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CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Idaho P.D.C. Tariff No. 1
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Regulations and Rates
Capsule Communications, Inc.
TOLL-FREE: 1-800-972-0600
This tariff includes the rates, charges, tenus and conditions of service for the
provision of switched intrastate telecommunications services by Capsule
Communications, Inc. between locations within the State of Idaho. This tariff is
available for public inspection during nonna1 business hours at the main office of
Capsule Communications, Inc., located at 2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275, 3331
Street Road, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000
ISSUED BY:David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Idaho P.c. Tariff No. 1
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ISSUED:April 21 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FiliNG
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensa1em, Pennsylvania 19020 IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page "
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Check Sheet ............................................................
Table of Contents....................................... .................
Explanation of Symbols ...................................................
TariffFonnat ...........................................................
Section 1: Definitions ....................................................
Section 2: Rules and Regulations ..........................................
Section 3: Service Description and Rates ....................................
Section 4: Promotions...................................................
Section 5: Contracts ....................................................
Section 6: Obsolete Service Offerings ......................................
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
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SYMBOLS
The following are the only symbols used for the purposes indicated below:
C -Change in regulation or rate structure.
D -Delete or discontinue
Increase in rate.
Moved from another tariff location.
N -New rate or regulation.
Reduction in rate.
T -Change in text or regulation but no change in rate or charge.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
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TARIFF FORMAT
Page Numbering - Sheet numbers appear in the upper right comer of the page. Sheets are
numbered sequentially. However, new sheets are occasionally added to the tariff. When a
new sheet is added between sheets already in effect, a decimal is added. For example, a new
sheet added between sheets 14 and 15 would be 14.1.
Page Revision Numbers - Revision numbers also appear in the upper right comer of each
page. These numbers are used to detennine the most current sheet version on file with the
Commission. For example, the 4th revised Sheet 14 cancels the 3rd revised Sheet 14.
Because of various suspension periods, deferrals, etc., the most current sheet number on file
with the Commission is not always the tariff page in effect. Consult the Check Sheet for the
sheet currently in effect.
Paragraph Numbering Sequence - There are nine levels of paragraph coding. Each level
of coding is subservient to its next higher level:
1.1.
2. 1. LA.
1. LA. 1.
2. 1. LA. 1.( a).
A.1.(a).
A.1.(a).I.(i).
A.1.(a).I.(i).(1 ).
Check Sheets - When a tariff filing is made with the Commission, an updated Check Sheet
accompanies the tariff filing. The Check Sheet lists the sheets contained in the tariff, with
a cross reference to the current revision number. When new pages are added, the Check
Sheet is changed to reflect the revision. All revisions made in a given filing are designated
by an asterisk (*). There will be no other symbols used on this page if these are the only
changes made to it (i., the fonnat, etc. remain the same, just revised revision levels on some
pages.) 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:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
ISSUED BY:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
IDIOOOI
David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
Boise, Idaho
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SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS
Access Line - A facility arrangement which connects Customer s or Authorized User s location to
the Company s network switching center.
Additional Period - The rate element used to bill chargeable time when a call continues beyond the
Initial Period. The Additional Period starts when the Initial Period ends. Additional Period rates
apply to any fraction of the time period for chargeable time beyond the Initial Period. Additional
Periods vary by rate schedule and are specified in each individual rate table contained in later
sections of this tariff.
ANI - A calling telephone number identification which is forwarded to a interexchange carrier by
a LEC as a call is placed.
Authorization Code - A numerical code, one or more of which are available to Customers to
enable them to access the Company s network, and which are used by the Company both to prevent
unauthorized access to its facilities and to identify Customers for billing purposes.
Authorized User - A natural person or legal entity which is authorized by the Customer to use the
Company s Service under the tenus and regulations of this tariff.
Capsule Communications - Used throughout this tariff to refer to Capsule Communications, Inc.
Casual Calling- Access to the Company s network and the subsequent use of Service by the
Customer through the dialing of a toll-free number or access code in the fonnat of 10XXX or
101XXXX, where the three (3) digits or the four (4) digits represented by the "X" are the unique
Carrier Identification Code (CIC) assigned to the Company.
CIC - An interexchange carrier identification code.
Commission - The Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000
ISSUED BY:David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 ,- 2000
IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
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SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS, (CONT'
Company or Carrier - Capsule Communications, Inc. unless otherwise clearly indicated by the
context.
Customer - A person, finn, partnership, corporation or other entity which arranges for the Company
to provide, discontinue or rearrange telecommunications services on behalf of itself or others; uses
the Carrier s telecommunications services; and is responsible for payment of charges, all under the
provisions and tenus of this tariff.
Dedicated Access - See Special Access
Equal Access - A fonn of dialed access provided by local exchange companies whereby telephone
calls dialed by the Customer are automatically routed to the Company s network. Customers may
also route calls to the Company s network by dialing an access code provided by the Company.
Initial Period - The initial period is the length of a call for minimum billing purposes. The initial
periods vary by rate schedule and are specified in each individual rate table contained in other
sections of this tariff.
LATA - A geographic area existing on February 8, 1996, as previously established by the u.s.
District Court for the District of Columbia in Civil Action No. 82-0192 , or established by a Bell
operating company after February 8 , 1996, and approved by the FCC.
LEC - Local Exchange Carrier.
