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April 27, 2006
VIA OVERNIGHT DELIVERY
Jean Jewell, Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington
Boise, Idaho 83702
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Re:Supplemental Tariff Filing
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Transmitted herewith by VarTec Telecom, Inc. ("VarTec ) on behalf of Comtel Telcom
Assets LP ("Comtel") are seven (7) copies of replacement pages (pages 60 and 61) for the
Comtel Telcom Assets LP d/b/a VarTec Telecom Intrastate Switched Access Services Tariff as
requested by Grace Seaman. Comtel apologizes for omitting these pages in its April 24th
submission.
Thank you for your time and efforts involved in reviewing this filing. Please direct all
correspondence regarding this filing to Becky Gipson directly at (972) 478-3309 or
gipson~vartec . net.
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Becky GiPson
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Director, Regulatory Affairs
Enclosures
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
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Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Title Page
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
TITLE PAGE
IDAHO INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
This tariff, filed with the Idaho Publie Utilities Commission, contains regulations, rates and charges applying
to the provision of Switched Access Services for connection to intrastate communications facilities for
Customers within the operating territory ofthe state ofIdaho by Comtel Telcom Assets LP d/b/a VarTec
TelecomQ!) with principal offices located at c/o Paul Winters, 500 Boylston Street, 17th Floor, Boston
Massachusetts 02116. Switched Access Services are provided by means of wire, fiber optics, radio or
any other suitable technology or a combination thereof. This tariff may be inspected, during normal
business hours, at the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
The name, address and telephone number for the person who is responsible for providing information with
respect to the operating procedures of Comtel T elcom Assets LP d/b/a V arT ec Telecom are listed below.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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CHECK SHEET
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pages. Original and revised pages, as named below, comprise all changes from the original tariff and are
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Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No.
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
T ABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page No.
Title Page
.................................................................
Title
Check Sheet ......................................................
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Table of Contents....................................... .......................
Application of Tariff ...........................................................
Tariff Format .................................................................
Explanation of Symbols .........................................................
1.0 Definitions .............................................................
Definition of Terms ................................................2 Acronyms.......................................................
RulesandRegulations ...................................................
UndertakingofVarTecTelecom. ....................................
Scope ....................................................
1.2 Limitations................................................
Liability of the Company .....................................
1.4 Provision of Services ........................................
Installation and Termination ..................................
1.6 Operation and Maintenance ...................................
1.7 Special Construction ........................................
1.8 Refusal and Discontinuance of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1.9 Switched Access Service Obligation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
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INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
Section
2.2
2.4
TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)
Page No.
Obligations of the Customer ........................................
Design of Customer Services............................... ...
2.2.2 Connections ...............................................
2.2.3 Equipment SpaceandPower .................................
2.4 Damages to VarTec Facilities .................................
Claims ...................................................
2.2.Prohibited Uses ............................................
Customer Reporting ...............................................
2.3.Jurisdictional ..............................................
2.3.2 Code Screening Reports................................... ...
Trunk Group Measurements Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.4 MeetPointBilling ..........................................
NoticesandCommunication ........................................
Allowances for Interruptions in Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511 General...................................................
5.2 Credit Allowances ..........................................
Limitations ................................................
Customer Equipment and Channels.............................. .....
Station Equipment ..........................................
Interconnection of Facilities............................. ......
6.3 Inspections ................................................
BillingandPaymentRegulations.......... .......
.... ............... .
Billing and Collection of Charges ..............................
2 PaymentofRatesandCharges.................................
Taxes ....................................................
7.4 AdvancePayments..........................................
Deposits ..................................................
Past Due Charges ...........................................
Returned Check Charge ......................................
Application and Cancellation of Service by Customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Discontinuance of Service by Customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
Switched Access Service .................................................1 General.........................................................
ServiceCommencementDate .................................
Service Cancellation Date ....................................
Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Arrangements. . . . . . . . 72
3.2.FeatureGroupAccess .......................................
2.2 Manner of Provision ........................................
CallTypes ................................................
3.2.4 OriginatingFGAccess.......................................
3.2.Originating800FGAccess ...................................
3.2.TerminatingFGAccess ......................................
Ordering Options .................................................
Ordering Conditions.................................... .....
3.2 Minimum Period of Service................................... 75
ReportsandTestingl...............................................
3.4.1 Design Layout Report .......................................
3.4.AcceptanceTesting .........................................
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3.3
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)
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Service Dispute Resolution .........................................
TransfersandAssignments .........................................
JointlyProvidedAccessServices ....................................
SwitchedAccessRates ..................................................1 General.........................................................
RateCategories ..................................................
4.2.CommonLine .............................................
4.2.Switched Transport .........................................
4.2.3 EndOfficeSwitching........................................
4.2.4 Toll-Free8XXDatabaseQuery ................................
Optional Features ...........................................
Billing of Access Minutes ..........................................
Effective: May 1,2006Issued: March 20, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES T ARlFF
TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)
Section Page No.
4.4 Timing of Calls ..................................................
RatesandCharges ................................................
Carrier Common Line Charges ................................
5.2 Common Transport .........................................
5.3 Local Switching ............................................
5.4 Toll-FreeDatabaseQuery ....................................
Local and OEAS Traffic Exchange and Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 821 General.........................................................
Ordering Conditions.................................... ...........
LocalandOEASTrafficCompensation ...............................
Contracts and Individual Case Basis Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Contracts .......................................................6.2 Individual Case Basis Arrangements ..................................
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No.
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
APPLICATION OF TARIFF
This tariff contains regulations, rates and charges applicable to the provision of Carrier Common Line
Switched Access, and other miscellaneous services, hereinafter referred to collectively as service(s),
provided to Customers by VarTec.
The operating territory of V arT ec comprises the geographic areas for which VarTec is certified to operate
in the state ofIdaho. These areas are specified by identification of the exchanges established by V arT
for the administration of communications services. Not all services described in this tariff are available from
every wire center.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
TARIFF FORMAT
Page Numbering - Page numbers appear in the upper right hand comer of the page. Pages are numbered
sequentially, and from time to time new pages may be added to the tariff. When a new page is added
between existing pages, a decimal is added to the preceding page number. For example, a new page
added between Page Nos. 3 and 4 would be numbered 3.
Page Revision Numbers - Revision numbers also appear in the upper right comer of each page. These
numbers are used to determine the most current page version on file with the Commission. For example
the 4th revised Page 25 cancels the 3rd revised Page 25. Because of various suspension periods, deferrals
etc. the Commission follows in the tariff approval process, the most current page number on file with the
Commission is not always the tariff page in effect.
Paragraph Numbering Sequence - There are various levels of alphanumeric coding. Each level of coding
is subservient to its next higher level. The following is an example of the numbering sequence suggested for
use in tariffs.
1.1
1.1.A
2. 1. LA. 1
1. LA. 1. (a)
(a).
A.1.(a).(i)
(a).(i)(1)
Check Sheet - When a tariff filing is made with the Commission, an undated check sheet accompanies
the tariff filing. The check sheet lists the pages contained in the tariff, with a cross reference to the current
revision number. When new pages are added, the check sheet is updated to reflect the revision. All
revisions made in a given filing are designated by an asterisk (*). The tariff user should refer to the latest
check sheet to find out if a particular page is the most current on file with the Commission.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
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INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS
When changes are made in any tariff page, a revised page will be issued canceling the tariff page affected.
Changes will be identified on the revised page(s) through the use of the following symbols:
(C)
(D)
(I)
(M)
(N)
(R)
(S)
(T)
(Z)
to signify changed regulation
to signify discontinued rate, regulation, or text
to signify increased rates
to signify material relocated from one leaf to another without change
to signify new rate, regulation, or text
to signify reduced rate
to signify reissued material
to signify a change in text, but no change in rate or regulation
to signify a correction
In addition to symbols for changes, each changed provision in the tariff shall contain a vertical line in the
right hand margin of the page which clearly shows the exact number of lines being changed.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
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INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
1.0 DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions of Terms
800 Number Portability Access Service - Denotes a service that includes toll-free
access services using the following dialing plans: 800 888 877 866 855 844 833 and
822. 800, as used throughout this tariff, includes all 800-type toll-free dialing plans.
800 Service Provider - Denotes the entity that offers 800 access services to 800
subscribers.
8XX Data Base Access Service - A toll-free originating Trunkside Access Service
when the 8XX Service Access Code (i., 800, 822, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888 as
available) is used.
Access Code - A uniform seven digit code assigned by V arT ec to an individual Customer.
The seven digit code has the form 101XXXX or 950-XXXX.
Access Customer Name Abbreviation - Denotes a three alpha character code that
identifies the Customer to which the Access Service bill is rendered.
Access Minutes - Denotes that usage of exchange facilities in intrastate service for the
purpose of calculating chargeable usage. On the originating end of an intrastate call, usage
is measured from the time the origination End User s call is delivered by V arT ec and
acknowledged as received by the Customer s facilities connected with the originating
exchange. On the terminating end of an intrastate call, usage is measured from the time the
call is received by the End User in the terminating exchange. Timing of the usage at both
originating and terminating end of an intrastate call shall terminate when the calling or called
party disconnects, whichever event is recognized first in the originating and terminating end
exchanges, as applicable. Those two times are measured by the receipt of a signal known
as answer/disconnect supervision. Access minutes is also described in Section
(Switched Access Service).
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1 , 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
1.0 DEFINITIONS (Continued)
1.1 Definitions of Terms (Continued)
Access Services - Originating or terminating intrastate switched access services provided
by VarTec to telecommunications carriers that access VarTec s End-Users via VarTec
local exchange network. Switched Access to the network of an Interexchange Carrier for
the purpose of originating or terminating communications.
Access Service Request - The industry service order format used by Access Service
Customers and access providers as agreed to by the Ordering and Billing Forum.
Access Tandem - An Exchange Carrier s switching system that provides a concentration
and distribution function for originating or terminating traffic between End Office Switches
and Customers ' premises.
Answer/Disconnect Supervision - The transmission ofthe switch trunk equipment
supervisory signal (off-hook or on-hook) to the IXC point of connection for terminating
calls to the exchange as an indication that the called party has answered or disconnected.
Authorized User - A person, firm, corporation or other entity that either is authorized by
the Customer to use Access Services or is placed in a position by the Customer, either
through acts or omissions to use Access Services.
Billing Account Number (BAN) - Denotes a code that identifies the Customer s billing
account to which Access Services are billed.
Business Day - Denotes the times of day that VarTec is open for business. Generally,
these are 8:00 or9:00 A.M. to 5:00 or6:00 P., respectively, with an hour forlunch
Monday through Friday, resulting in a standard forty (40) hour work week. However
Business Day hours for V arT ec may vary based on company policy, union contract and
location.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
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1.0 DEFINITIONS (Continued)
1.1 Definitions of Terms (Continued)
Call - An attempt for which the complete destination code (e., 950-XXXX
101 XXXX#, 0- or 00-) is provided in the originating direction or a complete destination
code is provided in the terminating direction.
Calling Station - The telephone number from which a Call originates.
Called Station - The telephone number called.
Carrier or Common Carrier - See Interexchange Carrier or Exchange Carrier.
entity other than VarTec that provides telecommunications services.
Carrier Identification Code - Denotes a numeric code that is assigned by T elcordia to
long distance carriers for the provisioning ofF eature Group Band/or D trunk side Access
Service. The numeric code uniquely identifies the carrier.
Carrier Customer - A Carrier that accesses the networkofVarTec to reach End-Users
who are not telecommunications carriers, and subsequently receives intrastate switched
access service from VarTec. A Carrier that purchases exchange access service from
VarTec is responsible for the payment of charges and compliance with VarTec
regulations and applicable state law.
