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Idaho P.UC. Tariff No.
Original Title Sheet
I~aho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 - 2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, Idaho
IDAHO TELECOMMUNICATIONS TARIFF
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Ootical Teleohone Corooration
600 Blvd. South, Suite 104
Huntsville, AL 35802
RESALE INTEREXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
This tariff contains the descriptions, regulations, and rates applicable to the furnishing of
telecommunications services provided by Optical Telephone Corporation ("OTC") within the
State of Idaho. This tariff is on file with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission
Copies may be inspected during normal business hours at the Company s principal place of
business; 600 Blvd. South, Suite 104, Huntsville, AL 35802.
OTC is a provider of interexchange telecommunications services on a 24-hour basis. Service
provided for the direct transmission and reception of voice and data communications between
points within the State of Idaho as an adjunct to OTC'interstate service.
Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.Uc. Tariff No. 1
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"'aho Publit Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
SEP 7 ,- 2002
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, Idaho
CHECK SHEET
The Sheets 1 through 40 inclusive of this tariff are effective as of the date shown at the bottom of
the respective sheet(s).
SHEET REVISION EFFECTIVE DATE
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Cancels Original Sheet No.
I"aho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
SEP 7,- 2002
Boise, Idaho
Optical Telephone Corporation
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Issued: July 9 , 2002
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: September 7 2002
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6:- 2001
Boise. Idaho
Optical Telephone Corporation
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Title Sheet........................................................................................................... Title
Check Sheet ...............................................................................................................
Table__ofContents......... ......
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Concurring, Connecting and Participating Carriers.....................................................
Explanation of Symbols. ............,............... ....................... ........................ ....... ..........
Tariff Format .............................................................................................................
Application of Tariff. ........................................................................,........................
Contact Information ..........................................................................................,........
Section 1 - Technical Terms and Abbreviations .......................................................
Section 2 - Rules and Regulations ............................................................................
Section 3 - Description of Service ............................................................................
Section 4 - Rates ......................................................................................................
Issued: June 20, 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No.
Original Sheet No.
Optical Telephone Corporation
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6:- 2001
Boise. Idalia
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CONCURRING CARRIERS
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CONNECTING
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CARRIERS
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OTHER PARTICIPATING CARRIERS
None
Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 - 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No.
Boise, IdahoOptical Telephone Corporation
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EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS
To signify changed condition or regulation.
To signify deleted or discontinued rate, regulation or condition,
To signify a change resulting in an increase to a customer s bill.
To signify that material has been moved from another tariff location.
To signify a new rate, regulation condition or sheet
To signify a change resulting in a reduction to a customer s bill.
To signify a change in text but no change to rate or charge.
Effective Date: July 6 2001Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 - 2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, Idaho
TARIFF FORMAT
Sheet Numbering - Sheet numbers appear in the upper left corner of the sheet Sheets
are numbered sequentially. However, occasionally, when a new sheet is added between
sheets already in effect, a decimal is added. For example, a new sheet added between
sheets 14 and 15 would be 14.
Sheet Revision Numbers - Revision numbers also appear in the upper left corner of each
sheet These numbers are used to determine the most current sheet version on file with
the Commission. For example, the 4th Revised Sheet 14 cancels the 3rd Revised Sheet
14. Because of various suspension periods, deferrals, etc. the Commission follows in
their tariff approval process, the most current sheet number on file with the Commission
is not always the sheet in effect Consult the Check Sheet for the sheet currently in
effect
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20, 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 - 2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, Idaho
TARIFF FORMAT (CONT'
Paragraph Numbering Sequence - There are four levels of paragraph coding. Each
level of code is subservient to its next higher level:
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1.1.
1.1.1.
