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1 ACCESS SERVICE TARIFF United Telephone Southeast LLC virginia TARIFF SCC No. 4 d/b/a centurylink 1st Revised Title Page 1 (C) Cancels Original Title Page 1 ISSUED: October 14, 2009 EFFECTIVE: October 19, 2009 REGULATIONS, RATES AND CHARGES Applying to the provision of ACCESS services within a Local ACCESS and Transport Area (LATA) for connection to Intrastate Communications Facilities for Intrastate Customers within the operating territory of United Telephone Southeast LLC d/b/a centurylink In the Commonwealth of virginia As Set Forth on Title Page 2 Effective July 29, 2009, United Telephone Southeast LLC registered the fictitious name centurylink . Effective October 19, 2009, United Telephone Southeast LLC d/b/a Embarq, began operating under the name centurylink . As such, United Telephone Southeast LLC d/b/a Embarq hereby adopts, ratifies, and makes its own, in every respect as if the same had been originally filed by it, all schedules, rules, notices, concurrences, schedule agreements, divisions, authorities or other instruments whatsoever, filed with the virginia State Corporation Commission, State of virginia , by or adopted by United Telephone Southeast LLC d/b/a Embarq between November 9, 2007 and October 18, 2009.

2 By this notice, United Telephone Southeast LLC d/b/a centurylink also adopts and ratifies all supplements or amendments to any of the above schedules, etc., which United Telephone Southeast LLC d/b/a Embarq has heretofore filed with said Commission. On November 9, 2007, United Telephone - Southeast , Inc. changed its corporate name to United Telephone Southeast LLC. United Telephone Southeast LLC hereby adopts, ratifies, and makes its own, in every respect as if the same had been originally filed by it, all tariffs , rules, notices, concurrences, schedule agreements, divisions, authorities or other instruments whatsoever, filed with the virginia State Corporation Commission, State of virginia , by or adopted by United Telephone - Southeast , Inc., prior to the effective date of this TARIFF , April 13, 2008. United Telephone Southeast LLC also adopts and ratifies all supplements or amendments to any of the above tariffs , etc.

3 , which United Telephone - Southeast , Inc. has heretofore filed with said Commission. ACCESS services are provided by means of wire, fiber optics, radio or any other suitable technology or a combination thereof. Issued by: Director Regulatory Systems & Modeling 5454 W. 110th Street Overland Park, Kansas 66211 866-421-7935 United Telephone Southeast LLC tariffs may be viewed at the above address and at the virginia State Corporation Commission located in the Tyler Building - 9th Floor 1300 East Main Street Richmond, virginia 23219 (C) (N) (N) (T) (C) (C) ACCESS SERVICE TARIFF United Telephone Southeast LLC virginia TARIFF SCC No. 4 d/b/a centurylink 1st Revised Title Page 2 (C) Cancels Original Title Page 2 ISSUED: October 14, 2009 EFFECTIVE: October 19, 2009 Following are the exchanges in which ACCESS services are available in virginia . The exchange areas are as defined by maps filed with the State Corporation Commission of the Commonwealth of virginia as part of the Telephone Company's General Subscriber services TARIFF .

4 ABINGDON HILLSVILLE AUSTINVILLE-IVANHOE INDEPENDENCE BLAND KONNAROCK BRISTOL LAUREL FORK CANA MARION-ATKINS CERES MAX MEADOWS CHILHOWIE MEADOWVIEW COMERS ROCK-ELK CREEK MORRISON CITY CRIPPLE CREEK-SPEEDWELL MOUTH OF WILSON DAMASCUS RICH VALEY FRIES RURAL RETREAT-CROCKETT GALAX SALTVILLE GATE CITY SUGAR GROVE GLADE SPRING SYLVATUS WYTHEVILLE ACCESS SERVICE TARIFF United Telephone Southeast LLC virginia TARIFF SCC No.

5 4 d/b/a Embarq Original Page 1 ISSUED: May 19, 2008 EFFECTIVE: May 20, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Concurring Carriers 16 Connecting Carriers 16 Other Participating Carriers 16 Explanation of Symbols 17 Explanation of Abbreviations 18 Reference to Other tariffs 19 1. APPLICATION OF TARIFF 1 2. GENERAL REGULATIONS 1 Undertaking of the Telephone Company 1 Scope 1 Limitations 1 Liability 2 Provision of services 4 Installation and Termination of services 4 Maintenance of services 5 Changes and Substitutions 5 Refusal and Discontinuance of services 5 Limitation of Use of Metallic Facilities 6 Notification of SERVICE Affecting Activities 6 Coordination with Respect to Network Contingencies 7 Provision and Ownership of Telephone Numbers 7 Use 7 Reserved For Future Use 7 Interference or Impairment 7 Unlawful Use 8 ACCESS SERVICE TARIFF United Telephone Southeast LLC virginia TARIFF SCC No.