IXC - Interexchange Carrier.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000
ISSUED BY:David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensa1em, Pennsylvania 19020
EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
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SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS, (CONT'
Pay Telephone - Telephone instruments provided by the Company, Customer, Confinement
Institution or other third party for use by the transient general public. Pay Telephones pennit the user
to place calls to other parties and bill such calls on a non sent-paid or sent paid-basis. To facilitate
sent-paid calling, Pay Telephones can be equipped with a credit card reader, coin box, or similar
device that allows charges to be collected for each call at the instrument.
PIC - Primary interexchange carrier.
PIC Authorization - A Customer s or End User s selection of a PIC that meets the requirements of
federal and state law.
Primary Carrier - The IXC designated by Customer or End User as its first routing choice and
primary overflow carrier.
Primary Carrier Service - Outbound long distance service provided to a customer when Capsule
Communications is selected as the Customer s Primary Carrier.
Premises - A building or buildings on contiguous property.
Private Line - A dedicated path between two locations.
Serving Wire Center - A specified geographic point from which the vertical and horizontal
coordinate is used in calculation of airline mileage.
Special Access - Where originating or tenninating access between the Customer and the Company
is provided on dedicated circuits. A method of reaching the Company s Services whereby the
Customer is connected directly to the Company s access point without utilizing the services of the
local switched network.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
IDIOOOI
Boise. Idaho
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ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensa1em, Pennsylvania 19020
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SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS, (CONT'
Switched Access - Where access between the Customer and the Company is provided on local
exchange company Feature Group circuits and the connection to the Customer is aLEC-provided
business or residential access line. The cost of switched Feature Group access is billed to the
Company.
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) - A machine that uses the transmission of coded
signals instead of verbal communications to enable hearing impaired users to communicate with each
other and with non-hearing impaired individuals.
Travel Card Call - A service whereby the Customer or Authorized User dials all of the digits
necessary to route and bill a call placed from a location other than his/her residence or nonnal place
of business. Service is accessed via a "800" or other toll-free access code dialing sequence.
V & H Coordinates - Geographic points which define the originating and tenninating points of a
call in mathematical tenus so that the airline mileage of the call may be detennined. Call mileage
may be used for the purposed of rating calls.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
Undertaking of Capsule Communications, Inc.
Capsule Communications' services and facilities are furnished for communications
originating and tenninating within the State of Idaho under tenus of this tariff. The
Company s services and facilities are available twenty- four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days
per week.
Capsule Communications arranges for installation, operation, and maintenance of the
communications services provided in this tariff for Customers in accordance with the tenus
and conditions set forth under this tariff. Capsule Communications 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 Capsule Communications network. The Customer shall be responsible for all charges
due for such service arrangement.
Use
Services provided under this tariff may be used by the Customer for any lawful
telecommunications purpose for which the service is technically suited.
ISSUED:April 21, 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 ;- 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INc.Idaho P.u.e. Tariff No. 1
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Limitations
Service is offered subject to the availability of the necessary facilities and/or
equipment and subject to the provisions of this tariff. The Company may decline
applications for service to or from a location where the necessary facilities or
equipment are not available. The Company may discontinue furnishing service in
accordance with the tenus of this tariff.
The Company reserves the right to discontinue service when necessitated by
conditions beyond its control, or when the Customer is using the service in violation
of the provisions of this tariff, or in violation of the law.
The Company does not undertake to transmit messages, but offers the use of its
services when available, and will not be liable for errors in transmission or failure to
establish connection.
3.4 The Company reserves the right to discontinue service, limit service, or to impose
requirements on Customers as required to meet changing regulatory or statutory rules
and standards, or when such rules and standards have an adverse material affect on
the business or economic feasibility of providing service, as detennined by Capsule
Communications in its reasonable judgment.
Service may be limited or discontinued by Capsule Communications, without notice
to the Customer, by blocking traffic to certain countries, cities, or NXX exchanges
or by blocking calls using certain Authorization Codes, when Capsule
Communications deems it necessary to take such action to prevent unlawful use of
its service. Capsule Communications will restore service as soon as it can be
provided without undue risk, and will, upon request by the Customer affected, assign
a new Authorization Code to replace the one that has been deactivated.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY:David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INc.Idaho P.u.e. Tariff No. 1
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Assignment or Transfer
All service provided under this tariff is directly or indirectly controlled by the Company and
neither the Customer nor its Authorized Users may transfer or assign the use of service
without the express prior written consent ofthe Company. Such transfer or assignment shall
only apply where there is no interruption of the use or location of service. All tenus and
conditions contained in this tariff shall apply to all such pennitted transferees or assignees
as well as all conditions of service.
Liability
The liability ofthe Company for damages of any nature arising from errors, mistakes
omissions, interruptions, or delays of the Company, its agents, servants, or
employees, in the course of establishing, furnishing, rearranging, moving,
tenninating, maintaining, restoring, or changing the service or facilities or equipment
shall not exceed an amount equal to the charges applicable under this tariff
(calculated on a proportionate basis where appropriate) to the period during which
such error, mistake, omission, interruption or delay occurs.
In no event shall the Company be liable for any incidental, indirect, special, or
consequential damages (including lost revenue or profits) of any kind whatsoever
regardless of the cause or foreseeability thereof.
5.4
When the services or facilities of other common carriers are used separately or in
conjunction with the Company s facilities or equipment in establishing connection
to points not reached by the Company s facilities or equipment, the Company shall
not be liable for any act or omission of such other common carriers or their agents
servants or employees.
