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REGULATIONS AND SCHEDULE OF INTRASTATE CHARGES
GOVERNTNG THE PROVISION OF SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICES
FOR CONNECTION TO COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES WITHIN
THE STATE OF IDAHO
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
CHECK SHEET
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS
APPLICATION
SECTION 1 - DEFIMTIONS
SECTION 2 _ REGULATIONS
SECTION 3 _ SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
SECTION 4 _ BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES
SECTION 5 - RATES
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EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS. REFERENCE
MARKS. AND ABBREVIATIONS OF TECHNICAL
TERMS USED IN THIS TARIFF
The following symbols shall be used in this tariff for the purpose indicated below
To signify a changed regulation or rate structure.
To signify discontinued material.
To signify the correction of an error made during a revision.
To signify an increased rate.
To signify a new rate or regulation
To signify a reduced rate.
To signify a change in text but no change in rate or regulation.
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APPLICATION
This tariff sets forth the competitive services offerings, rates, terms and conditions applicable Peerless
Network of Idaho, LLC (Company) furnishing intrastate, IntraMSA and InterMSA communications
services.
Except as provided in 3.1.3(A), this tariff applies only to the extent that services provided hereunder are in
use by a Customer for the purpose of originating or terminating intrastate communications. A
communication is "intrastate" only if all points of origination and termination are located within the State
of Idaho.
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DEFINITIONS
Access Services
The Company's intrastate telecommunication services offered pursuant to this tariff.
Act
The Communications Act of 1934 (47 USC 153(R)), as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996,
Public Law 104-104, 110 State. 56 (1996), codified throughout 47 USC, as interpreted by applicable law.
Automatic Number Identification (ANI)
A multi-frequency, signaling common switching feature that provides the automatic transmission of a seven
or ten digit number and information digits to the customers premise for calls originating in the LATA to
identify the calling party or station.
Calling Party Number (CPN)
A Signaling System 7 parameter that uses the ten (10) digit number is to identify the calling or originating
party.
Central Office Prefix (NXX)
The first three digits of the seven digit telephone number assigned to an end user's local exchange service.
Central Office Switch
A switch providing Telecommunications Services, including, but not limited to an End Office Switch or
End Office which is a switching entity that is used to terminate Customer station lines for the purpose of
interconnection to other switches and trunks; and, a Tandem Switch or Tandem Office or Tandem that is a
switching entity that has billing and recording capabilities and is used to aggregate and deliver traffic to
carriers' aggregation points, points of termination, or points of presence, and to provide Switched Exchange
Access Services. Central Office Switches may also be used as a combination End Office/Tandem Office
Switch.
Collocation
An arrangement where the equipment of a local exchange carrier is installed and maintained on the premise
of another LEC's equipment.
Common Carrier
Any individual, partnership, association, joint- stock company, trust, governmental entity or corporation
engaged for hire in intrastate communication by wire or radio, between two or more exchanges.
Common Channel Signaling Network
Digital data network carrying signaling, routing and control information that interfaces with the
telecommunications network.
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DEFINITIONS
Company
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC, the company that issued this tariff.
Customer
The person, firm, government agency or entity, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust or
corporation that orders from, uses or subscribes to the services in this tariff.
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI)
Information that relates to the quantity, technical configuration, type, destination, location, and amount of
use of a telecommunications service subscribed to by any customer of a the Company and that is made
available to the Company by the customer solely by virtue of the Company-customer relationship; and
information contained in the bills pertaining to telephone exchange service or telephone toll service
received by a customer of a carrier; except that such term (CPNI) does not include subscriber list
information.
Digital Signal Level I (DS1
The 1.544 Mbps first level signal in the time division multiplex hierarchy. In the time division
multiplexing hierarchy of the telephone network, DS I is the initial level of multiplexing.
Digital Sienal Level 3 (DS3)
The 44.736 Mbps third level in the time division multiplex hierarchy. In the time division multiplexing
hierarchy of the telephone network, DS3 is defined as the third level of multiplexing
End Office
A local switching system where customer station loops are terminated for the purpose of interconnecting
to trunks.
End User
A customer of telecommunications services provided by the Company that is not a carrier. End users can
include a business, company or enhanced service providers (including but not restricted to, internet service
providers, conference calling providers, and Voice over Internet Protocol service providers) or other
entities.
Exchange
A unit generally smaller than a Market Service Area (MSA), established by a local service provider for the
administration of communications services in the specific area. One or more exchanges comprise a MSA.
Exchange Telephone Company
Denotes any individual, partnership, association, joint- stock company, trust, or corporation engaged in
providing switched communication within an exchange.
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DEFINITIONS
Extended Area Service (EAS)
A switching and trunking arrangement which provides for non-optional, unlimited, two-way, flat rate
calling service between two or more telephone exchanges, provided at either the applicable local exchange
rate or the applicable local exchange rate plus an EAS increment rather than at the toll message rate.
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission
Grandfathered
Services ordered under the provisions of this tariff but are no longer available to new customers.
Individual Case Basis
A condition in which the regulations (if applicable), rates and charges for an offering under the provision
of this tariff are developed based on the circumstance in each case.
Intrastate Access Service
Provides for a two-point communications path between a Customer's premises or a collocated
interconnection location and an end user's premises for originating and terminating calls within the state.
Internet Traffic
Any traffic exchanged between Company and the customer that is originated by or delivered to an Enhanced
Service Provider, including an Internet Service Provider.
Local Access and Transport Area (LATA)
A Local Access and Transport Area established pursuant to the Modification of Final Judgment entered by
the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in Civil Action No. 82-0192; or any other
geographic area designated as a LATA in the NATIONAL EXCHANGE CARRIER ASSOCIATION, INC.
TARIFF F.C.C. NO.4.
Local Exchange Routing Guide (LERG)
The telecommunications industry database tool used to provision NPA/NNXs and provide routing
information to facilitate call completion.
Local Traffic
Traffic, including but not limited to Intemet Traffic, that is originated by a Customer, user, subsidiary or affiliate
of the Customer on the customer's network or service and terminates to the Company or another
customer of the Company on the Company's network, within a given local calling area, or expanded atea
service ("EAS") area as defined in the originating carrier's effective Customer Tariffs, or, if the State
Commission has defined local calling areas applicable to all LECs, then as so defined by the State
Commission.
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DEFINITIONS
Loss
The value placed on injury or damages due to an accident caused by another's negligence, a breach of
contract or other wrongdoing.
Meet Point Billine
When two or more exchange telephone companies are involved in the provisioning and billing of
telecommunications service.
MOUs
Minutes of Use
North American Numbering Plan (NANP)
A three-digit area code (also known as a Number Plan Area (NPA), and a seven digit telephone number,
made up of a three digit central off,rce code and a four-digit station number. The NANP is administered by
the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA).
Originating Carrier
The carrier whose end user originates a call on the carrier's network or switching equipment.
Percentage of Interstate Usage (PIU)
The interstate jurisdictional use of a telecommunications service, as reported by the customer. This
percentage is stated as a whole number percentage (a number from 0 through 100 percent) which is the best
estimate of the percentage of the total use of the service that will be interstate in nature by the customer.
Percent of Local Usage (PLU)
The local jurisdictional use of a telecommunications service as reported by the customer. This percentage
is stated as a whole number percentage (a number from 0 through 100 percent) which is the best estimate
of the percentage of the total use of the service that will be local in nature by the customer.
Point of Interconnection (POI)
The physical location, building or equipment where two separate networks connect in order to pass
telecommunications traffic and signaling.
Recurring Charges
The charges to the Customer for services, facilities and equipment which continue to apply for duration of
the service. These usually occur on a monthly basis.
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DEFINITIONS
Service Commencement Date
The first date on which the Company notifies the Customer that the requested service or facility is available
for use, unless extended by the Customer's refusal to accept service which does not conform to standards
set forth in the Service Order or this tariff, in which case the Service Commencement Date is the date of
the Customer's acceptance. The Company and the Customer may mutually agree on a substitute Service
Commencement Date.
Service Order
The request for access services, written or electronic, executed by the Customer and the Company in the
format devised by the Company. Such a request for service by the customer and the acceptance of the
request by the Company initiates the respective obligations of the parties as set forth therein and pursuant
to this tariff, but the duration of the service is calculated from the Service Commencement Date.
Serving Wire Center
The wire center from which the customer designated premises would normally obtain dial tone from the
Company.
Shared
A facility or equipment system or subsystem that can be used simultaneously by several customers.
Signaling Transfer Point (STP)
A specialized switch that provides SS7 network access and performs SS7 message routing and screening.
State Commission
The State agency responsible for the regulation of telecommunications service within a particular state's
or commonwealth's borders.
Tandem Transit or third party Tandem Transit
An arrangement that provides indirect Interconnection, via a third party's tandem, that is used by the Company
and the Customer for the reciprocal exchange of Local and IntraLATA Toll Traffic between their respective
networks and/or service.
Telecommunications Service
The offering of Telecommunications for a fee directly to the public, or to such classes of users as to be
effectively available directly to the public, provided through a system of switches, transmission equipment,
or other facilities (or combination thereof) by which a subscriber can originate and terminate a
Telecommunications Service, regardless of the facilities used. Telecommunications Service generally
provides the Customer with a telephonic connection to, and a unique telephone number address on, the public
switched telecommunications network, and enables such Customer to place or receive calls to all other stations
served by the public switched telecommunications network. It also provides service within a telephone
exchange or within a connected system of telephone exchanges within the same exchange area operated
to furnish subscribers intercommunicating service of the character ordinarily furnished by a single exchange
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DEFINITIONS
Terminating Carrier
The carrier who terminates a call to the carrier's end user a call on the carrier's network or switching
equipment.
Termination Point
The point of demarcation within a customer designated premises or point of interconnection at which the
Company's responsibility for the provision of service ends.
Toll Traffic
Traffic between stations in different exchange areas for which there is a separate charge not included in
contracts for local exchange service.
User
A Customer or any other person authorized by the Customer to use service provided under this tariff.
Wire Center
A building in which one or more end offices, used for the provision of Exchange Services, are located.
V and H Coordinates Method
A method of computing the distance, in airline miles, between two point by utilizing an established formula
which is based on the vertical and horizontal coordinates of the two points.
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REGULATIONS
Undertaking of the Company
2.1.1 Scope
The Company undertakes to fumish access services in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth in this tariff.
2.1.2 Shortage of Facilities
All service is subject to the availability of suitable facilities. The Company reserves the
right to limit the length of communications or to discontinue furnishing services when
necessary because of the lack of transmission medium capacity or because of any causes
beyond its control.
2.1.3 Terms and Conditions
(A) Service is provided on the basis of a minimum period of at least one-month, 24-
hours per day. For the purpose of computing charges in this tariff, a month is
considered to have 30 days.
(B)Customers may be required to enter into written service orders which shall contain
or reference a specific description of the service ordered, the rates to be charged,
the duration of the services, and the terms and conditions in this tariff. Customers
will also be required to execute any other documents as may be reasonably
requested by the Company. Should a Custorner use the Company's access service
without an executed Service Order, the Company will then request the Customer
to submit a Service Order. If the Company does not have an executed Service
Order from a Customer, the Service Commencement Date will be the first date on
which the service or facility was used by a Customer.
