INTEREXCHANGE RESELLER TOLL TARIFF
OF
Consumer
Telcom, Inc.
Henderson, Nevada, 89014
This tariff contains the
descriptions, regulations and rates applicable to the furnishing of
telecommunications services provided by Consumer Telcom, Inc. (“Consumer Telcom” or “Company”) within the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This
tariff is on file with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
("Commission") and 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, with the Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commission’s applicable Rules and Regulations and Orders. Any provisions contained in this Tariff that
are inconsistent with the foregoing mentioned will be deemed inoperative and
suspended. Copies
may be inspected during normal business hours at the Company's principal place
of business; 701
N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson, Nevada, 89014.
CHECK
SHEET
The
Title Sheet and Sheets 1 through 31 inclusive of this Tariff are effective as
of the date shown at the bottom of the respective sheet(s).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title
Sheet................................................................................................................... Title
Check
Sheet.................................................................................................................... 2
Table
of Contents............................................................................................................ 3
Concurring,
Connecting and Participating Carriers............................................................ 4
Explanation
of Symbols.................................................................................................... 4
Tariff
Format................................................................................................................... 5
Application
of Tariff......................................................................................................... 6
Section
1 - Technical Terms and Abbreviations................................................................ 7
Section
2 - Rules and Regulations.................................................................................... 9
Section
3 - Description of Service.................................................................................. 21
Section
4 – Rates and Charges...................................................................................... 23
CONCURRING CARRIERS
None
CONNECTING CARRIERS
None
OTHER PARTICIPATING CARRIERS
None
EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS
(C) To
signify all other Changes
(D) To
signify a rate Decrease
(I) To signify a rate Increase
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
A. 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 Consumer Telcom, Inc. Company’s Service as set forth herein is provided exclusively in conjunction with Company’s presubscribed interstate interexchange services, and is not otherwise available.
B. This tariff is on file with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ("Commission") and 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, with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s applicable Rules and Regulations and Orders. Any provisions contained in this Tariff that are inconsistent with the foregoing mentioned will be deemed inoperative and suspended. The rates, rules, terms and conditions contained herein are subject to change pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Commission.
C. The rates and regulations contained in this Tariff apply only to the intrastate telecommunications Services furnished by Company and do not apply, unless otherwise specified, to the lines, facilities, or the services provided by a Local Exchange Carrier or other common Carrier for use in accessing the Services of Company. This Tariff does not cover any information service or other unregulated service offered by Company. Company will offer any information or other unregulated service in accordance with Company’s current price list or contract, whichever applies to the particular customer.
D. Company may not be deemed to have waived or impaired any right, power, requirement or option reserved by this Tariff (including, but not limited to, the right to demand exact compliance with every term and condition herein), by virtue of any custom or practice of Company at variance with the terms hereof, or any failure, refusal or neglect of Company to exercise any right under this Tariff or to insist upon exact compliance with its terms, or any waiver, forbearance, delay, failure or omission by Company to exercise any right, power or option hereunder.
E. This tariff will be maintained and made available for inspection by any Customer at Company’s principal business office at 701 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson, Nevada, 89014.
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:
Consumer
Telcom, Inc. ("Consumer Telcom ")
Commission:
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
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.
Presubscribe
or Presubscription:
The
Customer’s order for Company’s calling services through the Company, which
involves the Local Exchange Carrier PIC change process.
Point
of Presence:
The
point of physical interconnection between the local exchange company's local
network and the interexchange carrier's network ("POP").
Subscribe
or Subscription:
The
Customer’s order for Company’s calling services directly through the Company
and not involving the Local Exchange Carrier PIC change process.
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 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 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 hours.
2.5.3. The subscriber shall be credited for an
interruption of two hours or more at the rate of 1/160th for each hour over two
(2) such hours of interruption up to a maximum of 6/160th multiplied by the
average monthly usage bill of the Customer.
If service is activated for less than one (1) month, the monthly usage
amount shall be determined by extending the actual usage for the days of
service to thirty (30) days.
