REGULATIONS AND SCHEDULE OF CHARGES
APPLYING
TO
RESELLER
OF INTEREXCHANGE TOLL SERVICES
WITHIN
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Provided
By:
U.S.
Telecom Long Distance, Inc.
U.S.
Telecom Long Distance, Inc. is a provider of interexchange telecommunications
services on a 24-hour basis. Service is
provided for the direct transmission and reception of voice and data
communications between points within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as an
adjunct to U.S. Telecom Long Distance, Inc.'s interstate service.
CHECK SHEET
Sheets 1 through 28 inclusive of this tariff are effective as of
the date shown at the bottom of the respective sheet(s).
SHEET REVISION
Title Sheet Original
1 Third
Revised*
1.1 Original*
2 First
Revised
3 Original
4 Original
5 Original
6 Original
7 Second
Revised
8 Original
9 Original
10 Original
11 Original
12 Original
13 Original
14 Original
15 Original
16 First
Revised*
17 First
Revised
18 Original
19 Original
20 Original
21 Original
22 Original
23 Original
24 Original
25 2nd
Revised
25.1 1st
Revised
25.2 2nd
Revised*
25.3 1st
Revised
26 Original
27 1st
Revised
28 Original
SUPPLEMENT NO. 3 – TARIFF TELEPHONE PA PUC NO. 1
LIST OF MODIFICATIONS
Changes:
Original
Title Sheet Supplement
No. 3
Third Revised Sheet No. 1 Updates Check
Sheet
1st Revised Sheet No. 16 Clarifies
Customer cancellation procedures
2nd Revised Sheet No. 25.2 Introduces new
residential calling plans: the Half Hour Value Plan and 10 Minute Plan
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title
Sheet................................................................................................................... Title
Check
Sheet.................................................................................................................... 1
Table
of Contents............................................................................................................ 2
Concurring,
Connecting and Participating Carriers............................................................ 3
Explanation
of Symbols.................................................................................................... 3
Tariff
Format................................................................................................................... 4
Application
of Tariff......................................................................................................... 5
Section
1 - Technical Terms and Abbreviations................................................................ 6
Section
2 - Rules and Regulations.................................................................................... 8
Section
3 - Description of Service.................................................................................. 20
Section
4 – Rates and Charges...................................................................................... 22
Section 5 – Obsolete Services....................................................................................... 27 (C)
CONCURRING CARRIERS
None
CONNECTING CARRIERS
None
OTHER PARTICIPATING CARRIERS
None
EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS
(C) To signify changed condition or regulation.
(D) To signify deleted or discontinued rate, regulation or condition.
(I) To signify a change resulting in an increase to a Customer's bill.
TARIFF FORMAT
A. Sheet
Numbering - Sheet numbers appear in the upper right corner of the
sheet. Sheets are numbered
sequentially. However, occasionally, when
a new sheet is added between sheets already in effect, a decimal is added. For example, a new sheet added between
Sheets 14 and 15 would be 14.1.
B. Sheet
Revision Numbers - Revision numbers also appear in the upper right corner
of each sheet. These numbers are used
to determine the most current sheet version on file with the Commission. For example, the 4th revised Sheet 14
cancels the 3rd Revised Sheet 14.
Because of various suspension periods, deferrals, etc. the Commission
follows in their tariff approval process, the most current sheet number on file
with the Commission is not always the sheet in effect. Consult the Check Sheet for the sheet
currently in effect.
C. Paragraph
Numbering Sequence - There are four levels of paragraph coding. Each level of code is subservient to its
next higher level:
2.
2.1.
2.1.1.
2.1.1.1.
D. Check
Sheets - When a tariff filing is made with the Commission, an updated Check
Sheet accompanies the tariff filing.
The Check Sheet lists the sheets contained in the tariff with a
cross-reference to the current revision number. When new sheets are added, the Check Sheet is changed to reflect
the revision. All revisions made in a
given filing are designated by and asterisk (*). There will be no other symbols used on this sheet if these are
the only changes made to it (i.e., the format, etc., remains the same, just
revised revision levels on some sheets).
The tariff user should refer to the latest Check Sheet to find if a
particular sheet is the most current on file with the Commission.