The Company shall not be liable for any failure of perfonnance hereunder if such
failure is due to any cause or causes beyond the reasonable control ofthe Company.
Such causes shall include, without limitation, acts of God, fire, explosion, vandalism
cable cut, stonn or other similar occurrence, any law, order, regulation, direction
action or request of any other government or of any civil or military authority,
national emergencies, insurrections, riots, wars, strikes, lockouts or work stoppages
or other labor difficulties, supplier failures, shortages, breaches or delays, or
preemption of existing service to restore service in compliance with the
Commission s Rules and Regulations.
ISSUED:April 21, 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FlUNG
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY:David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
Boise, Idaho
IDIOOO 1
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Liability, (cont'
The Company shall not be liable for interruptions, delays, errors, or defects in
transmission, or for any injury whatsoever, caused by the Customer, the Customer
agents, or Authorized Users, or by facilities or equipment provided by the Customer.
2.5.The Company shall not be liable for any claim, loss, or refund as a result ofloss, theft
or fraudulent use of Authorization Codes or Personal Identification Numbers issued
for use with the Company s services.
The Customer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company (including
the costs of reasonable attorney s fees) against:
(a)Claims for libel, slander, infringement of copyright or unauthorized use of
any trademark, trade name or servicemark arising out of the material, data
infonnation, or other content transmitted over the Company s facilities or
equipment;
(b)Claims for patent infringement arising from combining or connecting the
Company s facilities or equipment with facilities, equipment, apparatus or
systems of the Customer; and
(c)All other claims (including, without limitation, claims for damage to any
business or property, or injury to, or death of, any person) arising out of any
act or omission ofthe Customer, the Customer s agents or Authorized Users
in connection with any service or facilities or equipment provided by the
Company.
The included tarifflanguage does not constitute a detennination by the Commission
that a limitation ofliability imposed by the Company should be upheld in a court of
law. Acceptance for filing by the Commission recognizes that it is a court'
responsibility to adjudicate negligence and consequential damage claims. It is also
the court's responsibility to detennine the validity of the exculpatory clause.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FlUNG
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Idaho P.C. Tariff No. 1
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Minimum Period
The minimum period for which services are provided and for which rates and charges are
applicable is one (1) month unless otherwise specified in this tariff or by mutually agreed
upon contract. When a service is discontinued prior to the expiration ofthe minimum period
charges are applicable, whether the service is used or not.
ISSUED:April 21, 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILINGISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensa1em, Pennsylvania 19020
t1 A Y 1 - 2000
IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INc.Idaho P.u.C. Tariff No. 1
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Billing and Payment for Service
Responsibility for Charges
Charges for installations, service connections, moves, and rearrangements, where
applicable, are payable upon demand to the Company or its authorized agent. Billing
thereafter will include recurring charges and actual usage as defined in this tariff.
The Customer is responsible for payment of all charges for services and equipment
furnished to the Customer for transmission of calls via the Company. In particular
and without limitation to the foregoing, the Customer is responsible for any and all
cost(s) incurred as the result of:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
any delegation of authority resulting in the use of his or her communications
equipment and/or network services which result in the placement of calls via
the Company;
any and all use of the service arrangement provided by the Company,
including calls which the Customer did not individually authorize;
any calls placed by or through the Customer s equipment via any remote
access feature(s);
any calls placed via the Company s Travel Service as a result of the
Customer s intentional or negligent disclosure of Authorization Codes or PIN
numbers assigned to the Customer; and
any and all calls placed to an toll-free (e., 800, 888) service number
provided to the Customer by the Company.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Billing and Payment for Service, (cont'
Payment for Service
All charges due by the Customer are payable to the Company or any agent duly
authorized to receive such payments. The billing agent may be the Company, a local
exchange telephone company, credit card company, or other billing service. Terms
of payment shall be according to the rules and regulations of the agent and subject
to the rules of regulatory bodies havingjurisdiction. Any obj ections to billed charges
must be promptly reported to the Company or its billing agent. Adjustments to
Customers' bills shall be made to the extent that circumstances exist which
reasonably indicate that such changes are appropriate.
Unless otherwise specified below, services provided by the Company are billed in
arrears directly to the Customer on a monthly basis.
Late Payment Fees
The Company reserves the right to assess a late payment fee of 1.5% per month on
any past due balance. A balance is considered past due if unpaid fifteen (15) days
following the date printed on the bill listing amounts owed by the Customer. Any
applicable late payment fees will be assessed according to the tenus and conditions
of the Company or its billing agent.
7.4 Return Check Charge
A return check charge of$20.00 will be assessed for checks returned for insufficient
funds. Any applicable return check charges will be assessed according to the terms
and conditions ofthe billing entity (i.e. local exchange company and/or commercial
credit card company) and pursuant to Commission regulations.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000
ISSUED BY:David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Idaho P.u.e. Tariff No. 1
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Deposits
The Company reserves the right to examine the credit record of the Customer. If the
Customer s financial condition is unknown or unacceptable to the Company, the Customer
may be required to provide the Company with a security deposit which the Company may
apply against overdue charges. The amount of the security deposit shall not exceed two
month's estimated usage, may vary with the Customer s credit history and projected usage
and be collected and maintained in accordance with Commission rules. The fact that a
security deposit has been made in no way relieves the Customer from the prompt payment
of bills upon presentation.