(C) This tariff shall be interpreted and govemed by the laws of the State of Idaho
without regard for its choice of laws provision.
(D) The installation and restoration of Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP)
system services shall be subject to the Federal Communications Commission's
rules and regulations.
(E)The Company will provide the customer reasonable notification of service
affecting activities that may occur in normal operation of its business. Activities
may include, but are not limited to, equipment or facilities additions, removals or
rearrangements, routine maintenance and major network reconfiguration or switch
changes.
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REGULATIONS
Undertaki@
2.1.4 Liability of the Company
(A) The included 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 a court's responsibility to determine the validity of the
exculpatory clause.
Except as otherwise stated in this Tarifl the liability of the Company for damages
arising out of the furnishing of its Services, including but not limited to mistakes,
omissions, intemrptions, delays, or erors, or other defects, representations, or use
of these services or arising out of the failure to furnish the service, whether caused
by acts or omission, shall be limited to the extension of allowances for intemrption
as set forth in Section 2.1. T\e extension of such allowances for interruption shall
be the sole remedy of the Customer and the sole liability of the Company. The
Company will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special,
consequential, exemplary or punitive damages to the Customer as a result of any
Company service, equipment or facilities, or any acts or omissions or negligence
of the Company's employees or agents.
(B)The Company shall not be liable for (a) any act or omission of any entity furnishing
to the Company or to the Company's Customers facilities or equipment used for
interconnection with Network Services; or (b) for the acts or omissions of common
carriers or warehousemen.
(C) The Company shall not be liable for any delay or failure of performance or
equipment due to causes beyond its control, including but not limited to: acts of
God, fire, flood, explosion or other catastrophes; any law, order, regulation,
direction, action, or request of the United States government, or of any other
government, including state and local governments having or claiming jurisdiction
over the Company, or of any department, agency, commission, bureau,
corporation, or other instrumentality of any one or more of these federal, state, or
local govemments, or of any civil or military authority; national emergencies;
insurrections; riots; wars; unavailability of rights-of-way materials; or strikes,
lock-outs, work stoppages, or other labor difficulties.
(D) The Company shall not be liable for any damages or losses due to the fault or
negligence of the Customer or due to the failure or malfunction of equipment or
facilities provided by the Customer or third parties.
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2.1 Undertakine of the Company (cont'd.)
2.1.4 Liability of the Company
The Company does not guarantee nor make any warranty with respect to
installations it provides for use in an explosive atmosphere. The Customer
indemnifies and holds the Company harmless from any and all loss, claims,
demands, suits, or other action, or any liability whatsoever, whether suffered,
made, instituted, or asserted by any other party or person(s), and for any loss,
damage, or destruction of any property, whether owned by the Customer or 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 any installation so provided. The Company reserves the right to require
each Customer to sign an agreement acknowledging acceptance of the provisions
of this Section 2.1.4(E) as a condition precedent to such installations.
(F)The Company is not liable for any defacement of or damage to Customer premises
resulting from the furnishing of services or equipment on such Premises or the
installation or removal thereof, unless such defacement or damage is caused by
gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Company's agents or employees.
(G) The Company shall be indemnified, defended and held harmless by the Customer
against any claim, loss or damage arising from Customer's use of services,
involving claims for libel, slander, invasion of privacy, or infringement of
copyright, patent or trademark arising from the Customer's own communications.
(H)The entire liability for any claim, loss, damage or expense from any cause
whatsoever shall in no event exceed sums actually paid the Company by the
Customer for the specific services in the month in which the event giving rise to
the liability occurred. No action or proceeding against the Company shall be
comrnenced more than one year after the event giving rise to the liability occurred.
(I)THE COMPANY NOR ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR ASSIGNS, MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR
REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED EITHER IN FACT OR BY
OPERATION OF LAW, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR USE, EXCEPT THOSE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN.
(E)
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2.1 Undertaking of the Company (cont'd.)
2.1.5 Claims
The Company shall be indemnified and saved harmless by the Customer from and against
all loss, liability, damage and expense, including reasonable counsel fees, due to claims of
libel, slander, or infringement of copyright in connection with the material transmitted over
the Company's facilities; and any other claim resulting from any act or omission of the
Customer or end users of the Customer relating to the use of the Company's services or
facilities.
2.1.6 Provision of Equipment and Facilities
(A)Except as otherwise indicated, any customer-provided station equipment at the
Customer's premises for use in conjunction with this service shall be so
constructed, maintained and operated as to work satisfactorily with the facilities of
the Company.
(B)The Company shall not be responsible for the installation, operation or
maintenance of any Customer-provided communications 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:
(1) the through transmission of signals generated by Customer-provided
equipment or for the quality of, or defects in, such transmission; or
(2) the reception of signals by Customer-provided equipment; or
(3)network control signaling where such signaling is performed by
Customer-provided network control signaling equipment.
2.1.7 Ownership of Facilities
Title to all facilities provided in accordance with this tariff remains in the Company, its
agents, contractors or suppliers.
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2.3
REGULATIONS
Prohibited Uses
(A) The services the Company offers shall not be used for any unlawful purpose or for any use
for which the Customer has not obtained all required governmental approvals,
authorization, licenses, consents and permits.
(B) The Company may require applicants for service who intend to use the Company's offering
for resale and/or for shared use to file a letter with the Company confirming that their use
of the Company's offerings complies with relevant laws and regulations, policies, orders,
and decisions.
(C) The Company may require a Customer to immediately shut down its transmission if such
transmission is causing interference to others.
(D) A Customer, joint user, or authorized user may not assign, or transfer in any manner, the
service or any rights associated with the service without the written consent of the
Company. The Company will permit a Customer to transfer its existing service to another
entity if the existing Customer has paid all charges owed to the Company for regulated
access services. Such a transfer will be treated as a disconnection of existing service and
installation of new service, and non-recurring installation charges as stated in this tariff
will apply.
(E) The above list is not meant to be all inclusive and may change due to an order or decision
from a regulatory agency, from a court of competent jurisdiction or by a decision of the
company.
Obligations of the Customer
2.3.1 CustomerPremisesProvisions
(A) The Customer shall provide the personnel, power and space required to operate all
facilities and associated equipment installed on the premises of the Customer.
(B) The Customer shall be responsible for providing Company personnel access to
premises of the Customer at any reasonable hour for the purpose of testing the
facilities or equipment of the Company.
2.3.2 Liability of theCustomer
The Customer will be liable for damages to the facilities of the Company caused by
negligence or willful acts of its offices, employees, agents or contractors of the Customer
where such negligence is not the direct result of the Company's negligence.
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2.3 Oblieatioru dthc tullalser
2.3.3 Jurisdictional Report Requirements
(A) For Feature Group D Switched Access Service(s), the Company, where
jurisdiction can be determined from the call detail, will determine the projected
interstate percentage as follows. For originating access minutes, the projected
interstate percentage will be developed on a monthly basis by end office trunk
group when the Feature Group D Switched Access Service access minutes are
measured by dividing the measured interstate originating access minutes (the
access minutes where the calling number is in one state and the called number is
in another state) by the total originating access minutes when the call detail is
adequate to determine the appropriate jurisdiction. For terminating access
minutes, the Customer has the option to provide the Company with a projected
PIU factor. Customers who provide a PIU factor shall supply the Company with
an interstate percentage of the Feature Group D terminating access minutes for
each account to which the Customer may terminate traffic.
Should the Customer not supply a terminating PIU Factor, the data used by the
Company to develop the projected interstate percentage for originating access
minutes will be used to develop projected interstate percentage for such
terminating access minutes. When a Customer orders Feature Group D Switched
Access Service, the Customer shall supply a projected interstate percentage of use
for each end office trunk group involved to be used in the event that originating
call details are insufficient to determine the jurisdiction for the call. This
percentage shall be used by the Company as the projected interstate percentage for
such call detail. For purposes of developing the projected interstate percentage,
the Customer shall utilize the same considerations as those set forth in Section
2.3.3(B) following.
The Company will designate the number obtained by subtracting the projected
interstate percentage for originating and terminating access minutes from 100 (100
-projected interstate percentage = intrastate percentage) as the projected intrastate
percentage of use.
(B)For purposes of developing the projected interstate percentage, the Customer shall
consider every call that enters the Customer's network at a point within the same
state as the state where the called station is located to be intrastate and every call
that enters the Customer's network at a point in a state different from the state in
which the called station is located to be interstate.
(c)These whole number percentages will be used by the Company to apportion the
use, rates, and/or nonrecurring charges between interstate and intrastate until a
revised report is received.
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Obligations of the Customer (cont'd.)
2.3.3 Jurisdictional Report Requirements (cont'd.)
(D) The projected interstate percentage of use will be used to determine the charges as
follows:
The number of access minutes for a trunk group will be multiplied by the projected
interstate percentage of use to determine the interstate access minutes. (i.e.,
number of access minutes x projected interstate percentage of use = interstate
access minutes). The number of interstate access minutes so determined will be
subtracted from the total number of access minutes (i.e., number of access minutes
- interstate access minutes = intrastate access minutes). The intrastate access
minutes for the group will be billed as set forth in Section 5 following.
(E) Effective on the first of January, April, July and October of each year, the
Customer may update the jurisdictional reports that require a projected interstate
percentage. The Customer shall forward to the Company, to be received no later
than 20 calendar days after the first of each such month, a revised report showing
the interstate percentage of use for the past three months ending the last day of
December, March, June and September, respectively, for each service arranged for
interstate and intrastate use. Except as set forth in Section 2.3.3(A) preceding
where jurisdiction can be determined from the recorded message detail, the revised
report will serve as the basis for the next three months billing and will be effective
on the bill date in the following month (i.e., February, May, August, and
November) for that service. No prorating or back billing will be done based on the
report. If the Customer does not supply the report, the Company will assume the
percentage to be the same as that provided in the last quarterly report. For those
cases in which a quarterly report has never been received from the Customer, the
Company will assume the percentage to be the same as that provided in the order
for service as set forth in Section 2.3.3(A) preceding.
(F)The Customer reported projected interstate percentage of use as set forth in Section
2.3.3(A) preceding will be used for the apportionment of any monthly rates or
nonrecurring charges associated with Feature Group D Switched Access Service
until the end of the quarter during which the service was activated. Thereafter, a
projected interstate percentage for such apportionment will be developed quarterly
by the Company based on the data used to develop the projected interstate
percentage of use as set forth in Section 2.3.3(A) preceding. Where call detail is
insufficient to make such a determination, the Customer will be requested to
project an interstate percentage of use to be used by the Company for such
apportionment.
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222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
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2.3 Obligations of the Customer (cont'd.)
2.3.3 Jurisdictional Report Requirements (cont'd.)
The Customer may provide an additional percentage of interstate use for Entrance
Facility and Direct Trunked Transport subject to the reporting requirements
previously listed in this section. The percentage of interstate use may be provided
per individual facility or at the billing account level. Should the Customer not
provide a percentage of interstate use, the Company will use the reported Feature
Group B or Feature Group D aggregated percentage of interstate use.
