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C. WEST
o. Box 243
Boise, Idaho 83701
280 N. 8th ST.
Boise, Idaho 83702
Areas of service
The State of Idaho
Person Responsible for Consumer Complaints
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NAMING RATES FOR
RESALE COMMON CARRIER SERVICE
VALUE ADDED COMMON CARRIER
FOR
C WEST
O. Box 243
BOISE , ID 83701
Applying for Intrastate Resale Common Carrier
Communications Services Between Points
in the state of Idaho
and
CONTAINING RULES AND REGULATIONS
GOVERNING SERVICE
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NAME: RICHARD - AND
TITLE: PRESIDENT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Sheet
Page Number
Table of Contents
Application of Tariff
Section 1 - Definitions
Section 2 - Rules and Regulations
Section 3 - Description of Service Offered
Section 4 - Rates and Charges
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APPLICATION OF TARIFF
This tariff contains the regulations and rates applicable to the furnishing of
intrastate resale common carrier communications service by M.C. West ("Company
between various locations within the State of Idaho.
TRACKING
The following symbols are used for the purposes indicated below:
Delete or Discontinue
Increase in rate of charge
Moved from another tariff location
New
Decrease rate or charge
Change in text, but no change in rate or charge or regulation
Change in regulation
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NAME: RICHARD SANDS
TITLE: PRESIDENT
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Office of the Secretary
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SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS
Billina Services Company - Company with billing and collection agreements with local
exchange companies.
Called Station - The terminating point of a call (Le., the called number).
Callina Card Call - A billing arrangement whereby a customer may charge the call
price to a valid calling card issued by a regulated local exchange company with whom
the Company has billing and collection arrangements either directly or indirectly
through a billing service company.
Callina Station - The originating point of a call (Le., the calling number).
Coin Call - A call whereby the consumer is notified by the payphone of the call price
and deposits coin to place a call.
Collect Call - A billing arrangement whereby the charge for a call may be billed to the
called station , provided the called station accepts responsibility for such charge when
asked by payphone s automated operator.
Commission Fee - Monies paid by the Company to the customer. Commission fees
represent a portion of the revenue generated from completed call originating from
payphones located on customer s premises.
Consumer - Individuals who use the Company s telephones and the Company
services to place calls. "Consumer" also means the party actually billed for completion
of such calls.
Customer - The person or legal entity which enters into arrangements with the
Company for telecommunications services. "Customer" means the hotel, motel
hospital, prison, campus, mall, etc., contracting with the Company for payphone
service.
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NAME: RICHARD SANDS
TITLE: PRESIDENT
EFFECTIVE: JANUARY 26 1993
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Office of the Secretary
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SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS (continued)
Dial Callina Card Station to Station - A service whereby the consumer dials zero, then
the called station number and their calling card number; and where the call is
completed without the assistance of an operator.
Fixed Service Charge - A fee in addition to the underlying long distance for using the
payphone s animated operator feature.
Incomplete Call - Any call where voice transmission between the calling and called
station is not established (Le., busy, no answer, etc.
Non-Sent Paid Call - A call placed from a pay telephone where the consumer charges
the price of the call on calling card or has the call billed to the receiving party.
Pay Telephones - A pay station instrument registered with the Federal
Communications Commission and conforming with all Idaho Public Utilities
Commission regulations and orders governing such equipment.
Sent Paid Call - A call placed from a pay telephone where the consumer deposits
coin into the instrument to pay the price of the call on a payphone in advance basis.
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Office of the Secretary
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
Undertaking of Company
1 The Company provides intrastate and interstate telecommunications to
consumers who use a Company pay telephone. Such services are available
consumers from customer locations through the Company s pay telephones and
via resold transmission facilities procured from interexchange carriers (IXC'
and in accordance with the provisions of this tariff.
2 The Company shall, by record notification, identify itself to consumers on every
non sent paid call, including those handled automatically. Such identification
will occur before any charges are incurred.
3 Where 911 service is available 911 the Company shall directly route 911
emergency calls to the 911 provider. When a consumer dials "0" the call will be
routed to the LEC or to the Alternate Operator Service Provider as described in
the Company s "" Exemption Application.
4 The Company, through its billing agent(s), shall provide the local exchange
company such information as may be necessary for billing purposes as well as
an address and toll free number for consumer inquiries.
Limitations
Service is offered subject to the availability of the necessary facilities or
equipment, and subject to the provisions of this tariff.
1 The Company reserves the right to discontinue service when necessitated by
conditions beyond its control, or when the consumer or customer is using the
service in violation of the provisions of this tariff.