APPLICATION
OF TARIFF
This tariff contains the descriptions,
regulations and rates applicable to the furnishing of resold intraLATA and
interLATA Toll Services within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by U.S. Telecom
Long Distance, Inc.
This tariff is in concurrence with all
applicable State and Federal laws (including but not limited to, 52 Pa. Code,
66 Pa. C.S., the Telecommunications Act of 1996), and with the Commission’s
applicable rules, regulations and orders.
Any provisions contained in this tariff that are inconsistent with the
foregoing mentioned will be deemed inoperative and superceded. The rates, rules, terms and conditions
contained herein are subject to change pursuant to the rules and regulations of
the Commission.
All
services are interstate offerings.
Intrastate service is an add on service available only if the Customer
subscribes to the Company's interstate offerings.
SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Account
Code:
A
numerical code, one or more of which are available to a Customer to enable
identification of individual users or groups of users on an account and to
allocate costs of service accordingly.
Called
Station:
The
terminating point of a call (i.e., the called number).
Calling
Card:
A
card issued by Company containing such account numbers assigned to its Customer
which enables the charges for calls made to be properly billed on a
pre-arranged basis.
Company:
U.S.
Telecom Long Distance, Inc. ("U.S. Telecom ")
Commission:
The
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Customer:
The
person, firm, corporation or other entity which orders or uses service and is
responsible for payment of charges and compliance with tariff regulation.
Disconnect
or Disconnection:
The
termination of a circuit connection between the originating station and the
called station or the Company's operator.
SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
(C)
Intrastate Connection Fee:
A
monthly service charge applied to Customers to recover the costs charged by the
local telephone company to carry its U.S. Telecom in-state long distance calls
over its lines.
(C)
HIDTR:
Highest Interexchange Transporter
Daytime Rate
Measured
Service:
The
provision of long distance measured time communications telephone service to
Customers who access the Company's service at its contracted interexchange
carriers' switching and call processing equipment by means of access facilities
obtained from local exchange common carrier(s). Company contracted interexchange carrier is responsible for
arranging the access lines.
Monthly
Bill Statement Fee:
The monthly fee applied to
Customers when they receive their long distance charges as part of their local
telephone company bills.
Monthly
Service Fee:
The
monthly fee applied to Customers for account maintenance.
Point
of Presence:
The
point of physical interconnection between the local exchange company's local
network and the interexchange carrier's network ("POP").
Subscriber:
See
"Customer" definition.
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
2.1. UNDERTAKING OF COMPANY
2.1.1. Company's services are furnished for
telecommunications originating and/or terminating in any area between points
within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
2.1.2. Company is a provider of interexchange telecommunications
to Customers for direct transmission and reception of voice, data, and other
types of communications.
2.1.3. Company resells access, switching, transport
and termination services provided by interexchange carriers.
2.1.4. Customer's monthly charges for Company's
service are based on the total time Customer actually uses the service.
2.1.5. Subject to availability, the Customer may use
authorization codes to identify the users or user groups on an account. The numerical composition of the codes shall
be set by Company to assure compatibility with the Company's accounting and
billing systems and to avoid the duplication of codes.
2.1.6. The Company's services are provided on a
monthly basis unless otherwise provided, and are available twenty-four (24)
hours per day, seven (7) days per week.
2.2. LIMITATIONS
2.2.1. Service is offered subject to availability of
the necessary facilities and/or equipment and subject to the provisions of this
tariff.
2.2.2. Company reserves the right to immediately
disconnect service without incurring liability when necessitated by conditions
beyond the company's control or when the Customer is using the service in
violation of either the provisions of this tariff or the laws, rules,
regulations, or policies of the jurisdiction of the originating station or
terminating station, or the laws of the United States including rules,
regulations and policies of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS,
Continued
2.2. LIMITATIONS,
Continued
2.2.3. The Company does not undertake to transmit
messages, but offers the use of its facilities when available.
2.2.4. Title to all facilities provided by Company
under these regulations remains in Company's name.
2.2.5. Prior written permission from the Company is
required before any assignment or transfer.
All regulations and conditions contained in this tariff shall apply to
all such permitted assignees or transferees, as well as all conditions of
service.
