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(III) Enter into, extend, or renew contracts with entities that use covered <br />telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or <br />essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part <br />of any system; or <br />(iv) Provide, as part of its performance of this contract, subcontract, or <br />other contractual instrument, any equipment, system, or service that <br />uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a <br />substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical <br />technology as part of any system. <br />(c) Exceptions. <br />(1) This clause does not prohibit contractors from providing— <br />(i) A service that connects to the facilities of a third -party, such <br />as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or <br />(ii) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect <br />user data traffic or permit visibility into any user data or <br />packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles. <br />(2) By necessary implication and regulation, the prohibitions also do not <br />apply to: <br />(i) Covered telecommunications equipment or services that: <br />I. Are not used as a substantial or essential component of <br />any system; and <br />ii. Are not used as critical technology of any system. <br />(ii) Other telecommunications equipment or services that are not <br />considered covered telecommunications equipment or <br />services. <br />(d) Reporting requirement. <br />(1) In the event the contractor identifies covered telecommunications <br />equipment or services used as a substantial or essential component <br />of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, during <br />contract performance, or the contractor is notified of such by a <br />subcontractor at any tier or by any other source, the contractor shall <br />report the information in paragraph (d)(2) of this clause to the <br />recipient or subrecipient, unless elsewhere in this contract are <br />established procedures for reporting the information. <br />(2) The Contractor shall report the following information pursuant to <br />paragraph (d)(1) of this clause: <br />(i) Within one business day from the date of such identification or <br />notification: The contract number; the order number(s), if <br />23 <br />