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HomeMy WebLinkAboutUnited Telecom Inc.pdfUnited Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. United Telecom Inc. TELECOMMUNICA nONS TARIFF This tariff contains the rates, tenus and conditions applicable to the Intrastate Resale Telecommunications Services provided by United Telecom Inc. within the State of Idaho. Issued: December 19 2005 Effective: December 26, 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 2005 Boise. Idaho .'. 0 . .". United Telecom, Inc. Idaho Tariff No. 1 First Revised Page No. 2 Cancelling Original Page No. 2 Issued: October 7, 2010 Effective: October 20, 2010 Issued by: Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90010 CHECK SHEET Original and revised Pages 1 through 19 inclusive of this Tariff are effective as of the date shown at the bottom of the respective page(s), and comprise all changes from the original Tariff. An asterisk appearing next to the revision number indicates pages included with this filing. SHEET REVISION SHEET REVISION 1 Original 2 First* 3 Original 4 Original 5 Original 6 Original 7 Original 8 Original 9 Original 10 Original 11 Original 12 Original 13 Original 14 Original 15 First* 16 Original 17 Original 18 Original 19 Original (T) (T) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING October 20, 2010 Boise, Idaho United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. TABLE OF CONTENTS Check Sheet ..................................................................................................................................... Table of Contents .................................................................. .............. ............................................. Symbols......... ......... ........ ................... ............................................................................................... SECTION 1.0 - Tenus and Abbreviations...................................................................................... SECTION 2.0 - Rules and Regulations.......................................................................................... SECTION 3.0 - Description of Service & Rates ...................................................................... ... SECTION 4.0 - Miscellaneous Services ...................................................................................... SECTION 5.0 - Promotions.......................................................................................................... . SECTION 6.0 - Contract Services........ ~....................................................................................... . Issued: December 19 , 2005 Effective: December 26, 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 ZO05 Boise, Idaho United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. SYMBOLS The following are the only symbols used for the purposes indicated below: (C) - Change in Rule or Regulation. (D) - Delete or discontinue. (I) - Change resulting in an increase to a customer s bill. (M) - Moved from or to another tariff location. (N) - New. (R) - Change resulting in a reduction to a customer s bill. (T) - Change in text or regulation. Issued: December 19, 2005 Effective: December 26, 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 ZOOS Boise, Idaho United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. 1 Original Page No. SECTION 1.0 - TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Access Line - An arrangement which connects the Subscriber s or Customer s location to the Carrier s designated point of presence or network switching center. Authorized User - A person, finn or corporation, or any other entity authorized by the Customer or Subscriber to communicate utilizing the Company s services. Carrier or Company - United Telecom Inc., unless otherwise indicated by the context. Customer - The person, finn or corporation, or other entity which orders, cancels, amends, or uses service and is responsible for the payment of charges and/or compliance with tariff regulations. Customer Premises Equipment - Tenninal equipment, as defined herein, which is located on the Customer s premises. Dedicated Access - See Special Access Origination/Tennination. Holiday - One of the following federally recognized holidays: New Year s Day (January 1), Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (December 25). IDPUC - Refers to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission. Special Access Origination/Termination - Where originating or tenninating access between the Customer and the interexchange carrier is provided on dedicated circuits. The Access Provider provides these dedicated circuits from the Customer s location to the Company s point of presence. The rates and charges for dedicated circuits are detennined by the Access Provider and the Customer is responsible for payment of these charges to the Access Provider. Subscriber - The person, finn, corporation, or other legal entity, which arranges for services ofthe Company on behalf of itself or Authorized Users. The Subscriber is responsible for compliance with the tenus and conditions of this tariff. A Subscriber may also be a Customer when the Subscriber uses services of the Company. Switched Access Origination/Termination - Where originating or tenninating access between the Customer and the interexchange carrier is provided on Feature Group circuits. Terminal Equipment - Devices , apparatus, and associated wiring, such as teleprinters, telephones or data sets. Issued: December 19, 2005 Effective: December 26, 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 2005 Boise, Idaho United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS Undertaking of the Company United Telecom Inc. offers intrastate service originating at specified points within the state ofIdaho under tenus ofthis tariff. The Company s services and resold facilities are provided on a monthly basis unless otherwise provided, and are available twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week. The Company installs, operates, and maintains the