2.3. USE
2.3.1. Service may be used for the transmission of
communications by the Customer.
2.3.2. Service may not be used for any unlawful
purpose or for any purpose for which any payment or other compensation is
received by the Customer, except when the Customer is a duly authorized and
regulated common carrier. This
provision does not prohibit an arrangement between the Customer, authorized
user or joint user to share the cost of service.
2.3.3. The Company strictly prohibits use of the
Company's services without payment or an avoidance of payment by the Customer
by fraudulent means or devices including providing falsified calling card
numbers or invalid calling card numbers to the Company, providing falsified or
invalid credit card numbers to the Company or in any way misrepresenting the
identity of the Customer.
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS,
Continued
2.4. LIABILITIES
OF THE COMPANY
2.4.1. The liability of the Company for damages
arising out of mistakes, omissions, interruptions, delays, errors or defects in
transmission occurring in the course of furnishing service or other facilities
and not caused by the negligence of the Customer, commences upon activation of
service and in no event exceeds an amount equivalent to the proportionate
charge to the Customer for the period of service during which such mistakes,
omissions, interruptions, delays, errors, or defects in transmission
occur. In no event will the Company be
responsible for consequential damages for lost profits suffered by a Customer
or end user as the result of interrupted or unsatisfactory service. For the purpose of computing such amount a
month is considered to have 30 days.
2.4.2. Company shall be indemnified and held
harmless by the Customer against:
A. Claims for libel, slander, infringement
of copyright or unauthorized use of any trademark, trade name or service mark
arising out of the material, data, information or other content transmitted
over company's facilities; and
B. Claims for patent infringement arising
from combining or connecting company's facilities with apparatus and systems of
the Customer; and
C. All other claims arising out of any act
or omission of the Customer in connection with any service provided by Company.
2.4.3. The Company is not liable for any defacement
of, or damage to, the equipment or premises of a Customer resulting from the
furnishing of services when such defacement or damage is not the result of the
Company's negligence.
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS,
Continued
2.4. LIABILITIES
OF THE COMPANY, Continued
2.4.4. Company shall not be liable for and the
Customer indemnifies and holds harmless from any and all loss claims, demands,
suits, or other actions or liabilities whatsoever, whether suffered, made,
instituted or asserted by the Customer or by any other party or person, for any
personal injury to, death of any person or persons, and for any loss, damage,
defacement or destruction of the premises of the Customer or any other
property, whether owned by the Customer or by others, caused or claimed to have
been caused directly or indirectly by the installation, operation, failure to
operate, maintenance, removal, presence, condition, location or use of
equipment or wiring provided by company where such installation, operation,
failure to operate, maintenance, condition, location or use is not the direct
result of the Company's negligence.
2.4.5. The Company is not liable for any failure of
performance hereunder due to causes beyond its control, including, but not
limited to, unavoidable interruption in the working of its circuits or those of
another common carrier; acts of God, storms, fire, floods, or other
catastrophes; any law, order, regulation, direction, action, or request of the
United States Government, or any other governmental entity having jurisdiction
over the company or of any department, agency, commission, bureau, corporation,
or other instrumentality or any one or more of such instrumentality or any one
or more of such governmental entities, or of any civil or military authority;
national emergencies, insurrections, riots, rebellions, wars, strikes,
lockouts, work stoppages, or other labor difficulties; or notwithstanding
anything in this tariff to the contrary, the unlawful acts of the Company's
agents and employees, if committed beyond the scope of their employment.
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, Continued
2.4. LIABILITIES
OF THE COMPANY, Continued
2.4.6. The Company shall not be liable for damages
or adjustments, refunds, or cancellation of charges unless the Customer has
notified the Company, in writing, of any dispute concerning charges, or the
basis of any claim for damages, after the invoice is rendered by the company
for the call giving rise to such dispute or claim, unless ordered by the
Commission. Any such notice must set
forth sufficient facts to provide the Company with a reasonable basis upon
which to evaluate the Customer's claims or demands.
2.4.7. The Company shall not be liable for any
damages, including usage charges, that the Customer may incur as a result of
the unauthorized use of its communications equipment. The unauthorized use of the Customer's communications equipment
includes, but is not limited to, the placement of calls from the Customer's
premises and the placement of calls through Customer-controlled or Customer-provisioned
equipment that are transmitted or carried over the Company's network services
without the authorization of the Customer.
