VERIZON NEW JERSEY INC. TARIFF B.P.U. N.J. NO. 6 ORIGINAL PAGE 1 BY GREGORY M. ROMANO, GENERAL COUNSEL ISSUED: JUNE 12, 2014 EFFECTIVE: JULY 14, 2014

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1 TARIFF B.P.U. N.J. NO. 6 ORIGINAL PAGE 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Explanation of Abbreviations 7 Reference to Other Tariffs 9 Special Characters and Change Symbols 9 Reference to Technical Publications APPLICATION OF TARIFF SEC 1 2. GENERAL REGULATIONS SEC Undertaking of the Telephone Company Scope Limitations Liability Provision of Services Installation and Termination of Services Maintenance of Services Changes and Substitutions Refusal and Discontinuance of Service Limitation of Use of Metallic Facilities Notification of Service-Affecting Activities Coordination with Respect to Network Contingencies Provision and Ownership of Telephone Numbers 2.2 Use Interference or Impairment Unlawful Use 9

2 TARIFF B.P.U. N.J. NO. 6 ORIGINAL PAGE 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2. GENERAL REGULATIONS (Cont'd) Page No. 2.3 Obligation of the Customer Damages Ownership of Facilities and Theft Equipment Space and Power Availability for Testing Balance Design of Customer Services References to the Telephone Company Claims and Demands for Damages Coordination with Respect to Network Contingencies Jurisdictional Report Requirements Determination of Interstate Charges for Mixed 17 Interstate and Intrastate Access Service Identification and Rating of VoIP-PSTN Traffic Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowances Payment of Rates, Charges and Deposits Minimum Periods Cancellation of an Order for Service Credit Allowance for Service Interruptions Missed Installation Due Dates Re-establishment of Service Following Fire, 34 Flood or Other Occurrence Title or Ownership Rights Ordering, Rating and Billing of Access 35 Service Where More Than One Exchange Company is Involved 2.5 Connections General Definitions 39

3 TARIFF B.P.U. N.J. NO. 6 ORIGINAL PAGE 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) Page No. 3. ORDERING OPTIONS FOR SWITCHED SERVICE SEC General Ordering Conditions Special Construction Access Order Access Order Service Date Intervals Access Order Modifications Cancellation of an Access Order Selection of Facilities For Access Orders Minimum Period Minimum Period Charges Shared Use Facilities SWITCHED SEC General Switched Access Service Arrangements and Manner 1 of Provision Rate Categories Special Facilities Routing Design Layout Report Acceptance Testing Out-of-Band Signaling Ordering Option 31 Testing Requirements 4.2 Provisions and Descriptions of Switched Access Service Arrangements Feature Group A (FGA) Feature Group B (FGB) Switched Transport Facilities Feature Group D (FGD) Toll Free Database Access Service Access Service Customized Design Contracts for High-Capacity 55 Entrance Facilities and Direct-trunked Transport 4.3 Common Switching and Transport Termination 56 Non-chargeable Optional Features Common Switching Optional Features Transport Termination Optional Features 64

4 TARIFF B.P.U. N.J. NO. 6 ORIGINAL PAGE 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) 4. SWITCHED (Cont d) Page No. 4.4 Transmission Specifications Standard Transmission Specifications Data Transmission Parameters WATS Access Lines Obligations of the Company Network Managements Design and Traffic Routing of Switched Access 80 Service Provision of Service Performance Data Trunk Group Measurement Reports Determination of Number of Transmission Paths Determination of Number of End Office 82 Transport Terminations Design Blocking Probability Obligations of the Customer Report Requirements Supervisory Signaling Trunk Group Measurement Reports Design of Switched Access Service Rate Regulations Description and Application of Rates and Charges Minimum Periods Change of Feature Group Type Moves Measuring Access Minutes Network Blocking Charge for Feature Group D 101 and 900 Access Service Application of Rates for Extension Service Message Unit Credit Local Information Delivery Services Mileage Measurement Shared Use High-Capacity Services - Entrance 104 Facility Host/Remote Shared Network Arrangement Facility Hubs Tandem Access Sectorization (TAS) 109

5 TARIFF B.P.U. N.J. NO. 6 ORIGINAL PAGE 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) 4. SWITCHED (Cont d) Page No. 4.8 Rates and Charges Switched Transport End Office Local Business Line Rates for Resold Service WATS Access Line Optional Features Message Unit Credit Tandem Access Sectorization (TAS) Toll Free Database Access Service Switched 56 Kilobit Service (S56) Access Service DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE SERVICE SEC General Description Undertaking of the Company Obligations of the Customer Payment Arrangements Rate Regulations Rates and Charges SPECIAL FACILITIES ROUTING OF S SEC Description of Special Facilities Routing of Access 1 Services Diversity Avoidance Cable-Only Facilities Rates and Charges for Special Facilities Routing 2 of Access Service Diversity Avoidance Diversity and Avoidance Combined Cable-Only Facilities 3