Advance Payments
For Customers whom the Company detennines an advance payment is necessary, Capsule
Communications reserves the right to collect an amount not to exceed two (2) months
estimated charges as an advance payment for service. This will be applied against the next
month's charges and a new advance payment may be collected for the next month, if
necessary.
ISSUED BY:David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000
IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Taxes and Fees
10.All state and local taxes (i., gross receipts tax, sales tax, municipal utilities tax) are
listed as separate line items on the Customer s bill and are not included in the quoted
rates and charges set forth in this tariff. To the extent that a municipality, other
political subdivision or local agency of government, or Commission imposes upon
and collects from the Company a gross receipts tax , occupation tax, license tax
pennit fee, franchise fee, or regulatory fee, such taxes and fees shall, insofar as
practicable and allowed by law, be billed pro rata to Customers receiving service
from the Company within the territorial limits of such municipality, other political
subdivision or local agency of government.
10.The Company may adjust its rates and charges or impose additional rates and charges
on its Customers in order to recover amounts it is required by governmental or quasi-
governmental authorities to collect from or pay to others in support of statutory or
regulatory programs. Examples of such programs include, but are not limited to, the
Universal Service Fund (USF), the Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier Charge
(PICC), and compensation to pay telephone service providers for the use of their pay
telephones to access the Company s service.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 IDlOOOl
Boise, Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INc.Idaho P.u.C. Tariff No. 1
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Taxes and Fees (cont'
10.3 Public Telephone Surcharge
In order to recover the Company s expenses to comply with the FCC's pay telephone
compensation plan effective on October 7, 1997 (FCC 97-371), an undiscountable
per call charge is applicable to all interstate, intrastate and international calls that
originate from any domestic pay telephone used to access the Company s services.
This surcharge, which is in addition to standard tariffed usage charges and any
applicable service charges and surcharges associated with the Company s service
applies for the use of the instrument used to access the Company service and is
unrelated to the Company s service accessed from the pay telephone.
Pay telephones include coin-operated and coinless phones owned by local telephone
companies, independent companies and other interexchange carriers. The Public Pay
Telephone Surcharge applies to the initial completed call and any reoriginated call
(i., using the "#" symbol).
Whenever possible, the Public Pay Telephone Surcharge will appear on the same
invoice containing the usage charges for the surcharged call. In cases where proper
pay telephone coding digits are not transmitted to the Company prior to completion
of a call, the Public Pay Telephone Surcharge may be billed on a subsequent invoice
after the Company has obtained infonnation from a carrier that the originating station
is an eligible pay telephone.
The Public Pay Telephone Surcharge does not apply to calls placed from pay
telephones at which the Customer pays for service by inserting coins during the
progress of the call.
Rate per Call $0.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILINGISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
MAY 1 - 2000
IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Idaho P.e. Tariff No. 1
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Terminal Equipment
The Company s facilities and service may be used with or tenninated in tenninal equipment
or communications systems such as a PBX, key system, single line telephone, or pay
telephone. Such tenninal equipment shall be furnished and maintained at the expense ofthe
Customer. The Customer is responsible for all costs at his or her premises, including
personnel, wiring, electrical power, and the like, incurred in the use of Capsule
Communications' service. When such tenninal equipment is used, the equipment shall
comply with the generally accepted minimum protective criteria standards of the
telecommunications industry.
Interconnection
12.Service furnished by the Company may be interconnected with services or facilities
of other authorized communications common carriers and with private systems
subject to technical limitations established by the Company. Service furnished by the
Company is not part of a joint undertaking with such other common carriers or
systems. The Company does not undertake to provide any special facilities
equipment, or services to enable the Customer to interconnect the facilities or the
equipment of the Company with services or facilities of other common carriers or
with private systems.
12.Interconnection with the services or facilities of other common carriers shall be under
the applicable tenus and conditions of this tariff and the other common carrier
tariffs.
12.The Customer shall ensure that the facilities or equipment provided by the Customer
are properly interconnected with the facilities or equipment of the Company. If the
Customer maintains or operates the interconnected facilities or equipment in a
manner which results or may result in hann to the Company s facilities, equipment
personnel, or the quality of service, the Company may, upon written notice, require
the use of protective equipment at the Customer s expense. Ifthis written notice fails
to eliminate the actual or potential hann, the Company may, upon written notice
tenninate the existing service of the Customer.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000
ISSUED BY:David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
Idaho rtb~ffu~rtertf",mission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
Boise, Idaho IDIOOOI
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Idaho P.D.C. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 21
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Inspection, Testing and Adjustment
13.The Company may, upon reasonable notice, make such tests and inspections as may
be necessary to detennine whether the tenus and conditions of this tariff are being
complied with in the installation, operation or maintenance ofthe Customer s or the
Company s facilities or equipment. The Company may interrupt service at any time
without penalty or liability, due to the departure from or reasonable suspicion ofthe
departure from any of these tenus and conditions.
13.2 Upon reasonable notice, the facilities or equipment provided by the Company shall
be made available to the Company for such tests and adjustments as may be
necessary for their maintenance in a condition satisfactory to the Company. No
interruption allowance shall be granted for the time during which such tests and
adjustments are made, unless such interruption exceeds twenty-four hours in length
and is requested by the Customer.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 IDIOOOI
Boise. Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Idaho P.e. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 22
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Credit Allowances for Interruption of Service
14.Credit allowances for interruptions of service of more than two (2) hours which are
not due to the Company s testing or adjusting, to the negligence ofthe Customer, or
to the failure of channels, equipment and/or communications systems provided by the
Customer, are subject to the general liability provisions set forth in this tariff. No
credit is issued for outages less than two hours in duration.
