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Home My WebLink AboutIdaho Rural Exchange Carriers 1-203.pdfIdaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission APR 2 8 'MAY 1 5 ' Tariff Number 3 1 st Revised Title Sheet t" ~. ~wc.L( SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Regulations, rates, and charges applying to the provision of Access Service for connection to intrastate communications facilities for intrastate customers within the operating territory ofthe Issuing Carriers listed on Sheet No. 1. Access Services are provided by means of wire, fiber optics, radio, or any other suitable technology or combination thereof. The following companies are telephone cooperatives, and neither their rates or service offerings are subject to Commission jurisdiction. Their rates are listed in this tariff for the convenience of the public and for informational purposes only. (T) Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Farmers Mutual Telephone Company Filer Mutual Telephone Company Mud Lake Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc. Project Mutual Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc (T) Issued: April 16, 2003 Effective: May 15, 2003 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 6th Revised Sheet Number 1 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Issuing Carriers Albion Telephone Company Highway 77 Albion, Idaho 83311 Cambridge Telephone Company 100 Superior St. Cambridge, Idaho 83610 Columbine Telephone Company, Inc. d.b.a. Silver Star Communications (Z) P.O. Box 226 Freedom, Wyoming 83120 Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Main Street Challis, Idaho 83226 Direct Communications Rockland, Inc. 147 W. 4th Avenue Rockland, Idaho 83271 Farmers Mutual Tele. Company Iowa Street Fruitland, Idaho 83619 Filer Mutual Telephone Company 405 Main Street Filer, Idaho 83328 Fremont Telecom Co. (Z) (Z) 110 E. Main Street St. Anthony, Idaho 83445 Inland Telephone Company P.O. Box 171 Roslyn, Washington 98941 Midvale Telephone Exchange, Inc. P.O. Box 7 2205 Keithley Creek Road Midvale, Idaho 83645 Mud Lake Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc. P.O. Box 235 Dubois, Idaho 83423 Project Mutual Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc. 702 5th Street Rupert, Idaho 83350 Rural Telephone Company P.O. Box 969 Glenns Ferry, Idaho 83623 (Z) (Z) (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 29th Revised Sheet Number 2 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 26, 2023 Effective: July 1, 2023 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Check Sheet This Check Sheet contains the following sheets that are effective as of the date shown on each sheet. Original and revised sheets as named below contain all changes from the original tariff that are in effect on the date hereof. Sheet Title 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12.1 13 14 15 Revision Number 1st Revised 6th Revised 29th Revised* 8th Revised 3rd Revised 2nd Revised 1st Revised Original Original 16th Revised* 15th Revised* 16th Revised* 16th Revised* 4th Revised Original Original 1st Revised Sheet 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Revision Number Original Original Original Original Original Original Original 1st Revised 2nd Revised 3rd Revised 2nd Revised 3rd Revised Original Original Original Original * New or revised sheet. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities CommissionOffice of the SecretaryACCEPTED FOR FILINGJuly 1, 2023Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 8th Revised Sheet Number 3 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Check Sheet Sheet 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 Revision Number Original Original Original 3rd Revised* 4th Revised* Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Sheet 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.7 67 68 69 69.1 Revision Number Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original 2nd Revised 1st Revised 2nd Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised Original Original Original Original Original 1st Revised Original * New or revised sheet. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 3rd Revised Sheet Number 4 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Check Sheet Sheet 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 Revision Number Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original 1st Revised* Sheet 91 92 93 94 95 96 96.1 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 Revision Number Original Original Original Original Original Original Original* Original 1st Revised 1st Revised Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original * New or revised sheet. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 2nd Revised Sheet Number 5 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Check Sheet Sheet 112 113 114 115 116 116.1 116.2 116.3 116.4 116.5 116.5.1 116.6 116.7 117 118 119 120 121 121.1 121.2 121.3 122 122.1 123 124 125 Revision Number Original Original Original Original 2nd Revised* Original Original Original 1st Revised* 1st Revised* Original* Original Original 1st Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised Original Original 1st Revised* 1st Revised* Original* Original Original Original Sheet 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 Revision Number Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original 1st Revised* 1st Revised* * New or revised sheet. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 6 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Check Sheet Sheet 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 Revision Number 1st Revised* Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Sheet 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 Revision Number Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original * New or revised sheet. