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IDAHO TELECOMMUNICATIONS TARIFF
This tariff contains the descriptions, regulations, and rates applicable to the furnishing of service and facilities for
telecommunications services provided by MetroLink Commumications, Inc., with its principal office at 70 West
Madison, Suite 5500 Chicago, Illinois 60602. This tariff applies for services furnished within the State of Idaho.
This tariff is on file with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, and copies may be inspected, during normal
business hours, at the Company s principal place of business.
Issued: February 19. 1996 Effective:
Issued by: John Paulsen. MetroLink Communications. Inc.
Title: President
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
~UL 1 3 1996
Boise, Idaho
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Pages 1 through 33 inclusive of this tariff are effective as of the date shown at the bottom of the respective Page(s).
Original and revised Pages as named below comprise all changes for the original tariff and are currently in effect
as of the date on the bottom of this page.
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Issued by: John Paulsen. MetroLink Communications. Inc.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 1 3 1996
Title: President
Boise, Idaho
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TitlePage.............................................................CheckPage............................................................
Table of Contents
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Symbols..............................................................
Tariff Format.............................................. ......
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Section I-Terms and Abbreviations ............................................ 6
Section2-RulesandRegulations ..............................................
1 Description of Services........
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Application of Tariff ..............................................
3 ApplicationforService.............................................
Limitations of Service .............................................
5 Locations of Service ..............................................
6 Use of Service............................................ ......
Establishment and Re-establishment of Credit
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8 Credit Allowance/Interruption of Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9 LiabilityofCompany..............................................
10 LiabilityofCustomer .............................................
11 AdvancePayments Deposits Guarantors.................................
12 Discontinuance and Restoration of Service
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13 Interconnection.................................................
14 Equipment ...................................................
15 TerminalEquipment .............................................
16 UnauthorizedUsage..............................................
17 ContactInformation..............................................
18 DisputedBills .................................................
19 Description of Services..................................... .......
Section3-BillingInformation ................................................
1 Rendering and Payment of Bills .......................................
2 Determination and Rendering of Charges..................................
3 Timing of Calls .................................................
Section4-Rates ........................................................
1+Service: SwitchedAccess ........................................
2 1+ Service: DedicatedAccess........................................
3 8ooService....................................................
4.4 CallingCardService ..............................................
5 OperatorServices................................................
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Title: President
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 1 3 1996
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SYMBOLS
When changes are made to 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) - To signify a change in regulation;
(D) - To signify deletion or discontinuance;
(1) - To signify change resulting in an increase in rate or charge;
(M) - To signify material has moved from another location in the tariff without change;
(N) - To signify new items in tariff;
(R) - To signify change resulting in a reduction in rate or charge;
(T) - To signify a change in text but no change in rate or charge;
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TARIFF FORMAT
A. Page Numbering - Page numbers appear in the upper right corner of the page. Pages are numbered
sequentially. However, new pages are occasionally added to the tariff. When a new page is added between pages
already in effect, a decimal is added. For example, a new page added between Pages 14 and 15 would be 14.
B. Page Revision Numbers - Revision numbers also appear in the upper right corner of each page. These numbers
are used to determine the most current page version on file with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission. For
example, the 4th revised Page 14 cancels the 3rd revised Page 14. Because of the various suspension periods
deferrals and other procedures the Idaho Public Utilities Commission follows in its tariff approval process, the most
current page number on file with the Commission is not always the tariff page in effect. Consult the Check Page
for the page currently in effect.
C. Paragraph Numbering SeQuence - There are nine levels of paragraph coding:
1.1.
1. LA.
2. 1. LA. 1.
2. 1. LA. 1. (a).
2. 1. LA. 1. (a). I.
1. LA. 1. (a).I. (i).
2. 1. 1.A.2. (a). I. (i). 1.
D. Check Pages - When a tariff filing is made with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, an updated check page
accompanies the tariff filing. The Check Page lists the pages contained in the tariff, with a cross reference to the
current revision number. When new pages are added, the check page 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 format, etc. remains the same, just revised levels on some pages).
The tariff user should refer to the latest check page to find out if a particular page is the most current on file with
the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
Issued: February 19. 1996 Effective:
Issued by: John Paulsen. MetroLink Communications. Inc.Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 1 3 1996
Title: President
Boise, Idaho
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SECTION 1 - TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ACCOUNTING CODE: A multi-digit code which enables a customer to allocate long distance charges
to its internal accounts.
AUTHORIZATION CODE: A multi-digit code which enables a customer to access MetroLink's network
and enables MetroLink to identify the customer s use for proper billing.
BUSINESS SERVICE: Telecommunications service provided to a customer for use primarily or
substantially for a business, professional, institutional, or other occupational nature.
COMMISSION: Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
COMPANY: MetroLink Commumications, Inc.
CUSTOMER: A firm, organization, company, corporation or other entity which contracts for service
under this Tariff and which is responsible for the payment of charges as well as compliance with
Company s regulations pursuant to this Tariff. The term Customer is synonymous with the term
Subscriber.
DAY: The time from 8:00 A.M. to, but not including, 5:00 P.M. local time at the originating city,
Monday through Friday, excluding Company-specified holidays.
DELINQUENT OR DELINQUENCY: An account for which payment has not been paid in full on or
before the last day for timely payment.
END USER: The individual placing a telephone call.
EVENING: The time from 5:00 P.M. to, but not including, 11:00 P.M. local time at the originating city,
Sunday through Friday and on Company-specified holidays except when a lower rate would normally apply.
EXCHANGE AREA: A geographically defined area wherein the telephone industry through the use of
maps or legal descriptions sets down specified areas where individual telephone exchange companies hold
themselves out to provide communications services.
HOLIDAYS: The Company-specified holidays are: New Year s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. On holidays, evening rates apply through the day on
which the holiday is observed unless a lower rate would normally apply.
Issued: February 19. 1996 Effective:
Issued by: John Paulsen. MetroLink Communications. Inc.
