20040608Illustrative Tariff.pdf

EXHIBIT 5 - ILLUSTRATIVE TARIFF
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
RULES, REGULATIONS, AND
SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES
APPLICABLE TO END USERS
LOCAL EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
FURNISHED BY
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
(800) 576- 7775/Customer Service
Barbara Jamaleddin, Customer Service Manager
WITHIN THE STATE OF IDAHO
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Description
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................... 1
CHECK SHEET.......................................... ................................................................................. ......... ............................... 2
EXPLANATION OF SYMBOlS.................................... ........................................................................ ........................... 4
APPLICATION OF TARIFF ...................................... ....................................................................................................... 5
0 - DEFINITIONS...................................................... ............................................................ ........................................... 6
0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS............................................................................................................................... 10
0 - SERVICE AREAS
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0 - SERVICE CHARGES ............................................................................................................................................... 40
0 - NETWORK SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS...............................................................................................................
0 - RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE............................................................................................................................. 53
0 - LOCAL SERVICE PRICES LIST ............................................................................................................................ 54
0 - DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE AND LISTING SERVICES................................................................................... 63
0 - ADVANCED SERVICES......................................................................................................................................... 65
10.0 - RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE...........................................................................................................................
11.0 - MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES ........................................................................................................................... 67
12.0 - EXCHANGE AREAS ............................................................................................................................................ 70
13.0 - SPECIAL PROMOTIONS CONTRACT & ICB ............................................................................................. 71
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Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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CHECK SHEET
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Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspar k Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS
The following symbols shall be used in this tariff for the purpose indicated below:
(C)
(D)
(I)
(M)
(N)
(R)
(5)
(T)
To signify changed regulation.
To signify discontinued rate and regulation.
To signify increased rate.
To signify a move in the location of text.
To signify new rate or regulation.
To signify reduced rate.
To signify reissued matter.
To signify a change in text but no change in rate or regulation.
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Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
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ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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APPLICATION OF TARIFF
This tariff sets forth the service offerings, rates, terms and conditions applicable to the local exchange
telecommunications services provided by Acceris Communications Corp., to customers within the state of
Idaho.
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Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
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ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 1.0 - DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this tariff, the following definitions will apply:
Access Line - An arrangement which connects the Customer s location to a carrier s switching center or
point of presence.
Account Codes - Optional, Customer-defined digits that allow the Customer to identify the individual user,
department or client associated with a call. Account Codes appear on the Customer bill.
Advance Payment - Part or all of a payment required before the start of service.
Authorized User - A person, firm, corporation, or any other entity authorized by the Customer to
communicate utilizing the Company s service.
Business - A class of service provided to individuals engaged in business, firms, partnerships, corporations,
agencies, shops, works, tenants of office buildings, and individuals practicing a profession or operating a
business who have no offices other than their residences and where the use of the service is primarily or
substantially of a business, professional or occupational nature.
Commission - Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
Company or Carrier - Acceris Communications Corp., unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context.
Customer - The person, firm, corporation or other entity which orders, cancels, amends or uses service and is
responsible for payment of charges and compliance with the Company s tariff.
Deposit - Refers to a cash or equivalent of cash security held as a guarantee for payment of the charges.
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Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
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ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 1.0 - DEFINITIONS
DID Trunk - A form of local switched access that provides the ability for an outside party to call an internal
extension directly without the intervention of the Company operator.
Dial Pulse (or "Dp") - The pulse type employed by rotary dial station sets.
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (or "DTMF") - The pulse type employed by tone dial station sets.
End User - Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or other entity which uses the services of the
Company under the provisions and regulations of this tariff. The End User is responsible for payment
unless the charges for the services utilized are accepted and paid for by another Customer.
End Office - With respect to each NP A-NXX code prefix assigned to the Company, the location of the
Company s "end office" for purposes of this tariff shall be the point of interconnection associated with that
NP A-NXX code in the Local Exchange Routing Guide ("LERG"), issued by Bellcore.
Hearing Impaired - Those persons with communication impairments, including those hearing impaired,
deaf, deaf/blind, and speech impaired persons who have an impairment that prevents them from
communicating over the telephone without the aid of a telecommunications device for the deaf.
Hunting - Routes a call to an idle station line in a prearranged group when the called station line is busy.
In-Only - A service attribute that restricts outward dial access and routes incoming calls to a designated
answer point.
IXC or Interexchange Carrier - A long distance telecommunications services provider.
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Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
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ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 1.0 - DEFINITIONS
LATA - A Local Access and Transport Area established pursuant to the Modification of Final Judgement
entered by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in Civil Action No. 82-0192; or any
other geographic area designated as a LATA in the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. Tariff F.
No.
LEC - Local Exchange Company
Minimum Point of Presence ("MPOP") - The main telephone closet in the Customer s building.
Monthly Recurring Charges - The monthly charges to the Customer for services, facilities and equipment,
which continue for the agreed upon duration of the service.
Multi-Frequency or ("MF") - An inter-machine pulse type used for signaling between telephone switches, or
between telephone switches and PBX/key systems.
Non-Recurring Charge ("NRC") - The initial charge, usually assessed on a one-time basis, to initiate and
establish service.
Other Telephone Company - An Exchange Telephone Company, other than the Company.
PBX - Private Branch Exchange
Premises - A building or buildings on contiguous property.
Recurring Charges - The monthly charges to the Customer for services, facilities and equipment which
continue for the agreed upon duration of the service.
Residence or Residential - A class of service furnished to a Customer at a place of dwelling where the actual
or obvious use is for domestic purposes.
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Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 1.0 - DEFINITIONS
Service Commencement Date - The first day following the date on which the Company notifies the
Customer that the requested service is available for use, unless extended by the Customer s refusal to accept
service which does not conform to standards set forth in the Service Order and this tariff, in which case the
Service Commencement Date is the date of the Customers acceptance. The Company and Customer may
mutually agree on a substitute Service Commencement Date.
Service Order - The written request for services executed by the Customer and the Company in the format
devised by the Company. The signing of an Order by the Customer and acceptance by the Company
initiates the respective obligations of the parties as set forth therein and pursuant to this tariff, but the
duration of the service is calculated from the Service Commencement Date.
Telecommunications Company or Provider - Used throughout this tariff to mean Acceris Communications
Corp. unless clearly indicated otherwise by the text.
TBD - To Be Determined.
Two Way - A service attribute that includes outward dial capabilities for outbound calls and can also be
used to carry inbound calls to a central point for further processing.
Usage Based Charges - Charges for minutes or messages traversing over local exchange facilities.
User or End User - A Customer, Joint User, or any other person authorized by a Customer to use service
provider under this tariff.
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Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspar k Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
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ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
Undertaking of the Company
Scope
The Company undertakes to furnish communications service pursuant to the terms of this
tariff in connection with one-way and/ or two-way information transmission originating
from points within the State of Idaho, and terminating within a local calling area as defined
herein.
The Company is responsible under this tariff only for the services and facilities provided
hereunder, and it assumes no responsibility for any service provided by any other entity
that purchases access to the Company network in order to originate or terminate its own
services, or to communicate with its own Customers.
Shortage of Equipment or Facilities
(A)The Company reserves the right to limit or to allocate the use of existing facilities,
or of additional facilities offered by the Company, when necessary because of lack
of facilities, or due to some other cause beyond the Company s control.
(B)The furnishing of service under this tariff is subject to the availability on a
continuing basis of all the necessary facilities and is limited to the capacity of the
Company s facilities as well as facilities the Company may obtain from other
carriers to furnish service from time to time as required at the sole discretion of the
Company.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
.;...
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Undertaking of the Company, (Cont'
Terms and Conditions
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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Service is provided on the basis of a minimum period of at least one month, 24
hours per day. For the purpose of computing charges in this tariff, a month is
considered to have thirty (30) days.
Customers may be required to enter into written service orders which shall contain
or reference a specific description of the service ordered, the rates to be charged, the
duration of the services, and the terms and conditions in this tariff. Customers will
also be required to execute any other documents as may be reasonably requested
by the Company.
Except as otherwise stated in the tariff, at the expiration of the initial term specified
in each Service Order, or in any extension thereof, service shall continue on a month
to month basis at the then current rates unless terminated by either party upon
proper notice. Any termination shall not relieve the Customer of its obligation to
pay any charges incurred under the service order and this tariff prior to
termination. The rights and obligations which by their nature extend beyond the
termination of the term of the service order shall survive such termination.
Service may be terminated upon written notice to the Customer if:
(1)
(2)
the Customer is using the service in violation of this tariff; or
the Customer is using the service in violation of the law.
(E)This tariff shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of Idaho
without regard for its choice of laws provision.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIO~(CONT'
Undertaking of the Company, (Cont'
Terms and Conditions, (cont'
(F)Any Other Telephone Company may not interfere with the right of any person or
entity to obtain service directly from the Company. No person or entity shall be
required to make any payment, incur any penalty, monetary or otherwise, or
purchase any services in order to have the right to obtain service directly from the
Company.
(G)
(H)
Reserved for future use.
The Company hereby reserves its rights to establish service packages specific to a
particular Customer. These contracts mayor may not be associated with volume
and/ or term discounts.
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Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
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ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Undertaking of the Company, (Cont'
(A)
Limitations on Liability
(B)
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The liability of the Company for damages arising out of the furnishing of its
Service, including but not limited to mistakes, omissions, interruption, delay, or
errors, or other defects, representations, or use of these services or damages
arising out of the failure to furnish the service, whether caused by acts or
omission, shall be limited to the extension of allowances for interruption as set
forth in 2.7. The extension of such allowances for interruption shall be the sole
remedy of the Customer and the sole liability of the Company. The Company
will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, lost
profits, exemplary or punitive damages to Customer as a result of any Company
service, equipment or facilities, or the acts or omissions or negligence of the
Company s employees or agents.
