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Blackfoot Communications,Inc.Idaho Price List
Original Title Page
Blackfoot Communications,Inc.d.b.a.
Fremont Communications
Telecommunications Price List
Toll-Free Telephone Number
1.866.541.5000
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W.Washington Street
1.800.432.0369
This price list contains the rates,terms and conditions applicable to the sale of
telecommunications services provided by Blackfoot Communications,Inc.within the State of Idaho.
Issued Date:August 15,2014 Effective Date:October 1,2014
Issued by:Michelle Owens
Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Fremont Communications
1221 North Russell Street
Missoula,MT 59808
Advice Letter:ID-14-01
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
October 1, 2014
Boise, Idaho
Blackfoot Communications,Inc.Idaho Price List
Original Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1.)Definitions,Terms and Abbreviations 1
2.)General Rules and Regulations 1
2.1 Undertaking of Blackfoot Communications,Inc 1
2.2 Limitations 2
2.3 Use 2
2.4 Payment for Service 3
2.5 Taxes 3
2.6 Regulatory Fees 3
2.7 Cancellation 3
2.8 Other Rules 4
2.9 Timing of Calls 4
3.)Calling Plans &Charges 5
3.1 Regulatory Surcharges 5
3.2 Basic Rates 5
3.3 Directory Assistance 6
3.4 Promotional and Bundled Offerings 6
Issued Date:August 15,2014 Effective Date:October 1,2014
Issued by:Michelle Owens
Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Fremont Communications
1221 North Russell Street
Missoula,MT 59808
Advice Letter:ID-14-0l
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
October 1, 2014
Boise, Idaho
Blackfoot Communications,Inc.Idaho Price List
Original Page 1
1.)Definitions,Terms and Abbreviations
Company -Whenever used in this price list,Company refers to Blackfoot Communications,Inc.
dba Fremont Communications unless otherwise specified or clearly indicated by the context.
Customer -The person,firm,corporation or governmental unit which orders Service either for its
own use as a resale carrier or as a nonprofit manager of a sharing group and which is responsible
for the payment of charges and for compliance with Company price list regulations.The term
customer also includes an entity that remains presubscribed to the Company Service after its
account(s)is removed from the Company’s billing system,subsequently continues to use the
Company’s network,and is billed by a local exchange carrier for such use,or otherwise uses
Service for which no other Customer is obligated to compensate Company.
Toll Free Service -Toll free service includes 800 and 888 series numbers as well as any other
future toll free series numbers.
2.)General Rules and Regulations
2.1 Undertaking of Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Fremont Communications
Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Fremont Communications,services are furnished
for intra-LATA and inter-LATA communications originating and terminating at specified
points within the state of Idaho.Any calls originating in Idaho and terminating outside of
Idaho are not applicable to this price list terms,conditions,and rates.
Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Fremont Communications,installs,operates and
maintains the communications services provided herein in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth in this price list.
The Company’s services and resold facilities are provided on a monthly basis unless
otherwise provided,and are available twenty-four hours per day,seven days per week.
Issued Date:August 15,2014 Effective Date:October 1,2014
Issued by:Michelle Owens
Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Fremont Communications
1221 North Russell Street
Missoula,MT 59808
Advice Letter:ID-14-01
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
October 1, 2014
Boise, Idaho
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2.2 Limitations
2.2.1 Services are offered subject to the availability of the necessary facilities and
equipment and subject to the provisions of this price list.
2.2.2 Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Fremont Communications,reserves the
right to discontinue or limit service when necessitated by conditions beyond its
control,or when the Customer is using service in violation of provisions of the
price list,or in violation of the law.
2.2.3 The Company 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.
2.2.4 All services and resold facilities provided under this price list are directly or
indirectly controlled by Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Fremont
Communications.The Customer may not transfer or assign the use of service or
facilities without the express written consent of the Company.Such transfer or
assignment shall only apply when there is no interruption of the use or location of
the service or facilities.
2.2.5 Prior written permission from the Company is required before any assignment or
transfer.All regulations and conditions contained in this price list shall apply to
all permitted assignees or transferees,as well as all conditions of service.
2.2.6 The included price list language does not constitute a determination by the
Commission that a limitation of liability imposed by the Company should be
upheld in a court of law.Acceptance for filing by the Commission recognizes
that it is a court’s responsibility to adjudicate negligence and consequential
damage claims.It is also the court’s responsibility to determine the validity ofthe
exculpatory clause.
2.3 Use
Services provided under this price list may be used for any lawful purpose for which the
service is technically suited.
Issued Date:August 15,2014 Effective Date:October 1,2014
Issued by:Michelle Owens
Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Fremont Communications
1221 North Russell Street
Missoula,MT 59808
Advice Letter:ID-14-0l
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
October 1, 2014
Boise, Idaho
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2.4 Payment for Service
All charges due by the Customer are payable to Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba
Fremont Communications,or any agency duly authorized to receive such payments.Any
objections to billed charges must be reported to the Company within thirty (30)days of
the invoice date.Adjustments to the Customer’s bills shall be made to the extent that
circumstances exist which reasonably indicate that such changes are appropriate.Once
service is activated,the Customer is liable for the payment of all usage charges for
services to be provided by the Company to the Customer including any fraudulent use,
misuse,or abuse of the Customer’s Service or Customer provided equipment by third
parties,the Customer’s employees,or the public.This includes payment for calls or
services that originate at the customer’s number(s),are accepted at the Customer’s
number(s)(e.g.collect calls),are billed to the Customer number(s)via third number
billing,use of a calling or travel card,or use of an assigned special billing number or
authorization code to the customer.Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Fremont
Communications will not require deposits of its customers but does reserve the right to
discontinue services upon notice as allowed under Commission rule and identified below
in this price list.
