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COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
This Idaho Tariff No.4 by Trinsic Communications, Inc., formerly known as Z- Tel
Communications, cancels and replaces, in its entirety, the current tariff on file with the Commission
Idaho Tariff No.2, issued by Z- Tel Communications, Inc.
IDAHO
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS SERVICES TARIFF
Trinsic Communications, Inc.
This tariff contains the descriptions, regulations, and rates applicable to the provision of competitive
access telecommunications services provided by Trinsic Communications, Inc. with principal offices
at 601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220, Tampa, Florida 33602 for services furnished
within the State of Idaho. This tariff is on file with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, and copies
may be inspected, during normal business hours, at the Company s principal place of business.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boi6e, Idaho
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Issued: December 20,2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
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Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page................................................................................................................................................. Title
Check Sheet...................................................................................................................................................
Table of Contents
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Symbols .........................................................................................................................................................
Tariff Format .................................................................................................................................................
Section 1 - Definitions........................................................................................................................... ........
Section 2 - Rules and Regulations
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Section 3 - Ordering Options for Access Service ........................................................................................40
Section 4 - Switched Access Service ..........................................................................................................
Section 5 - Switched Access Rates .............................................................................................................
Section 6 - Local Traffic Exchange and Termination.................................................................................. 51
Section 7 - Contracts and Individual Case Basis Arrangements .................................................................. 52
Section 8 - Miscellaneous Services. ................,..................................................................................... .......
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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JAN 1 '- 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1 , 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SYMBOLS
The following are the only symbols used for the purposes indicated below:
Delete or discontinue.
Change resulting in an increase to a customer s bill.
Moved from another tariff location.
New.
Change resulting in a reduction to a customer s bill.
Change in text or regulation but no change in rate or charge.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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JAN 1 '- 2005
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Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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TARIFF FORMAT
A. Page Numbering - Page numbers appear in the upper right corner of the page. Pages are numbered
sequentially. However, new pages are occasionally added to the tariff. When a new page is added between
pages already in effect, a decimal is added. For example, a new page added between pages 14 and 15 would be
14.
B. Page Revision Numbers - Revision numbers also appear in the upper right corner of each page. These
numbers are used to determine the most current page version on file with the Commission. For example, the
th revised Page 14 cancels the 3rd revised Page 14. Because of various suspension periods, deferrals, etc. the
Commission follows in its tariff approval process, the most current page number on file with the Commission
is not always the page in effect. Consult the Check Sheet for the page currently in effect.
C. Paragraph Numbering Sequence - There are nine levels of paragraph coding. Each level of coding is
subservient to the next higher level:
2. 1. LA.
2. 1. LA. 1.
1. LA. 1. (a)
(a).I.
(a).I.(i).
1.A.1.(a).I.(i).(1).
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1 , 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS
Certain terms used generally throughout this tariff for the Access Services of this Company are derIDed below.
Access Code : A uniform seven digit code assigned by the Company to an individual Customer. The seven
digit code has the form 950-XXXX or 101XXXX.
Access Service: Switched Access to the network of an Interexchange Carrier for the purpose of originating or
terminating communications.
Access Service Request (ASR1: The industry service order format used by Access Service Customers and
access providers as agreed to by the Ordering and Billing Forum.
Access Tandem: An Exchange Carrier s switching system that provides a concentration and distribution
function for originating or terminating traffic between local switching centers and Customers' premises.
Authorized User: A person, firm, corporation or other entity that either is authorized by the Customer to use
Access Services or is placed in a position by the Customer, either through acts or omissions, to use Access
Services.
Carrier or Common Carrier: See Interexchange Carrier or Exchange Carrier.
Co-Carrier: Any other Telecommunications provider authorized by the Commission to provide local
exchange service in the state.
Commission: The Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
Common Channel Signaling (CCS): A high-speed packet switched communications network which is
separate (out of band) from the public packet switched and message networks. It is used to carry addressed
signaling messages for individual trunk circuits and/or database related services between signaling points in the
CCS network.
Idaho P~blic Utilities Commission
OffIce of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN - 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS, (CONT'
Company : Trinsic Communications, Inc., issuer of this tariff.
Constructive Order: Delivery of calls to or acceptance of calls from the Company s End User locations over
Company-switched local exchange services constitutes a Constructive Order by the Customer to purchase
switched access services as described herein. Similarly the selection by a Company s End User of the
Customer as the presubscribed IXC constitutes a Constructive Order of switched access by the Customer.
Customer: The person, firm, corporation or other entity which orders Service and is responsible for the
payment of charges and for compliance with the Company s tariff regulations. The Customer could be an
interexchange carrier, a wireless provider, or any other carrier authorized to operate in the state.
8XX Data Base Access Service: The term "8XX Data Base Access Service" denotes a toll-free originating
Trunkside Access Service when the 8XX Service Access Code (i., 800, 822, 833,844 855,866,877, or 888
as available) is used.
End User Any individual, association, corporation, governmental agency or any other entity other than an
Interexchange Carrier which subscribes to intrastate service provided by an Exchange Carrier.
Entrance Facility: A trunk facility connecting the Customer s point of presence with the local switching
center.
Exchange Carrier: Any individual, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, governmental entity
or corporation engaged in the provision of local exchange telephone service.
Firm Order Confirmation (FOC~: Acknowledgment by the Company of receipt of an Access Service
Request from the Customer and commitment by the Company of a Service Date.
Individual Case Basis: A service arrangement in which the regulations, rates and charges are developed
based on the specific circumstances of the Customer s situation.
Inter-MT A Traffic - Wireless traffic originating on the network of a CMRS provider within one MT A and
terminating to the Company s end-user subscribers in another MT A.
Intra-MTA Traffic - Wireless traffic originating on the network of a CMRS provider within a MTA and
terminating to the Company s end-user subscribers in the same MT A.
Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602
Effective: January 1,2005
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - _501
Boise, Idaho
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SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS, (CONT'
Interexchan2e Carrier (IXC) or Interexchan2e Common Carrier: Any individual, partnership,
association, joint-stock company, trust, governmental entity or corporation engaged in state or foreign
communication for hire by wire or radio, between two or more exchanges.
LA T A: 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 for the provision
and administration of communications services.
Line Information Data Base (LIDB~: The data base which contains base information such as telephone
numbers, calling card numbers and associated billed number restriction data used in connection with the
validation and billing of calls.
Local Access: The connection between a Customer s premises and a point of presence of the Exchange
Carrier.
Local Switchin2 Center: The switching center where telephone exchange service Customer station Channels
are terminated for purposes of interconnection to each other and to interoffice Trunks.
Local Traffic: Traffic is "Local Traffic" under this tariff is: (i) the call originates and terminates in the same
exchange area~ or (ii) the call originates and terminates within different Trinsic Exchanges that share a
common mandatory local calling area, e., a mandatory Extended Local Calling Service (ELCS) or Extended
Area Service areas (EAS) or other like types of mandatory local calling scopes.
Meet Point: A point of interconnection that is not an end office or tandem.
Meet Point Billin2: The arrangement through which multiple Exchange Carriers involved in providing
Access Services, divide the ordering, rating, and billing of such services on a proportional basis, so that each
Exchange Carrier involved in providing a portion of the Access Service agrees to bill under its respective tariff.
Mobile Telephone Switchin2 Office: Location where the wireless Customer maintains a facility for purposes
of interconnecting to the Company s Network.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Bo~e, Idaho
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Issued: December 20 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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Mutual Traffic Exchan2e: A compensation arrangement between certified local exchange service providers
where local exchange service providers pay each other "in kind" for terminating local exchange traffic on the
other s network.
