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Exhibit 10.67
SIXTH AMENDMENT TO COST SHARING NATIONAL
IRU AGREEMENT
THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO COST SHARING NATIONAL IRU AGREEMENT ("Amendment")
is made and entered into as of the 31st day of August 2000, by and between LEVEL
3 COMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Grantor") and
SPLITROCK SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Grantee"). This Amendment
modified and amends that certain Costs Sharing National IRU Agreement dated
April 26, 1999 between Grantor and Grantee (the "Agreement").
Grantor and Grantee hereby agree as follows:
1. Amendment. Grantor and Grantee hereby amend Section 3.02 of the Agreement by
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deleting the second sentence in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof
the following sentence:
The Option may be exercised by Grantee by written
notice to Grantor referring specifically to this
Section 3.02 delivered at any time prior to September
22, 2000 (the "Option Period"); provided, Grantor may,
in its sole discretion, extend the Option Period if
Grantor determines that fibers are available in the
Grantor Cable to serve as the Option Fibers.
2. Ratification. Except as amended by the First through Fifth and this Sixth
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Amendment, the original terms and provisions of the Agreement shall continue
in full force and effect and the Agreement, as amended by the First through
Fifth, and this Sixth Amendment, is hereby ratified and confirmed.
3. Counterparts. This Sixth Amendment may be executed in counterparts and may be
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delivered by facsimile transmission.
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC SPLITROCK SERVICES, INC.
By: _____________________________ By: ____________________________
Title: __________________________ Title: _________________________