The Company s liability for willful misconduct, if established as a result of
judicial or administrative proceedings, is not limited by this tariff. The
Company s liability, if any, with regard to delayed installation of Company
facilities or commencement of service, shall not exceed $1,000. With respect to
any other claim or suit, by a Customer or by any others, for damage associated
with the ordering (including the reservation of any specific number for use with a
service), installation (including delays thereof), provision, termination,
maintenance, repair, interruption of restoration of any service or facilities offered
under this tariff, and subject to the provisions of Section 2.7, the Company
liability, if any, shall be limited as provided herein.
(C)The Company shall not be liable for any delay or failure of performance or
equipment due to causes beyond its control, including but not limited to: acts of
God, fire, flood, explosion or other catastrophes; and law, order, regulation,
direction, action or request of the United States government or of any other
government, including state and local governments having or claiming
jurisdiction over the Company, or of any department, agency, commission,
bureau, corporation or other instrumentality of anyone or more of these federal
state, or local governments, or of any military authority; preemption of existing
service in compliance with national emergencies; insurrections; riots; wars;
unavailability of rights-of-way or materials, or strikes, lockouts, work stoppages,
or other labor difficulties.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
.;..._.
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Undertaking of the Company, (Cont'
(D)
Limitations on Liability (Cont'
(E)
(F)
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The Company shall not be liable for (a) any act or omission of any entity
furnishing the Company or the Company s Customers facilities or equipment
used for or with the services the Company offers; or (b) for the acts or omissions
of common carriers or warehousemen. Except in 31.41.01 Rule 501, 502, and 503
of the IDAP A.
The Company shall not be liable for any damages or losses due to the fault of
negligence of the Customer or due to the failure or malfunction of Customer-
provided equipment or facilities.
The Customer shall indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any and all
loss, claims, demands, suits, or other action, or any liability whatsoever, whether
suffered, made, instituted, or asserted by any other party or person(s), and for
any loss, damage, or destruction of any property whether owned by the
Customer or others, caused or claimed to have been caused directly or indirectly
by the installation, operation; failure to operate, maintenance, removal, condition
location, or use of installation provided by the Company. The Company reserves
the right to require each Customer to sign an agreement acknowledging
acceptance of the provisions of this section as a condition precedent to such
installations.
(G)The Company shall not be liable for any defacement of or damage to Customer
premises resulting from the furnishing of services or equipment on such premises
or the installation or removal thereof, unless such defacement or damage is
caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Company s agents or
employees. No agents or employees of other participating carriers shall be
deemed to be agents or employees of the Company.
(H)Notwithstanding the Customer s obligations, the Company shall be indemnified,
defended, and held harmless by the Customer or by others authorized by it to
use the service against any claim, loss of damage arising from Customer s use of
services furnished under this tariff, including: claims for libel, slander, invasion
of privacy or infringement of copyright arising from the material, data,
information, or other content transmitted via the Company s service; and patent
infringement claims arising from combining or connecting the service offered by
the Company with apparatus and systems of the Customer or others. All other
claims arising out of any act or omission of the Customer or others, in connection
with any service provided by the Company pursuant to this tariff.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
Undertaking of the Company, (Cont'
(I)
Limitations on Liability (Cont'
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The entire liability of the Company for any claim, loss, damage or expense from
any cause whatsoever shall in no event exceed sums actually paid to the
Company by Customer for the specific services giving rise to the claim, and
such action or preceding against the Company shall be commenced more than
one year after the service is rendered.
The Company makes no warranties or representations, express or implied,
including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, except
those expressly set forth herein.
(K)The Company shall not be liable for any act or omission of any other company or
companies furnishing a portion of the service, or for damages associated with
service, channels, or equipment which it does not furnish, or for damages which
result from the operation of Customer-provided systems, equipment, facilities or
services which are interconnected with Company services. Except in 31.41.
Rule 501, 502, and 503 of the IDAP A.
(L)The Company does not guarantee nor make any warranty with respect to service
installations at locations at which there is present an atmosphere that is
explosive, prone to fire, dangerous or otherwise unsuitable for such installations.
The Customer shall indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any and all
loss, claims, demands, suits or other action, or any liability whatsoever, whether
suffered, made, instituted or asserted by the Customer or by any other party, for
any personal injury to, or death of, any person or persons, or for any loss,
damage or destruction of any property, whether owned by the Customer or
others, caused or claimed to have been caused, directly or indirectly, by the
installation, operation, failure to operate, maintenance, removal, presence,
condition, locations or use of service furnished by the Company at such locations.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
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ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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Undertaking of the Company, (Cont'
SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
(M)
Limitations on Liability (Cont'
(N)
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With respect to Emergency Number 911 Service:
(a) This service is offered solely as an aid in handing assistance calls in
connection with fire, police and other emergencies. The Company is not
responsible for any losses, claims, demands, suits or any liability whatsoever,
whether suffered, made, instituted or asserted by the Customer or by any
other party or person for any personal injury to or death of any person or
persons, and for any loss, damage or destruction of any property, whether
owned by the Customer or others, caused or claimed to have been caused by:
(1) mistakes, omissions, interruptions, delays, errors or other defects in the
provision of this service, or (2) installation, operation, failure to operate
maintenance, removal, presence, condition, location or use of any equipment
and facilities furnishing this service.
(b) The Company is not responsible for any infringement or invasion of the right
of privacy of any person or persons, caused or claimed to have been caused,
directly or indirectly, by the installation, operation, failure to operate,
maintenance, removal, presence, condition, occasion or use of emergency 911
service features and the equipment associated therewith, or by any services
furnished by the Company including, but not limited to, the identification
the telephone number, address or name associated with the telephone used
by the party or parties accessing emergency 911 service, and which arise out
of the negligence or other wrongful act of the Company, the Customer, its
users, agencies or municipalities, or the employees or agents of anyone of
them.
The Company s liability arising from errors or omissions in Directory Listings,
other than charged listing, shall be limited to the amount of actual impairment of
the Customer s service and in no event shall exceed one-half the amount of the
fixed monthly charges applicable to exchange service affected during the period
covered by the directory in which the error or omission occurs. In cases of
charged Directory Listings, the liability of the Company shall be limited to
amount not exceeding the amount of charges for the charged listings involved
during the period covered by the directory in which the error or omission occurs.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
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ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Undertaking of the Company, (Cont'
Limitations on Liability (Cont'
(0)When a Customer with a non-published telephone number, as defined herein,
places a call to the Emergency 911 Service, the Company will release the name
and address of the calling party, where such information can be determined, to
the appropriate local governmental authority responsible for the Emergency 911
Service, upon request of such governmental authority. By subscribing to service
under this tariff Customer acknowledges and agrees with the release of
information as described above.
(P)The included tariff language does not constitute a determination by the
Commission that a limitation of liability imposed by the Company should be
upheld in a court of law. Acceptance for filing by the Commission recognizes
that it is a court' s responsibility to adjudicate negligence and consequential
damage claims. It is also the court's responsibility to determine the validity of
the exculpatory clause.
Notification of Service- Mfecting Activities
The Company will provide the Customer reasonable notification of service-affecting
activities that may occur in normal operation of its business. Such activities may include,
but are not limited to, equipment or facilities additions, removals or rearrangements and
routine preventative maintenance. Generally, such activities are not specific to an
individual Customer but affect many Customers' services. No specific advance notification
period is applicable to all service activities. The Company will work cooperatively with the
Customer to determine the reasonable notification requirements. With some emergency or
unplanned service-affecting conditions, such as an outage resulting from cable damage,
notification to the Customer may not be possible.
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Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
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ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Undertaking of the Company, (Cont'
Provision of Equipment and Facilities
(A)
(B)
(C)
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The Company shall use reasonable efforts to maintain only the facilities and
equipment that it furnishes to the Customer. The Customer may not nor may the
Customer permit others to rearrange, disconnect, remove, attempt to repair,
otherwise interfere with any of the facilities or equipment installed by the
Company, except upon the written consent of the Company.
The Company may substitute, change or rearrange any equipment or facility at any
time and from time to time, but shall not thereby alter the technical parameters of
the service provided by the Customer.
Equipment the Company provides or installs at the Customer Premises for use in
connection with the services the Company offers shall not be used for any purpose
other than that for which the equipment is provided.
(D)Except as otherwise indicated, Customer provided station equipment at the
Customer s premises for use in connection with the service shall be so constructed,
maintained and operated as to work satisfactorily with the facilities of the
Company.
(E)The Company shall not be responsible for the installation, operation, or
maintenance of any Customer provided communications equipment. Where such
equipment is connected to the facilities furnished pursuant to this tariff, the
responsibility of the Company shall be limited to the furnishing of facilities offered
under this tariff and to the maintenance and operation of such facilities. Subject to
this responsibility, the Company shall not be responsible for:
(1)the through transmission of signals by Customer provided equipment or
for the quality of, or defects in, such transmission; or
(2)
(3)
the reception of signals by Customer-provided equipment; or
network control signaling where such signaling is performed by Customer-
provided network control signaling equipment.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
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ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Undertaking of the Company, (Cont'
Non-Routine Installation
At the Customer s request, installation and/ or maintenance may be performed outside the
Company s regular business hours or in hazardous locations. In such cases, charges based
on cost of the actual labor, material, or other costs incurred by or charged to the Company
will apply. If installation is started during regular business hours but, at the Customer
request, extends beyond regular business hours into time periods including, but not limited
to, weekends, holidays, and/ or night hours, additional charges may apply.