Network Services: The Company s telecommunications Access Services offered on the Company s Network.
Non-Recurrin2 Char2es: The one-time initial charges for services or facilities, including but not limited to
charges for construction, installation, or special fees, for which the Customer becomes liable at the time the
Service Order is executed.
Off-Hook: The active condition of Switched Access or a telephone exchange service line.
Optional Expanded Area Service Traffic (OEAS): Optional service found in large urban areas financed by
separate charge on end users that elect service as defined by a tariffed approved by the Commission.
On-Hook: The idle condition of switched access or a telephone exchange service line.
Out of Band Si2nalin2: An exchange access signaling feature which allows customers to exchange call
control and signaling information over a communications path which is separate from the message path.
Point of Presence: Location where the Customer maintains a facility for purposes of interconnecting to the
Company s Network.
Premises: The space occupied by a Customer or Authorized User in a building or buildings or on contiguous
property (except railroad rights-of-way, etc.
Presubscription: An arrangement whereby an End User may select and designate to the Company an
Interexchange Carrier (IXC) or Carriers it wishes to access, without an Access Code, for completing both
intraLATA toll calls and/or interLATA calls. The selected IXC(s) are referred to as the End User s Primary
Interexchange Carrier (PIC).
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Bo~e, Idaho
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Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1 , 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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Recurrin2 Char2es: The monthly charges to the Customer for services, facilities and equipment, which
continue for the agreed upon duration of the service.
Service Order: The written request for Network Services executed by the Customer and the Company in a
format devised by the Company; or, in the alternative, the submission of an Access Service Request by the
Customer in the manner specified in this tariff.
ServiceW,: The Company s telecommunications Access Services offered on the Company s Network.
Si2nalin2 Point of Interface: The Customer designated location where the SS7 signaling information is
exchanged between the Company and the Customer.
Si2nalin2 System 7 : The common Channel Out of Band Signaling protocol developed by the
Consultative Committee for International Telephone and Telegraph (CCITT) and the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI).
Switched Access Service: Access to the switched network of an Exchange Carrier for the purpose of
originating or terminating communications. Switched Access is available to carriers, as defined in this tariff.
Trinsic: Trinsic Communications, Inc., issuer of this tariff.
Trunk: A communications path connecting two switching systems in a network, used in the establishment of
an end-to-end connection.
Wireless Provider: Any carrier authorized to operate as a provider of cellular, personal communications,
paging or any other form of wireless transmission.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boiie, Idaho
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Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
Undertaking of Trinsic Communications, Inc.
1.1 Scope
Trinsic s services offered pursuant to this Tariff are furnished for Switched Access Service.
Trinsic may offer these services over its own or resold facilities.
Trinsic installs, operates, and maintains the communications services provided herein in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth under this Tariff. Trinsic may act as the
Customer s agent for ordering access connection facilities provided by other carriers or
entities as required in the Commission s rules and orders, when authorized by the Customer
to allow connection of a Customer s location to the Trinsic network. The Customer shall be
responsible for all charges due for such service agreement.
The Company s services and facilities are provided on a monthly basis unless otherwise
indicated, and are available twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week.
Shortage of Equipment or Facilities
The Company reserves the right to limit or to allocate the use of existing facilities, or
of additional facilities offered by the Company when necessary because of lack of
facilities or due to some other cause beyond the Company s control.
The furnishing of service under this tariff is subject to the availability on a continuing
basis of all the necessary facilities and is limited to the capacity of the Company
facilities as well as facilities the company may obtain from other Carriers from time
to time, to furnish service as required at the sole discretion of the Company.
The provisioning and restoration of service in emergencies shall be in accordance
with Part 64, Subpart D, Appendix A of the Federal Communications Commission
Rules and Regulations, which specifies the priority system for such activities.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boi5e, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: Januari 1~'1UO5
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Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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Undertaking of Trinsic Communications, Inc., (Cont'
1.3 Terms and Conditions
Except as otherwise provided herein, service is provided and billed on the basis of a
minimum period of at least one month, and shall continue to be provided until
canceled by the Customer, in writing, on not less than 30 days notice. Unless
otherwise specified herein, for the purpose of computing charges in this tariff, a
month is considered to have 30 days.
Customers seeking to cancel service have an affirmative obligation to block traffic
originating from or terminating to the Company s network. By originating traffic
from or originating traffic to the Company s network, the Customer will have
constructively ordered the Company s switched access service.
The Customer agrees to operate Company-provided equipment in accordance with
instructions of the Company or the Company s agent. Failure to do so will void
Company liability for interruption of service and may make the Customer responsible
for damage to equipment pursuant to section 2.D below.
The Customer agrees to return to the Company all Company-provided equipment
delivered to Customer within five (5) days of termination of the service in connection
with which the equipment was used. Said equipment shall be in the same condition
as when delivered to Customer, normal wear and tear only excepted. Customer shall
reimburse the Company, upon demand, for any costs incurred by the Company due to
Customer s failure to comply with this provision.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 '- 2005
Boi5e, Idaho
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Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:
Effective: January 1 2005
Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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Undertaking of Trinsic Communications, Inc., (Cont'
1.4 Liability of the Company
The liability of the Company for damages arising out of the furnishing of its Services,
including but not limited to mistakes, omissions, interruptions, delays, errors, other
defects, or representations by the Company, or use of these services or damages
arising out of the failure to furnish the service whether caused by act or omission,
shall be limited to the extension of allowances for interruption as set forth in 2.
below. The 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 Customer as a result of any Company service, equipment or facilities, or
the acts or omissions or negligence of the Company s employees or agents.
With respect to any other claim or suit, by a Customer or by any others, for damages
associated with the ordering (including the reservation of any specific number for use
with a service), installation (including delays thereof), provision, termination,
maintenance, repair interruption or restoration of any service or facilities offered
under this tariff, and subject to the provisions of the Company s liability, if any, shall
be limited as provided herein.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FiliNG
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:
Effective: January 1 , 2005
Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Undertaking of Trinsic Communications, Inc., (Cont'
1.4 Liability of the Company, (Cont'
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 anyone or more of these federal, state, or local governments, or of
any military authority; preemption of existing service in compliance with national
emergencies; insurrections; riots; wars; unavailability of rights-of-way or materials;
or strikes, lockouts work stoppages, or other labor difficulties.
The Company shall not be liable for (a) any act or omission of any entity furnishing
the Company or the Company s Customers facilities or equipment used for the
interconnection with Access Services; or (b) for the acts or omissions of other
Common Carriers.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boi.se, Idaho
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Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Undertaking of Trinsic Communications, Inc., (Cont'
1.4 Liability of the Company, (Cont'
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 Customer-
provided equipment or facilities.
The Customer shall indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any and all loss,
claims, demands, suits, or other actions, 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, condition, location, or use of any
installation or equipment provided by the Company. The Company reserves the right
to require each Customer to sign an agreement acknowledging acceptance of the
provisions of this Section 2.1.4.F as a condition precedent to such installations.
The Company shall not be liable for any defacement of or damage to Customers
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
the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Company s agents or employees.
