCH FORUM AND PURSUANT TO SUCH LAWS AND RULES RELATED TO COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY THAT ARE IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE TO ARBITRATE.
15. Assignment. Customer may not assign, in whole or in part, this Agreement without the prior written consent of Lycom, which consent may be withheld in Lycom’s discretion. Lycom may assign, in whole or in part, this Agreement, and Service may be provided by one or more legally authorized Lycom affiliates.

 

Commercial Service Agreement –  Annex

This Annex, together with the Commercial Service Agreement, shall be referred herein as the Agreement (“Agreement”).  This Annex applies to the applicable Services used by the Customer.  Sections 1-17 shall apply generally to all Services. Sections 19-25 shall apply specifically to Video Service, Sections 26-48 shall apply to High Speed Internet Service and Sections 49-53 shall apply to Phone Service.

1. Access to Customer Premises. Customer grants Lycom and its employees, representatives and/or agents the right to enter Customer’s premises and access Equipment, the wiring within Customer’s premises and Customer’s computer(s) to install, connect, inspect, maintain, repair, replace, disconnect, remove or alter the Equipment, check for signal leakage, or install or deliver Lycom provided software (“Software”). Customer shall cooperate in providing such access upon request of Lycom.  If Customer is not the legal owner of the premises, Customer warrants that Customer has obtained or possesses the legal authority of the owner to authorize Lycom personnel and/or its agents to enter the premises for the purposes described herein.
2. Creditworthiness and Security Deposits. At any time during the Term, Customer agrees that Lycom may verify Customer’s credit standing with credit reporting agencies in accordance with applicable laws and require a deposit based on Customer’s credit standing or past payment history with Lycom.  A deposit does not relieve the Customer of the responsibility for the prompt payment of bills on presentation.  Security deposits paid by Customer for Equipment or Services may be used, to the extent permitted by law, to offset any unpaid balance or charges after termination of Service.  Customer shall remain liable for any outstanding balances after the security deposit has been applied.  Further terms and conditions of the security deposit may be contained in the deposit receipt given to Customer at the time the security deposit is collected.  No interest shall be paid on any security deposits.
3. Adjustments or Refunds. Adjustments or refunds, if any, to Customer’s bill shall be an amount no greater than the pro-rata part of the monthly charges applicable to the interrupted Service and associated Equipment charges for the period of time during which the Service is interrupted.  Such adjustment or refund will be accomplished by a credit on a subsequent bill for Service.  Unless otherwise required by applicable law, in the event any amounts owed by Lycom to Customer are not claimed by Customer within one year of the date on which the amount became payable to Customer, Customer shall forfeit all rights to the refund and all such amounts shall become the property of Lycom. In addition, no credit allowance will be made for:

3.1.    interruptions of Service due to the negligence of or noncompliance with the provisions of the Agreement by Customer or any person authorized by customer to use the Service;

3.2.    interruptions of Service due to the negligence of any person other than Lycom including, but not limited to, the other common carriers connected to the Lycom’s facilities;

3.3.    interruptions of Service due to the failure or malfunction of Customer owned equipment or third party equipment;

3.4.    interruptions of Service during any period in which Lycom is not given full and free access to its facilities and Equipment for the purpose of investigating and correcting interruptions,

3.5.    interruptions of Service during a period in which Customer continues to use the Service on an impaired basis;

3.6.    interruptions of Service less than thirty (30) minutes’ duration;

3.7.    interruptions during any period when the interruption is due to implementation of a Customer order for a change in Service arrangements;

3.8.    interruptions of Service due to circumstances or causes beyond the control of Lycom.

4. Equipment And Software.  Any network facilities, Software, cabling or Equipment installed or provided by Lycom will remain the property of Lycom.  Customer will acquire no ownership or other interest in the network facilities, cabling, Software or Equipment by virtue of payments made pursuant to this Agreement or by the attachment of any portion of the network facilities, cabling or Equipment to Customer’s premises.

4.1.  Misuse of Equipment.  Customer will not open, alter, misuse, or tamper with the Equipment. Customer will not remove Equipment from the location where Equipment was installed.  Customer will not remove any markings or labels from the Equipment.  Customer agrees to safeguard the Equipment from loss or damage of any kind, and (except for any self installation procedures approved by Lycom) will not permit anyone other than a Lycom authorized representative to perform any work on the Equipment.

4.2.  Return of Equipment.  If Customer’s Service is terminated or cancelled (for whatever reason), Customer agrees that Customer no longer has the right to keep or use the Equipment and Customer must promptly return the Equipment.  The Equipment must be returned to Lycom in the same condition as when received, ordinary wear and tear excepted. If Customer fails to return the Equipment, Customer will pay any expenses Lycom incurs in retrieving the Equipment.  Failure of Lycom to remove the Equipment does not mean that Lycom has abandoned the Equipment.  Lycom may continue to charge Customer a monthly Service fee until any remaining Equipment is returned, collected by Lycom or fully paid for by Customer.

4.3.  Damaged or Lost Equipment.  If the Equipment is damaged by Customer, destroyed, lost or stolen while in Customer’s possession, Customer is responsible for the cost of repair or replacement of the Equipment.

4.4.  Operation of Equipment.  The Customer agrees to operate any Equipment in accordance with instructions of Lycom or Lycom’s agent.  Failure to do so will relieve the Lycom Parties of liability for interruption of Service and may make the Customer responsible for damage to Equipment.

4.5.  Tests and Inspections.  Upon reasonable notification to the Customer, and at a reasonable time, Lycom may make such tests and inspections as may be necessary to determine that the Customer is complying with the requirements set forth herein.

4.6.  Software.  Customer agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of any Software license agreement provided with the Software.  The Software shall be used solely in connection with the Services and Customer will not modify, disassemble, translate or reverse engineer, the Software.  If Customer’s Service is terminated, Customer will promptly return or destroy all Software provided by Lycom and any related written materials.  Lycom will have the right to upgrade, modify and enhance the Equipment and Software from time to time through “uploads.”

5. Service Date and Term. This Agreement shall be effective upon execution by the parties.  Services shall be provided for the applicable term set forth Commercial Service Order.  Lycom shall use reasonable efforts to make the Services available by the requested service date.  Lycom shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever resulting from delays in meeting any service dates due to delays resulting from construction or for reasons beyond its control.
6. Access/Customer Responsibilities. Customer grants Lycom and its employees, representatives and/or agents all necessary rights of access within the Customer’s premises, including space for cables, conduits, and equipment, and Customer’s computer(s), as necessary to install, repair, inspect, maintain, replace or remove any and all facilities, equipment and software provided by Lycom.  Customer shall provide a secured space with electrical power, climate control and protection against fire, vandalism, and other casualty for Lycom’s equipment.  Customer is responsible for ensuring that Customer’s equipment is compatible for the Services selected and with the Lycom network.
7. Equipment. Lycom shall install equipment necessary to furnish the Services to Customer. Customer shall use the equipment only for the purpose of receiving the Services. Customer shall not make any connections to the equipment which are not expressly authorized in writing by Lycom or permit tampering, altering or repair of the equipment by any person, including removing markings or labels, other than Lycom’ authorized personnel. Customer shall not modify or relocate equipment installed by Lycom or install any other equipment, including servers in connection with data/Internet without the prior written consent of Lycom.  Unless otherwise stated in the Commercial Service Order, Customer agrees that Lycom shall retain all rights, title and interest to facilities and equipment installed by Lycom hereunder and that Customer shall not create or permit to be created any liens or encumbrances on such equipment. At the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Customer shall return Lycom’s equipment in good condition, ordinary wear and tear resulting from proper use excepted. If Customer fails to return the Equipment, Customer will pay any expenses Lycom incurs in retrieving the Equipment.  Failure of Lycom to remove the Equipment does not mean that Lycom has abandoned the Equipment.  Lycom may continue to charge Customer a monthly Service fee until any remaining Equipment is returned, collected by Lycom or fully paid for by Customer. Customer is responsible for damage to any Lycom equipment.  Internal Wiring shall not be considered equipment and shall become the property of Customer upon initiation of Service.
8. Equipment And Software. Any network facilities, Software, cabling or Equipment installed or provided by Lycom will remain the property of Lycom.  Customer will acquire no ownership or other interest in the network facilities, cabling, Software or Equipment by virtue of payments made pursuant to this Agreement or by the attachment of any portion of the network facilities, cabling or Equipment to Customer’s  premises.

Customer agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of any Software license agreement provided with the Software.  The Software shall be used solely in connection with the Services and Customer will not modify, disassemble, translate or reverse engineer, the Software.  If Customer’s Service is terminated, Customer will promptly return or destroy all Software provided by Lycom and any related written materials.  Lycom will have the right to upgrade, modify and enhance the Equipment and Software from time to time through “uploads.”

9. Resale of Service. Except for Web Hosting and as expressly provided in the Commercial Service Order, Customer may not sell, resell sublicense, share, provide, or otherwise utilize in conjunction with a third party (including, without limitation, in any joint venture or as part of any outsourcing activity) the Services or any component thereof any portion of the Service to any other party.  Customer shall be responsible for any software and content displayed and distributed by Customer or Customer’s web hosting customers, if any. Customer acknowledges that pay per view events will not be available, and if provided, may be subject to additional charges beyond the base rate. Customer may not sell, resell, sublease,
10. Termination. Customer may terminate video, data, Internet, web hosting and/or web conferencing Services before the end of the term selected by Customer on the first page of this Agreement; provided, however, if Customer terminates Service before the term selected by Customer (except for breach by Lycom), or Lycom terminates Services for Customer’s breach of this Agreement or the  Lycom’s Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”), Customer may be subject to a termination liability.  The termination liability shall equal 50% of the monthly recurring charges for the terminated Services multiplied by the number of full months remaining in the initial term commitment and is due upon termination.  Any termination by Customer must be in writing. Lycom may terminate this Agreement immediately at any time, without prior notice, if Customer or a User fails to fully comply with the terms of this Agreement, including failure to pay any amounts when due, its components and, to the extent not allowed or contemplated under this Agreement or the AUP or for any other reason or no reason.  If Lycom terminates Service due to a violation of this Agreement or Lycom’s policies, Customer may be subject to additional fees and charges, including disconnect and termination fees and Lycom may also exercise other rights and remedies available under law. Failure to pay the total balance when due shall constitute a breach of this Agreement and may be grounds for termination of Service and removal of Equipment from Customer’s premises.
11. Assignment. Customer may not assign, in whole or in part, this Agreement without the prior written consent of Lycom, which consent may be withheld in Lycom’s discretion. Lycom may assign, in whole or in part, this Agreement, and Service may be provided by one or more legally authorized Lycom affiliates.
12. Viruses, Content, Customer Information. Software or content obtained from the use of Service may contain viruses or other harmful features and Customer is solely responsible for protecting its equipment and software from such matters.   Through the use of the Service, Customer may obtain or discover content that is offensive or illegal and Customer assumes the risk and is solely responsible for its access to such content.  Lycom may disclose Customer information to law enforcement or to any Lycom affiliate.
13. IP Address. Lycom will allocate IP addresses to Customer according to ARIN guidelines.  All IP addresses assigned by Lycom must be relinquished by Customer upon the expiration, termination or cancellation of this Agreement.  IP address shall be subject to the IP policy in the AUP.  Customer is responsible for registration and maintenance of and payment for domain names.
14. Software License. Lycom grants Customer a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable and nonassignable license to install and use as provided herein (i) Lycom access software, as well as software from our licensors that Lycom incorporates into its access software), (ii) all associated user documentation and (iii) any updates thereto (the “Software”). Customer’s use of the Software is governed by these terms and conditions. All rights title and interest to the Software, including associated intellectual property rights, are and will remain with Lycom and Lycom’s licensors. Customer may not decompile, reverse engineer, distribute, translate any part of Software. Customer acknowledges that the Software, and any accompanying documentation and/or technical information, may be subject to applicable export control laws and regulations of the USA. Customer agrees not to export or re-export the Software, directly or indirectly, to any countries that are subject to USA export restrictions.
15. Web Hosting Servers. Lycom reserves the right to select the server for Customer’s web site for best performance.  The Customer understands that the Services provided by Lycom may be provided on a shared server.  This means that one web site cannot be permitted to overwhelm the server with heavy CPU usage, for example from the use of highly active CGI scripts or chat scripts.  If the Customer’s web site overwhelms the server and causes complaints from other users, the Customer has outgrown the realm of shared services and will be required by Lycom to relocate its web site.  If the Customer refuses to comply with this Section, then Lycom has the right to terminate the Services. Lycom will use reasonable efforts to maintain a full time Internet presence for the Customer. Customer hereby acknowledges that the network may, at various time intervals, be down due, but not restricted to, utility interruption, maintenance equipment failure, natural disaster, acts of God, or human error and Lycom shall not be liable to customer for such outages or server downtime.
16. E-Rate Customers. This paragraph applies only to educational institutions or libraries seeking reimbursement under the Federal Universal Service Fund.  Customer shall apply annually to the Schools and Libraries Division, “SLD” for E-Rate funding and Customer shall designate Lycom as its provider of Services. Customer shall also provide Lycom with all documentation that is in response to all queries, inquires and requests as part of the Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) process within three (3) business days of receipt and/or delivery thereof. Customer also acknowledges that increases and decreases in funding for Services may occur from the SLD. If Customer is denied SLD funding for any reason, Lycom may then elect to decrease the level of Services provided to Customer. If full E-Rate funding is not received within 6 months of application date, or by the opening of the application window for the following funding year, then Lycom may terminate the Agreement without further liability to Lycom or the Customer.  Additionally, if full E-Rate funding is not received and Lycom elects to terminate the Services during the contract term, then Customer may be subject to termination liabilities.
17. Bundled Packages. In consideration for Customer’s purchase of the bundled package of two or more services and only with respect to that period time during which Customer continues to purchase such bundle, Lycom shall continue to apply a discount to the Services ordered under this Service Order. Such discount has been applied to the Services included in bundled pricing offer and is reflected in the monthly services fees for such Services contained in this Service Order. For purposes of clarification, in the event Lycom’s provision to Customer of one or more of the bundled Service components is discontinued or otherwise terminated for any reason, the pricing for the remaining Service components listed above shall revert to Lycom’s a la carte pricing for such Services in effect at the time of the discontinuation or termination. Termination liabilities applicable to the Services under the Service Agreement shall otherwise remain unchanged.