Special Construction
Subject to the agreement of the Company and to all of the regulations contained in this
tariff, special construction or facilities may be undertaken on a reasonable efforts basis at the
request of the Customer. Special construction is construction undertaken:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
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where facilities are not presently available, and there is no other requirement for the
facilities so constructed;
of a type other than that which the Company would normally utilize in the
furnishing of its services;
over a route other than that which the Company would normally utilize in the
furnishing of its services;
in a quantity greater than that which the company would normally construct;
on an expedited basis;
on a temporary basis until permanent facilities are available;
involving abnormal costs; or
(H)in advance of its normal construction.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
Undertaking of the Company, (Cont'
Ownership of Facilities
Title to all facilities provided in accordance with this tariff remains in the Company, its
partners, agents, contractors or suppliers.
Prohibited Uses
The services the Company offers shall not be used for any unlawful purpose or for any useas to which the Customer has not obtained all required governmental approvals,
authorizations, licenses, consents and permits.
The Company may require applicants for service who intend to use the Company
offerings for resale and/ or for shared use to file a letter with the Company confirming that
their use of the Company offerings complies with relevant laws and the Idaho
Commission s regulations, policies, orders, and decisions.
The Company may block any signals being transmitted over its Network by Customers
which cause interference to the Company or other users. Customer shall be relieved of all
obligations to make payments for charges relating to any blocked Service and shall
indemnify the Company for any claim, judgment or liability resulting from such blockage.
A Customer, joint user, or authorized user may not assign, or transfer in any manner, the
service or any rights associated with the service without the written consent of the
Company. The Company will permit a Customer to transfer its existing service to another
entity if the existing Customer has paid all charges owed to the Company for regulated
communications services. Such a transfer will be treated as a disconnection of existing
service and installation of new service, and non-recurring installation charges as stated in
this tariff will apply.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President'
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Obligations of the Customer
General
The Customer shall be responsible for:
(A)
(B)
(C)
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the payment of all applicable charges pursuant to this tariff;
damage to or loss of the Company s facilities or equipment caused by the acts or
omissions of the Customer; or the noncompliance by the Customer, with these
regulations; or by fire or theft or other casualty on the Customer Premises, unless
caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the employees or agents of the
Company;
providing at no charge, as specified from time to time by the Company, any needed
equipment, space and power to operate Company facilities and equipment
installed on the premises of the Customer, and the level of heating and air
conditioning necessary to maintain the proper operating environment on such
premises;
(D)obtaining, maintaining, and otherwise having full responsibility for all rights-of-
way and conduit necessary for installation of fiber optic cable and associated
equipment used to provide Communications Services to the Customer from the
cable building entrance or property line to the location of the equipment space
described in Section 2.3.1(C). Any and all costs associated with the obtaining and
maintaining the rights-of-way described herein, including the costs of altering the
structure to permit installation of the Company provided facilities, shall be borne
entirely by, or may be charged by the Company, to the Customer. The Company
may require the Customer to demonstrate its compliance with this section prior to
accepting an order for service.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
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ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No.Telephone
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Obligations of the Customer
General (cont'
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
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providing a safe place to work and complying with all laws and regulations
regarding the working conditions on the premises at which Company employees
and agents shall be installing or maintaining the Company facilities and
equipment. The Customer may be required to install and maintain Company
facilities and equipment within a hazardous area if, in the Company s opinion,
injury or damage to the Company employees or property might result from
installation or maintenance by the Company. The Customer shall be responsible
for identifying, monitoring, removing and disposing of any hazardous material
(e.g., friable asbestos) prior to any construction or installation work;
complying with all laws and regulations applicable to, and obtaining all consents,
approvals, licenses and permits as may be required with respect to, the location
Company facilities and equipment in an Customer premises or the rights-of-way
for which Customer is responsible under Section 2.3.1(D); and granting or obtaining
permission for Company agents or employees to enter the premises of the
Customer at any time for the purpose of installing, inspecting, maintaining,
repairing, or upon termination of service as stated herein, removing the facilities or
equipment of the Company;
not creating or allowing to be placed any liens or other encumbrances on the
Company s equipment or facilities; and
making Company facilities and equipment available periodically for maintenance
purposes at a time agreeable to both the Company and the Customer. No
allowance will be made for the period during which service is interrupted for such
purposes.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspar k Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'D).
Obligations of the Customer (Cont'
(A)
Liability of the Customer
(B)
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The Customer will be liable for damages to the facilities of the Company and for all
incidental and consequential damages caused by the negligent or intentional acts or
omissions of the Customer, its officers, employees, agents, invites, or contractors
where such acts or omissions are not the direct result of the Company s negligence
or intentional misconduct.
To the extent caused by any negligent or intentional act of the Customer as
described in (A), preceding, the Customer shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the Company from and against all claims, actions, damages, liabilities,
costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, for (1) any loss,
destruction or damage to property of any third party, and (2) any liability incurred
by the Company to any third party pursuant to this or any other tariff of the
Company, or otherwise, for any interruption of, interference to, or other defect in
any service provided by the Company to such third party.
(C)The Customer shall not assert any claim against any other Customer or user of the
Company s services for damages resulting in whole or in party from or arising in
connection with the furnishing of service under this tariff including but not limitedto mistakes, omissions, interruptions, delays, errors or other defects or
misrepresentations, whether or not such other Customer or user contributed in any
way to the occurrence of the damages, unless such damages were caused solely by
the negligent to intentional act or omission of the other Customer or user and not
by any act or omission of the Company. Nothing in this tariff is intended either to
limit or to expand Customer s right to assert any claims against third parties for
damages of any nature other than those described in the preceding sentence.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 24
SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Customer Equipment and Channels
General
A user may transmit or receive information or signals via the facilities of the Company. The
Company s services are designated primarily for the transmission of voice-grade telephonic
signals, except as otherwise stated in this tariff. A user may transmit any form of signal that
is compatible with the Company s equipment, but the Company does not guarantee that its
services will be suitable for purposes other than voice-grade telephonic communication
except as specifically stated in this tariff.
Station Equipment
(A)Terminal equipment of the user s premises and the electric power consumed by
such equipment shall be provided by and maintained at the expense of the user.
The user is responsible for the provision of wiring or cable to connect its terminal
equipment to the Company MPOP.
(B)The Customer is responsible for ensuring that Customer-provided equipment
connected to Company equipment and facilities is compatible with such equipment
and facilities. The magnitude and character of the voltages and currents impressed
on Company-provided equipment and wiring by connection, operation, or
maintenance of such equipment and wiring shall be such as not to cause damage to
the Company-provided equipment and wiring or injury to the Company
employees or to other persons. Any additional protective equipment required to
prevent such damage or injury shall be provided by the Company at the
Customer s expense, subject to prior Customer approval of the equipment expense.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Customer Equipment and Channels (Cont'
Interconnection of Facilities
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Local Traffic Exchange provides the ability for another local exchange provider to terminate
local traffic on the Company s network. In order to qualify for Local Traffic Exchange the
call must: (a) be originated by an end user of a company that is authorized by the
Commission to provide local exchange service; (b) originate and terminate within a local
calling area of the Company.
Any special interface equipment necessary to achieve compatibility between the facilities
and equipment of the Company used for furnishing Communications Services and the
channels, facilities, or equipment of others shall be provided at the Customer s expense.
Communications Services may be connected to the services or facilities of other
communications carriers only when authorized by, and in accordance with, the terms and
conditions of the tariffs of the other communications carriers which are applicable to such
connections.
Facilities furnished under this tariff may be connected to Customer provided terminal
equipment in accordance with the provisions of this tariff. All such terminal equipment
shall be registered by the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to Part 68 of Title
47, Code of Federal Regulations; and all user-provided wiring shall be installed and
maintained in compliance with those regulations.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
Effective:
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 26
SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIO~(CONT'
Customer Equipment and Channels (Cont'
(A)
Inspections
(B)
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Upon suitable notification to the Customer, and at a reasonable time, the Company
may make such tests and inspections as may be necessary to determine that the
Customer is complying with the requirements set forth in Section 2.4.2(B) for the
installation, operation, and maintenance of Customer-provided facilities,
equipment, and wiring in the connection of Customer-provided facilities and
equipment to Company-owned facilities and equipment.
If the protective requirements for Customer-provided equipment are not being
complied with, the Company may take such action as it deems necessary to protect
its facilities, equipment, and personnel. The Company will notify the Customer
promptly if there is any need for further corrective action. Within ten days of
receiving this notice, the Customer must take this corrective action and notify the
Company of the action taken. If the Customer fails to do this, the Company may
take whatever additional action is deemed necessary, including the suspension of
service, to protect its facilities, equipment and personnel from harm.
(C)If harm to the Company s network, personnel or services is imminent, the
Company reserves the right to shut down Customers service immediately, with no
prior notice required.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive V ice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No.Telephone
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments
Advance Payments
Reserved for future use.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
Effective:
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 28
SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments (Cont'
Deposits
Reserved for future use.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
Effective:
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ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 29
SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Payment Arrangements
Payment for Services
The Customer is responsible for the payment of all charges for facilities and services
furnished by the Company to the Customer.
The Customer is responsible for the payment of federal excise taxes, state and local sales
and use taxes and similar taxes imposed by governmental jurisdictions, all of which shall be
separately designated on the Company s invoices. Any taxes imposed by a local jurisdiction
(e.g., county and municipal) will only be recovered from those Customers residing in the
affected jurisdictions.
Billing and Collection of Charges
The Customer is responsible for payment of all charges incurred by the Customer or other
users for services and facilities furnished to the Customer by the Company.
(A)Non-recurring charges are due and payable within thirty (30) days after the date
the invoice is mailed to the Customer by the Company.
(B)The Company shall present invoices for recurring charges monthly to the
Customer, in advance of the month in which service is provided, and recurring
charges shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days after the date the invoice is
mailed to the Customer by the Company. When billing is based upon Customer
usage, usage charges will be billed monthly for the preceding billing period.