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NuV 25 DEC 27 t!). SECRETARYOriginal Sheet Number 7 ACCESS SERVICE Check Sheet Revision Revision Sheet Number Sheet Number 192*Original 212*Original 193*Original 213*Original 194*Original 214*Original 195*Original 215*Original 196*Original 216*Original 197*Original 217*Original 198*Original 218*Original 199*Original 219*Original 200*Original 220*Original 201 *Original 221 *Original 202*Original 222*Original 203*Original 223*Original 204*Original 224*Original 205*Original 225*Original 206*Original 226*Original 207*Original 227*Original 208*Original 228*Original 209*Original 229*Original 210*Original 230*Original 211 *Original 231 *Original * New or revised sheet. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 25 'DEC 2 7 Original Sheet Number 8 ttI. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Check Sheet Revision Revision Sheet Number Sheet Number 232*Original 252*Original 233*Original 253*Original 234*Original 254*Original 235*Original 255*Original 236*Original 256*Original 237*Original 257*Original 238*Original 258*Original 239*Original 259*Original 240*Original 260*Original 241 *Original 261 *Original 242*Original 262*Original 243*Original 263*Original 244*Original 264*Original 245*Original 265*Original 246*Original 266*Original 247*Original 267*Original 248*Original 268*Original 249*Original 269*Original 250*Original 270*Original 251 *Original 271 *Original * New or revised sheet. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 16th Revised Sheet Number 9 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 26, 2023 Effective: July 1, 2023 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Check Sheet Sheet 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 285.1 285.2 285.3 286 287 288 289 Revision Number Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original 4th Revised 3rd Revised 6th Revised* 4th Revised* 5th Revised* Original Original Original Sheet 290 291 292 293 294 294.1 294.2 294.3 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 303.1 303.2 303.3 303.4 304 305 Revision Number Original Original 1st Revised 1st Revised 6th Revised 4th Revised 7th Revised* 4th Revised* 4th Revised* Original Original Original Original Original 1st Revised 2nd Revised 6th Revised 4th Revised 4th Revised 7th Revised* 1st Revised 4th Revised* 1st Revised * New or revised sheet. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities CommissionOffice of the SecretaryACCEPTED FOR FILINGJuly 1, 2023Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 15th Revised Sheet Number 10 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 26, 2023 Effective: July 1, 2023 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Check Sheet Sheet 306 307 308 309 309.1 309.2 309.3 310 311 312 313 314 315 315.1 315.2 316 316.1 317 317.1 317.2 317.3 317.4 318 Revision Number 1st Revised 1st Revised 2nd Revised 8th Revised 4th Revised 7th Revised* 6th Revised* 6th Revised* Original Original Original 1st Revised 1st Revised Original Original 1st Revised 1st Revised 5th Revised 6th Revised 5th Revised 7th Revised* 4th Revised* 4th Revised* Sheet 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 327.1 327.2 327.3 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 334.1 335 335.1 335.2 Revision Number Original Original Original Original Original 1st Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised 7th Revised 4th Revised 7th Revised* 5th Revised* 5th Revised* Original Original Original Original Original 1st Revised 1st Revised 6th Revised 5th Revised 7th Revised* * New or revised sheet. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities CommissionOffice of the SecretaryACCEPTED FOR FILINGJuly 1, 2023Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 16th Revised Sheet Number 11 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 26, 2023 Effective: July 1, 2023 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Check Sheet Sheet 335.3 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 342.1 343 343.1 343.2 343.3 343.4 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 Revision Number 6th Revised* 4th Revised* 1st Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised 2nd Revised 1st Revised 7th Revised 4th Revised 4th Revised 7th Revised* 1st Revised 5th Revised* Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Sheet 353 354 355 356 357 357.1 357.2 357.3 358 359 360 361 362 363 363.1 364 364.1 364.1.1 364.1.2 364.1.3 364.2 364.3 364.4 Revision Number Original 1st Revised Original 1st Revised 7th Revised 5th Revised 8th Revised* 6th Revised* 4th Revised* Original Original Original Original Original Original 1st Revised 6th Revised 3rd Revised 6th Revised* 4th Revised* 5th Revised* 1st Revised 1st Revised * New or revised sheet. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities CommissionOffice of the SecretaryACCEPTED FOR FILINGJuly 1, 2023Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 16th Revised Sheet Number 12 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 26, 2023 Effective: July 1, 2023 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Check Sheet Sheet 364.5 364.6 364.7 364.8 364.9 364.10 364.11 365 365.1 365.2 365.3 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 373.1 373.2 373.3 373.4 374 375 376 Revision Number 1st Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised 2nd Revised 2nd Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised 6th Revised 6th Revised 5th Revised 6th Revised* 6th Revised* Original Original Original Original 1st Revised 1st Revised 5th Revised 4th Revised 4th Revised 4th Revised 3rd Revised 2nd Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised Sheet 377 378 379 380 381 382 382.1 382.2 382.3 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 389.1 390 390.1 390.2 390.3 391 392 Revision Number 1st Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised 2nd Revised 3rd Revised 6th Revised 3rd Revised 6th Revised* 4th Revised* 6th Revised* Original Original Original Original Original 1st Revised Original 5th Revised 3rd Revised 6th Revised* 4th Revised* 4th Revised* Original * New or revised sheet. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities CommissionOffice of the SecretaryACCEPTED FOR FILINGJuly 1, 2023Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 4th Revised Sheet Number 12.1 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Check Sheet Sheet 393 394 395 396 397 397.1 398 398.1 398.2 398.3 398.4 399 400 401 402 403 Revision Number Original Original Original Original 1st Revised Original 4th Revised 3rd Revised 3rd Revised 3rd Revised 2nd Revised 2nd Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised 1st Revised Sheet 404 405 405.1 406 Revision Number 1st Revised Original 2nd Revised 2nd Revised* * New or revised sheet. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NCN 2 5 DEC 27 dl SECRETARYOriginal Sheet Number 13 ACCESS SERVICE Table of Contents Subject Sheet No. Title Sheet..............................................................................................................., Title Issuing Carriers..............................................."""""""""""""""""""""""""""... 1 Check Sheet """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""'" 2 Table of Contents """"""""""""""""""""""""""'"............................................. 13 Concurring Carriers ................................................................................................. 28 Connecting Carriers................................................................................................. 28 Other Participating Carriers...................................................................................., 28 Registered Service Trademarks............................................................................... 28 Registered Trademarks """"""""""""""""""""""""""'""""""""""""""""""'" 28 Explanation of Symbols .......................................................................................... 29 Explanation of Abbreviations.................................................................................. 29 Reference to Other Tariffs....................................................................................... 33 Use of the Tariff .................................................................................................,.... 33 Contact Information................................................................................................. 35 Reference to Technical Publications....................................................................... Application of Tariff. ....................................................................................... General Regulations ......................................................""""""""""""""""" Undertaking of the Telephone Company .............................................. Scope ............. ........................................... ..... .......................... Limitations..............................................."""""""""""""""" Liability...................... """"""""""""""""'" ................ .......... Provision of Services ............................................................... (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 Original Sheet Number 14 Ul SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Table of Contents Subject General Regulations (Cont' d) Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) Installation and Termination of Services................................. Maintenance of Services.......................................................... 1. 7 Changes and Substitutions..................................... .................. Refusal and Discontinuance of Service ................................... Limitation of Use of Metallic Facilities .................................. 10 Notification of Service-Affecting Activities ........................... 1.11 Provision and Ownership of Telephone Numbers...................12 Coordination with Respect to Network Contingencies ........... Use 2.2.2 .........,......................................................................................, Interference or Impairment...............................................,.,..,. Unlawful Use........................................................................,., Obligations of the Customer ........................................................."......, Damages ..................................................................................3.2 Ownership of Facilities................................................. ..........,3.3 Equipment Space and Power ...................................................3.4 Availability for Testing ........................................................... Balance .................................................................................... Design of Customer Services ...............................,.................. (Continued) Sheet No. Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITABy: Conley E. Ward Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 15 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: December 29, 2011 Effective: January 28, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Table of Contents Subject Sheet No. 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) 2.3 Obligations of the Customer (Cont’d) 2.3.7 Reference to the Telephone Company .................................... 49 2.3.8 Claims and Demands for Damages ......................................... 50 2.3.9 Jurisdictional Report Requirements ........................................ 51 2.3.10 Determination of Intrastate Charges for Mixed Interstate and Intrastate Switched Access Service .................................. 65 2.3.11 Identification and Rating of VoIP-PSTN Traffic ............... 66.1 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance ..................................... 66.7 2.4.1 Payment of Rates, Charges, and Deposits ............................... 66.7 2.4.2 Minimum Periods .................................................................... 71 2.4.3 Credit Allowance for Service Interruptions ............................ 72 2.4.4 Re-establishment of Service Following Fire, Flood, or Other Occurrence ................................................................ 75 2.4.5 Access Service Provided by More Than One Telephone Company ................................................................ 76 2.5 Connections ........................................................................................... 80 2.5.1 General .................................................................................... 