The Customer shall be fully liable for all such charges.
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS,
Continued
2.5. INTERRUPTION
OF SERVICE
2.5.1. Credit allowance for interruptions of service
which are not due to Company's testing or adjusting, to the negligence of the
Customer, or to the failure of channels, equipment and/or communications
equipment provided by the Customer, are subject to the general liability
provisions set forth in Section 2.4, herein.
It shall be the obligation of the Customer to notify Company of any
interruptions of service. Before giving
such notice, the Customer shall ascertain that the trouble is not being caused
by any action or omission of the Customer, not within the Customer's control.
2.5.2. No credit allowances will be allowed for an
interruption of services for continuous duration of less than two (2) hours.
2.5.3. For purposes of credit computation or leased
facilities, every month shall be considered to have 720 hours.
2.5.4. The
subscriber shall be credited for an interruption of two (2) hours or more at
the rate of 1/720th of the monthly recurring charge, if any, for the facilities
affected for each hour or major fraction thereof that the interruption
continues.
Credit
formula: Credit = (A/720) X B
A = outage time in hours
B =
total monthly recurring charge for affected utility.
2.6. RESTORATION
OF SERVICE
The
use and restoration of service in emergencies shall be in accordance with part
64, Subpart D of the Federal Communication Commission's Rules and Regulations
which specifies the priority system for such activities.
2.7. MINIMUM
SERVICE PERIOD
The
minimum service period is one month (30 days).
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS,
Continued
2.8. PAYMENTS
AND BILLING
2.8.1. Charges for service are applied on a
recurring and nonrecurring basis.
Service is provided and billed on a monthly (30 day) basis. The billing date is dependent on the billing
cycle assigned to the subscriber.
Service continues to be provided until canceled by the Customer with no
less than thirty (30) days notice.
2.8.2. The Customer is responsible for the payment
of all charges for services furnished to the Customer. Charges are based on
actual usage and are billed monthly in arrears.
2.8.3. Billing will be payable upon receipt and
deemed past due thirty (30) days after issuance and posting of invoice. Bills not paid within thirty-one (31) days after
the date of posting are subject to a 1.25% late payment charge for the unpaid
balance. Each account shall be granted
not less than one complete forgiveness of late payment charge. Customers shall
be notified by letter when eligibility for forgiveness of late payment charge
has been utilized.
2.8.4. The name(s) of the Customer(s) desiring to
use the service must be set forth in the application for service.
2.9. BILLING DISPUTES
2.9.1. Billing
disputes should be addressed to Company's Customer Service Organization via
telephone to (888) 798-0061. Customer
Service Representatives are available twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7)
days per week.
2.9.2. In
the case of a dispute between the Customer and the Company for service
furnished to the Customer, which cannot be settled with mutual satisfaction,
the Customer may take the following course of action:
2.9.2.1. First, the Customer may request the Company
perform an in-depth review of the disputed amount. (The undisputed portion and subsequent bills must be paid on a
timely basis or the service may be subject to disconnection).
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS,
Continued
2.9. BILLING DISPUTES,
Continued
2.9.2.2. Second, if there is still a disagreement
about the disputed amount after the investigation and review by a manager of
the Company, the Customer may appeal to the Commission for its investigation
and decision. The address of the
Commission is:
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bureau of Consumer Services
Commonwealth Keystone Building
Commonwealth and North Streets
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
Telephone: 717.783.5187
Telephone: 800.692.7380
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS,
Continued
2.10. CANCELLATION
BY CUSTOMER
(C)
2.10.1 In order to effectively cancel any service with Company, whether
it is a switched access long distance plan, a casual calling plan, or a Company
calling card, the Customer must call the Company’s Customer Service Department
and notify the Company of the Customer’s desire to terminate that particular
service. In addition, if the Customer
receives both InterLata and IntraLata (local toll) long distance service, the
Customer must make sure to notify the Company’s Customer Service Department of
any decision to cancel either or both such services.