TERMS OF SERVICE APPLICABLE ONLY TO THE PROVISION OF CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE (VIDEO AND MUSIC SERVICES).  In addition to all other relevant terms provided in this Agreement, as part of Customer’s use of such Video Service, Customer further understands and agrees that:

18. Use of Services. The programs, content and other service provided through Lycom’s Video Service must be utilized for use solely at the locations identified on the Commercial Service Order, for purposes limited to other authorized activities and display on no more than the number of televisions/workstations/receivers at the Customer Locations as disclosed on the Service Order, provided that Customer may not directly or indirectly charge any fee as a condition to viewing the Service; permit dancing, skating or other similar forms of entertainment or physical activity in conjunction with the performance of the Services (or any part thereof) unless Customer can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of Lycom that Customer or a third-party has obtained a then-current music license permitting such activity; insert any commercial announcements into the Services or interrupt any performance of the Services for the making of any commercial announcements; and that the Video Service is not duplicated, redistributed or accessed in violation of any applicable law.
19. Programming Content. Customer understands and agrees that by using the Video Service, Customer or Users may be exposed to materials or content that may be offensive, sexually explicit or objectionable to Customer.  Parental control devices are available upon Customer’s request for use with the Video Service to block certain programming and/or filter certain content.  The Lycom Parties make no representation or warranty regarding the effectiveness of such parental control devices. Under no circumstances will the Lycom Parties be liable in any way for any claims, losses, actions, suits, proceedings, or any damages relating to any programming content provided with the Video Service.
20. Security. Lycom has no obligation to track the Video Services provided to Customer; however, as a part of the provision of Service and in order to protect from unauthorized reception of Service, Lycom may track through its cable television system the channel or Service selections indicated by Customer or other information necessary to satisfy any law or regulation to properly operate the Video Services and/or to protect Lycom, its cable television system, Services, Equipment and/or Customers.
21. Signal Level. To maintain legal requirements for minimal signal levels at Customer’s terminal, no more than one television or cable programming viewing device may be connected to a single cable receptacle.
22. Outages. Subject to applicable law, a credit may be given for qualifying outages.  If there is a known Video Service interruption in excess of 24 consecutive hours (or in excess of such lesser time period pursuant to local law), Lycom, upon prompt notification of such failure or interruption by Customer, may either provide Customer with a pro-rata credit relating to such failure or interruption, or at Lycom’s discretion, in lieu of the credit, provide alternative programming during any program interruption.
23. Music Rights Fees. In all cases, Customer is responsible for and must secure any music rights and/or pay applicable fees required by the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (“ASCAP”), Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”) and SESAC, Inc. (“SESAC”) or their respective successors, and any other entity, person or governmental authority from which a license is necessary or appropriate in connection with Customer’s transmission, retransmission, communication, distribution, performance or other use of the Services, whenever and wherever applicable.
24. Premium and Pay-Per-View. Customer may not exhibit any premium Services such as HBO or Showtime in any public or common viewing area. Customer may not order or request Pay-Per-View (PPV) programming for receipt, exhibition or taping in a commercial establishment. Customer may not exhibit nor assist in the exhibition of PPV programming in a commercial establishment unless explicitly authorized to do so by agreement with an authorized program provider and subject to Lycom’s prior written consent.

TERMS OF SERVICE APPLICABLE ONLY TO THE PROVISION OF HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE.  In addition to all other relevant terms provided in this Agreement, a Customer who uses Lycom’s High Speed Internet Service, which may include Internet access services, on line video services, e-mail services, e-commerce, online content, features and other online services under the control of Lycom or its affiliates understands and agrees that:

25. Additional Services. The High Speed Internet Service provided to customer allows access to certain Lycom proprietary Services, in addition to other services or features available over the Internet.  Customer understands that he/she may incur additional charges while using these other services or while engaging in forms of e-commerce.  All such charges shall be paid by Customer and are not the responsibility of Lycom.
26. Authorized Connections. Lycom agrees to provide Customer with the number and type of High Speed Internet Service connection(s), e-mail addresses, and other appurtenances at the Customer Locations as stated on the Commercial Service Order.  Customer shall not exceed the number, types or location of such authorized connections.
27. Peripheral Equipment. Customer understands and agrees that, to be operational, the High Speed Internet Service may require additional equipment, whether wired or wireless.  If Lycom is providing Customer with a cable modem and/or base station, the cable modem shall remain Equipment. If Customer has purchased a cable modem (whether from Lycom or from a third party) the cable modem shall be Customer Equipment. Customer represents that it owns the Customer Equipment or otherwise has the right to use such equipment in connection with the High Speed Internet Service.  Lycom shall have no obligation to provide, maintain or service the Customer Equipment. Customer agrees not to use the Equipment for any purpose other than to use the High Speed Internet Service pursuant to this Agreement.
28. Minimum Equipment. Customer agrees that the Customer Equipment utilizing the High Speed Internet Service must meet the minimum computer requirements outlined in the informational literature Lycom has provided and as may be amended from time to time.  If Customer proceeds with the installation of or uses the High Speed Internet Service utilizing Customer Equipment that does not meet the minimum requirements (a “Non-Recommended Configuration”), Customer agrees that (i) Customer will not be entitled to customer support from Lycom relating to any issues other than the quality of the signal delivered to the Customer’s receptacle, and (ii) Customer understands and agrees that Customer may not be able to successfully install, access, operate, or use the High Speed Internet Service with the Non-Recommended Configuration. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY INSTALLATION, ACCESS, OPERATION OR USE OF NON-RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATIONS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CUSTOMER’S COMPUTER, PERIPHERALS, SOFTWARE, OR DATA. NEITHER LYCOM NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY SUCH FAILURE OR DAMAGE. The foregoing limitation of liability is in addition to and shall not limit any other limitation of liability set forth in this Agreement.
29. Upgrades.  Customer acknowledges that the Equipment is merely a means through which the High Speed Internet Service is provided by Lycom and may be removed or changed by Lycom at its discretion as it deems appropriate, including through “uploads” to Customer’s computer(s) or otherwise. Whether the cable modem is owned by Customer or Lycom, Lycom shall have the unrestricted right, but not the obligation, to upgrade the firmware in the cable modem at any time that Lycom, in its sole discretion, determines it is necessary or desirable. Customer assumes all responsibility for any degradation in or problems from the failure to upgrade. Lycom does not represent, warrant or covenant that installation and modifications of peripheral devices, including Network cards, computer equipment, software, computer files and other system configuration files necessary to operate the High Speed Internet Service will not disrupt or delay the normal operations of Customer’s computer device(s) or associated equipment.  Lycom shall have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage or outage resulting from the above. Upon Customer request and, at Lycom’s sole discretion, for an additional charge, Lycom or its agents may install certain software, an extra cable receptacle, a cable modem and associated equipment for operation of the High Speed Internet Service. If installed by Lycom, Lycom shall use reasonable efforts to install the High Speed Internet Service to a fully operational status.
30. Back-Up. Customer agrees to either back-up all existing computer files prior to installation of any Equipment to Customer’s computing device or accept sole responsibility for lost or damaged files, data or programs.  In all events, Lycom shall have no liability whatsoever for any damage or loss or destruction of any of Customer’s software, files, data or peripherals.
31. Prohibited Uses. Customer shall not and shall not allow others to use the High Speed Internet Service to:

(i)         violate Lycom’s AUP that is provided to Customer and/or posted on Lycom’s web site from time to time in accordance with the AUP;

(ii)        invade another person’s privacy or security;

(iii)       restrict, inhibit or otherwise interfere with the ability of any other person to use or enjoy the Internet, including any features or activities on the Internet, any Equipment, the High Speed Internet Service or features of the High Speed Internet Service(s);

(iv)       create any unusually large burden on the network, including, without limitation, posting or transmitting any information or software that contains a virus, lock, key, bomb, worm, Trojan horse or other harmful or debilitating feature; distribute mass or unsolicited e-mail, including commercial advertising, announcements or junk mail; or otherwise generate large levels of traffic sufficient to impede other’s ability to send or receive information;

(v)        unlawfully use, possess, post, transmit or disseminate obscene, profane, or pornographic material, other content or material that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, slanderous, defamatory, encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law or regulation;

(vi)       access any computer, software, data, any confidential or proprietary content or copyrighted, trademarked or patent protected material without the knowledge and consent of the owner of such content or material;

(vii)      use, create, access, post, upload or download tools or features that cause impairment, restriction or destruction to any content, material, device or system, the High Speed Internet Service or Equipment;

(viii)     copy, distribute or sublicense any Software, except as expressly permitted in writing by Lycom;

(ix)       disrupt any backbone network nodes or network service used by Lycom;

(x)        interfere with computer networking or other services to or from any Internet user, host or network, including but not limited to denial of service attacks, overloading a service, improper seizure or abuse of operator privileges (“hacking”) or attempting to “crash” a host or service;

(xi)       unless expressly provided in the Customer Service Order, operate a server in connection with the Services, including FTP, IRC, SMTP, POP, HTTP, SOCKS, SQUID, DNS or any multi-user forums;

(xii)      port scan any computer, device or any other person without knowledge or consent of such person, nor use any tools to facilitate such scans;

(xiii)     impersonate any person or entity or forge anyone else’s digital or manual signature.