It shall be the obligation of the Customer to notify the Company immediately of any
interruption in service for which a credit allowance is desired by the Customer.
Before giving such notice, the Customer shall ascertain that the trouble is not within
his or her control, or is not in wiring or equipment, if any furnished by the Customer
and connected to the Company s tenninal.
Interruptions caused by Customer-provided or Company-provided automatic dialing
equipment are not deemed an interruption of service as defined herein since the
Customer has the option of using a long distance service via LEC access. Credit is
issued for monthly recurring charges only; no credit is given for usage-sensitive
charges. Outage credit is calculated in two-hour intervals. The amount ofthe credit
detennined by pro-rating the monthly recurring charge for the time of the outage.
14.Cellular (wireless) transmission is subject to interruptions including but not limited
, dropped calls, interrupted calls, unintelligible calls, one way audio and other
problems created by factors beyond Capsule Communications' ability to control.
Further, cellular (wireless) transmission may be unsuitable for cellular to cellular
voice mail retrieval, or cellular to cellular answering machine message retrieval, or
the use of other devices in the cellular to cellular environment. Therefore, under no
circumstances will Capsule Communications provide credit or payment of any kind
for calls which experience problems related to cellular (wireless) transmissions.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
ISSUED BY:David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
IDlOOOl
t\oise, Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INc.Idaho P.D.C. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 23
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Cancellation by the Customer
The Customer may have service discontinued upon written notice to the Company. The
Company shall hold the Customer responsible for payment of all bills for service furnished
until the cancellation date specified by the Customer or until the date that the written
cancellation notice is received, whichever is later. Additional charges may apply for service
cancelled prior to the end of the minimum period as specified in Section 2.6 of this tariff.
Refusal or Discontinuance by the Company
Service continues to be provided until canceled by the Customer, in writing, or until
discontinued by the Company as set forth below. The Company may render bills subsequent
to the tennination of service for charges incurred before tennination.
Capsule Communications may refuse or discontinue service under the following conditions
provided that, unless otherwise stated, the Customer shall be given five (5) days notice to
comply with any rule or remedy any deficiency:
16.1 For noncompliance with or violation of any State, municipal, or Federal law
ordinance or regulation pertaining to telephone service.
16.2 For noncompliance with or violation of Commission regulation or Capsule
Communications' rules and regulations on file with the Commission.
16.3 Without notice by reason of any order or decision of a court or other government
authority having jurisdiction which prohibits Company from furnishing such
servIces.
16.4 For failure of the Customer to make proper application for service or for use of
telephone service for any other property or purpose than that described in the
application.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Oifice of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
Boise, Idaho
1010001
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INc.Idaho P.C. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 24
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Refusal or Discontinuance by the Company, (cont'd)
16.
16.
16.
16.
16.
16.
Without notice in the event oftampering with the equipment or services owned by
Capsule Communications or its agents.
Without notice in the event of Customer use of equipment or services in such a
manner as to adversely affect the Company s equipment or the Company s service
to others.
For neglect or refusal to provide reasonable access to Capsule Communications or
its agents for the purpose of inspection and maintenance of equipment owned by
Capsule Communications or its agents.
For nonpayment of bills, provided that suspension or tennination of service shall
not be made without five (5) days written notice to the Customer, except in extreme
cases.
Without notice for unauthorized or unlawful use of Travel Service numbers and
Authorization Codes. Travel Service numbers and Authorization Codes are issued
only by the Company to the Customer and may not be sold or otherwise distributed
without the written consent of the Company.
Without notice in the event of any other unauthorized or fraudulent use of service.
Whenever service is discontinued for fraudulent use of service, Capsule
Communications may, before restoring service, require the Customer to make, at
his or her own expense , all changes in facilities or equipment necessary to
eliminate illegal use and to pay an amount reasonably estimated as the loss in
revenues resulting from such fraudulent use.
16.11 For Customer s breach of contract for service between the Company and the
Customer.
16.12 For periods of inactivity over sixty (60) days.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY:David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
Boise. Idaho
IDIOOOI
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INc.Idaho P.D.e. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 25
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Restoration of Service
If service has been discontinued for nonpayment or as otherwise provided herein and the
Customer wishes it continued, service shall, at the Company s discretion, be restored when
all past due amounts are paid or the event giving rise to the discontinuance (if other than
nonpayment) is corrected. A restoration fee of$25.00 applies to Customers whose service
is restored following disconnection by the Company.
Toll-Free Numbers
The following additional regulations apply to Inbound Long Distance Services when offered
by the Company:
18.1 The Company will make every effort to reserve toll-free vanity numbers (e., 800
888) on behalf of Customers, but makes no guarantee or warrantee that the requested
toll-free number(s) will be available or assigned to the Customer requesting the
number.
18.2 If a Customer accumulates undisputed past-due charges, the Company reserves the
right not to honor the Customer s request for a change in toll-free service to another
carrier (e.
, "
porting" ofthe toll-free number), including a request for a Responsible
Organization (Resp Org) change, until such time as all charges are paid in full.