80 2.6 Definitions ............................................................................................. 80 (Continued) IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Jan. 9, 2012 Jan. 28, 2012 Per O.N. 32426 Jean D. Jewell Secretary Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV25 DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 16 J(). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Table of Contents Subject Sheet No. Carrier Common Line Access Service ..................................,......................... General Description ...... ......................................................................... 3.2 Limitations".........................................""""""""""""""""""""""""" Undertaking of the Telephone Company .............................................. 100 3.4 Obligations of the Customer.......................................................,.......... 100 Rate Regulations ...........................................................................,.,.,.,., 101 Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service ........................... 103 General ................................................................................................. 103 Ordering Conditions ................................................................ 1031.2 Provision of Other Services..................................................... 104 Access Order ......................................................................................... 105 Calculation of Bus v Hour Minutes ofCapacitv (BHMC) ..................... 107 (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 17 to. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Table of Contents Subject Sheet No. Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service (Cont' d) 4.4 Access Order Service Date Intervals..................................................... 109 Access Order Modifications ....... ........................................................... 109 Service Date Change ............................................................... 110 Partial Cancellation ................................................................. 111 Cancellation of an Access Order ........................................................... 111 Selection of Facilities for Access Orders .............................................. 113 Minimum Period Charge ....................................................................... 113 Access Orders for Services Provided by More than One Telephone Company ............................ ...... ..... ............. ...... .................... 114 Switched Access Service ............... .............................. ............. ......... .............. 115 General """""""""""""""""""""""""""............................,.....,........ 115 (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTilITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 Idaho Public Utilities Commission DEC 27 NOV 2 5 Original Sheet Number 18 l!l SECRETARY Subject ACCESS SERVICE Table of Contents Sheet No. Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Rate Categories .......................................................,.............................. 116 Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups ...................................................................................... 122 Feature Group A (FGA) .......................................................... 1233.2 Feature Group B (FGB)........................................................... 131 Feature Group C (FGC)........................................................... 1363.4 Feature Group D (FGD) ...,...................................................... 143 800 Data Base Access Service ...........,.................................... 150 5.4 Transmission Specifications .................................................................. 153 Obligations of the Telephone Company ................................................ 154 Network Management ...................................,......................... 1555.2 Design and Traffic Routing of Switched Access Service...............,......................................................... 156 Provision of Service Performance Data .................................. 157 Trunk Group Measurement Reports........................................ 157 Determination of Number of Transmission Paths ................... 158 Design Blocking Measurement ............................................... 158 5.4 (Continued) Effective: December 27 2002Issued: October 10, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITABy: Conley E. Ward Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 Idaho Public Utilities Commission DEC 27 NOV 25 ' Original Sheet Number 19 1fI. SECRETARY Subject ACCESS SERVICE Table of Contents Sheet No. Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer .................................................................. 1626.1 Supervisory Signaling ............................................................. 1626.2 Trunk Group Measurement Reports........................................ 163 Rate Regulations .................................................................................... 163 Application of Rates and Charges ........................................... l63 Minimum Periods .................................................................... 167 Minimum Monthly Charge...................................................... 1677.4 Measuring Access Minutes...................................................... 167 5 Off-Peak Periods """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""'" l76 Special Access Service """"""""""""""""""""""""""'"................,............ 177 General ......,.......................................................................................... 177 Circuit Types ........................................................................... 178 Rate Categories........................................................................ 180 Service Configurations ............................................................ 1821.4 Design Layout Report.............................................................. 