32. Termination. In addition to Lycom’s termination rights set out elsewhere in this Agreement, Lycom may terminate all Services, including the High Speed Internet Service if Lycom reasonably believes that Customer has engaged in or is engaging in any of these prohibited activities and Lycom reserves the right to pursue any damages or remedies from such activities, including any direct or indirect costs, expenses or fees incurred by Lycom and/or its affiliates. Following the termination of Customer’s High Speed Internet Service account for any reason, Lycom is authorized to delete any files, programs, data, e-mail addresses and e-mail messages associated with such account.  Such deletion may include Customer forfeiting his/her account user names, all e-mail, IP and web space addresses.  Any incoming e-mail to Customer’s canceled account(s) will not be forwarded to another account.  Lycom shall have no liability whatsoever as the result of the loss or destruction of any information, data, names or addresses.
33. Network.  Lycom utilizes a network that allows bi-directional access to the Internet.  The network is not intended to protect Customers from hackers, viruses or other harmful elements that may result from participation in High Speed Internet Service, and as such, Customer should not rely on the network to provide such protection.  Lycom may run third party virus check software or other protection measures over its network to scan e-mails or Internet activity; however, Lycom does not represent, warrant or covenant that such software will detect, repair or correct any or all viruses or other harmful code or software.
34. E-mail. Customer must adhere to the e-mail policies provided in the AUP.  As part of the subscription to High Speed Internet Services, Customer will be provided with the ability to set up mail addresses for the number of e-mail addresses specified on Customer’s Service Order.  Customer is responsible for the set-up and proper usage of these addresses.  All e-mail accounts within Customer’s account are limited to 250 megabytes of storage space on the network.  Lycom reserves the right to modify, delete or correct any accounts that exceed the megabyte limitation, and modify the size of Customer’s storage space, at Lycom’s sole discretion and without notice.  To preserve e-mail for longer periods, Customer can set its e-mail account so that e-mail is automatically stored on Customer’s computer’s hard-drive when Customer opens it.  Please check the Help section on Customer’s e-mail access program (e.g., Outlook Express). Lycom reserves the right to place additional limitations on Customer’s e-mails on the Lycom network, including without limitation, maximum message size, maximum number of recipients per message, and maximum number of messages per server connection. Lycom reserves the right to reclaim any and all inactive e-mail addresses and accounts from Customer at Lycom’s sole discretion and without notice, whether such are inactive as a result of the termination or cancellation of High Speed Internet Service regardless of the reason for such cancellation or termination, or inactive as a result of a lack of access by Customer to the account and/or e-mail address for a period of twelve months or greater.
35. Security.  Lycom may provide, offer for sale or subscription, or otherwise make available, software or services for e-mail filtering, anti-virus scanning and other e-mail security solutions for the convenience of Customers.  Lycom shall not be responsible for nor have any liability with regard to the e-mail that Customer or its authorized Users receive, nor for any loss or filtered e-mail, nor for the failure to prevent virus delivery or infection.  Lycom Parties are not responsible or liable for the forwarding or inability to forward e-mail sent to any other e-mail account.  E-mails sent to suspended or terminated accounts may be returned to sender, ignored, deleted or stored temporarily at Lycom’s sole discretion.

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37. Accuracy of Content.  Customer understands and agrees that by using the High Speed Internet Service, Customer and/or User may be exposed to materials or content that is offensive, indecent, sexually explicit, objectionable, or that may violate federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations or may violate the protected rights of the Customer or others. Customer also understands that the technical processing and transmission of the High Speed Internet Service, including Customer’s content or material, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices; and that under no circumstances will the Lycom Parties be liable in any way for any claims, losses, actions, suits, proceedings, or any damages relating to any content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, access to such content or material by Customer or others, or incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, or otherwise transmitted via the High Speed Internet Service. Customer acknowledges that software programs claiming to be capable of restricting access to sexually explicit material on the Internet are commercially available.  The Lycom Parties make no representation or warranty regarding the effectiveness of such programs.
38. Scheduled Service repair, maintenance or upgrade.  Lycom may from time to time schedule Service repair, maintenance or upgrades to provide Customer with High Speed Internet Service.  Customer shall not receive High Speed Internet Service credits for such scheduled repairs, maintenance or upgrades.   If there is a known and unscheduled High Speed Internet Service interruption in excess of 24 consecutive hours (or in excess of such lesser time period pursuant to local law), Lycom, upon prompt notification of such failure to interruption by Customer, may provide Customer with a pro-rata credit relating to such failure or interruption.  Lycom Parties will not be liable for any direct, incidental or consequential damages or losses from any interruption in High Speed Internet Service.
39. Changes to High Speed Internet Service.  Lycom may also, at any time and in its sole discretion, without notice, change, add to or remove portions of the High Speed Internet Service (including, without limitation, content, functionality, hours of availability, Equipment requirements, speed, upstream and downstream limitations, Service features, storage capacity, and protocol filtering) and/or institute or otherwise change fees and charges for the High Speed Internet Service.  If Customer is dissatisfied with such changes or the High Speed Internet Service after such changes, Customer’s only right and remedy is to cancel his/her subscription to the High Speed Internet Service.
40. Service Usage.  Lycom has no obligation to track High Speed Internet Service usage of Customer; however, as a part of the provision of Service and in order to protect from unauthorized reception of Service, Lycom may track through its cable television system and/or network certain usage, usage patterns and/or selections indicated by Customer or other information necessary to satisfy any law or regulation to properly operate the High Speed Internet Service and/or to protect Lycom, its cable television system, network, Services, Equipment and/or Customers.
41. Network Integrity.  Lycom reserves the right to protect the integrity of its network and resources by any means it deems appropriate.  This includes, but is not limited to: port blocking, e-mail virus scanning, denying e-mail access or transmission, and putting limits on bandwidth and e-mail usage.
42. Bandwidth, Data Storage and Other Limitations.  Customer agrees to comply with Lycom’s bandwidth, data storage and other limitations of the High Speed Internet Service as established and modified by Lycom from time to time.  Customer agrees that its bandwidth usage activity will not improperly restrict, inhibit or degrade any other user’s use of the High Speed Internet Service, nor represent (in Lycom’s sole judgment) an unusually large burden on the network.  Customer also agrees that its activity will not restrict, inhibit, disrupt, degrade or impede Lycom’s ability to deliver and track its High Speed Internet Service, backbone, network nodes and/or other network services.
43. Sole Risk.  Use of the High Speed Internet Service provided by Lycom, in addition to third-party products or services provided by or accessed through the High Speed Internet Service or the Internet is at Customer’s sole risk and Customer acknowledges that the High Speed Internet Service are provided “AS IS.”   Accordingly, any information sent through or over the network is sent at Customer’s sole risk.
44. Customer Security.  When Customer’s computer device is connected to a cable modem, it constitutes a “local” segment of the network.  All of Customer’s traffic to or from this local segment will be reflected by the cable modem in an unencrypted format onto the network (unless separate encryption technology is utilized) and will be subject to eavesdropping by third parties.  Further, through the use of file and print sharing features, third parties outside of Customer’s premises may be able to access Customer’s computer devices across the network and access Customer’s software, files and data.  Any Customer who chooses to subscribe to the Lycom’s High Speed Internet Service and enables capabilities such as file sharing, print sharing or other capabilities that allow third party computer access, does so at his/her own sole risk.  Customer is solely responsible for any security devices Customer chooses to connect or install on his/her computer device, in addition to any transmissions to or from Customer or its authorized Users. Lycom Parties shall not be liable or responsible for any unauthorized sharing, access, eavesdropping or any associated risks.
45. Enforcement of Policy and AUP.  Customer authorizes Lycom and its affiliates to cooperate with law enforcement authorities in the investigation or prosecution of criminal violations, and with system administrators at other Internet service providers or other network computing facilities to enforce this Agreement, the AUP and other applicable terms and conditions of the High Speed Internet Service.  Such cooperation may include providing certain Customer identifying information to these parties.
46. Customer’s Agreement To Indemnify For Misuse.   MISUSE OR CERTAIN USE OF THE HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE MAY RESULT IN CLAIMS BY THIRD PARTIES AGAINST LYCOM AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES, MEMBERS, OWNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES AND CONTRACTORS.  AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, LYCOM CANNOT MONITOR OR CONTROL THE ACTIVITIES OF CUSTOMERS OR USERS TO PREVENT THESE CLAIMS. CUSTOMER AND EACH USER, JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY, AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS LYCOM, ITS AFFILIATES AND THIRD PARTIES WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, SUITS, PROCEEDINGS, INVESTIGATIONS, LIABILITIES, JUDGMENTS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, EXPENSES OR COST (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND INVESTIGATION EXPENSES) THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RESULT FROM, ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE TO: (I) ANY VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY APPLICABLE LAW BY THE CUSTOMER OR USER; (II) THE USE OF THE SERVICE, INTERNET OR THE POSTING, PLACEMENT OR TRANSMISSION OF ANY CONTENT, SOFTWARE OR OTHER MATERIALS BY THE CUSTOMER OR USER; (III) INFRINGEMENT OR VIOLATION OF ANY PERSON’S PROPERTY, CONTRACTUAL OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, INCLUDING COPYRIGHT, PATENT TRADE SECRET AND TRADEMARK RIGHTS; OR (IV) ANY ACTIVITY, OMISSION OR USE RELATED TO CUSTOMER’S HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE ACCOUNT.
47. Tracking Devices and Viruses.  Customer acknowledges that accessing certain websites through the High Speed Internet Service may result in “cookies” and other tracking devices to be entered in Customer’s computer equipment and stored on Customer’s browser.  It is Customer’s responsibility to disable the entry of “cookies” or other tracking devices following procedures, if available, on Customer’s browser.  Customer further acknowledges that using the High Speed Internet Service may result in harmful viruses being downloaded and stored on Customer’s computer.  It is Customer’s responsibility to protect Customer’s computer and data from harmful viruses by installing firewall and other anti-virus software on Customer’s computer.

TERMS OF SERVICE APPLICABLE ONLY TO THE PROVISION OF LYCOM PHONE SERVICE.  In addition to all other relevant terms provided in this Agreement, a Customer that uses Lycom’s Phone Service understands and agrees to the following:

48. Limitations of Phone Service.

48.1     Power/Network Outages. Customer acknowledges and understands that the Phone Service will not work if any of the necessary Equipment is unplugged or otherwise disconnected from necessary power sources.  Customer further acknowledges and understands that the Phone Service may not function in the event of power failure or if Customer’s broadband cable connection is disrupted or not working properly.  Should there be an interruption to the power supply to Customer’s business, the Phone Service may be powered by backup battery supply, but the inclusion of a battery backup does not ensure that the Phone Service will work in all circumstances.  In the event that there is a loss of power or other problem that disrupts Lycom’s network, Phone Service will not be available until the network is restored.  Cordless telephones powered by electricity will not function during a power outage, even if the Phone Service is functioning properly.  CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND UNDERSTANDS THAT LYCOM DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT E911 OR 911 DIALING WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE EVENT OF A POWER FAILURE OR FAILURE OF THE LYCOM NETWORK. Customer understands and acknowledges that Lycom Phone Service, including 911/E911, as well as all online features of Lycom Phone Service, where Lycom makes these features available, will be disabled if Customer’s account is suspended or terminated.

48.2     Enhanced 911 Service.  Enhanced 911 (“E911”), or 911 service is a feature of the Phone Service.  Prior to initiation of Phone Service, Customer must provide Lycom the valid street address where the Phone Service will be utilized (“Registered Address”).  Customer agrees not to move the telephone cable modem (“EMTA”) from the location it was originally installed.   IF CUSTOMER MOVES THE EMTA FROM THE REGISTERED ADDRESS, CUSTOMER’S PHONE SERVICE MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND E911/911 OPERATORS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CORRECT LOCATION OF A CALLER IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

48.3     Customer May Not “Opt-out” of E911 Service.  Customer acknowledges that pursuant to federal law the provision of E911 or 911 service to Customer is provided as an express condition of Service by Lycom. As a result E911 or 911 service is not an optional feature and customer may not “opt-out,” or decline to accept, Lycom’s E911 or 911 service.