(C)When service does not begin on the first day of the billing period, or end of the last
day of the billing period, the charge for the fraction of the month in which service
was furnished will be calculated on a pro rata basis. For this purpose, every month
is considered to have thirty (30) days.
Issued: June 7 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
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ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 30
Payment Arrangements (Cont' d.
SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIO~CONT'
Billing and Collection of Charges (Cont'
(D)
(E)
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Billing of the Customer by the Company will begin on the Service Commencement
Date, which is the day on which the Company notifies the Customer that the
service or facility is available for use, except that the Service Commencement Date
may be postponed by mutual agreement of the parties, or if the service or facility
does not conform to standards set forth in this tariff or the Service Order. Billing
accrues through and includes the day that the service, circuit, arrangement or
component is discontinued.
If any portion of the payment is not received by the Company within 30 days of
receipt of this bill, or if any portion of the payment is received by the Company in
funds which are not immediately available upon presentment, then a late payment
charge of 1.5% per month shall be due to the Company. A late payment charge is
not applicable to subsequent rebilling of any amount to which a late payment
charge has already been applied. Late payment charges are to be applied without
discrimination.
(F)the Customer should notify the Company of any disputed items on an invoice
within sixty (60) days of receipt of the invoice. If the Customer and the Company
are unable to resolve the dispute to their mutual satisfaction, the Customer may file
a complaint with the Commission in accordance with the Commission s rules and
procedure. The address of the Commission is as follows:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
The date of the dispute shall be the date the Company receives sufficient
documentation to enable it to investigate the dispute. The date of the resolution
is the date the Company completes its investigation and notifies the Customer of
the disposition of the dispute.
(G)If service is disconnected by the Company (in accordance with Section 2.6.3
following) and later re-installed, re-installation of service will be subject to all
applicable installation charges. If service is suspended by the Company (in
accordance with Section 2.3 following) and later restored, restoration of service
will be subject to the rates in Section 4.3.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
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ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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Payment Arrangements (Cont'
SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Discontinuance of Service for Cause
The Company may discontinue service for the following reasons provided in this Section
3. Customers will be provided ten (10) days written notice prior to discontinuanceunless otherwise indicated. Notice will be provided via First Class U.S. Mail.
Upon the Company s discontinuance of service to the Customer under Section 2.3(A) or3(B), the Company, in addition to all other remedies that may be available to theCompany at law or in equity or under any other provision of this tariff, may declare allfuture monthly and other charges which would have been payable by the Customer during
the remainder of the term for which such services would have otherwise been provided to
the Customer to be immediately due and payable.
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
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(A)Upon nonpayment of any amounts owing to the Company, the Company may
discontinue or suspend service without incurring any liability. Company will
comply with the Telephone Customer Relations Rule.
Upon violation of any of the other material terms or conditions for furnishing
service the Company may, discontinue or suspend service without incurring any
liability if such violation continues during that period.
Upon condemnation of any material portion of the facilities used by the Company
to provide service to a Customer or if a casualty renders all or any material portion
of such facilities inoperable beyond feasible repair, the Company, by notice to the
Customer, may discontinue or suspend service without incurring any liability.
Upon the Customer s insolvency, assignment for the benefit of creditors, filing for
bankruptcy or reorganization, or failing to discharge an involuntary petition within
the time permitted by law, the Company may immediately discontinue or suspend
service without incurring any liability. Company will comply with FederalBankruptcy law and rules.
Upon any governmental prohibition or governmental required alteration of the
services to be provided or any violation of an applicable law or regulation, theCompany may immediately discontinue service without incurring any liability.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspar k Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
&.,
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 32
SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONTINUEDl
Payment Arrangements, (Continued)
Discontinuance of Service for Cause (Cont'
(F)Without notice in the event of fraudulent use of the Company's network. The
Customer will be liable for all related costs. The Customer will also be responsible for
payment of any reconnection charges.
(G)Without notice in the event of Customer use of equipment or services in such a
manner as to adversely affect the Company's service to others.
(H)Without notice in the event of tampering with the equipment or services furnished by
the Company.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 33
SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONTINUEDl
Payment Arrangements, (Continued)
6.5
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Notice to Company for Cancellation of Service
Customers desiring to terminate service shall provide the Company thirty (30) days notice
of desire to terminate service. If special construction is involved, the required notice shall be
written.
Cancellation of Application for Service
(A)Where the Company permits the Customer to cancel an application for service prior
to the start of service or prior to any special construction, no charges will be imposed
except for those specified below.
(B)Where, prior to cancellation by the Customer, the Company incurs any expenses in
installing the service or in preparing to install the service that it otherwise would not
have incurred, a charge equal to the costs the Company incurred, less net salvage,
shall apply, but in no case shall this charge exceed the sum of the charge for the
minimum period of services ordered, including installation charges, and all charges
others levy against the Company that would have been chargeable to the Customer
had service begun.
(C)Where the Company incurs any expense in connection with special construction, or
where special arrangements of facilities or equipment have begun, before the
Company receives a cancellation notice, a charge equal to the costs incurred, less net
salvage, may apply. In such cases, the charge will be based on such elements as the
cost of the equipment, facilities, and material, the cost of installation, engineering,
labor, and supervision, general and administrative expense, other disbursements,
depreciation, maintenance, taxes, provision for return on investment, and any other
costs associated with the special construction or arrangements.
(D)The special charges described in 2.6.5(A) through 2.6.5(C) will be calculated and
applied on a case-by-case basis.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONTINUEDl
Payment Arrangements, (Continued)
Changes in Services Requested
If the Customer makes or requests material changes in circuit engineering, equipment
specifications, service parameters, premises locations, or otherwise materially modifies any
provision of the application for service, the Customer's installation fee shall be adjusted
accordingly.
Bad Check Charge
A service charge of $20.00 will be assessed for all checks returned by a bank or other
financial institution for: Insufficient or uncollected funds, closed account, apparent
tampering, missing signature or endorsement, or any other insufficiency or discrepancy
necessitating return of the instrument at the discretion of the drawee bank or other financial
institution.
Allowances for Interruptions in Service
General
Credit for Interruptions: When the use of service or facilities furnished by the Company is
interrupted due to any cause other than the negligence or willful act of the Customer, or
the operation or failure of the facilities or equipment provided by the Customer, pursuant
to IDAP A 31.41.01 Rules 502 and 503 subject to interruption will be allowed for the
service and facilities rendered useless and inoperative by reason of the interruption,
whenever said interruption continues for a period of 24 hours or more from the time the
interruption is reported to or known to exist by the Company, except as otherwise
specified in the Company s tariffs. If the Customer reports a service, facility or circuit to
be inoperative but declines to release it for testing and repair, it is considered to be
impaired, but not interrupted.
For calculating credit allowances, every month is considered to have 30 days. A credit
allowance is applied pursuant to IDAP A 31.41.01 Rules 502 and 503 based on the rates
specified hereunder for Local Line or Local Trunk Service and is dependent upon the
length of the interruption. Only those facilities on the interrupted portion of the circuit
will receive a credit. Credit allowances for service outages that exceed 24 hours in
duration will be rounded up at the next whole 24 hours.
Issued: June 7 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspar k Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
JiL,.
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 35
SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONTINUEDl
Allowances for Interruptions in Service, (Continued)
Issued: June 7, 2004
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General (Continued)
(C)If the Customer reports a service, facility or circuit to be interrupted but declines to
release it for testing and repair, or refuses access to its premises for test and repair by
the Company, the service, facility or circuit is considered to be impaired but not
interrupted. No credit allowances will be made for a service, facility or circuit
considered by the Company to be impaired.
(D)The Customer shall be responsible for the payment of service charges as set forth
herein for visits by the Company's agents or employees to the premises of the
Customer when the service difficulty or trouble report results from the use of
equipment or facilities provided by any party other than the Company, including but
not limited to the Customer.
Limitations of Allowances
No credit allowance will be made for any interruption in service:
(A)interruptions due to the negligence of, or noncompliance with the provisions of this
tariff by, the Customer, Authorized User, Joint-User, or other common carrier
providing service connected to the service of Company;
(B)interruptions due to the negligence of any person other than the Company
including, but not limited to, the Customer connected to the Company s facilities;
(C)
(D)
interruptions due to the failure or malfunction of non-Company equipment;
interruptions of service during any period in which the Company is not given full
and free access to its facilities and equipment for the purpose of investigating and
correcting interruptions;
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
Ji,.,
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONTINUEDl
Allowances for Interruptions in Service, (Continued)
Limitations of Allowances (Cont'
(E)interruptions of service during a period in which the Customer continues to use the
service on an impaired basis;
(F)interruptions of service during any period when the Customer has released service
to the Company for maintenance purposes or for implementation of a Customer
order for a change in service arrangements;
(G)interruption of service due to circumstances or causes beyond the control of the
Company.
Use of Another Means of Communications
If the Customer elects to use another means of communications during the period of
interruption, the Customer must pay the charges for the alternative service used.
Cancellation of ServicefI' ermination Liability
If a Customer cancels a service order or terminates services before the completion of the term for any
reason other than a service interruption (as defined in Section 2.1) or where the Company breaches
the terms in the service contract, Customer may be requested by the Company to pay to Company
termination liability charges, which are defined below. These charges shall become due and owing
as of the effective date of the cancellation or termination and be payable within the period set forth
in Section 2.6.2.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Termination Liability
Customer s termination liability for cancellation of service shall be equal to:
(A)all unpaid non-recurring charges reasonably expended by Company to establish
service to Customer, plus;
(B)any disconnection, early cancellation or termination charges reasonably incurred and
paid to third parties by Company on behalf of Customer, plus;
(C)all recurring charges specified in the applicable Service Order for the balance of the
then current term discounted at the prime rate announced in the Wall Street Journal
the third business day following the date of cancellation;
(D)minus a reasonable allowance for costs avoided by the Company as a direct result of
Customer s cancellation.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONTINUEDl
Transfers and Assignments
Neither the Company nor the Customer may assign or transfer its rights or duties in connection with
the services and facilities provided by the Company without the written consent of the other party,
except that the Company may assign its rights an duties to a) any subsidiary, parent company or
affiliate of the Company; b) pursuant to any sale or transfer of substantially all the assets of the
Company; or c) pursuant to any financing, merger or reorganization of the Company.
