20050302_1100.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:CO MMISSI 0 NER KJELLAND ER
CO MMISSI 0 NER SMITH
CO MMISSI 0 NER HANSEN
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:WAYNE HART
DATE:FEBRUARY 23, 2005
RE:QWEST TARIFF ADVICE IMPLEMENTING NEW P A YPHONE
SURCHARGE; ADVICE NO. 05-02-
On February 2005 Qwest filed a tariff advice for North Idaho increasing the charge
assessed to a customer that uses "dial around" techniques to access Qwest long distance services
from a payphone to $0.55 per call. This increase is consistent with the FCC's Report and Order
on WC Docket No. 03-225 and FCC CC Docket No.91-35. This Order increased the amount
that long distance carriers were required to compensate payphone providers for the use of their
payphone equipment in completing a call. This surcharge applies to all non-coin calls placed
from a payphone that are carried by Qwest. This includes collect, third party billed or calling
card calls.
STAFF ANALYSIS
This increase is essentially a pass through of an increase in a fee that Qwest must pay to
payphone providers when a customer uses a payphone to reach Qwest's operator services.
The surcharge recovers the actual compensation paid to the payphone provider of $0.494 per
call, plus a reasonable amount to cover the administrative costs of billing, collecting and
dispersing the payphone compensation. Qwest's surcharge is at the lower end of payphone
surcharges filed by carriers with the Commission. Most carriers have imposed surcharges
between $0.60 and $0.70 per call.
DECISION MEMORANDUM - 1 -FEBRUARY 23 , 2005
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission approve this Advice.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to approve Qwest Tariff Advice No. 05-02-
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DECISION MEMORANDUM - 2-FEBRUARY 23 , 2005