48.4     Resetting Equipment after a Power Failure. A power failure or disruption in Service may require Customer to reset or reconfigure equipment prior to utilizing the Phone Service or E911 or 911 dialing.  A power failure may also include a battery failure in the EMTA.  If Customer experiences a battery failure in the EMTA, it will be Customer’s responsibility to contact a Lycom customer service representative who will provide a replacement battery and installation instructions.

48.5     Use of TDD or TTY Devices.  Customer acknowledges that E911/911 service may not be fully compatible with all types of TDD or TTY devices for the hearing impaired. Lycom does not guaranty or offer emergency services compatible with any TDD/TTY or other hearing impaired devices.

48.6     Security Systems and other Non-voice Communications Equipment.  Customer acknowledges that the Phone Service may not be compatible with certain third party  security, medical monitoring and other non-voice communications systems.  It is the Customer’s responsibility to test Customer’s  security, medical monitoring system or other non-voice communications system.  Customer acknowledges that these systems may not function properly in the event of a power outage or disruption in Lycom’s broadband network service.

48.7     Calling Plans.  Customer expressly agrees that Customer will not have the option of subscribing to a “local only” or “long-distance only” service, nor will Customer be able to subscribe to a separate local, toll or long distance provider for use in conjunction with the Phone Service.

49. Service Charges Related To Phone Service.

49.1.  Usage-Based Charges.  In addition to Customers monthly recurring charges, Customer agrees to pay Lycom for all usage-based charges including, but not limited to, collect calls, charges for calls to Alaska and Hawaii, international calls, directory assistance, and/or Lycom assisted calls.

49.2.  Unlimited voice service. Unlimited voice service, including unlimited long distance, are provided solely for live dialog between two individuals. Unlimited voice service may not be used for monitoring services, data transmissions, transmission of broadcasts, transmission of recorded material, or other connections that do not consist of uninterrupted live dialog between two individuals. If Lycom finds that you are using an unlimited voice service offering for other than live dialog between two individuals, Lycom may at its option terminate your service or change your plan to one with no unlimited usage components. Lycom will provide notice that it intends to take any of the above actions, and you may terminate the agreement.

49.3.  Taxes.  The Customer is responsible for the payment of any applicable sales, use, gross receipts, excise, access or other local, state and federal taxes, fees or surcharges (however designated) based upon the provision of Phone Service, all of which will be separately designated on Customer’s invoice.  It shall be the responsibility of the Customer to pay any such taxes that subsequently become applicable retroactively.

49.4.  Regulatory Fees.  Customer also agrees to pay any applicable fees or payment obligations in connection with the Phone Service that may be imposed by governmental or quasi-governmental bodies in connection with the sale, installation, use, or provision of the Phone Service and any regulatory fees that Lycom invoices Customer for to help defray Lycom’s contribution to municipal, state and federal government programs in which Lycom participates, including but not limited to, universal service, telecom relay services for the visually/hearing impaired, 911/E911 programs and associated infrastructure.  Lycom, in its sole discretion, has the right to determine what fees, taxes and surcharges are due by Customer and to collect and remit them to the governmental authority.  The Lycom Parties shall in no way be liable to Customer for the collection or remittance of any fees, taxes and surcharges.

49.5.  Surcharges.  A surcharge may be imposed on  charges for Phone Service originating from states which levy, or assert a claim of right to levy, a gross receipts tax on Lycom’s operations in any such state, or a tax on interstate access charges incurred by Lycom for originating access to telephone exchanges in that state. This surcharge is based on state imposed receipts tax and other state taxes imposed directly or indirectly upon Lycom by virtue of, and measured by, the gross receipts or revenues of Lycom in that state and/or payment of interstate access charges in that state. Any applicable surcharge will be shown as a separate line item on the Customer’s monthly invoice.

49.6.  Charges Caused by Third Parties.  Customer is responsible in all respects (including payment obligations) for all use of the Phone Service under Customer’s account, whether or not Customer actually authorized the use.  Customer will be responsible for ensuring that all use of the Phone Service under Customer’s account fully complies with this Agreement.

49.7.  Casual Calling Charges.  Customer agrees to pay for any charges arising out of the use of any “casual calling” (e.g., 10-10-333) services provided by any third party.

49.8.  Pay-Per-Call/900 Calls.  It is Customer’s sole responsibility to pay all charges or fees assessed by any pay-per-call service provider (if such service is available).  Lycom does not assist such providers in billing or collecting for their services, and Lycom will not intervene on Customer’s behalf in a billing dispute with pay-per-call providers.

49.9.  Wiring.  Customer agrees that Lycom and its authorized agents may disconnect Customer’s existing service to the local telephone company, and that Lycom or its authorized agent may disconnect, rearrange, splice or otherwise manipulate the existing telephone wiring in or on Customer’s premises in order to connect the premises to the Phone Service.

50. Use of Phone Service.

50.1.  Unlawful Use.  Customer will not use the Phone Service for any unlawful purpose, or for any use which Customer has not obtained all required governmental approvals, authorizations, licenses, consents and permits.  Nor will Customer use any features, functions, or other inputs to the Phone Service (including the features, functions and services of a third party) for any unlawful purpose, or for any use which Customer has not obtained all required governmental approvals, authorizations, licenses, consents and permits.  Lycom may terminate Customer’s Phone Service without notice if Lycom finds, in Lycom’s sole judgment, that Customer’s use is unauthorized or fraudulent.

50.2.  Interference/Hazardous Conditions.  Lycom may shut down Customer’s Phone Service without prior notice if Lycom finds, in Lycom’s sole judgment, that Customer’s use of the Service is causing interference to others or Customer has moved or tampered or allowed others to tamper with any Equipment.  Lycom may also shut down Customer’s Phone Service without prior notice if Lycom finds, in Lycom’s sole judgment, that hazardous conditions exist that would make Customer’s continued use of the Service unsafe.

51. Incompatible Equipment and Services. Customer acknowledges and understands that Phone Service may not support or be compatible with: (a) Non-recommended configurations including but not limited to MTAs not currently certified by Lycom as compatible with Phone Service; (b) Certain non-voice communications equipment, including certain makes or models of alarm and security systems, certain medical monitoring devices, certain fax machines, and certain “dial-up” modems; (c) Rotary-dial phone handsets, pulse-dial phone handsets, and models of other voice-related communications equipment such as private branch exchange (PBX) equipment, answering machines, and traditional Caller ID units. d) Casual/dial around (10-10) calling; 976, 900, 700, or 500 number calling; (e) 311, 511, or other x11 calling (other than 411, 611, 711, and 911); and (f) Other call types not expressly set forth in Lycom’s product literature (e.g., outbound shore-to-ship calling).
52. Phone Numbers/Portability.

52.1.  Switching to Lycom from Another Provider.  If Customer is switching to Phone Service from another service provider, Customer may transfer Customer’s existing phone number (if any) to the Phone Service, provided that the following conditions apply:

(i)         Customer requests the phone number transfer when Customer places Customer’s order for the Phone Service.

(ii)        Customer provides complete and accurate information, including Customer’s address, existing phone number and name of Customer’s current service provider.

(iii)       Customer’s current service provider releases Customer’s existing phone number, without delay and without imposing non-industry-standard charges on Lycom.

(iv)       Transfer of Customer’s existing phone number to the Phone Service would not, in Lycom’s sole discretion, violate applicable law or Lycom’s processes and procedures.

52.2.  Customer acknowledges and agrees that if Customer’s EMTA is self-installed (where Lycom makes that option available) before the date that the number transfer becomes effective (“Port Effective Date”), Customer should keep Customer’s current phone service until after the Port Effective Date, after which Customer will be able both to make and to receive calls using the Phone Service.  Customer acknowledges and agrees that to avoid an interruption in telephone service, Customer must have the EMTA installed on or before the Port Effective Date.  Customer’s current telephone service for the number that Customer is transferring will be disconnected on the Port Effective Date; if Customer’s EMTA is not yet activated, Customer will not have access to Phone Service.  Lycom will provide Customer with an estimate of the Port Effective Date at the time of service ordering or via e-mail following Customer’s completion of the ordering process.

TERMS OF SERVICE APPLICABLE ONLY TO THE PROVISION OF PREMIUM TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES. In addition to all other relevant terms provided in this Agreement, a Customer that uses Lycom’s Premium Technical Support Services understands and agrees to the following:

53. Scope of Service Terms and Conditions

These terms (the “Terms“) govern any technology support services provided either by telephone, computer and via any Website (the “Site”) used in connection with the provision of such services (the Site and the support services collectively referred to as the “Services“) provided by Lycom Communications directly or through Lycom’s affiliates, vendors, contractors and suppliers providing services hereunder (all of such parties are individually and collectively referred to herein in the terms, “Lycom”, “We“, “Our“, or “Us“).  By accessing, ordering or using the Services via telephone or online via the Site, you (“You” or “Your” means you or, for services designed for businesses, the legal entity that you are authorized to represent and on whose behalf the Services are purchased) and Your users of the Service agree to these Terms and Our Privacy Policy available at:  https://www.lycine..com/ /.  If You do not agree to newsse Terms, You may not access or use the Services or permit others to do so on Your behalf.

NOTE: THESE TERMS CONTAIN A BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION AND TIME LIMIT ON SUBMITTING CLAIMS THAT AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY.

53.1    Scope of Services. You may initiate the Services via telephone, via the Site, or other means made available by Us. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to answer Your technology question and resolve Your technology problem for a fee as set forth in the Site or as quoted on the telephone, as applicable. We may provide certain portions of the Services via remote control session, online chat or e-mail. We may set forth limits to the technology We support. Certain Services may have minimum system requirements.  The Services may include Services that are available on a one-time basis, for a fee (“Individual Services“); as well as subscription Services, which are an entitlement to more than one Service over a period of time, for a recurring fee (“Subscription Services“).

53.2    Terms of Use. We provide You with access to and use of the Services subject to Your compliance with the Terms.  We reserve the right to refuse to provide the Services to anyone at any time without notice for any reason.  You represent and warrant to Us that: (a) You are at least 18 years old; (b) You have the right, capacity and authorization necessary to legally bind Yourself to the Terms; (c) You have read and agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy on the Site; (d) You will comply with all treaties, laws, rules and regulations applicable to Your use of the Services; (e) any information You submit to Us is correct and complete; and (f) any payment or credit card information You supply, is correct.

53.3    Authorization to Access Your Computer; Monitoring of the Services and Phone Calls. You acknowledge that by Your use of the Services You are authorizing Us to access and control Your computer or device (collectively “Device”) for the purposes of diagnosis, service and repair.  In connection with delivering the Services, We may download and use software, gather system data, take remote control of Your Device and access or modify Your Device settings. By accepting these Terms, You hereby grant Us the right to connect to Your Device, download and use software on Your Device to gather system data, repair Your Device, take remote control of Your Device and change the settings on Your Device while performing the Services. Other than as set forth in the warranty section below, You agree that We have no responsibility or liability under any circumstance at any time for any loss or harm that may arise from or may be related to the Services.  We may, but have no obligation to, monitor and record the Services, including telephone calls and online sessions for purposes of improving customer service, internal training and internal market research. You hereby grant permission to Us to monitor and record the Services including phone calls and to use or disclose any information as necessary or appropriate to satisfy any law, regulation or other governmental request; to provide the Services to You and Your users; and to enhance the types of Services We may provide to You in the future. You also grant Us permission to combine Your information with that of others in a way that does not identify You or any individual personally to improve the Services, for training, for marketing and promotional purposes, and for other business purposes. Please see Our Privacy Policy for further details.  We may, but have no obligation to, monitor and/or to review all materials posted to the Site or through the Site’s services or features by third parties, and We are not responsible for any such materials posted by third parties. We are not responsible for any failure to monitor, review and/or delete any materials posted to the Site or through the Site’s services or features by third parties. However, We reserve the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary or advisable to satisfy any law, regulation or government request; and to edit, to refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that, in Our sole discretion, are in violation of these Terms or applicable law. We may also impose limits on certain features of the Site or restrict Your access to part or all of the Site without notice or penalty if We believe You are in breach of the guidelines set forth in Our Terms or in violation of applicable law without notice or liability.