Flexible Pricing
Notice to Customers of rate changes shall be made in accordance with Idaho Code 62-606. Where
there are no regulations, notification will be made in a manner appropriate to the circumstances
involved. A Customer can request that the Company disconnect service that is provided under
the Flexible Pricing due to a price increase. The customer will be credited for the difference
between the new price and the old price retroactive to the effective date of the price increase if the
customer notifies the Company of its desire to disconnect service within 20 days of receiving
notification of the price increase.
Reserved for Future Use
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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Notices and Communications
SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONTINUEDl
12.
12.
12.
12.
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The Customer shall designate on the service order an address to which the Company shall
mail or deliver all notices and other communications, except that Customer may also
designate a separate address to which the Company's bills for service shall be mailed.
The Company shall designate on the service order an address to which the Customer shall
mail or deliver all notices and other communications, except that Company may designate
a separate address on each bill for service to which the Customer shall mail payment on
that bill.
Except as otherwise stated in this tariff, all notices or other communications required to be
given pursuant to this tariff will be in writing. Notices and other communications of either
party, and all bills mailed by the Company, shall be presumed to have been delivered to
the other party on the third business day following placement of the notice,
communication or bill with the u.s. Mail or a private delivery service, prepaid and
properly addressed, or when actually received or refused by the addressee, whichever
occurs first.
The Company or the Customer shall advise the other party of any changes to the addresses
designated for notices, other communications or billing, by following the procedures for
giving notice set forth herein.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
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SECTION 3.0 - SERVICE AREAS
Exchange Service Areas
Local exchange services are provided, subject to availability of facilities and equipment, in areas
currently served by the following Incumbent LECs: 1) Qwest.
Rate Classes
Charges for local services provided by the Company may be based, in part, on the Rate Class
associated with the Customers End Office. The Rate Class is determined by the total access lines
and PBX trunks in the local calling area which can be reached from each End Office.
In the event that an Incumbent LEC or the Idaho Commission reclassifies an exchange from one Rate
Class to another, the reclassification will also apply to customers who purchase services under this
tariff. Local calling areas and Rate Class assignments are equivalent to those areas and classes
specified in Qwest's Southern Idaho Basic Local Exchange Tariff and Northern Idaho Exchange and
Network Services Tariff.
RATE CLASSES
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 4.0 - SERVICE CHARGES AND SURCHARGES
Service Order and Change Charges
Non-recurring charges apply to processing Service Orders for new service, for changes in service.
Business
Line Connection Charge
First Line
Each Additional Line
Line Change Charge
First Line
Each Additional Line
$52.
$52.
$22.
$22.
Maintenance Visit Charges
Maintenance Visit Charges apply when the Company dispatches personnel to a Customer's
premises to perform work necessary for installing new service, effecting changes in service or
resolving troubles reported by the Customer when the trouble is found to be caused by the
Customer s facilities.
Maintenance Visit Charges will be credited to the Customer s account in the event trouble is not
found in the Company facilities, but the trouble is later determined to be in those facilities.
The time period for which the Maintenance Visit Charges is applied will commence when Company
personnel are dispatched at the Customer premises and end when work is completed. The rates for
Maintenance of Service vary by time per Customer request
Duration of time, per technician
Initial 15 minute increment
Each Additional 15 minute increment
Business
$24.
$12.
Restoration of Service
restoration charge applies to the restoration of suspended service and facilities because of
nonpayment of bills and is payable at the time that the restoration of the suspended service and
facilities is arranged. The restoration charge does not apply when, after disconnection of service,
service is later re-installed.
Per occasion
Business
$45.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 5.0 - NETWORK SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS
General
Services Offered
The following Network Services are available to business Customers and for resale by other
carriers certificated by the Idaho Commission:
Standard Business Line Service
PBX Trunk Service
Direct Inward Dial (DID) Service
Optional Calling Features
The following services are available to business Customers and are not offered on a resale
basis as of the effective date of this page.
Listing Services (including Non Published and Non Listed Services)
Directory Assistance
Miscellaneous Services
Application of Rates and Charges
All services offered in this tariff are subject to service order and change charges where the
Customer requests new services or changes in existing services, as well as indicated Non-
Recurring and Monthly Recurring Charges. Charges for local calling services may be
assessed on a measured rate basis and are additional to monthly recurring charges shown
for Business lines, PBX Trunks, DID Trunks and Digital/DSl service.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 5.0 - NETWORK SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS,
General (Continued)
Emergency Services Calling Plan
Access (at no additional charge) to the local operator or emergency services bureau by
dialing 0- or 9-1 is offered at no charge to the Customer.
Message toll telephone calls, to governmental emergency service agencies as set forth in (A)
following, having primary or principal responsibility with respect to the provision of
emergency services to persons and property in the area from which the call is made,
meeting the definition and criteria of an emergency call as set forth in (B) following are
offered at no charge to Customers:
Governmental fire fighting, Idaho State Highway Patrol, police, and emergency squad
service (as designated by the appropriate governmental agency) qualify as governmental
emergency service agencies provided they answer emergency service calls on a personally
attended (live) twenty-four (24) hour basis, three hundred sixty-five (365) days a year,
including holidays.
An emergency is an occurrence or set of circumstances in which conditions pose immediate
threat to human life, property, or both and necessitate that prompt action be taken.
emergency call is an originated call of short duration to a governmental emergency services
agency in order to seek assistance for such an emergency.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 5.0 - NETWORK SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS (CONTINUEDl
Call Timing for Usage Sensitive Services
Where charges for a service are specified based on the duration of use, such as the duration of a
telephone call, the following rules apply:
Calls are measured in durational increments identified for each service. All calls, which are
fractions of a measurement increment, are rounded-up to the next whole unit.
Timing on completed calls begins when the call is answered by the called party. Answering
is determined by hardware answer supervision in all cases where this signaling is provided
by the terminating local carrier and any intermediate carrieres).
Timing terminates on all calls when the calling party hangs up or the Company s network
receives an off-hook signal from the terminating carrier.
Calls originating in one time period and terminating in another will be billed in proportion
to the rates in effect during different segments of the call.
All times refer to local time.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 5. 0 - NETWORK SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS (CONTINUEDl
Distance Calculations
Where charges for a service are specified based upon distance, the following rules apply:
Distance between two points is measured as airline distance between the rate centers of the
originating and terminating telephone lines. The rate center is a set of geographic
coordinates, as referenced in Local Exchange Routing Guide issued by Bellcore, associated
with each NP A-NXX combination (where NP A is the area code and NXX is the first three
digits of a seven-digit telephone number). Where there is not telephone number associated
with an access line on the Company's network (such as a dedicated 800 or WATS access
line), the Company will apply the rate center of the Customer's main billing telephone
number.
The airline distance between any two rate centers is determined as follows:
Step 1:Obtain the "V" (vertical) and "H" (horizontal) coordinates for each Rate Center
from the above-referenced Bellcore document.
Step 2:Computer the difference between he "V" coordinate of the two rate centers; and
the difference between the two "H" coordinates.
Step 3:Square each difference obtained in step (b) above.
Step 4:Add the square of the "V" difference and the square of the "H" difference
obtained in step C) above.
Step 5:Divide the sum of the squares by 10. Round to the next higher whole number if
any fraction is obtained.
Step 6:Obtain the square root of the whole number result obtained above. Round to the
next higher whole number if any fraction is obtained. This is the airline mileage.
The formula for distance calculations is the square root of:
(VIV2 HI HI
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 5.0 - NETWORK SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS (CONTINUED)
Rate Periods for Time of Day Sensitive Services
For time of day, usage sensitive services, the following rate periods apply unless otherwise
specified in this tariff.
MON TUBS WED THUR FRI SAT SUN
8:00 AM TO
5:00 PM*
5:00 PM
11:00PM*
11:00 PM TO
8:00 AM*
DAYTIME RATE PERIOD
EVENING RATE PERIOD EVE
NIGHT/WEEKEND RATE PERIOD
*Up to but not including.
Calls are billed based on the rate in effect for the actual time period(s) during which the call
occurs. Calls that cross rate period boundaries are billed the rates in effect in that boundary
for each portion of the call, based on the time of day at the Customer location.
For services subject to holiday discounts, the following are Company recognized national
holidays, determined at the location of the calling station. The evening rate is used on
national holidays, unless a lower rate normally would apply.
New Year s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
January 1
As Federally Observed
July 4
As Federally Observed
December 25
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 5.0 - NETWORK SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS (CONTINUEDl
Standard Residence Line
Reserved for future use
Standard Business Line
The Standard Business Line provides a Customer with a single, analog, voice-grade telephonic
communications channel, which can be used to place or receive one call at a time. Standard
Business Lines are provided for the connection of Customer-provided wiring and single station sets
or facsimile machines. An optional per line Hunting feature is available for multi-line Customers
which routes a call to an idle station line in a prearranged group when the called station line is busy.
PBX Trunk Service
Basic PBX Trunk Service provides a Customer with a single, voice-grade telephonic communications
channel, which can be used to place or receive one call at a time. Basic Trunks are provided for
connection of Customer-provided private branch exchanges (PBX) to the public switched
telecommunications network. Each Basic PBX Trunk is provided with touch-tone signaling and may
be configured into a hunt group at no additional charge with other Company-provided Basic PBX
Trunks. The signal is an analog signal at the DSO level.