185 Acceptance Testing ................................................................. 185 Ordering Options and Conditions............................................ 186 Service Descriptions......................... .......................... ............. 186 (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 Idaho Public Utilities Commission DEC 2 7 NOV 25 ' Original Sheet Number 20 t!). SECRETARY Subject ACCESS SERVICE Table of Contents Sheet No, Special Access Service (Cont' 6.2 Rate Regulations ..........................................................................,......... 211 6.2.Types of Rates and Charges .........,.......................................... 212 Minimum Periods.................... ............... .........."............ ......... 213 Mileage Measurement ............................................................. 214 Facility Hubs ........................................................................... 215 Additional Engineering. Additional Labor. and Miscellaneous Services ............,..........................................................,........... 217 Additional Engineering ................................................................. ........ 218 Additional Labor ................................................................................... 218 Overtime Installation ......................................... .........,.. .......... 218 Overtime Repair ...................................................................... 218 Standby................................................................ .........,.......... 219 7.2.4 Testing and Maintenance with Other Telephone Companies ............................................................................... 219 Testing Services................................................. ...................... 219 Other Labor ............................................................................. 219 (Continued) Effective: December 27 2002Issued: October 10, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITABy: Conley E. Ward Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 Original Sheet Number 21 l1\.~ SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Table of Contents Subject Sheet No. Additional Engineering, Additional Labor, and Miscellaneous Services (Cont' d) Miscellaneous Services """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""......... 220 Maintenance of Access Service............................................... 2207.3.2 Programming Service.............................................. ................ 220 Presubscription """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""........ 221 Special Construction ........................................................................................ 227 General ......................................................""""""""""""""""""""'" 227 8.2 Conditions Requiring Special Construction ................."....................... 227 Interface Groups, Transmission Specifications, and Channel Interfaces ........,.............................................................,.................... 228 9.1 Local Transport Interface Groups ......................................................... 228 Interface Group 1..................................................................... 2291.2 Interface Group 2..................................................................... 230 Interface Group 3..................................................................... 231 Interface Group 4..................................................................... 232 (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 Idaho Public Utilities Commission DEC 2 7 NOV 25 ' Original Sheet Number 22 ttI. SECRETARY Subject ACCESS SERVICE Table of Contents Sheet No. Interface Groups, Transmission Specifications, and Channel Interfaces (Cont' d) 9.1 Local Transport Interface Groups (Cont' d) Interface Group 5... .......................................................... ........ 232 Interface Group 6..................................................................... 233 Interface Group 7..................................................................... 233 Interface Group 8..................................... ................... ............. 234 Interface Group 9........................... """""""""""""""" .......... 234 1.10 Interface Group 10................................................................... 235 11 Available Premises Interface Codes ........................................ 235 1.12 Supervisory Signaling ..................."........................................ 240 9.2 Transmission Specifications Switched Access Service ......................... 2412.1 Standard Transmission Specifications..................................... 2429.2.2 Data Transmission Parameters ................................................ 252 Special Access Channel Interface and Network Channel Codes .............,.............................................................,.,.....,.,. 256 Glossary of Channel Interface Codes and Options.................. 257 Impedance................................................................................ 263 Digital Hierarchy Channel Interface Codes (4DS).................. 2643.4 Service Designator/Network Channel Code Conversion Table..................................................................... 264 Compatible Channel Interfaces ............................................... 267 (Continued) Effective: December 27 2002Issued: October 10 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITABy: Conley E. Ward Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 23 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 31, 2013 Effective: July 2, 2013 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Table of Contents Subject Sheet No. 10. Rates and Charges ........................................................................................... 284 10.1 General ................................................................................................. 284 10.2 Albion Telephone Company .................................................................. 