53.4   Data Backup. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AND BACKING UP ALL INFORMATION, DATA, TEXT OR OTHER MATERIALS (COLLECTIVELY “CUSTOMER DATA“) AND SOFTWARE STORED ON YOUR DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIA BEFORE ORDERING THE SERVICES.  YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT LYCOM OR ITS REFERRAL PARTNERS HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE AT ANY TIME FOR ANY LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF CUSTOMER DATA, SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE THAT MAY ARISE OUT OF THE SERVICES.

WE DO NOT PROVIDE SEPARATE BACKUP COPIES OR SUPPORT INSTALLATION OF UNLICENSED SOFTWARE TO CUSTOMERS. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE A LICENSED COPY OF ALL NECESSARY SOFTWARE.

53.5   Limited Warranty. The Services may not be successful because the problem may be beyond Our ability to resolve remotely. If You have purchased an Individual Service from Us, then the following warranty applies: if We are not able to answer Your question or resolve Your technology problem and You have complied with all of Your obligations in these Terms, We will not charge You a fee for the Individual Service. If You experience a problem with the resolution We provided and You call Us within five (5) days from the day You originally received the Individual Service, We will use commercially reasonable efforts to try to resolve Your problem at no additional charge. If those efforts are unsuccessful, We will refund the fees that You paid for the Individual Service.  As set forth below, there are no other warranties for the Services.  We make no warranties or representations with respect to advice, guidance, information or other content posted to the Site or otherwise supplied to the Site by any third party, and expressly disclaim all warranties, express or implied, with respect to content and other third party content available on the Site.

53.6   DISCLAIMER OF OTHER WARRANTIES. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH ABOVE, THE SERVICES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL ADVICE, CONTENT, AND SOFTWARE) ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, USEFULNESS OF THE SERVICES, AND ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. LYCOM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR FREE, OR SUCCESSFUL IN RESOLVING YOUR QUESTION OR TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM. LYCOM MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS. NO ADVICE, RESULTS, CONTENT OR MATERIALS WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. ANY CONTENT OR SOFTWARE THAT YOU ACCESS, DOWNLOAD OR USE WITH THE SERVICES IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES.  SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

53.7    LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL LYCOM, ITS VENDORS, SUPPLIERS, AND REFERRAL PARTNERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, WHETHER FROM CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), MISPRESENTATION, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, ARISING FROM DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, SOFTWARE, CONTENT OR YOUR DEVICE AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST SALES, LOST REVENUE, LOST PROFITS OR OTHER LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO DATA, OR COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES EVEN IF LYCOM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF LYCOM, ITS VENDORS, SUPPLIERS, AND REFERRAL PARTNERS TO YOU IN THE AGGREGATE FOR ANY AND ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING FROM THE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, SOFTWARE OR CONTENT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE SERVICES AT ISSUE OR US$100.00.

53.8    Use of Software and Tools. We may need to download and/or run software on Your Device to help diagnose and resolve Your technology problem. We use several types of software: the first type provides Device system information to Us which helps Us diagnose and resolve Your technology problem, the second type allows Us to remotely control Your Device and modify its settings or software, and the third type generally consists of utilities and other tools to improve Device performance and help resolve Your technology problem.  You acknowledge and agree that use of all the software and third party software and tools accessed, downloaded or otherwise provided or made available with the Services (collectively “Software“) are subject to the license agreements that may appear or be referenced when You access or download the Software. You may not access, download or use any Software without agreeing to the terms and conditions of the license agreements without modification. You agree that We may download and utilize Software from third party Web sites and accept any applicable license agreements on Your behalf.  You acknowledge and agree that We may download and install trial versions of Software that will expire and cease to function after a certain period of time (usually thirty days) unless You purchase a license to continue using such Software. You may use the Software only in connection with the Services and for no other purpose. You agree that We may, but are not obligated to, remove any Software downloaded to Your Device during the Services after We have completed or terminated the Services.

53.9    Customer Responsibilities. You must cooperate with Us and promptly respond to Our requests for information and comply with Our requests to take actions to resolve Your technology problem. In order to help resolve Your technology issue, You may be required to consent to the downloading and use of Software on Your Device and accept all applicable license agreements for the Software.

53.10  Registration, Passwords and Security.  In order to use certain Software or Services, We may require that You register. During the registration process, You may be asked to designate, or We may designate for You, a user name and password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any password or account information You receive from Us, and are responsible for all activities that occur using that password or other account information. You must provide complete and accurate identification, contact, and other information required as part of the registration process. You must notify Us immediately upon learning of any unauthorized disclosure or use of Your password or other account information. We have no liability for any unauthorized use of the Services under Your account or on Your Device.

53.11  Service Availability and Limitations.  The Services may not always be available in Your time zone or geographic location. The Services may not always be available due to system maintenance or Internet service disruptions.  In order to obtain Subscription Services, You must at all times have current and functional antivirus software in place and running on Your Device.  Failure to maintain such software may result in additional charges and fees.  In order to purchase Subscription Services, Your covered Device(s) must be virus free (as determined by Us) at the time that You purchase the Subscription Service.  If We determine that Your Device is infected by a virus, We may require that You purchase a Service to clean Your Device prior to obtaining Subscription Services.  We reserve the right to terminate Your Subscription Service, upon notice, if We determine, in Our sole business judgment, that Your Subscription Service is being used (a) fraudulently, (b) maliciously, (c) by any person other than You, (d) for any Device other than a registered system, (e) unreasonably, or (f) in excess of five (5) completed, in-scope Service incidents per any ninety (90) day period. Subscription Services may be subject to additional requirements, limitations, and restrictions depending on the subscription level You purchased. Please refer to the Site for information about those restrictions.

53.12  Use of the Services. Your use of the Services is only for Your personal and internal business purposes on Your technology, and not for commercial use, including resale or transfer to others. You may not sell, lease or rent access to or use of the Services. You may not allow manufacturers, suppliers or vendors of Your technology, or providers of services relating to such technology, to access or use the Services.  You may not use, download or copy any information, data, text, photographs, graphics, video, or other materials provided with the Services (“Content“) unless: (1) You use the Content solely for personal, informational and non-commercial purposes; (2) Lycom’s or its vendors’ trademarks and copyright symbol and statement set forth on each page of the Site appears on each downloaded or copied page; and (3) no modifications are made to any Content. The rights granted to You in connection with the Services constitute a license and not a transfer of title.  We reserve the right to revoke the authorization to view, download and print the Content available on the Site at any time, and any such use shall be discontinued immediately upon notice from Us. Except as expressly provided herein, You may not use, download, upload, copy, print, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, post, transmit or distribute any Content from the Services in whole or in part without Our prior written permission. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Lycom.

53.13  Restrictions.  You shall not: (a) “mirror” any Content on the Site on any other server without Our prior express written permission, (b) use the Service for any illegal purpose, (c) misuse, abuse or make any unauthorized use of any of Our, our customers’ or suppliers’ property, network, website, personnel or equipment, including but not limited to interfering with or otherwise disrupting networks connected to the Service, (d) engage in any activities or actions in connection with the Services that infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of others, including without limitation, copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret and confidential information, (e) engage in any activities that violate the personal privacy or publicity rights of others; (f) access, monitor or use data, traffic, computers, systems, facilities or networks provided with or accessible from the Services, without proper authorization, including any attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without express authorization of the owner of the system or network; (g) send unsolicited commercial messages, advertising, informational announcements or communications in any form (“SPAM”) in connection with the Services; or (h) interfere with the Services or any system, service, network, or person accessible from the Services, including without limitation deliberate attempts to overload a system by the multiple postings of messages. If You have purchased personal Subscription Services the subscription applies to all peripheral devices (e.g. printers, cameras, home networks) that are attached to Your personal computer at the time that You purchase the Subscription Services.  Activation or troubleshooting of other peripheral devices (e.g. devices that are acquired after the date of Your Subscription Services purchase) may require an additional fee.

53.14  Modifications to the Services. We reserve the right, for any reason, in Our sole discretion and without notice to You, to modify, terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any and all aspects of the Services, including Content, Software, features and/or hours of availability, and We will not be liable to You or to any third party for doing so.

53.15   Security. While We use reasonable security measures to deliver the Services, You understand and acknowledge that no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and in any event We cannot guarantee that any personal information You submit to Us will be free from unauthorized intrusion.

53.16  Submissions. All comments, feedback, information (other than Your personally identifiable information or billing information) or materials submitted to Us (“Submissions“) shall be considered non-confidential and Our property.  By providing such Submissions, You agree to assign to Us or Our designee, at no charge, all worldwide rights, title and interest in copyrights and other intellectual property rights to the Submissions. We shall be free to use and/or disseminate such Submissions on an unrestricted basis for any purpose. As part of any subscription Services purchased by You, You acknowledge and agree that We may retain some of Your personally identifiable information or billing information for purposes of record retention and for purposes of billing any renewals of the subscription Services, which shall not be subject to the foregoing assignment provision. You acknowledge that You are responsible for the Submissions that You provide, and that You have full responsibility for the Submissions, including their legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright. You represent, warrant and agree that You shall not upload, post, transmit, distribute or otherwise publish through the Site, or any service or feature made available on or through the Site, any materials which are, do, or could reasonably be construed to be or do any of the following:

53.16.1   restrict or inhibit anyone from using and enjoying the Site or the Site’s services;

53.16.1are fraudulent, unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, offensive, pornographic, profane, sexually explicit or indecent, or that threatens or invites violence, or that is derogatory of others on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual preference or disability;

53.16.1   constitute or encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to potential civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law;

53.16.1  violate, plagiarize or infringe the rights of third parties including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, trade secret, confidentiality, contract, patent, rights of privacy or publicity or any other proprietary right;

53.16.1  contain a virus, spyware, or other harmful component;

53.16.1  contain embedded links, advertising, chain letters or pyramid schemes of any kind;

53.16.1   constitute or contain false or misleading indications of origin, endorsement or statements of fact; or

53.16.1   contain sensitive, proprietary or confidential information about Yourself or others.

Except as may be expressly permitted in connection with one of the Site’s services, You also may not offer to buy or sell any product or service on or through Your Submissions. We will not accept responsibility for any information included in any Submissions created or posted by third parties. You alone are responsible for the content and consequences of any and all of Your activities and You submit Submissions at Your own risk. By submitting or sending Submissions to Us, You: (i) represent and warrant that the Submissions are not confidential or secret, and no confidential or fiduciary relationship is intended or created between You and Us in any way, (ii) represent and warrant that the Submissions are original to You, that no other party has any rights thereto, and that any “moral rights” in Submissions have been waived, and (iii) You grant Us and Our affiliates a royalty-free, unrestricted, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully transferable, assignable and sublicensable right and license to use, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, print, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such material (in whole or part) and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, including for promotional and/or commercial purpose, and to authorize others to do so. We cannot be responsible for maintaining any Submissions that You provide to Us, nor are We responsible for any information included in any Submissions (for example, without limitation, a blog post or any comments to blog(s) created or posted by Your users), and We may delete or destroy any such Submissions at any time.