communications services provided herein under in accordance with the tenus and conditions set forth under this tariff. The Company may act as the Subscriber s agent for ordering access connection facilities provided by other carriers or entities, when authorized by the Subscriber, to allow connection of a Subscriber location to the Company s network. The Subscriber shall be responsible for all charges due for such service arrangement. Limitations Service is offered subject to the availability of the necessary resold facilities and equipment, or both facilities and equipment, and subject to the provisions of this tariff. The Company reserves the right to discontinue or limit service when necessitated by conditions beyond its control, or when the Subscriber or Customer is using service in violation of provisions of this tariff, or in violation of the law. The Company does not undertake to transmit messages, but offers the use of its facilities when available, and will not be liable for errors in transmission or for failure to establish connections. 2.4 All services and resold facilities provided under this tariff are directly or indirectly controlled by the Company and the Subscriber may not transfer or assign the use of service or facilities without the express written consent of the Company. Such transfer or assignment shall only apply where there is no interruption of the use or location of the service or facilities. Prior written pennission from the Company is required before any assignment or transfer. All regulations and conditions contained in this tariff shall apply to all such pennitted assignees or transferees, as well as all conditions of service. Issued: December 19 2005 Effective: December 26, 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 ZOOS Boise, Idaho United Telecom Inc. Use Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT' Services provided under this tariff may be used for any lawful purpose for which the service is technically suited. 2.4 Liabilities of the Company 2.4. 2.4. The Company s liability for damages arising out of mistakes, interruptions, omissions delays, errors, or defects in transmission which occur in the course of furnishing service or facilities, shall be determined in accordance with IDAP A 31.41.303 regulations and any other applicable law. The Company shall not be liable for claim or loss, expense or damage (including indirect special or consequential damage), for any interruption, delay, error, omission, or defect in any service, facility or transmission provided under this tariff, if caused by any person or entity other than the Company, by any malfunction of any service or facility provided by any other carrier, by an act of God, fire, war, civil disturbance, or act of government, or by any other cause beyond the Company s direct control. The Company shall not be liable for, and shall be fully indemnified and held harmless by Customer and Subscriber against any claim or loss, expense, or damage (including indirect special or consequential damage) for defamation, libel, slander, invasion, infringement of copy-right or patent, unauthorized use of any trademark, trade name or service mark, unfair competition, interference with or misappropriation or violation of any contract, proprietary or creative right, or any other injury to any person, property or entity arising out ofthe material data, information, or other content revealed to , transmitted , or used by the Company under this tariff; or for any act or omission of the Customer or Subscriber; or for any personal injury or death of any person caused directly or indirectly by the installation, maintenance location, condition, operation, failure, presence, use or removal of equipment or wiring provided by the Company, if not directly caused by negligence of the Company. The Company shall not be liable for any defacement of or damages to the premises of a Subscriber resulting from the furnishing of service, which is not the direct result of the Company s negligence. 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 the court's responsibility to determine the validity of the exculpatory clause. Issued: December 19, 2005 Effective: December 26, 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Idaho Public Utilities CommissionOffice of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 ZOOS Boise, Idaho . .-. . . .. J United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT' Taxes All state and local taxes (i., gross receipts tax, sales tax, municipal utilities tax) are listed as separate line items and are not included in the quoted rates. Terminal Equipment The Company s facilities and service may be used with or tenninated in Subscriber-provided tenninal equipment or Subscriber-provided communications systems, such as a PBX or Pay Telephone. Such tenninal equipment shall be furnished and maintained at the expense ofthe Subscriber, except as otherwise provided. The Subscriber is responsible for all costs at his or her premises, including personnel , wiring, electrical power, and the like, incurred in the use of the Company s service. When such tenninal equipment is used, the equipment shall comply with the generally accepted minimum protective criteria standards of the telecommunications industry as endorsed by the Federal Communications Commission. Installation and Termination Service is installed upon mutual agreement between the Subscriber and the Company. The agreement will detennine tenus and conditions of installation, tennination of service, any applicable sales commission structure, and sales commission payment schedule. The service agreement does not alter rates specified in this tariff. When Customers are members ofthe transient public, they do not contract directly with the Company for provision of service. Subscribers contract for service on behalf of themselves and/or their transient patrons. Service provided to Customers (patrons of the contracting party) is governed by the tenus of this tariff schedule and the lawful tenus of the billing agency. No contractual agreements