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Office of the Secretary
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SECTION 2 . RULES AND REGULATIONS (continued)
2 The Company does not undertake to transmit messages, but offers the use of
its facilities when available, and will not be liable for errors on transmission or
for failure to establish connections.
3 The Company reserves the right to refuse service to consumers due to
insufficient or invalid billing information and/or refusal of a third or called party
to accept billing.
4 The Company shall assure that consumers are not billed for emergency calls or
calls that are not completed. For non sent paid billing purposes, calls shall be
itemized, identified and rated from the point of origination to the point of
termination. Sent paid calls shall be rated from the point of origination to
the point of termination. No call will be transferred to another telecom-
munications company if that company cannot or will not complete the call.
Use
Services provided under this tariff may be used only for the transmission of
communications by Company payphones in a manner consistent with the terms
of this tariff.
Services provided under this tariff shall not be used for unlawful purposes.
3 The use of the Company s service without payment for service or attempting to
avoid payment for service by fraudulent means or devices, schemes, false, or
invalid numbers, or false calling or credit cards is prohibited.
2.4 Liability
1 The Company s liability, if any, for its willful misconduct is not limited by this
tariff. With respect to any other claim or suit, by a consumer, customer or
and other for damages associated in any way with the installation, provision
termination, maintenance, repair , restoration or use of services governed by
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NAME: RICHARD SANDS
TITLE: PRESIDENT
EFFECTIVE: JANUARY 26 1993
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FiLING
JAN 2 6 1993
BDise Idaho
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (continued)
this tariff, including all equipment and facilities incidental to or associated with
such services, the Company s liability, if any, shall not exceed an amount
equal to the charge applicable under this tariff to the period during which
services were affected. This liability for damages shall be in addition to any
amounts that may otherwise be due the Consumer under other provisions of
this tariff, if any, as a credit allowance.
2.4.2 The Company is not liable for any damages caused in whole or in part by or
associated . with , any service (including but not limited to channels, maintenance,
repair or restoration) or equipment which it did not furnish.
In the event the Company is subjected to any liability of damages for its acts or
omissions, other than willful misconduct, notwithstanding the provisions of the
two preceding sections, the Company shall be indemnified, defended, and held
harmless by the customer and consumer against all claims, losses, or damages
arising in whole or in part from, or in any way associated with the installation
provision , termination, maintenance, repair, restoration or use of services
governed by this tariff, including any and all equipment and facilities incidental
to or associated with such services.
2.4.4 The Company s failure to provide, maintain, or restore service under this tariff
shall be excused by emergency situations, unavoidable casualties and acts of
God, subject to the Credit Allowances in this tariff, if applicable to interruptions
in service.
2.4.5 The above tariff 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 courts responsibility to determine the validity of
the exculpatory clause.
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (continued)
Terminal Equipment
The Company s pay telephone will operate in conformance with applicable
Idaho Utilities Public Commission regulations and orders.
Installation and Termination
1 Payphone service is installed upon contractual agreement between the
customers and the Company. The contractual agreement specifies the
responsibilities of the parties, the terms and conditions of installation
termination of service, commission fee structure, and commission fee payment
schedule if any.
2 The Company s failure to provide, maintain, or restore service under this tariff
shall be excused by emergency situations, unavoidable casualties and acts
God, subject to the Credit Allowances in this tariff, if applicable to interruptions
in service.
3 On each Company payphone the Company will:a) post on the telephone instrument in plain view of anyone using the
telephone , the following notice indicating:
the name and toll free telephone number of the owner or other
responsible party.
ii)the no cost procedure for reporting service difficulties.
iii)the no cost method of obtaining User refunds and quotes for
refunds.
iv)where calls are timed, time limits per call.
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TITLE: PRESIDENT
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Office of the Secretary
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (continued)
normal and emergency dialing instructions, including coin-free 911
and operator access.
vi)Operational characteristics, such as pre-payor post-pay.
vii)The instrument is not owned by the LEC and charges for calls
made on the instrument are not regulated.
viii)All MTS companies serving the state of Idaho can be reached by
dialing the access code or number provided by the MTS company.
ix)the charge for a local call
Payment for Service and Credit Allowance
All charges due by the consumer are payable to any agency duly authorized to
receive such payments. Billing will be done through a billing service company
with whom M. P. C. - West either directly, or indirectly, has billing and
collections agreements. Due dates and methods of payment are those
specified by the billing agency, but in any case, due dates shall not be less than
15 days from the mail date. All sent paid calls are payable in advance.