Title: President
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 1 3 1996
Boise, Idaho
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1.14
1.15
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1.17
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1.19
1.20
1.21
1.22
1.23
1.24
1.25
1.26
LOCAL ACCESS TRANSPORT AREA ("LATA"): A geographical area established by the U.S. District
Court for the District of Columbia in Civil Action No. 17-, within which a local exchange company, and
as permitted, a telecommunications company provides communications services.
LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER/LOCAL EXCHANGE:
service within a local exchange or LATA.
A company providing telecommunications
MAIN BILLING NUMBER: Telephone number assigned to a Customer to which Customer charges are
billed.
NIGHTIWEEKEND: The time from 11:00 P.M. to, but not including, 8:00 A.M. local time in the
originating city, all day on Saturday, and all day Sunday except from 5:00 P.M. to, but not including 11:00
NON-BUSINESS HOURS: The time period after 5:00 P.M. and before 8:00 A., Monday through
Friday, all day Saturday, Sunday and on holidays.
NON-CUSTOMER DIALED/OPERATOR HANDLED CALL: A service arrangement whereby an end
user accesses an operator and requests the operator dial the destination number.
OFF-PEAK: The time from 5:00 P.M. to, but not including 8:00 A.M. Monday through Friday; all day
Saturday and Sunday.
OPERATOR SERVICES (OS): Call intervention by either automated interface or live operators for the
purpose of call completion or billing arrangements.
OPERATOR STATION CALL: A call utilizing operator completion assistance where the calling party
dials 0 plus the destination number, 00 plus the destination number, or 00 and waits for ,an operator.
PEAK: The time from 8:00 A.M. to, but not including, 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.
PERSON-TO PERSON CALL: A service whereby the person originating the call specifies to the
Company operator a specific person, mobile station, department, extension, or office to be reached.
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE: Telecommunications services used primarily as non-business service.
SERVICE: Any and all service(s) provided pursuant to this Tariff.
SPECIAL ACCESS LINE (SAL):A Dedicated Analog DAL or Digital T-l Access Lines directly
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Title: President Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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connecting Customers telephone equipment to the Long Distance Provider without using the Local
Exchange Carrier s switching equipment.
1.27 TERMINAL: Any location where the carrier provides services described herein.
1.28 TERMINAL EQUIPMENT: Devices, apparatus, and their associated wiring such as teleprinters, telephone
hand sets, or data sets.
1.29 THIRD NUMBER BILLING: Calls billed to the Customer s Main Billing Number which originate from
a location other than the Main Billing Number.
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Title: President
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 1 3 1996
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
Description of Service
MetroLink Commumications, Inc. provides interexchange carrier 24-hour interLATA and intraLATA
intrastate telecommunications services between points in Idaho. The services furnished herein are for the
transmission and reception of voice, data and other types of communications. MetroLink offers its services
to Customers subscribing to the services through the Primary Interexchange Carrier selection process
allocation, causal use, or direct connection. Service provided pursuant to this tariff may be utilized only
for the transmission of communications by customers consistent with the terms of this tariff and the rules
and regulations of the state of Idaho.
Application of Tariff
This tariff contains the regulations and rates applicable to the provision of intrastate toll telecommunications
services between points within the State of Idaho.
Application for Service
Application for service may be made verbally or in writing. These applications become contracts
upon the establishment of service. The Company may also require a signed authorization from the
Customer for additions or changes to existing service. An application for service cancelled by the customer
or by the Company prior to the establishment of service applied for is subject to the provisions of section
10.
Any change in rates or regulations prescribed by the Commission automatically modifies the terms
and regulations of contracts to the extent of such change.
An agreement for resale service shall contain a provision indicating the understanding of the parties
that the agreement shall not become effective until authorization by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission
is first obtained by the customer.
Each agreement for service shall contain a provision indicating the understanding of the parties
that the agreement is at all times subject to such changes or modifications by the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission as said Commission may, from time to time, direct in the exercise of its jurisdiction.
Limitations of Services
2.4.Service is offered subject to the availability of the necessary facilities and equipment and is subject
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Office of the Secretary
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to the provisions of this tariff. The Company reserves the right not to provide service to or from
a location where the necessary facilities are not available.
2.4.MetroLink reserves the right to discontinue service to any Customer upon written notice, in
compliance with the Commission s rules for disconnection, when necessitated by conditions
beyond its control, for the nonpayment of services, or for any abuse of this tariff or of the law.
Locations of Service
MetroLink services are furnished for communications originating and terminating within the state where
facilities are available.
Use of Service
1 Services furnished by the Company may not be used for any unlawful purpose, including business
governmental, residential or other use.
2 No restrictions apply on sharing or resale of services. The customer remains liable for all
obligations under this Tariff notwithstanding such sharing or resale and regardless of the Company
knowledge of same.
3 Use of the services herein in a manner that could interfere with the services provided to other
customers, harm the facilities or the Company or others is prohibited.
6.4 In the event that the Company determines, based upon its sole judgement, that there is fraudulent
use of either the services furnished by the Company or the Company s network, the Company will without
liability to the customer discontinue service and/or seek legal recourse to recover from the customer all
costs involved in enforcement of this provision.
6.4.Service may be discontinued by the Company, without notice to the customer, by
blocking traffic to or from certain cities, or NXX exchanges, or by blocking calls using certain
customer authorization codes such as calling card codes, when the Company deems, in its sole
judgement, it necessary to take such action to prevent unlawful use of its service. The Company
will restore service as soon as it can be provided without undue risk.
6.4.B Without incurring any liability, the Company may discontinue the furnishing of service(s)
to a customer immediately and without notice if the Company deems, in its sole judgement, that
such action is necessary to prevent or protect against fraud or to otherwise protect its personnel
agents, facilities or services.
Issued: February 19. 1996 Effective:
Issued by: John Paulsen. MetroLink Communications. Inc.