2.4 Customer Equioment and Channels
2.4.1 InterconnectionofFacilities
In order to protect the Company's facilities and personnel and the services
furnished to other Customers by the Company from potentially harmful effects,
the signals applied to the Company's service shall be such as not to cause damage
to the facilities of the Company. Any special interface equipment necessary to
achieve the compatibility between facilities of the Company and the channels or
facilities of others shall be provided at the Customer's expense.
The Company may, upon notification to the Customer, at a reasonable time, make
such tests and inspections as may be necessary to determine that the requirements
regarding the equipment and interconnections are being complied with in respect
to the installation, operation and maintenance of Customer-provided equipment
and in the wiring of the connection of Customer channels to Company-owned
facilities.
If the protective requirements in connections with Customer-provided equipment
are not being complied with, the Company may take such action as necessary to
protect its facilities and personnel and will promptly notify the Customer by
registered mail in writing of the need for protective action. [n the event that the
Customer fails to advise the Company within l0 days after such notice is received
or within the time specified in the notice that corrective action has been taken, the
Company may take whatever additional action is deemed necessary, including
canceling service, to protect its facilities and personnel from harm. The Company
will upon request 24 hours in advance provide Customer with a statement of
technical parameters that the Customer's equipment must meet.
(H)
(A)
2.4.2 Inspections
(B)
(A)
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2.5 Customer Deposits
2.5.1 Intentionally Left Blank.
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222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
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REGULATIONS
2.6 Payment Arrangements
2.6.1 Payment for Service
The Customer is responsible for the payment of all charges for facilities and services
furnished by the Company to the Customer.
(A) Taxes
The Customer is responsible for payment of any sales, use, gross receipts, excise,
access or other local, state and federal taxes (however, designated) (excluding
taxes on the Company's net income) imposed on or based upon the provision, sale,
delivery or use of Network Services.
(B) Surcharges. Fees and Assessments
2.6.2 Billing and Collection of Charges
The Customer is responsible for payment of all charges incurred by the Customer or other
users fot services and facilities furnished to the Customer by the Company.
(A) Non-recurring charges are due and payable within 15 days after the date of the
invoice.
(B) The Company shall present invoices for Recurring Charges monthly to the
Customer, in advance of the month in which service is provided, and Recurring
Charges shall be due and payable within 15 days after the date of the invoice.
When billing is based upon customer usage, usage charges will be billed monthly
for the preceding billing period.
(c)When service does not begin on the first day of the month, or end on the last day
of the month, the charge for the fraction of the month in which service was
furnished will be calculated on a pro rate basis. For this purpose, every month is
considered to have 30 days.
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222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
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The Customer is responsible for payment of any surcharge, assessment or fee,
including but not limited to universal service fees, 9l I charges, right of way fees
or other types of infrastructure fees, and regulatory assessments, where allowed by
applicable law.
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2.6 PaymentArrangements(cont'd.)
2.6.2 Billing and Collection of Charees (cont'd.'l
(D) Billing of the Customer by the Company will begin on the Service Commencement
Date, which is the day on which the Company notifies the Customer that the
service or facility is available for use, except that the Service Commencement Date
may be postponed by mutual agreement of the parties, or if the service or facility
does not conform to standards set forth in this tariff or the Service Order. Billing
accrues through and includes the day that the service, circuit, arrangement or
component is discontinued.
(E)If any portion of the payment is received by the Company after the date due, or if
any portion of the payment is received by the Company in funds which are not
immediately available upon presentment, then a late payment penalty shall be due
to the Company. The late payment penalty shall be the portion of the payment not
received by the date due, multiplied by a late factor. The late factor shall be the
lesser of:
(a) a rate of 1.5 percent per month; or
(b)the highest interest rate which may be applied under state law for
commercial transactions.
The Customer will be assessed a charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00; for each
check submitted by the Customer to the Company which a financial institution
refuses to honor.
Customers have up to 90 days (commencing 5 days after remittance of the bill) to
initiate a dispute over charges or to receive credits.
If service is disconnected by the Company in accordance with Section 2.6.3
following and later restored, restoration of service will be subject to all applicable
installation charges.
Any charges for service provided by the Company but did not appear on a
customer's invoice can be back billed for a period of up to twenty four (24) months
from the date of discovery of the un-billed charges.
(F)
(G)
(H)
(D
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2.6 PaymentArrangements(cont'd.)
2.6.3 Discontinuance of Service for Cause
(A) Upon nonpayment of any amounts owing to the Company, the Company may, by
giving 24 hours prior written notice to the Customer, discontinue or suspend
service without incurring any liability.
(B)Upon violation of any of the other material terms or conditions for fumishing
service the Company ma), by giving 24 hours prior notice in writing to the
Customer, discontinue or suspend service without incurring any liability if such
violation continues during that period.
(c)Upon condemnation of any material portion of the facilities used by the Company
to provide service to a Customer or if a casualty renders all or any material portion
of such facilities inoperable beyond feasible repair, the Company, by notice to the
Customer, may discontinue or suspend service without incurring any liability.
(D)Upon the Customer's insolvency, assignment for the benefit of creditors, filing for
bankruptcy or reorganization, or faiting to discharge an involuntary petition within
the time permitted by law, the Company may immediately discontinue or suspend
service without incurring any liability.
Upon any governmental prohibition, order or required alteration of the services to
be provided or any violation of an applicable law or regulation, the Company may
immediately discontinue service without incurring any liability.
In the event of fraudulent use of the Company's network, the Company may
without notice suspend or discontinue service. The Customer will be liable for all
related costs. The Customer will also be responsible for payment of any
reconnection charges.
(G)Upon the Company's discontinuance of service to the Customer under Section
2.6.3(A) or 2.6.3(8), the Company, in addition to all other remedies that may be
available to the Company at law or in equity or under any other provision of this
tarifl may declare all future monthly and other charges which would have been
payable by the Customer during the remainder of the term for which such services
would have otherwise been provided to the Customer to be immediately due and
payable (discounted to present value at six percent).
(E)
(F)
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Pay ment Arrangements (cont'd. )
2.6.4 Notice to Company for Cancellation of Service
Customers desiring to terminate service shall provide Company thirty (30) days written
notice of desire to terminate service. Notice should be sent to:
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
Attn: Customer Care
2.6.5 Ordering. Rating and Billing of Access Services Where More Than One Exchange
Telephone Company is Involved
Meet point billing applies when more than one Exchange Telephone Company is involved
in the provision of Access Service. All recurring and nonrecurring charges for services
provided by each Exchange Telephone Company are billed under each company's
applicable rates as set forth in Section 2.6.5 (A) following.
The Company accepts and adheres to the Ordering and Billing Forum guidelines, Multiple
Exchange Carrier Access Billing (MECAB) and Multiple Exchange Carrier Ordering and
Design (MECOD).
The Company will handle ordering, rating and billing of Access Services under this tariff
where more than one Exchange Telephone Company is involved in the provision of Access
Service as follows.
(A) For Feature Group D Switched Access Service, when the first point of switching
is not in the same Exchange Telephone Company's territory as the Customer
premises, the Customer must supply a copy of the order to the Exchange Telephone
Company in whose territory the Customer premises is located and any other
Exchange Telephone Company(s) involved in providing the service.
Each Exchange Telephone Company will provide the portion of Local Transport
to an interconnection point (IP) with another Exchange Telephone Company, and
will bill the charges in accordance with its Access Service tariff. The rate for the
Transport elements will be determined as set forth in (B) following. AII other
appropriate charges in each Exchange Telephone Company tariff are applicable.
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2.6 PaymentArrangements(cont'd.)
2.6.5 Ordering. Ratine and Billing of Access Services Where More Than One Exchanee
Telephone Company is Involved (cont'd.)
(B) The charge for the Local Transport Facility and Termination rate elements for
services provided as set forth in Section 2.6.5 (A) preceding are determined as
follows:
(l)Determine the appropriate Switched Access Local Transport mileage by
computing the airline mileage between the two ends of the Local Transport
Facility, as defined in 3.1.2(B) following. Determine the airline mileage
for the Local Transport Facility charge using the V&H method as set forth
in Section 2.8.2 following.
(2)For Feature Group D Switched Access Service, the Local Transport
Facility and Termination charges are determined by using the steps set
forth in (a) through (c) following for the total Local Transport-Common
Switched Transport charges.
(a) Multiply:
The number of access minutes
by
the number of airline miles as determined in ( 1) preceding
by
the Company's appropriate Local Transport Facility per mile per
access minute rate
by
the Company's billing percentage factor.
The number of access minutes
by
the Company's appropriate Local Transport Termination per
minute rate. The resulting amount is the Company's total Local
Transport Termination charge.
(c) Add
The products of (a) and (b) for the Company's total Local
Transport-Common S witc hed Transport charges.
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(b) Multiply:
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2.6 PaymentArrangements(cont'd.\
2.6.5 Ordering. Rating and Billing of Access Services Where More Than One Exchange
Telephone Company is Involved (cont'd.)
(C) The interconnection points will be determined by the Exchange Telephone
Companies involved.
(D)Should any changes be made to the meet point billing arrangements as set forth in
Section 2.6.5 (A) preceding, the Company will give affected Customers 30 days'
notice.
Should the Company act as an intermediate, non-terminating local exchange
carrier, Local Transport Termination rates, as determined in Section 2.6.5 (B)
preceding, will not be applied to the meet point billing arrangement.
2.6.6 Changes in Service Requested
If the Customer makes or requests material changes in circuit engineering, equipment
specifications, service parameters, premises locations, or otherwise materially modifies
any provision of the application for service, the Customer's installation fees shall be
adjusted according to the term and conditions set forth in 3.1.1.2 following, Access Order
Modifications.
2.6.7 CustornerOverpayment
The Company will pay interest on a Customer overpayment. Customer overpayment shall
mean a payment to the Company in excess of the correct charges for service when caused
by erroneous billing by the Company. The rate of interest shall be the unadjusted interest
rate paid on Customer deposits or the late payment penalty rate, whichever is greater.
Interest shall be paid from the date when the Customer overpayment was made, adjusted
for any changes in the deposit interest rate or late payment penalty rate, and compounded
monthly, until the date when the overpayment is refunded. No interest shall be paid on
Customer overpayments that are refunded within thirty (30) days after such overpayment
is received by the Company.
(E)
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2.1 Allowances for Intem,rptions in Service
Except as set forth in 2.1.4(B) preceding and2.7.2 following, intemrptions in service, which are
not due to the negligence of, or noncompliance with the provisions of this tariff by, the Customer
or the operation or malfunction of the facilities, power or equipment provided by the Customer,
will be credited to the Customer as set forth in 2.7 .l for the part of the service that the intemrption
affects. The Company will adhere to the Repair Service Standards (Rule 502). See IDAPA
3t.41.0t.502.
2.7.1 Credit for Intemrptions
(A) A credit allowance will be made when an intemrption occurs because of a failure
of any component furnished by the Company under this tariff. An intemrption
period begins when the Customer reports a service, facility or circuit to be
intemrpted and releases it for testing and repair. An intemrption period ends when
the service, facility or circuit is operative. If the Customer reports a service, facility
or circuit to be inoperative but declines to release it for testing and repair, it is
considered to be impaired, but not intemrpted.
