§64.2109. Safe harbor from intermediate provider service quality standards.

“I ___(name), ____(title), an officer of ____(entity), certify that ____(entity) uses no intermediate providers;” or

“I ____(name), ____(title), an officer of ____(entity), certify that ____(entity) restricts by contract any intermediate provider to which a call is directed by ____(entity) from permitting more than one additional intermediate provider in the call path before the call reaches the terminating provider or terminating tandem. I certify that any nondisclosure agreement with an intermediate provider permits ____(entity) to reveal the identity of the intermediate provider and any additional intermediate provider to the Commission and to the rural incumbent local exchange carrier(s) whose incoming long-distance calls are affected by the intermediate provider's performance. I certify that ____(entity) has a process in place to monitor the performance of its intermediate providers.”