Check Sheets - When a tariff filing is made with the Commission, an updated Check
Sheet accompanies the tariff filing, The Check Sheet lists the sheets contained in the
tariff with a cross reference to the current revision number. When new sheets are added
the check sheet is changed to reflect the revision. All revisions made in a given filing are
designated by an asterisk (*). There will be no other symbols used on this sheet if these
are the only changes made to it (i., the format, etc., remains the same, just revised
revision levels on some sheets). The Tariffuser should refer to the latest Check Sheet to
find if a particular sheet is the most current on file with the Commission.
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20, 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 - 2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, Idaho
CONTACT INFORMATION
Customer complaints, bill inquiry, new service or disconnection requests:
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Mark Frost, Pr~sident
600 Blvd. South, Suite 104
Huntsville, AL 35802
[phone] Telephone (toll-free)
Commission contact for tariff information:
Thomas K. Crowe, Esq.
Law Offices of Thomas K. Crowe, P.
2300 M Street, N., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20037
[phone] Telephone
Commission contact for complaints:
John Ross, Vice President
600 Blvd. South, Suite 104
Huntsville, AL 35802
[phone] Telephone (toll-free)
Idaho agent:
National Registered Agents, Inc.
1423 Tyrell Lane
Boise, ID 83706
[phone] Telephone (toll-free)
Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No.
Original Sheet No. 10
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
J U L 6 2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, IdailO
SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Account Code:
mrmerical cQde, one or more of which are available to a customer to enable
identification of individual users or groups of users on an account and to allocate costs of
service accordingly.
Called Station:
The terminating point of a call (i., the called number).
Calling Card:
A card issued by Company containing such account numbers assigned to its Customer
which enables the charges for calls made to be properly billed on a pre-arranged basis.
Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No,
Original Sheet No.
I~aho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 - 2001
Boise, Idaho
Optical Telephone Corporation
SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Company:
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Optical Telephone CorpOfation.
Commission:
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
Customer:
The person, firm, corporation or other entity which orders or uses service and is
responsible for payment of charges and compliance with tariff regulation.
Disconnect or Disconnection:
The termination of a circuit connection between the Originating Station and the Called
Station or the Company s operator.
Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No, 1
Original Sheet No. 12
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 '2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, Idaho
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SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS (CONT'
Measured Service:
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The_pcO\rision of long distance measured tittle communications telephone service to
customers who access the Company s service at its contracted interexchange carriers
switching and call processing equipment by means of access facilities obtained from local
exchange common carrieres). Company contracted interexchange carrier is responsible
for arranging the access lines.
Originating Station:
The originating point of a call.
Point of Presence:
The point of physical interconnection between the local exchange company s local
network and the interexchange carrier s network ("POP"
Postpaid Service:
Presubscribed service where subscribers are billed for and remit payment subsequent to
the provision of service.
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6 2001
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 13
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 - 2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise. Idaho
SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS (CONT'
Subscriber:
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See "Customer" definition.
Travel Card:
See "Calling Card" definition.
V & H Coordinates:
Geographic Points which define the originating and terminating points of a call in
mathematical terms so that the airline mileage of the call may be determined. Call
mileage is used for the purpose of rating calls.
Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 14
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 ZO01
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, Idaho
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
Undertaking of Company
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1.1: . Gompany' sservices are furnished for telecommunications originating and/or terminating
in any area within the State ofIdaho.
2. Company is a non-facilities-based provider of interexchange telecommunications to
Customers for their direct transmission and reception of voice, data, and other types of
communications.
3. Company resells access, switching, transport and termination servIces provided by
interexchange carriers.
1.4. Customer s monthly charges for Company s service are based on the total time Customer
actually uses the service
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.For billing purposes, the duration of each call will be rounded
up in sixty (60) second increments unless otherwise specified.
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No.
Original Sheet No. 15
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUl 6 - 2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise. Idaho
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Undertaking of Company (Cont'
1-.). SubjeGt 10 availability, the Cust0mer may use authorization codes to identify the users or
user groups on an account The numerical composition of the codes shall be set by
Company to assure compatibility with the Company s accounting and billing systems and
to avoid the duplication of codes.
1.6. The Company s services are provided on a monthly basis unless otherwise provided, and
are available twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week.