Title: President
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 1 3 1996
Boise, Idaho
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5 The Company may, but is not required to, advise the customer of abnormal calling patterns or other
possible unauthorized use of facilities or calling cards assigned to the Customer. Additionally, the
Company may, but is not required to, block calls on authorization codes which the Company believes to
be unauthorized or fraudulent. In the event the customer advises the Company that the traffic is normal
and there is no material unauthorized usage and/or no abnormal calling patterns, the customer will be liable
for all charges associated with such abnormal calling patterns or other possible unauthorized use.
6 If a customer utilizes a dedicated access line between the customer s premises and the Company
serving office for the origination or termination of calls, the customer is responsible for payment of all
charges for usage over that access line, including any usage which may be fraudulent or unauthorized.
7 The use and restoration of service shall be in accordance with Part 64, Subpart D of the Federal
Communications Commission s rules.
8 With the use of the Company authorization codes, the customer agrees to pay to the Company all
charges incurred as a result of any delegation of authority whether authorized or unauthorized resulting in
the use of its Company authorization code.
Establishment and Re-establishment of Credit
Establishment of Credit
Each applicant for service will be required to establish credit, which will be established as follows:
Applicant's credit is otherwise established to the satisfaction of the Company, after completion of
the credit application or by other means.
Applicant makes the deposit prescribed in section 2.11.
Re-establishment of Credit
A Any customer whose service has been temporarily or permanently discontinued for non-
payment of bills will be required to pay any unpaid balance due to the Company and may be
required to pay a reconnection charge, if applicable, and to re-establish credit by making the
deposit prescribed in section 2.11 before services is again provided.
B If service is terminated by the Company or customer, the customer will be responsible
for payment of all charges accruing on the customer s account up to the last day of the notification
periods described in section 2.12. In the event the Company is unable to disconnect the
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customer s access lines by the requested cancellation date, the customer will be responsible for
any usage over the line, but will not be responsible for any minimum usage requirement or
monthly recurring charges.
Credit Allowance/Interruption of Services
8.4
No credit will be allowed for relinquishing facilities in order to perform routine maintenance.
Credit for failure of service or equipment will be allowed only when such failure is caused by or
occurs in facilities or equipment provided by the Company. As used in this tariff, all equipment
facilities and/or services for which the Company renders a bill for payment are considered
provided by the Company whether or not the equipment, facilities and/or services are owned and
operated by the Company.
No credit will be allowed for failures of service or equipment due to Customer user-provided
facilities or any act or omission of the Customer or its authorized user(s).
Credit allowance time for failure of service or equipment starts when the Customer notifies the
Company of the failure or when the Company has actual knowledge of the failure, and ceases
when the service has been restored and an attempt has been made to notify the Customer.
The Customer shall notify the Company of failures of service or equipment and make reasonable
attempts to ascertain whether the failure is caused by Customer-provided equipment. Only those
portions of the service or equipment operation materially interfered with will be credited.
No credit shall be given for an interruption of service less than 2 hours.
The Customer shall be credited for an interruption of 2 hours or more at the rate of 1I360th of
the monthly charge for the facilities affected for each period of 2 hours or major fraction thereof
that the interruption continues. (A billing period has 30 days and service is provided 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week. Every month will have 720 hours.
Where a minimum usage charge is applicable and the Customer fails to meet a usage minimum
credit for the outage shall be applied against that minimum equal to 1I360th of the monthly
minimum charges associated with the portion of service disabled for each period of 2 hours or
major fraction thereof that the interruption continues.
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Title: President
Issued by: John Paulsen. MetroLink Communications. Inc.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 1 3 1996
Boise, Idaho
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Liabilitv of the Company
The following tariff language does not constitute a determination by the Commission that a limitation
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 of the exculpatory clause.
Except as provided in this Section, the Company s sole liability for any claim, loss, expense or damages
of any kind, whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising from or in any way attributable to
acts or omissions of the Company relating to the installation, provision, termination, maintenance, repair
restoration, or billing of any service, feature or option available under this tariff shall be limited to exceed
an amount equal to the monthly recurring charge to the customer for one (1) month, if any, or as otherwise
set forth in the outage credit provision of this tariff provided, however, that:
1 The Company s liability for its willful misconduct is not limited by this tariff;
2 The Company is not liable for any failure of facilities or performance of services due to causes
beyond its control including, but not limited to, civil disorder, fire, flood, storm or other natural or man-
made disasters or elements, labor problems or regulations issued by or action taken by any government
agency having jurisdiction over the Company or its services or equipment.
3 The Company shall have no liability to any person or entity other than its customer.
4 The Company shall not be liable for, and shall be fully indemnified and held harmless by the
customer against the following:
A Any claim, loss, expense or damage (including but not limited to, reasonable attorney s fees
and expenses) for engaging in a criminal enterprise, defamation, libel, slander, invasion
privacy, infringement of copyright or patent, arising from or in connection with the material, data
information, or other content transmitted over the services or facilities furnished by the Company;
B Any claim, loss, expense or damage (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees
and expenses) for any act or omission of the customer or its agents and contractors or due to the
failure or Customer-provided equipment, facilities, systems or services.
C Any claim, loss, expense or damage (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees
and expenses) for personal injury or death of any person caused directly or indirectly by the
installation, maintenance, location, condition, operation, failure, presence, use or removal
equipment or wiring provided by the Company, if not caused by negligence of the Company.
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D Any use by the customer of the Company s products or services which use has been restricted
or limited by action of a government agency having jurisdiction over the customer, the Company
or its products or services.
5 Allor a portion of the service may be provided over facilities of third parties, and the Company
shall not be liable to the customer or any other person, firm or entity in any respect whatsoever arising out
of defects caused by such third parties.
6 In the event that the Company causes the misrouting of calls, the Company s sole liability shall be
to provide a credit equal to the charges for the affected calls.
7 The Company shall not be liable for the use, misuse of abuse of a customer s 800 Service by third
parties, including, without limitation, the customer s employees or members of the public who dial the
customer s 800 number by mistake. Compensation for any injury the customer may suffer due to the fault
of others must be sought from such other parties.