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
2.7.1 The minimum service period for all services, unless otherwise
stated is one month. Service retained
for less than the minimum service period will be billed for a full month of
service.
2.7.2. For minimum service periods less than one
month, except those involving the minimum billing period, the monthly recurring
charge is prorated and a bill rendered for the actual days in service.
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS,
Continued
2.8. PAYMENTS
AND BILLING
2.8.1. The Company will comply with the billing and collection practices set forth in Commission rules.
2.8.2. 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.
2.8.3. 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.
2.8.4. 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 1.5% 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.
2.8.5. 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 800.872.3811. 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:
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS,
Continued
2.9. BILLING DISPUTES, Continued
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).
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, 400 North Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
Telephone: 800.782.1110
2.10. CANCELLATION
BY CUSTOMER
2.10.1 The Company’s services consist of Presubscribed interstate and intrastate long distance services bundled with casual calling, travel card and other Subscribed services as set forth in this Tariff.
2.10.2 To effectively cancel all services with
Company, the Customer must call or write the Company’s Customer service
Department and notify the Company of the Customer’s desire to terminate all
services, whether Presubscribed or Subscribed.
Cancellation by the Customer of Presubscribed intrastate and interstate
long distance services will not automatically result in the cancellation of
casual calling, travel card and other Subscribed services. The Customer must notify the Company of the
cancellation of Presubscribed and Subscribed services.
2.10.3 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
Presubscribed and Subscribed service(s).
Failure to cancel all services will result in the imposition of a
monthly fees and charges for the services not cancelled.
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS,
Continued
2.10. CANCELLATION
BY CUSTOMER, Continued
2.10.4 If a Customer either voluntarily cancels
their services with the Company or if the Company cancels the Customer's
Presubscribed long distance services 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.
2.10.5. 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:
A. In the event of a condition determined to
be hazardous to the 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.
2.11.2. Company may discontinue service according
to the following conditions upon fifteen (15) days written notice via
first-class U.S. mail, followed by a second written notice five (5) days prior
to discontinuance of service, under the following circumstances:
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.
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.
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, Continued
2.15. PROMOTIONAL
OFFERINGS
Company
may, from time to time, make promotional offerings of its Services, which may
include waiving or reducing the applicable charges for the promoted
Service. The promotional offerings will
have an ending, date within one year.
All promotional offerings will be filed with the Commission for Tariff
approval.
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. CONSUMER
TELCOM 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. Services may be either
Presubscribed or Subscribed. The
minimum service period for all services is one (1) month (30 days).
3.2.2 Commercial Long Distance Service - Switched
"1 Plus" Commercial Long Distance Service - Switched is a switched access
service, offering commercial users outbound interLATA "1 plus" long
distance telecommunications services from points originating and terminating
within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
3.2.3 Residential Long Distance Service - Switched
Residential Long Distance Service – Switched is provided to Customers
who also have Presubscribed to the Company’s interstate Residential Long
Distance Service – Switched.
Presubscribed service is bundled with the Company’s Calling Card, Casual
Dialing and other Subscribed Services as set forth in this Tariff.
SECTION 3 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE, Continued
3.2. CONSUMER
TELCOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES,
Continued
3.2.3 Residential Long Distance Service - Switched, Continued
A. 1 “Plus” Residential Long Distance Service - Switched is a switched access service, offering residential users interLATA and/or
intraLATA outbound "1 plus" long distance telecommunications services
from points originating and terminating within the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. The minimum service
period for all services is one (1) month (30 days).
B. Residential Casual Calling Service – is a switched service
permitting Customers access to casual calling via the Company’s Carrier
Identification Codes (CIC), 1010-444.
Customers must register all applicable telephone numbers with the
Company to Subscribe to this service. The minimum service period for all
services is one (1) month (30 days).
C. Residential Calling Card Service permits residential
Customers to charge a principal location for interLATA and intraLATA long
distance calls 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. The minimum service period is one (1) month
(30 days).
3.2.5. 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.
