25H - AGMT FOR METER READING AND MANAGEMENT

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(g) Maintain responsibility for managing incident and problems through resolution and will coordinate with Customer's personnel and/or any required third -party vendor to resolve the issue. (h) Provide telephone support consistent with Exhibit B, Technical Support in the rase of undetected events. viii. Security Management. Sensus will: (a) Monitor the physical and cyber security of the server and Application(s) 24x7x365 to ensure system is highly secure in accordance with NIST Security Standards. (b) Perform active intrusion prevention and detection of the data center network and frewalls, and monitor logs and alerts. (c) Conduct period penetration testing of the network and data center facilities. (d) Conduct monthly vulnerability scanning by both internal staff and external vendors. (a) Perform anti -virus and Malware patch management on all systems. (f) Install updates to virus protection software and related files (including virus signature files and similar files) on all servers from the update being generally available from the anti -virus software provider. (g) Respond to any potential threat found on the system and work to eliminate any virus or malware found. (h) Adhere to and submit certification to NERC/CIP Cyber Security standards. (1) Monitors industry regulation/standards regarding security— NERC, FERC, NIST, OpenSG, etc. through the dedicated Sensus security team. Q) Provide secure web portal access (SSL) to the Application(s). ix. Backup and Disaster Recovery Management. Sensus will: (a) Perform daily backups of data providing one (1) year of history for auditing and restoration purposes. (b) Back-up and store data (on tapes or other storage media as appropriate) off -site to provide protection against disasters and to meet file recovery needs. (c) Conduct incremental and full back-ups to capture data, and changes to data, on the Application(s). (d) Replicate the Application(s) environments to a geographically separated data center location to provide a full disaster recovery environment for the Application production system. (a) Provide disaster recovery environment and perform fail -over to Disaster Recovery environment within forty-eight (48) hours of declared event. (f) Generate a report following each and any disaster measuring performance against the disaster recovery plan and identification of problem areas and plans for resolution. (g) Maintain a disaster recovery plan. In the event of a disaster, Sensus shall provide the services in accordance with the disaster recovery plan. (h) In the case of a disaster and loss of access to or use of the Application, Sensus would use commercially reasonable efforts per the Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) specified herein to restore operations at the same location or at a backup location within forty-eight (48) hours. (1) The Application shall have a RTO of forty-eight (48) hours. Q) The RPO shall be a full recovery of the Application(s), with an RPO of one (1) hours, using no more than a twenty-four (24) hour old backup. All meter -related data shall be pushed from each Base Station/TGB restoring the database to real-time minus external interfaced systems from the day prior. (k) Data from external interfaced systems shall be recreated within a forty-eight (48) hour period with the assistance of Customer personnel and staff, as needed. E. Customer Responsibilities: i. Coordinate and schedule any changes submitted by Sensus to the system in accordance with standard configuration and change management procedures. ii. Participate in all required configuration and change management procedures. iIL Customer will log incidents related to the managed Application with Sensus personnel via email, web portal ticket entry, or phone call. iv. Responsible for periodic processing of accounts or readings (i.e., billing files) for Customer's billing system for billing or other analysis purposes. v. Responsible for any field labor to troubleshoot any SmartPoint modules or smart meters in the field in populations that have been previously deployed and accepted. A. First response labor to troubleshoot FlexNet Base Station, R100s, Remote Transceivers or other field network equipment. vii. Responsible for local area network configuration, management, and support. viii. Identify and research problems with meter reads and meter read performance. ix. Create and manage user accounts. x. Customize application configurations. A. Support application users. All. Investigate application operational issues (e.g., meter reads, reports, alarms, etc.). All. Respond to alarms and notifications. xiv. Perform firmware upgrades over -the -air, or delegate and monitor field personnel for on -site upgrades. F. Software as a Service does not include any of the following services: i. Parts or labor required to repair damage to any field network equipment that is the result of a Force Majeure event. ii. Any integration between applications, such as Harris MeterSense, would require a Professional Services contract agreement to be scoped, submitted, and agreed in a signed writing between Sensus and all the applicable parties. If an item is not listed in subparagraphs in item (D) above, such item is excluded from the Software as a Service and is subject to additional pricing. 2. Further Agreements A. System Uptime Rate. i. Sensus (or its contractor) shall manage and maintain the Application(s) on computers owned or controlled by Sensus (or its contractors) and shall provide Customer access to the managed Application(s) via internet or point to point connection (i.e., Managed -Access use), according to the terms below. Sensus endeavors to maintain an average System Uptime Rate equal to ninety-nine (99.0) per Month (as defined below). The System Uptime Rate, cumulative across all Applications, shall be calculated as follows. System Uptime Rate = 100 x (TMO —Total Non -Scheduled Downtime minutes in the Month) TMO Confidential I Page 9 of 14 25H-155