Central Office - Denotes a local Company switching system where Telephone Exchange
Service Customer station loops are terminated for purposes of interconnection to each
other and to trunks.
Channel(s) - Denotes an electrical or photonic, in the case of fiber optic based
transmission systems, communications path between two or more points of termination.
Co-Carrier - Any other Telecommunications provider authorized by the Commission to
provide local exchange service in the state.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 12
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1.0 DEFINITIONS (Continued)
1.1 Definitions of Terms (Continued)
Commission - Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
Common Channel Signaling (CCS) - A high-speed packet switched communications
network which is separate (out of band) from the public packet switched and message
networks. It is used to carry addressed signaling messages for individual trunk circuits
and/or database related services between signaling points in the CCS network.
Common Line - Denotes a line, trunk, pay telephone line or other facility provided under
the general and/or local exchange service tariffs ofVarTec, terminated on a central office
switch. A common line-residence is a line or trunk provided under the residence
regulations of the general and/or local exchange service tariffs. A common line-business
is a line provided under the business regulations of the general and/or local exchange
service tariffs.
Company, the - Comtel Telcom Assets LP d/b/a VarTec Telecom
Constructive Order - Delivery of calls to or acceptance of calls from VarTec' sEnd User
locations over V arT ec-switched local exchange services constitutes a Constructive Order
by the Customer to purchase switched access services as described herein. Similarly, the
selection by a Company s End User of the Customer as the presubscribed IXC constitutes
a Constructive Order of Switched Access by the Customer.
Customer(s) - Any individual, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust
corporation or governmental entity or any other entity which uses or subscribes to the
services offered under this tariff, including Interexchange Carriers (IXCs), End Users and
Exchange Carriers providing intrastate communications between two or more exchanges.
Disconnect - To render inoperable or to disable circuitry thus preventing outgoing and
incoming toll communications service.
ISSVED: May 23, 2003 EFFECTIVE: June 6, 2003
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 13
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
1.0 DEFINITIONS (Continued)
Definitions of Terms (Continued)
End Office - A local Telephone Company switching system where Telephone Exchange
Service Customer station loops are terminated for purposes of interconnection to each
other and to trunks.
End Office Switch - Denotes a local Company 'switching system where Telephone
Exchange Service Customer station loops are terminated for purposes of interconnection
to tnmks. Included are Remote Switching Modules (RSM) and Remote Switching Systems
(RSS) served by a host office in a different wire center.
End V ser - Any Customer of an intrastate telecommunications service that is not a carrier
except that a carrier other than the Company shall be deemed to be an "end user" when.
such carrier uses a telecommunications service for administrative purposes and a person
or entity that offers telecommunications services exclusively as a reseller shall be deemed
to be an "end user" if all resale transmissions offered by such reseller originate on the
premises of such reseller. Any individual, association, corporation, governmental agency
or any other entity other than an IXC which subscribes to intrastate service provided by
an Exchange Carrier and in whose name the telephone number of the Calling Station is
registered with the underlying local exchange company.
Entrance Facility - A Switched Transport facility between a Company serving wire
center and a Customer premises that provides a Customer with dedicated transport from
the serving wire center to the Customer s premises. A trunk facility connecting the
Customer s point of presence with the local switching center.
Exchange - Denotes a unit, generally smaller than a Local Access and Transport Area
established by VarTec for the administration of communications service in a specified area
which usually embraces a city, town or village and its environs. It consists of one or more
central offices together with the associated facilities used in furnishing communications
service within that area. One or more designated exchanges comprises a given Local
Access and Transport Area.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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1.0 DEFINITIONS (Continued)
1.1 Definitions of Terms (Continued)
Exchange Carrier - Any individual, partnership, association
, j
oint-stock company, trust
governmental entity or corporation engaged in the provision oflocal exchange telephone
servIce.
Facility - Denotes anyone of the elements of physical telephone plant that is needed to
provide access service, including switching systems, cables, fiber optic and microwave
radio transmission systems.
Feature Group - Denotes a category of Switched Access Service differentiated by the
technical characteristics, e., line side vs. trunk side connection at a VarTec entry switch.
Firm Order ConfIrmation (FOC) - Acknowledgment by V arT ec of receipt of an Access
Service Request from the Customer and commitment by VarTec of a Service Date.
Holiday - For the purposes ofthis tariff, recognized holidays are New Year s Day,
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Host Office - Denotes an electronic switching system which provides call processing
capabilities for one or more Remote Switching Modules or Remote Switching Systems.
Immediately Available Funds - Denotes a corporate or personal check drawn on a
bank account and other funds which are available for use by the receiving party on the
same day on which they are received and includes U.S. Federal Reserve bank wire
transfers, U.S. Federal Reserve notes (paper cash), u.S. coins, U.S. Postal Money
Orders and New York Certificates of Deposit.
Incomplete - Any Call where voice transmission between the Calling and Called station
is not established.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
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1.0 DEFINITIONS (Continued)
Definitions of Terms (Continued)
Individual Case Basis - A condition in which the regulations, if applicable, rates and
charges for an offering under the provisions of this tariff are developed based on the
circumstances in each case. A service arrangement in which the regulations, rates and
charges are developed based on the specific circumstances of the Customer s situation.
Interexchange Carrier or Interexchange Common Carrier - Any individual
partnership, association
, j
oint-stock company, trust, governmental entity or corporation
engaged for hire in intrastate communication by wire or radio, between two or more
exchanges.
International Direct Distance Dialing - Denotes the capability of switching international
calls with service prefix and address codes having more digits than are capable of being
switched through a standard FGD equipped end office.
Interstate Communications - Denotes both interstate and foreign communications.
Intrastate Communications - Any communications within the state ofIdaho subject to
oversight by the Commission as provided by the laws ofthe state ofIdaho.
Line Information Database - The database which contains basic information such as
telephone numbers, calling card numbers and associated billed number restriction data
used in connection with the validation and billing of calls.
Line Side Connection - Denotes a connection of a transmission path to the line side of
a local exchange switching system.
Local Access - The connection between a Customer s premises and a point of presence
of the Exchange Carrier.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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1.0 DEFINITIONS (Continued)
1.1 Definitions of Terms (Continued)
Local Access and Transport Area - A geographic area established for the provision and
administration of communications service. It encompasses one or more designated
exchanges, which are grouped to serve common social, economic and other purposes.
Local Switching Center - The switching center where telephone exchange service
Customer station Channels are terminated for purposes of interconnection to each other
and to interoffice Trunks.
Local Traffic - A call which originates and terminates in the same exchange area, or a call
which originates and terminates within different V arT ec exchanges that share a common
mandatory local calling area (e., a mandatory Extended Local Calling Service (ELCS)
or Extended Area Service areas (EAS) or other like types of mandatory local calling
scopes. Calls to or from a Wireless Provider do not constitute Local Traffic, and are
therefore subj ect to V arT ec ' s switched access charges, if they are either (1) interMT A or
(2) the Wireless Provider does not have a direct connection to VarTec s facilities without
the use of an intermediary carrier.
Meet Point - A point of interconnection that is not an End Office or tandem.
Meet Point Billing - The arrangement through which multiple Exchange Carriers involved
in providing Access Services, divide the ordering, rating, and billing of such services on a
proportional basis, so that each Exchange Carrier involved in providing a portion of the
Access Service agrees to bill under its respective tariff.
Message - A completed telephone Call by a Customer or User.
Mobile Telephone Switching Office - Location where the wireless Customer
maintains a facility for purposes of interconnecting to VarTec s Network.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
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1.0 DEFINITIONS (Continued)
1.1 Definitions of Terms (Continued)
Mutual Traffic Exchange - A compensation arrangement between certified local
exchange service providers where local exchange service providers pay each other "
kind" for terminating local exchange traffic on the other s network.
Network Services - VarTec s telecommunications Access Services offered on VarTec' s
network.
Non-Recurring Charges - One-time initial charges for services or facilities, including but
not limited to charges for construction, installation, or special fees, for which the Customer
becomes liable at the time the Service Order is executed.
Normal Business Hours- The hours of8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p., Monday through Friday,
excluding Holidays.
North American Numbering Plan - Denotes a three-digit Numbering Plan Area (NP A)
code and a seven-digit telephone number made up of a three-digit Central Office code plus
a four-digit station number.
Off-Hook - The active condition of Switched Access or a telephone exchange service
line.
On-Hook - The idle condition of Switched Access or a telephone exchange service line.
Optional Expanded Area Service Traffic - Optional service found in large urban areas
fmanced by separate charges on end users that elect service as derIDed by a tariff approved
by the Commission.
Out of Band Signaling - An exchange access signaling feature which allows Customers
to exchange call control and signaling information over a communications path which is
separate from the message path.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
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1.0 DEFINITIONS (Continued)
1.1 Definitions of Terms (Continued)
Point of Presence - Location where the Customer maintains a facility for purposes of
interconnecting to VarTec s Network.
Presubscription - An arrangement whereby an End User may select and designate to
VarTec an IXC or Carrier it wishes to access, without an Access Code, for completing
both intraLA T A toll calls and/or interLA T A toll calls. The selected IXC(s) is/are referred
to as the End User s Primary Interexchange Carrier (PIC).
Query - Denotes a request for specific information generated by a computer processor
and sent to an application, i., a data base, with a predefined set of possible responses.
Rate - Money, charge, fee or other recurring assessment billed to Customers for services
or equipment.
Remote Switching Modules or Remote Switching Systems - Denotes small, remotely
controlled electronic end office switches which obtain their call processing capability from
an electronic switching system type Host Office. The RSM/RSS cannot accommodate
direct trunks to a Customer.
Recurring Charges - The monthly charges to the Customer for services, facilities and
equipment, which continue for the agreed upon duration of the service.
Service(s) - VarTec s Telecommunications Access Services offered on VarTec
network.
Service Control Point - Denotes a transaction processor based system that provides a
network interface to various data base services. For 800 Number Portability Access
Service, the SCP contains routing instructions for 800 service records that weredownloaded from the SMS/800.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
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1.0 DEFINITIONS (Continued)
1.1 Definitions of Terms (Continued)
Service Order - A written request for Network Services executed by the Customer and
V arT ec in a format devised by V arT ec; or in the alternative, the submission of an Access
Service Request by the Customer in the manner specified in this tariff.
Service Outage - A complete loss of call origination and/or receipt capability which
begins when the IXC reports the outage to VarTec and ends when the affected circuit
and/or associated VarTec equipment is fully operational in accordance with the technical
specifications.
Service Termination - Denotes the connection of Access Service at a Customer
premIses.
Serving Wire Center - Denotes the end office from which the Customer premises would
normally obtain dial tone from VarTec for Access Service purposes.
Shared Customer - Any entity included within the definition of Customer above that
receives services from and is under obligation to VarTec and one or more Carrier-
Customers simultaneously.
Signaling Point of Interface - The Customer designated location where the SS7
signaling information is exchanged between VarTec and the Customer.
Signaling System 7 - The signaling protocol Version 7 used in the Common Channel Out
of Band Signaling network based on the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
standards.
Subtending End Office of an Access Tandem - Denotes an end office that has final
trunk group routing through the tandem.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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1.0 DEFINITIONS (Continued)
1.1 Definitions of Terms (Continued)
Switched Access Service - Access to the switched network of an Exchange Carrier for
the purpose of originating or terminating communications.
Tandem-Switched Transport Facility - Denotes a Switched Transport facility between
a Company hub office (when multiplexing occurs at an office other than the serving wire
center) and an end office that provides a Customer with transport to or from the end office
by routing through an access tandem.