Limitations
2.2.1. Service is offered subject to availability of the necessary facilities and/or equipment and
subject to the provisions of this tariff. Company reserves the right not to provide service
to or from a location where the necessary facilities or equipment are not available.
2.2.2. Company reserves the right to immediately disconnect service upon its written notice
when necessitated by conditions beyond the Company s control, or when the customer is
using the service in violation of either the provisions of this tariff, or in violation of the
law pursuant to Section 2.
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 16
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 - 2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, Idaho
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGU~ATIONS (CONT'
Limitations (Cont'
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2.2.3. 'rhe Company does not undertake to transmit messages, but offers the use of its facilities
when available.
2.2.4. Title to all facilities provided by Company under these regulations remains in Company
name.
2.2.5. Prior written permission from the Company is required before any assignment or transfer.
All regulations and conditions contained in this tariff shall apply to all such permitted
assignees or transferees, as well as all conditions of service.
Use
1. Service may be used for the transmission of communications by the customer.
Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 17
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 '2001
Boise, Idaho
Optical Telephone Corporation
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Use (Cont'
1.2, Se~ice-may-nothe used for any unlawful purpose or for any purpose for whiJ;h any
payment or other compensation is received by the Customer, except when the Customer
is a duly authorized and regulated common carrier. This provision does not prohibit an
arrangement between the Customer, authorized user or joint user to share the cost of
servIce.
3. The Company strictly prohibits use of the Company s services without payment or an
avoidance of payment by the Customer by fraudulent means or devices including
providing falsified calling card numbers or invalid calling card numbers to the Company,
providing falsified or invalid credit card numbers to the Company or in any way
misrepresenting the identity of the Customer.
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20, 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6 2001
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 18
Idaho Public Utilities CommissioR
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 - 2001
Boise, Idaho
Optical Telephone Corporation
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Liability of the Company
2.4,1'he liability Qf the CQmpany fQf damages arising out of the furnishing of its services
including but not limited to mistakes, omissions, interruptions, delays, or errors, or other
defects, representations, or use of these services or arising out of the failure to furnish the
service, whether caused by act or omission, shall be limited to the extension
allowances for interruption as set forth in Section 2.6. The extension of such allowances
for interruption shall be the sole remedy of the Customer and the sole liability of the
Company. The Company shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential
special, actual or punitive damages, or for any lost profits of any kind or nature
whatsoever arising out of any defects or any other cause.
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20, 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 19
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 '2001
Optical Telephone Corporation
Boise. Idaho
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Liability of the Company (Cont'
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2.4.2" . Company shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Customer against:
Claims for libel, slander, infringement of copyright or unauthorized use of any
trademark, trade name or service mark arising out of the material, data
information or other content transmitted over Company's facilities; and
Claims for patent infringement arising from combining or connecting company
facilities with apparatus and systems of the Customer; and
All other claims arising out of any act or omission of the Customer in connection
with any service provided by Company.
2.4.3. The Company is not liable for any defacement of, or damage to, the equipment or
premises of a customer resulting from the furnishing of services when such defacement
or damage is not the result of the Company s negligence.
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20, 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 20
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6;- 2001
Boise. Idaho
Optical Telephone Corporation
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Liability of the Company (Cont'
2.4.4, Neagents er empleyees ef c0nnecting, c0ncurring or other participating carriers or
companies shall be deemed to be agents or employees of the Company without written
authorization.
2.4.5. Company shall not be liable for and the Customer indemnifies and holds harmless from
any and all loss claims, demands, suits, or other actions or liabilities whatsoever, whether
suffered, made, instituted or asserted by the Customer or by any other party or person, for
any personal injury to, death of any person or persons, and for any loss, damage
defacement or destruction of the premises of the Customer or any other property, whether
owned by the Customer or by others, caused or claimed to have been caused directly or
indirectly by the installation, operation, failure to operate, maintenance, removal
presence, condition, location or use of equipment or wiring provided by Company where
such installation, operation, failure to operate, maintenance, condition, location or use is
not the direct result of the Company s negligence.