are required of the Customer. Issued: December 19, 2005 Effective: December 26, 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Idaho Public Utilitie Com . . Off miSSionIce of the Secretary EPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 20GS Boise, Idaho United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT' Cancellation by Company Cancellation Without Prior Notice.Company may, immediately and without notice discontinue the furnishing of service(s) to a customer, without incurring any liability, for any of the following reasons: (I ). (2). (3). (4). If a condition immediately dangerous or hazardous to life, physical safety, or property exists, or it is necessary to prevent a violation of federal, state or local safety or health codes; If company is ordered to terminate service by any court, the Commission, or any other duly authorized public authority; Company service(s) was (were) obtained, diverted or used without the authorization or knowledge of the telephone company; The customer provides false information to company regarding the customer identity, address, credit-worthiness, past or current use of common carrier communications services or its planned use of service(s); Cancellation Upon Written Notice.Company may, upon five (5) days notice, discontinue the furnishing of service(s) to a customer, without incurring any liability, for any of the following reasons: (1). (2). If company deems that such action is necessary to prevent or to protect against fraud or to otherwise protect is personnel, agents, facilities or services, company may discontinue service pursuant to this sub-section if: ( a). The customer refuses to furnish infonnation to company regarding the customer s credit-worthiness , its past or current use of common carrier communications services or its planned use of service(s); (b). The customer has been given written notice by company of any past due amount, which remains unpaid in whole or in part, for any of company s other common carrier communications services to which the customer either subscribes or had subscribed or used; The customer uses, or attempts to use, service with the intent to avoid payment, either whole or in part, of other charges for the service stated in this tariff: Issued: December 19, 2005 Effective: December 26, 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 ZOOS Boise, IdahO! .-.-.."-- .': United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. 10 SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT' Cancellation (Cont'd) (a). Using or attempting to use the service by rearranging, tampering with, or making connections to company s service not authorized by this tariff; or (b). Using tricks, schemes, false or invalid number, false credit devices electronic devices; or (c). Any other fraudulent means or devices. (3).Upon five (5) days written notice to the customer of any sum thirty (30) days past due; or (4)Thirty (30) days after sending the customer written notice of noncompliance with any other provision of this tariff if the noncompliance is not corrected within thirty (30) day period. The discontinuance of service(s) by company pursuant to this Section does not relieve the customer of any obligation to pay company for charges due and owing for service(s) furnished up to the time of discontinuance. Termination of Service by Subscriber Unless otherwise specified by contractual commitment, any Subscriber may tenninate service with the Company upon thirty days written notice. Interruption of Service by the Company Without incurring liability, the Company may interrupt the provision of services at any time in order to perfonn tests and inspections to assure compliance with tariff regulations and the proper installation and operation of subscriber and the Company s equipment and facilities and may continue such interruption until any items of non-compliance or improper equipment operation so identified are rectified. The Company may discontinue Service without notice to the subscriber, by blocking traffic to certain countries, cities, or NXX exchanges, or by blocking calls using certain customer authorization codes, when the Company deems it necessary to take such action to prevent unlawful use of its service. The Company will restore service as soon as it can be provided without undue risk, and will, upon request by the customer affected, assign a new authorization code to replace the one that has been deactivated. Issued: December 19 2005 Effective: December 26, 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 2005 Boise. IdaM United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. 1st Revised Page No. 11 Cancels Original Page No. 11 SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT' Payment for Service All charges due by the Customer are payable to any agency duly authorized to receive such payments. The billing agency may be a local exchange telephone company, credit card company, or other billing service. Terms of payment shall be according to the rules and regulations of the agency and subject to the rules of regulatory agencies, such as the Idaho PUC. Any objections to billed charges must be reported within 180 days to the Company billing agent. Adjustments to Customer s bills shall be made to the extent that circumstances exist which reasonably indicate that such changes are appropriate. Customer inquiries regarding service or billing may be made in writing or by calling the toll free number listed below: United Telecom Inc. 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Toll-free: (800) 357-7126 Email: unitedtelecomca~yahoo.com (T) Customers who are dissatisfied with the response to their complaint may contact the IDPUC for resolution of the issues at the following address: Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 W. Washington Street Boise, Idaho 83702 Toll-free: (800) 432-0369 Issued: February 13, 2006 Effective: February 21 , 2006 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 fdaho Public Utilities Commissioll Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING FEB 212000 ...... .... United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. 