Telephone Company - Any individual, partnership, association
, j
oint-stock company,
trust, or corporation authorized by the appropriate regulatory bodies to engage in providing
public switched communications service throughout an exchange area, and between
exchange areas within the LATA.
Terminating Direction - Denotes the use of Access Service for the completion of calls
from an IC premises to an End User premises.
Transmission Path - Denotes an electrical path capable of transmitting signals within the
range of the service offering. A voice grade transmission path is capable of transmitting
voice frequencies within the approximate range 0000 to 3000 Hz. A transmission path
is comprised of physical or derived channels consisting of any form or configuration of
facilities typically used in the telecommunications industry.
Trunk - A communications path connecting two switching systems in a network used in
the establishment of an end-to-end connection.
Trunk Group - Denotes a set oftrunks which are traffic engineered as a unit for the
establishment of connections between switching systems in which all of the communications
paths are interchangeable.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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1.0 DEFINITIONS (Continued)
1.1 Definitions of Terms (Continued)
Trunk Side Connection - Denotes the connection of a transmission path to the trunk side
of a local exchange switching system.
V and H Coordinates Method - Denotes a method of computing airline miles between
two points by utilizing an established formula which is based on the vertical (V) and
" horizontal (H) coordinates of the two points.
VarTec Telecom - Comtel Telcom Assets LP d/b/a VarTec Telecom
VarTec - Comtel Telcom Assets LP d/b/a VarTec Telecom
Wireless Provider - Any carrier authorized to operate as a provider of cellular, personal
communications, paging or other form of wireless transmission.
1.2 Acronyms
ACNA -Access Customer Name Abbreviation
ANI Automatic Number Identification
ASR -Access Service Request
BAN -Billing Account Number
BNA -Billing Name and Address
CCL -Carrier Common Line
CCS -Common Channel Signaling
CIC Carrier Identification Code
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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1.0 DEFINITIONS (Continued)
1.2 Acronyms (Continued)
FOC -
ICB
IDDD -
IXC
LATA -
LEC -
LIDB -
NANP -
NP AS -
NRC -
OEAS -
PIC
PICC -
PIV
Firm Order Confirmation
Feature Group
Interexchange Carrier
Individual Case Basis
International Direct Distance Dialing
Interexchange Carrier
Local Access and Transport Area
Local Exchange Carrier
Line Information Database
North American Numbering Plan
Number Portability Access Service
Non-Recurring Charges
Optional Expanded Area Service Traffic
Primary Interexchange Carrier
Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier Charge
Percent Interstate Usage
Effective: May 1, 2006Issued: March 20, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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1.0 DEFINITIONS (Continued)
1.2 AcrQnyms (Continued)
POP Point of Presence
RSM Remote Switching Modules
RSS Remote Switching Systems
SCP Service Control Point
SS7 Signaling System 7
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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RVLES AND REGVLATIONS
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom
1.1 Scope
VarTec s services and facilities are furnished for communications originating at
specified points within the state of Idaho under the terms of this tariff.
V arT ec installs, operates and maintains the communications services provided
hereinunder in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth under this tariff.
The provision of such services by VarTec as set forth in this tariff does not
constitute a j oint undertaking with the Customer for the furnishing of any service.
V arT ec may act as the Customer s agent for ordering access connection facilities
provided by other Carriers or entities, when authorized by the Customer, to allow
connection of a Customer s location to the network.
VarT ec' s services and facilities are provided on a monthly basis unless otherwise
stated, and are available twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, except
as set forth in other sections of this tariff.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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RVLES AND REGVLA TIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.2 Limitations
Service is offered subject to availability on a continuing basis ofthe necessary
facilities and/or equipment, and subj ect to the provisions of this tariff. Service is
limited to the capacity of V arTec' s facilities as well as facilities VarTec may obtain
from other Carriers to furnish service from time to time as required, at VarTec' s
sole discretion. VarTec reserves the right to negotiate special terms and
conditions (i., special promotions) with a particular Customer provided an
agreement is reached and signed with the Customer.
V arT ec does not undertake to transmit messages, but offers the use of its facilities
when available, and will not be liable for errors in transmission or for failure to
establish connections.
The Customer may not transfer or assign the use of service or facilities without the
express written consent ofVarTec. Such transfer or assignment shall only apply
where there is no interruption of the use or location of the service or facilities.
The use and restoration of VarTec s services shall be in accordance with
applicable state and federal rules and regulations.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
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RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.3 Liability of the Company
In the event that terms and conditions set forth herein and following conflict with
state law, state law will prevail.
VarTec shall not be liable for claim or loss, expense or damage (including indirect
special or consequential damage) for any interruption, delay, error, omission, or
defect in any service, facility (including services and facilities involved in emergency
calling activity) or transmission provided under this tariff, if caused by any person
or entity other than V arT ec, by any malfunction of any service or facility provided
by any other Carrier, by an act of God, fire, war, civil disturbance, or act of
government, or by any other cause beyond VarTec s direct control.
V arT ec shall not be liable for and shall be fully indemnified and held harmless by
Customer against any claim or loss, expense, or damage (including indirect, special
or consequential damage) for defamation, libel, slander, invasion of privacy,
infringement of copyright or patent, unauthorized use of any trademark, trade name
or service mark, unfair competition, interference with or misappropriation or
violation of any contract, proprietary or creative right, or any other injury to any
person, property or entity arising out of the material, data, information, or other
content revealed to, transmitted by, handled or used by VarTec under this tariff;
for connecting, combining or adapting VarTec s facilities with Customer
apparatus or systems, or for any act or omission of the Customer; or for any
personal injury or death of any person caused directly or indirectly by the
installation, maintenance, location, condition, operation, failure, presence, use, or
removal of equipment or wiring provided by V arT ec, if not caused by the willful
misconduct of V arT ec, for failure to provide service, or arising out of any act or
omission of the end user in the course of using services provided pursuant to this
tariff.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
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RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.3 Liability of the Company (Continued)
V arT ec shall not be liable for any defacement of or damages to the premises of a
Customer, resulting from the furnishing of service, including the installation and
removal of equipment and associated wiring, which is not the result of V arT ec' s
willful misconduct.
Except when a court of competent jurisdiction finds that willful misconduct on
VarTec s part has been a contributing factor, the liability ofVarTec for any claim
or loss, expense or damage (including indirect, special or consequential damage)
for any interruption, delay, error, omission, or defect in any service, facility
(including services and facilities involved in emergency calling activity) or
transmission provided under this tariff shall not exceed an amount equivalent to the
prorata charge to the Customer for the period of service or facility usage during
which such interruption, delay, error, omission or defect occurs. For the purpose
of computing this amount, a month is considered to have thirty (30) days. The
entire liability of V arT ec for any claim, loss, damage or expense from any cause
whatsoever shall in no event exceed sums actually paid to VarTec by the
Customer for the specific services giving rise to the claim, and no action or
proceeding against VarTec shall be commenced more than one (1) year after the
service is rendered.
No agent or employee of any other Carrier shall be deemed to be an agent or
employee of V arT ec, except independent sales agents who may from time to time
be employed by another Carrier and have received V arT ec' s express consent to
act as VarTec s agent.
VarTec does not guarantee or make any warranty with respect to its services
when used in an explosive atmosphere. V arT ec shall be indemnified, defended and
held harmless by the Customer from any and all claims by any person relating to
the Customer s use of the services so provided.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.3 Liability of the Company (Continued)
The Telephone Company shall be indemnified, defended and held harmless by the
Customer, against any claim, loss or damage arising from the use of services
offered under this tariff including, but not limited to claims by subscribers to
services provided to the Customer, and users of services provided by or resold
by the Customer.
No license under patents (other than the limited license to use) is granted by
VarTec or shall be implied or arise by estoppel, with respect to any service
offered under this tariff. V arT ec will defend the Customer against claims of patent
infringement arising solely from the use by the Customer of services offered under
this tariff and will indemnify such Customer for any damages awarded based solely
on such claims.
V arT ec makes no warranties or representations, express or implied either in fact
or by operations of law, statutory or otherwise, including warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular use, except those expressly set forth
herein.
VarT ec shall not be liable for any damages or losses due to the fault or negligence
of the Customer or due to the failure or malfunction of Customer-provided
equipment or facilities.
The liability ofVarTec for errors in billing that result in overpayment by the
Customer shall be limited, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission, to a credit
equal to the dollar amount erroneously billed or, in the event that payment has
been made and service has been discontinued, to a refund of the amount
erroneously billed.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
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RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.4 Provision of Services
V arT ec will provide to the Customer, upon reasonable notice, services offered in
this tariff at the specified rates and charges, to the extent that such services are or
can be made available with reasonable effort and after provisions have been made
for V arT ec' s Local Telephone Exchange Service. V arT ec reserves the right to
limit or to allocate the use of existing facilities, or of additional facilities offered by
VarTec, when necessary because of a lack offacilities, or due to any other cause
beyond VarTec s control.
In the event that the Customer s request cannot be fulfilled with existing facilities
and equipment or the request is not consistent with VarTec s filed tariffs
alternative designs maybe provided byVarTec. Additionally, VarTecwill work
with the Customer to reach an agreeable solution. Standard jacks are used where
appropriate to terminate services.
VarTec will make reasonable effort to work cooperatively with the Customer to
develop network contingency plans in order to maintain maximum network
capability following natural or man-made disasters which affect
telecommunications services.
V arT ec shall use reasonable efforts to make services available to a Customer on
or before a particular date, subject to the provisions of and compliance by the
Customer with, the regulations contained in this tariff. VarT ec does not guarantee
availability by any such date and shall not be liable for any delays in commencing
service to any Customer.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1 , 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 30
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
2~0 RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.4 Provision of Services (Continued)
The services provided under this tariffshall be maintained byVarTec. VarTec
shall use reasonable efforts to maintain facilities and equipment furnished to the
Customer by VarTec. The Customer may not, nor may the Customer permit
others to, rearrange, disconnect, remove, attempt to repair or otherwise interfere
with any ofthe facilities or equipment provided or installed by VarTec, except
upon the written consent ofVarTec.
V arT ec reserves the reasonable right to assign, designate or change telephone
numbers, any other call number designations associated with Access Services or
VarTec serving central office prefixes associated with such numbers, when
necessary, in the conduct of V arT ec' s business. Should it become necessary
make a change in such numbers, VarTec will furnish to the Customer, by Certified
U. S. Mail on two (2) months' notice , the effective date and an explanation of the
reasons for such changes.
Except as provided for equipment and systems subj ect to state and federal rules
and regulations, V arT ec may, where such action is reasonably required in the
operation of its business:
Substitute, change or rearrange any facilities used in providing service
under this tariff, including but not limited to:
- substitution of different metallic facilities
- substitution of Carrier or derived facilities for metallic facilities used to
provide other than metallic facilities and
- substitution of metallic facilities for Carrier or derived facilities used to
provide other than metallic facilities;
Change minimum network protection criteria;
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1 , 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
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RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.4 Provision of Services (Continued)
Change operating or maintenance characteristics of facilities; or
Change operations or procedures ofVarTec.
VarTec reserves the right to discontinue service, limit service, or to impose
requirements on Customers as required to meet changing regulatory rules and
standards of the Commission.
1.5 Installation and Termination
At the Customer s request, installation and/or maintenance may be performed
outside V arT ec' s regular business hours or in unusual locations. In such cases
charges based on cost of the actual labor, material, or other costs incurred by or
charged to VarTec will apply. Ifinstallation is started during regular business
hours but, at the Customer s request, extends beyond regular business hours into
time periods including, but not limited to, weekends, holidays, and/or night hours
additional charges may apply.