No agents or employees of other participating Carriers shall be deemed to be agents
or employees' of the Company.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boi-se, Idaho
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Effective: January 1, 2005Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Undertaking of Trinsic Communications, Inc., (Cont'
1.4 Liability of the Company, (Cont'
Notwithstanding the Customer s obligations as set forth in Section 2.3 below, the
Company shall be indemnified, defended and held harmless by the Customer, or by
others authorized by it to use the service, against any claim, loss or damage arising
from Customer s use of services furnished under this tariff, including: claims for
libel, slander, invasion of privacy or infringement of copyright arising from the
material, data, information, or other content transmitted via the Company s service;
and patent infringement claims arising from combining or connecting the service
offered by the Company with apparatus and systems of the Customer or others; all
other claims arising out of any act or omission of the Customer or others, in
connection with any service provided by the Company pursuant to this tariff.
The Company shall be indemnified and held harmless by the End User against any
claim, loss or damage arising from the End User s use of services offered under this
tariff including: claims for libel, slander, invasion of privacy or infringement of
copyright arising from the End User s own communications; patent infringement
claims arising from the End User s combining or connecting the service offered by
the Company with facilities or equipment furnished by the End User of another
Interexchange Carrier; or all other claims arising out of any act or omission of the
End User in connection with any service provided pursuant to this tariff.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FiliNG
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Issued: December 20,2004
Issued by:
Effective: January 1 , 2005
Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Undertaking of Trinsic Communications, Inc., (Cont'
Liability of the Company. (Cont'
The entire liability of the Company for any claim, loss, damage or expense from any
cause whatsoever shall in no event exceed sums actually paid to the Company by the
Customer for the specific services giving rise to the claim, and no action or
proceeding against the Company shall be commenced more than one year after the
service is rendered.
The Company makes no warranties or representation, express or implied, including
warranties or merchant's ability or fitness for a particular use, except those expressly
set forth herein.
The Company shall not be liable for any act or omission of any other company or
companies furnishing a portion of the service, or for damages associated with service,
Channels, or equipment which result from the operation of Customer-provided
systems, equipment, facilities or service which are interconnected with Company
servIces.
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'
responsibility to adjudicate negligence and consequential damage claims. It is also
the court's responsibility to determine the validity of the exculpatory clause.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:
Effective: January 1 , 2005
Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Undertaking of Trinsic Communications, Inc., (Cont'
Liability of the Company. (Cont'
The Company does not guarantee nor make any warranty with respect to service
installations at locations at which there is present an atmosphere that is explosive,
prone to fire, dangerous or otherwise unsuitable for such installations. The Customer
and End User shall indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any and all loss,
claims, demands, suits or other actions, or any liability whatsoever, whether suffered,
made, instituted or asserted by the Customer or by any other party, for any personal
injury to, or death of, any person or persons, or 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, locations or use of service furnished by
the Company at such locations.
The Company shall not be liable for the Customer s failure to fulfill its obligations to
take all necessary steps including, without limitation, obtaining, installing and
maintaining all necessary equipment, materials and supplies, for interconnecting the
terminal equipment or communications system of the Customer, or any third party
acting as its agent, to the Company s Network. The Customer shall secure all
licenses, permits, rights-of-way, and other arrangements necessary for such
interconnection. In addition, the Customer shall ensure that its equipment and/or
system or that of its agent is properly interfaced with the Company s service, that the
signals emitted into the Company s Network are of the proper mode, band-width,
power, data speed, and signal level for the intended use of the Customer and in
compliance with the criteria set forth in Section 2.6 following, and that the signals
do not damage Company equipment, injure its personnel or degrade service to other
Customers. If the Customer or its agent fails to maintain and operate its equipment
and/or system or that of its agent properly, with resulting imminent harm to Company
equipment, personnel, or the quality of service to other Customers, the Company,
may, upon written notice, require the use of protective equipment at the Customer
expense. If this fails to produce satisfactory quality and safety, the Company may,
upon written notice, terminate the Customer s service without liability.
Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602
Effective: January 1, 2005
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 200))501
Boise, Idaho
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 18
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Undertaking of Trinsic Communications, Inc., (Cont'
1.5 Notification of Service-Affectine Activities
The Company will provide the Customer reasonable notification of service-affecting activities
within its control that may occur in normal operation of its business. Such activities may
include, but are not limited to, equipment or facilities additions, removals or rearrangements
and routine preventative maintenance. Generally, such activities are not specific to an
individual Customer but affect many Customers' services. No specific advance notification
period is applicable to all service activities. The Company will work cooperatively with the
Customer to determine the reasonable, notification requirements. With some emergency or
unplanned service-affecting conditions, such as an outage resulting from cable damage,
notification to the Customer may not be possible.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise, Idaho
, ,-, , ,. ;
Issued: December 20,2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 19
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Undertaking of Trinsic Communications, Inc., (Cont'
Provisions of Equipment and Facilities
The Company shall use reasonable efforts to make available services to a Customer
on or before a particular date, subject to the provisions of and compliance by the
Customer with, the regulations contained in this tariff. The Company does not
guarantee availability by any such date and shall not be liable for any delays in
commencing service to any Customer.
The Company shall use reasonable efforts to maintain facilities and equipment that
furnishes to the Customer. The Customer may not, nor may the Customer permit
others to, rearrange, disconnect, remove, attempt to repair or otherwise interfere with
any of the facilities or equipment installed by the Company, except upon the written
consent of the Company.
The Company may substitute, change or rearrange any equipment or facility at any
time and from time to time, but shall not thereby alter the technical parameters of the
service provided the Customer.
Equipment the Company provides or installs at the Customer Premises for use in
connection with the services the Company offers shall not be used for any purpose
other than that for which the Company provided it.
The Customer shall be responsible for the payment of service charges imposed on the
Company by another entity, for visits to the Customer Premises when the service
difficulty or trouble report results from the use of equipment or facilities provided by
any party other than the Company, including but not limited to the Customer.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:
Effective: January 1 2005
Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No. 4
Original Page 20
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Undertaking of Trinsic Communications, Inc., (Cont'
Provisions of Equipment and Facilities. (Cont'
The Company shall not be responsible for the installation, operation, or maintenance
of any Customer provided communications equipment. Where such equipment is
connected to the facilities furnished pursuant to this tariff, the responsibility of the
Company shall be limited to the furnishing of facilities offered under this tariff and to
the maintenance and operation of such facilities. Notwithstanding the above, the
Company shall not be responsible for:
the transmission of signals by Customer-provided equipment or for the
quality of, or defects in, such transmission;
the reception of signals by Customer-provided equipment; or
network control signaling where such signaling is performed by Customer-
provided network control signaling equipment.
The Company intends to work cooperatively with the Customer to develop network
contingency plans in order to maintain maximum network capability following
natural or man-made disasters which affect telecommunications services.
The Company reserves the reasonable right to assign, designate or change telephone
numbers, any other call number designations associated with Access Services, or the
Company serving central office prefixes associated with such numbers, when
necessary in the conduct of its business.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boi.se, Idaho
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Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1,2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 21
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Undertaking of Trinsic Communications, Inc., (Cont'
Non-routine Installation
At the Customer s request, installation and/or maintenance may be performed outside the
Company s regular business hours or in unusual locations. In such cases, charges based
cost of the actual labor, material, or other costs incurred by or charged to the Company will
apply. If installation is started during regular business hours but, at the Customer s request
extends beyond regular business hours into time periods including, but not limited to,
weekends, holidays, and/or night hours, additional charges may apply.