53.17   International Use. Currently, the Services are only available for residents of the United States and Canada. We may, from time to time, offer promotions to residents of other countries. You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, United States export laws and regulations. You represent and warrant that You are not on the United States’ prohibited party list and not located in or a national resident of any country on the United States’ prohibited country list.

53.18  Proprietary Rights. Lycom respects the proprietary rights of software and hardware manufacturers and will not install or support unlicensed materials. The Services, and the Software and Content provided with the Services, are protected by law including copyright, trademark, service mark, patent or other proprietary rights and laws. Lycom or it’s suppliers or vendors are the copyright owner or licensee of the Services, Software, and Content, unless otherwise indicated. If You make use of the Services, Software or Content, other than as expressly provided herein, You may violate copyright and other laws of the United States, other countries, as well as applicable state laws and may be subject to liability for such unauthorized use. We do not grant any license or other authorization to any user of Our trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks, other copyrightable material, patents or any other intellectual property by including them with the Services.

53.19  Trademark Information. All trademarks, product names, trade names, and logos used within these pages are the property of their respective holders. Use of other company trademarks, trade names, product names and logos or images of the same does not necessarily constitute: (1) an endorsement by such company of Lycom’s or its vendors’ products, and (2) an endorsement of the company or its products by Sudenlink or its vendors..

53.20 Links from and to the Site. This Site may contain hyperlinks to Web sites that are not controlled by Us. We are not responsible for and do not endorse or accept any responsibility over the contents or use of these Web sites, including, without limitation, the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice or statements made on these Web sites.  You may not provide any type of link to the Site without Our express written permission. We reserve the right, however, to deny any request or rescind any permission granted by Us to link through such other type of link, and to require termination of any such link to the Site, at Our discretion at any time.

53.21   Dealings with Third Parties. In the course of delivering the Services to You, We may refer You to third parties, or the websites of third parties, that offer products and/or services that may facilitate the resolution of Your Device support issues or otherwise be of potential assistance to You. These third parties and/or their websites may also be linked and/or displayed on the Site. Although We may link or otherwise refer You to such products and services offered by third parties, unless expressly stated to the contrary, such references, links and/or displays in no way mean, imply, suggest or constitute any evaluation or approval by Us of those merchants or their products or services. We are not responsible in any way for any other Web sites, products, services or information. Your dealings with other entities promoted on or through the Services, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between You and such other entity. You agree that We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the promotion of such other entities on the Services. Likewise, any third parties that may refer You to the Services have no responsibility or liability for the Services provided by Us.

53.22  TERMINATION. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CEASE PROVIDING THE SERVICES FOR ANY REASON AT ANY TIME AND INSTEAD, AS YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, REFUND THE FEES PAID FOR THE APPLICABLE SERVICES FOR THE TIME PERIOD, IF ANY, AFTER TERMINATION OF THE SERVICES. IF YOU BREACH THE TERMS NO REFUND WILL BE PROVIDED. OTHER THAN PROVIDING A REFUND WHEN WE TERMINATE FOR OUR CONVENIENCE, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD-PARTY FOR TERMINATION OF THE SERVICES FOR ANY REASON. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT UPON TERMINATION WE MAY IMMEDIATELY DEACTIVATE OR DELETE YOUR USER ACCOUNT AND ALL RELATED INFORMATION AND FILES IN YOUR USER ACCOUNT AND/OR BAR ANY FURTHER ACCESS TO THE SERVICES.

53.23  Electronic Communications. When You communicate with Us through the Site or other forms of electronic media, such as e-mail, You are communicating with Us electronically. You agree that We, on behalf of Ourself and others who may be involved with delivering the Services (as applicable), may communicate electronically by e-mail and/or may make communications available to You by posting them on the Site, and that such communications, as well as notices, disclosures, agreements and other communications that We provide to You electronically, are equivalent to communications in writing and shall have the same force and effect as if they were in writing and signed by Us.

53.24  General Information. The Terms together with the Privacy Policy and any applicable license agreements constitute the entire agreement between You and Us and govern Your use of the Services, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements between You and Us.  Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms remain in full force and effect.  You may not assign the Terms or any of Your rights or obligations under the Terms without Our express written consent.  The Terms inure to the benefit of Our successors, assigns and licensees. The section titles in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

Lycom Communications (“Lycom”) takes seriously the protection of our subscribers’ (“you,” “your” or “customer”) privacy.  This Privacy Policy is intended to give you a general understanding of how we protect your privacy in connection with our cable television, Internet, phone and any other service we may provide to you using our cable system (individually, each is a “service”; collectively, the “services”). This Policy only covers information about you that is collected by Lycom in connection with the provision of our services. This Policy does not cover information that may be collected through any other products, services, or websites, even if accessed through our services and even if co-branded with our services. You should read the privacy policies for these other products, services, websites and providers to learn how they handle your personal information.

Depending upon the service to which you subscribe, parts of this Policy may not be applicable to you. Please review this Policy in conjunction with your Services Agreement.  We may modify this Policy at any time. The most current version of this Policy can be found at https://lycomonline.com/. If you find the changes unacceptable and if those changes materially and adversely impact your use of the service, you have the right to cancel your service, subject to the terms of your Services Agreement.   Continued use of the services following the posting of a revised Policy shall constitute your acceptance of and consent to the Policy as revised.

What type of information does Lycom collect?

Lycom collects both personally identifiable information and non-personal information about you when you subscribe to our service.  Lycom uses its system to collect personally identifiable information about you: (a) when it is necessary to provide our services to you; (b) to prevent unauthorized reception of our services; and (c) as otherwise provided in this Policy.  Lycom will not use its cable system to collect your personally identifiable information for other purposes without your prior written or electronic consent. Lycom also collects personally identifiable and non-personal information about you when you voluntarily provide information to Lycom, as may be required under applicable law, and from third parties, as described in this Policy.

Personally identifiable information is any information that identifies or can potentially be used to identify, contact, or locate you. This includes information that is used in a way that is personally identifiable, including linking it with identifiable information from other sources, or from which other personally identifiable information can easily be derived, including, but not limited to, name, address, phone or fax number, email address, spouses or other relatives’ names, driver’s license or state identification number, financial profiles, social security number, bank account information, and credit card information. Personally identifiable information does not include information that is collected anonymously (i.e., without identification of the individual or household) or demographic information not connected to an identified individual or household.

Non-personal information, which may or may not be aggregated information about our customers and may include information from third parties, does not identify individual customers. Examples of non-personal information includes, but is not limited to, aggregate or anonymous information that, by itself, cannot be used to identify you, IP addresses, MAC addresses and other equipment identifiers. Our systems may automatically collect certain non-personal information when you use an interactive or transactional service. This information is generally required to provide the service and is used to carry out requests that a customer makes through a remote control or set-top box.

We may also collect and maintain information about your account, such as billing, payment and deposit history; maintenance and complaint information; correspondence with or from you; information about the service options that you have chosen; information the equipment you have, including specific equipment identifiers; and information about your use of our services, including the type, technical arrangement, quantity, destination and amount of use of certain of those services, and related billing for those services.

Why does Lycom collect personally identifiable information?

Lycom collects and uses personally identifiable information to:

• properly deliver our services to you;
• provide you with accurate and high-quality customer service;
• perform billing, invoicing and collections;
• provide updates, upgrades, repairs or replacements for any of our service-related devices or software used in providing or receiving services;
• protect the security of the system, prevent fraud, detect unauthorized reception, use, and abuse of Lycom ‘s services or violations of our policies or terms of service;
• keep you informed of new or available products and services;
• better understand how the service is being used, and to improve the service and general administration of our business;
• manage and configure our devices, systems and network(s);
• maintain our accounting, tax and other records; and
• comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations.

If you use an interactive or transactional service (for example, responding to a survey or ordering a pay-per-view event), the system will collect certain additional personally identifiable information, such as account and billing information or customer-provided locale and service preferences, to properly bill you for the services purchased and to provide you with a more personalized experience. In addition, certain information, such as your connections to our system (e.g., information related to your equipment and program selections), is automatically collected to, for example, make it possible for your set-top boxes to receive and process the signals for the services you order.

Lycom  also collects personally identifiable information from third parties to verify information that you have provided to us, and may collect personally identifiable information from credit reporting agencies to, for example, determine your creditworthiness, credit score, and credit usage. Lycom also may maintain research records containing information obtained through voluntary subscriber interviews or surveys.

Our system may collect anonymous and/or aggregate information using set-top boxes and other equipment.  We use this information to determine which programs are most popular, how many people watch a program to its conclusion, and whether people are watching commercials, for example. We may provide subscriber lists or certain anonymous and/or aggregate information to third parties working on our behalf such as audience measurement or market research firms, for example. These firms may combine this information with other aggregated or non-aggregated demographic information (such as census records) to provide us with audience analysis data, though we will require them to remove personally identifiable information about our subscribers from this data.  We use this information to improve our cable television service and other services and make programming and advertising more relevant to our subscribers.  We may also use this information to distribute and deliver relevant programming and advertising to you without disclosing personally identifiable information about you to programmers or advertisers.  We may also combine personally identifiable information that we collect, as described in this Policy with personally identifiable information obtained from third parties for our own use to better understand our customers and provide more relevant services.

Who sees the information collected by Lycom?

Lycom will only disclose personally identifiable information to others if: (a) a customer provides written or electronic consent in advance, or (b) it is permitted or required under federal or applicable state law. Specifically, federal law allows Lycom to disclose personally identifiable information to third parties:

• when it is necessary to provide Lycom’s services or to carry out Lycom’s business activities;
• for mailing list or other purposes, subject to your ability to limit this last type of disclosure as described below; or
• as required by law or legal process.

To provide services and carry out our business activities, certain authorized people have access to your information, including our employees, entities affiliated through common ownership or control with Lycom and third parties that provide and/or support our provision of the services.  The frequency of disclosures varies according to business needs, and may involve access on a regular basis.

Unless you object in advance, federal law also allows Lycom to disclose through “mailing lists,” personally identifiable information, such as your name, address and the level of your service subscription, to non-affiliated entities, including advertisers and marketing entities, for non-service related purposes, including product advertisement, direct marketing and research.

As part of its business activities, if Lycom enters into a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, Lycom may transfer its customers’ personally identifiable and non-personal information as part of the transaction.

If allowed by and after complying with any federal law requirements, Lycom may disclose personally identifiable information about you to representatives of government or to comply with valid legal process. In these situations, Lycom may be required to disclose personally identifiable information about a customer without the customer’s consent and without notice to the customer. Law enforcement agencies may, by federal or state court order, and without notice to you, obtain the right to install a device that monitors your Internet and e-mail use, including addresses of email sent and received and in some cases the content of those communications; and/or your use of our telephone service, including listings of incoming and outgoing calls and in some cases the content of those calls. In some instances where there are valid legal requests for or orders for disclosure of your information, we may notify you of the requests or orders and then it may be up to you to object or take specific action to prevent any disclosures pursuant to those requests or orders.

We may also use or disclose personally identifiable information about you without your consent (a) to protect our Customers, employees, or property, (b) in emergency situations, (c) to enforce our rights in court or elsewhere, or directly with you, for violations of service terms, conditions or policies and/or (d) as otherwise required by law, for example, as part of a regulatory proceeding.

How does Lycom use cookies?

We may collect information on our websites using cookies, web beacons or similar technologies. These methods permit us to collect various types of information, including which pages you visit, how you use the services, which of our email messages you read, and other information.   Lycom may use this information to understand usage patterns and perform analyses, to provide you with more personalized service and to improve your online experience.  Most web browsers permit users to disable or reject cookies, though doing so may limit the personalization available to you and your access to sections of our website.

