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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20130605Notice of Rate Change.pdfBudget PrePay/NC. •‘‘•‘‘•••••••••••••‘•••teIecommunications::cIear::simpIe May 30,2013 Donald L.Howell,II Deputy Attorney General Idaho Public Utilities Commission P.O.Box 837200 Boise,Idaho 83720-0074 Re Notice of Proposed Budget Mobile Rate Plans --cDearDeputyAttorneyGeneralHowell: Pursuant to Case No.BPP-T-12-01 of Budget Prepay Inc.d/b/a Budget Mobile’s Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC)designation Order dated January 23,2012,Budget would like to respectfully notify the Idaho Public Utilities Commission of our intent to amend the current Rate Plans as submitted in Budget’s original ETC application.Enclosed for your review are the proposed Non-Lifeline and Lifeline Rate Plans.Please note that we are retaining the Active User Talk &Text and the 250 Minute Talk Plans originally offered in Idaho and adding additional plans (both Lifeline and Non- Lifeline)to provide more choices to our customers.These plans will be effective on June 3,2013,and shall be available to all new and existing Budget PrePay,Inc.d/b/a Budget Mobile customers. Shotild you need additional information,please do not hesitate to contact me at 318-671-5784 or via email at robine@budgetprepay.com Thank you, Robin Enkey Compliance Manager Inc. Cc:Thorvald A Nelson,Budget PrePay Counsel Todd Lantor,Budget PrePay Counsel Katherine King,Budget PrePay Counsel 1325 Barksdale Boulevard •Bossier City,LA 71171 •888-424-5588 •budgetprepay.com Amended Lifeline Plans Plan Description Retail Price 2000 Minutes &6000 Text Messages Non Lifeline $39.25 Lifeline $30.00 2000 Minutes &2000 Text Messages Non Lifeline $34.25 Lifeline $25.00 Active User Talk &Text* Non Lifeline $34.25 Lifeline $25.00 1000 Minutes &4000 Text Messages Non Lifeline $29.25 Lifeline $20.00 500 Minutes &1500 Text Messages Non Lifeline $19.25 Lifeline $10.00 350 Minutes &1000 Text Messages Non Lifeline $14.25 Lifeline $5.00 250 Minute Talk Non Lifeline $9.25 Lifeline Free All plans include,at no extra charge:Free Handset;Caller ID;Call Waiting;and Voicemail.Voicemail calls count against the voice minutes provided by the plan.There is no charge for initial activation of the service. Prices for all plans and the purchase of additional minutes or the text message aUd-ons do not include taxes or mandatory government fees (where applicable). Although Budget PrePay must pay taxes or government fees in certain states,these taxes or government fees are not assessed to Lifeline customers subscribing to the 250 Minute Talk plan. *The Active User Talk &Text Plan provides for a combined 4000 voice minutes and text messages.Each text message counts as one minute of voice service. Plan Additions Retail Price* Additional Minutes* 100 minutes $5.00 250 minutes $10.00 400 minutes $15.00 Text Message Add Ons* 1000 minutes $5.00 2000 minutes $10.00 4000 minutes $15.00 Data Add Ons * 100 MB Data $5.00 250 MB Data $10.00 400 MB Data $15.00 *Applicable taxes and government fees are assessed to the above Plan Additions. Lifeline Credits ______ Federal Lifeline Credit $9.25 Service Period for all plans:All airtime (airtime associated with a particular plan,as well as additional purchased minutes,text messages or other services),expires at the end of each 30-day cycle whether subscriber uses the airtime or not.No airtime (whether associated with a particular plan or purchased separately)is carried over to the next 30- day period (no “rollover”).