Special Construction
Subject to the arrangement of the Company and to all of the regulations contained in this
tariff, special construction of facilities may be undertaken on a reasonable efforts basis at the
request of the Customer. Special construction is that construction undertaken and
characterized by one or more of the following:
where facilities are not presently available and there is no other requirement for the
facilities so constructed;
of a type other than that which the Company would normally utilize in the furnishing
of its services;
where facilities are to be installed over a route other than that which the Company
would normally utilize in the furnishing of its services;
where facilities are requested in a quantity greater than that which the Company
would normally construct;
where installation is on an expedited basis;
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 22
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Undertaking of Trinsic Communications, Inc., (Cont'
Special Construction. (Cont'
on a temporary basis until permanent facilities are available;
installation involving abnormal costs; or
in advance of its normal construction schedules.
Special construction charges for Switched Access Service will be determined on an individual
use basis.
Ownership of Facilities
Title to all facilities provided in accordance with this tariff remains in the Company, its
agents, contractors or suppliers.
Prohibited Uses
The services the Company offers shall not be used for any unlawful purposes or for any use as
to which the Customer has not obtained all required governmental approvals, authorizations,
licenses, consents and permits.
The Company may require applicants for service who intend to use the Company s offerings
for resale and/or for shared use to file a letter with the Company confirming their use of the
Company s offerings complies with relevant laws and applicable state regulations, policies,
orders, and decisions; and if the Reseller intends to provide intrastate services, is certified
with the appropriate state entity.
The Company may require a Customer to immediately shut down its transmission of signals if
said transmission is causing interference to others.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boi-se, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1 , 2005
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Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No. 4
Original Page 23
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Obligations of the Customer
The Customer shall be responsible for:
the payment of all applicable charges pursuant to this tariff;
reimbursing the Company for damage to, or loss of, the Company s facilities or
equipment caused by the acts or omissions of the Customer; or the noncompliance by
the Customer with these regulations; or by fire or theft or other casualty on the
Customer Premises, unless caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the
employees or agents of the Company. The Company will, upon reimbursement for
damages to its facilities or equipment, cooperate with the Customer in prosecuting a
claim against the person causing such damage and the Customer shall be subjugated
in the Company s right of recovery of damages to the extent of such payment;
providing at no charge, as specified from time to time by the Company, any needed
personnel, equipment, space, and power to operate Company facilities and equipment
installed on the Customer Premises, and the level of heating and air conditioning
necessary to maintain the proper operating environment on such Premises;
obtaining, maintaining, and otherwise having full responsibility for all rights-of-way
and conduit necessary for installation of fiber optic cable and associated equipment
used to provide Access Services to the Customer from the cable building entrance or
property line to the location of the equipment space described in 2.l.C above. Any
costs associated with obtaining and maintaining the rights-of-way described herein
including the costs of altering the structure to permit installation of the Company-
provided facilities, shall be owned entirely by, or may be charged by the Company to,
the Customer. The Company may require the Customer to demonstrate its
compliance with this subsection prior to accepting an order for service;
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 ~ 2005
Boise, Idaho
. ".."""'-" ...
Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:
Effective: January 1, 2005
Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 24
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Obligations of the Customer, (Cont'
The Customer shall be responsible for, (Cont'
),:,
providing a safe place to work and complying with all laws and regulations regarding
the working conditions on the Premises at which Company employees and agents
shall be installing or maintaining the Company s facilities and equipment. The
Customer may be required to install and maintain Company facilities and equipment
within a hazardous area if, in the Company s opinion, injury or damage to the
Company employees or property might result from installation or maintenance by the
Company. The Customer shall be responsible for identifying, monitoring, removing,
and disposing of any hazardous material (e.g. friable asbestos) prior to any
construction or installation work;
complying with all laws and regulations applicable to, and obtaining all consents,
approvals, licenses, and permits as may be required with respect to, the location of
Company facilities and equipment in any Customer Premises or the rights-of-way for
which Customer is responsible obtaining under Section 2.1.D above; and
granting or obtaining permission for Company agents or employees to enter the
Customer Premises at any time for the purpose of installing, inspecting, maintaining,
repairing, or upon termination of service as stated herein, removing the facilities or
equipment of the Company; and
not creating or allowing to be placed or maintained any liens or other encumbrances
on the Company s equipment or facilities.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Effective: January 1, 2005Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 25
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Obligations of the Customer, (Cont'
Claims
With respect to any service or facility provided by the Company, Customer shall indemnify,
defend and hold harmless the Company from all claims, actions, damages, liabilities, costs,
and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees for:
any loss, destruction or damage to property of the Company or any third party, or the
death of or injury to persons, including, but not limited to employees or invitees of
either the Company or the Customer, to the extent caused by or resulting from the
negligent or intentional act or omission of the Customer, its employees, agents,
representatives or invitees;
any claim, loss, damage, expense or liability for infringement of any copyright,
patent, trade secret, or any proprietary or intellectual property right of any third party,
arising from any act or omission by the Customer, including, without limitation, use
of the Company s services and facilities in a manner not contemplated by the
agreement between the Customer and the Company.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 ~ 2005
Boise, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004
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Effective: January 1 , 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 26
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Obligations of the Customer, (Cont'
Jurisdictional Reportine
The jurisdictional reporting requirements will be as specified below. When a Customer
orders Access Service, its projected Percent Interstate Usage (Pill) must be provided in whole
numbers to the Company. These whole number percentages will be used by the Company to
apportion the use and/or charges between interstate and intrastate until a revised report is
received as set forth herein. Reported or default PIU factors are used only where the call detail
is insufficient to determine the appropriate jurisdiction of the traffic.
Orieinatine Access:Originating access minutes is only traffic originating from the
Company Local Switching Center(s). The Customer should provide the Company
with a projected Pill factor on a quarterly basis.
If no PIU for originating minutes is submitted as specified herein, then the projected
Pill will be set on a default basis of 50 percent interstate traffic and 50 percent
intrastate traffic.
Terminatine Access:For Feature Group D Switched Access Service(s), the
Customer should provide the Company with a projected Pill factor by supplying the
Company with an interstate percentage of terminating access minutes on a quarterly
basis, as described in Sections 2.D below.
If no projected PIU factor is submitted by the Customer, then the projected Pill will
be set on a default basis of 50 percent interstate traffic and 50 percent intrastate
traffic.
Except where the Company measured access minutes are used as set forth above, the
Customer reported Projected Pill factor as set forth above will be used until the
Customer reports a different projected Pill factor, as set forth below.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise, Idaho
Issued: December 20,2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 27
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Obligations of the Customer, (Cont'
Jurisdictional Reportin2, (Cont'
Effective on the first of January, April, July and October of each year the Customer
should update its interstate and intrastate jurisdictional report. The Customer should
forward to the Company, to be received no later than 15 days after the first of each
such month, a revised report showing the interstate and intrastate 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 use, based solely on
the traffic originating from or terminating to the Company Local Switching Center.
The revised report will serve as the basis for the next three months' billing and will
be effective on the bill date for that service. If the Customer does not supply the
reports for those services where reports are needed, the Company will assume the
percentage to be the same as that provided previously. 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 2.3A and 2.3B above.
Jurisdictional Reports Verification: For Switched Access Service, if a billing
dispute arises or a regulatory commission questions the projected Pill factor, the
Customer will provide the data issued to determine the projected Pill factor. The
Customer will supply the data within 30 days of the Company request.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:
Effective: January 1 , 2005
Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 28
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Oblig~tions of the Customer, (Cont'
Jurisdictional Reportin2, (Cont'
Jurisdictional Reports Verification: (Cont'
The Customer shall keep records of call detail from which the percentage of interstate
and intrastate use can be ascertained and, upon request of the Company, shall make
the records available for inspection as reasonably necessary for purposes of
verification of the percentages. The Company reserves the right to conduct an audit
at any time during the year. The Customer, as its own expense, has the right to retain
an independent auditing firm.