12 SECTION 2.0 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT' Other Rules 12.1 Regulatory Changes The Company reserves the right to discontinue service, limit service, or to impose requirements on Subscribers as required to meet changing regulatory rules and standards of the IDPUC and the Federal Communications Commission. 12.2 Refunds or Credits for Service Outages or Deficiencies Credit allowances for interruptions of service caused by service outages or deficiencies are limited to the initial minimum period call charges for re-establishing the interrupted call. 800/888/876/866 Numbers 13.1 The Company will make every effort to reserve "800" vanity numbers on behalf of customers, but makes no guarantee or warrantee that the requested "800" number(s) will be available or assigned to the customer requesting the number. 13.If a Customer accumulates undisputed past-due charges, the Company reserves the right not to honor the Customer s request for a change in 800/888/877/866 service to another carrier (e. , " porting" ofthe 800/888/877/866 number), including a request for a Responsible Organization (Resp Org) change, until such time as all charges are paid in full. 13.800/888/877/866 numbers shared by more than one Customer, whereby individual customers are identified by a unique Personal Identification Number, may not be assigned or transferred for use with service provided by another carrier. The Company will only honor Customer requests for change in Resp Org or 800/888/877/866 service provider for 800/888/877/866 numbers dedicated to the sole use of that single Customer. Issued: December 19 2005 Effective: December 26 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Idaho Public Utilities Commissioa ;Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 2005 Boise. United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. 13 SECTION 3.0 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AND RATES General Description of Rates and Charges 1.1 Application of Charges Long Distance Communications Service includes recurring and non-recurring charges. Stabilized recurring charges may be offered on a Customer specific basis where service demands or competitive necessity justify such charges. Recurring charges consist of flat- rated monthly and usage-sensitive charges. Service also may include a Minimum Charge. Nonrecurring charges for installation of a service and additions to service, as well as a Termination Charge and Cancellation Charge, are also included. (a) Non-Recurring Charges: Non-Recurring Charges are billed in advance. (b) Recurring Charges: Recurring Charges, including usage-sensitive charges, are billed in arrears. 1.2 Taxes The Customer will be billed for, and is responsible for payment of any taxes, surcharges, fees or assessments (excluding taxes on the Company s net income) imposed on or based upon provision, sale or use of the Company s services. 1.3 Jurisdiction When the location of the calling and the called stations is a factor in rate determination, the rate is calculated according to whether the termination of the call is intrastate, interstate or international. This tariff contains rates for intrastate calls only. Issued: December 19 2005 Effective: December 26 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 2005 Boise. Idaho --",.,..._- United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. 14 SECTION 3.0 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AND RATES (Cont'd) Timing of Calls Timing for all calls begins when the called party answers the call (i.e. when two way communications are established.) Answer detection is based on standard industry answer detection methods, including hardware and software answer detection. Chargeable time for all calls ends when either one of the parties disconnects from the call. The minimum call duration and additional billing increments are specified on a per product basis in this section of the tariff. 2.4 The Company will not bill for incomplete calls. Special Access Channels Special access channels (i.: dedicated facilities), if utilized, are provided and billed to the Customer by the local exchange telephone company. Charges for the special access channel are determined by the local access provider and the Customer is responsible for payment of these charges to the local exchange telephone company. The Company will, at the Customer s request, act on behalf of the Customer in the ordering and installation of the special access channel with the access provider. The Company may also request the access provider to bill them for the account in the name of the Customer. If this option is utilized, the Company will pass the charges, including a billing service fee, through to the Customer. Quality and Grade of Service Offered Minimum Call Completion Rate - Customers can expect a call completion rate of not less than 98% during peak use periods. The call completion rate is calculated as the number of calls completed (including calls completed to a busy line or to a line which remains unanswered by the called party) divided by the number of calls attempted. Issued: December 19, 2005 Effective: December 26, 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 2005 Boise, Idaho United Telecom, Inc. Idaho Tariff No. 1 First Revised Page No. 15 Cancelling Original Page No. 15 Issued: October 7, 2010 Effective: October 20, 2010 Issued by: Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90010 SECTION 3 – DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AND RATES, Continued 3.5. INTEREXCHANGE SERVICES Company offers a switched access, Outbound (1 + dialing) InterLATA and IntraLATA service, which allows a Customer to establish a communications path between two stations by using uniform dialing plans. Calls are routed over the Company's underlying carrier network and Company switching facilities. Calls are billed in increments with minimum billing increments as specified, unless otherwise stated. Charges for each call are totaled