18.Capsule Communications shall not be liable at all for the use, misuse, or abuse by
third parties of a toll- free number assigned to a Customer or toll- free number service
provided to a Customer, including, without limitation, use, misuse or abuse by the
Customer s employees or members ofthe public who dial the Customer s toll-free
number by mistake.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
Boise, Idaho
IDIOOOI
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Idaho P.D.e. Tariff No.
Original Page 26
SECTION 3 - SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND RATES
General
1.1 Capsule Communications offers outbound direct dial (1 +) and inbound toll-free (e.
800 or 888) number long distance services to its Customers. The Company s long
distance service charges may vary based upon call duration, time of day rate period
mileage, call type, and or calling plan. Other services offered by the Company
include, but are not limited directory assistance and travel card services. All
Capsule Communications services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
1.2 Access to the Company s outbound and inbound long distance services may be via
Switched or Special Access. Outbound direct dial services are offered as Primary
Carrier Service from locations served with equal access end offices.
1.3 Special Access Lines if utilized, are provided and billed to the Customer by the
Company or by another special access provider. Charges for Special Access Lines
are detennined by the special access provider.
1.4 The Company s Travel Card services are offered for use from any location from
which the Customer can reach the Company s toll-free access number.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000
I da hoFfu~~~J~lthmmission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 Boise, Idaho ID1O001
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Idaho P.C. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 27
SECTION 3 - SERVICE DESCRIPTION AND RATES, (CONT'
Timing of Calls
Billing for calls placed over the Capsule Communications network is based in part on the
duration of the call as follows, unless otherwise specified in this tariff:
Call timing begins when the called party answers the call (i., when two way
communications are established.) Answer detection is based on standard industry
answer detection methods, including hardware and software answer detection.
Chargeable time for calls ends when one of the parties disconnects from the call.
For billing purposes, minimum call duration periods vary by service and are specified
by product or option in subsequent sections of this tariff.
2.4 For billing purposes, usage after the initial period varies by service and is specified
by product or option in subsequent sections ofthis tariff.
The Company will not bill for unanswered calls. When a Customer indicates that
he/she was billed for an incomplete call, Capsule Communications will reasonably
issue credit for the call.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 IDIOOOI
801se, Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Idaho P.e. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 28
SECTION 3 - SERVICE DESCRIPTION AND RATES, (CONT'
Rate Periods
Unless otherwise specified in this tariff, the following rate periods apply to all
services subject to time of day discounts:
MON I TUES I WED THUR I FRI SAT SUN
8:00 AM
DAYTIME RATE PERIOD
5:00 PM*
5:00 PM
EVENING RATE PERIOD EVE
11 :00 PM*
11:00 PM
NIGHT/WEEKEND RATE PERIOD
8:00 AM*
* Up to but not including.
Holiday Rates
For services subject to holiday discounts, the following are Company recognized
national holidays, detennined at the location ofthe calling station. The evening rate
is used on national holidays, unless a lower rate nonnally would apply.
New Year s Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
January 1
July 4
1 st Monday in September
4th Thursday in November
December 25
3 When the connection is established in one rate period and ends in another, the rate
for each rate period applies to the portion ofthe call occurring within that rate period.
In the event that an initial or incremental period of use is split between two rate
periods, the rate in effect at the start of that period applies.
ISSUED BY:David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FlUNG
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000
MAY 1 - 2000
IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INc.Idaho P.u.e. Tariff No.
Original Page 29
3.4
SECTION 3 - SERVICE DESCRIPTION AND RATES, (CONT'
Calculation of Distance
Usage charges for all mileage-sensitive products are based on the airline distance between
serving wire centers associated with the originating and tenninating points ofthe call. The
serving wire centers of a call are detennined by the area codes and exchanges of the
origination and destination points.
The distance between the wire center of the originating location and that of the destination
point is calculated by using the vertical (") and horizontal (") coordinates found in
Bellcore s V &H Tape and NECA FCC Tariff No.4. The following steps describe the
procedure for calculating milage distances:
Step 1 -
Step 2 -
Step 3 -
Step 4 -
Step 5 -
Step 6 -
Fonnula:
Obtain the "V" and "H" coordinates for the wire centers serving the originating
and tenninating locations.
Obtain the difference between the "V" coordinates. Obtain the Difference
between the "H" coordinates. The difference is always obtained by subtracting
the smaller coordinate from the larger coordinate.
Square the differences obtained in Step 2.
Add the squares of the "V" difference and "H" difference obtained in Step 3.
Divide the sum of the square obtained in Step 4 by ten (10). Round to the next
higher whole number if any fraction results from the division.
Obtain the square root of the whole number obtained in Step 5. Round to the
next higher whole number if any fraction is obtained. This is the distance
between the wire centers.
i+(H
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 Idaho P:wnfOO~~mission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 Boise, Idaho ID1O001
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INc.Idaho P.C. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 30
SECTION 3 - SERVICE DESCRIPTION AND RATES, (CONT'
Discount Programs
Volume Discount Plan
Services offered by Capsule Communications may be subject to volume discounts.
A Customer is assigned a Discount Option based on average monthly usage charges
anticipated by the Customer for all services provided by the Company. For new
customers, Capsule Communications reserves the right to request copies of past bills
in order to verify Customer statements regarding anticipated usage volumes. Usage
rates for services subject to volume discounts are reduced by a percentage as shown
in the following table based on the Discount Option assigned to the Customer.