All services offered are subject to the rules and regulations of the Commission as
they apply.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
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RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
Operation and Maintenance
The Customer or others may not rearrange, move, disconnect, remove or attempt
to repair any facilities provided by VarTec, other than by connection or
disconnection to any interface means used, except with the written consent of
VarTec.
The services provided under this tariff shall be available to VarTec at times
mutually agreed upon in order to permit V arT ec to make tests and adj ustments
appropriate for maintaining the services in satisfactory operating condition. Such
tests and adjustments shall be completed within a reasonable time. No credit will
be allowed for any interruptions involved during such tests and adjustments.
The characteristics and methods of operation of any circuits, facilities or equipment
provided by any Carrier other than VarTec and associated with the facilities
utilized to provide services under this tariff shall not interfere with or impair service
over any facilities of VarTec, its affiliated companies or its connecting and
concurring Carriers involved in its services, cause damage to their plant, impair the
privacy of any communications carried over their facilities or create hazards to the
employees of any of them or the public.
1.7 Special Construction
Subject to the arrangement ofVarTec and to all of the regulations contained in this
tariff, special construction of facilities may be undertaken on a reasonable efforts
basis at the request of the Customer. Special construction is that construction
undertaken and characterized by one or more of the following:
where facilities are not presently available and there is no other
requirement for the facilities so constructed;
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
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RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.7 Special Construction (Continued)
of a type other than that which VarTec would normally utilize in the
furnishing of its services;
where facilities are to be installed over a route other than that which
VarTec would normally utilize in the furnishing of its services;
where facilities are requested in a quantity greater than that which V arT ec
would normally construct;
where installation is on an expedited basis;
on a temporary basis until permanent facilities are available;
installation involving abnormal costs; or
in advance of its normal construction schedules.
Special construction charges for Switched Access Service will be determined on
an individual case basis. The basis for charges for special construction are not
specified in VarTec s tariff; therefore, charges will be based upon the costs
incurred by VarTec (including return) and may include the following: a)
nomecurring charges; b) recurring charges; c) termination liabilities, or any
combination thereof.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.8 Refusal and Discontinuance of Services
V arT ec reserves the right to discontinue or limit service without the Customer
permission and without prior notice when necessitated by conditions beyond
V arTec' s control, or when the Customer is using service in violation of provisions
of this tariff, or in violation of the law or Commission rules and regulations.
On thirty (30) days ' written notice by Certified U.S. Mail (return receipt
requested) to the person designated by that Customer to receive such notices of
noncompliance, VarTec may:
Refuse additional applications for service and/or refuse to complete any
pending orders for service by the noncomplying Customer at any time
thereafter. IfVarTec does not refuse additional applications for service
on the date specified in the thirty (30) days' notice, and the Customer
noncompliance continues, nothing contained herein shall preclude
VarTec s right to refuse additional applications for service to the
noncomplying Customer without further notice; or
Discontinue the provision of the services to the noncomplying Customer
at any time thereafter. In the case of such discontinuance, all applicable
charges, including termination charges, shall become due. IfVarT ec does
not discontinue the provision of the services involved on the date specified
in the thirty (30) days' notice and the Customer s noncompliance
continues, nothing contained herein shall preclude VarTec s right to
discontinue the provision of the services to the noncomplying Customer
without further notice.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
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RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.8 Refusal and Discontinuance of Services (Continued)
Upon condemnation of any material portion of the facilities used by VarTec to
provide service to a Customer or if a casualty renders all or any material
portion of such facilities inoperable beyond feasible repair, VarTec, by notice to
the Customer, may discontinue or suspend service without incurring any liability.
Upon nonpayment of any amounts owing to VarTec, VarTec may, by giving
requisite prior written notice to the Customer discontinue or suspend service
without incurring any liability.
When access service is provided by more than one Carrier, the Carriers involved
in providing the joint service may individually or collectively deny service to a
Customer for nonpayment. Where the Carriers affected by the nonpayment are
incapable of effecting discontinuance of service without cooperation from the other
joint providers of Switched Access Service, such other Carriers will, iftechnically
feasible, assist in denying the joint service to the Customer. Service denial for such
joint service will only include calls which originate or terminate within, or transit
the operating territory of the Carriers initiating the service denial for nonpayment.
When more than one of the joint providers must deny service to effectuate
termination for nonpayment, in cases where a conflict exists in the applicable tariff
provisions, the tariff regulations of VarTec shall prevail for joint service
discontinuance provisions.
IfNECA notifies V arT ec that the Customer has failed to comply with rules and
regulations related to Lifeline Assistance and the Universal Service Fund, including
any Customer s failure to make payments on the date and times specified therein
VarTec may, on thirty (30) days' written notice to the Customer by Certified U.
Mail, refuse additional applications for service, refuse to complete any pending
orders for service or discontinue the provision of service to the Customer. In the
case of discontinuance, all applicable charges, including termination charges, shall
become due.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 36
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.8 Refusal and Discontinuance of Services (Continued)
In the event of a dispute between a Customer and V arT ec regarding any bill for
access service, the Customer s service shall not be subject to discontinuance for
nonpayment of that portion of a bill under dispute pending the resolution of the
dispute. The Customer is obligated to pay any portion of the bill not under dispute
however, under the provisions of the tariff.
If any Customer-provided or End User-provided equipment is used with facilities
provided by V arT ec in violation of any law or any of the provisions in this tariff
VarTec will take such action as is necessary for the protection of its facilities or the
service of its other Customers and other persons provided with telephone services.
The Customer shall discontinue such use of the equipment or correct the violation
immediately upon actual or constructive knowledge of a violation and shall confirm
in writing to VarTec within five (5) calendar days that such use has ceased or that
the violation has been corrected. Failure of the Customer to discontinue such use
or correct the violation and to give the required written confirmation to V arT
within the time stated above shall result in interruption of the service of the
Customer creating the violation.
Upon any governmental prohibition, or required alteration of the services to be
provided or any violation of an applicable law or regulation, VarTec may
immediately discontinue service without incurring any liability.
Upon VarTec s discontinuance of service to the Customer, VarTec may, in
addition to all other remedies that may be available to V arT ec at law or in equity
or under any other provision ofthis tariff, declare all future 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.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 37
INTRAST A TE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.8 Refusal and Discontinuance of Services (Continued)
V arT ec may discontinue the furnishings of any and! or all service( s) to Customer
without incurring any liability:
Immediately and without notice ifVarTec deems that such action is
necessary to prevent or to protect against fraud or to otherwise protect its
personnel, agents, facilities or services. V arT ec may discontinue service
if(a) The Customerrefuses to furnish information to VarTec regarding the
Customer s credit-worthiness, its past or current use of Common Carrier
communications services or its planned use of service(s); or (b) The
Customer provides false information to VarTec regarding the Customer
identity, address, credit-worthiness, past or current use of Common
Carrier communications services, or its planned use of VarTec
service(s); or~) The Customer states that it will not comply with a
requestofVarTec for security for the payment for service(s); or (d) The
Customer has been given written notice by VarTec of any past due
amount (which remains unpaid in whole or in part) for any of V arT ec' s
other Common Carrier communications services to which the Customer
either subscribes or had subscribed or used; (e) The Customer uses, or
attempts to use, service with the intent to avoid the payment, either in
whole or in part, of the tariff charges for the service by:
Using or attempting to use service by rearranging, tampering with, or
making connections to V arT ec' s service not authorized by this tariff, or
using tricks, schemes, false or invalid numbers, false credit devices
electronic devices: or any other fraudulent means or devices; or
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 38
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.8 Refusal and Discontinuance of Services (Continued)
Upon fourteen (14) days' written notice to the Customer of any sum thirty
(30) days past due; Upon ten (10) days ' written notice to the Customer
after failure of the Customer to comply with a request made by VarT ec for
security for the payment of service in accordance with Section 2.5.3 .
above; or
Seven (7) days after sending the Customer written notice of
noncompliance with any provision of this tariff if the noncompliance is not
corrected within that seven (7) day period. The discontinuance of
service(s) by VarTec pursuant to this Section does not relieve the
Customer of any obligation to pay V arT ec for charges due and owing for
service(s) furnished up to the time of discontinuance.
VarT ec may immediately discontinue service to the Customer without incurring any
liability if the Customer places repeated harassing phone calls to V arT ec, including
calls in which the caller uses abusive or threatening language.
VarTec may disconnect the telephone services in accordance with the terms
hereof without any liability except for an appropriate refund of prepaid charges
and any service deposit with accrued interest.
V arT ec may require a Customer to immediately shut down its transmission of
signals if said transmission is causing interference to others.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 39
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.9 Switched Access Service Obligations
VarTec has certain obligations pertaining only to the provision of Switched Access
Service. These obligations are as follows:
Network Management
VarTec will administer its network to provide acceptable service levels to
all telecommunications users of V arT ec' s network services. Generally,
service levels are considered acceptable only when both End Users and
Customers are able to establish connections with little or no delay
encountered within V arT ec ' s network. V arT ec maintains the right to
apply protective controls (i., those actions, such as call gapping, which
selectively cancel the completion of any traffic carried over its network
including that associated with a Customer s Switched Access Service).
Generally, such protective measures would only be taken as a result of
occurrences, such as a failure or overload of Company or Customer
facilities, natural disasters, mass calling or national security demands.
Provisions of Service Performance Data
Subject to availability, end-to-end service performance data available to
VarTec through its own service evaluation routines, may also be made
available to the Customer based on previously arranged intervals and
format. The data provides information on overall end-to-end call
completion and non-completion performance (e. g., Customer equipment
blockage, failure results and transmission performance). The data does not
include service performance data which is provided under other sections
(e., testing service results). If data is to be provided in other than paper
format, the charges for such exchange will be determined on an individual
case basis.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 40
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking ofVarTec Telecom (Continued)
1.9 Switched Access Service Obligations (Continued)
Design and Traffic Routing of Switched Access Service
VarTec shall design and determine the routing of Switched Access
Service, including the selection of the first point of switching and the
selection of facilities from the interface to any switching point and to the
end offices where busy hour minutes of capacity are ordered. V arT ec shall
also decide if capacity is to be provided by originating only, terminating
only, or two-way trunk groups. Finally, V arT ec will decide whether trunk
side access will be provided through the use of two-wire or four-wire
trunk terminating equipment. Selection of facilities and equipment and
traffic routing of the service are based on standard engineering methods
available facilities and equipment and VarTec s traffic routing plans.
Trunk Group Measurements Reports
Subjectto availability, VarTec will make available trunk group data in the
form of usage in CCS, peg count and overflow to the Customer based on
previously agreed to intervals.
Intercept
V arT ec arranges to provide for the termination of a call to a Company
intercept operator or recording at the dedicated intercept network from
the end office switch. The operator or recording announces to caller the
reason why the call cannot be completed and if possible, provides
corrected dialing instructions.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 41
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Obligations of the Customer
Design of and Payment for Customer Services
Subject to the provisions set forth herein, the Customer shall be solely responsible
at its own expense, for the overall design of its services and for any redesigning or
rearrangement of its services which may be required because of changes in
facilities, operations or procedures ofVarTec, minimum network protection
criteria, or operating or maintenance characteristics of the facilities.
Services provided to the Customer under this tariff may only be used for any
lawful purpose for which the service is technically suited.
The Customer shall be responsible for all charges due for services provided by
VarTec as well as for reimbursing VarTec for damage to, or loss of, VarTec
facilities or equipment caused by the acts or omissions of the Customer. The
Customer shall also be responsible for reimbursing V arT ec for any noncompliance
by the Customer with these regulations or for damages caused by fire or theft
other casualty on the Customer Premises, unless caused by the willful misconduct
ofthe employees or agents ofVarTec.