(B)For calculating credit allowances, every month is considered to have 30 days. A
credit allowance is applied on a pro rata basis against the rates specified hereunder
and is dependent upon the length of the intemrption. Only those facilities on the
intemrpted portion of the circuit will receive a credit.
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222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
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Allowances for Intemrptions in Service (cont'd.)
2.7.1 Credit for Intemrptions (cont'd.)
(B) (cont'd.)
A credit allowance will be given for interruptions of 30 minutes or more. Credit
allowances shall be calculated as follows:
bferuptions of 24 Hours or
Intemrption Period
To Be CreditedLength of Intemrption
Less than 30 minutes None
30 minutes up to but not including
3 hours l/10 Day
3 hours up to but not including
6 hours ll5 Day
6 hours up to but not including
t hours 2/5 Day
t hours up to but not including
12 hours 315 Day
l2 hours up to but not including
l5 hours 415 Day
l5 hours up to but not including
24 hours C)ne Dav
Two or more intemrptions of 15 minutes or more during any one 24-hour period
shall be considered as one intemrption.
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222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
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2.7 Allowances for Intemrptions in Service (cont'd.)
2.7.1 Credit for Intemrptions (cont'd.)
(B) (cont'd.)
Intemrptions Over 24 Hours and Less Than 72 Hours.
Intemrptions over 24 hours and less than72 hours will be credited l15 day for each
3-hour period or fraction thereof. No more than one full day's credit will be
allowed for any period of 24 hours.
Intemrptions Over 72 Hours. Intemrptions over 72 hours will be credited 2 days
for each full 24-hour period. No more than 30 days credit will be allowed for any
one-month period.
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Chicago,IL 60606
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Allowances for Intemrotions in Services (cont'd.)
2.7.2 Limitations on Allowances
No credit allowance will be made for:
(A) intemrptions due to the negligence of, or noncompliance with the provisions of
this tariff by the Customer, authorized user, joint user, or other common carrier
providing service connected to the service of the Company;
(B)Intemrptions due to the negligence of any person other than the Company,
including but not limited to the Customer or other common carriers connected to
the Company's facilities;
(C) lntemrptions due to the failure or malfunction of non-Company equipment;
Intemrptions of service during any period in which the Company is not given full
and free access to its facilities and equiprnent for the purpose of investigating and
correcting intemrptions ;
Intemrptions of service during a period in which the Customer continues to use the
service on an impaired basis;
Intemrptions of service during any period when the Customer has released service
to the Company for maintenance purposes or for implementation of a Customer
order for a change in service arrangements; or
(G) Intemrption of service due to circumstances or causes beyond the control of
Company.
(H) Intemrption of service due to the Company following a lawful order of a
governrnent agency to discontinue a service to a customer.
(D)
(E)
(F)
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2.7 Allowances for Intemrptions in Service (cont'd.)
2.7.3 Cancellation for Service Intemrption
Cancellation or termination for service intemrption is permitted only if any circuit
experiences a single continuous outage of 8 hours or more or cumulative service credits
equaling 16 hours in a continuous 12-month period. The right to cancel service under this
provision applies only to the single circuit which has been subject to the outage or
cumulative service credits.
2.8 Application of Rates
The regulations set forth in this section govern the application of rates for services contained in
other sections of this tariff.
2.8.1 Charges Based on Duration of Use
Customer traffic to end offices will be measured by the Company at end office switches.
Originating and terminating calls will be measured by the Company to determine the basis
for computing chargeable access minutes.
For originating calls over Feature Group D, usage measurement begins when the
originating Feature Group D switch receives the first wink supervisory signal forwarded
from the Customer's point of termination.
The measurement of originating call usage ends when the originating Feature Group D
switch receives disconnect supervision from either the originating end user's end office,
indicating the originating end user has disconnected, or the Customer's point of
termination, whichever is recognized first by the switch.
For terminating calls over Feature Group D, the measurement of access minutes begins
when the terminating Feature Group D switch receives the set up message to initiate the
call set up.
The measurement of terminating call usage over Feature Group D ends when the
terminating Feature Group D switch receives disconnect supervision from either the
terminating end user's end office, indicating the terminating end user has disconnected, or
the Customer's point of termination, whichever is recognized first by the switch.
Access minutes or fractions thereof are accumulated over the billing period for each end
office and are then rounded up to the nearest access minute for each end office.
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Application of Rates (cont'd.)
2.8.2 Rates Based Upon Distance
Where the charges for service are specified based upon distance, the following rules apply
(A)Distance between two points is measured as airline distance between the wire
centers of the originating and terminating telephone lines. The wire center is a set
of geographic coordinates associated with each NPA-NXX combination (where
NPA is the area code and NXX is the first three digits of a seven-digit telephone
number).
(B) The airline distance between any two wire centers is determined as follows
(l) Obtain the "V" and "H" coordinates for each wire center,
(2)Compute the difference between the "V" coordinates of the two wire
centers; and the difference between the two "H" coordinates.
(3) Square each difference obtained in step (2) above
(4)Add the square of the "V" difference and the square of the "H" difference
obtained in step (3).
Divide the sum of the squares by 10. Round to the next higher whole
number if any fraction is obtained.
(6)Obtain the square root of the whole number result obtained above. Round
to the next higher whole number if any fraction is obtained. This is the
airline mileage.
(7) Formula =(Vl -V2 )'z+(Hl - H2 )'
t0
(s)
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222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
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2.8 Application of Rates (cont'd.)
2.8.3 Mileaee
The mileage to be used to determine the Local Transport Facility monthly rates are
calculated on the airline distance between the end office switch where the call carried by
Local Transport originates or terminates and the customer's serving wire center. The V&H
coordinates method is used to determine mileage. This method is set forth in Section 2.8.2.
The Local Transport Facility mileage rates are shown in Section 5. 1.3 in terms of per mile
per access minute. To determine the rate to be billed, first compute the mileage. Should
the calculation result in a fraction of a mile, the result will be rounded up to the next whole
mile. Then multiply the mileage by the appropriate Local Transport Facility rate. The
amount to be billed shall be the product of this calculation (i.e., the number of miles
multiplied by the per mile rate) multiplied by the number of access minutes.
2.9 Individual Case Basis (ICB)
Arrangements will be developed on a case-by-case basis in answer to a bona fide request
from a Customer or prospective Customer to develop a competitive bid for a service
offered under this tariff. Rates quoted in response to such competitive requests may be
different than those specified for such service in this tariff. ICB rates will be offered to
the Customer in writing.
Contracts will be used in the circumstance of ICB service offerings. The terms and
conditions of each contract offering are subject to the agreement of both the Customer
and Company. Such contract offerings will be made available to similarly situated
Customers in substantially comparable circumstances. Contracts are obtainable to any
similarly situated Customer that places an order within 90 days of their effective date. In
the event of a conflict between the Customer and the Company, the contract will take
precedence over this tariff in regards to resolution of the conflict. Contracts are subject to
applicable law of a competent jurisdiction.
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REGULATIONS
Identification and ratine of VOIP Traffic
(A) General
VOIP traffic is defined as traffic that is exchanged between a Company end user and the customer in time
division multiplexing (TDM) format that originates and/or terminates in Internet protocol (IP) format.
These rules establish the method of separating such traffic from the customer's traditional intrastate access
traffic, so that such relevant VOIP traffic can be billed in accordance with the FCC Order (see Report and
Order in WC Docket Nos. l0-90, etc. FCC Release No. I l-161 (November 18. 201 l)).
2. This section will be applied to the billing of switched access charges to a customer that is a local exchange
carrier only to the extent that the customer has also implemented billing of interstate access charges for
relevant VOIP tariff in accordance with the FCC order.
3. The rates, terms, and conditions of this section will apply to transit services provided in
connection with the origination or termination of LEC-CMRS intraMTA traffic.
(B) Ratine of VOIP traffic
The relevant VOIP traffic that is identified in accordance with this tariff section will be bill at rates
equal to the Company's applicable tariffed intrastate access rates as specified in Section 5 in
accordance with the FCC Order in WC Docket Nos. l0-90, etc., DA Release No. l2-147 (February 3,
2012).
(C) Calculation and Aoplication of Percent VOIP Usaee Factor
The Company will determine the number of relevant VOIP traffic minutes of use (MOU) to which the
interstate rates will be applied under subsection B above, by applying a percent VOIP usage (PVU) factor
to the total intrastate access MOU exchanged between a Company end user and the customer. The PVU
will be determined and applied as follows:
(1) The customer will calculate and furnish to the Company a factor (customer factor) representing the
percentage of the total intrasfate and interstate access MOU that the customer exchanges with the
Company in the state, that (a) is sent to the Company and that originated in IP format; or (b) is
received from the Company and terminated in IP format. This customer factor shall be based on
information such as traffic studies, call details, the number of the customer's retail VOIP subscriptions
in the state (as reported in FCC Form 471) or other relevant and verifiable information.
(2) The Company will also calculate a factor (Company factor) representing the percentage of the
Company's total intrastate and interstate access MOU in the state that the Company originates or
terminates on its network in IP format. This Company factor shall be based on information
such as traffic studies, call details, the number of the customer's retail VOIP subscriptions in the state
(as reported in FCC Form 477) or other relevant and verifiable information.
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222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
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2.l0ldentification and rating of VOIP Traffic (cont'd)
(C) Calculation and Application of Percent VOIP Usage Factor
(3) The Company will use the Company factor and the customer factor to calculate a PVU factor that
represent the percentage of total intrastate and interstate access MOU exchanged between a Company
end user and the customer that is originated or terminated in IP flormat, whether at the Company's end,
at the customer's end or at both ends. The PVU factor will be calculated as the sum of; (A) the
customer factor and (B) the Company factor times ( L0 minus the customer factor).
(4) The Company will apply the PVU factor to the total intrastate access MOU exchanged with the
customer to determine the number of relevant VOIP traffic MOUs.
Example I : The Company factor is at 2OVo and the customer factor is 40?o. The PVU factor is equal to
40Vo + (20Vo x@Vo)= 52Vo.The Company will bill 52Vo of the customer's intrastate access MOU at
the Company's applicable tariffed interstate access rates.
(5) If the customer does not supply the Company with a customer factor according to the preceding
paragraph 1, the Company will use a PVU equal to the Company's factor.
(D) Initial PVU Factor
If the PVU factor is not available and/or cannot be implemented in the Company's billing systems by
January 1,2012, once the factor is available and can be implemented the Company will adjust the
customer's bills to reflect the PVU retroactively to January 1,2012.In calculating the initial PVU, the
Company will take the customer specified PW into account retroactively to January l, 2012, provided that
the customer provides the factor to the Company no later than April 15, 2012; otherwise the Company with
set the initial PVU equal to the Company factor as specified in subsection (cX5) above.
(E) PVU Factor Updates
The customer may update their factor quarterly using the method set forth in subsection (C)(l), above. If
the customer chooses to submit such updates, it shall forward to the Company, no later than l5 days after
the first day ofJanuary, April, July and/or October ofeach year, a revised customer factor based on data for
the prior three months, ending the last day of December, March, June and September, respectively, The
Company will use the revised customer factor to calculate a revised PVU. The revised PVU factor will
apply prospectively and serve as the basis for billing until superseded by a new PVU.