6 4 d/b/a centurylink (T) First Revised Page 2 Cancels Original Page 2 ISSUED: December 28, 2011 EFFECTIVE: December 29, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) Page No. 2. GENERAL REGULATIONS (Cont'd) Obligations of the Customer 8 Damages 8 Ownership of Facilities and Theft 8 Equipment Space and Power 9 Reserved For Future Use 9 Reserved For Future Use 9 Availability for Testing 9 Balance 9 Design of Customer services 9 References to the Telephone Company 9 Reserved For Future Use 10 Claims and Demands for Damages 10 Reserved For Future Use 10 Coordination with Respect to Network Contingencies 10 Jurisdictional Report Requirements 11 Determination of Intrastate Charges for Mixed Interstate and 19 Intrastate ACCESS SERVICE Identification and Rating of VoIP-PSTN Traffic Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowances 20 Payment of Rates.

7 Charges and Deposits 20 Minimum Period 24 Cancellation of an Order for SERVICE 25 Credit Allowance for SERVICE Interruptions 25 Reserved For Future Use 29 Re-establishment of SERVICE Following Fire, Flood or Other Occurrence 29 Title or Ownership Rights 30 Ordering, Rating and Billing of ACCESS services Where More Than One Exchange Telephone Company is Involved 30 Connections 38 General 38 (N) ACCESS SERVICE TARIFF United Telephone Southeast LLC virginia TARIFF SCC No. 4 d/b/a Embarq Original Page 3 ISSUED: May 19, 2008 EFFECTIVE: May 20, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) Page No.

8 2. GENERAL REGULATIONS (Cont'd) Definitions 38 ACCESS Code 38 ACCESS Minutes 38 ACCESS Tandem 38 Alternate Billing 38 Answer/Disconnect Supervision 38 Attenuation Distortion 39 Balance (100 Type) Test Line 39 Billed Number Screening (BNS) 39 Bit 39 Business Day 39 Call 39 Carrier or Common Carrier 39 Carrier ACCESS Code (CAC) 39 Carrier Identification Code (CIC) 40 CCS 40 Central Office 40 Central Office Prefix 40 Centralized Automatic Reporting on Trunks Testing 40 Channel(s) 40 Channel SERVICE Unit 40 Channelize 40 Clear Channel Capability 40 C-Message Noise 41 C-Notched Noise 41 Common Line 41 Common Trunk Port 41 Communications System 41 Customer(s)

9 41 Customer Designated Premises 41 Data Transmission (107 Type) Test Line 42 Decibel 42 Decibel Reference Noise C-Message Weighting 42 Decibel Reference Noise C-Message Reference to 0 42 Dedicated Trunk Port 42 Detail Billing 42 Directory Assistance (Intrastate) 42 Directory Assistance Location (Intrastate) 43 Dual Tone Multifrequency Address Signaling 43 ACCESS SERVICE TARIFF United Telephone Southeast LLC virginia TARIFF SCC No. 4 d/b/a centurylink First Revised Page 4 (T) Cancels Original Page 4 ISSUED: May 31, 2013 EFFECTIVE: July 2, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) Page No. 2. GENERAL REGULATIONS (Cont'd) Definitions (Cont'd) Echo Control 43 Echo Path Loss 43 Echo Return Loss 43 Effective 2-Wire 43 Effective 4-Wire 44 End Office Switch 44 End User 44 Entry Switch 44 Envelope Delay Distortion 44 Equal Level Echo Path Loss 44 Expected Measured Loss 45 Exchange 45 Field Identifier 45 Firm Order Confirmation (FOC)

10 Date 45 First-Come, First-Served 45 First Point of Switching 45 Frequency Shift 46 Geographically Aggregated Rate 46 Grandfathered 46 Host Office 46 Immediately Available Funds 46 Impedance Balance 46 Impulse Noise 46 Individual Case Basis 46 Inserted Connection Loss 47 Interexchange Carrier (IC) or Interexchange Common Carrier 47 Intermodulation Distortion 47 Interstate Communications 47 Intrastate Communications 47 Line Information Database 47 Line Side Connection 47 Local ACCESS and Transport Area (LATA) 48 Local Tandem Switch 48 Loop Around Test Line 48 Loss Deviation 48 Maritime Radio Common Carriers (MRCCs) 48 Major Fraction Thereof 48 Message 49 Milliwatt (102 Type) Test Line 49 (N) ACCESS SERVICE TARIFF United Telephone Southeast LLC virginia TARIFF SCC No.