Customer Equipment and Channels
General
A Customer may transmit or receive information or signals via the facilities of the Company.
Station Equipment
The Customer is responsible for providing and maintaining any terminal equipment
on the Customer Premises. The electric power consumed by such equipment shall be
provided by, and maintained at the expense of, the Customer. All such terminal
equipment must be registered with the FCC under 47 C.P.R., Part 68 and all wiring
must be installed and maintained in compliance with those regulations. The
Company will, where practicable, notify the Customer that temporary discontinuance
of the use of a service may be required; however where prior notice is not
practicable, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to impair the Company s right
to discontinue forthwith the use of a service temporarily if such action is reasonable
under the circumstances. In case of such temporary discontinuance, the Customer
will be promptly notified and afforded the opportunity to correct the condition which
gave rise to the temporary discontinuance. During such period of temporary
discontinuance, credit allowance for service interruptions as set forth in Section 2.
following is not applicable.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:
Eff~ctive: January 1,2005
Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No. 4
Original Page 29
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Customer Equipment and Channels, (Cont'
Station Equipment. (Cont'
The Customer is responsible for ensuring that Customer-provided equipment
connected to Company equipment and facilities is compatible with such equipment
and facilities. The magnitude and character of the voltages and currents impressed
on Company-provided equipment and wiring by the connection, operation, or
maintenance of such equipment and wiring shall be such as not to cause damage to
the Company-provided equipment and wiring or injury to the Company s employees
or other persons. Any additional protective equipment required to prevent such
damage or injury shall be provided by the Company at the Customer s expense.
Interconnection of Facilities
Any special interface equipment necessary to achieve compatibility between the
facilities and equipment of the Company used for furnishing Access Services and the
Channels, facilities, or equipment of others shall be provided at the Customer
expense.
Access Services may be connected to the services or facilities of other
communications carriers only when authorized by, and in accordance with, the terms
and conditions of the tariffs of the other communications carriers which are
applicable to such connections.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boi-se, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:
Effective: January 1,2005
" ..
Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No. 4
Original Page 30
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
2.4
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Customer Equipment and Channels, (Cont'
Inspections
Upon reasonable notification of the Customer, and at reasonable times, the Company
may make such tests and inspections as may be necessary to determine that the
Customer is complying with the requirements set forth in Section 2A.B for the
installation, operation, and wiring in the connection of Customer-provided facilities
and equipment to Company-owned facilities and equipment. No credit will be
allowed for any interruptions occurring during such inspections.
If the protective requirements for Customer-provided equipment are not being
complied with, the Company may take such action as it deems necessary to protect its
facilities, equipment, and personnel. The Company will notify the Customer
promptly if there is any need for further corrective action. Within ten days of
receiving this notice, the Customer must take this corrective action and notify the
Company of the action taken. If the Customer fails to do this, the Company may take
whatever additional action is deemed necessary, including the suspension of service
to protect its facilities, equipment, and personnel from harm. The Company will
upon request 24 hours in advance, provide the Customer with a statement of
technical parameters that the Customer s equipment must meet.
Payment Arrangements
Payment for Service
The Customer is responsible for payment of all charges for services and facilities furnished by
the Company to the Customer or its Joint or Authorized Users.
Taxes
All charges and fees subject to IDPUC jurisdiction, except taxes and franchise fees,
will be submitted to the IDPUC for prior approval.
Issued: December 20,2004
Issued by:
Effective: January 1 2005
Idehn Public Utilities CommissionRon Walters Office of the Secretary
Regional Vice President ACCEPTED FOR FI LING
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 JAN 1 - _501
Boi-se, Idaho
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 31
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Payment Arrangements, (Cont'
Billing and Collection of Charges
Unless otherwise specified herein, bills are due and payable upon receipt.
The Company shall bill on a current basis all charges incurred by, and credits due to, the
Customer under this Tariff attributable to services established, provided, or discontinued
during the preceding billing period. Any known unbilled charges for prior periods and any
known adjustments also will be applied to the current bill.
Non-Recurring Charges are due and payable within 30 days after the invoice date.
The Company shall present invoices for all Charges monthly to the Customer.
Amounts not paid within 30 days after the date of invoice will be considered past due.
Trinsic will assess a late payment charge equal to 1.5% per month for any past due balance
that exceeds 30 days. If the Company becomes concerned at any time about the ability of a
Customer to pay its bills, the Company may require that the Customer pay its bills within a
specified number of days and make such payments in cash or the equivalent of cash.
If a service is disconnected by the Company in accordance with Section 2.3 following and
later restored, restoration of service will be subject to all applicable installation charges.
The Customer shall notify the Company of any disputed items on an invoice within 90 days of
receipt of the invoice. If the Customer and the Company are unable to resolve the dispute to
their mutual satisfaction, the Customer may file a complaint with the Commission in
accordance with the Commission s rules of procedures.
Any disputed charges must be paid when due. After the dispute is settled, the Customer will
be credited with any payments in excess of those actually due the Company. The Company
will also remit interest for all such credited amounts. Interest will be paid at rate required by
the Commission for customer deposits.
(N)
(N)
Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:
Effective: January 1 , 2005
Idaho Public Utilities CommissionRon Walters Office of the Secretary
Regional Vice President ACCEPTED FOR FILING
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220 J AN I - 2005Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Bo~se, Idaho
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 32
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Payment Arrangements, (Cont'
Refusal and Discontinuance of Service
Upon nonpayment of any amounts owing to the Company, the Company may, by
giving requisite prior written notice to the Customer discontinue or suspend service
without incurring any liability.
Upon violation of any of the other material terms or conditions for furnishing service
the Company may, by giving 30 days' prior notice in writing to the Customer,
discontinue or suspend service without incurring any liability if such violation
continues during that period.
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.
Upon any governmental prohibition, 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.
Upon the Company s discontinuance of service to the Customer under Section
A or 2.B above, 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
tariff, 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.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boffie, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:
Effective: January 1 , 2005
Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 33
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Payment Arrangements, (Cont'
Refusal and Discontinuance of Service. (Cont'
The Company may discontinue the furnishings of any and/or all service(s) to
Customer, without incurring any liability:
Immediately and without notice if the Company deems that such action is
necessary to prevent or to protect against fraud or to otherwise protect its
personnel, agents, facilities or services. The Company may discontinue
service pursuant to this sub-section 2.1.(a-e), if
(a)
(b)
(c)
The Customer refuses to furnish information to the Company
regarding the Customer s credit-worthiness, its past or current use of
Common Carrier communications services or its planned use of
service( s ); or
The Customer provides false information to the Company regarding
the Customer s identity, address, credit-worthiness, past or current
use of Common Carrier communications services, or its planned use
of the Company s service(s); or
The Customer states that it will not comply with a request of the
Company for security for the payment for service(s) in accordance
with Section 2.A above; or
(d)The Customer has been given written notice by the Company of any
past due amount (which remains unpaid in whole or in part) for any
of the Company s other Common Carrier communications services
to which the Customer either subscribes or had subscribed or used;
Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:
Effective: January 1,2005
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACC~PTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 lifAr&Ol
Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602
Boi-se, Idaho
: ,
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 34
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Payment Arrangements, (Cont'
Refusal and Discontinuance of Service~ (Cont'
(Cont'
(Cont'
(e)The Customer uses, or attempts or use, service with the intent to
void the payment, either in whole or in part, of the tariff charges for
the service by:
U sing or attempting to use service by rearranging,
tampering with, or making connections to the Company
service not authorized by this tariff, or
II.U sing tricks, schemes, false or invalid numbers, false credit
devices, electronic devices; or
III.By delivering calls to or accepting calls from the
Company s End User locations over Company switched
local exchange services; or
IV.Continuing to have Company End Users presubscribed to
the Customer; or
Any other Fraudulent means or devices; or
Upon ten (10) days' written notice to the Customer of any sum thirty (30)
days past due;
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boiie, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 35
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Payment Arrangements, (Cont'
Refusal and Discontinuance of Service, (Cont'
(Cont'
Upon ten (10) days' written notice to the Customer, after failure of the
Customer to comply with a request made by the Company for security for the
payment of service in accordance with Section 2.A, above; or
Seven (7) days after sending the Customer written notice of noncompliance
with any provision of this tariff if the noncompliance is not corrected within
that seven (7) day period. The discontinuance of service(s) by the Company
pursuant to this Section does not relieve the Customer of any obligation to
pay the Company for charges due and owing for service(s) furnished up to
the time of discontinuance.