Connections
Facilities furnished under this tariff may be connected to Customer-provided
terminal equipment in accordance with the provisions of this tariff. The Customer
facilities shall provide the necessary on and off-hook supervision for accurate
timing of calls.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1 , 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 42
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Obligations of the Customer (Continued)
3 Equipment, Space and Power
The Customer shall furnish, or arrange to have furnished, to V arT ec, at no charge
an environment conducive to the operation of equipment, as well as the space and
electrical power required by V arT ec to provide services under this tariff at the
points oftermination of such services. The selection of AC/DC power shall be
mutually agreed to by the Customer and V arT ec. The Customer shall also make
necessary arrangements in order that V arT ec will have access to such spaces at
reasonable times for installing, testing, repairing or removing services of V arT ec.
2.4 Damages to VarTec Facilities
The Customer shall reimburse VarTec for damages to V arT ec facilities utilized to
provide services under this tariff caused by the negligence or willful act of the
Customerorresulting from the Customer s improper use ofVarTec facilities, or
due to malfunction of any facilities or equipment provided by any entity other than
VarTec. Nothing in the foregoing provision shall be interpreted to hold one
Customer liable for another Customer s actions. Upon reimbursement for
damages, VarT ec will cooperate with the Customer in prosecuting a claim against
the person causing such damage. The Customer shall be subrogated to the right
of recovery by VarTec for the damages to the extent of such payment.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 43
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Obligations of the Customer (Continued)
Claims
The Customer shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless VarTec from and against
any actions, suits, claims and losses or damages, including punitive damages
attorneys fees and court costs by third persons, arising out of the construction
installation, operation, maintenance or removal of the Customer s circuits, facilities
or equipment connected to VarTec s services provided under this tariffincluding,
without limitation, workmen s compensation claims, actions for infringement of
copyright and! or unauthorized use of program material, libel and slander actions
based on the content of communications transmitted over the Customer s circuits
facilities or equipment, and proceedings to recover taxes, fines or penalties for
failure of the Customer to obtain or maintain, in effect, any necessaiy certificates
permits, licenses or other authority to acquire or operate the services provided
under this tariff.
Prohibited Uses
The services VarTec offers shall not be used for any unlawful purposes or for any
use as to which the Customer has not obtained all required governmental
approvals, authorizations, licenses, consents and permits.
VarTec may require applicants for service who intend to use VarTec s offerings
forresale and!orfor shared use to file a letter with VarTec confirming that their use
of V arT ec' s offerings complies with relevant laws and applicable state regulations
policies, orders, and decisions, and if the Reseller intends to provide intrastate
services, is certified with the appropriate state entity.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 44
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Obligations of the Customer (Continued)
Prohibited Uses (Continued)
V arT ec has the right to refuse telephone service to any premises and at any time
to discontinue service, if it finds it necessary to do so to protect itself against
intentional abuse. Intentional abuse of service includes, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the use of service or facilities of V arT ec to transmit a
message or to locate a person or otherwise to give or obtain information, without
payment of a message toll charge or an exchange service charge. Another form
of such abuse is an intentional uninterrupted connection of one exchange station to
another station, excluding those connections charged on an elapsed time basis
which permits the use of the facilities in a manner similar to private line service. It
also includes intentional receiver Off-Hook conditions.
VarTec shall have the right to refuse or discontinue service ifthe acts ofthe
Customer, includingfumishingfalse credit information or the conditions upon their
premises, are such as to indicate intention to defraud VarTec.
VarTec may discontinue service of any Customer who, with intent to annoy,
telephones another and addresses to or about such other person any obscene
language or addresses to such other person any threat to inflict injury to the person
or property of the person addressed or any family member. VarTec may
discontinue service of any Customer who, with intent to annoy, repeatedly
telephones another without disclosing his true identity to the person answering the
telephones, whether or not conversation ensues during the telephone calls.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 45
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Customer Reporting
Customers may be required to provide certain reports in connection with the provision of
access servIce.
Jurisdictional
When a Customer orders Access Service, its proj ected Pill must be provided in
whole numbers to VarTec. These whole nuinber percentages will be used by
VarT ec to apportion the use and! or charges between interstate and intrastate until
a revised report is received as set forth herein. Reported or default PIU factors
are used only where the call detail is insufficient to determine the appropriate
jurisdiction of the traffic. The jurisdictional reporting is as follows:
Originating Access: Originating access minutes is only traffic originating
from VarTec Local Switching Center(s). The Customer should provide
VarTec with a projected Pill factor on a quarterly basis. If no PIU for
originating minutes is submitted as specified herein, then the proj ected Pill
will be set on a default basis of 50% interstate traffic and 50% intrastate
traffic.
Terminating Access: For Feature Group D Switched Access Service(s),
the Customer should provide VarTec with a projected PIU factor by
supplying VarTec with an interstate percentage of terminating access
minutes on a quarterly basis, as described herein. Ifno projected PIU
factor is submitted by the Customer, then the proj ected Pill will be set on
a default basis of 50% interstate traffic and 50% intrastate traffic.
Except where VarTec measured access minutes are used as set forth
above, the Customer reported projected Pill factor as set forth above will
be used until the Customer reports a different proj ected Pill factor, as set
forth in 2.3.1(D).
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 46
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Customer Reporting (Continued)
Jurisdictional (Continued)
Effective on the first of January, April, July and October of each year the
Customer should update its interstate and intrastate jurisdictional report.
The Customer should forward such report to V arT ec, to be received no
later than fifteen (15) days after the first of each stated month, a revised
report showing the interstate and intrastate percentage of use for the past
three (3) months ending the last day of December, March, June, and
September, respectively, for each service arranged for interstate use
based solely on the traffic originating from or terminating to the VarTec
Local Switching Center. The revised report will serve as the basis for the
next three months ' billing and will be effective on the bill date for that
service. If the Customer does not supply the reports for those services
where reports are needed, V arT ec will assume the percentage to be the
same as that provided previously. For those cases in which a quarterly
report has never been received from the Customer, V arT ec will assume
the percentages to be the same as those provided in 2.3 .A and 2.3 .
above.
For Switched Access Service, if a billing dispute arises or the Commission
questions the proj ected PIU factor, the Customer will provide the data used to
determine the projected Pill factor. The Customer will supply such data within
thirty (30) days ofVarTec srequest. In the event that the Commission requires
information regarding the Pill factor prior to the aforementioned thirty (30) days
then the Customer will provide such information to V arT ec at least three (3) days
before the Commission s deadline.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 47
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Customer Reporting (Continued)
Jurisdictional (Continued)
The Customer shall keep records of call detail from which the percentage of
interstate and intrastate use can be ascertained and, upon request of V arT ec, shall
make the records available for inspection as reasonably necessary for purposes
of verification of the percentages. V arT ec reserves the right to conduct an audit
at any time. The Customer, as its own expense, has the right to retain an
independent auditing firm. If the audit results represent a substantial deviation ITom
the Customer s previously reported Pill for the period upon which the audit was
based, the call detail records may be requested more than once annually.
For Feature Group B or D Switched Access Service( s), where jurisdiction can be
determined from the call detail, VarTec will determine the projected Pill factor as
follows: the projected PIU factor will be developed on a monthly basis by end
office, by dividing the measured interstate originating or terminating access minutes
(the access minutes where the calling number is in one state and the called number
is in another state) by the total originating or terminating access minutes.
For terminating access minutes, in cases where the call detail is insufficient to allow
for use of measured minutes, the Customer has the option of providing V arT
with a projected Pill factor. Customers who provide a Pill factor shall supply
V arT ec with an interstate percentage ofFGD terminating access minutes for each
account or state to which the Customer may terminate traffic. If no projected Pill
factor is provided, the data used by VarTec to develop the projected Pill factor
for originating access minutes will be used to develop the factor for terminating
minutes.
No pro-rating or back-billing will be done based on the report. VarTec may
require call detail records to substantiate projected interstate usage provided to
VarTec.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 48
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Customer Reporting (Continued)
Code Screening Reports
When a Customer orders service call routing, trunk access limitation or call
gapping arrangements, it must report the number of trunks and/or the appropriate
codes to be instituted in each end office or access tandem switch, for each of the
arrangements ordered.
V arT ec will administer its network in such a manner that the impact of traffic
surges due to peaked 900 Access Service traffic on other access service traffic is
minimized. Network management controls may be implemented at VarTec option
to ensure acceptable service levels.
Trunk Group Measurements Reports
With the agreement of the Customer, trunk group data in the form of usage in
CCS , peg count and overflow for its end of all access trunk groups, where
technologically feasible, will be made available to VarTec. The data will be used
to monitor trunk group utilization and service performance and will be based on
previously arranged intervals and format.
When mixed interstate and intrastate Access Service is provided, all charges
including nomecurring charges, usage charges, and optional features, will be
prorated between interstate and intrastate. The percentage provided in the reports
will serve as the basis for prorating the charges. The percentage of an Access
Service to be charged as intrastate is applied in the following manner:
For nonrecurring chargeable rate elements, multiply the percent intrastate
use times the quantity of chargeable elements times the state Tariff rate per
element.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 49
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Customer Reporting (Continued)
Trunk Group Measurements Reports (Continued)
For usage sensitive chargeable rate elements, multiply the percent
intrastate use times actual use (measured or Company assumed average
use) times the stated rate.
3.4 Meet Point Billing
Meet Point Billing applies when more than one Carrier is involved in the provision
of Access Service. VarTec shall provide terminations at its switches/access
tandems for origination and termination of Carrier access calls to and from
interexchange carriers and the Customer. All recurring and nonrecurring charges
for services provided by each Carrier are billed under each Carrier s applicable
rates. These calls will be billed under Meet Point Billing arrangements for
interLA T A and Carrier access traffic. The Customer must establish separate trunk
groups for traffic handled under Meet Point Billing arrangements. The Customer
must provide call detail in standard industry format to V arT ec for calls exchanged
or completed under Meet Point Billing arrangements.
VarTec accepts and adheres to the Ordering and Billing Forum guidelines
Multiple Exchange Carrier Access Billing (MECAB) and Multiple Exchange
Carrier Ordering and Design (MECOD).
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 50
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
2.4 Notices and Communication
An address will be designated on the Service Order by the Customer to which V arT
shall mail or deliver all notices and other communications, except that the Customer may
also designate a separate address to which VarTec s bills for service shall be mailed.
VarTec shall designate on the Service Order an address to which the Customer shall mail
or deliver all notices and other communications to VarTec, except that VarTec may
designate a separate address, on each bill for service, to which the Customer shall mail
payment on that bill.
V arT ec 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.
All notices or other communications required to be given pursuant to this tariff shall be in
writing. Notices, other communications and all bills mailed by V arT ec shall be presumed
to have been delivered to the Customer on the third business day following deposit 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.
Notices from the Customer to VarTec may be given verbally by the Customer or tl;1e
Customer s authorized Agent at V arT ec' s office , or by written communication mailed
thereto. Written notice is required when specified in tariff schedules or in any written
agreement.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 51
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
2.4 Notices and Communication (Continued)
VarTec will, when possible, provide the Customerreasonable notification of temporary
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, routine preventative maintenance, and maj or switching machine change
out. Generally, such activities are not limited to a specific individual Customer s service
but affect many Customers' services. No specific advance notification period is applicable
to all service activities. VarTec will work cooperatively with the Customer to determine
reasonable notification requirements. In emergencies, where delay may result in impaired
service or in hazards to the Customer, the public, or V arT ec' s facilities , VarT ec may resort
to verbal notices given by telephone or other means of communication.