8 The Company reserves the right to immediately suspend or cancel without advance written notice
and without any liability whatsoever, the provision of 800 Service to any 800 Service Customer if the
Company determines in its sole discretion that the Customer is using the 800 Service to make or permit
any telephone facility under such Customer s control to be used for any facility under such Customer
control to be used for any purpose or activity, including but not limited to any obscene, indecent or
harassing purpose or activity, prohibited by Section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
and 800 calls placed with the intent of gaining access to a Customer s outbound calling services without
authorization from the Customer.
Liability of Customer
10.1 The Customer shall be responsible for damages to the Company s facilities caused by the act or
the omission of the Customer, its authorized users, officers , directors , employees , agents , contractors
licensees or invitees.
10.The Customer shall provide access to the Customer s or authorized user s premises by the
Company personnel for inspection, repair and/or removal of any facilities or equipment of the company
on an unrestricted basis, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
10.3 The Customer will guarantee the performance by its authorized users of all provisions of this tariff
and contractual obligations between the customer and the Company. The Customer will be liable for the
acts or omissions of its authorized users relative to the compliance with the provision of this tariff.
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10.4 The Customer may not assign or transfer to a third party, whether by operation of law or
otherwise, the right to use the services provided under this tariff, provided however, that where there is
no interruption of use or relocation of the services, such assignment or transfer may be made to the
following:
Another Customer of the Company, provided that the assignee or transferee assumes all
accrued and unpaid obligations of the transferring Customer including but not limited to all
indebtedness for such services, and the unexpired portion of the minimum period and the
termination liability applicable to such services if any; or
B A court-appointed receiver, trustee or other person acting pursuant to the laws of bankruptcy,
receivership, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation or other similar proceedings, provided that
the assignee or transferee assumes all accrued and unpaid obligations of the transferring Customer
including but not limited to all indebtedness for such services, and the unexpired portion of the
minimum period and the termination liability applicable to such services if any.
If the Customer wishes to assign or transfer the right to use services provided under this tariff, written
consent of the Company is required prior to such assignment or transfer which consent may be granted or
withheld in the sole discretion of the Company. All regulations and conditions contained 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
remaining jointly and severally liable with the assignee or transferee for any obligations existing at the time
of the assignment or transfer.
10.5 The Customer of the Company s 1 +, 0+ and/or 800 service is responsible for payment of all calls
placed:
A via the Customer s local telephone service number(s);
B via dedicated access lines to the Company facilities and/or network;
C via the Customer s 800 service number(s) either intentionally or mistakenly placed;
which originated at the Customer s number(s);
which were accepted at the Customer s number(s) (e.g. collect calls); and
F which were billed to the Customer s number via third number billing.
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Idaho Public Utilities Commission
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This responsibility is not changed by virtue of any use, misuse, or abuse of the Customer s service
Customer provided systems, equipment, facilities, services interconnected to the Customer s local telephone
service, 0 +, dedicated lines or 800 service; which use, misuse, or abuse may be occasioned by third
parties, including, without limitation, the Customer s employees and members of the public.
10.The Customer must obtain an adequate number of access lines for 800 service to handle its
expected demand in order to prevent interference or impairment of the service or any other service
provided by the Company. The Company will have the right to determine such adequacy giving due
consideration to (1) the total call volume; (2) average call duration; (3) time-of-day characteristics; and (4)
peak calling period.
The Company, without incurring any liability, may disconnect or refuses to furnish 800 service to any
Customer that fails to obtain an adequate number of lines. In the case of disconnections, the Customer will
be notified in writing in advance of the termination of service.
10.7 Any mistakes, accidents, omissions, interruptions , delays, errors or defects in transmission or
service which are caused or contributed to, directly or indirectly, by an act or omission of the Customer
by others, through the use of Customer-provided facilities or equipment, or through the use of facilities
or equipment furnished by any other person using the Customer s facilities shall not result in the imposition
of any liability upon the Company. The Customer shall pay to the Company any reasonable costs
expenses, damages, fees or penalties incurred by the Company as a result thereof, including the costs of
any local exchange company labor and materials. The Company shall be indemnified , defended and held
harmless by the Customer against any and all claims, demands, causes of action and liability relating to
services provided pursuant to this agreement, including payment of the Company s reasonable attorney
fees.
Advance Payments. Deposits. Guarantors
11.1 Advance Pavments
At the time an application for service is made, an applicant may be required to pay an amount equal to at
least one month's service charges and/or the service connection charges which may be applicable. The
amount of the first month's services is credited to the Customer s account on the first bill rendered.
11.2 Deposits
The Company may require a deposit before providing service, or at anytime after service has been
commenced, upon reasonable prior notice. If the requested deposit is not paid, the Company may
immediately terminate service. The deposit will not exceed applicable installation plus minimum usage
charges, if any, plus up to two months estimated usage charges.
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For the period the deposit is held by the Company, the customer will receive simple interest which will
accrue on the deposit at the current prime rate, or the current rate prescribed by the Commission, per
annum. The deposit and accrued interest are refundable at the time of the termination of service. The
Company, in its sole discretion, may refund the deposit and interest thereon to customer at any time prior
to termination, in which event the customer may elect to apply the deposit and interest to future invoices
or receive a payment. The Company reserves the right to apply the customer s deposit and accumulated
interest against the customer s unpaid balance at any time.
11.3 Guarantors
In lieu of a deposit, MetroLink may accept written guarantee. The Company will release the guarantor
upon the customer s prompt and timely payment of all charges for twelve consecutive billing periods.
Payment of a charge is satisfactory if it is received prior to the date the charge becomes delinquent and it
is not returned for insufficient funds or closed account. The Company may withhold a guarantee pending
the resolution of a dispute with respect to charges secured by such guarantee.
Discontinuance and Restoration of Service
12.1 For any of the following reasons, the Company may discontinue service upon at least three days
notice or cancel an application for all services without incurring any liability. Separate accounts for the
same Customer are also subject to this provision.
