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EXHIBIT A TO SERVICES AGREEMENT
<br />ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
<br />its sole discretion, believes violates this AUP, the Company may take any responsive actions it deems appropriate under the circumstances with
<br />or without notice, including, but not limited to, suspending or terminating Customer's Internet Service account .
<br />NO WAIVER
<br />The failure of the Company to enforce this AUP, for whatever reason , shall not be construed as a waiver of any right to do so at any time. Customer
<br />agrees that if any portion of this AUP is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion will be construed consistent with applicable law as nearly as
<br />possible, and the remaining portions of this AUP will remain in full force and effect.
<br />COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT
<br />The Company is committed to complying with U.S. copyright and related laws, and requires all Customers and users of the Internet Service to
<br />comply with these laws . Owners of copyrighted works who believe that their rights under U.S. copyright law have been infringed may take
<br />advantage of certain provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA") to report alleged infringements. It is the Company's
<br />policy, in accordance with the DMCA and other applicable laws, to reserve the right to terminate the Internet Service, with or without notice, for
<br />any Customer or user who is either found to infringe third party copyright or other intellectual property rights, including repeat infringers, or who
<br />the Company, in its sole discretion, believes is infringing these rights.
<br />Upon the Company's receipt of a notice of claimed infringement that satisfies the requirements of the DMCA, the Company will respond
<br />expeditiously to either directly or indirectly (i) remove the allegedly infringing work(s) stored on the Internet Service or (ii) disable access to the
<br />work(s). The Company will also notify the affected Customer or user of the Internet Service of the removal or disabling of access to the work(s).
<br />If the affected Customer or user believes in good faith that the allegedly infringing works have been removed or blocked by mistake or
<br />misidentification, then that person may send a counter notification to the Company. Upon the Company's receipt of a counter notification that
<br />satisfies the requirements of DMCA, the Company will provide a copy of the counter notification to the person who sent the original notification
<br />of claimed infringement and will follow the DMCA's procedures with respect to a received counter notification . In all events, Customer expressly
<br />agrees that the Company will not be a party to any disputes or lawsuits regarding alleged copyright infringement.
<br />Designation of Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement
<br />Full Legal Name of Service Provider: North State Telephone, LLC d/b/a North State Communications. Alternative Name(s) of Service Provider :
<br />NorthState Communications, North State Communications, NorthState. Address of Service Provider: 4100 Mendenhall Oaks Parkway, Suite 300,
<br />High Point, NC 27265 . Agent Designated to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement: Abuse Department. Full Address of Designated Agent
<br />to which Notification Should be Sent : 111 N. Main Street, P.O . Box 2326, High Point, NC 27261. Telephone Number of Designated Agent: 336-
<br />886-3600. Email Address of Designated Agent: abuse@nstel.com .
<br />ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY FOR VIDEO (TV) SERVICES
<br />GENERAL POLICY
<br />The Company reserves the sole discretion to deny or restrict any of Customer's Video/ Television Services, or immediately suspend or terminate
<br />any such Service, if the use of any Service by Customer or anyone using it, in the Company's sole discretion, violates the Company's Terms and
<br />Conditions or any other Company policies, is objectionable or unlawful, interferes with the functioning or use of the Internet or the Company's
<br />network by the Company or other users, or violates the terms of this Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined
<br />herein shall have the meaning for such term set forth in the Company's Terms and Conditions. For avoidance of doubt, this AUP applies in addition
<br />to, and not in lieu of, any Acceptable Use Policy adopted by the Company relating to Internet Services .
<br />COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT; REPEAT INFRINGER POLICY
<br />The Company respects the intellectual property rights of third parties. Accordingly, Customer may not store any material or use the Company's
<br />systems or servers in any manner that constitutes or results in an infringement of third party intellectual property rights, including under U.S.
<br />copyright law. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and other applicable laws, the Company may suspend or
<br />terminate any Service provided to any subscriber or account holder who is deemed to infringe third party intellectual property rights, including
<br />repeat infringers of copyrights. In addition, the Company expressly reserves the right to suspend, terminate or take other interim action regarding
<br />any Service of any subscriber or account holder if the Company, in its sole judgment, believes that circumstances relating to an infringement of
<br />third party intellectual property rights warrant such action. These pol icies are in addition to and do not affect or modify any other rights the
<br />Company may have under law or contract. If you believe that copyrighted material has been used in violation of this policy or otherwise been
<br />made available through the Services in a manner that is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law, please contact the Company.
<br />The Company may, but is not required to, monitor Customer's compliance, or the compliance of other customers, with this AUP. Customer
<br />acknowledges that the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to pre-screen, refuse, move or remove any content available through
<br />the Services, including but not limited to content that violates the law, the Company's Terms and Conditions or this AUP .
<br />Docusign Envelope ID: 2664CCDE-C62C-4933-8586-A17CE4A828B2
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