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EXHIBIT D Fiber and Splicing Specifications All fiber optic cable will be Corning single Mode Fiber (SMF -28) or equivalent. All splicing and testing shall be performed with industry accepted equipment. Zayo shall perform two stages of testing during construction of a new fiber cable route. Industry accepted Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) and Optical Power Loss tests shall be performed. Spicing Standards are as follows for standard single mode fiber: Splices shall be qualified during the initial construction with an OTDR from only one direction. Connector (pigtail) splices shall be qualified with a 1 -km launch reel minimum. Unidirectional acceptance parameters are .2 dB loss at 1550nm. After end -to -end (site -to -site) connectivity on the fibers, bi- directional span testing shall be done at both 1550nm and 1310nm. Spans in excess of 60kM shall be tested at 1550nm only, 1310nm Testing will be omitted unless specifically requested by the customer. Test results from spans in excess of 60kM will have no bearing on route or system acceptance and shall be provided as information only. These measurements must be made after the splice manholes or handholes are closed in order to check for macro - bending problems. Connectors shall be cleaned as necessary to ensure accurate measurements are taken. Installed loss measurement at 1310nm and 1550nm shall be recorded using an industry- accepted laser source and power meter. Continuity testing shall be done on all fibers concurrently. Bidirectional acceptance parameters are as follows: 0.20 dB at 1550nm and/or 0.25dB at 1310nm. The objective loss value of the connector and its associated splice shall be 0.50dB or less. This value does not include the insertion loss from its connection to the FDP. Connectors shall be Ultra SC -UPC with conventional single mode glass. The end -to -end loss value as measured with an industry- accepted laser source and power meter should have an attenuation rating of less than or equal to the following: (1) At 1310nm: (0.40 dB/km x km of cable) + (number of connectors x 0.5 dB) + (0.20 dB x number of splices). (2) At 1550nm: (0.30 dB/km x km of cable) + (number of connectors x 0.5 dB) + (0.20 dB x number of splices). All splices shall be protected with heat shrinks. An industry- accepted non- encapsulated splice enclosure shall be used on all (like Alcatel WTC2, PLP Coyote, Lucent 2600, 3M 2178, Tyco 450 -D or Windsor). Page 17 of 17