12.1.A In the event that a Customer s bill remains unpaid after more than 30 days following
rendition of the bill.
12.1.B 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, or
regulation of any government authority having jurisdiction over the service.
12.1. C Where the Company is prohibited from furnishing services by order of a court or other
government authority having jurisdiction.
12.2 The Company, by written notice to the Customer, may, without incurring any liability, cancel
suspend the provision of service or equipment for non-payment of any sum due to the Company from the
customer, whether pursuant to service offered under this tariff or otherwise, or as a result of actions of
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 tariff by the Customer or authorized user
or if the Customer becomes insolvent or bankrupt or makes a general assignment for the benefit
creditors or as otherwise permitted by the tariff. Cancellation will be effective on the date specified on
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the notice.
12.Service may be cancelled by the Customer only on not less than 30 days written notice to the
Company. In the event the Company is unable to disconnect the Customer s access line by the requested
cancellation date, the Customer will be responsible for any usage over the line.
12.The discontinuance of service by the Company pursuant to this Section does not relieve the
Customer of any obligations to pay the Company for charges due and owed for services furnished up to
the time of discontinuance.
12.5 The remedies set forth herein shall not be exclusive and the Company shaH at all times be entitled
to all rights available to it under either law or equity.
12.Except as otherwise provided in this tariff or as specified in writing by the parties entitled to
receive service, notices may be given verbally or in writing to the person whose name and business address
appear on the executed service order.
12.7 The customer shall pay a cancellation charge for services that require special facilities dedicated
to its use when the customer cancels the order before service begins or prior to the expiration of the service
term or if service is cancelled for nonpayment or failure to make a requested deposit. The charge will be
equal to the non-recoverable portion of expenditures or liabilities incurred expressly for the Customer and
the sum of the monthly recurring or minimum usage amount remaining through the end of the term. The
Customer is liable for any charges assessed by the interconnecting telephone company providing the
dedicated local access line.
12.8 Emergency circumstances - MetroLink will postpone a disconnection for a period of time not to
exceed 21 days if the telephone service is necessary to obtain emergency medical assistance for a person
who is a member of the household where the telephone service is provided and where such person is under
care of a physician. Any person who alleges such an emergency shall provide MetroLink with reasonable
evidence of such necessity upon request.
Interconnection
13.1 When service or equipment of the Company are interconnected with and/or terminated in any
service and/or equipment of another communications common carrier, the Customer shall comply with any
applicable tariff regulations of and/or contractual obligation it has to the other communications common
carner.
13.The Company shall be appointed agent of the Customer to arrange interconnection from the
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Company s point of presence to the Customer s facilities unless otherwise specified. The Customer shall
be responsible for payment of local access line charges for such interconnections secured on its behalf.
The rates charged for local access service are subject to change by the local telephone company or other
third parties utilized by the Company in arranging local access service. The Customer acknowledges that
the Company may rely on the telephone companies for installation and testing of local access lines. The
Company is not liable for untimely installation, facilities not operating or equipment that is not provided
by the Company.
13.3 Interconnection of the Company s services or equipment with the services of other communications
common carriers is permitted as well as Customer provided communications facilities so long as the
facilities and services provided by others do not interfere with the proper functioning of the facilities and
services provided by the Company.
EQuipment
14.1 The Customer shall assume all responsibility for obtaining all necessary permits, authorization or
consents for interconnecting Customer-provided equipment or facilities with the Company s services or
facilities as well as ensuring that the Customer-provided equipment or facilities are properly interfaced with
the company s services or equipment.
14.2 Access to and release of Company provided facilities located on the Customer s premises for testing
and repair will be required for failures of equipment or service and/or routing maintenance. The Company
will notify the Customer in advance of such necessary access or release and will attempt to schedule the
access or release at a mutually convenient time. For charges contemplated in the tariff, such testing and
repair and/or routine maintenance will be performed during regular business hours. When, at the specified
request of the Customer, such routine maintenance, testing and/or repair is performed outside of regular
business hours, additional special service charges may apply.
14.The Customer shall operate its equipment and facilities in such a manner that its use of the
Company s facilities shall not interfere with any other Customer s use of the Company s services or
equipment.
14.4 The Customer shall provide adequate space, electrical power, wiring, HV AC and electrical outlets
necessary for the proper operation of the Company s equipment on the Customer s and/or authorized user
premises.
14.5 The Customer shall be responsible for all loss regardless of cause (other than directly resulting
from an act or omission of the Company) to the Company s equipment on the Customer s or its authorized
user s premises.
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14.The Customer is responsible for ensuring that, except for Customer authorized and qualified
personnel, no one attempts to adjust, modify, move or otherwise interfere in any way with the continuous
operation of the Company s equipment located at the Customer s or authorized user premises.
14.The Customer shall comply with the minimum protective criteria generally accepted in the
telephone industry and other appropriate criteria as may be prescribed by the Company to protect the
integrity of service and for safety reasons.
14.8 The Customer shall be responsible for the installation, operation or maintenance of any Customer-
provided equipment. Where such equipment is connected to service furnished pursuant to this tariff, the
responsibility of the Company shall be limited to the furnishing of services under this tariff and to the
maintenance and operation of such services in the proper manner. Subject to this responsibility, the
Company shall not be responsible for the following:
the through transmission of signals generated by Customer-provided equipment or for the
quality of, or defects in, such transmission;
B the reception of signals by Customer-provided equipment; or
. C network control signalling where such signalling is performed by Customer-provided network
control signalling equipment.
Terminal EQuipment
15.1 The Company s facilities and service may be used with or terminated in Customer-provide terminal
equipment or Customer-provided communications systems. Such terminal equipment shall be furnished
and maintained at the expense of the Customer, except as otherwise provided in this tariff. The Customer
is responsible for all costs at the Customer s premises, including Customer personnel, wiring, electrical
power, and the like, incurred in the use of the Company s service.