4.1. SERVICE
CHARGES
4.1.1. "1 Plus"
Commercial Long Distance Service – Switched
1. Consumer Telcom
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.
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DAY |
EVENING |
NIGHT |
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|
Initial 18 Sec. |
Add'l 6 Sec. |
Initial 18 Sec. |
Add'l 6 Sec. |
Initial 18 Sec. |
Add'l 6 Sec. |
Intrastate |
$0.121 |
$0.040 |
$0.108 |
$0.036 |
$0.108 |
$0.036 |
Monthly Access Fee: $3.78
2. Consumer Telcom
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.
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DAY |
EVENING |
NIGHT |
|||
|
Initial 18 Sec. |
Add'l 6 Sec. |
Initial 18 Sec. |
Add'l 6 Sec. |
Initial 18 Sec. |
Add'l 6 Sec. |
Intrastate |
$0.100 |
$0.033 |
$0.090 |
$0.030 |
$0.090 |
$0.030 |
Monthly Access Fee: $3.78
SECTION
4 - RATES AND CHARGES, Continued
4.1. SERVICE
CHARGES, Continued
4.1.1. "1 Plus"
Commercial Long Distance Service – Switched, Continued
3. Consumer Telcom
Commercial Rate 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.
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DAY |
EVENING |
NIGHT |
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|
Initial Minute |
Add'l Minute |
Initial Minute |
Add'l Minute |
Initial Minute |
Add'l Minute |
Intrastate |
$0.404 |
$0.404 |
$0.363 |
$0.363 |
$0.363 |
$0.363 |
Monthly Access Fee: $3.78
4. Consumer
Telcom Commercial Rate 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 |
Add'l Minute |
Initial Minute |
Add'l Minute |
Initial Minute |
Add'l Minute |
Intrastate |
$0.333 |
$0.333 |
$0.299 |
$0.299 |
$0.299 |
$0.299 |
Monthly Access Fee: $3.78
SECTION
4 - RATES AND CHARGES
4.1. SERVICE
CHARGES, Continued
4.1.1. "1 Plus"
Commercial Long Distance Service – Switched, Continued
5. Consumer Telcom 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 Sec. |
Add'l 30 Sec. |
Initial 30 Sec. |
Add'l 30 Sec. |
Initial 30 Sec. |
Add'l 30 Sec. |
Intrastate |
$0.202 |
$0.202 |
$0.181 |
$0.181 |
$0.181 |
$0.181 |
Monthly Access Fee: $3.78
6. Consumer
Telcom 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 |
|||
|
Initial 30 Sec. |
Add'l 30 Sec. |
Initial 30 Sec. |
Add'l 30 Sec. |
Initial 30 Sec. |
Add'l 30 Sec. |
Intrastate |
$0.167 |
$0.167 |
$0.150 |
$0.150 |
$0.150 |
$0.150 |
Monthly Access Fee: $3.78
SECTION
4 - RATES AND CHARGES, Continued
4.1. SERVICE CHARGES, Continued
4.1.2. Residential
Long Distance Service
Consumer Telcom 10 Minute Plan
Customers who subscribe to the Company’s 10 Minute
Plan will receive 10 minutes of intrastate interLATA 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 interLATA
and
interstate long distance calling, per month $1.65
4.1.3. Consumer Telcom Half Hour Value Plan
Customers
who subscribe to Company’s Half Hour Value Plan receive 30 minutes of
intrastate interLATA 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 for all monthly recurring fees and charges. The following fees and charges apply.
Monthly
recurring charge,
30 minutes of intrastate interLATA
and interstate long distance calling per month $2.95
Per minute rate after 30 minutes $0.08
4.1. SERVICE
CHARGES, Continued
4.1.4. Consumer Telcom 10 Minute Total Value Plan
Customers
who subscribe to the Company’s 10 Minute Total Value Plan will receive 10
minutes of intrastate interLATA and intraLATA 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
interLATA and intraLATA
and Interstate long distance
calling, per month $3.65
Per minute rate after 10
minutes $0.10
4.1.5. Consumer Telcom Half Hour
Total Value Plan
Customers
who subscribe to Company’s Half Hour Total Value Plan receive 30 minutes of
intrastate interLATA and intraLATA 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 for all monthly recurring
fees and charges. The following fees
and charges apply.