In the event the Company incurs fees or expenses, including attorney s fees, in
collecting, or attempting to collect, any charges owed the Company, the Customer
will be liable to the Company for the payment of all such fees and expenses
reasonably incurred.
Cancellation of Application for Service
Where, prior to cancellation by the Customer, the Company incurs any expenses in installing
the service or in preparing to install the service that it otherwise would not have incurred, a
charge equal to the costs the Company incurred, less net salvage, shall apply, but in no case
shall this charge exceed the sum of the charge for the minimum period of services ordered
including installation charges, and all charges others levy against the company that would
have been chargeable to the Customer had service begun.
The special charges described will be calculated and applied on a case-by-case basis.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Botse, Idaho
.. .. .'
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Allowances for Interruptions in Service
Interruptions 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 2.1 for the part of the
service that the interruption affects.
The credit allowance will be calculated by the Company after the Customer notifies the Company of
service interruption. The amount of the allowance will depend on the length of the outage and the
service impacted. Service Outage conditions are defined as complete loss of call origination and/or
receipt capability. Credit Allowances, if any, will be deducted from the charges payable by the IXC
and will be expressly indicated on the next invoice. A Service Outage begins when the IXC reports
the outage to Trinsic. A Service Outage ends when the affected circuit and/or associated Trinsic
equipment is fully operational in accordance with the technical specifications.
Credit allowances do not apply to outages (i) caused by the IXC; (ii) due to failure of equipment
provided by the IXC; (iii) during any period in which Trinsic is not given access to the service
premises; (iv) failures ofLEC facilities or equipment which are carrying the failures resulting from the
activities or negligence of LEC employees; (vi) inability to gain access to the IXC's equipment; and
(vii) due to mutually agreed upon maintenance and repair.
Credit Allowances received by Trinsic from the LEC for Off-Net facility outages which affects the
IXC's Switched Services will be passed through to the IXC in the form of a credit on the next invoice.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPT D FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1 , 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Allowances for Interruptions in Service, (Cont'
Limitations on Allowances
No credit allowance will be made for:
interruptions 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 Company;
interruptions 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;
interruptions due to the failure or malfunction of non-Company equipment;
interruptions of service during any period in which the Company is not given full and
free access to its facilities and equipment for the purpose of investigating and
correcting interruptions;
interruptions of service during a period in which the Customer continues to use the
service on an impaired basis;
interruptions 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;
interruption of service due to circumstances or causes beyond the control of the
Company.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Bo~, Idaho
.. -..
Effective: January 1 , 2005Issued: December 20, 2004
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Transfers and Assignments
Neither the Company nor the Customer may assign or transfer its rights or duties in connection with
the services and facilities provided by the Company without the written consent of the other party,
except that the Company may assign its rights and duties (a) to any subsidiary, parent Company or
affiliate of the Company (b) pursuant to any sale or transfer of substantially all the assets of the
Company; or pursuant to any financing, merger or reorganization of the Company.
Notices and Communications
Delivery of calls to or acceptance of calls from the Company s End User locations over
Company-switched local exchange services constitutes an order by the Customer to purchase
switched access services as described herein. Similarly the selection by a Company s End
User of the Customer as the presubscribed IXC constitutes an order of switched access by the
Customer. In these cases, an invoice will be the first communication from the Company to
the Customer. In other instances a Service Order may be used.
The Customer shall designate on the Service Order an address to which the Company shall
mail or deliver all notices and other communications, except that the Customer may also
designate a separate address to which the Company s bills for service shall be mailed.
The Company shall designate on the Service Order an address to which the Customer shall
mail or deliver all notices and other communications, except that the Company may designate
a separate address, on each bill for service, to which the Customer shall mail payment on that
bill.
All notices or other communications required to be given pursuant to this tariff shall be in
writing. Notices and other communications of either party, and all bills mailed by the
Company, shall be presumed to have been delivered to the other party on the third business
day following deposit of the notice, communication, or bill with the U.S. Mail or a private
delivery service, prepaid and properly addressed, or when actually received or refused by the
addressee, whichever occurs first.
The Company or the Customer shall advise the other party of any changes to the addresses
designated for notices, other communications or billing, by following the procedures for
giving notice set forth herein.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - ZO05
Bo~e, Idaho
Issued: December 20,2004
Issued by:
Effective: January 1, 2005
Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA0501
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COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS, (CONT'
Meet Point Billing
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 below.
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).
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 200S
Boise, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 3 - ORDERING OPTIONS FOR ACCESS SERVICE
General
This section sets forth the regulations and order related charges for Access Service Requests (ASR) for
Switched Access Service, as defined in this tariff. These charges are in addition to other applicable
charges set forth in other sections of this tariff.
Orderin2: Conditions
Customer may order switched access through a Constructive Order, as defined herein, or
through an ASR.
The format and terms of the ASR will be as specified in the Industry Access Service Order
Guidelines, unless otherwise specified herein.
Minimum Period of Service
The minimum period for which Access Service is provided and for which charges are
applicable is one month.
The following changes will be treated as a discontinuance of the existing service and
a request for installation of a new service. All associated Non-Recurring Charges
will apply for the new service, and a new minimum period will be established:
A change in the identity of the Customer of record; or
A move by the Customer to a different building.
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 equivalent
to 50,000 billed minutes of use for the applicable service.
All applicable Non-Recurring Charges for the service will be billed in addition to theMinimum Period Charge. Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - ZO05
Bo~e, Idaho
Issued: December 20,2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 3 - ORDERING 'OPTIONS FOR ACCESS SERVICE, (CONT'
Miscellaneous Charges
Customer Requested Due Date Change 1, 2 $50, per order
Customer Requested Expedite $250, per location, per order
Cancellation (after 3 business days from order placement) Full NRCs + $250, per order
Design Change, DSO/DS 1 $150, per circuit
Design Change, DS3 and higher $300, per circuit
Administrative Processing $25, per order
Company Due Date Change Policy - No due date change accepted at or after four (4) days prior to the
current due date. If a Customer request is received during that time period, the supplemental charge
will apply and, in addition, the billing will start on the current due date without exception.