Discount Anticipated Applicable
Option Intrastate, Interstate and Discount
International Charges
$50.00 up to $149.
$150.00 up to $249,10%
$250.00 up to $499.15%
$500.00 up to $749.20%
$750.00 up to $999.25%
$1000.00 up to $1499.30%
$1500,00 up to $1999.35%
$2000.00 or greater 40%
A re-evaluation of an existing Customer s volume level and applicable Discount
Option may result from 1) a written request from the Customer with re-evaluation
perfonned by the Company within sixty days of receipt of request or 2) at the
Company s discretion. Capsule Communications reserves the right to periodically
audit Customers' usage volumes based on past billing and adjust Customer rates
accordingly. Customers not meeting their initial anticipated volume level for a
specific service will be given the option of continuing service under another Discount
Option or discontinuing the Company s service.
ISSUED:April 21, 2000
ISSUED BY:David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
IDIOOOI
Boise, Id~ho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Idaho P.u.e. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 31
SECTION 3 - SERVICE DESCRIPTION AND RATES, (CONT'
3.5 Discount Programs (cont'd)
Term Discounts
Customers who agree to use the Company s services may obtain additional discounts
by committing to subscribe to service for fixed periods of time. The percentage
discount applied to the Customer s bill varies by year during the tenn period as
shown in the following table:
Applicable Discount Percentage
Length of Term
1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year
12 Months N/A N/A
24 Months N/A
36 Months
Tenn discounts are calculated after any volume discounts have been applied to the
customer s usage charges. A credit will be applied to the Customers bill at the end
of each billing period equivalent to a percentage of total service-specific charges
based on the preceding table.
Customers who cancel service under a Tenn Discount Plan prior to the end of the
tenn period are subject to an early tennination charge. This charge shall be equal to
the Customer s average monthly billing prior to cancellation multiplied by the
number of months remaining in the tenn. The entire tennination charge is billed to
the Customer in the month immediately following discontinuance of service.
A Customer changing to a Tenn Discount Plan of greater length that its current plan
will not incur an early tennination charge for the existing shorter tenn plan.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
Boise, Idaho
IDIOOOI
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INc.Idaho P.D.C. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 32
SECTION 3 - SERVICE DESCRIPTION AND RATES, (CONT'
Outbound Long Distance Service
Capsule Communications' Outbound Long Distance Service is a "1 +" direct dial service
available for Customer use 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Intrastate service is sold in
conjunction with interstate and international service.
Calls are placed via Switched Access origination from Customer local exchange access lines
presubscribed to the Capsule Communications network or that of its underlying carrier. The
Customer is responsible for obtaining suitable access from its local exchange carrier. All
costs incurred in the installation and use of local access lines is the responsibility of the
Customer.
Rate Plan 1
Volume and Tenn Discounts apply to Outbound Long Distance Services offered
under Rate Plan 1.
MONTHLY RECURRING CHARGES:
The following charge applies to each Customer account on a monthly basis.
This charge will be waived for Customers whose total usage during the
current month exceeds $20.00. Interstate, international and intrastate usage
charges are combined for purposes of detennining if waiver of this monthly
recurring charge is applicable.
Per Customer Account $1.99
USAGE CHARGES:
For billing purposes, call timing is rounded up to the next six (6) second
increment following a minimum initial period ofthirty (30) seconds.
Per Minute Rate $0.21
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 IDIOOOI
Boise. Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INc.Idaho P.e. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 33
SECTION 3 - SERVICE DESCRIPTION AND RATES, (CONT'
Inbound Long Distance Service
Capsule Communications' Inbound Long Distance Service is an toll-free number (e., 800
888) service available for Customer use twenty- four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
Intrastate service is sold in conjunction with interstate service.
Calls are received via Switched Access tennination to Customer local exchange access lines.
The Customer is responsible for obtaining suitable access from its local exchange carrier.
All costs incurred in the installation and use oflocal access lines is the responsibility of the
Customer.
Rate Plan 1
Volume and Tenn Discounts apply to Outbound Long Distance Services offered
under Rate Plan 1.
MONTHLY RECURRING CHARGES:
Per Toll-Free Directory Listing $10.
USAGE CHARGES:
F or billing purposes, call timing is rounded up to the next six (6) second
increment following a minimum initial period of thirty (30) seconds.
Per Minute Rate $0.21
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 Boise. Idaho
IDIOOOI
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Idaho P.C. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 34
SECTION 3 - SERVICE DESCRIPTION AND RATES, (CONT'
Travel Card Service
Capsule Communications' Travel Card Service is offered to Customers of Capsule
Communications Outbound or Inbound Long Distance Services or as a stand alone service.
Travel Card Service allows Customers to place without operator assistance from locations
other than their nonnal place of business or residence. Service is offered 24 hours a day,
seven days a week to all valid tenninating locations. Intrastate service is sold in conjunction
with interstate and international service.
Access to Capsule Communications' Travel Service is via a toll-free number dialed by the
Customer. The Customer must input a valid Authorization Code in addition to the
destination number with area code in order to place a call.
Rate Plan 1
Volume and Tenn Discounts apply to Travel Services offered under Rate Plan 1.
MONTHLY RECURRING CHARGES:Not Applicable
PER CALL SERVICE CHARGES:$0.40 Per Call
USAGE CHARGES:
For billing purposes, call timing is rounded up to the next six (6) second
increment following a minimum initial period of thirty (30) seconds.