(F) Verification of PVU
Not more than twice in any year, the Company can ask the customer to verify the customer factor that they
[urnished to the Company and the customer can ask the Company to verify the Company factor and the
calculation of the PVU factor. The party so requested shall comply, and shall reasonably provide the
records and other information used to determine the respective Company and customer factors.
Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
Issued: XXXX
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Services
Switched Access Service, which is available to Customers for their use in furnishing their services
to end users, provides a two-point communications path between a Customer's premises (or a
collocated interconnection location) and an end user's premises. It provides for the use of common
terminating, switching and trunking facilities. Switched Access Service provides for the ability to
originate calls from an end user's premises to a Customer's premises (or a collocated
interconnection location), and to terminate calls from a Customer's premises (or a collocated
interconnection location) to an end user's premises in the LATA where it is provided. Switched
Access Service must be ordered separately for each LATA in which the customer desires to
originate or terminate calls. The minimum interconnection level with the Company's network and
services is at a DSI level.
Switched Access Service is provided in the following service categories, which are differentiated
by their technical characteristics and the manner in which an end user or Customer accesses them
when originating or terminating calls.
FGD Access, either tandem or end office, which is available to all Customers, provides trunk side
access to Company end office switches with an associated uniform IOXXX or l0lXXXX access
code for the Customer's use in originating and terminating communications. End users may also
originate calls to a selected FGD Access Customer by dialing l+NPA-NXX-XXXX when using
the Company's presubscription service.
Toll Free Data Base Access Service, which is available to all Customers, provides trunk side access
to Company end office switches in the originating direction only, for the Customer's use in
originating calls dialed by an end user to telephone numbers beginning with the prefix "800", "866",
"888", or "877", for example. Toll Free Data Base Access Service is offered in conjunction with
Feature Group D Access.
Transit Traffic Service is an access service in which the Company transits traffic originated by a
third party who is not an End User or other user of the Company's local exchange or exchange
access service through its wire centers to a Customer. Transit Traffic Service is comprised of
various facilities, connections, features and functions. It provides for the use of common
terminating, common switching and switched transport facilities of the Company but does not
include local switching.
Termination and transport consists of the connection between the Company's end office switch
and another company's tandem office switch.
lssued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
3. l.l Access Service Order
An Access Service Order is used by the Company to provide a Customer Access Service.
When placing an order for Access Service, the Customer shall provide, at a minimum, the
following information:
(A)For Feature Group D Switched Access Service, the Customer shall specify the
number of busy hour minutes of capacity (BHMC) from the customer's premises
to the end office by traffic type. This information is used to determine the number
of transmission paths. The Customer shall also specify the Local Transport and
Local Switching options. When FGD is ordered by specifying the number of
trunks and direct routing to an end office is desired, the customer shall specify:
the end office and
the Local Transport and Local Switching options desired.
When FGD is ordered by specifying the number of trunks and end office routing
via an access tandem operated by another Exchange Telephone Company is
desired, the customer shall specify:
the access tandem,
the Local Transport and Local Switching options desired, and
an estimate of the amount of traffic to be generated to and/or from
each Company end office subtending another Exchange
Telephone Company's access tandem.
In addition, for Feature Group D with the SS7 signaling option, the Customer shall
specify the switching point codes and trunk circuit identification codes for trunks
with the SS7 signaling option, and the STP point codes, signaling link codes and
link type for each Common Channel Signaling Access (CCSA) connection
ordered.
When a Customer orders FGD in trunks, the Customer is responsible to assure that
sufficient access facilities have been ordered to handle its traffic.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
Peerless Network of ldaho, LLC
SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Aeeess gervices (cqnt'd.)
Access Service Order (cont'd.)
(B) For Toll Free Data Base Access Service, the Customer shall order the service in
accordance with the preceding provisions set forth for Feature Group D.
(C) For Transit Termination Service, the Customer shall order the service in
accordance with the preceding provisions set forth for Feature Group D.
3.l.l.l Access Order Service Date Intervals
Access Service is provided with one of the following Service Date
Intervals:
-Standard Interval
-Negotiated Interval
-Advance Order Interval
(A) Standard Interval
A schedule of Standard Intervals applicable for Switched Access
Services and is as follows:
Trunk Groups Standard Interval
3.1.1
I to 4 Trunks
5 to24 Trunks
28 Days
30 Days
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
lssued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
ID Tariff No. 2
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3.1
SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.1 Access Service Order (cont'd.)
3.l.l.l Access Order Service Date Intervals (cont'd)
(B) Negotiated Interval
The Company will negotiate a service date interval with the
Customer when:
(l) There is no Standard Interval for the service, or;
(2)The quantity of Access Services orders exceeds the
quantities specified in the Standard Intervals, or;
(3)The Customer requests a service date beyond the
applicable Standard Interval service date except as set
forth in (C) following.
The Company will offer a service date based on the type and
quantity of Access Services the Customer has requested. The
Negotiated lnterval may not exceed by more than six months the
Standard Interval service date, or, when there is no Standard
Interval, the Company offered service date. All services for which
rates are applied on an individual case basis are provided with a
Negotiated Interval.
lssued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.1 Access Service Order (cont'd.)
3.1.1.1 Access Order Service Date Intervals (cont'd.)
(B) Negotiated Interval (cont'd.)
Common Channel Signaling Access (CCSA) links will be
provided on a Negotiated Interval. New or existing FGD trunks
ordered with the SS7 signaling option will be provided on a
Negotiated Interval.
The addition and/or deletion of Toll Free Access Service six digit
customer identification NXX is provided with a Negotiated
Interval. The addition of a Toll Free Access Service ten digit
customer identification record to the Toll Free Access Service data
base or the deletion of a Toll Free Access Service ten digit
customer identification record from the Toll Free Access Service
data base is provided with a Negotiated Interval.
Maximum Interval
Initial establishment of
service where Customer is
- Not yet provided with any
Trunk Group service in the LATA
- Provided Trunk Group service
in the LATA
6 months
90 Days
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
lssued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.1 Access Service Order (cont'd.)
3.1.1.1 Access Order Service Date Intervals (cont'd.)
(C) Advance Order Interval
When placing an Access Order, a Customer may request an
Advance Order Interval for a service date of 12 to 24 months from
the Application Date for the following services:
A minimum of 24 voice grade equivalent
Switched Access Service lines or trunks or 720
BHMCs
Orders for less than the minimum quantities will be
accommodated under Standard or Negotiated Interval provisions.
Advance Order Interval Access Orders are subject to all ordering
conditions of Standard and Negotiated Interval Access Orders
except for the following:
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
2225 Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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3.1
SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.1 Access Service Order (cont'd.)
3.l.l.l Access Order Service Date Intervals (cont'd.)
(C) Advance Order Interval (cont'd.)
(l) Advance Payment
A nonrefundable Advance Payment will be calculated as
follows:
Advance Payment
(Nonrefundable)
The minimum
monthly charge for
the minimum period
plus the applicable
Nonrecurring Charges
for the services
ordered.
This Advance Payment is due 10 working days from the
date the Company confirms acceptance of the order, or on
the Application Date, whichever date is the later date. If
the Advance Payment is not received by such payment
date, the order will be canceled.
Issued:XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Servrae! GalI d)
3.1.1 Access Service Order (cont'd.)
3.1.1. I Access Order Service Date Intervals (cont'd.)
(C) Advance Order Interval (cont'd.)
( I ) Advance Payment (cont'd.)
When the Access Services are connected on the service
date, the Advance Payment will be applied, as a credit, to
the Customer's billed service charges. When there has
been a decrease in the number of services originally
ordered, as set forth in (2) following, only the portion of
the Advance Payment for services actually installed will
be credited.
(2)Cancellation or Partial Cancellation of an Advance Order
Interval Access Order
When the Customer cancels an Access Order, the order
will be withdrawn. The Advance Payment will not be
credited or refunded.
Any decrease in the number of ordered Access Services
will be treated as a partial cancellation, and the portion of
the Advance Payment for the services canceled will not
be credited or refunded.
Issued:XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.1 Access Service Order (cont'd.)
3.1.1.2 Access Order Modifications
The Customer may request a modification of its Access Order at any time
prior to notification by the Company that service is available for the
Customer's use or prior to the service date, whichever is later.
Any increase in the number of Switched Access Service lines, trunks or
busy hour minutes of capacity or CCSA signaling connections will be
treated as a new Access Order (for the increased amount only).
(A) Service Date Change Charge
Access Order service dates for the installation of new services or
rearrangements of existing services may be changed, but the new
service date may not exceed the original service date by more than
30 calendar days. When, for any reason, the Customer indicates
that service cannot be accepted for a period not to exceed 30
calendar days, and the Company accordingly delays the start of
service, a Service Date Change Charge will apply. If the
Customer requested service date is more than 30 calendar days
after the original service date, the order will be canceled by the
Company and reissued with the appropriate cancellation charges
applied.
A Service Date Change Charge will apply, on a per order per
occurrence basis, for each service date changed. The applicable
charge is found in Section 5.1.1.
(B) Partial Cancellation Charge
Any decrease in the number of ordered Switched Access Service
lines, trunks or busy hour minutes of capacity ordered with a
Standard or Negotiated Interval Access Order will be treated as a
partial cancellation and the charges as set forth in Section 3.1.1.3
following will apply. Partial cancellation charges do not apply to
Advance Order Interval Access Orders.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.I Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.1 Access Service Order (cont'd.)
3.1.1.2 Access Order Modifications (cont'd.)
(C) Design Change Charge
The Customer may request a design change to the service ordered.
A design change is any change to an Access Order which requires
engineering review. Design changes do not include a change of
customer premises, end user premises, or end office switch.
Changes of this nature will require the issuance of a new order and
the cancellation of the original order with appropriate cancellation
charges applied.
The Design Change Charge will apply on a per order per
occurrence basis, for each order requiring a design change. The
applicable charge is found in Section 5.1.1 .
If a change of service date is required, the Service Date Change
Charge will also apply.
(D) Expedited Order Charge
When placing an Access Order for service(s) for which Standard
Intervals exist, a Customer may request a service date that is prior
to the Standard Interval service date. A Customer may also
request an earlier service date on a pending Standard, Negotiated
or Advance Order Interval Access Order. If the Company agrees
to provide service on an expedited basis, an Expedited Order
Charge will apply.
If the Company receives a request for an expedited service date at
the time a Standard Interval Access Order is placed, the Expedited
Order Charge is calculated by summing all the nonrecurring
charges associated with the order and then dividing this total by
the number of days in the Standard Interval. The charge is then
applied on an per day of improvement basis, per order, but in no
event shall the charge exceed fifty percent of the total
nonrecurring charges associated with the Access Order.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
lssued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.1 Access Service Order (cont'd.)
3.1.1.3 Cancellation of an Access Order
(A) A Customer may cancel an Access Order for the installation of
service at any time prior to notification by the Company that
services available for the Customer's use or prior to the service
date, whichever is later. The cancellation date is the date the
Company receives written or verbal notice from the Customer that
the order is to be canceled. The verbal notice must be followed
by written confirmation within l0 days. If a Customer or a
Customer's end user is unable to accept Access Service within 30
calendar days after the original service date, the Customer has the
choice of the following options:
The Access Order shall be canceled and charges set forth
in (B) following will apply, or
Billing for the service will commence.