2.10.2 The Customer will remain responsible to pay
for all monthly fees and charges incurred through the date that the Customer
first directly notifies the Company of his or her desire to cancel service with
the Company. Monthly fees charged by
the Company are not pro-rated and the full amount of monthly fees shall be
deemed earned by Company and due by Customer for any portion of a month in
which the Customer cancels service.
2.10.3 If a Customer either voluntarily cancels
the Customer's Company account or if the Company cancels the Customer's long
distance service for any reason set forth in this Tariff, the Company will have
no obligation whatsoever to assist the Customer in any respect in switching
from the Company to another carrier.
(C)
2.10.4.
(C) Any non-recoverable cost of
company expenditures shall be borne by the Customer if:
A. The Customer orders service requiring
special facilities dedicated to the Customer's use and then cancels the order
before such service begins, before completion of the minimum period or before
completion of some period mutually agreed with the Customer for the
non-recoverable portions of expenditures; or
B. Liabilities are incurred expressly
on behalf of the Customer by Company and not fully reimbursed by installation
and monthly charges; and
C. Based on an order for service and
construction has either begun or has been completed, but no service provided.
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS,
Continued
2.11. CANCELLATION
BY COMPANY
2.11.1. Company reserves the right to immediately
discontinue furnishing the service to Customers without incurring liability:
A. In the event of a condition determined to
be hazardous or threatening to the (C)
Customer, to other Customers of the
utility, to the utilities equipment, to the public or to employees of the
utility; or
B. By reason of any order or decision of a
court or any other governmental authority which prohibits the Company from
furnishing such service; or
C. If the Company deems such refusal necessary
to protect itself or third parties against fraud or to otherwise protect its
personnel, agents, facilities or services without notice; or
D. For unlawful use of the service or use of
the service for unlawful purposes; or
E. If the Customer provides false information
to the Company regarding the Customer's identity, address, credit-worthiness,
past, current or planned use of Company's services.
(C)
F. For continued use of foul or profane language directed to
Company personnel or other Customers of the Company.
(C)
2.11.2. Company may discontinue service according to
the following conditions upon ten (10) days written notice:
A. For violation of Company's filed tariff.
B. For the non-payment of any proper charge as
provided by Company's tariff.
C. For Customer's breach of the contract for
service between the utility and Customer.
D. When necessary for the Company to comply
with any order or request of any governmental authority having jurisdiction.
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS,
Continued
2.11. CANCELLATION BY COMPANY, Continued
2.11.3. The discontinuance of service(s) by the Company
pursuant to this section does not relieve the Customer of any obligations to
pay the Company for charges due and owing for service(s) furnished up to the
time of discontinuance. The remedies
set forth herein shall not be exclusive and the company shall at all times be
entitled to all the rights available to it under law or equity.
2.11.4. The Company may refuse to permit collect
calling, calling card, third number billing which it determines to be
fraudulent and/or may limit the use of these billing options or services.
2.12. INTERCONNECTION
2.12.1. Service furnished by Company may be
interconnected with services or facilities of other authorized communications
common carriers and with private systems, subject to the technical limitations
established by Company. Any special
interface of facilities necessary to achieve compatibility between the
facilities of Company and other participating carriers shall be provided at the
Customer's expense.
2.12.2. Interconnection between the facilities or
services of other carriers shall be under the applicable terms and conditions
of the other carriers' tariffs. The
Customer is responsible for taking all necessary legal steps for
interconnecting Customer provided terminal equipment or communications
equipment with Company's facilities.
The Customer shall secure all licenses, permits, rights-of-way, and
other such arrangements necessary for interconnection.
2.13. DEPOSITS
The
Company does not require a deposit from the Customer.
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS,
Continued
2.14. TAXES
The Customer is responsible for payment of all
federal, state and local taxes, franchise, excise and other fees applicable to
the Services, including, but not limited to:
sales, use, excise, franchise, access, universal service, 911 services
and handicapped services.
2.15. PROMOTIONS
The Company may conduct special tests or pilot
programs and promotions at its discretion to demonstrate the ease of use, quality
of service and to promote the sale of its services. The Company may also waive a portion or all processing fees or
installation fees for winners of contests and other occasional promotional
events sponsored or endorsed by the Company.
From time to time, the Company may waive all processing fees for a
Customer. The Company will notify the
Commission regarding specific promotions and contests.