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20, 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No.
Original Sheet No. 21
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 '2001
Optical Telephone Corporation
Boise, Idaho
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Liability of the Company (Cont'
4-.6. - -Ihe-Companyisnot liable for any failure of performance hereunder due to causes beyond
its control, including, but not limited to, unavoidable interruption in the working of its
circuits or those of another common carrier; acts of God, storms, fire, floods, or other
catastrophes; any law, order, regulation, direction, action, or request of the United States
Government, or any other governmental entity having jurisdiction over the company or of
any department, agency, commission, bureau, corporation, or other instrumentality or any
one or more of such instrumentality or anyone or more of such governmental entities, or
of any civil or military authority; national emergencies, insurrections, riots, rebellions
wars, strikes, lockouts, work stoppages, or other labor difficulties; or notwithstanding
anything in this tariff to the contrary, the unlawful acts of the Company s agents and
employees, if committed beyond the scope of their employment
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20, 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No.
Original Sheet No. 22
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6:- 2001
Boise. Idaho
Optical Telephone Corporation
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Liability ofthe Company (Cont'
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7. - The Company shall not he liable for damages or adjustments, refunds, or cancellCltiQIl9f
charges unless the Customer has notified the Company, in writing, of any dispute
concerning charges, or the basis of any claim for damages, after the invoice is rendered
by the company for the call giving rise to such dispute or claim, unless ordered by the
Commission pursuant to Idaho law. Any such notice must set forth sufficient facts to
provide the Company with a reasonable basis upon which to evaluate the Customer
claims or demands.
2.4.8. The Company shall not be liable for any damages, including usage charges, that the
Customer may incur as a result of the unauthorized use of its communications equipment.
The unauthorized use of the Customer s communications equipment includes, but is not
limited to, the placement of calls from the Customer s premises and the placement of
calls through Customer-controlled or Customer-provisioned equipment that are
transmitted or carried over the Company s network services without the authorization of
the Customer. The Customer shall be fully liable for all such charges.
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20, 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No.
Original Sheet No. 23
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6- 2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, Idaho
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Liability of the Company (Cont'
4-.The above tariff language does not constitute a determination by the Commissioll that
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 damages claims. It is also the court'
responsibility to determine the validity of the exculpatory clause.
Prepaid Subscriber Responsibilities
(Reserved for Future Use)
Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No.
Original Sheet No. 24
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 '2001
Boise, Idaho
Optical Telephone Corporation
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Interruption of Service
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1~--Ct=edit-anowance for interruptions of service which are not due to Company s tesljngu
adjusting, to the negligence of the customer, or to the failure of channels, equipment
and/or communications equipment provided by the Customer, are subject to the general
liability provisions set forth in Section 2.4, herein. It shall be the obligation of the
Customer to notify Company of any interruptions of service. Before giving such notice
the Customer shall ascertain that the trouble is not being caused by any action or
omission of the Customer, not within the Customer s control.
2. No credit allowances will be allowed for an interruption of services for continuous
duration of less than two hours.
3. The subscriber shall be credited for an interruption of two hours or more at the rate of
1I160th for each hour over two (2) such hours of interruption up to a maximum of
6/160th multiplied by the average monthly usage bill of the Customer. If service is
activated for less than one (1) month, the monthly usage amount shall be determined by
extending the actual usage for the days of service to thirty (30) days.
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20, 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No.
Original Sheet No. 25
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6- 2001
Boise. Idaho
Optical Telephone Corporation
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Interruption of Service (Cont'
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6.4- . In the event of foreknowledge of an interruption in service for. a p_eriod ex~e_dingJwo
hours, the subscribers will be notified in writing, by mail, at least one week in advance.
Restoration of Service
The use and restoration of service in emergencies shall be in accordance with part 64
Subpart D of the Federal Communications Commission s Rules and Regulations which
specifies the priority system for such activities.