by rate period. If the charge results in a fractional amount, the amount is rounded up to the next whole cent. 3.5.1. InterLATA Long Distance Service Switched outbound interLATA long distance Service Initial 30 seconds $0.079 Each additional 30 seconds $0.079 Monthly recurring charge, per account $4.99 3.5.2. IntraLATA Long Distance Service Switched outbound intraLATA long distance Service Initial 30 seconds $0.020 Each additional 30 seconds $0.020 3.5.3. Intra and InterLATA Flat-Rate Long Distance Service Calls are billed on a flat monthly basis regardless of the number of calls placed, or length of calling. Per line, per month $29.99 Each additional line $29.99 3.5.4. Primary Interexchange Carrier Change Charge Per account, manual only $5.50 (I) (T) (T) (N) (N) (T) (T) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING October 20, 2010 Boise, Idaho United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. 16 SECTION 3.0 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AND RATES (Cont'd) Public Telephone Surcharge In order to recover the Company s expenses to comply with the FCC's pay telephone compensation plan effective on October 7, 1997 (FCC 97 -3 71), an undiscountable per call charge is applicable to all interstate, intrastate and international calls that originate from any domestic pay telephone used to access the Company s services. This surcharge, which is in addition to standard tariffed usage charges and any applicable service charges and surcharges associated with the Company s service, applies for the use of the instrument used to access the Company service and is unrelated to the Company service accessed from the pay telephone. Pay telephones include coin-operated and coinless phones owned by local telephone companies independent companies and other interexchange carriers. The Public Pay Telephone Surcharge applies to the initial completed call and any reoriginated call (i., using the "#" symbol). Whenever possible, the Public Pay Telephone Surcharge will appear on the same invoice containing the usage charges for the surcharged call. In cases where proper pay telephone coding digits are not transmitted to the Company prior to completion of a call, the Public Pay Telephone Surcharge may be billed on a subsequent invoice after the Company has obtained information from a carrier that the originating station is an eligible pay telephone. The Public Pay Telephone Surcharge does not apply to calls placed from pay telephones at which the Customer pays for service by inserting coins during the progress of the call. Public Telephone Surcharge Rate Per Call $0. Directory Assistance Rate Per Cal $0. Issued: December 19 2005 Effective: December 26, 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Incline Village, Nevada 89451 Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 ZOOS Boise, Idaho United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. 17 SECTION 4.0 - MISCELLANEOUS General Each Customer is charged individually for each call placed through the Company. Charges may vary by service offering, class of call, time of day, day of week, class of call and/or call duration. Late Payment Charge The company will charge a one-time 1.5% late payment fee on all invoices not paid by the due date identified on the Company bill. Return Check Charge The Company will assess a return check charge of up to $20.00 whenever a check or draft presented for payment of service is not accepted by the institution on which it is written. This charge applies each time a check is returned to the Company by a bank for insufficient funds. Issued: December 19 2005 Effective: December 26, 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Idaho Public Utilities Commissioo Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 ZOOS Boise. Jd1be United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. 18 SECTION 5.0 - PROMOTIONS Promotions - General From time to time the Company shall, at its option, promote subscription or stimulate network usage by offering to waive some of all of the nonrecurring or recurring charges for the Customer (if eligible) of target services for a limited duration, not to exceed 90 days, or by offering premiums or refunds of equivalent value. Such promotions shall be made available to all similarly situated Customers in the target market area. All promotions will be filed with the Commission prior to offering them to Customers. Demonstration of Calls From time to time the Company shall demonstrate service by providing free test calls of up to four minutes duration over its network. Issued: December 19, 2005 Effective: December 26, 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 90010 Idaho P~blic Utilities Commission Of lice of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FlUNG DEC 2 6 2005 Boise, Idaho United Telecom Inc.Idaho Tariff No. Original Page No. 19 SECTION 6.0 - CONTRACT SERVICES General At the option of the Company, service may be offered on a contract basis to meet specialized requirements of the Customer not contemplated in this tariff. The terms of each contract shall be mutually agreed upon between the Customer and Company and may include discounts off of rates contained herein, waiver of recurring or nonrecurring charges, charges for specially designed and constructed services not contained in the Company s general service offerings, or other customized features. The terms of the contract may be based partially or completely on the term and volume commitment, type of originating or terminating access, mixture of services or other distinguishing features. Service shall be available to all similarly situated Customers for six months after the initial offering to the first contract Customer for any given set of terms. Each contract will be filed with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission. Issued: December 19 2005 Effective: December 26, 2005 Sapina Quayum, President 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, California 900 Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING DEC 2 6 ZOOS Boise, Idaho