For services involving facilities leased from other telecommunications providers, Supplementary
Charges will be priced on an Individual Case Basis, and will be based upon a pass-through of all
charges assessed by other providers, and the Company s administrative costs.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Botse, Idaho
..,,:---
Issued: December 20 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 4 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE
General
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 and an End
User s Premises. It provides for the use of common terminating, switching and transport facilities.
Switched Access Service provides the ability to originate calls from an End User s Premises to a
Customer s Premises, and to terminate calls from a Customer s Premises to an End User s Premises.
Switched Access Service is available when originating or terminating calls from or to an end user
which subscribes to the Company s Local Exchange Services.
Rates and charges are set forth in Section 5. The application of rates for Switched Access Service is
described in Section 5.
Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Arrangements
Feature Group Access
FG Access is provisioned at the DS-llevel and provides trunk-side access to Local Switching
Center switches, for the Customer s use in originating and terminating communications.
Basic FG Access service will be provided with Multi-Frequency In Band Signaling (SS7 is
also available, where capabilities exist).
All traffic is routed to and from the Company s local switching center via the Customer
tandem provider or via end office trucking, where available. Delivery of calls to, or
acceptance of calls from, the Company s End User locations over Company-switched local
exchange services shall constitute an agreement by the Customer to purchase switched access
services as described herein. The Company reserves the right to require the Customer to
submit an ASR for switched access.
Idaho Public Utilities CommissiOR
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - ZO05
Bo~e, Idaho
Effective: January 1, 2005 _u ..-Issued: December 20,2004
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 4 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE, (CONT'
Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Arrangements, (Cont'
Manner of Provision
Trunks used for Switched Access Service may be configured for one-way (either originating
only or terminating only) or for two-way directionality.
Call Tvpes
The following Switched Access Service call types are available:
Originating FG Access
Originating 800 FG Access
Terminating FG Access
Orhdnating FG Access
The access code for FG Access switching is a uniform access code of the form 1 + or 011 + or
101XXXX. For 101XXXX dialing a single access code will be the assigned number of all
FG Access provided to the Customer by the Company. When the access code is used, FG
Access switching also provides for dialing the digit 0 for access to the Customer s operator
service, 911 for access to emergency service, and/or the end of dialing digit (#) for cut-
through access to the Customer s premises. The Company will provide originating FG access
consistent with dialing parity obligations.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 -- 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1 , 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 4 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE, (CONT'
Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Arrangements, (Cont'
Originating 800 FG Access
800 Data Base Access Service is a service offering utilizing originating Trunk side Switched
Access Service. When an 8XX + NXX + XXXX call is originated by an End User, the
Company will perform Customer identification based on screening of the full ten-digits of the
8XX number to determine the Customer location to which the call is to be routed.
Terminating FG Access
FG Access, when used in the terminating direction, may only be used to access end users who
are subscribing to the Company s Local Exchange Services. Calls in the terminating direction
will not be completed to 950-0XXX or 950-1XXX access codes, local operator assistance (0-
and 0+), Directory Assistance, (411 or 555 -1212) service codes 611 and 911 and 101 XXXX
access codes.
Reports and Testing
Design Layout Report:At the request of the Customer, the Company will provide to the
Customer the makeup of the facilities and services provided from the Customer s Premises to
the first point of switching. This information will be provided in the form of a Design Layout
Report. The Design Layout Report will be provided to the Customer at no charge.
Acceptance Testing:At no additional charge, the Company will, at the Customer s request,
cooperatively test, at the time of installation, the following parameters: loss, C-notched noise,
C-message noise, 3-tone slope, d.c. continuity and operational signaling.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Botse, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1 , 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 5 - SWITCHED ACCESS RATES
General
This section contains the specific regulations governing the rates and charges that apply for Switched
Access Services:
There are three types of rates and charges that apply to Switched Access Service:
Non-Recurring Charges: One-time charges that apply for a specific work activity.
Recurring Charges: Fixed charges apply each month and depend on the number and type of
facilities in place.
U sage Charges: Charges that are applied on a per access minute basis. Usage rates are
accumulated over a monthly period.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Bo~e, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
, ,
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 5 - SWITCHED ACCESS RATES, (CONT'
Rate Categories
There are several rate categories which apply to Switched Access Service:
Blended Carrier Switched Access Originating
Blended Carrier Switched Access Terminating
Toll-Free 8XX Data Base Access Service
The Company provides originating and terminating switched access service through a single
blended rate based on aggregate traffic volumes from the following cost categories:
Common Line
The Common Line cost category establishes the charges related to the use of Company-
provided end user common lines by customers and end users for intrastate access.
Switched Transport
The Switched Transport cost category establishes the charges related to the transmission and
tandem switching facilities between the customer designated premises and the end office
switch(es) where the customer s traffic is switched to originate or terminate the customer
communications.
End Office Switchine
The End Office Switching cost category establishes the charges related to the use of end
office switching equipment, the terminations in the end office of end user lines, the
terminations of calls at Company Intercept Operators or recordings, the Signaling Transfer
Point (STP) costs, and the SS7 signaling function between the end office and the STP.
Idaho P~blic Utilities Commission
Qff,ce of the SecretaryCCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise. Idaho
Issued: December 20,2004
, ...:_,,-..
Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 5 - SWITCHED ACCESS RATES, (CONTJ
Rate Categories, (ContJ
Toll-Free 8XX Data Base Query
The Toll-Free 8XX Data Base Query Charge, will apply for each Toll-Free 8XX call query
received at the Company s (or its provider s) Toll-Free 8XX data base.
Optional Features
Other optional features may be available on an Individual Case Basis (ICB).
Idaho ~~blic Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - ZO05
Boi5e, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1 , 2005
- ,.,...
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 5 - SWITCHED ACCESS RATES, (CONT'
Billing of Access Minutes
When recording originating calls over FG Access with multi-frequency address signaling, usage
measurement begins when the first wink supervisory signal is forwarded from the Customer
facilities. The measurement of originating call usage over FG Access ends when the originating FG
Access entry switch receives disconnect supervision from either the originating End User s Local
Switching Center - (indicating that the originating End User has disconnected), or the Customer
facilities, whichever is recognized first by the entry switch.
For terminating calls over FG Access with multi-frequency address signaling, the measurement of
access minutes begins when a seizure signal is received from the Carrier s trunk group at the Point of
Presence within the LATA. The measurement of terminating call usage over FG Access ends when a
disconnect signal is received, indicating that either the originating or terminating user has
disconnected.
When recording originating calls over FG Access with SS7 signaling, usage measurement begins with
the transmission of the initial address message by the switch for direct trunk groups and with the
receipt of an exit message by the switch for tandem trunk groups. The measurement of originating FG
Access usage ends when the entry switch receives or sends a release message, whichever occurs first.
For terminating calls over FG Access with SS7 signaling, the measurement of access minutes begins
when the terminating recording switch receives the initial address message from the terminating End
User. On directly routed trunk groups or on tandem routed trunk groups, the Company switch receives
the initial address message and sends the indication to the Customer in the form of an answer message.
The measurement of terminating FG Access call usage ends when the entry switch receives or sends a
release message, whichever occurs first.
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Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 -- 2005
Boise, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 5 - SWITCHED ACCESS RATES, (CONT'
Rates and Charges
Blended Carrier Switched Access
The Blended Carrier Switched Access rate includes Carrier Common Line, Switching and
Transport.
Originating
Terminating
Per Minute Rate
$0.0443980
$0.0443980
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 ~ 2005
Boise, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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Original Page 50
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 5 - SWITCHED ACCESS RATES, (CONT'
5.4 Rates and Charges, (Cont'
Toll-Free 8XX Data Base Query
Per Query $0.0041
5.4.Switched Access Optional Features
All Optional Features are offered on an Individual Case Basis (ICB).