Minimum Service Period
The minimum service period is one month (30 days).
Issued: June 20, 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 26
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 '2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, Idaho
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIO~S (CONT'
Payments and Billing for Postpaid Services
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-L--Charges-for service are applied on a recurring and nonrecurring basis. Servic_eis
provided and billed on a monthly (30 day) basis. The billing date is dependent on the
billing cycle assigned to the subscriber. Service continues to be provided until canceled
by the Customer with no less than 30 days notice.
9.2. The Customer is responsible for the payment of all charges for services furnished to the
Customer. Charges are based on actual usage and are billed monthly in arrears.
3. Billing will be payable upon receipt and deemed past due ten (10) days after issuance and
posting of invoice. Bills not paid within thirty (30) days after the date of posting are
subject to a 1.5% late payment charge for the unpaid balance, or the maximum allowable
under state law. Each account shall be granted not less than one complete forgiveness of
late payment charge, pursuant to Commission rules. Customers shall be notified by letter
when eligibility for forgiveness oflate payment charge has been utilized.
Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 27
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6- 2001
Boise, Idaho
Optical Telephone Corporation
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
Payments and Billing for Postpaid Services (Cont'
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The-name(s)oLtheCustomer(s) .desiring to use the service must be set forth in the
application for service.
10. Billing Disputes
10.1. Billing disputes should be addressed to Company s Customer Service Organization via
telephone to [phone]. Customer Service is available twenty-four hours per day,
seven days per week.
10.2. In the case of a dispute between the Customer and the Company for service furnished to
the Customer, which cannot be settled with mutual satisfaction, the Customer can take
the following course of action:
Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6 2001
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 28
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 - 2001
Boise, Idaho
Optical Telephone Corporation
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGVLATIONS (CONT'
10. Billing Disputes (Cont'
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10.First, the Customer may request the Company perform an in-depth review
of the disputed amount. (The undisputed portion and subsequent bills
must be paid on a timely basis or the service may be subject to
disconnection).
10.2.Second, if there is still a disagreement about the disputed amount after the
investigation and review by a manager of the Company, the Customer may
appeal to the Commission for its investigation and decision. The address
of the Commission is:
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington
Boise, ID 83702
[phone] Telephone
Issued: June 20, 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 '2001
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 29
Boise. Idaho
Optical Telephone Corporation
SECTION 2 - RULES A~D REGVLATIONS (CONT'
11. Cancellation By Customer
. 2.-LLl.Customer.-maycanceLservice by providing written or verbal notice to Company.
11.2. Customer is responsible for usage charges while still connected to the Company s service
and the payment of associated local exchange company charges, if any, for service
charges.
11.3. Any non-recoverable cost of Company expenditures shall be borne by the customer if:
The Customer orders service requiring special facilities dedicated to the
Customer s use and then cancels the order before such service begins, before
completion of the minimum period or before completion of some period mutually
agreed with the Customer for the non-recoverable portions of expenditures; or
Liabilities are incurred expressly on behalf of the customer by Company and not
fully reimbursed by installation and monthly charges; and
Based on an order for service and construction has either begun or has been
completed, but no service provided.
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
Effective Date: July 6, 2001June 20, 2001
Mark Frost
President
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 30
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6:- 2001
Optical Telephone Corporation
Boise. Idaho
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGUJ.ATIONS (CONT'
12. Cancellation By Company
12.Company: reserves the rightto immediately discontinue furnishing the. service to
Customers without incurring liability:
In the event of a condition determined to be hazardous to the customer, to other
customers ofthe utility, to the utilities equipment, to the public or to employees of
the utility; or
By reason of any order or decision of a court or any other governmental authority
which prohibits the Company from furnishing such service; or
If the Company deems such refusal necessary to protect itself or third parties
against fraud or to otherwise protect its personnel, agents, facilities or services
without notice; or
Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 31
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 - 2001
Boise, Idaho
Optical Telephone Corporation
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
12. Cancellation By Company (Cont'
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D~-Eorunlawful use of the service-or use of the service for unlawful purposes; or
If the Customer provides false information to the Company regarding the
Customer s identity, address, credit-worthiness, past, current or planned use of
Company s services.