15.2 When such terminal equipment is used , the equipment shall comply with the minimum protective
criteria set forth below and shall not interfere with service furnished to other Customers. Additional
protective equipment, if needed, shall be employed at the Customer s expense.
15.3 When service using voice grade facilities is terminated in Customer-provided terminal equipment
channel derivation devices, or communications systems , the Customer shall comply with the following
minimum protective criteria:
15.A When the facilities furnished under this tariff are used in common with local telephone
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company services, it is necessary in order to prevent excessive noise and cross talk, that the power
of the signal applied to the local lines be limited. A single valued limit for all application cannot
be specified. Therefore , the power of the signal in the band over 300 hertz which may be applied
by the Customer-provided equipment at the point of termination will be specified by the carrier
for each application, to be consistent with the signal power allowed on the telecommunications
network.
15.B To protect the telecommunications services from interference at frequencies which are
above the band of service provided, the Company will specify the acceptable signal power in the
following bands to be applied by the Customer provided equipment or communications system at
the point of termination to insure that the input to the local facilities does not exceed the limits
indicated.
1 The power in the band from 3 995 hertz to 4 000 hertz shall be at least 18 dB below
the power of the signal as specified above.
2 The power in the band from 4 000 hertz to 10 000 hertz shall not exceed 24 dB below
one miliwatt.
3 The power in the band from 10 000 to 25 000 hertz shall not exceed 24 dB below one
miliwatt.
.4 The power in the band from 25 000 hertz to 40 000 hertz shall not exceed 36 dB
below one miliwatt.
The power in the band above 40 000 hertz shall not exceed 50 dB below one
miliwatt.
15.Where there is connection via Customer-provided terminal equipment or
communications systems to a direct dial service, to prevent the interruption or disconnection of
calls or interference with network control signaling, it is necessary that the signal applied by the
Customer-provided equipment to the interface at no time has energy solely in the 2450 to 2740
hertz band. If signal power is in the 2450 to 2750 hertz band, it must not exceed the power
present at the same time in the 800 to 2450 hertz band.
15.D Where such Customer-provided equipment or communications system applies, signals
having components in the frequency spectrum below 300 hertz, excluding ringing signals, the
currents and voltages (including all harmonics and spurious signals) at the interface shall not
exceed the limits indicated in (a) through (d) the following:
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1 The maximum rms (root-mean-square) value, including dc and ac components of the
current per conductor shall not exceed 0.35 ampere.
2 The magnitude of the peak of the conductor or ground voltage shall not exceed 70
volts.
3 The conductor voltage shall be such that the conductor-to-ground voltage limit in (2)
preceding is not exceeded. If the signal source is not grounded, the voltage limit in (2)
preceding applies to the conductor-to-conductor voltage.
.4 The total weighted rrns voltage within the band from 50 hertz shall not exceed 100
volts. The total weighted rms voltage is the square root of the sum of the products times
the square of the rms voltage of the individual frequency components. The weighting
factors indicated are:
For Freauencies Between Weighting Factor
50 hertz and 100 hertz f=2/l(Y
100 hertz and 300 hertz f=3.3/1O66
Where f is the numerical value of the frequency, in hertz, of the frequency component
being weighted.
15.4 If the Customer fails to maintain and operate his terminal equipment properly, resulting in the
occurrence or possibility of harm to the Company s equipment, personnel , or the quality of service to other
Customers, the Company may, upon written notice, require repair, maintenance or the use of protective
equipment at the Customer s expense. If such repair, maintenance or use of protective equipment fails to
produce satisfactory results, the Company may, upon written notice, terminate the Customer s service
immediately.
15.4.A The Customer shall comply with the minimum protective criteria generally accepted in
the telephone industry and other appropriate criteria as may be prescribed by the Company. The
Customer shall ensure that his terminal facilities are of the proper mode, band-width, power, data
speed, and signal level for the intended use of the Customer, and that the signals do not damage
the Company s equipment, injure personnel or degrade service to other Customers.
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Unauthorized Usage
16.1 Any person or entity that accesses the Company s facilities without first:
Obtaining authorization by way of a presubscription agreement;
having been issued an authorization code by the Company; or
C dialing the Company s Feature Group D access code or utilizing a phone that is presubscribed
to MetroLink;
utilizing a Company authorized Special Access Line;
is subject to:
A a $3 000 per line set-up fee;
B a $2 750 per day, per line surcharge in addition to otherwise applicable rates;
C a $200 per hour labor charge;
D $.20 per attempt to obtain an authorization code fraudulently;
E $85.00 per authorization code obtained fraudulently;
$.55 per minute for all completed calls made through the use of a fraudulently obtained
authorization code;
any applicable Local Exchange charges for investigation, including, but not limited to, trap
and trace equipment and fees and Dialed Number Recorder equipment and fees; and
payment of attorney fees and court costs actually incurred by the Company for the collection
of the line set-up fee, per day/per line surcharge, applicable rates and per hour labor charge
itemized above.
16.Any person or entity dialing automated calling card calls (dialing 0+ NPA + NXX-XXXX and
entering a calling card number after the tone) that accesses MetroLink's network and completes
less than 5 % of those calls is subject to the charges outlined in this section. For purposes of this
section, calls that are not answered, reach a busy signal or are otherwise unbillable will not be
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considered as completed calls.
Contact Information
17.Customer complaints, bill inquiry, new service or disconnect requests:
MetroLink Commumications, Inc.
Customer Service Department
70 West Madison, Suite 5500
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Toll Free 1-800-245-4232
17.Commission contact:
Christina Weiksnar
MetroLink Commumications, Inc.
70 West Madison, Suite 5500
Chicago, Illinois 60602
[phone]
Disputed Bills
18.In the case of a dispute between the customer and the Company regarding a bill for service
furnished, which cannot be resolved with mutual satisfaction, the customer can make the following
arrangement:
18.That in lieu of paying the disputed amount, customer may deposit this with the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission s Consumer Affairs Branch which can be contacted by writing to the following
location:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Statehouse
Boise, ID 83720-6000
18.3 The undisputed portion of the bill and subsequent bills must be paid in accordance with Section 3
of this tariff to avoid discontinuance of service.