Reserved for Future Use
Direct Inward Dialing (DID) Service
Direct Inward Dialing ("DID") permits calls incoming to a PBX system or other Customer Premises
Equipment to be routed to a specific station without the assistance of an attendant. DID calls are
routed directly to the station associated with the called number. DID service as offered by the
Company provides the necessary trunks, telephone numbers, and out-pulsing of digits to enables
DID service at a Customer s location. DID service requires special PBX software and hardware not
provided by the Company. Such hardware and software is the responsibility of the Customer.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 5.0 - NETWORK SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS (CONTINUEDl
Reserved for Future Use
Optional Calling Features
The features listed in Section 5.11.1 are offered by the Company to Business Customers. Refer to
Price Lists in Section 7 of this tariff for specific features offered with each type of local exchange
service.
11.Features Descriptions
(A) Flexible Call Forwarding: Provides end-user control for call forwarding capabilities via
dial-accessed voice prompt menus. Customers may forward calls to a primary local or
long distance. The end-user may specify a secondary location for routing of
unanswered at the forward-to location or reach a busy signal. This secondary location
may be another telephone number, pager or voice messaging service. Other capabilities
included with this feature include:
Speed Forwarding;
Priority Screening;
Ring Control; and
Timed Forwarding.
It is the responsibility of the Customer to subscribe to the telephone number, pager or
voice messaging service used as the secondary location.
(B) Call Forwarding Don t Answer. Permits the forwarding of incoming calls when the
end-user s line remains unanswered after a pre-designated ringing interval. The
ringing interval before forwarding and the forward-to number are fixed by the service
order. However, the end-user has the ability to turn the feature on or off at his/her
discretion.
(C) Call Forwarding Busy Line: Permits the forwarding of incoming calls when the end-
user s line is busy. The forwarded number is fixed by the end-user service order.
However, the end-user has the ability to turn the feature on or off at his/her discretion.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 5.0 - NETWORK SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS (CONTINUEDl
Optional Calling Features, (continued)
11.Feature Descriptions, (continued)
(D) Preferred Call Forwarding: Permits the end-user to automatically forward to another
number calls received from up to six end-user pre-selected telephone numbers
programmed into the features screening list. The end-user controls when the feature is
active, the forward-to-number and can add or remove calling numbers from the
feature s screening list.
(E) Call Forwarding Variable: Permits the end-user to automatically forward (transfer) all
incoming calls to another telephone number, and to restore it to normal operation at
their discretion. The end-user must dial an activation code from his/her exchange line
along with the forward-to number in order to turn the feature on. A separate code is
dialed by the end-user to deactivate the feature.
(F) Call Forwarding Variable, Remote Access: Permits the end-user to automatically
forward (transfer) all incoming calls to another telephone number, and to restore it to
normal operation at their discretion. The end-user must dial an activation code along
with the forward-to number in order to turn the feature on. A separate code is dialed
by the end-user to deactivate the feature. Feature activation may be performed from
the end-user's exchange line or remotely from some other line. Remote access requires
the end-user to (1) dial a special access number 2) enter their seven-digit telephone
number and 3) enter a personal identification number prior to forwarding their calls.
(G) Three Way Calling: Permits the end-user to add a third party to an established
connection. When the third party answers, a two-way conversation can be held before
adding the original party for a three-way conference. The end-user initiating the
conference controls the call and may disconnect the third party to reestablish the
original connection or establish a connection to a different third party. The feature may
be used on both outgoing and incoming calls.
(H) Multiple Directory Number Distinctive Ringing: This feature allows an end user to
determine the source of an incoming call from a distinctive ring. The end user may
have up to two additional numbers assigned to a single line (i.e. Distinctive Ringing-
First Number and Distinctive Ringing - Second Number). The designated primary
number will receive a normal ringing pattern; other numbers will receive distinctive
ringing patterns. The pattern is based on the telephone number that the calling party
dials .
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspar k Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 5.0 - NETWORK SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS (CONTINUED)
Optional Calling Features, (continued)
11.Feature Descriptions, (continued)
(I) Speed Calling: Permits the Customer to place calls to other telephone numbers by
dialing a one or two digit code rather than the complete telephone number. The feature
is available as either an eight (8) code list or a thirty (30) code list. Code lists may
include local and/ or toll telephone numbers. The Customer has the ability to add or
remove telephone numbers and codes to/from the speed calling list without assistance
from the Company.
u) Repeat Dialing: Permits the end-user to have calls automatically redialed when the first
attempt reaches a busy number. The line is checked every 45 seconds for up to 30
minutes and alerts the Customer with a distinctive ringing pattern when the busy
number and the Customer s line are free. The Customer can continue to make and
receive calls while the feature is activated. The following types of calls cannot be
reached using Repeat Dialing:
Calls to 800 Service numbers
Calls to 900 Service numbers
Calls preceded by an interexchange carrier access code
International Direct Distance Dialed calls
Calls to Directory Assistance
Calls to 911
(K) Caller ID: Permits the end-user to view a Directory Name and Directory Number of the
calling party on incoming telephone calls. Information is displayed on a specialized
CPE not provided by the Company. The feature also provides the date and time of
each incoming call. It is the responsibility of the Customer to provide the necessary
CPE. In some situations, the calling party's city and state may be displayed rather than
a Directory Name, depending on available call data.
(L) Call Selector: Allows a Customer to assign a maximum of 15 telephone numbers to a
special list. The Customer will hear a distinctive ring when calls are received from
telephone numbers on that list.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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Optional Calling Features, (continued)
11.Feature Descriptions, (continued)
(M) Call Waiting: Allows the end-user to control the treatment applied to incoming calls
while the Customer is off-hook on an existing call. This feature includes the
capabilities of Call Waiting Basic plus additional call treatment options. Treatment
options offered with Call Waiting Deluxe include:
Answer the waiting call and placing the first party on hold;
Answer the waiting call and disconnecting from the first party;
Direct the waiting caller to hold via a recording
Forward the waiting caller to another location (e.g., voice
answering service)
mailbox or telephone
Full utilization of Call Waiting Deluxe requires specialized CPE not provided by the
Company. It is the responsibility of the Customer to provide the necessary CPE. The
end-user must have Caller ill Basic or Deluxe for display of calling party identification
information for waiting calls. The end-user must have a Call Forwarding don't
Answer feature active in order to forward a waiting call to another location.
(N) Call Tracing: Allows the tracing of nuisance calls to a specified telephone number
suspected of originating from a given local office. The tracing is activated upon
entering the specified dial code. The originating telephone number, outgoing trunk
number or terminating number, and the time and date are generated for every call to
the specified telephone number can then be identified.
(0) Call Block: Allows the end-user to automatically block incoming calls from up to six
end-user pre-selected telephone numbers programmed into the feature s screening list.
Callers whose numbers have been blocked will hear a recorded message stating that
their call has been blocked. The end-user controls when the feature is active, and can
add or remove calling numbers from the feature s screening list.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
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SECTION 5.0 - NETWORK SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS (CONTINUED)
Optional Calling Features, (continued)
11.Feature Descriptions, (continued)
(P) Call Return: Allows the Customer to return a call to the last incoming call whether
answered or not. Upon activation, it will redial the number automatically and continue
to check the number every 45 seconds for up to 30 minutes if the number is busy. The
Customer is alerted with a distinctive ringing pattern when the busy number is free.
When the Customer answers the ring, the call is then completed. The calling party's
number will not be delivered or announced to the call recipient under any
circumstances.
(Q) Anonymous Call Rejection: Permits the end-user to automatically reject incoming calls
when the call originates from a telephone number which has blocked delivery of its
calling number (see Calling Number Delivery Blocking). When active, calls from
private numbers will be routed to a special announcement then terminated. The feature
may be turned on or off by the end-user by dialing the appropriate feature control code.
Anonymous Call Rejection is offered as a stand-alone feature or as an add-on to Caller
ill Deluxe.
(R) Calling Number Delivery Blocking: Prevents the delivery, display and announcement
of the end-user s Directory Number and Directory Name on all calls dialed from an
exchange service equipped with this option. When active, the end-user s telephone
name and number will not appear on the called party's Caller ill CPE or be disclosed in
another way. The feature is available on a per call or per line basis. With per call
Calling Number Delivery Blocking, it is necessary for the end-user to dial an activation
code prior to placing the call. With the per line version of the feature, all calls are
placed with the end-user's number blocked. Per line end-users must dial an activation
code prior to utilization.
(S) Message Waiting Indication: Provides the end-user with an audible (stutter dial tone)
or visual (lamp or other CPE display) indication that messages are waiting to be
retrieved. Message Waiting Indication can only be activated/ deactivated by a voice
mailbox or other voice messaging service provided by the Company or third party. It is
the responsibility of the Customer to subscribe to a compatible voice messaging service.
Visual Message Waiting Indication requires specialized CPE not provided by the
Company. It is the responsibility of the Customer to provide the necessary CPE.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 5.0 - NETWORK SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS (CONTINUEDl
Listing Services
For each Customer of Company-provided Exchange Service(s), the Company shall arrange for the
listing of the Customer's main billing telephone number in the directory(ies) published by the
dominant Local Exchange Carrier in the area at no additional charge. At a Customer s option, the
Company will arrange for additional listings for an additional charge.
12.Non-Published Service
This optional service provides for suppression of printed and recorded directory listings.
Customer's name and number do not appear in printed directories or Directory Assistance
Bureau records.
12.Non-Listed Service
This optional service provides for suppression of printed directory listings only. Parties
may still obtain the Customer s number by calling the Directory Assistance Bureau.
Directory Assistance
Provides for identification of telephone directory numbers, via an operator or automated platform.