12.2. Company may discontinue service according to the following conditions upon ten (10)
days written notice:
For violation of Company s filed tariff.
For the non-payment of any proper charge as provided by Company s tariff.
For Customer s breach ofthe contract for service between the utility and
Customer.
When necessary for the Company to comply with any order or request of any
governmental authority having jurisdiction.
Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No.
Original Sheet No. 32
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 - 2001
Boise, Idaho
Optical Telephone Corporation
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
12. Cancellation By Company (Cont'
u -12.Xhe-discQntinuance-Qf Service(s)- by the Company pursuant to. this section does not
relieve the Customer of any obligations to pay the Company for charges due and owing
for Service(s) furnished up to the time of discontinuance. The remedies set forth herein
shall not be exclusive and the company shall at all times be entitled to all the rights
available to it under law or equity.
12.4. The Company may refuse to permit collect calling, calling card, third number billing
which it determines to be fraudulent and/or may limit the use of these billing options or
services.
13. Interconnection
13.1. Service furnished by Company may be interconnected with services or facilities of other
authorized communications common carriers and with private systems, subject to the
technical limitations established by Company. Any special interface of facilities
necessary to achieve compatibility between the facilities of Company and other
participating carriers shall be provided at the Customer s expense.
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20, 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No.
Original Sheet No. 33
I~aho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 - 2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, \d~ho
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
13. Interconnection (Cont'
- 2..2. InterCOilllectiQRhetween th_e f.a~ilities or se..rvkes of otb.eLCaITiel"~ ~haU belmder tpe
applicable terms and conditions of the other carriers' tariffs. The Customer is responsible
for taking all necessary legal steps for interconnecting Customer provided terminal
equipment or communications equipment with Company s facilities. The Customer shall
secure all licenses, permits, rights-of-way, and other such arrangements necessary for
interconnection.
14. Deposits
The Company does not require a deposit from the Customer.
15. Taxes and Surcharges
15.1. Taxes
Taxes are not included in the tariffed rates.
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20, 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 34
I€laho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 '2001
Optical Telephone Corporation
Boise, Idaho
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'
15. Taxes and Surcharges (Cont'
15.2 Public PayTelel'hon~u~~r~~,!~ge
In order to recover the Company s expenses and to comply with the FCC's pay telephone
compensation plan (FCC CC Dkt. No. 96-128), a non-discountable per call charge is
applicable to all completed dial-around intrastate calls which originate from public pay
telephones, This surcharge is in addition to standard tariffed usage charges and any
applicable service charges and surcharges. The Public Pay Telephone Surcharge will
whenever possible, appear as a separate line item on monthly bills to Customers.
Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 35
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 '2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, Idaho
SECTION 3 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
Timing of Calls
3. Ll.-The-subscriber long distance usage charge is based on the actual usage of Camp_allY
service. U sage begins when the receiver of the called number is answered. The moment
of the called party s answer is determined by hardware supervision in which the local
telephone company sends a signal to the underlying carrier s switch or the software
utilizing audio tone detection. The timing of the call begins when the called party
answers and terminates when either party hangs up.
2. Unless otherwise specified in this tariff, the minimum call duration for billing purposes is
sixty (60) seconds with sixty (60) second billing increments thereafter.
1. 3. Any portion of an applicable increment, after the appropriate minimum time for the call
will be rounded upward to the next increment. Calls less than the minimum length will
be rounded to the minimum length.
4. There is no billing for incomplete calls.
Issued: June 20, 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6 2001
Idaho P.UC. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 36
Idaho Public Utilities Commissian
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 '2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, Idaho
SECTION 3 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE (CONT'
Calculation of Distance
. Usage charges for all mileage sensitive products are based on the airline distance betwe.
the serving wire center locations 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 that
are produced by Bell Communications Research in the V & H Coordinates Tape and
appear in National Exchange Carriers Association Tariff No.4.