Where prior notice is not practicable, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to preclude
V arT ec' s right to temporarily discontinue the use of a service if such action is reasonable
under the circumstances. In case of such temporary discontinuance, the Customer will be
promptly notified and afforded the opportunity to correct the condition which gave rise to
the temporary discontinuance.
Allowances for Interruptions in Service
General
Interruptions in service which are not due to the negligence of or noncompliance
with the provisions of this tariffby, the Customer or the operation or malfunction
of the facilities, power, or equipment provided by the Customer, will be credited
to the Customer according to provisions set forth within this tariff for the part of
the service that the interruption affects. The credit allowance will be calculated by
V arT ec after the Customer notifies V arT ec of service interruption. The amount
the allowance will depend on the length of the outage and the service impacted.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 52
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Allowances for Interruptions in Service (Continued)
Credit Allowances
Credit allowances given by VarTec, if any, will be deducted from the charges
payable by the IXC and will be expressly indicated on the next invoice.
Credit allowances do not apply to outages which are caused by the IXC, due to
failure of equipment provided by the IXC, failures ofLEC facilities or equipment
which are carrying the failures resulting from the activities or negligence ofLEC
employees, or due to mutually agreed upon maintenance and repair. Additionally,
credit allowances do not apply during any period in which VarTec is not given
access to the service premises or V arT ec experiences inability to gain access to
the necessary equipment. Credit Allowances received by V arT ec from the LEC
for Off-Net facility outages which affects the IXC' s Switched Services will be
passed through to the IXC in the form of a credit on the next invoice.
F or calculating credit allowances, every month is considered to have thirty (30)
days. The credit allowance for an interruption or for a series of interruptions shall
not exceed:
The applicable monthly rate, or
The assumed minutes of use charge
ISSUED: May 23, 2003 EFFECTIVE: June 6,2003
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 53
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Allowances for Interruptions in Service (Continued)
Limitations
No credit allowances will be made for: interruptions due to the negligence of, or
noncompliance with the provisions of this tariffby, the Customer, Authorized User
Joint-User, or other Common Carrier, providing service connected to the service
of Company; interruptions due to the negligence of any person other than V arT ec
including, but not limited to, the Customer or other Common Carriers connected
to V arT ec' s facilities; interruptions due to the failure or malfunction of non-
Company equipment; interruptions of service during any period in whicQ. V arT ec
is not given full and free access to its facilities and equipment for the purpose of
investigating and correcting interruptions; interruptions of service during a period
in which the Customer continues to use the service on an impaired basis;
interruptions of service during any period when the Customer has released service
to V arT ec for maintenance purposes or for implementation of a Customer order
for a change in service arrangements; interruption of service due to circumstances
or causes beyond the control ofVarTec.
In addition, credit allowance for Service Interruptions also do not apply when
service is interrupted due to labor difficulties, governmental orders, civil
commotions, criminal actions taken against VarTec, acts of God and other
circumstances beyond VarTec' s reasonable control. No credit shall be allowed
for an interruption period ofless than thirty (30) minutes. The Customer shall be
credited for an interruption of thirty (30) minutes or more at the rate ofl/1440 of
the monthly charges for the facility or service for each period ono minutes or
fraction thereof that the interruption continues after the initial thirty (30) minute
interruption.
A credit allowance for service interruptions will be applied to Switched Access
Service depending upon whether or not the interruption is associated with a
service that is usage rated or monthly recurring rated as set forth following:
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 54
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Allowances for Interruptions in Service (Continued)
Limitations (Continued)
Credit Allowance for Usage Rated Services
If the service experiencing an interruption is billed based on assumed
minutes of use, credit shall be allowed for an interruption of greater than
twenty-four (24) hours. Such credit will be at the rate of 1I30th ofthe
assumed minutes of use charge for each period of twenty-four (24) hours
or fraction thereof that the interruption continues. If the service
experiencing an interruption is billed on a measured, usage sensitive basis
a credit allowance does not apply.
Credit Allowance for Monthly Recurring Rated Services
For Switched Access Services with monthly recurring rates, the charges
for which a credit will apply due to service interruptions will be the total
of all monthly rate elements associated with the transport facility per DS 1
or DS3, fixed per month and per mile per month, including any monthly
rated features. No credit allowance shall be allowed for an interruption
period ofless than thirty (30) minutes. The Customer shall be credited for
an interruption of30 minutes or more up to, and including, 2 hours at the
rate ofl/1440 of the monthly charges for the facility for each period 000
minutes or fi:action thereof that the interruption continues after the initial 30
minute outage.
In any month, as a result of the interruption, the total credit per rate
element of the interrupted service may not exceed 100 percent of the
monthly charge for that particular rate element.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 55
INTRAST A TE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES T ARlFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Allowances for Interruptions in Service (Continued)
Limitations (Continued)
When a Credit Allowance Does Not Apply
Credit allowances will not be made for the following:
Interruptions caused by the negligence of the Customer.
Interruptions of a service due to the failure of equipment or
systems provided by the Customer or others.
Interruptions of a service during any period in which VarT ec is not
afforded access to the premises where the service is terminated.
When VarTec and the Customer negotiate the release of the
service for maintenance purposes, to make rearrangements or to
implement an order for a change in the service, a credit allowance
does not apply during the negotiated time of release.
Periods when the Customer elects not to release the service for
testing and/or repair and continues to use it on an impaired basis.
Temporary Surrender of a Service
In certain instances, the Customer may be requested to surrender a
service for purposes other than maintenance, testing or activity relating to
a service order. If the Customer consents, a credit allowance will be
granted. The credit allowance will be determined in the same manner as
a credit for service interruptions as set forth in (A) preceding.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 56
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Customer Equipment and Channels
Station Equipment
The Customer is responsible for providing and maintaining anyterririnal equipment
on the Customer s Premises in compliance with state and federal rules and
regulations. The electric power consumed by such equipment shall be provided
by, and maintained at the expense of, the Customer.
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 the connection, operation, or
maintenance of such equipment and wiring shall be such as not to cause damage
to V arT ec- provided equipment and wiring or injury to V arT ec' s employees or
other persons. Any additional protective equipment required to prevent such
damage or injury shall be provided by VarTec at the Customer s expense.
Interconnection of Facilities
Any special interface equipment necessary to achieve compatibility between the
facilities and equipment ofVarTec used for furnishing Access Services and the
Channels, facilities, or equipment of other Carriers shall be provided at the
Customer s expense.
Access Services may be connected to the services or facilities of other Carriers
only when authorized by, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the
tariffs of the other Carriers which are applicable to such connections.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 57
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Customer Equipment and Channels (Continued)
Inspections
Upon reasonable notification to the Customer, and at reasonable times, VarTec
may make such tests and inspections as may be necessary to determine that the
Customer is complying with the requirements set forth within this tariff for the
installation, operation, and wiring in the connection of Customer-provided facilities
and equipment to Company-owned facilities and equipment. No credit will be
allowed for any interruptions occurring during such inspections.
If the protective requirements for Customer-provided equipment are not being
complied with, V arT ec may take such action as it deems necessary to protect its
facilities, equipment, and personnel. VarTec will notify the Customer promptly if
there is any need for further corrective action. Within ten (10) days ofreceiving
said notice, the Customer must take this corrective action and notify V arT ec of the
action taken. If the Customer fails to do this, VarTec may take whatever
additional action is deemed necessary, including the suspension of service, to
protect its facilities, equipment, and personnel from harm. VarTec will, upon
request 24 hours in advance, provide the Customer with a statement of technical
parameters that the Customer s equipment must meet.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 58
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Billing and Payment Regulations
Billing and Collection of Charges
All bills are presumed accurate, and shall be binding on the Customer unless notice
of disputedcharge(s) is received by VarTec within ninety (90) days (commencing
five (5) days after such bills have been mailed or otherwise rendered per V arT ec' s
. normal course of business).
V arT ec shall bill on a current basis all usage charges incurred by, and credits due
, the Customer under this tariff attributable to services established, provided, or
discontinued during the preceding billing period. Recurring rates and charges for
services to be provided during the next billing period will be billed in advance.
VarTec shall present invoices for all charges monthly to the Customer. Non-
Recurring Charges are due and payable within thirty (30) days after the invoice
date. Amounts not paid within thirty (30) days after the date of invoice will
considered past due, and V arT ec will assess a late payment charge in accordance
with provisions set forth herein. IfVarTec becomes concerned at any time about
the ability of a Customer to pay its bills, VarTec may require that the Customer
pay its bills within a specified number of days and make such payments in cash or
the equivalent of cash.
If a service is disconnected by V arT ec and later restored, restoration of service
may be subject to all applicable installation charges.
When a rate as set forth in this tariff is shown to more than two decimal places, the
charges will be determined using the rate shown. The resulting amount will then
be rounded to the nearest penny (i., rounded to two decimal places).
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 59
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Billing and Payment Regulations (Continued)
Billing and Collection of Charges (Continued)
V arT ec may charge the Customer all fees or expenses (including attorneys' fees)
reasonably incurred in collecting or attempting to collect any charges owed
V arT ec. In addition, if the Customer s Unpaid charges are referred to an outside
collection agency, VarTec may immediately begin to charge the Customer a
collection fee on the unpaid charges at a rate of 1. 5% per month. Such collection
fees are separate and distinct from attorneys' fees and other costs incurred in
collecting charges owed V arT ec. The Customer will be liable to V arT ec for the
payment of all such fees and expenses reasonably incurred.
VarTec includes its name and its toll-free telephone number on all invoices.
Adjustments for the quantities of services established or discontinued in any billing
period beyond the minimum period set forth for services in other sections of this
tariff will be prorated to the number of days or fraction thereofbased on a thirty
(30) day month.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Tex~s 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 60
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Billing and Payment Regulations (Continued)
Payment of Rates and Charges
The Customer is responsible for payment of all charges for services and
facilities furnished by VarTec to the Customer or its Joint or Authorized
Users.
Unless otherwise specified herein, bills are due and payable upon receipt.
The Customer shall be responsible for the payment of all applicable charges
pursuant to this tariff and applicable Commission rules.
Where, prior to cancellation by the Customer, VarTec 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 VarTec 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 VarTec that would have been
chargeable to the Customer had service begun.
The special charges described will be calculated and applied on a case-by-
case basis.
Other Charges
Unless otherwise indicated, all stated rates and charges in this tariff are
computed by VarTec exclusive of any federal, state, or local, and foreign
sales, use, excise, utility, gross receipts, sales or privilege taxes, duties, fees
tax-like or similar liabilities (other than general income or property taxes)
whether charged to or against VarTec or its Customer. Such taxes, fees, etc.
shall be paid by the Customer in addition to the charges stated in this tariff.
All such taxes, duties, and fees shall each be shown as a separate line item on
the Customer s monthly invoice.
Issued: March 20, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Effective: May 1, 2006
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 61
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Billing and Payment Regulations (Continued)
7.4 Advance Payments
To safeguard its interests, VarTec may require a Customer to make an
advance payment before services and facilities are furnished. The advance
payment will not exceed an amount up to two (2) months of estimated
monthly usage charges. In addition, where special construction is involved
the advance payment may also include an amount equal to the estimated non-
recurring charges for the special construction and recurring charges (if any)
for a period to be set by negotiations between V arT ec and the Customer. The
advance payment will be credited to the Customer s initial bill. An advance
payment may be required in addition to a deposit.