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Description of Services
19.1 + Switched and Dedicated Service: This service arrangement allows a customer to originate
calls in areas with Equal Access capabilities served by the Company by presubscribing to the
service. This service is also available to customers in areas without Equal Access capabilities
through use of non-travel authorization code and company-provided switched access facilities.
This service arrangement further allows customers to originate calls via dedicated access facilities
between the customer s premises and MetroLink's point of presence and allowing the completion
of calls via facilities leased from other carriers. The dedicated access facility is provided by the
LEC. MetroLink will act as an agent for the customer in ordering and installation of such
facilities. Customer access to this service is obtained by dialing 1 + NP A + NXX-XXXX.
19.800 Service: MetroLink offers inbound services wherein the called number is responsible for the
payment of the calls and the caller may call the subscriber of the 800 number toll free.
19.4 Calling Card Service: MetroLink offers calling card services accessed by dialing 1 800 plus a
seven digit number plus a personal identification number plus the call destination number. Calls
are billed to the Customer s account. Features include voice and fax mail options, restricted or
unrestricted calling privileges.
19.Operator service: Operator Services are be offered to switched access subscribers served from
equal access offices, and to users accessing the company s services through public payphones or
customer provided stations. Charges for Operator Services may be billed to a customer
commercial credit card account or Company calling card account, or to the calling station, called
station or a designated third party station. Charges may not be billed to public payphones or
customer-provided stations, or to stations outside the United States. Operator Service rates will
apply to the following types of calls:
19.5.Customer Dialed Calling Card Station: Calls completed without the assistance of a
company operator when the charges are billed to the calling card account entered by the calling
party.
19.5.Operator Station: Calls completed with the assistance of a company operator on a
station-to-station basis. Charges may be billed to the customer s commercial credit card
customer s calling card, to the calling station, called station or a designated third party station.
19.C Person-to-Person: Calls completed with the assistance of a company operator to
particular person, station department or PBX extension specified by the calling party. Charges
may be billed to the customer s commercial credit card or calling card account, or to the calling
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station, called station or a designated third party station.
Charges for Operator Services will be the usage rates appearing in the Rates section of this tariff
plus a per call surcharge dependent upon the type of operator service provided.
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SECTION 3 - BILLING INFORMATION
Rendering and Payment of Bills
1.1 Service is provided and billed on a monthly basis. Service continues to be provided until 30 days
after the company s receipt of a written request from the Customer for the disconnection of service, unless
other restrictions apply. In addition to the charges for the Company s services, the Customer shall pay any
applicable federal, state or local use, excise, sales or privileges taxes resulting from the services furnished
by the Company. Such taxes shall not be counted toward the attainment of any volume or revenue
commitment and will not be discounted.
1.2 The Customer is responsible for payment of all charges for service furnished by the Company. This
includes payment for calls or services (a) originated at the Customer s numbers(s) whether authorized or
not; (b) accepted at the Customer s number(s) (e.g. 800 Service and collect calls); (c) billed to the
Customer s number via third number billing, a calling card, a company-assigned authorization code, travel
card number, or other special billing number; and/or (d) incurred at the specific request of the Customer.
1.3 A Customer of 800 service is responsible for payment for all calls placed to or via the Customer
800 Service number(s). This responsibility is not changed by virtue of any use, misuse, or abuse of the
Customer s service or Customer provided systems, equipment, facilities or services interconnected to the
Customer s 800 Service, which use, misuse or abuse may be occasioned by third parties, including, without
limitation, the Customer s employees and members of the public who dial the Customer s 800 number by
mistake.
1.4 If notice of a dispute with respect to charge is not received in writing within 30 days after an invoice
is rendered, such invoice shall be deemed to be correct and binding upon the Customer. Accounts not paid
within 30 days from the due date stated on the bill will be considered delinquent. Delinquent payments
may result in the imposition of a late fee at the rate of 1.5 % of the unpaid balance per month or the
maximum allowable rate under applicable state law.
1.5 A bill shall not include any previously unbilled charge for service furnished prior to three months
immediately preceding the date of the bill , except charges for collect calls, credit card calls, third party
calls, and "Error File" calls (those which cannot be billed, due to the unavailability of complete billing
information to the company) which shall have a five-month backbilling period. In cases of toll fraud, a
backbilling period of one year will apply.
1.6 MetroLink will make retroactive billing adjustments for a period not to exceed one year.
1.7 The Company may require applicants or Customers to provide information pertaining to their
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financial ability to pay for service.
1.7.Applicants or Customers whose credit worthiness is not acceptable to the Company or
is not a matter of general knowledge, may be denied service or may be required to make, at any
time, a deposit in an amount equaling up to three months, actual or estimated, charges for the
services provided. The Company may increase the amount of any deposit previously required if
in the Company s sole discretion, it is reasonably necessary under the circumstances.
1. 7.B In the case of a cash deposit, interest will be paid for the period during which the deposit
is held by the Company. If the Company, in its sole discretion, determines that the Customer is
not capable of satisfying its payment obligations, services may be cancelled by the Company upon
written notice.
1.7.C At the Company s option, such deposit may be refunded or credited to the customer at
or anytime prior to, termination of service. The Customer may elect to apply the deposit to future
invoices or receive a payment of the deposit amount. However, if any balance is outstanding on
the Customer s account at the time of cancellation, the Company reserves the right to apply the
Customer s deposit and accumulated interest against the Customer s unpaid balance.
1.8 In the event the Company incurs fees or expenses, including attorney s fees, court costs, costs of
investigation and related expenses in collecting, or attempting to collect, any charges owed to the Company,
the Customer will be liable to the Company for the payment of all such fees and expenses reasonably
incurred.