SECTION 3 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
3.1. TIMING
OF CALLS
3.1.1. The subscriber's long distance usage
charge is based on the actual usage of Company's service. Usage begins when the receiver of the called
number is answered. The moment of the
called party's answer is determined by hardware supervision in which the local
telephone company sends a signal to the underlying carrier's switch or the
software utilizing audio tone detection. The timing of the call occurs when
called party answers and terminates when either party hangs up.
3.1.2. The minimum call duration for billing
purposes differs between rate plans.
3.1.3. Usage is measured and rounded up to the
next billing increment.
3.1.4. There is no billing for incomplete calls.
3.2. U.S.
TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
3.2.1 Company provides switched access, incumbent local exchange
carrier-billed telecommunications services which allow commercial and
residential Customers to establish a communications path between two stations
by using uniform dialing plans.
3.2.2. "1
Plus" Commercial Long Distance Service - Switched is a switched access
service, offering commercial users outbound "1 plus" long distance
telecommunications services from points originating and terminating within the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
3.2.3. “1 Plus” Residential Long Distance
Service - Switched is a switched
access service, offering residential users outbound "1 plus" long
distance telecommunications services from points originating and terminating
within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
SECTION 3 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE, Continued
3.2. U.S.
TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES,
Continued
3.2.4. Residential Calling Card Service
permits residential Customers to charge a principal presubscribed location for
a call placed while the caller is away from the principal location. The Customer may place calls from any dual
tone multi-frequency phone in the United States by dialing a toll free number
and entering a personal identification code, followed by the desired telephone
number. Calling Card calls appear on
the Customer’s monthly long-distance bill.
3.2.5 Residential Local Exchange Carrier Calling Card Service
permits residential Customers to charge the principal presubscribed location
for a call placed while the Customer is away from the principal location when
utilizing a calling card issued by an incumbent local exchange carrier, which
does not provide interLATA services.
The Customer may place calls from any dual tone multi-frequency phone in
the United States by dialing a toll free number and entering a personal
identification code, followed by the desired telephone number. Local Exchange Carrier Calling Card
interLATA calls appear on the Customer’s monthly long-distance bill.
SECTION
4 - RATES AND CHARGES
4.1. SERVICE
CHARGES
4.1.1. U.S. Telecom Commercial “One Plus” Long Distance - Switched
4.1.1.1. U.S.
Telecom Commercial Rate Plan I
This
plan is offered to Customers with call volumes of less than $200.00 per month
and provides for an eighteen (18) second minimum call duration and six (6)
second additional billing increments.
|
|
DAY/EVENING/NIGHT
|
|
|
Initial
18 Seconds
|
Additional
6 Seconds
|
|
Intrastate
Rates
|
$0.0936
|
$0.0312
|
Monthly Access Fee: $3.78
4.1.1.2. U.S. Telecom Commercial
Rate Plan II
This
plan is offered to Customers with call volumes of more than $200.00 per month
and provides for an eighteen (18) second minimum call duration and six (6)
second additional billing increments.
|
|
DAY/EVENING/NIGHT
|
|
|
Initial
18 Seconds
|
Additional
6 Seconds
|
|
Intrastate
Rates
|
$0.08424
|
$0.02808
|
Monthly Access Fee: $3.78
SECTION
4 - RATES AND CHARGES
4.1. SERVICE
CHARGES, Continued
4.1.1. U.S. Telecom Commercial “One Plus” Long Distance – Switched,
Continued
4.1.1.3. U.S. Telecom Rate
Commercial Plan III
This
plan is offered to Customers with call volumes of less than $200.00 per month
and provides for one (1) minute billing increments.
|
|
DAY/EVENING/NIGHT
|
|
|
Initial
Minute
|
Additional
Minute
|
|
Intrastate
Rates
|
$0.3120
|
$0.3120
|
Monthly Access Fee: $3.78
4.1.1.4. U.S. Telecom Rate
Commercial Plan IV
This plan
is offered to Customers with call volumes of more than $200.00 per month and
provides for one (1) minute billing increments.