6 TARIFF B.P.U. N.J. NO. 6 ORIGINAL PAGE 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) Page No. 7. SPECIALIZED SERVICE OR ARRANGEMENTS SEC General Rates and Charges 1 8. ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING, ADDITIONAL LABOR AND SEC 8 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES 8.1 Additional Engineering Charges for Additional Engineering Additional Labor Overtime Installation Overtime Repair Stand by Testing and Maintenance with Other Telephone 2 Companies Other Labor Charges for Additional Labor Miscellaneous Services Standard Jacks - Registration Program Testing Services Provision of Access Service Billing Information MILEAGE MEASUREMENT SEC Determination of Mileage Between Wire Centers Mileage Calculation Example Serving Wire Center Information Tandem Access Sectorization Areas Access Tandem For Use with TAS GRANDFATHERED S SEC General Protective Connecting Arrangements 1

7 TARIFF B.P.U. N.J. NO. 6 ORIGINAL PAGE 7 EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS ABD - Average Business Day ac - Alternating current AML - Actual Measured Loss ANI - Automatic Number Identification AP - Program Audio AT&T - American Telephone and Telegraph Company BHMC - Busy Hour Minutes of Capacity CAROT - Centralized Automatic Reporting on Trunks CCS - Common Channel Signaling CNCC - Customer Network Control Center CN - Charge Number CO - Central Office COCTX - Central Office Centrex Cont'd - Continued CPE - Customer Provided Equipment CPN - Calling Party Number CSP - Carrier Selection Parameter CSACC - Customer Service Administration Control Center Ctx - Centrex DA - Directory Assistance db - decibel dbrnc - Decibel Reference Noise C-Messaging Weighting dbrnco - Decibel Reference Noise C-Messaging Referenced to O dbv - Decibel(s) Relative to 1 Volt (Reference) dc - direct current EDD - Envelope Delay Distortion ELEPL - Equal Level Echo Path Loss EML - Expected Measured Loss EPL - Echo Path Loss ERL - Echo Return Loss ESS - Electronic Switching System ESSX - Electronic Switching System Exchange f - frequency FI - Facility Interface FID - Field Identifier F.C.C. - Federal Communications Commission FX - Foreign Exchange HC - High Capacity Hz - Hertz IC - Interstate Customer ICB - Individual Case Basis ICL - Inserted Connection Loss kbps - kilobits-per-second khz - kilohertz

8 TARIFF B.P.U. N.J. NO. 6 ORIGINAL PAGE 8 EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS LATA - Local Access and Transport Area Ma - milliamperes Mbps - Megabits-per-second MHZ - Megahertz MMUC - Minimum Monthly Usage Charge MRC - Monthly Recurring Charge MTS - Message Telecommunications Service(s) NB - Narrowband NPA - Numbering Plan Area NRC - Nonrecurring Charge NTS - Non-Traffic Sensitive NXX - Three-Digit Central Office Code OBSC - Out of Band Signaling Connection OSPS - Operator Services Position System OTPL - Zero Transmission Level Point PBX - Private Branch Exchange PCM - Pulse Code Modulation PLR - Private Line Ringdown POP - Point of Presence (same as POT) POT - Point of Termination (same as POP) rms - root-mean-square RMS - Remote Switching Modules RSS - Remote Switching Systems SPOI - Signaling Point of Interface SRL - Singing Return Loss SS7 - Signaling System 7 SSN - Switched Service Network STP - Signal Transfer Point SWC - Serving Wire Center S56 - Switched 56 Kilobit Service TAS - Tandem Access Sectorization TASA - Tandem Access Sectorization Area TES - Telephone Exchange Service(s) TLP - Transmission Level Point TSP - Telecommunications Service Priority TV - Television USOC - Uniform Service Order Code VG - Voice Grade V & H - Vertical & Horizontal WA - Wideband Analog WATS - Wide Area Telecommunications Service(s) WD - Wideband Digital