Deposits
To safeguard its interests, VarTec may require the Customer to make a
deposit to be held as a guarantee for the payment of charges. A deposit does
not relieve the Customer ofthe responsibility for the prompt payment of bills
on presentation. The deposit will not exceed an amount equal to:
Two (2) month's charges for a service or facility which has a
minimum payment period of one (1) month; or
The charges that would apply for the minimum payment period for a
service or facility which has a minimum payment period of more than
one (1) month; except that the deposit may include an additional
amount in the event a termination charge is applicable.
A deposit may be required in addition to an advance payment.
Issued: March 20, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Effective: May 1, 2006
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 62
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Billing and Payment Regulations (Continued)
Deposits (Continued)
When a service or facility is discontinued, the amount of a deposit, if any, will be
applied to the Customer s account and any credit balance remaining will be
refunded. Before the service or facility is discontinued, V arT ec may, at its option
return the deposit or credit it to the Customer s account. V arT ec retains the right
to collect any amounts owing after the deposit has been applied plus any costs
related to the collection of any remaining balance.
Deposits held will accrue interest at a rate specified by V arT ec without deductions
for any taxes on such deposits. Interest will not accrue on any deposit after the
date on which reasonable effort has been made to return it to the Customer.
Simple interest, set annually by the Commission at a rate of not less than 6% per
annum or greater than 12% per annum, will be paid on deposits. The rates of
interest to be paid on Customer deposits are in accordance with applicable state
law and regulation and are established annually on December 1 for the subsequent
calendar year by the Commission.
The interest shall be paid to the Customer annually, if requested by the Customer
or at the time the deposit is returned or credited to the Customer s account. The
deposit shall cease to draw interest on the date it is returned or credited to the
Customer s account.
V arT ec shall promptly and automatically refund the deposit plus accrued interest
to the Customer in the form of cash or credit to a Customer s bill, or void the
guaranty, when the following conditions have been met:
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 63
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Billing and Payment Regulations (Continued)
7~5 Deposits (Continued)
The Customer has paid bills for service for twelve (12) consecutive
residential billings or twenty-four (24) consecutive commercial or industrial
billings without having service disconnected and without having more than
two (2) occasions in which a bill was delinquent, and
The Customer is not delinquent in the payment of the current bill. At such
time as the provision of service to the Customer is terminated, the amount
of the deposit will be credited to the Customer s account and any credit
balance which may remain will be refunded.
Past Due Charges
Customers billed directly by VarT ec or its agents for usage charges incurred as the
result of utilizing V arT ec ' s service will be assessed a late payment fee for any
unpaid monthly balance if payment is not received by VarTec by the due date
specifically listed on the Customer s bill or if any portion of the payment received
by V arT ec is in funds which are not immediately available upon presentment. The
late fee assessed by VarTec will be equal to 1.5% per month for any such past
due balance.
Customers that have a billing dispute may pay any undisputed portions of the bill
by the payment due date to avoid assessment of a late payment charge on the
undisputed amount. In the event that a billing dispute is resolved by V arT ec in
favor ofthe Customer, any disputed amount withheld pending resolution ofthe
billing dispute shall not be subject to the late payment charge. However, in the
event that a billing dispute is resolved in favor ofVarTec, the Customer shall pay
the applicable late payment charge on the disputed amount.
Collection procedures are unaffected by the application of the late payment
charge. The late payment charge does not apply to final amounts.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 64
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Billing and Payment Regulations (Continued)
Returned Check Charge
When a payment for service is made by check, draft, or similar negotiable
instrument, a returned check charge will be made by VarTec for each such item
returned unpaid by a bank to V arT ec for any reason. The acceptance of checks
drafts, or other negotiable instruments for the satisfaction of the Customer s debts
to VarTec shall not constitute a waiver by VarTec of its right to payment by legal
tender.
Application and Cancellation of Service by Customer
Delivery of calls to or acceptance of calls from VarTec s End User locations over
Company-switched local exchange services constitutes an order by the Customer to
purchase switched access services as described herein. Similarly the selection by a
Company s End User ofthe Customer as the presubscribed IXC constitutes an order of
switched access by the Customer. In these cases, an invoice will be the first
communication from V arT ec to the Customer. In other instances, a Service Order may
be used.
To protectthe rights of consumers to presubscribe to a new IXC without interruption in
service, service may not be terminated without V arT ec' s written consent, which will not
be unreasonably withheld. After receiving such consent, service may be terminated after
thirty (30) days in accordance with state and federal regulations. Upon such termination
the Customer shall be responsible for the payment of all charges due as specified within this
tariff.
ISSUED: May 23, 2003 EFFECTIVE: June 6, 2003
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 65
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Application and Cancellation of Service by Customer (Continued)
Discontinuance of Service by Customer
Interexchange Carriers are prohibited from unilaterally discontinuing the provision
of service to the Company s local exchange service Customers or otherwise
blocking or impairing access traffic in the Originating Direction or the Terminating
Direction.
Pursuant to this general prohibition, Interexchange Carriers may not:
unilaterally block or otherwise discontinue carriage of originating access
traffic (such traffic includes, but is not limited to, interexchange traffic that
is originated by the Company s local exchange service customer); or
unilaterally block or otherwise discontinue the carriage ofterminating
access traffic (such traffic includes, but is not limited to, interexchange
traffic originated by the Interexchange Carrier s customers and destined
for termination by the Company to the Company s local exchange service
customers).
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 66
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Service Dispute Resolution
For the purposes of this section
, "
notice" is defined as written notice to VarTec, containing
sufficient documentation to investigate the dispute, including the account number under
which the bill has been rendered, the date of the bill, and the specific items on the bill being
disputed.
The Customer shall notify VarTec of any disputed items on an invoice within ninety (90)
days of receipt of the invoice. Questions regarding V arT ec' s services or charges assessed
on a Customer s bill may be directed to V arT ec' s Customer service department toll-free
at (800) 875-9235. If the Customer and VarT ec 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 of procedures.
Adjustments to Customer s bills shall be made when circumstances exist which reasonably
indicate that such changes are appropriate.
In the event that V arT ec resolves the billing dispute in favor of a Customer who has
withheld payment of the disputed amount pending resolution of the disputed bill, VarTec
will credit the Customer s account for the disputed amount in the billing period following
the resolution of the dispute.
In the event that V arT ec resolves the billing dispute in favor of a Customer who has paid
the total amount of the disputed bill, V arT ec will credit the Customer s account for any
overpayment by the Customer in the billing period following the resolution of the dispute.
In the event that VarTec resolves the billing dispute in favor of a Customer who has paid
the total amount of the disputed bill but canceled the service, VarTec will issue a refund of
any overpayment by the Customer.
All adjustments or refunds provided by V arT ec to the Customer, and which are accepted
by the Customer, are final and constitute full satisfaction, settlement, and! or compromise
of all of the Customer s claims for the billing period for which the adjustment or refund was
issued.
Issued: March 20 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 67
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Transfers and Assignments
Neither VarTec nor the Customer may assign or transfer its rights or duties in connection
with the services and facilities provided by VarT ec without the written consent of the other
party, except that V arT ec may assign its rights and duties ( a) to any subsidiary, parent
Company or affiliate of V arT ec (b) pursuant to any sale or transfer of substantially all the
assets ofVarTec; or pursuant to any financing, merger or reorganization ofVarTec.
Written permission from VarTec is required before any assignment or transfer. All
regulations and conditions contained in this tariff shall apply to all such permitted assignees
or transferees, as well as all conditions of service.
The Customer may not assign or transfer (e., mergers, acquisitions, consolidations) the
use of services provided under this tariff except where there is no interruption of use or
relocation of the services, such as assignment or transfer to:
Another Customer, whether an individual, partnership, association or corporation
provided the assignee or transferee assumes all outstanding indebtedness for such
services, the unexpired portion of the minimum period and the termination liability
applicable to such services, if any; or
A court appointed receiver, trustee or other person acting pursuant to law in
bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation or other similar
proceedings, provided the assignee or transferee assumes the unexpired portion
of the minimum period and the termination liability applicable to such services, if
any.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 68
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Transfers and Assignments (Continued)
In all cases of assignment or transfer, the written acknowledgment ofVarTec is required
prior to such assignment or transfer and such acknowledgment shall be made within fifteen
(15) days from the receipt of notification. The assignee or transferee shall provide to
V arT ec the written release of the use of such services from the assignor or transferor. All
regulations, conditions and applicable charges, as set forth in this tariff, shall apply to such
assignee or transferee.
The assignment or transfer of services does not relieve or discharge the assignor or
transferor from remainingjointly or severally liable with the assignee or transferee for any
obligations existing at the time of the assignment or transfer.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 69
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Jointly Provided Access Services
Meet Point Billing applies where a Customer orders Switched Access to another Exchange
Carrier to originate and terminate traffic to Subscribers. All recurring and nonrecurring
charges for services provided by each Exchange Carrier are billed under each Carrier
applicable rates.
V arT ec accepts and adheres to the Ordering and Billing Forum, Multiple Exchange Carrier
Access Billing (MECAB) and Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and Design (MECOD)
guidelines.
VarTec will handle ordering, rating and billing of Access Services under this tariff where
more than one Exchange Carrier is involved in the provision of Access Services as follows:
When FGB or FGD is ordered by a Customer to an interconnection point of
another Exchange Carrier connected to V arT ec' s network, the Customer must
provide the original order to that Exchange Carrier, and must provide a copy of
the order to this Company. Each Exchange Carrier that accepts the order will
provide the portion of Switched Transport in its territory to an interconnection
point with another Exchange Carrier, and will bill the service in accordance with
its tariff( s). The rates for Switched Transport (fIXed and per mile), are determined
as follows:
The total mileage for the service is computed using the V &H Coordinate
Method set forth in National Exchange Carrier Association TariffF. C.
No.
VarTec s rates and charges are then multiplied by the appropriate
quantity(ies) and the billing factor to obtain the charges for this company.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 70
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued)
Jointly Provided Access Services (Continued)
The application of nondistance sensitive rate elements varies according to the rate
structure and location of the facilities involved:
When rates and charges are listed on a per point of termination basis, this
company s rates will be billed for the termination( s ) within this company
operating territory.
When rates and charges are listed on a per unit basis, e. g, multiplexing,
this company s rates and charges will apply for the units located in this
company s operating territory.
When rates and charges are developed on an individual case basis, such
rates will be developed for the portion of the service provided by this
company.
When rates and charges are listed on a per service basis, these rates and
charges will be billed.
When rates and charges are listed on a per line or trunk installed basis, this
company s rates will be billed based on the number oflines or trunks
specified by the Customer on its order for access service placed with this
company.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 71
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE
General
Switched Access Service, which is available to Customers for their use in furnishing their
services to Subscribers, provides a two-point communications path between a Customer
Premises and a Subscriber s Premises. It provides for the use of common terminating,
switching and transport facilities. Switched Access Service provides the ability to originate
calls from a Subscriber s Premises to a Customer s Premises, and to terminate calls from
a Customer s Premises to a Subscriber s Premises.
Switched Access Service is available when originating or terminating calls from or to a
Subscriber which subscribes to the Company s Local Exchange Services.
Rates and charges are set forth in Section 4 herein. The application of rates for Switched
Access Service is described in Section 4.
1.1 Service Commencement Date
The date on which a Customer first sends or receives traffic from the Company
Subscriber or the date specified on the Service Order, whichever occurs first and
whichever is applicable.
1.2 Service Cancellation Date
The date on which a Customer notifies the Company, in writing, of its intention to
terminate its access arrangements with VarTec, or the date on which the Company
notifies the Customer, in writing, of its intention to terminate access service to the
Customer. Such dates must conform to the effective dates for cancellation of
service or the Customer s intention to block or have the Company s access traffic
blocked, as set forth herein.