|
|
DAY/EVENING/NIGHT
|
|
|
Initial
Minute
|
Additional
Minute
|
|
Intrastate
Rates
|
$0.2808
|
$0.2808
|
Monthly Access Fee: $3.78
SECTION
4 - RATES AND CHARGES, Continued
4.1. SERVICE
CHARGES, Continued
4.1.1. U.S. Telecom Commercial “One Plus” Long Distance – Switched,
Continued
4.1.1.5. U.S. Telecom Commercial
Rate Plan V
This
plan is offered to Customers with call volumes of less than $200.00 per month
and provides for thirty (30) second billing increments.
|
|
DAY/EVENING/NIGHT
|
|
|
Initial
30 Seconds
|
Additional
30 Seconds
|
|
Intrastate
Rates
|
$0.1560
|
$0.1560
|
Monthly Access Fee: $3.78
4.1.1.6. U.S. Telecom Commercial
Rate Plan VI
This
plan is offered to Customers with call volumes of more than $200.00 per month
and provides for thirty (30) second billing increments.
|
|
DAY/EVENING/NIGHT
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Initial
30 Seconds
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Additional
30 Seconds
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Intrastate
Rates
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$0.1404
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$0.1404
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Monthly Access Fee: $3.78
SECTION
4 - RATES AND CHARGES, Continued
4.1. SERVICE
CHARGES, Continued
4.1.2. U.S.
Telecom Residential “One Plus” Long Distance – Switched
4.1.2.1. Basic Residential Calling Card Service (C)
Access
Charge, per call $1.25
Rate per minute, all time periods $0.18
A surcharge is added to Customer bills when
calling card calls are place using pay telephones. The pay telephone surcharge is in addition to the calling card
service per call access charge and per minute rate.
Pay telephone access charge $0.35
Monthly Service Fee: $3.93
Monthly Bill Statement Fee (C): $1.98 (I)
Intrastate Connection Fee $1.92 (C)
4.1.2.2. Basic Residential
Local Exchange Carrier Calling Card Service (C)
Access Charge, per call $2.00
Rate per minute, all time periods $0.18
A
surcharge is added to Customer bills when calling card calls are place using
pay telephones. The pay telephone
surcharge is in addition to the calling card service per call access charge and
per minute rate.
Pay telephone access charge $0.35
Monthly Service Fee: (C) $3.93
Monthly Bill Statement Fee: (C) $1.98 (I)
Intrastate Connection Fee: $1.92 (C)
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(D)
SECTION
4 - RATES AND CHARGES, Continued
4.1. SERVICE CHARGES, Continued
(C)
4.1.2.3. Basic
Residential “9” Anytime Plan (C)
Customers with
$25.00 or more in monthly long distance calling, including calling card calls,
are eligible to subscribe to the Company’s Residential “9” Anytime Plan at the
following rates.
Per
Minute Rate, All Time Periods: $0.09
Monthly
Service Fee: $3.93 (C)
Monthly Bill Statement Fee: $1.98
Intrastate Connection Fee: $1.92 (C)
4.1.2.4 Basic
Residential “10” Anytime Plan (C)
Customers with
less than $25.00 in monthly long distance calling, including calling card
calls, are eligible to subscribe to the Company’s Residential “10” Anytime Plan
at the following rates and charges.
Per Minute Rate, All Time Periods: $0.1000
Monthly Service Fee: $3.93
Monthly Bill Statement Fee: $1.98 (C)
Intrastate
Connection Fee: $1.92 (C)
(D)
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SECTION 4 - RATES AND CHARGES, Continued
4.1. SERVICE
CHARGES, Continued
(C)
4.1.2.5 U.S. Telecom Half Hour Value Plan
Customers who subscribe to U.S. Telecom’s Half Hour
Value Plan receive 30 minutes of intrastate and interstate long distance
calling per month for a flat fee.
Minutes are not carried forward.
All additional minutes used are billed at a per-minute rate. Service will begin on the first day of the
month after the date of subscription.
Customers who cancel service prior to the end of a month will be billed
the monthly recurring charge. The
following fees and charges apply:
Monthly recurring charge, 30 minutes of intrastate
and interstate long distance calling per month $2.95
Per minute rate, all intrastate and interstate long
distance
minutes over 30 $0.08
4.1.7.