Customers are provided with a maximum of 2 listings per each call to Directory Assistance.
Miscellaneous Services
14.Presubscri ption Services
This service provides for the Presubscription of local exchange lines provided by the
Company to the intraLATA and interLATA long distance carrieres) selected by the
Customer.
14.Pay Per Call Blockin~nblocking
This service provides the option of blocking, or subsequent unblocking, all 900 and 976 calls
on a per line basis. The Company will provide for per-line blocking where the Company's
switching facilities permit.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 6.0 - RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE
Reserved for future use
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 7.0 - LOCAL RESALE SERVICES PRICE LIST
General
Services provided in this tariff section are available on a Resale Service basis. Local Resale Services
are provided through the use of resold switching and transport facilities obtained from Other
Telephone Companies.
The rates, terms and conditions set forth in the section are applicable where the Company provides
specified local exchange services to Customers through resale of local exchange services. ,
All rates set forth in this Section are subject to change and may be changed by the Company
pursuant to notice requirements established by the Idaho Commission. The rates, terms and
conditions set forth in this Section are applicable as of the effective date hereof and will not apply to
any Customer whose services may have been provisioned through resale of's local exchange
services, in whole or in part, prior to the effective date hereof.
Standard Residence Local Exchange Service
Reserved for future use
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
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SECTION 7.0 - LOCAL RESALE SERVICES PRICE LIST (CONTINUED)
Standard Business Local Exchange Service
Standard Business Local Exchange Service provides the Customer with a single, analog, voice-grade
telephonic communications channel, which can be used to place or receive one call at a time.
Standard Business Local Exchange Service lines are provided for the connection of Customer-
provided wiring, telephones, facsimile machines or other station equipment. An optional per line
Hunting feature is available for multi-line Customers which routes a call to the next idle line in a
prearranged group when the called line is busy.
Local exchange service lines and trunks are provided on a single party (individual) basis only. No
multi-party lines are provided. Service is available on a flat rate, measured rate or message rate
basis depending on the service plan selected by the Customer. Not all service plans will be available
in all areas.
Recurring charges for Standard Business Local Exchange Service are billed monthly in advance.
Usage charges, if applicable are billed in arrears. Usage charges may apply for calls placed from the
Customer s line. No usage charges will apply to calls received by the Customer. Non-recurring
charges for installation or rearrangement of service are billed on the next month's bill immediately
following work performed by the Company.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
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SECTION 7.0 - LOCAL RESALE SERVICES PRICE LIST (CONTINUEDl
Standard Business Local Exchange Service, (Continued)
Monthly Recurring Charges
The following charges apply to Standard Business Local Exchange Service lines per month.
Rates and charges include Touchtone Service for each line. The rates and charges below
apply to service provided on a month-to-month basis.
LATA 652 / South Idaho
RATE CLASS
Rate Class 1
Rate Class lA
Rate Class 2
SERVICE TYPEFlat Rate Measured Rate
$26.63 $11.
$27.76 $12.
$32.46 $17.
LATA 676 / North Idaho
RA TE CLASS
Rate Class 1
Rate Class 2
SERVICE TYPEFlat Rate Measured Rate
$27.40 $20.
$30.40 $20.
Hunting (afk/a Rotary or Grouping)
The following charges apply to Standard Business Local Exchange lines equipped with
Hunting.
Hunting - Basic, per line
Hunting - Circular, per line
Hunting - Preferential, per line
N on-Recurring
$12.
$12.
$12.
Recurring
$8.00
$3.
$1.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
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Standard Business Local Exchange Service, (Continued)
Usage Sensitive Charges and Allowances
(A)Flat Rate Service
No measured or message charges apply to calls placed or received from Flat Rate
service lines. Customers receive unlimited calling within their local calling area.
(B)Measured Service
Customers subscribing to Measured Service will be charged a per minute rate for
monthly local usage on outgoing calls. The per minute rate is applied to local calls
placed from the Customer s line. Local usage will be billed in arrears.
LATA 652/ South Idaho
Time of Day Intraexchange
1st Minute
$0.
$0.015
$0.
Day Rate
Evening Rate
Night Rate
Intraexchange
Add'l Minute
$0.
$0.015
$0.
Interexchange
1st Minute
$0.
$0.0225
$0.015
Interexchange
Add'l Minute
$0.
$0.0225
$0.015
LATA 676 / North Idaho
Peak (Mon.Fri. 8:00am-4:59pm)
Off-Peak (All other times)
1st Minute
$0.
$0.026
Add'l Minute
$0.015
$0.0098
N on-Recurring Charges
Non-recurring charges apply to each line installed for the Customer. Non-recurring charges are in
addition to applicable service order charges contained in Section 4 of this tariff. All such charges
will appear on the next bill following installation of the service.
Non-recurring charges for installation of Business lines are:
First Line
Each Additional Line
$52.
$52.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 58
SECTION 7.0 - LOCAL RESALE SERVICES PRICE LIST (CONTINUEDl
Business PBX Trunk Service
PBX Trunk service provides a Customer with a single, voice-grade telephonic communicationschannel which can be used to place one call at a time. Trunks are provided for connection of
Customer-provided private branch exchanges (PBX) or other station equipment to the public
switched telecommunications network.
PBX Trunks are available to Business Customers as Inward, Outward or Two-Way combination
trunks where services and facilities permit.
Each PBX Trunk is provided with Touchtone signaling at no additional charge. An optional per
trunk Hunting feature is available for Customers which routes a call to the next idle trunk in a
prearranged group (see Section 7.3).
PBX Trunks may also be equipped with Direct Inward Dialing (DID) capability and DID number
blocks for additional charges (see Section 7.6). Usage charges are listed in Section 7.3.
LATA 652 / South Idaho
RATE CLASS
Rate Class 1
Rate Class lA
Rate Class 2
SERVICE TYPE
Flat Rate Measured Rate
$34.21 $11.
$35.34 $12.
$37.15 $17.
LATA 676/ North IdahoRATE CLASS SERVICE TYPE
Flat Rate Measured Rate$38.74 N/ A
$45.14 N/ A
Rate Oass 1
Rate Class 2
N on-Recurring Charge $117.50
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 59
SECTION 7.0 - LOCAL RESALE SERVICES PRICE LIST (CONTINUEDl
Direct Inward Dialing (DID) Service
Direct Inward Dialing ("DID") permits calls incoming to a PBX system or other Customer Premises
Equipment to be routed to a specific station without the assistance of an attendant. DID calls are
routed directly to the station associated with the called number. DID service as offered by the
Company provides the necessary trunks, telephone numbers, and out-pulsing of digits to enable
DID service at a Customer's location. DID service requires special PBX software and hardware not
provided by the Company. Such hardware and software is the responsibility of the Customer.
The following charges apply to Customers subscribing to DID service provided by the Company.
These charges are in addition to recurring and non-recurring charges for PBX Trunks as shown
Section 7.5 of this tariff. The Customer will be charged for the number of DID numbers utilized out
of the available 20 numbers.
Establish Trunk Group and Provide
20 DID Numbers
Each Additional DID Number
DID Trunk Termination:
Per Trunk
Installation Charge Monthly Recurring
$20.$3.
$1.$0.
$70.$50.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 60
SECTION 7.0 - LOCAL RESALE SERVICES PRICE LIST (CONTINUED).
Reserved For Future Use
Optional Calling Features
The features in this section are made available on an individual basis or as part of multiple feature
packages. All features are provided subject to availability. Certain features may not be available
with all classes of service. Transmission levels for calls forwarded or calls placed or received using
optional calling features may not be acceptable for all some uses in some cases.
Features Offered on a Usage Sensitive Basis
The following features are available to all local exchange Business line Customers where
facilities and services permit. Customers may utilize each feature by dialing the
appropriate access code. The Customer will be billed the Per Feature Activation Charge
shown in the following table each time a feature is used by the Customer. Customers may
subscribe to these features on a monthly basis at their option to obtain unlimited use of
these features for a fixed monthly charge.
Optional Calling Features
Three-Way Calling
Call Return
Repeat Dialing
Calling Trace, Per Call
Business
$0.
$0.
$0.
$1.
Denial of per call activation for Three-Way Calling, Call Return and Repeat Dialing from
any line or trunk is available to Customers upon request at no additional charge.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFFP.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 61
SECTION 7.0 - LOCAL RESALE SERVICES PRICE LIST (CONTINUEDl
Optional Calling Features, (Continued)
Features Offered on a Monthly Basis
The following optional calling features are offered to Customers on a monthly basis.
Customers are allowed unlimited use of each feature. No usage sensitive charges apply.
Multiline Customers must order the appropriate number of features based on the number
of lines which will have access to the feature.
Speed Calling - 8 Number
Speed Calling - 30 Number
Call Forwarding Variable
Call Forwarding with Remote Access
Call Forwarding - Busy Line (Expanded)
Call Forwarding - Busy Line (Overflow)
Call Forwarding - Busy Line (Programmable)
Call Forwarding - Don t Answer (Expanded)
Call Forwarding - Don't Answer (Overflow)
Call Forwarding - Don t Answer (Programmable)
Call Forwarding - Busy Line / Don t Answer
Call Forwarding - Busy Line Ext. Don't Answer
Call Waiting
Three Way Calling
Call Manager Connection (CM
CMC with Call Waiting
CMC with Receptionist
Call Rejection
Call Waiting
Abbreviated Access - (One Digit) - Each Shared List
Abbreviated Access - (One Digit) - Each Line Arranged
Abbreviated Access - (Two Digits) - Each Shared List
Abbreviated Access -(Two Digits) - Each Line Arranged
Caller ill - Number
Caller ill - Name & Number
Caller ill - With Privacy +
Call Transfer
$4.
$5.