285 10.2.1 Switched Access Service ......................................................... 285 10.2.1 Carrier Common Line Access Service .................................... 286 10.2.2 Special Access Service ............................................................ 286 10.2.3 Miscellaneous Services ........................................................... 291 10.3 Cambridge Telephone Company ........................................................... 294 10.3.1 Switched Access Service ......................................................... 294 10.3.1 Carrier Common Line Access Service .................................... 295 10.3.2 Special Access Service ............................................................ 295 10.3.3 Miscellaneous Services ........................................................... 300 10.4 Columbine Telephone Company, Inc., d.b.a. Silver Star Communications ........................................................ 303 (T) 10.4.1 Switched Access Service ......................................................... 303 10.4.1 Carrier Common Line Access Service .................................... 304 10.4.2 Special Access Service ............................................................ 304 10.4.3 Miscellaneous Services ........................................................... 307 (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 2, 2013 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 2nd Revised Sheet Number 24 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 31, 2013 Effective: July 2, 2013 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Table of Contents Subject Sheet No. 10. Rates and Charges (Cont’d) 10.5 Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. ...................................................... 309 10.5.1 Switched Access Service ......................................................... 309 10.5.1 Carrier Common Line Access Service .................................... 310 10.5.2 Special Access Service ............................................................ 310 10.5.3 Miscellaneous Services ........................................................... 315.2 10.6 Direct Communications Rockland, Inc. ................................................ 317 10.6.1 Switched Access Service ......................................................... 317 10.6.1 Carrier Common Line Access Service .................................... 318 10.6.2 Special Access Service ............................................................ 318 10.6.3 Miscellaneous Services ........................................................... 323 (D) (D) 10.7 Farmers Mutual Tele. Company ............................................................ 327 10.7.1 Switched Access Service ......................................................... 327 10.7.1 Carrier Common Line Access Service .................................... 328 10.7.2 Special Access Service ............................................................ 328 10.7.3 Miscellaneous Services ........................................................... 333 (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 2, 2013 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 3rd Revised Sheet Number 25 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Table of Contents Subject Sheet No. 10. Rates and Charges (Cont’d) 10.8 Filer Mutual Telephone Company d/b/a TruLeap. .............................. 335 (T) 10.8.1 Switched Access Service ..................................................... 335 10.8.1 Carrier Common Line Access Service ................................ 336 10.8.2 Special Access Service ........................................................ 336 10.8.3 Miscellaneous Services ....................................................... 341 10.9 Fremont Telcom Co. ............................................................................ 343 10.9.1 Switched Access Service ..................................................... 343 10.9.1 Carrier Common Line Access Service ................................ 344 10.9.2 Special Access Service ........................................................ 344 10.9.3 Miscellaneous Services ....................................................... 355 10.10 Inland Telephone Company ................................................................ 357 10.10.1 Switched Access Service ..................................................... 357 10.10.1 Carrier Common Line Access Service ................................ 358 10.10.2 Special Access Service ........................................................ 358 10.10.3 Miscellaneous Services ....................................................... 363 10.10.1 Midvale Telephone Company. ............................................................ 364.1 10.10.1.1 Switched Access Service ..................................................... 364.1 10.10.1.1 Carrier Common Line Access Service ................................ 364.2 10.10.1.2 Special Access Service ........................................................ 364.2 10.10.1.3 Miscellaneous Services ....................................................... 364.7 (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 2nd Revised Sheet Number 26 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Table of Contents Subject Sheet No. 10. Rates and Charges (Cont’d) 10.11 Mud Lake Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc. .......................... 365 10.11.1 Switched Access Service ..................................................... 365 10.11.1 Carrier Common Line Access Service ................................ 366 10.11.2 Special Access Service ........................................................ 366 10.11.3 Miscellaneous Services ....................................................... 371 (D) (D) 10.13 Project Mutual Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc. ................... 382 10.13.1 Switched Access Service ..................................................... 382 10.13.1 Carrier Common Line Access Service ................................ 383 10.13.2 Special Access Service ........................................................ 