9 TARIFF B.P.U. N.J. NO. 6 ORIGINAL PAGE 9 REFERENCE TO OTHER TARIFFS Whenever reference is made in this Tariff to other tariffs of the Company or Product Guide, the reference is to the tariffs or Product Guide in force as of the effective date of this tariff, and to amendments thereto and successive issues thereof. SPECIAL CHARACTERS AND CHANGE SYMBOLS SPECIAL CHARACTERS Positive entries are required in each column of a rate table. When the applicable rate or charge is none or when the service is not offered, the letters NO are shown in the appropriate column. (When the usage of NO is unclear, a note has been added for clarification.) When the rate or charge for an item is shown elsewhere in the Tariff or cannot be shown in a single entry, the letters RR (Referenced Rate) are shown in the appropriate column and a footnote is used to (1) refer to the location of the applicable rate or charge, or (2) specify the applicable rate or charge. When a Universal Service Order Code (USOC) is not applicable for a particular rate element, the letters NA are shown in the USOC column. CHANGE SYMBOLS The symbols described following are located along the right hand margin of a Tariff page to indicate changes on a per line basis. (C) - represents changed terms or revised text without rate increase (I) represents increase in rate (G) - represents Grandfathered product or service (M) represents move of material to a different page or location on a page (S) - represents reissued material

10 TARIFF B.P.U. N.J. NO. 6 ORIGINAL PAGE 10 REFERENCE TO TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS The following technical publications are referenced in this Tariff and except for PUB AS No. 1 may be obtained from Literary Data Center, Inc., G.P.O. Box C-9014, Brooklyn, N.Y : Compatibility Bulletin 106. Issue Issued: December, 1981 Available: March 11, 1982 Technical Reference: PUB 41451* Issued: January, 1983 Available: May 17, 1983 PUB Issued: December, 1982 Available: January 17, 1983 PUB Issued: October, 1973 Available: October, 1973 PUB Issued: September, 1983 Available: October, 1983 PUB Issued: September, 1983 Available: October, 1983 PUB Issued: December, 1983 Available: March 15, 1984 PUB Issued: December, 1983 Available: March 15, 1984 PUB ADDENDUM Issued: March, 1984 Available: April, 1984 PUB Issued: December, 1983 Available: January, 1984 PUB Issued: December, 1983 Available: March 15, 1984 PUB ADDENDUM Issued: March, 1984 Available: April, 1984 PUB Issued: December, 1983 Available: March 15, 1984 PUB ADDENDUM Issued: March, 1984 Available: April, 1984 * Status of this publication is in question regarding pending resolution of its applicability to Satellite Digital Service.

11 TARIFF B.P.U. N.J. NO. 6 ORIGINAL PAGE 11 REFERENCE TO TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS (Cont'd) PUB Issued: December, 1983 Available: March 15, 1984 PUB ADDENDUM Issued: March, 1984 Available: April, 1984 PUB Issued: December, 1983 Available: January, 1984 PUB Issued: December, 1983 Available: March, 1984 PUB Issued: December, 1983 Available: January, 1984 PUB AS No. 1 This publication contains abstracts from various intrastate tariffs relating to interconnection of facilities and equipment to Company services. This publication will be available for review on or about April 3, 1984, in the Company offices where intrastate tariffs are posted. The following technical publication is referenced in this Tariff and may be obtained from the Bell System for Technical Education, Room F214, 6200 Route 53, Lisle, IL : Telecommunications Transmission Engineering Volume 3 - Networks and Services (Chapter 6 and 7) Second Edition, 1980 Issued, June, 1980 Available: June, 1980 The following technical publication is referenced in this Tariff and may be obtained from the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Group Manager - Tariff Administration, 100 South Jefferson Road, Whippany, NJ 07981, and the Federal Communications Commission's Commercial Contractor: PUB AS No. 1 Issued: March, 1984 Available: April, 1984 The following technical publications are referenced in this Tariff and may be obtained from Bell Communications Research, Inc., Documentation Coordinator, 60 New England Ave., Piscataway, N.J : TR-NPL TR-TSV Issued: December, 1986 Issued: August, 1989 TR-NWT Issue 1 TR-TSV Issue 1 Issued: August, 1990 Issued: September, 1990 TR-NPL TR-TSY Issued: October, 1985 Issued: October, 1985

12 TARIFF B.P.U. N.J. NO. 6 ORIGINAL PAGE 12 REFERENCE TO TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS (Cont'd) The following technical publication is referenced in this Tariff and may be obtained from Bell Atlantic Industry Relations Department, 1310 N. Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA 22201: Bell Atlantic Equal Access Guidelines Individual copies of Section 14, the Schedule of Standard Intervals, may be obtained from the local telephone company upon request. Bell Atlantic Supplement Common Channel Signaling (CCS) Network Interface Specification Issue #1, December, 1990 Supplement, August 1992 The following technical publications are referenced in this Tariff and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Document Control Branch, 941 N. Capitol St., N.E., Washington, D.C : Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System for National Security Emergency Preparedness (NSEP) Service Vendor Handbook National Communications System (NCSH 3-1-2) Dated: July 9, 1990 Available: August, 1990 Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System for National Security Emergency Preparedness (NSEP) Service User Manual National Communications System (NCSM 3-1-1) Dated: July 9, 1990 Available: August, 1990