$5.50
$18.
$3.
$8.00
$8.00
$4.
$4.50
$9.50
$5.50
$5.50
$7.50
$5.47
$19.
$19.
$19.
$4.50
$7.50
$20.
$0.50
$30.
$0.50
$7.50
$7.
$10.
$6.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 62
SECTION 7.0 - LOCAL RESALE SERVICES PRICE LIST (CONTINUEDl
Optional Calling Features, (Continued)
Optional Calling Feature
Selective Call Forwarding
Continuous Redial
Dial Call Waiting
Directed Call Pickup
Directed Call Pickup w / Barge In
Distinctive Alert
Hot Line
Warm Line
Last Call Return
Priority Call
Remote Access Forwarding
Scheduled Forwarding
Receptionist w / Number only
Receptionist w / Name & Number
Receptionist w / Caller ill w / Privacy +
Do Not Disturb
Dial Lock
Custom Ringing - First Additional Number
Custom Ringing - Second Additional Number
Custom Ringing - Third Additional Number
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
Business
$3.50
$3.50
$2.
$1.
$1.
$1.
$2.
$2.50
$3.50
$3.50
$8.
$9.
$15.
$15.
$18.
$3.
$3.
$7.
$5.25
$5.
Effective:
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 63
SECTION 8.0 - DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE AND LISTING SERVICES
Directory Listings
The Company shall provide for a single directory listing, termed the primary listing, in the
telephone directory published by the dominant local exchange service provided in the
Customer s exchange area of the Station number which is designated as the Customer
main billing number. Directory listings of additional Company Station numbers, other than
the Customer s main billing number, associated with a Customer s service will be provided
for a monthly recurring charge per listing.
Free Listings
The following listings are provided at no additional charge to the Customer: one listing
for each individual line service, auxiliary line or PBX system.
Additional listing service charge $6.
Non-Published Service
Non-published service means that the Customer s telephone number is not listed in the
directory, not does it appear in the Company s Directory Assistance Records.
There is a monthly charge for each non-published service.
Non-published service charge, per month $1.
Non-Listed Service
Non-listed service means that the Customer s telephone number is not listed in the
directory, but does it appear in the Company s Directory Assistance Records. There is a
monthly charge for each non-listed service.
Non-listed service charge, per month:$0.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 64
SECTION 8.0 - DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE AND LISTING SERVICES
Directory Assistance Services
Directory Assistance
A Directory Assistance charge applies per local directory assistance call. The Customer
may make two (2) requests for a telephone number per call. The Directory Assistance
Charge applies regardless of whether the Directory Assistance operator is able to supply
the requested number.
Each Local Directory Assistance Call $0.50
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 65
SECTION 9.0 - ADVANCED SERVICES
ISDN & DS-l Service
ISDN BRI and DS-l Services N on-Recurring Charge Recurring Charge
ISDN BRI - Flat Rate Service $52.$32.
ISDN BRI - Measured Rate Service $52.$20.
DS-l Service $1000.$650.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 66
10.Reserved For Future Use
SECTION 10.0 - RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
Effective:
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
11.Carrier Presubscription
11.General
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 67
SECTION 11.0 - MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES
Carrier Presubscription is a procedure whereby a Customer designates to the Company
the carrier which the Customer wishes to be the carrier of choice for intraLA T A and
interLA T A toll calls, Such calls are automatically directed to the designated carrier,
without the need to use carrier access codes or additional dialing to direct the call to the
designated carrier. Presubscription does not prevent a Customer who has presubscribed
to an IntraLATA or InterLATA toll carrier from using carrier access codes or additional
dialing to direct calls to an alternative long distance carrier on a per call basis.
11.Presubscription Options - Customers may select the same carrier or separate carriers for
intraLATA and interLATA long distance. The following options for long distance
Presubscription are available:
Option A:
Option B:
Option C:
Option D:
Option E:
Option
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Customer select the Company as the presubscribed carrier for
IntraLATA and InterLATA toll calls subject to presubscription.
Customer may select the Company as the presubscribed carrier for
IntraLA T A calls subject to presubscription and some other carrier as the
presubscribed carrier for interLA T A toll calls subject to presubscription.
Customer may select a carrier other than the Company for intraLA T A
toll calls subject to presubscription and the Company for inter LATA toll
calls subject to presubscription.
Customer may select the carrier other than the Company for both
intraLATA and interLATA toll calls subject to presubscription.
Customer may select two different carriers, neither being the Company
for intraLATA and inter LATA toll calls. One carrier to be the Customers
primary intraLA T A interexchange carrier. The other carrier to be the
Customer s primary inter LATA interexchange carrier.
Customer may select a carrier other than the Company for no
presubscribed carrier for intraLA T A toll calls subject to presubscription
which will require the Customer to dial a carrier access code to route all
intraLA T A toll calls to the carrier of choice for each call.
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive V ice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 68
SECTION 11.0 - MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES (CONTINUEDl
11.Carrier Presubscription, (Continued)
11.Rules and Regulations
Customers of record will retain their primary interexchange carriere s) until they request that
their dialing arrangements be changed.
Customers of record or new Customers may select either Options A, B, C, D, E or F for
intraLA T A Presubscription.
Customers may change their selected Option and/ or presubscribed toll carrier at any time
subject to charges specified in 11.1.5 below:
11.Presubscription Procedures
A new Customer will be asked to select intraLATA and interLATA toll carriers at the time
the Customer places an order to establish local exchange service with the Company. The
Company will process the Customer s order for service. All new Customers initial requests
for intraLA T A toll service presubscription shall be provided free of charge.
If a new Customer is unable to make selection at the time the new Customer places an order
to establish local exchange service, the Company will read a random listing of all available
intraLATA and inter LATA carriers to aid the Customer in selection. If selection is still not
possible, the Company will inform the Customer that he/ she will be given 90 calendar days
in which to inform the Company of his/her choice for primary toll carrieres) free of charge.
Until the Customer informs the Company of his/her choice of primary toll carrier, the
Customer will not have access to long distance services on a presubscribed basis, but rather
will be required to dial a carrier access code to route all toll calls to the carrieres) of choice.
Customers who inform the Company of a choice for toll carrier presubscription within the
90-day period will not be assessed a service charge for the initial Customer request.
Customers of record may initiate an intraLATA or inter LATA presubscription change at
any time, subject to the charges specified in 11.1.5 below. If a Customer of record inquires
of the Company of the carriers available for toll presubscription, the Company will read a
random listing of all available intraLA T A carriers to aid the Customer in selection.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspar k Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 69
SECTION 11.0 - MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES (CONTINUED)
11.Carrier Presubscription, (Continued)
11.Presubscription Charges
(A)
(B)
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Application of Charges
After a Customer s initial selection for a presubscribed toll carrier and as detailed in
Paragraph 11.4 above, for any change thereafter, a Presubscription Change
Charge, as set forth below will apply. Customers who request a change in
intraLATA and inter LATA carriers with the same order will be assessed a single
charge per line.
Nonrecurring Charges
Per business line, trunk, or port
Initial Line, or Trunk or Port
Additional Line, Trunk or Port
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
$5.
$5.
Effective:
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 70
SECTION 12.0 - EXCHANGE AREAS
12.Exchange Areas (RC=Rate Class)
EXCHANGE EXCHANGE EXCHANGE
Afton American Falls AridAshtonBancroftBlackfootBlissBoiseBuhlBurleyCaldwellCastlefordCaumilCottonwoodCraigrnontDietrichDowneyDriggs
Eden Emmet t Glenns Ferry
Gooding Grace GrangevilleHagermanHaileyIdaho CityIdaho Falls Island Park Jerome
Kami ah Ketchum Kimberly
Koos kia Kuna Lapwai
Lava Hot Springs 2 Lewiston McCammon
Mack Ma 1 MelbaMeridianMiddletonMontpelierMountain Horne Murtaugh Nampa
New Acres New Plymouth Nez PerceOakleyOxbowParisPayettePocatelloPrestonRexburgRigbyRi r i eRobertsSt.Anthony ShelleyShoshoneSoda Springs StanleyStarTwin Falls WeiserWendell
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.C. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 71
SECTION 13.0 - PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS / CONTRACT & ICB
13.Promotional Offerings
The Company, upon notification to Commission, may make promotional offerings to its service
which may include waiving or reducing the applicable charges for the promoted service. The
promotional offerings may be limited as to the duration, the date and times of the offering and
the locations where the offerings are made.
13.Contract Rates / Individual Case Basis (ICB) Arrangements
Competitive pricing arrangements at negotiated rates may be furnished on an individual case
basis (ICB) in response to request by customers to Acceris, for proposals or for competitive bids.
Service offered under this tariff provision will be provided to the Customer pursuant to contract.
Unless otherwise specified, the regulations for . such arrangements are in addition to the
applicable regulations and prices in other sections of this tariff. Specialized rates or charges will
be made available to similarly situated Customers on a non-discriminatory basis. Company will
provide the Commission with copies of any ICB contractual arrangements.
Issued: June 7, 2004
Issued by:
Effective:
Ken Hilton, Executive Vice-President
Acceris Communications Corp.
9775 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
State of California
County of San Diego
Kenneth L. Hilton, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that~sha~is the Exec. Vice-President of Acceris Communications Corp., the Applicant in the proceeding entitled above, that he /ofie hasread the foregoing application and knows the contents thereof;
that the same are true of his thc!?knowledge, except as to matters
which are therein stated on information or belief, and to thosematters he believes them to be t~ue
--.::;
e neth L. Hilton
Exec. Vice-President
Subscribed and sworn to before this J 8 day of 2004.
My Commission expires: O~ IQ,
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ANNA-MARIE FEDORKO
Commissiont13259110 z
Notary Public - Ca6fomia
San Diego County
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