If no cancellation request is received within the specified 30
calendar days, billing for the service will commence. In any
event, the cancellation date or the date billing is to commence, as
applicable, shall be the 3lst day beyond the original service date
of the Access Order.
(B)When a Customer cancels a Standard or Negotiated lnterval
Access Order for the installation of service, a Cancellation Charge
will apply as follows:
(l) When the Customer cancels an Access Order, a charge
equal to the estimated provisioning costs incurred at a
particular date for the service ordered by the Company
shall apply.
(2)If the Company misses a service date for a Standard or
Negotiated Interval Access Order by more than 30 days,
due to circumstances such as acts of God, governmental
requirements, work stoppages and civil commotions, the
Customer may cancel the Access Order without incurring
cancellation charges.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
2225 Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
Peerless Network of [daho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.1 Access Service Order (cont'd.)
3.1.1.4 Minimum Period
(A) The minimum period for which Access Service is provided and
for which charges are applicable, is one month.
(B)The following changes will be treated as a discontinuance of the
existing service and an installation of a new service. All
associated nonrecurring charges will apply for the new service.
The changes listed below are those which will be treated as a
discontinuance and installation of service and for which a new
minimum period will be established.
(l) A move to a different building.(2) A change in type ofservice.(3) A change in Switched Access Service Interface Group.(4) A change in Switched Access Service traffic type.(5) A change in STP Access link.(6) A change in STP Port.(7) A change in Company-provided Switched Access Service
to a Collocated Interconnection iurangement or vice
versa.
(8) A change to an existing Feature Group D Service to
include the provision of 64 kbps Clear Channel
Capability.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1.1 Access Service Order (cont'd.)
3.1.1.5 Minimum Period Charges
When Access Service is disconnected prior to the expiration of the
minimum period, charges are applicable for the balance of the minimum
period.
The Minimum Period Charge for monthly billed services will be
determined as follows:
For Switched Access Service, the charge for a month or fraction thereof is
equal to the applicable minimum monthly charge for the capacity.
All applicable nonrecurring charges for the service will be billed in
addition to the Minimum Period Charge.
3.1.1.6 Nonrecurring Charges
Nonrecurring charges are one-time charges that apply for a specific work
activity (i.e., installation or change to an existing service). Types of
nonrecurring charges that apply for Switched Access Service are:
installation of service and service rearrangements.
( I ) Installation of Service
Nonrecurring charges apply to each Switched Access Service
installed. For Switched Services ordered on a per trunk basis, the
charge is applied per trunk or out of band signaling connection.
For Switched Services ordered on a busy hour minutes of capacity
basis, the charge is also applied on a per trunk basis but the charge
applies only when the capacity ordered requires the installation of
an additional trunk(s). In addition, nonrecurring charges apply
when an out of band signaling connection is installed for use with
FGD.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.1 Access Service Order (cont'd.)
3. 1.1.6 Nonrecurring Charses (cont'd)
(2) Service Rearrangements
All changes to existing services other than changes involving
administrative activities only will be treated as a discontinuance
of the existing service and an installation of a new service. The
nonrecurring charge described in (l) preceding will apply for this
work activity. Moves that change the physical location of the
point of termination are described below.
(a) Moves Within the Same Buildins
When the move is to a new location within the same
building, the charge for the move will be an amount equal
to one half of the nonrecurring charge for the capacity
affected. There will be no change in the minimum period
requirements.
(b)Moves to a Buildine
Moves to a different building will be treated as a
discontinuance and start of service and all associated
nonrecurring charges will apply. New minimum period
requirements will be established for the new service. The
Customer will also remain responsible for satisfying all
outstanding minimum period charges for the discontinued
service.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
lssued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
3.l.l Access Service Order (cont'd.)
3.1.1.7 Network Blocking Charee
The Customer will be notified by the Company to increase its
capability (busy hour minutes of capacity or quantities of trunks)
when excessive trunk group blocking occurs on groups carrying
Feature Group D traffic and the measured access minutes for that
hour exceed the capacity purchased.
If the order for additional capacity has not been received by the
Company within l5 days of the notification, the Company will bill
the Customer, at the rate set forth in 5.1.3(E) following, foreach
overflow in excess ofordered capacity.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.2 Standard Service Components
The following service components apply to all forms of Switched Access Service,
except as stated in 3.1.3:
Tandem Switching
Local Transport
End Office Switching
Multiplexing
Common Port
(A) Tandem Switching
(B)
The Tandem Switching rate category provides for the processing and
aggregation of minutes between various end office switches and the
tandem switch that those end office switches sub-tend. The traffic that is
tandem switched can be local, intraLATA, intrastate, transit or other
traffic.
Lqqal Transport
The Local Transport rate category provides for transmission facilities
between the Customer's premises or collocated interconnection location
and the Company's end office switch(es) where the Customer's traffic is
switched to originate or terminate its communications.
Except as stated in the following paragraph, Local Transport service is can
be provided in conjunction with an incumbent local exchange company.
Charges for Local Transport service are computed in accordance with
Section 2.6.5 preceding (Ordering, Rating, and Billing of Access
Services Where More Than One Exchange Telephone Company Is
Involved). For purposes of determining Local Transpo( Mileage, distance
will be measured from the wire center that normally serves the Customer's
premises to the end office switch(es).
lssued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
Peerless Network of ldaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.2 Standard Service Components (cont'd.)
(B) Local Transport (cont'd.)
The Company will provide Direct Trunked Transport between a
Customer's premises and the Company's end office switch(es) upon
request. At the Customer's option, Entrance Facility, Direct Trunked
Transport, and STP Link Transport, may be provided by the Company, by
the Customer, or by another carrier. If Direct Trunk Transport facilities
are terminated at a Company end office switch location by a Customer, or
by another carrier on behalf of a Customer, Entrance Facility Termination
charges as described in 3.1.2(B)(l) will apply, but no other Local
Transport elements will be charged. Where Common Channel Signaling
Access is ordered by a Customer that uses Direct Trunk Transport
facilities, the STP Port charge as described in 3.1.2(B)(7) will also apply.
The following paragraphs describe the Local Transport rate elements.
Local Transport - Entrance Facility;
Common Switched Transport;
Direct Trunked Transport;
( 1) Local Transport-Entrance Facility
A Local Transport-Entrance Facility provides the communication path
between a Customer's premises and the Company serving wire center of
that premises for the sole use of the Customer. The Local Transport-
Entrance Facility category is comprised of a DS I rate. A Local Transport-
Entrance Facility is required whether the Customer's premises and the
serving wire center are located in the same or different buildings.
(2) LocalTransport-CommonSwitchedTransport
(a) The Local Transport Termination service component provides for
that portion of the voice frequency transmission path at the end
office and at the Customer's premises.
(b)The Local Transport Facility service component provides for that
portion of the voice frequency transmission path between the end
office and at the Customer's premises.
Issued:XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
2225 Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.2 Standard Service Components (cont'd.)
(B) Local Transport (cont'd.)
The Local Transport-Direct Trunked Transport provides the transmission
path from the serving wire center of the Customer's premises to an end
office or as an option from the serving wire center to a tandem. This
transmission path is dedicated to the use of a single Customer.
The Local Transport-Direct Trunked Transport rate category is comprised
of a monthly fixed rate and a monthly per mile rate based on the facility
provided. The fixed rate provides the circuit equipment at the ends of the
transmission links. The per mile rate provides the transmission facilities,
including intermediate transmission circuit equipment, between the end
points of the circuit. The Local Transport- Direct Trunked Transport rate
is the sum of the fixed rate and the per mile rate. For purposes of
determining the per mile rate, mileage shall be measured as airline mileage
between the serving wire center of the Customer's premises and the end
office or directly to the access tandem using the V&H coordinates method.
(4) LocalTransport-InterconnectionCharge
The Local Transport-lnterconnection Charge provides for interconnection
with the Company's Switched Access network. This rate element will be
applied to all Switched Access minutes of use (except Local Exchange
Access Service) that originate or terminate at a Company end office.
(5) Local-Transport Facilities
DS I facilities are available for Local Transport-Entrance Facilities and for
Local Transport-Direct Trunked Transpo( facilities. A DSI facility is
capable of transmitting electrical signals at a nominal 1.544 Mbps, with
the capability to channelize up to 24 voice-frequency transmission paths.
lssued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
(3) Local Transport- Direct Trunked Transport
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.2 Standard Service Components (cont'd.)
(B) Local Transoort (cont'd.)
(6) Common Channel Signaling Access
Common Channel Signaling Access (CCSA) is comprised of a STP Port
Termination rate and a STP Link Transport rate.
The STP Port Termination rate provides for the point of termination to the
signal switching capability of the STP.
The STP Link Transport rate provides for the transmission facilities
between the serving wire center of the customer designated premises and
the Company STP.
(7) Interface Groups
The Interface Group is provided for terminating the Local Transport at the
Customer's premises. The Interface Group provides a specified premises
Interface. Where transmission facilities permit, the individual
transmission path between the Customer's premises and the first point of
switching may at the option of the Customer be provided with optional
features.
Interface Group I provides DS I level digital transmission at the point of
termination at the Customer's premises. The interface is capable of
transmitting electrical signals at a nominal 1.544 Mbps, with the capability
to channelize up to 24 voice frequency transmission paths.
lssued:XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.2 Standard Service Components (cont'd.')
(C) End Office Switching
The End Office service component provides the local end office switching and end
user termination functions necessary to complete the transmission of Switched
Access communications to and from the end users served by the Company's end
office. The End Office rate category consists of the Local Switching rate element.
The Local Switching service component provides for: a) the use of end office
switching equipment; b) the terminations for the end user common lines
terminating in the local end office; and c) the termination of a call at a Company
Intercept operator or recording. The operator or recording tells a caller why a call,
as dialed, could not be completed, and if possible, provides the correct number.
Intercept rates are assessed to a Customer based on the total number of access
minutes.
(D) Common Port
(E) Multiplexing
The Multiplexing service component provides a lower rate of speed service to
connect with a higher rate of speed transport element. It also allows for a higher
rate of speed service to disseminate traffic to lower speed services or transport.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
The Common Port service component provides a non-discriminatory access to a
port on the Company's switch for the origination or termination of
telecommunications traffi c.
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3.1 Access Services (cont'd.)
3.1.3 Other Rate Categories
(A) Toll Free Data Base Access Service
Toll Free Data Base Access Service is a service offering utilizing originating trunk
side Switched Access Service. The service provides for the forwarding of end user
dialed Toll Free calls to a Company Service Switching Point which will initiate a
query to the database to perform the Customer identification and delivery function.
The call is forwarded to the appropriate Customer based on the dialed Toll Free
number.
(l)Customer Identification Charge
(2) Toll Free Number Reservation
The Toll Free Number Reservation service applies to the request of the
Customer to have the Company attempt to reserve a specific toll free
number for the Customer. The Company will not guarantee that a specific
toll free number in any of the toll free prefixes (800, 877, 888, 866 or
future prefixes as designated by the NANPA) will be available at the time
a Customer requests the specific number.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
The Toll Free Data Base Access Service Customer Identification applies
for the identification of the appropriate Customer. The charge is assessed
to the Customer on a per query basis and may include an area of service
which may range from a single NPAAIXX to an area consisting of all
LATAs and NPAs in the given state under which this tariff applies.