Monthly
recurring charge,
30 minutes of intrastate interLATA and intraLATA
and interstate long distance
calling per month $4.95
Per minute rate after 30
minutes $0.08
4.1. SERVICE
CHARGES, Continued
4.1.6. Basic 10 Minute
Casual Calling Service
Customers who subscribe to
the Company’s Basic 10 Minute Casual Calling Plan receive 10 minutes of
intrastate, interLATA and interstate long distance casual calling per month for
a flat fee. Minutes are not carried
forward. All additional minutes used
are billed at a per-minute rate. To
subscribe, the Customer must contact the Company to register all applicable
telephone numbers. The minimum service
period is one (1) month (30 days).
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. To access the Company’s casual
calling Service, the Customer must dial the either of the following Company
Carrier Identification Codes (CIC) or 1010-444.
Monthly
recurring charge
30 minutes of intrastate and interstate long distance calling per month $1.65
Per minute rate after 10
minutes $0.10
The monthly fees set forth
above are billed only to Customers who are no longer Presubscribed to the
Company’s interstate and interstate long distance services.
SECTION 4 - RATES AND
CHARGES, Continued
4.1. SERVICE CHARGES, Continued
4.1.7. Basic Half Hour
Casual Calling Plan
Customers who subscribe to
the Company’s Basic Half Hour Casual Calling Plan receive 30 minutes of
intrastate, interLATA, and interstate long distance casual calling per month
for a flat fee. Minutes are not carried
forward. All additional minutes used
are billed at a per-minute rate. To
subscribe, the Customer must contact the Company to register all applicable
telephone numbers. The minimum service
period is one (1) month (30 days).
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. To access the Company’s casual
calling Service, the Customer must dial the either of the following Company
Carrier Identification Codes (CIC) or 1010-444.
Monthly
recurring charge,
30 minutes of intrastate and interstate long distance calling per month $2.95
Per minute rate after 30
minutes $0.08
The monthly fees set forth
above are billed only to Customers no longer Presubscribed to the Company’s
interstate and interstate long distance services.
4.1. SERVICE CHARGES, Continued
4.1.8. Basic Residential Calling Card Service
Plan I
Customers are eligible to enroll in the Company’s
Basic Residential Calling Card Service Plan I at the following rates and
charges:
Access Charge, per call $1.25
Rate
per minute, all time periods $0.18
Monthly
Service Fee* $2.95
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 $0.30
*The monthly fee set forth above is billed only to Customers who are no longer Presubscribed to the Company’s interstate and interstate long distance services.
4.1. SERVICE CHARGES, Continued
4.1.9. Cost Recovery
Charge
Customers will be assessed a monthly
Cost Recovery Fee. The is fee permits
the Company to recover the costs associated with interstate access charges,
property taxes, and the expenses associated with regulatory proceedings and
compliance and is applied each month in which the Customer has interstate or
international calling charges. The fee
is applied in full whether or not the Customer’s billing period covers an
entire month.
Cost Recovery Charge, per
presubscribed line $1.44
SECTION
4 – RATES AND CHARGES, Continued
4.2. TIME
PERIODS
|
MON |
TUE |
WED |
THUR |
FRI |
SAT |
SUN |
8:00
AM to 4:59
PM |
Day |
Day |
Day |
Day |
Day |
Night |
Night |
5:00
PM to 10:59
PM |
Evening |
Evening |
Evening |
Evening |
Evening |
Night |
Evening |
11:00
PM to 7:59
AM |
Night |
Night |
Night |
Night |
Night |
Night |
Night |
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.
4.4. INTRASTATE CONNECTION FEE
A monthly service charge as set forth below will be
applied to Customers to recover the costs charged by the local telephone
company to carry in-state long distance calls over its lines.
Monthly Intrastate
Connection Fee $2.49