Lycom may partner with third-party advertising companies who may utilize cookies, web beacons, or other technology to deliver or facilitate the delivery of targeted advertisements.   Lycom also uses third-party advertising companies to identify and present tailored online advertisements for its goods and services.  Lycom does not share or provide personally identifiable information we may collect, such as names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers with our advertisers without your express permission. Some content or applications, including advertisements, on our website are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services . They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content. We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

Can I prohibit or limit Lycom’s use and disclosure of my personally identifiable information?

You have the right to prohibit or limit certain kinds of disclosures and marketing.  If you do not want your name, address, level of service or other personally identifiable information disclosed to third parties in a “mailing list” as explained above, please contact us by telephone at 606.638.3600.   You may not opt-out of service-related communications, and customers cannot opt-out of the collection of non-personally identifiable data for the purpose of audience measurement or website analytics.

How long does Lycom maintain personally identifiable information?

Lycom will maintain personally identifiable information about you as long as you are a subscriber to Lycom’s service and as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. If you are no longer a subscriber to any Lycom service and the information is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, Lycom will only keep personally identifiable information as long as necessary to comply with applicable legal requirements.

How does Lycom protect customer information?

Lycom takes seriously the security of our Customers’ personally identifiable information. Lycom  takes such actions as are reasonably necessary to prevent unauthorized access by entities other than Lycom to personally identifiable information. However, we cannot guarantee that these practices will prevent every unauthorized attempt to access, use, or disclose personally identifiable information.

You need to help protect the privacy of your own information. You must take precautions to protect the security of any personally identifiable information that you may transmit over any home networks, wireless routers, wireless (Wi-Fi) networks or similar devices by using passwords, encryption and other techniques to prevent unauthorized persons from intercepting or receiving any of your personally identifiable information. You are responsible for the security of your information when using unencrypted, open access or otherwise unsecured networks in your home.

Can I see the information that Lycom collects about me?

You have a right under the Cable Act to see your personally identifiable information that Lycom collects and maintains. The information Lycom has about its Customers is maintained at its offices and systems. In most cases, the personally identifiable information contained in these records consists solely of billing and account information. If you would like to see your information, please send a written request to Lycom at the address found on your monthly bill or by visiting our website at https://lycomonline.com/.  Lycom will be glad to make an appointment for you to come in to our office during regular business hours. If your review reveals an error in our records, Lycom will correct it.  You will only be permitted to examine records that contain personally identifiable information about your account and no other account.

Does Lycom protect children’s privacy?

Lycom is concerned about children’s privacy and does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13.  Other services or web pages accessed through Lycom ‘s service may have different policies on collection of information pertaining to children and you should consult their privacy policies and read their notices if you have any concerns about the collection or use of such information by those entities.   If you have any questions about our privacy policy with respect to children, please contact us.

What can I do if I believe Lycom has violated my rights or have questions about the privacy policy?

You may enforce the limitations imposed on us by federal law with respect to the collection and disclosure of personally identifiable subscriber information about you through a civil action under federal law, in addition to other rights and remedies that may be available to you under federal or other applicable laws.  If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact Lycom at 606.638.3600.

Additional Provisions for Telephone Customers

In providing telephone services, we collect subscriber list information, which is limited to your name, address and telephone number.  We also collect information about the quantity, technical configuration, type, destination, location, and amount of your use of the telephone services and information contained on your telephone bill concerning the type of phone services and features you receive.  That information, when matched to your name, address, and telephone number, is known as customer proprietary network information or “CPNI” and is subject to additional privacy protections.  CPNI does not include subscriber list information, by itself. Examples of CPNI include information typically available from details on a customer’s monthly telephone bill — the type of line, technical characteristics, class of service, current telephone charges, long distance and local service billing records, directory assistance charges, usage data, and calling patterns.

For your protection, we will not disclose your call detail records over the phone to an inbound caller, and we require the use of a password to log into accounts where you can view your CPNI online.  We will use, disclose, or permit access to CPNI to provide you with the services to which you subscribe, including for use in directories; to bill and collect for communications services; to protect our rights or property, or to protect users or other carriers or service providers from fraudulent, abusive or unlawful use of, or subscription to, such services; to provide inside wiring installation, maintenance, or repair services; as required by law; or as expressly authorized by the customer.  Although federal law permits us to use CPNI for certain marketing, we have elected not to use such information for marketing.  We also do not provide or sell your CPNI to any third party for marketing activities.

Lycom Communications (“Lycom”) has adopted this acceptable use policy applicable to all users of Lycom’s high speed Internet service, including Lycom’s web sites, Lycomonline.com and Lycom.co (the “Internet Service”). This acceptable use policy is intended to advance Lycom’s goal of providing reliable and high quality Internet service to its subscribers.

1. APPLICABILITY 

PLEASE READ THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY PRIOR TO USING THE SERVICE; BY SUBSCRIBING TO THE INTERNET SERVICE, YOU, THE SUBSCRIBER, ARE AGREEING TO THE TERMS OF THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY VIOLATION OF THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY OR MISUSE OF THE SERVICE THROUGH THE USE OF YOUR ACCOUNT, EVEN IF THE MISUSE WAS CONDUCTED BY A THIRD PARTY OR OTHER END USER WITH ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNT, WHETHER PERMITTED BY YOU. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SECURE YOUR COMPUTER(S), NETWORK AND/OR ANY DEVICE, INCLUDING WIRELESS NETWORK (“WiFi”) DEVICES CONNECTED TO THE SERVICE SO THAT SUCH MISUSE IS PREVENTED.

2. REVISIONS TO POLICY 

LYCOM MAY REVISE THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY FROM TIME TO TIME WITHOUT NOTICE BY POSTING A SUCH REVISION ON LYCOMONLINE.COM OR ANY SUCCESSOR URL. ANY REVISION OF THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON SUCH POSTING. AS SUCH, YOU SHOULD REGULARLY VISIT LYCOMONLINE.COM AND REVIEW THE POSTED ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN ANY SUBSCRIBER OR CUSTOMER AGREEMENT AND THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY, THE TERMS OF THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY WILL GOVERN.

3. VIOLATIONS 

LYCOM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT NOTICE AT LYCOM’S SOLE DISCRETION IF YOU OR OTHERS WHO USE YOUR ACCOUNT VIOLATE THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY. LYCOM ALSO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO IMMEDIATELY REMOVE ANY MATERIAL OR INFORMATION FROM LYCOM’S WEB SITES THAT VIOLATE THIS POLICY FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER FROM AT OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

4. COMMERCIAL USE

If you are a commercial subscriber of Lycom, this paragraph 4 shall not apply to your subscription to the Internet but only to the extent that your subscription expressly addresses such use.

The Internet Service is provided for personal and family use within a single residential household. You agree that you will not use, nor allow others to use, the Internet Service to operate any type of business or commercial enterprise or to use the Internet Service as an Internet service provider. You may set up one (1) Web page per e-mail account for personal use using the Internet Service, but you may not establish a web page using a server located at your home. You agree that you will not use, nor allow others to use, your home computer as a Web Server, FTP Server, file server or game server or to run any other server applications. Customer will not resell or redistribute, or allow others to resell or redistribute, access to the Internet Service in any manner, including by wireless means.

5. NO ILLEGAL OR FRAUDULENT USE 

You agree that you will not use, and not encourage or allow others to use, the Internet Service to violate any applicable federal, state, local or international laws orders or regulations. You agree that you will not use, nor allow others to use, the Internet Service to plan or commit, or encourage or help others to plan or commit, a crime, fraud or act of terrorism, including but not limited to posting or transmitting information, data or material that is unlawful, abusive, libelous, slanderous, obscene, profane, unlawful, threatening, or defamatory, posting or transmitting child pornography or obscene material, engaging in a pyramid, Ponzi or other illegal soliciting schemes, sending chain e-mail that request money or other items of value, illegal gambling, the offering for sale of illegal weapons or substances, the promotion or publication of any material that may violate hate crime laws, or exporting software or technical information in violation of U.S. export control laws.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Lycom and its affiliates, suppliers, and agents against all claims and expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from you engaging in any act prohibited by this Acceptable Use Policy or resulting from your violation of this Acceptable Use Policy. This paragraph will survive any termination or expiration of any applicable subscriber agreement.

6. NO INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 

You agree that you will not use, nor allow others to use, the Internet Service to send or receive any information that infringes the intellectual property, including without limitation patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets or proprietary rights of any other person or entity. This includes, but is not limited to digitized music, movies, books, photographs, art or other copyrighted materials or software, including Lycom-provided software.

7. NO THREATS OR HARASSMENT

You agree that you will not use, nor allow others to use, the Internet Service to transmit any material that threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property or which harasses, abuses, defames or invades the privacy or rights of any other person or entity.

8. NO HARM TO AND PROTECTION OF MINORS 

You agree that you will not use, nor allow others to use, the Internet Service to harm or attempt to harm a minor, including but not limited to using the Internet Service to send pornographic, obscene or profane materials, or violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

9. NO “SPAMMING” 

You agree that you will not use, nor allow others to use, the Internet Service to send materials in a manner inconsistent with federal and state laws, including without limitation the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (15 U.S.C. §§ 7701-7713 and 18 U.S.C. § 1037). These materials include without limitation mass or bulk e-mail, numerous copies of the same or substantially similar messages, empty messages, or messages which contain no substantive content. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to determine whether such postings or transmissions constitute an advertisement, promotional material or any other form of solicitation in violation of such laws.

10. NO “HACKING” 

You agree that you will not use, nor allow others to use, the Internet Service to access the accounts of others or to attempt to penetrate security measures of the Internet Service or access any other person’s computer or computer system, software, data, confidential or proprietary information of others without the owner’s knowledge and consent (“hacking”) or to cause a disruption of service to other on-line users. You agree that you will not use, nor allow others to use, tools designed for compromising network security, such as password guessing programs, cracking tools, packet sniffers or network probing tools.

11. NO SYSTEM DISRUPTION

You agree that you will not use, nor allow others to use, the Internet Service to disrupt, restrict, destroy, impair or create any unusually large burden, disrupt any backbone network nodes or network service used by Lycom, on Lycom’s network, computer equipment, content, material, device or system whether owned by Lycom or others. You also agree that you will not use, nor allow others to use, the Internet Service to disrupt other Internet service providers or services, including but not limited to by e-mail bombing or the use of mass mailing programs, viruses, locks, keys, worms, Trojan horse or other harmful or debilitating feature; distribute mass or unsolicited e-mail, including commercial advertising, announcements or junk mail; or otherwise generate large levels of traffic sufficient to impede other’s ability to send or receive information;

12. NO IMPERSONATION OR FORGERY 

You agree that you will not, nor allow others to, impersonate another user, falsify one’s user name, age, digital or manual signature or identity in e-mail or in any post or transmission to any newsgroup or mailing list or other similar groups or lists. You agree that you will not, nor allow others to, forge any message header of any electronic transmission, originating or passing through the Internet Service, or use an IP address not assigned to you.

13. NO ABUSE OF NEWSGROUPS 

You agree that will not, nor allow others to, post a similar item to more than three (3) newsgroups or mailing lists. You agree that you will not, nor allow others to, post or transmit any private, third party e-mail to any newsgroup or mailing list without the explicit approval of the sender.