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3.2 MiscellaneousServices
3.2.1 Presubscription
(A) Presubscription is an arrangement whereby an end user may select and designate
to the Company an interexchange carrier (IC) to access, without an access code,
for intrastate interLATA calls and interstate interLATA calls subject to the
Company's FCC Access Services Tariff. This IC is referred to as the end user's
Primary Interexchange Carrier (PIC). The end user may select as its PIC the
Company, or any other IC that orders originating Feature Group D Switched
Access Service at the end office that serves the end user. After the end user's initial
selection of a pre-designated IC, for any additional change in selection, a non-
recurring charge, as set forth in Section 5.2. l, applies.
(B)At the request of a new or existing end user served by a Feature Group D end
office, the Company will provide a list of ICs the end user may select as its PIC.
At no additional charge for the initial selection, the customer may choose either of
the following options.
Designate an IC as a PIC and dial IOXXX or IOIXXXX to reach other
ICs.
Designate that they do not want to be presubscribed to any IC and choose
to dial lOXXX or l0lXXXX for all calls to all ICs.
New end users subscribing to the Company's Local Exchange Service which do
not specify a PIC will default to the Company as their initial PIC selection.
Subsequent to the installation of Local Exchange Service, and after the end user's
initial selection of a PIC, for any additional change in selection, a nonrecurring
charge as set forth in Section 5.2.1, applies. This charge is billed to the end user
who is the subscriber to the Local Exchange Service and applies only for selection
of an IC which provides only intrastate service.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
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3.2 MiscellaneousServices(Cont'd.)
3.2.2 Per-Call Payphone Compensation
A surcharge shall be assessed for each call made from a pay telephone to a Company-
provided toll-free number or placed by using a calling card and dialing the Company's
prefix in the form l0l0XXXX. This charge is to compensate the Company for the Federal
Communications Commission ordered assessment, which is paid by the Company to pay
telephone service providers for the use of their pay telephone instruments. The
surcharge is also known as a "dial around" charge.
3.2.3 Local Number Portability (LNP) Ouery Service
LNP Query Service is a capability that utilizes Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN)
technology to query a data base to secure network routing instructions before completion
of a call. The database contains information about end users which have ported their
service from the donor switch. At a minimum, the database contains the Location
Routing Number (LRN) which identifies the Local Service Provider's (LSP) switch
serving each ported end user. The LRN is used to direct the call to the correct switch for
completion to the end user. Where more than one network is involved in completing the
call, the network just before the terminating network (i.e., the N-1 Network) is
responsible for querying a LNP data base to secure the LRN. The rates and charges
associated with LNP Query Services are "query" based and will be billed on a monthly
basis, based on recorded usage. Query charges will be applied by the Telephone
Company based upon the recordings of carrier queries to the database. If such recordings
are not available, the Telephone Company will develop monthly charges based on an
average number of queries per month.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
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4.1 General
The Company will provide the following services
Recording Service
Automatic Number Identification (ANI)
Billing Name and Address (BNA)
4.2 Recordins Service
Recording is the entering on magnetic tape or other acceptable media the details of Customer
messages originated through Switched Access Service. Recording is provided 24 hours a day,7
days a week.
The Company will provide Recording Service in association with the offering of Feature Group D
Switched Access Service for Customer messages that can be recorded by Company provided
automatic message accounting equipment. At the request of the Customer, Recording Service will
be provided for Feature Group D Switched Access Service on an end office and type of call basis.
Type of call means message telecommunications service (MTS) including 700 and 900 Service,
calls originating and/or terminating over a WATS access line, and station message detail recording
for MTS and calls originating from a WATS access line.
The Company will provide Recording Service in its operating territory. The minimum territory for
which the Company will provide Recording Service is all the appropriately equipped offices in a
state operating territory for which the Customer has ordered Feature Group D Switched Access
Service. A state operating territory of particular telephone company includes all its LATAs or
market areas which are located in the same state including the areas in contiguous states which are
assigned to such LATAs or market areas and served by the same Company.
Effective: XXXX
lssued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
Issued: XXXX
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4.2 Recording Service (cont'd.)
For Feature Group D Switched Access Service, the term "customer message" used herein denotes
an intrastate call originated by a Customer's end user. Station message detail recording is an
optional feature which provides a record of customer messages originated by MTS and WATS
access lines. Such detail will be provided as part of Feature Group D end office and type of call
Recording Service when requested by the Customer.
4.2.1 Undertakine of the Company
(A) The Company will record all customer messages carried over Feature Group D
Switched Access Service that are available to Company provided recording
equipment of operators. Unavailable customer service messages will not be
recorded. The recording equipment will be provided at locations selected by the
Company.
(B)A standard format for the provision of the recorded customer message detail will
be established by the Company and provided to the Customer. If, in the course of
Company business, it is necessary to change the format, the Company will notify
the involved Customers six months prior to the change.
Assembly and Editing, Provision of Customer Detail, Data transmission to a
Customer location, special orders for recording and program development will be
provided to the Customer on a contractual basis.
(c)Recorded customer message detail which is used at the request of the Customer to
provide Message Processing and Message Bill Processing Service is not retained
by the Company for longer than 45 days. The rated but unbilled message detail
and the billed message detail are retained for reference in place of the recorded
customer message detail. For recorded customer message detail not used by
Message Processing Service at the Customer's request, the Company will make
every reasonable effort to recover recorded Customer message detail previously
made available to the Customer and make it available again for the Customer. The
charges as set forth in 5.3.1 following will apply for all such detail provided. Such
a request must be made within thirty (30) days from the date the details were
initially made available to the Customer.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
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4.2 Recording Service (cont'd.)
4.2.2 Liability of the Company
Notwithstanding 4.2.1 preceding, the Company liability for Recording Service is as
follows:
Unless there is an expressed written agreement to the contrary, in the absence of
gross negligence or willful misconduct, no liability for damages to the Customer
or other person or entity other than as set for in (A) and (B), preceding shall attach
to the Company for its action or the conduct of its employees in providing
Recording Service.
4.2.3 Oblieations of the Customer
(A) The Customer shall order Recording Service under a Special Order. The Customer
shall order Recording Service at least one month prior to the date then the
Customer message detail is to be recorded, unless Customer's request requires that
Recording Service be provided by end office and type of call, then the ordering
interval will be determined on an individual case basis.
4.2.4 Payment Arrangements and Audit Provision
(A) Notice and Scope
The Customer shall order Recording Service for Feature Group D Switched Access
by end office and type of call in accordance with the terms and conditions
established on an individual case basis Special Order.
(l) Upon forty five (45) days'prior written notice by the Customer to the
Company (or such shorter period as the parties may mutually agree upon),
the Customer or its authorized representative shall have the right to
commence an audit during normal business hours and at intervals of no
more than one audit in any six month billing period. The audit will be
limited to all such records and accounts as may, under recognized
accounting practices, contain information bearing upon amounts subject
to being billed to the Customer's end users by the Company as part of its
provision of Billing and Collection Services and the changes to the
Customer for other services provided by the Company pursuant to this
tariff.
(2) The written notice of audit shall identify the date upon which it is to
commence, the location, the Customer's representatives, the subject matter
of the audit, and the materials to be reviewed.(3) The written notice of audit shall be directed to the Company's
representative at the address stipulated by such representative.
lssued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
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Recordine Service (cont'd.)
4.2.4 Payment Arrangements and Audit Provision (cont'd.)
(A) Notice and Scope (cont'd.)
(4) The Company may, within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Customer's
notice of audit, postpone commencement by written notice for a period not
to exceed fifteen (15) days, but only for good cause. The Company shall
also indicate the new date for commencement of said audit.
(s)Upon completion of the audit, the Customer's auditors are to provide an
oral report of their findings to the Company prior to their departure,
followed by a letter within thirty (30) days confirming findings and
postponed completion.
(B) Payment of Expense
Each party shall bear its own expenses in connection with the conduct of an audit.
Special data extractions required by the Customer for its representative to conduct
the audit will be paid for by the Customer. "Special data extraction" for auditing
purposes shall mean programming, clerical and computer time required to create
an output record (from existing data files) that cannot normally be created from
current software programs in the production program library.
(C) Requests for Examinations
(1) In addition to audits, the Customer, or its representatives, may request,
from time to time, the opportunity to conduct an examination, as defined
in (2) following. The Company will make reasonable efforts to
accommodate requests for examination and to cooperate in the conduct of
an examination.
(2)An "Examination" shall, for purposes of this section, constitute a
reasonable inquiry on a single issue or a specific topic related to Billing
and Collection Service for a stated reason.
Upon concurrence by both parties that errors or omissions exist,
adjustment shall be made by the proper party to compensate for any errors
or omissions disclosed by such examination or audit.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
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4.2 Recording Service (cont'd.)
4.2.4 Payment Arrangements and Audit Provision (cont'd.)
(D) Audit Provision
AII information received or reviewed by the Customer or its authorized
representative is to be considered confidential and is not to be distributed, provided
or disclosed in any form to anyone not involved in the audit, nor is such
information to be used for any other purposes.
(E) Minimum Period and Minimum Monthlv Charge
The minimum period for which Recording Service without sorting is proved and
for which charges apply is one month.
(F) Cancellation of a Special Order
A Customer may cancel a Special Order for Recording Service on any date prior
to the service date. The cancellation date is the date the Company receives written
or verbal notice from the Customer that the Special Order is to be canceled. Their
verbal notice must be followed by written confirmation within ten (10) days. The
service date for Recording Service is the date the Customer requests the recording
to start. When a Customer cancels a Special Order for Recording Service after the
order date but prior to the start of service, a Special Order charge and the minimum
monthly charges will apply.
(G) Changes to Special Orders
When the Customer requests material changes to a pending Special Order for
Recording Service, the pending Special Order will be canceled and the requested
changes will be undertaken if they can be accommodated by the Telephone
Company under a new Special Order. All cancellation charges as set forth in (C)
preceding will apply for the canceled Special Order.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
2225 Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
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4.2 Recording Service (cont'd.)
4.2.5 Rate Regulations
The Special Order charge applies for each Special Order accepted by the Company for
Recording Service or for a subsequently requested change.
4.3 AutomaticNumberldentification
Automatic Number Identification (ANI) provides the automatic transmission of a seven or ten digit
number and information digits to the Customer's premises for calls originating in the LATA, to
identify the calling telephone number. The ANI feature is an end office software function which
is associated on a call-by-call basis with ( I ) all individual transmission path in a trunk group routed
directly between an end office and a Customer's premises or, where technically feasible, with (2)
all individual transmission paths in a trunk group between an end office and an access tandem, and
a trunk group between an access tandem and a Customer's premises.
4.3.1 Rate Regulations
When Automatic Number Identification (ANI) is delivered (with Feature Group D
originating) and the Customer is charged the recording rate as set forth in Section 5.3.1,
the ANI rate does not apply. If the Customer is not charged the recording rate, the ANI
rate as set forth in Section 5.3.2 will apply for each ANI record delivered to the Customer.
