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For use with Standard Terms and Conditions for Communications Services ("Standard Terms and <br />Conditions"). This Annex is not applicable to Services governed by Tariffs on file with the FCC or state <br />regulatory authorities. <br />CENTURYLINK LOCAL GOVERNMENT CUSTOMER ANNEX <br />This CenturyLink Local Government Customer-Annex ("Annex"), together with the applicable cover agreement, <br />modifies the Standard Terms and Conditions. This Annex takes precedence over all other conflicting terms and <br />conditions of the Agreement. When attached to the applicable cover agreement, this Annex supersedes the version <br />posted at http://about.centurvlink.com/legaUrates conditions.html. <br />1. Eligibility and Applicability. This Annex is available to all local governmental entities and agencies in <br />connection with the purchase of Products and Services sold under the Standard Teens and Conditions. <br />CenturyLink defines "local governmental entities and agencies" as local entities and agencies, specifically <br />excluding all state and federal entities and agencies, that receive their primary funding support through the <br />allocation of appropriated public funds and are entitled to exercise sovereign rights and privileges. <br />2. Indemnity. Customer will honor all indemnity provisions under the Agreement only to the maximum <br />extent permitted by applicable law. No section of the Agreement is intended to create a waiver of <br />Customer's rights or privileges as a sovereign entity. <br />3. Nonappropriation. <br />3.1. Definition. A "nonappropriation" occurs when Customer is unable to secure or allocate sufficient <br />funds in its operating budget to fulfill its financial obligations under the Agreement. <br />3.2. Effect. If a nonappropriation occurs during the Term, Customer may terminate the Agreement at <br />the end of the then-current fiscal period ("Termination Date") without incurring any termination <br />liability. Customer will not be obligated for payments for any fiscal period after the Termination <br />Date. <br />33. Notice. Customer will give CenturyLink written notice of any termination under this section at <br />least 30 days before the Termination Date. At CenturyLink's request, Customer will promptly <br />provide supplemental documentation about the nonappropriation. <br />3.4. Limitations. <br />A. Customer must take all necessary action to budget and secure any funds required to fulfill <br />its contractual obligations for each fiscal year during the Term, including the exhaustion <br />of all available administrative appeals if funding is initially denied. <br />B. If Customer terminates the Agreement under this provision, Customer will not obtain the <br />Services described in the Agreement from CenturyLink or from any other provider for a <br />period of 180 days after the Termination Date. This obligation will survive termination of <br />the Agreement for nonappropriation. <br />4. Damages. The Agreement does not create an obligation by Customer to pay any damages in excess of <br />those amounts legally available to satisfy Customer's obligations under the Agreement. <br />5. Ownership and Confidentiality. The Agreement is a copyrighted work authored by CenturyLink and may <br />contain CenturyLink trademarks, trade secrets, and other proprietary information. CenturyLink <br />acknowledges that the Agreement may be subject to disclosure in whole or in part under applicable <br />Freedom of Information, Open Records, or Sunshine laws and regulations (collectively, "FOI"). Customer <br />will provide CenturyLink with prompt notice of any intended FOI disclosures or post-execution FOI <br />requests, citations to or copies of applicable FOI for review, and an appropriate opportunity to seek <br />protection of CenturyLink confidential and proprietary information consistent with all applicable laws and <br />regulations. <br />6. Governing Law. The Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties are governed by the laws of <br />the U.S. State where CenturyLink provides the Products and Services, without regard to that State's <br />conflict of laws principles. <br />#276954v5 Rev. 06.10 <br />