2.5 Taxes
All state and local taxes (i.e.,gross receipts tax,sales tax,municipal utilities tax)are
listed as separate line items and are not included in the quoted rates.
2.6 Regulatory Fees
All State and Federal Commission ordered rates,fees,and surcharges may be listed as
separate line items and are not included in the quoted rates.
2.7 Cancellation
2.7.1 For any of the following reasons,the Company may,unless otherwise required
by law,discontinue service upon at least 10 days’written notice or cancel an
application for all services without incurring any liability.Separate accounts for
the same Customer are also subject to this provision.
2.7.1.1 In the event that a Customer’s bill remains unpaid after more than thirty
days following rendition of the bill.
2.7.1.2 In the event of a violation of any regulation governing the service under
this tariff,when necessitated by conditions beyond the Company’s
control,a violation of any law,rule,
Issued Date:August 15,2014 Effective Date:October 1,2014
Issued by:Michelle Owens
Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Fremont Communications
1221 North Russell Street
Missoula,MT 59808
Advice Letter:ID-14-0l
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
October 1, 2014
Boise, Idaho
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or regulation of any government authority having jurisdiction over the
service.
2.7.1.3 Where the Company is prohibited from furnishing services by order of a
court or other government authority having jurisdiction.
2.7.2 The Company,by written notice to the Customer,may,without incurring any
liability,cancel or suspend the provision of service or equipment for the
following reasons:non-payment of any sum due to the Company from the
Customer,whether pursuant to service offered under this price list or otherwise;
or as a result of actions of a government agency which forces discontinuance of
the provision of service or equipment;or for violation or threatened violation of
any of the terms or conditions of this price list by the Customer or authorized
user;or if the Customer becomes insolvent or bankrupt,or makes a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors or as otherwise permitted by this price list.
Cancellation will be effective on the date specified on the written notice.A
reasonable attempt will be made within twenty-four (24)hours after the ten (10)
day cancellation notice period to personally contact the Customer.
2.7.3 Service may be canceled by the Customer at any time verbally,by e-mail or in
writing.In the event the Company is unable to disconnect the Customer’s long
distance by the requested cancellation date,the customer will be responsible for
any usage over the line.Customer cancellation of service implies that they are
selecting another preferred provider or choosing not to have a long distance
provider (No-PlC).In the event the customer selects a new preferred provider it
is their responsibility to make the needed arrangements with the new provider to
ensure that they receive the desired calling plan rates.
2.8 Other Rules
The Company 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 Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
2.9 Timing of Calls
2.9.1 Billable time for service is the duration of time between the called station
answering and the called or calling station disconnecting,provided duration may
be rounded in accordance with specific descriptions in this price list.
Issued Date:August 15,2014 Effective Date:October 1,2014
Issued by:Michelle Owens
Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Fremont Communications
1221 North Russell Street
Missoula,MT 59808
Advice Letter:TD-14-Ol
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
October 1, 2014
Boise, Idaho
Blackfoot Communications,Inc.Idaho Price List
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2.9.2 The duration of a call is rated in intervals of the billing increments described for
each service provided in this tariff.If the final interval of a call is less than the
applicable billing increment,it will be rounded up to a full increment for
purposes of billing.
2.9.3 Computed usage charges or credits for each call are rounded to the nearest cent
when possible.
2.9.4 Applicable rate periods,unless noted otherwise,are indicated below and are
based on the time in which a call is established.
3.)Calling Plans &Charges
3.1 Regulatory Surcharges
The following per minute rates include the current Universal Service Fund Surcharge and
the Telecommunications Relay Service Surcharge.The total amount of the call will be
rounded to the nearest cent if the computed rate of the call results in a fractional charge.
3.2 Basic Rates**
3.3.1 $0.15 per minute.Billed first minute and then in six second increments thereafter.
**Company will pay any PlC change charge on behalf of the customer to switch carriers to
subscribe to the service.
Issued Date:August 15,2014 Effective Date:October 1,2014
Issued by:Michelle Owens
Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Fremont Communications
1221 North Russell Street
Missoula,MT 59808
Advice Letter:ID-14-O1
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
October 1, 2014
Boise, Idaho
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3.3 Directory Assistance
3.3A Long Distance Directory Assistance is available to Customers of Company’s
switched services.The charge applies to each call regardless of whether the
Directory Assistance Bureau is able to furnish the requested telephone number.
3.3.2 A credit allowance for a Directory Assistance call will be provided if the
Customer experiences poor transmission quality,receives an incorrect telephone
number,or inadvertently misdials the intended Directory Assistance number.
Directory Assistance per look up $1.25
Directory Assistance Call Completion $0.15 per minute
3.4 Promotional and Bundled Offerings
Certain promotional and bundled offerings may be provided from time to time.These
offerings may only apply to certain services,and may be limited to certain dates,times,
and locations.Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Fremont Communications,will
provide all current promotional offerings,bundles and rates on its corporate website as
required by the FCC.Current offerings can be found at:
http://www.fremontsolutions.com]
Issued Date:August 15,2014 Effective Date:October 1,2014
Issued by:Michelle Owens
Blackfoot Communications,Inc.dba Freniont Communications
1221 North Russell Street
Missoula,MT 59808
Advice Letter:LD-l4-0l
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
October 1, 2014
Boise, Idaho