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Qwest Long Distance
Section 272 Affiliate Transactions
Master Services Agreement : Exhibit N
Exhibit N
SECURITY SERVICES
USWC shall provide to USWLD Security Services (hereinafter "Services") upon request. These services include the following:
Investigating and handling USWLD employee irregularities and providing reports to the appropriate USWLD management regarding issues such as:
- U S WEST policy violations (e.g., U S WEST Code of Business Ethics and conduct, U S WEST Information Asset Protection Policy, U S WEST Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy and Procedures, and any others not specifically mentioned)
- Acts of fraud, theft, vandalism, or other criminal activity against USWLD
- Acts, or threatened acts, of violence against other USWLD employees or damage to USWLD's property of other assets.
Serving as a liaison with law enforcement agencies and external attorneys in dealing with USWLD employee interviews or arrests, interacting in cases of theft, and coordinating other services generally related to interfacing with the above mentioned agencies and attorneys.
Responding to all legal process served on U S WEST by law enforcement agencies and other third parties for company transactional records, and assisting 911 dispatchers and law enforcement agencies in emergency situations in the 14 U S WEST states.
Consulting on, and aiding USWLD in, the development and implementation of local policies, standards, and procedures relating to:
- The U S WEST Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
- The U S WEST Information Asset Protection Policy (IAPP)
- The U S WEST Asset Protection Policy
- The U S WEST Confidentiality of Communications Policy
- The U S WEST Industrial Espionage Policy
- The 08-xx series of Computing Technology Policies, Standards and Procedures (formerly SMSes)
- The 12-05 series of Technical Policies, Standards and Processes
- Special events security
- Executive protection/key employee protection
- Workplace safety training
- Carrier support
- Hacker investigations and prevention
- Business continuity planning and development
- Any other security related information
Consulting on computer and information network and systems security, including risk assessments and recommendations involving:
- Vendor selection for PC and minicomputer security and access control systems
- Adequacy of existing security, access controls and audit trails for USWLD computer systems and networks
- Adequacy of environmental accommodations, power and communications sources, data archival practices, logical and physical access controls for USWLD computer systems and networks
- Adequacy of procedures and practices for handling, protecting and disposing of confidential information
- Adequacy of physical and administrative controls on the movement and return of U S WEST owned computer systems and other high value equipment and resources
- Adequacy of physical and administrative controls on the installation and use of computer software programs and products, and the protection of software against unauthorized copying or modification
Building security consulting, including risk assessments, area crime surveys and recommendations involving:
- Vendor selection for access control and electronic surveillance systems
- Adequacy of existing access control and electronic surveillance systems
- Adequacy of physical security and visitor control documentation and procedures
- Expert assistance in the development or upgrading of local physical security policies, standards and procedures
USWC shall provide such Services, individually or collectively, in accordance with FCC rules and regulations.
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