10
Minute Plan
Customers who subscribe to the Company’s 10 Minute
Plan will receive 10 minutes of intrastate and interstate long distance calling
per month for a flat fee. Minutes are not carried forward. All
additional minutes used are billed at a per-minute rate. Service will begin on
the first day of the month after the date of subscription. Customers who cancel
service prior to the end of a month will be billed the monthly recurring
charge. The Company’s 10 Minute Plan is offered only to Customers who have
previously subscribed to the Company’s intrastate long distance service and
have cancelled that service. The
following fees and charges apply:
Monthly recurring charge, 10 Minutes of Intrastate
and
Interstate long distance calling, per month $1.65
Per minute rate, all intrastate and interstate
minutes
over 10 $0.10
(C)
SECTION 4 - RATES AND CHARGES, Continued
[Reserved for Future Use] (C)
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SECTION 4 - RATES AND CHARGES, Continued
4.2. TIME
PERIODS
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MON
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TUE
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WED
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THUR
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FRI
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SAT
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SUN
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8:00
AM
to
4:59
PM
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Day
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Day
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Day
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Day
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Day
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Night
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Night
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5:00
PM
to
10:59
PM
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Evening
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Evening
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Evening
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Evening
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Evening
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Night
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Evening
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11:00
PM
to
7:59
AM
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Night
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Night
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Night
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Night
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Night
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Night
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Night
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Calls
are billed at the rate in effect for the actual time period(s) during which the
call occurs. Calls that cross rate period boundaries are billed at the rates in
effect for each portion of the call.
4.3. RECONNECTION
FEE
At the Customer’s request, and upon payment of all
outstanding non-disputed amounts owed by Customer to the Company for Service,
Company will reconnect Customer whose Service has been disconnected for
non-payment.
Service
Reconnection Fee (per occurrence) $30.00
SECTION
5 - OBSOLETE SERVICES
5.1. Basic "1 Plus"
Residential Long Distance Service – Switched (C)
Rate per minute, all time periods $0.1000
Monthly Service Fee: $3.93 (C)
Monthly
Bill Statement Fee: $1.98
Intrastate
Connection Fee: $1.92
Enrollment
Expired: April 25, 2003 (C)
5.2. Basic
Savings Plan I (C)
For a limited time, Customers with less than $25.00
in monthly intrastate long distance calls (including calling card calls) are
eligible to enroll in the Company’s Basic Savings Plan I at the following rates
and charges. Enrollment expired
(C): June 30, 2003.
Per Minute Rate, All Time Periods: $0.09
Monthly Service Fee: $3.93
Monthly Bill Statement Fee: $1.98 (C)
5.3. Basic
Casual Dial Plan I (C)
For a limited
time, Customers with less than $25.00 in monthly intrastate long distance calls
(including calling card calls) are eligible to enroll in the Company’s Basic
Casual Dial Plan I at the following rates and charges. Customers may utilize the Casual Dial Plan I
by dialing the Company’s Carrier Identification Code (CIC), 101-8787 or
1010-444. To subscribe, Customers must
contact the Company to register all applicable telephone numbers. Enrollment expired(C): June 30, 2003.
Per Minute Rate, All Time Periods: $0.10
Monthly Service Fee: $3.93
Monthly Bill Statement Fee: $1.98 (C)
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(C)
SECTION
5 - OBSOLETE SERVICES, Continued
(C)
5.4. Basic
Casual Dial Plan II (C)
For a limited time, Customers with $25.00 or
more in monthly long distance calling may subscribe to the Company’s Basic
Casual Dial Plan II at the following rate.
Customers may utilize the Casual Dial Plan I by dialing the Company’s
Carrier Identification Code (CIC), 101-8787 or 1010-444. To enroll, Customers must inform the Company
of all applicable billing numbers.
Enrollment expired: June 30,
2003 (C)
Rate
Per Minute, all time periods: $0.10
5.5. Residential Switched Plan I (C)
For a limited time, Customers with less than
$25.00 in monthly long distance calling, including calling card calls, may
subscribe to the Company’s Residential Switched Plan I at the following
rate. Enrollment expired: June 30, 2003. (C)
Rate
per minute, all time periods: $0.10
Monthly
Bill Statement Fee: $1.92
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