Per Minute Rate $0.
ISSUED BY:David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000
IDIOOOI
Boise, Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INc.Idaho P.C. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 35
SECTION 3 - SERVICE DESCRIPTION AND RATES, (CONT'
Directory Assistance
Directory Assistance is available to Customers of Capsule Communications long distance
services. A Directory Assistance charge applies to each call to the Directory Assistance
Bureau. One request may be made on each call to Directory Assistance. A Directory
Assistance charge applies to each call to the Directory Assistance Bureau. The Directory
Assistance charge applies to each call, regardless ofwhether the Directory Assistance Bureau
is able to furnish the requested telephone number.
Per Directory Assistance Call $0.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensa1em, Pennsylvania 19020 ID1O001
Boise, Idaho
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Idaho P.e. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 36
SECTION 4 - PROMOTIONS
General
From time to time, the Company shall, at its option, promote subscription or stimulate
network usage by offering to waive some or all of the nonrecurring or recurring charges for
the Customer (if eligible) of target services for a limited duration. Such promotions shall be
made available to all similarly situated Customers in the target market area and will comply
with all applicable Commission regulations.
Demonstration of Service
From time to time the Company may demonstrate service for potential customers by
providing free use of its network on a limited basis for a period of time, not to exceed one
(1) month. Demonstration of service and the type and duration of service provided will be
at the Company s discretion.
Comparable Pricing Promotion
Capsule Communications will, at its discretion, match certain standard or promotional
offerings of other interexchange carriers or resellers in order to acquire new Customers or
retain existing Customer accounts. The Customer must demonstrate to the Company
satisfaction that 1) an alternative service offering is valid and currently available from a
competing interexchange carrier or reseller and 2) the Customer intends to either subscribe
to or remain subscribed with the competing interexchange carrier or reseller.
ISSUED:April 21 2000 EFFECTIVE:
ISSUED BY:David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
IDIOOOI
()ise, \j;;;i1o
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INc.Idaho P.u.e. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 37 '
SECTION 5 - CONTRACTS
Contracts - General
At the option ofthe Company, service may be offered on a contract basis to meet specialized
requirements of the Customer not contemplated in this tariff. The tenus of each contract
shall be mutually agreed upon between the Customer and Company and may include
discounts off of rates contained herein, waiver of recurring or nomecurring charges, charges
for specially designed and constructed services not contained in the Company s general
service offerings, or other customized features. The tenus of the contract may be based
partially or completely on the tenn and volume commitment, type of originating or
tenninating access, mixture of services or other distinguishing features.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensa1em, Pennsylvania 19020
Boise, Idaho
IDIOOOI
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Idaho P.C. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 38
SECTION 6 -OBSOLETE SERVICE OFFERINGS
General
Obsolete service offerings are those services no longer offered to new Customers by the
Company. An existing Customer subscribing to an obsolete service may continue use ofthe
service at rates and charges listed in this section ofthe tariffuntil such time as the service is
discontinued by the Customer upon request or by the Company for cause as described in
Section 2.16 of this tariff.
Obsolete services are furnished subject to all rules and regulations of this tariff the same as
would be applicable if the service offering were not obsolete. In addition, the Company
reserves the right to revise rates, tenus, conditions, rules and regulations associated with
obsolete services from time to time.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
Boise. Idaho
IDIOOOI
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INc.Idaho P.D.C. Tariff No. 1
Original Page 39
SECTION 6 - OBSOLETE SERVICE OFFERINGS (Continued)
CC Business Service
1 CC Business Service is a distance and time of day sensitive "1 +" direct dial service
available for Customer use 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Intrastate service is
provided in conjunction with interstate and international service. Calls are placed via
Switched Access origination from Customers' presubscribed local exchange access
lines. For billing purposes, call timing is rounded up to the next six (6) second
increment following a minimum initial period of thirty (30) seconds. Volume and
Tenn Discounts do not apply.
DAY TIME EVENING NIGHT /WKND
MILEAGE
BANDS EACH EACH EACH
INITIAL ADD'INITIAL ADD'INITIAL ADD'
MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE MINUTE
0 - 10 $0.2300 $0.2200 $0.2000 $0.1900 $0.1600 $0.1600
11 - 22 $0.2700 $0.2300 $0.2200 $0.2000 $0.1600 $0.1600
23 - 55 $0.3500 $0.3000 $0.2900 $0.2400 $0.2300 $0.1900
56 - 124 $0.4100 $0.3600 $0.3300 $0.2800 $0.2700 $0.2300
125 - 292 $0.4400 $0.3900 $0.3700 $0.3200 $0.3000 $0.2700
293 - Over $0.4700 $0.4200 $0.4000 $0.3500 $0.3200 $0.3000
2 CC Business Service Customers may also subscribe to Travel Card Service for the
placing of long distance calls without operator assistance from locations other than
their own premises. For billing purposes, call timing is rounded up to the next six
(6) second increment following a minimum initial period of thirty (30) seconds. An
$0.85 per call charge applies in addition to the usage rates listed in Section 6.2.
above.
325802.
ISSUED:April 21 , 2000 EFFECTIVE:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
MAY 1 - 2000
ISSUED BY: David Hurwitz, President
2 Greenwood Square, Suite 275
3331 Street Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
Boise, Idaho
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