4.4 Billing Name and Address Service
Billing Name and Address (BNA) Service is the provision of the complete billing name, street
address, city or town, state and zip code for a telephone number assigned by the Company.
BNA Service is provided for the sole purpose of permitting the Customer to bill its telephone
communications service to its end users and may not be resold or used for any other purpose,
including marketing activity such as market surveys or direct marketing by mail or by telephone.
The Customer may not use BNA information to bill for merchandise, gift certificates, catalogs or
other services or products.
BNA Service is provided on both a manual and mechanized basis. On a manual basis, the
information will be provide by voice telecommunications or by mail, as appropriate. On a
mechanized basis, the information will be entered on magnetic tape containing recorded Customer
messages.
BNA information is furnished for sent-paid, collect, bill to third number, 700 and 900 service
messages and messages charged to a calling card that is resident in the Company's data base.
Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
Issued:XXXX
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4.4 Billing Name and Address Service (cont'd.)
4.4.1 Undertaking of The Company
(A) A request for information on over 100 and up to 500 telephone numbers should be
mailed to the Company. The Company will provide the response by first class
U.S. Mail within ten (10) business days.
(B)Upon receipt of a magnetic tape of recorded Customer messages, the Company
will, at the request of the Customer, provide BNA Service on a mechanized basis.
The tape of messages may be provided by the Customer or, where the Customer
subscribes to Recording Service as set forth in 4.1.2 preceding, may be the output
from that service. The Company will enter the BNA information on the recorded
message tape and send the tape to the Customer by first class U.S. Mail. Other
methods of delivering the data may be negotiated, and charges based on cost will
apply.
The Company will provide a response to Customer-provided tapes by mail within
six (6) business days of receipt. The Company will process and mail tapes which
are the output of Recording Service every fifth business day.
(c)The Company will specify the format in which requests and tapes are to be
submitted.
(D) The BNA information will be provided for the calling number furnished to the
extent a billing name and address exists in the Company'records, including non-
published and non-listed numbers. If the billing name and address information for
a specific calling number is confidential due to legal, national security, end user or
regulatory imposed requirements, the Company will provide an indicator on the
confidential records.
(E)The Company will provide the most current BNA information resident in its
database. Due to normal end user account activity, there may be instances where
the BNA information provided is not the BNA that was applicable at the time the
message was originated.
Issued:XXXX Effective: XXXX
lssued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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Billine )
4.4.2 Obligations of the Customer
With each order for BNA Service, the Customer shall identify the authorized
individual and address to receive the BNA information.
(B)A Customer which orders BNA Service on a mechanized basis and which intends
to submit tapes of record messages for processing must provide the Company with
an acceptable test tape or transmission which includes all call types for which BNA
information may be requested.
(C) The Customer shall institute adequate internal procedures to insure that BNA
information, including that related to non-published and non-listed telephone
numbers, is used only for the purpose set forth in this tariff and that BNA
information is available only to those Customer personnel or agents with a need to
know the information. The Customer must handle all billing name and address
information designated as confidential by the Company in accordance with the
Company's procedures concerning confidential information. The Company will
provide to the Customer a statement of its procedures concerning confidential
information.
(D)The Customer shall not publicize or represent to others that the Company jointly
participates with the Customer in the development of the Customer's end user
records, accounts, data bases or market date, records, files and data bases or other
systems it assembles through the use of BNA Service.
(E)When the Customer orders BNA Service for both interstate and intrastate
messages, the projected percentage of interstate use must be provided in a whole
number to the Company. The Company will designate the number obtained by
subtracting the projected interstate percentage from 100 (1OO-projected interstate
percentage = intrastate percentage) as the projected intrastate percentage. This
whole number percentage will be used by the Company to apportion the rates and
nonrecurring charges between interstate and intrastate in those circumstances
where the recorded message detail is not sufficient to permit the Company to
determine the appropriate jurisdiction. This percentage will remain in effect until
a revised report is received as set forth following.
(A)
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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4.4 Billine Name and Address Service (cont'd.)
4.4.2 Obligations of the Customer (cont'd.)
(E) (cont'd')
(F)
Effective on the first of January, April, July and October of each year the Customer
may update the jurisdictional report. The Customer shall forward to the Company,
to be received no later than 20 calendar days after the first of each such month, a
revised report showing the interstate percentage of use for the past three months
ending the last day of December, March, June and September, respectively.
Except where jurisdiction can be determined from the recorded message detail, the
revised report will serve as the basis for the next three months billing and will be
effective on the bill date in the following month (e.g., February, May, August and
November). No prorating or back billing will be done based on the report. If the
Customer does not supply the report, the Company will assume the percentages to
be the same as those provided in the last quarterly report. For those cases in which
a quarterly report has never been received from the Customer, the Company will
assume the percentages to be the same as those provided in the order for service.
The Company shall use reasonable efforts to provide accurate and complete lists.
The company makes no warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or
completeness of these lists.
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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Billing Name and Address Service (cont'd.)
4.4.3 Rate Regulations
(A) Service Establishment Charges apply for the initial establishment of BNA Service
on a manual basis, for the initial establishment of BNA Service on a mechanized
basis and for establishment of a Master List for a Customer.
(B)A charge applies for each request for BNA information for a telephone number
provided on a manual basis. A charge applies for each message processed to
supply BNA information on a mechanized basis.
The Company will keep a count of the requests and of the messages processed.
The Company will bill the Customer in accordance with these counts whether or
not the Company was able to provide BNA information for all requests and
messages.
(c)Where the recorded message detail is sufficient to determine a message is an
intrastate message, the rates set forth in 5.3.3 following apply to each such
message.
Usage for which the recorded message detail is insufficient to determine
jurisdiction will be prorated by the Company between interstate and intrastate.
The percentages provided in the reports as set forth in 4.4.2(E) preceding will serve
as the basis for prorating the charges. The intrastate charges are determined as
follows: For usage sensitive (e.g., requests or messages processed) chargeable rate
elements, multiply the intrastate percent times actual use times the stated tariff rate.
(D)When a Customer cancels an order for BNA Service after the order date, the
Service Establishment Charge applies.
Issued:XXXX Effective: XXXX
lssued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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5.1.2
RATES
Access Service
5. l.l Service Orders
(A) Service Implementation
(1) InstallationCharge
-Per circuit
(2)Access Order Charge
-Per Access Request
(B)Service Date Change
-Per Access Order
Design Change
-Per Access Order
Switched Access Service
Tandem Switched Access (Originating)
Tandem Switched Access (Terminating)
End Office Switched Access (Originating)
End Office Switched Access (Terminating)
Transport and Termination (Originating)
Transport and Termination (Terminating)
Nonrecurring
Charge
(c)
$2s0
sr00
$100
$100
Per Access Minute
*r*{.
***
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,<r.*
,( **
,<r<*
*** Denotes rates that are benchmarked to the corresponding rates in Peerless Network, Inc.
FCC Tariff No. 4.
Issued:XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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RATES
5.1 Access Service (cont'd.)
5.1.3 Local Transport
(A) Entrance Facility
(l) DSI
-Per Point of Termination
(2)DS3
-Per Point of Termination
(3) Installation
-Per DS I
-Per DS3
(B)Direct Trunked Transport
Facility Mileage
DSI
DS3
Monthly Recurring
$ 158.00
$700.00
Non-recurring Charge (NRC)
$s00.00
$775.00
Monthly Rate
$30.00
$3s0.00
Per Mile
$ 13.00
$s7.00
NRC
$300.00
$ l,200.00
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
Peerless Network of ldaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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5.1 Access Service (cont'd.)
5.1.3 Local Transport (cont'd.)
(C) Network Blocking Charger
(D) Chargeable Optional Features
(l) SS7 Signaling Option Conversion,
non-recurring
-Per First Trunk Converted
-Per Additional Trunk Converted
(2) Change in Point Code
-Per change
Multiplexing
DS3 to DSl, per multiplexer
Dedicated Switch Port
Per DS I port
Cross Connect
Per connection (DS I level)
rApplies to FG D only
$60
(E)
(F)
(G)
Rate Per Call Blocked
s0.01
$ l7s
$s0
$200
ss00
$1s
lssued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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RATES
Access Service (cont'd.)
5.1.3 Local Transport (cont'd.)
(H) Non-charg!:ableOptionalFeatures
(l) Supervisory Signaling
DX Supervisory Signaling arrangement
-Per Transmission Path
SF Supervisory Signaling arrangement
-Per Transmission Path
(2)
(3)
E&M Types I,II, & III Supervisory Signaling
arrangement
-Per Transmission Path
Signaling System 7
-Per signaling connection arranged
64 kbps Clear Channel Capability
-Per Transmission Path
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
lssued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
Peerless Network of ldaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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RATES
5.1 Access Service (cont'd.)
5.1.4 End Office
(l)Common Switching Chargeable Optional Features
Rate
Automatic Number Identification/
SS7 Charge Number
-Per Attempt $0.002s
(2) Common Switching Non-Chargeable Ootional Features
Service Class Routing
(available with FGD)
-Per Transmission Path Group
Alternate Traffic Routing
(available with FGD)
-Per Transmission Path Group
International Carrier Option
(available with FGD)
-Per End Office and Access Tandem
S57 Signaling Option
-Calling Party Number
(available with FGD)
-Carrier Selection Parameter
(available with FGD)
lssued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
lssued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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5.1 Access Service (cont'd.)
5.1.4 End Office (cont'd.)
Local Switching (cont'd. )
(3) Trunk Side Transoort Termination Non-Chargeable Options
Standard Trunk for Originating,
Terminating or Two-Way Operation
(available with FGD)
Operator Trunk, Full Feature Arrangement
(available with FGD)
Operator Trunk, Assist Feature
(available with FGD)
(4)Non-Chareeable S57 Sierraline Option
Calling Party Number
(available with FGD)
Charge Number
(available with FGD)
Carrier Selection Parameter
(available with FGD)
Access Transport Parameter
(available with FGD)
Issued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
2225 Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago, tL 60606
Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC ID Tariff No. 2
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RATES
Access Services (cont'd.)
5.1.5 Toll Free Data Base Access Service
(A) Customer Identification
-Per Query
(B) Toll Free Number Reservation
-Per Toll Free Number
Rate
$0.00s
$ 1.00
Issued:XXXX Effective: XXXX
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RATES
5.2 Miscellaneous Services
5.2.1 Presubscription
Presubscription,
-Per Telephone Exchange Service
Line or Trunk, Manual
-Per Telephone Exchange Service
Automatic
5.2.2 Per-Call Payphone Recovery
per call
5.2.3 LNP Ouery
per query
Non-Recurring Charge
$1.25
$0.00
Recurring Charge
$0.50
$0.002
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222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606
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5.3 Billing and Collection Services
5.3.1 Recording
-Per Customer Message
5.3.2 Automatic Number Identification
-Per Attempt
5.3.3
RATES
Billing Name and Address
Mechanized Transaction
- Service Establishment Charge
- Query Charge
Per Telephone Number
Recurring
Charge
$0.02s
$0.020
$ r 25.00
$0.20
$0.03000
5.4 Transit Traffic Service
Per Minute of Use
lssued: XXXX Effective: XXXX
Issued By: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2730
Chicago,IL 60606