FORMULA:
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(VI - v2i + (HI - H2)
Issued:
Issued By:
Title:
June 20, 2001
Mark Frost
President
Effective Date: July 6 2001
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 37
Optical Telephone Corporation
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILIN
JUl 6 '2001
Boise, Idaho
SECTION 3 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE (CONT'
Calculation of Distance (Cont'
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EXAMELE: Distance between Miami and New York City:
Miami
New York
Difference
351 529
997 1.406
354 (877)
Square and add: 11 249 316 + 769 129 = 12 018 445
Divide by 10 and round: 12 018 445/10 = 1 201 844.
201 844
Take the square root and round: 1 201 844 = 1 096.
096 miles
Issued: June 20, 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001
Idaho P.u.e. Tariff No. 1
1 st Revised Sheet No. 38
Cancels Original Sheet No. 38
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
SEP 7 ,- 2002
Boise, IdahoOptical Telephone Corporation
SECTION 3 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE (CONT'
Description of Services
1. One Plus Service (Plan A) - enables a caller to complete calls within the State ofIdaho.
The Customer may access the service by dialing ", plus the Numbering Plan Area
NPA") code and telephone number (Central Office ("CO") code and station line). This
plan is associated with a monthly service charge for interstate services.
3.2. One Plus Service (Plan B) - enables a caller to complete calls within the State of Idaho.
The Customer may access the service by dialing ", plus the Numbering Plan Area
NP A") code and telephone number (Central Office ("CO") code and station line). No
monthly service charge is associated with this plan.
3. Calling Card Service - is offered in conjunction with the One Plus Service (Plan A and
Plan B) as an optional feature. Remote Access to One Plus Service is utilized by
Customers when off the network by dialing a toll-free number and entering an
authorization code and dialing the number to which the Customer desires to be
connected. This product gives One Plus customers 1500 free minutes of Calling Card
Service. The calling card is valid for 30 months and restricted to 50 minutes of free
calling per month. A customer may purchase additional minutes beyond the 50 minutes
of free monthly calling by contacting the company s toll free number. In the event of a
change in the applicable telephone number or service, the Calling Card Service
automatically terminates. The customer is responsible for all calls placed using the
Calling Card Service. If the calling card is lost or stolen, the customer is responsible for
any and all charges incurred by use of the calling card until the company s customer
service department is contacted at the toll free number. Calling Card Service is not
transferable.
Issued: July 9, 2002
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: September 7, 2002
Idaho P.C. Tariff No. 1
1 st Revised Sheet No. 39
Cancels Original Sheet No. 39
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
SEP 7,- 2002
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, Idaho
SECTION 4 - RATES
Service Charges
1. One Plus Service (Plan A)
TIMING
Initial Add'
60 Sec.60 Sec.
Intrastate $0.$0.
1.2. One Plus Service (Plan B)
TIMING
Initial Add'
60 Sec.60 Sec.
Intrastate $0.$0.
1.2. Calling Card Service
Rate per minute: $0.
Issued: July 9, 2002
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: September 7 2002
Idaho P.Ue. Tariff No. 1
Original Sheet No. 40
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JUL 6 '2001
Optical Telephone Corporation Boise, Idaho
SECTION 4 - RATES (CONT'
Surcharges
4.2.L -Returll-CheckFee
The following is assessed for each returned check:$20.
2. Directory Assistance
The following charge is assessed for each directory assistance call:$0.
3. Payphone Surcharge
The following charge is assessed on a per-completed call basis:$0.
Universal Service
1. USF Charge
All intrastate calls are subject to a non-discountable Universal Service Fund (USF)
charge. The USF charge will be shown as a separate line item on monthly bills to
Customers.
Issued: June 20 2001
Issued By: Mark FrostTitle: President
Effective Date: July 6, 2001