1.9 In the event that a check or draft tendered by a Customer is returned, a fee of $25 will apply. The
fee will be assessed when a check or instrument issued by a Customer is returned without payment for any
reason whatsoever, unless the return is a blank error, in which case documentary evidence is required to
waive the fee.
1.10 All stated charges in this tariff are computed by the Company exclusive of any federal , state, or
local use, excise, gross receipts, sales or privilege taxes, duties, fees, or similar liabilities (other than
general income or property taxes) whether charged to or against the Company 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.
Determination and Rendering of Charges
1 For the purpose of billing, service will be deemed to be started on the day service and its associated
equipment, if any, is installed. Where billing is based upon Customer usage, Customers will be billed for
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all usage commencing on the date usage begins.
Subject to the Company s right to cancel or suspend services as otherwise provided in this tariff
the minimum service period for services is 30 days. Termination by Customer is effective 30 days after
receipt by the Company of a written notice of cancellation. Termination by the Company is effective 30
days after delivery of written notice or as otherwise set forth in this tariff or other agreement of the
Customer and the Company.
3 In situations where a special service is requested, the minimum service period and charges will be
determined on a case-by-case basis.
2.4 All monthly recurring charges are billed one month in advance. Initial and final month's billing,
when the service period is less than a month, will be prorated at 1I30th of the month's recurring charge
for each day the service was rendered or equipment was provided.
5 Usage charges are billed monthly for the preceding billing period. For periods less than the monthly
billing period, minimum usage charges are prorated at 1I30th of the monthly minimum amount for each
day the service was rendered.
6 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.
7 Computed charges or credits for each call are rounded to the nearest cent.
8 Rate periods apply, unless noted otherwise, as indicated below and are based on the time in which
a call is established. In cases where a call begins in one rate period and continues into another, the rate
in effect in each period will apply to the portion of the call occurring within the applicable rate period.
* Day rates apply from 8 a.m. to, but not including,S p.m. Monday through Friday.
* Evening rates apply from 5 p.m. to, but not including, 11 p.m. Sunday through Friday.
* Night rates apply from 11 p.m. to, but not including, 8 a.m. seven days a week.
* Weekend rates apply from 8 a.m. to, but not including, 11 p., Saturday and from 8 a.m. to
but not including, 5 p.m. on Sunday.
* On holidays, evening rates apply throughout the day on which the holiday is observed unless
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a lower rate would normally apply.
* Peak rates apply from 8 a.m. to, but not including, 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
* Off-peak rates apply from 5 p.m. to, but not including 8 a.m. Monday through Friday; all day
Saturday and Sunday.
9 The applicable usage rates for the billing of a distance sensitive call will depend on the distance in
airline mileage between the originating and terminating points of the call. For the purpose of determining
the airline mileage of a call, the Company will utilize the vertical (") and horizontal(tl ) coordinates
of the rate centers of the originating and terminating points of the call. For purposes of billing, the
Company references "vtl and "H" coordinates provided by Bell Communications research.
For calls originated by dialing a local exchange number or a 9S0-type number using an authorization code
the originating point will be the rate center in which the shared access facilities are located. For calls
originated via equal access connections or dedicated access lines, the originating point will be the rate
center in which the Customer is located. The terminating point will be determined by the rate center of
the called number.
The airline mileage of a call is calculated as follows:
Formula:VI-2 +
Timing of Calls
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 tariff.
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SECTION 4 - INTRAST ATE RATES
Rates shown are the rates applicable to intrastate long distance calling between all points within the
State of Idaho.
1 + Service: Switched Access
Volume Rate
Peak Off-Peak
$0-000
50,001-250 000
250 001 +
1924 0.1541
1698 0.1360
1603 0.1284
Business accounts are billed in six (6) second increments with a minimum can time of thirty (30) seconds.
Residential accounts are billed in sixty (60) second increments with a minimum call time of sixty (60)
seconds.
1 + Service: Dedicated Access
Volume Rate
Peak Off-Peak
$0-000
001-250 000
250 001 +
1247 0.1053
1100 0.0929
1039 0.0878
Monthly recurring charges: $250.
Non-recurring Installation Charge: Per customer s contract.
Calls are billed in six (6) second increments with a minimum call time of thirty (30) seconds.
Issued: February 19. 1996 Effective:
Issued by: John Paulsen. MetroLink Communications. Inc.
Title: President
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 1 3 1996
Boise" JdabII
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800 Service
Volume Rate
Peak Off-Peak
$0-000
001-250,000
250,001 +
2057 0.1675
1815 0.1478
1714 0.1396
Business accounts are billed in six (6) second increments with a minimum call time of thirty (30) seconds.
Calling Card Service
Volume Rate
Peak Off-Peak
$0-000
001-250 000
250 001 +
2527 0.2319
2106 0.1911
1756 0.1566
Calls charged to the calling card will be billed in six (6) second increments with a thirty (30) second
minimum call time. Customer will be billed up to a $0.50 surcharge per call.
Issued: Februarv 19. 1996 Effective:
Idaho Public UtiHties Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 1 31996
Issued by: John Paulsen. MetroLink Communications. Inc.
Title: President
Boise. Idaho
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Operator Services
1 Usage Charges
Mileage Dav
1st +60
11-
17-
23-
31-40
51-
56-124
125-292
293+
Evening1st +60
NightIWeek-End1st +60
Calls will be billed in sixty (60) second increments with a minimum billed call time of sixty (60) seconds.
Additional Charges: customer is billed the following surcharge in addition to its usage charge.
Operator Assisted Collect
Operator Assisted Third Party
Operator Assisted Person to Person
Operator Assisted Calling/Credit Card
Operator Dialed Number
Busy Line Verification
Emergency Interruption
3 Directory Assistance
1.00
2.50
The Customer is billed $0.60 per directory assistance call.
Issued: Februarv 19. 1996 Effective:
Issued by: John Paulsen. MetroLink Communications. Inc.
Title: President
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 1 3 1996
Boise, Idaho