14. NO EXCESSIVE BANDWIDTH USAGE 

Lycom offers multiple tiers of High Speed Internet Service. You agree to comply with the current bandwidth, data storage, electronic mail and other threshold limitations that correspond with the package of service you selected. You further acknowledge that each tier or level of Lycom’s High Speed Internet Service has limits on the maximum speed at which you may send and receive data at any time, as set forth in the price list or, and either the Residential Service Agreement or the Commercial Service Agreement, whichever is applicable (the “Service Agreement”). You understand that the actual speeds you may experience at any time will vary based on a number of factors, including the capabilities of your equipment, Internet congestion, the technical properties of the websites, content and applications that you access, and network management tools and techniques employed by Lycom. You agree that Lycom may change the bandwidth or other threshold limitation of any tier by amending the price list or Service Agreement. Your continued use of the Internet Service following such a change will constitute your acceptance thereof. You also agree that Lycom may use technical means, including but not limited to suspending or reducing the speed of the Internet Service, to ensure compliance with your tier of service and to ensure that Lycom’s High Speed Internet Service operates efficiently. You further agree that Lycom has the right to monitor your usage patterns to facilitate the provision of Lycom’s High Speed Internet Service and to ensure your compliance with the package of service you selected and the Service Agreement and to efficiently manage the network and the provision of High Speed Internet Services. Lycom may take such steps as it determines appropriate in the event your usage of the Internet Service does not comply with the package of service you selected or the Service Agreement. Additionally, Lycom may use such tools and techniques as it determines appropriate in order to efficiently manage its network and to ensure a quality user experience for its subscribers.

15. NO “VIRUSES” 

You agree that you will not use, nor allow others to use, the Internet Service to restrict, inhibit, or otherwise interfere with the ability of any other person to use or enjoy the Internet Service or any features of the Internet Service, any Equipment or the Internet, regardless of intent, purpose or knowledge, including, without limitation, by posting or transmitting any information or software which contain computer “viruses,” worms, “Trojan horses” or other harmful software programs and that you will use your best efforts to prevent the unintentional transmission of such viruses.

16. LYCOM MONITORING. 

Lycom reserves the right at any time to monitor bandwidth, usage, transmissions, and content on the Internet Service from time to time; to seek or identify violations of this Policy; and/or to protect the network, the Internet Service and Lycom users. Lycom may not, however, routinely monitor the activity of your Internet Service account for violations of this Acceptable Use Policy. Lycom’s failure to enforce this Acceptable Use Policy, for whatever reason, shall not be construed as a waiver of any right to do so at any time. You agree that any portion of this Acceptable Use Policy held invalid or unenforceable will as much as possible be construed consistent with the intent and applicable law; the remaining portions of this Acceptable Use Policy will remain in full force and effect.

ION
KET
PBS
WTSF

PSID 014743 serves the following zip codes:

25514
25530
25555
25570
25704
41230
41264

At Lycom, we are committed to providing our Internet services as an open platform for innovation, investment, job creation, economic growth, competition, and free expression. We do not block any lawful content, applications, services, or your use of non-harmful devices, or discriminate in transmitting lawful network traffic except as reasonably necessary to manage our network effectively for the benefit of our customers as described below. The purpose of this disclosure is to make available easy-to understand information about our services to enable you to make informed choices about which services best meet your needs, in accordance with Part 8 of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission.

Network Management and Security

Lycom does not use any application-specific network management practices or inhibit or favor certain applications or classes of applications; modify protocol fields in ways not prescribed by the protocol standard; or block or manage any specific protocols or protocol ports. Except as expressly explained below, Lycom does not block, throttle, degrade or impair access to specific types of lawful Internet traffic or applications based on the content, application, service, technology, user or the use of a non-harmful device. Lycom does not prioritize traffic in exchange for compensation or prioritize traffic of any affiliate, but our telephone service traffic may be prioritized to ensure voice quality and phone functionality. To protect our customers and our network, we attempt to block commonly known malware and malicious ports and protocols, such as ports that are used for spamming and launches of malicious attacks. In rare cases we may take other corrective action after providing written notice to a customer who has violated the terms of service or who is using traffic in a manner that could harm us, our network, or the experience of other users. We have four backbone circuits from two different providers and segment our RF plant to attempt to manage network congestion.

Device Attachment Policy

Customers are required to use a compatible, certified DOCSIS 3.0 modem to access our Internet service. You may rent a modem or modem/router from us, or use your own compatible device. To verify whether a modem is compatible with our service, please contact us.

Service Description and Performance

We offer residential and commercial customers high speed internet access service through our hybrid fiber-coaxial cable network. Our current service options including applicable rates are posted at https://lycom.co/shop/.

These services are described as offering “up to” certain speeds. While we engineer our network to achieve the speeds for each of the service tiers we offer, we cannot guarantee that customers will always experience those speeds. The “actual” speed a customer experiences at any particular time may vary based on a number of factors and conditions, many of which are outside of our control. These conditions include, but are not limited to: performance of customer’s Internet-connected devices; the connection between a customer’s computer or other device and modem; the distance packets travel (round trip); any congestion or high usage levels at the website or destination; any gating of speeds or access by the website or destination. In order to control traffic or performance, many websites limit the speeds at which a visitor can download from their site; the suitability of the cable modem; and the capacity limitations of the networks involved. Actual speed and latency may vary depending upon these and other factors. We generally expect that absent the factors described above, customers can expect to receive speeds that are 80-100% of the advertised maximum download and upload speeds, with latency of approximately 32 milliseconds or below.

Commercial Terms and Privacy Policies

Our terms of service and privacy policies are posted at https://lycom.co/terms-and-policies. This disclosure does not alter these terms or policies and may be revised at Lycom’s discretion without notice.

Resolving Complaints and Questions

If you have any questions or concerns about your Internet services, please contact us at 606.826.3600 (choose option 2 for support or option 4 for customer service), or by website email form at https://lycom.co/contact.

Lycom Communications, Inc. as a cable operator in Louisa, Kentucky has a partnership with SLG Media Group, Inc. who provides video services outside of Lycom Communicatoins, Inc. and who’s programming is aired on Lycom Communications, Inc.

Display Channel	Channel Name
100	My Town TV
101	POP
102	My Z TV
103	NBC WSAZ
104	CBS WYMT
105	The Weather Channel
107	CW WQCW
108	ABC WCHS
109	Home Shopping Network
110	QVC
111	FOX WVAH
112	American Sports Network
113	CBS WOWK
114	WOWK Doppler
115	KET
116	KET 2
117	KET KY
118	WGN
119	WVCHL
120	WVPBS
121	TBN
122	Daystar WTSF
125	ION TV
126	ION Life
127	QUBO
128	CSPAN
129	CSPAN2
130	Freeform
131	INSP
132	ANTEN
133	Charge
134	Sportsman Channel
135	ESPN
136	ESPN 2
137	ESPN Classic
138	SEC Network
139	Fox Sports Ohio
140	Fox Sports 1
141	National Geographic
142	Animal Planet
143	Discovery
144	Investigation Discovery
145	Hub Network
146	History Channel
147	Travel Channel
148	TLC
149	Tru TV
150	Food Network
151	Cooking Channel
152	HGTV
153	A&E
154	Hallmark Movies and Mysteries
155	Spike TV
156	FX
157	TBS
158	TNT
159	USA
160	Syfy
161	Turner Classic Movies
162	Bravo
163	Lifetime
164	Hallmark
165	RFD TV
166	Cartoon East
167	Disney
168	Nickelodeon
169	TV Land
170	CMT
171	GAC
172	VH1
173	MTV
174	Comedy Central
175	E!
176	Headline News
177	CNN
178	Fox News
179	CNBC
180	MSNBC
181	NBC Sports
182	FXX
183	SEC A
184	AMC
185	BBC America
186	We TV
187	Comet TV
188	Get TV
190	Indemand Barker Channel
191	PPV 1
192	PPV 2
197	PPV 7
200	My Town TV HD
203	NBC WSAZ HD
204	CBS WYMT HD
205	The Weather Channel HD
207	CW WQCW HD
208	ABC WCHS HD
209	HSN HD
211	FOX WVAH HD
213	CBS WOWK HD
214	WOWK Weather Radar HD
215	KET HD
220	WVPBS HD
225	ION HD
230	Freeform HD
235	ESPN HD
236	ESPN2 HD
237	ESPN News HD
238	SEC Network HD
239	Fox Sports Ohio HD
240	Fox Sports 1 HD
241	National Geographic HD
242	Animal Planet HD
243	Discovery HD
244	Investigation Discovery HD
245	HUB Channel HD
246	History Channel HD
247	Travel Channel HD
248	TLC HD
249	Tru TV HD
250	Food Network HD
252	HGTV HD
253	A&E HD
256	FX HD
257	TBS HD
258	TNT HD
259	USA Network HD
260	Syfy Channel HD
261	TCM HD
262	Bravo HD
263	Lifetime HD
266	Cartoon Network HD
267	Disney Channel HD
275	E! HD
276	HLN HD
277	CNN HD
278	Fox News Channel HD
279	CNBC HD
280	MSNBC HD
281	NBC Sports HD
283	SEC A HD
290	NFL Network HD
291	Velocity HD
292	Science HD
293	Destnation America HD
294	NASA TV HD
299	OWN HD
300	The Science Channel
301	Destnation America
302	Investigation Disc
303	American Heroes Channel
305	Oprah Winfrey
306	Discovery Life Channel
307	Lifetime Movie Network
308	GSN
311	The Hub
312	Nick Toons
313	Boomerang
314	Nick Jr
315	FXM
316	IFC
317	Bloomberg
318	DIY
319	Fox Business
321	Disney JR
322	Disney XD
323	Teen Nick
330	CMT Music
331	VH1 Classic Rock
332	MTV Jams
333	MTV Hits
334	MTV U
335	MTV 2
336	BET Soul
342	Chiller
351	FYI
352	Viceland
360	Outdoor Channel
380	NFL Network
403	ESPNU
404	ESPNews
405	Golf Channel
407	Lifetime Movie Network HD
418	DIY HD
451	FYI HD
460	Outdoor Channel HD
501	HBO
502	HBO 2
503	HBO Signature
504	HBO Family
505	HBO Comedy
506	HBO Zone
511	Cinemax
512	More Max
513	Action Max
514	Thriller Max
521	Showtime
522	Showtime 2
523	Showtime Extreme
524	Showtime Next
525	Showtime Family
526	Showtime Women
527	Flix
528	Showtime Showcase
530	The Movie Channel
531	TMC Xtra
539	Starz! HD
540	STARZ East
541	STARZ Edge East
542	STARZ Cinema East
543	STARZ Kids & Family East
544	STARZ Comedy East
550	STARZ ENCORE East
551	STARZ ENCORE Westerns East
552	STARZ ENCORE Classic East
553	STARZ ENCORE Suspense East
554	STARZ ENCORE Black East
555	STARZ ENCORE Action East
556	STARZ ENCORE Family East
900	MC Rock
901	MC Metal
902	MC Alternative
903	MC Adult Alternative
904	MC Rock Hits
905	MC Classic Rock
906	MC Soft Rock
907	MC Love Songs
908	MC Pop Hits
909	MC Party Favorites
910	MC Teen
911	MC Kidz Only
912	MC Toddler Tunes
913	MC Y2K
914	MC 90’s
915	MC 80’s
916	MC 70’s
917	MC Solid Gold Oldies
918	MC Pop Country
919	MC Today’s Country
920	MC Country Hits
921	MC Classic Country
922	MC Contemporary Christian
923	MC Pop Latino
924	MC Musica Urbana
925	MC Mexicana
926	MC Tropicales
927	MC Romances
928	MC Sounds of the Season
929	MC Stage & Screen
930	MC Soundscapes
931	MC Smooth Jazz
932	MC Jazz
933	MC Blues
934	MC Singers & Swing
935	MC Easy Listening
936	MC Classical Masterpieces
937	MC Light Classical
938	MC Hit List
939	MC Pop Rhythmic
940	MC Dance & EDM
941	MCU
942	MC Hip-Hop and R&B
943	MC Rap
944	MC Hip-Hop Classics
945	MC Throwback Jamz
946	MC R&B Classics
947	MC R&B Soul
948	MC Gospel
949	MC Reggae

Lycom Communications, Inc. does not handle political purchases on it’s own. It has a third party, SLG Media Group, Inc. that handles all advertising buys.