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DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:BIRDELLE BROWN
DATE:MAY 5, 2003
RE:CENTURYTEL OF THE GEM STATE ADVICE 03-4 TO INTRODUCE
SIMPLE CHOICE AND ADVANCED CALLING SERVICE, EFFECTIVE
MAY 18, 2003
CenturyTel of the Gem State filed this Tariff Advice to add advanced calling features and
three new packaged services called Simple Choice One, Simple Choice One with Voice Mail and
Voice Mail Complementary Services.
The new advanced calling features will include Caller ill, Privacy Protector, Anonymous
Call Reject, Selective Call Accept, Selective Call Forward, Selective Call Rejection and other
features. Call Trace will be provided on a per-activation basis for a $1.00 per activation with a
maximum of five traces per month and will not replace existing tracing procedures. Per-call and
per-line blocking will be available with Caller ill.
Simple Choice One provides an access line and a selection of 24 custom and advanced
calling features for a business rate of $49.95 per month and a residential rate of 34.95 per
month. Simple Choice One with Voice Mail provides an access line, the same features as the
Simple Choice One plan and a voice mail box for a monthly business rate of$57.95 and a
monthly residential rate of$37.95. Nonrecurring charges will not apply for installation of the
features for the Simple Choice One plans. Voice Mail Complementary Services provides Call
Forward No Answer, Call Forward Busy and Message Waiting Indication for a monthly business
rate of $3.00 per line and a monthly residential rate of $2.00 per line. Existing custom calling
packages are being discontinued and grandfathered to existing customers.
DECISION MEMORANDUM - 1 -MAY 5, 2003
CenturyTel of the Gem State has filed data to show that it will recover its costs for these
new services and plans.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of this tariff advice, effective May 18 , 2003. Does the
Commission agree?
furdelle Brown
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DECISION MEMORANDUM - 2 -MAY 5, 2003