20130605Notice of Rate Change.pdf

Budget 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 [e-mail]
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”).