Customers may receive credit adjustments for contested charges by contacting
the billing agency whose number is shown on the customer s bill. Adjustments
exceeding these allowances, if any, will be authorized after appropriate
investigation. Credit card companies will credit the contested amount(s) and
notify the Company for investigation and rebilling if appropriate. Refunds for
coin calls may be obtained by contacting the trouble and refund reporting
agency whose number is shown on the face of the telephone.
3 The following call types are at no charge to the consumer:
Incomplete Calls
Emergency Calls
800 number calls
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (continued)
Deposits
The Company does not require a deposit from customers or consumers.
Advance Payment
The Company does not require advance payments from customers.
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NAME: RICHARD ~NDS
TITLE: PRESIDENT
EFFECTIVE: JANUARY 26 1993
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SECTION 3 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES OFFERED
Service Offering
Pay telephone services for local; intraLATA intraexchange; intraLATA interstate
calls; interLATA intrastate calls; and interstate calls are offered consumers
from customer locations in the State of Idaho. Such services are available for
use 24 hours per day.
Payment Methods
Consumers may select anyone of the following payment methods for services
provided by the Company:a) Bill to valid calling cardb) Bill to a called number (collect) provided, however, that the called party
accepts such charges when asked by the payphone automated operator.c) Depositing coin.
Timing of Calls
1 On Calling Card calls, chargeable time begins when the called station answers.
C. West equipment will be programmed so no billing on automated collect
calls will begin until the called station accepts the charges.
2 On collect calls, chargeable time begins when the called station accepts the
charges. M.C. West equipment will be programmed so no billing on
automated collect calls will begin until the called station accepts the charges.
3 On coin calls, chargeable time begins when the called person is connected with
the calling party.
Chargeable time ends when the calling station "hangs up" thereby releasing
network connection. If the calling station does not hang up, chargeable time
ends when the network connection is released by automatic timing equipment in
the network.
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TITLE: PRESIDENT
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Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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SECTION 3 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES OFFERED (continued)
For billing purposes, chargeable time is based on the actual connection duration
as defined above, rounded to the next full minute.
3.4 Calculation of Distance
The rates set forth following are mileage sensitive and based on the airline
distance rate centers associated with the originating and terminating points of
the call.
The airline mileage between rate centers is determined by applying the formula
below to the vertical and horizontal coordinates associated with the rate
centers involved. The Company uses the rate centers and associated vertical
and horizontal coordinates compiled by Bell Communications Research in the
NPA-NXX V&H Coordinates Tape.
Mileage Formula:
(V1-V2) + (H1-H2)
Service Area
Originating service is available from Company payphone locations throughout
the State of Idaho.
SECTION 4 - RATES AND CHARGES
General
1 .1 The rates and charges set forth following are applicable to calls placed from
customer locations and originating and terminating within the State of Idaho.
The airline mileage between rate centers associated with the originating and
terminating points is used to determine the applicable per minute rate step to
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NAME: RICHARD SANDS
TITLE: PRESIDENT
EFFECTIVE: JANUARY 26 1993
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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SECTION 4 - RATES AND CHARGES (continued)
minute increments; fractional minutes of use are rounded up to the next full minute. For sent
paid calls, calls are priced in one minute increments on a coin deposited before service basis.
1.2 M.C. West offers customers a choice of optional rates plans as set forth below. The
general rules, regulations and rate provisions contained in this tariff apply regardless of
which rate plan is selected, unless otherwise noted.
1.3 Customers may select anyone of the rate plans and associated options; consumers will
be charged according to the rate plan selected by the customer whose facilities are used
to originate the call.
1.4 Each rate table offers mileage and usage sensitive rates; appropriate operator service
charges also apply. Time of day discounts , as well as usage sensitive rates and operator
charges , vary from plan to plan.
Idaho Rates
Rate Mileage Rate First Minute Additional Minute
11-
23-
56-124
125-196
197-292
293 & over
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SECTION 4 - RATES AND CHARGES (continued)
Fixed service charges:
Directory Assistance - coin, 1411 , 1-555-1212
Coin Intra & Inter State
Dial station calling card
Collect
Client requested surcharge (All Call Types)
- $1.00
- $1.50
- $1.55
- $2.
- $2.
IDAHO LIVE OPERATOR RATES
PROVIDED BY INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC AND THEIR TARIFF
Fixed service charges:
Dial station calling card
Collect
Person to Person
1411 & 1 555-1212
- $1.55
- $2.
- $3.
- $0.
III.
IDAHO WATS RATES
Fixed service charges:
Rate Mileage First Minute Additional Minutes
INTRA STATE
INTRA-LATA
INTER-LATA
INTER STATE
INTRA-LATA
INTER-LATA
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