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise, Idaho
Issued: December 20,2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 6 - LOCAL TRAFFIC EXCHANGE AND TERMINATION
General
This section establishes the methodology for the exchange and termination of local traffic for carriers
that do not have an interconnection agreement with the Company.
Ordering Conditions
The Customer may order switched access through a Constructive Order, as defined herein, or through
an ASR. The format and terms of the ASR will be as specified in the Industry Access Service Order
Guidelines, unless otherwise specified herein.
Local Traffic Compensation
Local traffic exchange will be conducted under a Bill and Keep arrangement unless and until either the
Commission or FCC requires an alternative approach for the exchange of usage information for such
traffic for use by all industry participants, pursuant to which the Company and the Terminating
Carriers shall recover the costs of transporting and terminating such traffic on their networks from
other parties in accordance with the then applicable regulations, including to the extent practicable
any Internet Service Provider access charge exemption. This provision does not apply to access traffic,
transit traffic, or wireless traffic.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
BO~r Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1,2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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SECTION 7 - CONTRACTS AND INDIVIDUAL CASE BASIS ARRANGEMENTS
Contracts
The Company may provide any of the services offered under this tariff, or combinations of services, to
Customers on a contractual basis. 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 similar circumstances. Rates in other sections of this
tariff do not apply to Customers who agree to contract arrangements, with respect to services within
the scope of the contract.
Services provided under contract are not eligible for any promotional offerings which may be offered
by the Company from time to time.
Individual Case Basis Arrangements
Arrangements will be developed on an individual case basis (ICB) in response to a bona fide special
request from a Customer or prospective Customer to develop a competitive bid for a service. ICB
rates will be offered to the Customer in writing and on a non-discriminatory basis.
ICB rates will be structured to recover the Company s cost of providing the service and will be made
available to the Commission upon request on a proprietary basis. ICB rates will not be used for
switched services.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boise, Idaho
Issued: December 20 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
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COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES
Wireless Termination Service
This tariff applies to intraMTA traffic originated by a Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS)
provider and terminated to end-user subscribers of the Company (i.e., wireless to wireline traffic)
without the direct interconnection of the CMRS provider s and the Company s networks and where the
CMRS provider is physically connected with and delivers traffic to a third party ILEC(s) which in turn
delivers the traffic to the Company.
1.1 This service is provided to Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers licensed
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
1.2 Wireless Termination Service is limited to wireless-to-wireline traffic that originates and
terminates within the same Major Trading Area (MTA) (i., intraMTA traffic). The Major
Trading Area as defined in 47 C.F .R. paragraph 24-102 of the FCC Rules and Regulations.
1.3 Wireless Termination Service is not available to wireless-to-wireline traffic that originates and
terminates in two different MT As (i., interMT A traffic). In those situations where a CMRS
provider terminates interMT A traffic to the end-user subscribers of the Company then the
rates, terms and conditions of the appropriate access tariff of the Company (either intrastate or
interstate) will apply.
1.4 These Regulations and Rates are in addition to the Regulations, Rate and Charges in other
Company tariffs.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FIL1NG
JAN 1 - ZO05
Boi&e, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1, 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 54
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES, (CONT'
Wireless Termination Service, (cont'
1.5
1.6
This tariff applies except as otherwise provided in 1) an interconnection agreement between
the CMRS provider and the Company approved by the Commission pursuant to the Act; or 2)
a terminating traffic agreement between the CMRS provider and the Company approved by
the Commission.
The Company shall issue a bill to the CMRS provider based on the best information available
to the Company including, but not limited to, records of terminating traffic created by the
Company at its end office or tandem switch. If possible, the CMRS provider will provide to
the Company billing records in standard industry formats regarding calls it originates that
terminate on the Company s network. Records will be provided at an individual call detail
record, if possible, with sufficient information to identify the specific date and time of the call
the call duration, and the originating and terminating numbers. If a CMRS provider is unable
to provide billing records of the calls that it originates to the Company, the Company may use
usage reports and/or records generated by a third party ILEC whose network is used to transit
the traffic as the basis for billing the CMRS provider. If the CMRS provider is unable to
provide billing records, the CMRS provider will have the responsibility of providing, on a
quarterly basis (or as otherwise agreed to by the Company), a report to the Company
providing the percentage of the CMRS provider s traffic terminated to the Company that is
intraMT A or interMT A traffic. The report will also detail what percentage of the interMT
traffic is intrastate and what percentage is interstate. Such reports shall be based on studies of
actual traffic originated by the CMRS provider and terminated to the Company.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Boffie, Idaho
Issued: December 20,2004
Issued by:
Effective: January 1, 2005
Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No. 4
Original Page 55
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES, (CONT'
Wireless Termination Service, (cont'
1.7
1.8
Reports regarding the percentages of intraMT A or interMT A traffic (and the intrastate or
interstate jurisdiction of interMT A traffic) shall be based on a reasonable traffic study
conducted by the CMRS providers and available to the Company upon request. Such studies
shall be conducted no less frequently than once each quarter to ensure that the CMRS
provider is using an accurate intraMT A/interMT A percentage. The CMRS provider shall pay
the Company for all charges in accordance with the rates set forth in this tariff. Such
payments are to be received within thirty (30) days from the effective date of the billing
statement. The CMRS provider shall pay a late charge on any undisputed charges which are
not paid within the thirty (30) day period. The rate of the late charge shall be the lesser of
5% per month or the maximum amount allowed by law. The CMRS provider shall pay the
Company the reasonable amount of the Company s expenses related to collection of overdue
bills, such amounts to include reasonable attorney fees. The CMRS provider will be
responsible for the accuracy and quality of its data as submitted to the Company. Upon
reasonable written notice, the Company or its authorized representative shall have the right to
conduct a review and verification of the CMRS provider to give assurances of compliance
with the provisions of this tariff. This includes on-site verification reviews at the CMRS
provider s or vendor locations. The review may consist of an examination and verification of
data involving records, systems, procedures and other information related to the traffic
originated by the CMRS provider and terminated to the Company. The CMRS provider will
provide the Company with reasonable access to such information as is necessary to determine
amounts payable under this tariff.
If the CMRS provider fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions of this tariff,
including any payments to be made by it on the dates and times herein specified, the
Company, may on five (5) day s written notice by Certified U.S. Mail to the CMRS provider
refuse additional applications for service and/or refuse to complete any pending orders for
service by the non-complying CMRS provider at any time thereafter, or may discontinue the
provision of the services to the non-complying CMRS provider at any time thereafter. In the
case of such discontinuance, all applicable tariff charges shall become due. If the Company is
unable to effectuate discontinuance of service at its own office it may request the assistance of
other LECs with whom the Company s network is connected.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - ZO05
Boise. Idaho
Effective: January 1 , 2005Issued: December 20,2004
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501
Trinsic Communications, Inc.Idaho Tariff No.
Original Page 56
COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES TARIFF
SECTION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES, (CONT'
Wireless Termination Service, (cont'
1.9 Rates and Charges
Rates for termination of IntraMT A Traffic (per MOU):
$0.0443980
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
JAN 1 - 2005
Bo~e, Idaho
Issued: December 20, 2004 Effective: January 1 , 2005
Issued by:Ron Walters
Regional Vice President
601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 220
Tampa, Florida 33602 IDA 0501