In the event that the Company terminates service without notice for reasons set
forth herein, the service cancellation date shall be the date that the Company
terminates service with the Customer.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 72
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE (Continued)
Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Arrangements
Feature Group Access
FG Access is provisioned at the DS-1level and provides trunk-side access to
Local Switching Center switches, for the Customer s use in originating and
terminating communications. Basic FG Access service will be provided with Multi-
Frequency In Band Signaling (SS7 is also available, where capabilities exist).
All traffic is routed to and from the Company s local switching center via the
Customer s tandem provider or via end office trunking, where available. Delivery
of calls to, or acceptance of calls from, the Company s End User locations over
Company-switched local exchange services shall constitute an agreement by the
Customer to purchase switched access services as described herein. The
Company reserves the right to require the Customer to submit an ASR for
switched access.
Manner of Provision
Trunks used for Switched Access Service may be configured for one-way (either
originating only or terminating only) or for two-way directionality.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 73
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE (Continued)
Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Arrangements (Continued)
Call Types
The following Switched Access Service call types are available:
Originating FG Access
Originating 800 FG Access
Terminating FG Access
Originating FG Access
The access code for FG Access switching is a uniform access code of the form 1 +
or 0 11 + or 101 XXXX. For 101 XXXX dialing, a single access code will be the
assigned number of all FG Access provided to the Customer by the Company.
When the access code is used, FG Access switching also provides for dialing the
digit 0 for access to the Customer s operator service, 911 for access to
emergency service, and! or the end of dialing digit (#) for cut-through access to the
Customer s premises. The Company will provide originating FG access consistent
with dialing parity obligations.
Originating 800 FG Access
800 Data Base Access Service is a service offering utilizing originating Trunk side
witched Access Service. When an 8XX + NXX + XXXX call is originated by
a Subscriber, the Company will perform Customer identification based on
screening of the full ten-digits ofthe 8XX number to determine the Customer
location to which the call is to be routed.
ISSUED: May 23~ 2003 EFFECTIVE: June 6, 2003
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No.
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE (Continued)
Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Arrangements (Continued)
Terminating FG Access
FG Access, when used in the terminating direction, may only be used to access
Subscribers who are subscribing to the Company s Local Exchange Services.
Calls in the terminating direction will not be completed to 950-0XXX: or 950-
xxx: access codes, local operator assistance (0- and 0+), Directory Assistance
(411 or 555-1212) service codes 611 and 911 and 101XXXX access codes.
Ordering Options
This section sets forth the regulations and order related charges for Access Service
Requests (ASR) for Switched Access Service, as defined in this tariff. These charges are
in addition to other applicable charges set forth in other sections of this tariff.
Ordering Conditions
The Customer may order switched access through a Constructive Order, as
derIDed herein, or through an ASR. The format and terms ofthe ASR will be as
specified in the Industry Access Service Order Guidelines, unless otherwise
specified herein.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 75
INTRAST A TE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE (Continued)
Ordering Options (Continued)
Minimum Period of Service
The minimum period for which Access Service is provided and for which charges
are applicable is one month. The following changes will be treated as a
discontinuance of the existing service and a request for installation of a new
service. All associated Non-Recurring Charges will apply for the new service, and
a new minimum period will be established:
A change in the identity of the Customer of record; or
A move by the Customer to a different building.
When Access Service is disconnected prior to the expiration of the minimum
period, charges are applicable for the balance of the minimum period. The
Minimum Period Charge for monthly billed services will be determined as follows:
For Switched Access Service, the charge for a month or fraction thereof is
equivalent to 50 000 billed minutes of use for the applicable service. All
applicable N on-Recurring Charges for the service will be billed in addition to the
Minimum Period Charge.
ISSUED: May 23, 2003 EFFECTIVE: June 6,2003
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 76
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE (Continued)
Reports and Testing
3.4.Design Layout Report
At the request of the Customer, the Company will provide to the Customer the
makeup of the facilities and services provided from the Customer s Premises to
the first point of switching. This information will be provided in the form of a
design layout report. The design layout report will be provided to the Customer
at no charge.
Acceptance Testing
At no additional charge, the Company will, at the Customer s request
cooperatively test, atthe time of installation, the following parameters: loss, C-
notched noise, C-message noise, 3-tone slope, d.c. continuity and operational
signaling.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 77
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
SWITCHED ACCESS RATES
General
This section contains the specific regulations governing the rates and charges that apply for
Switched Access Services:
There are three types of rates and charges that apply to Switched Access Service:
- Non-Recurring Charges: One-time charges that apply for a specific work activity.
- Recurring Charges: Fixed charges apply each month and depend on the number and
type of facilities in place.
- Usage Charges: Charges that are applied on a per access minute basis. Usage rates
are accumulated over a monthly period.
Rate Categories
There are several rate categories which apply to Switched Access Service:
Carrier Switched Access Originating
Carrier Switched Access Terminating
Toll-Free 8XX Data Base Access Service
The Company provides originating and terminating switched access service rated upon
aggregate traffic volumes from the following cost categories:
Common Line
The Common Line cost category establishes the charges related to the use of
Company-provided end user common lines by Customers and end users for
switched access.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 78
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
SWITCHED ACCESS RATES (Continued)
Rate Categories (Continued)
Switched Transport
The Switched Transport cost category establishes the charges related to the
transmission and tandem switching facilities between the Customer designated
premises and the end office switch( es) where the Customer s traffic is switched to
originate or terminate the Customer s communications.
End Office Switching
The End Office Switching cost category establishes the charges related to the use
of end office switching equipment, the terminations in the end office of subscriber
lines, the terminations of calls at Company Intercept Operators or recordings, the
Signaling Transfer Point (STP) costs, and the SS7 signaling function between the
end office and the STP.
2.4 Toll-Free 8XX Database Query
The Toll-Free 8XX DataBase Query Charge, will apply for each Toll-Free 8XX
call query received at the Company s (or its provider s) Toll-Free 8XXdatabase.
Optional Features
Other optional features may be available on an Individual Case Basis (ICB).
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 79
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
SWITCHED ACCESS RATES (Continued)
Billing of Access Minutes
When recording originating calls over FG Access with multi - fi'equency address signaling,
usage measurement begins when the first wink supervisory signal is forwarded from the
Customer s facilities. The measurement of originating call usage over FG Access ends
when the originating FG Access entry switch receives disconnect supervision from either
the originating End User s Local Switching Center - (indicating that the originating End
User has disconnected), or the Customer s facilities, whichever is recognized first by the
entry switch.
For terminating calls over FG Access with multi-frequency address signaling, the
measurement of access minutes begins when a seizure signal is received from the Carrier
trunk group at the Point of Presence within the LATA. The measurement of terminating call
usage over FG Access ends when a disconnect signal is received, indicating that either the
originating or terminating user has disconnected.
When recording originating calls over FG Access with SS7 signaling, usage measurement
begins with the transmission of the initial address message by the switch for direct trunk
groups and with the receipt of an exit message by the switch for tandem trunk groups. The
measurement of originating FG Access usage ends when the entry switch receives or sends
a release message, whichever occurs first.
For terminating calls over FG Access with SS7 signaling, the measurement of access
minutes begins when the terminating recording switch receives the initial address message
from the terminating End User. On directly routed trunk groups or on tandem routed trunk
groups, the Company switch receives the initial address message and sends the indication
to the Customer in the form of an answer message. The measurement of terminating FG
Access call usage ends when the entry switch receives or sends a release message
whichever occurs first.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 80
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
SWITCHED ACCESS RATES (Continued)
4.4 Timing of Calls
The Customer s monthly usage charges for the Company s switched access service are
based upon the total number of minutes the Customer uses.
Customer traffic to the Company s end offices will be measured (i., recorded or
assumed) by the Company at end office switches or access tandem switches. Originating
and terminating calls will be measured (i.e. recorded or assumed) by the Company to
determine the basis for computing chargeable access minutes. In the event that Subscriber
Customer message detail is unavailable because the Company has lost or damaged tapes
or experienced recording system outages, the Company will estimate the volume oflost
Customer access minutes of use based upon previously-known values.
For billing purposes, FGD access minutes or fractions thereof (the exact value ofthe
fraction being a function of the switch technology where the measurement is made), are
accumulated over the billing period for each end office and then are rounded up to the
nearest access minute for each end office and billed in increments of one (1) minute.
The Company will not knowingly charge for Incomplete Calls. Upon the Customer
request and proper verification, the Company shall promptly adjust or credit the
Customer s account for charges or payments for any unanswered call inadvertently billed
due to the unavailability ofF eature Group D or due to another Carrier s failure to provide
answer supervIsIOn.
Rates and Charges
Carrier Common Line Charges
Origination
Termination
$0.015303 per minute
$0.020432 per minute
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1, 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.C. Tariff
Original Page No. 81
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
SWITCHED ACCESS RATES (Continued)
Rates and Charges (Continued)
Tandem Switched Transport
Tandem Switched Facility per Mile
Mileage Bands Per Minute Rates
Over 0 to 8
Over 8 to 25
Over 25 to 50
Over 50
$0.000022
$0.000023
$0.000023
$0.000024
Tandem Switched Termination
Mileage Bands Per Minute Rates
Over 0 to 8
Over 8 to 25
Over 25 to 50
Over 50
$0.000431
$0.000480
$0.000490
$0.000551
Tandem Switching $0.002469 per minute
Local Switching
Origination
Termination
$0.016918 per minute
$0.016918 per minute
4 Toll-Free Data Base Query
Per Query $0.003500
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1 2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 82
INTRAST ATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
LOCAL AND OEAS TRAFFIC EXCHANGE AND TERMINATION
General
This section establishes the methodology for the exchange and termination oflocal and
OEAS traffic for carriers that do not have an interconnection agreement with the
Company.
Ordering Conditions
The Customer may order switched access through a Constructive Order, as defined
herein, or through an ASR. The format and terms of the ASR will be as specified in the
Industry Access Service Order Guidelines, unless otherwise specified herein.
Local and OEAS Traffic Compensation
Local and OEAS traffic exchange will be conducted under a Bill and Keep arrangement.
All local traffic will be exchanged under a Meet Point Billing Arrangement which utilizes
Category 92 summary usage record exchange, unless and until either the Commission or
FCC requires an alternative approach for the exchange of usage information for such traffic
for use by all industry participants, pursuant to which the Company and the Terminating
Carriers shall recover the costs of transporting and terminating such traffic on their
networks from other parties in accordance with the then applicable regulations, including
to the extent practicable, any Internet Service Provider access charge exemption. This
provision does not apply to access traffic, transit traffic, or wireless traffic.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000
Comtel Telcom Assets LP
d/b/a VarTec TelecomQ!)
Idaho P.c. Tariff
Original Page No. 83
INTRASTATE SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
CONTRACTS AND INDIVIDUAL CASE BASIS ARRANGEMENTS
Contracts
The Company may provide any of the services offered under this rate sheet, or
combinations of services, to Customers on a contractual basis. The terms and conditions
of each contract offering are subject to the agreement of both the Customer and Company.
Such contract offerings will be made available to similarly situated Customers in
substantially similar circumstances. Rates in other sections of this rate sheet do not apply
to Customers who agree to contract arrangements, with respect to services within the
scope of the contract.
Services provided under contract are not eligible for any promotional offerings which may
be offered by the Company from time to time.
Individual Case Basis Arrangements
Arrangements will be developed on an ICB in response to a bona fide special request from
a Customer or prospective Customer to develop a competitive bid for a service. ICB
rates will be offered to the Customer in writing and on a non-discriminatory basis.
Issued: March 20, 2006 Effective: May 1,2006
BY:Becky Gipson
Director - Regulatory Affairs
2440 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 478-3000