383 10.13.3 Miscellaneous Services ....................................................... 388 (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 3rdRevised Sheet Number 27 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: December 23, 2015 Effective: January 1, 2016 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Table of Contents Subject Sheet No. 10. Rates and Charges (Cont’d) 10.14 Rural Telephone Company .................................................................. 390 10.14.1 Switched Access Service ..................................................... 390 10.14.1 Carrier Common Line Access Service ................................ 390.3 (T) 10.14.2 Special Access Service ........................................................ 391 10.14.3 Miscellaneous Services ....................................................... 396 10.15 (D) (D) 10.16 Reserved for Future Use (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING January 1, 2016 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 25;DEC 2 7 Original Sheet Number 28 lO. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Concurring Carriers No concurring carriers Connecting Carriers No connecting carriers Other Participating Carriers No other participating carriers Registered Service Trademarks Registered Trademarks None None (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 25 DEC 2 7 .Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 29 ~dl SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Explanation of Symbols (R) - to signify reduction. (I) - to signify increase. (C) - to signify changed regulation. (T) - to signify a change in text but no change in rate or regulation. (S) - to signify reissued matter. (M) - to signify matter relocated without change. (N) - to signify new rate or regulation. (D) - to signify discontinued rate or regulation. (Z) - to signify a correction. ANI ASR AT&T BHMC CCITT CCS CCSA CCSAC CCSN CDP Explanation of Abbreviations Alternating current Automatic Number Identification Access Service Request American Telephone and Telegraph Company Business Day Busy Hour Minutes of Capacity Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony Common Channel Signaling Common Control Switching Arrangement Common Channel Signaling Access Capability Common Channel Signaling Network Customer Designated Premises (Continued) Effective: December 27 2002Issued: October 10, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITABy: Conley E. Ward Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 30 t!). SECRETARY CNP Cont' CPE CPN CSP CSU SWC EPL ESS ESSX ACCESS SERVICE Explanation of Abbreviations Channel Interface Circuit Mileage Charge Number Parameter Central Office Continued Customer Premises Equipment Calling Party Number Carrier Selection Parameter Channel Service Unit Customer Serving Wire Center Circuit Termination Directory Assistance decibel direct current Echo Path Loss Electronic Switching System Electronic Switching System Exchange frequency Federal Communications Commission Foreign Exchange Hertz (Continued) Effective: December 27 2002Issued: October 10, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for IT By: Conley E. Ward Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 25 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 31 ~I!l SECRETARY ICB IPUC kbps kHz LATA ACCESS SERVICE Explanation of Abbreviations Interexchange Carrier Individual Case Basis Idaho Public Utilities Commission kilo bits per second kilohertz Local Access and Transport Area MMUC -Minimum Monthly Usage ChargeMRC -Monthly Recurring ChargeMTS - Message Telecommunications NTCA NPA NRC NTS NXX ONAL PAL PBX PCM PIC POT PSP Non-Conversation Time Additive Numbering Plan Area Nonrecurring Charge Non- Traffic Sensitive - Three-Digit Central Office Code Off Network Access Line Public Access Line Private Branch Exchange - Pulse Code Modulation Primary Interexchange Carrier Point of Termination Payphone Service Provider (Continued) Effective: December 27 2002Issued: October 10, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 25 'DEC 2 7 Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 32 ~. SECRETARY SAC SCP SNAL SPOI SRL SSN SS7 SSP STP ACCESS SERVICE Explanation of Abbreviations Service Access Code Service Control Point Single Frequency Signaling Network Access Link Signaling Point Signaling Point of Interface Singing Return Loss Switched Service Network Signaling System 7 Service Switching Point Signaling Transfer Point TELEX -A worldwide switched message service TSPS - Traffic Service Position SystemTV Television USOC V&H WATS Uniform Service Order Code Voice Grade Vertical & Horizontal Wide Area Telecommunications Service(s) (Continued) Effective: December 27, 2002Issued: October 10, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITABy: Conley E. Ward Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 33 t!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Reference to Other Tariffs Whenever reference is made in this tariff to other tariffs of the Issuing Carriers, the reference is to the tariffs in force as of the effective date of this tariff, and to amendments thereto and successive issues thereof. Use of the Tariff This tariff contains the regulations, rates, and charges applicable to the provision of Access Service by all the Issuing Carriers listed on Sheet No. The regulations applicable to the provision of Access Service are contained in Sections 2 through 9. These regulations are identical for all Issuing Carriers. Each specific Carrier s rates and charges for all Access Services are shown in Section 10. an Issuing Carrier does not presently have an approved rate for one of the rate elements shown in Section 10, the rate is shown as "Not Applicable" (N/A). Upon receipt of an order by a customer for the service not presently offered, the Issuing Carrier will file the appropriate information necessary to establish rates. The Special Access Service rate elements will show " . 00" ifthere is no nomecurring charge. To find the specific rate for an Issuing Carrier, go to the Table of Contents and locate the Sheet Number. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 25 'DEC 2 7 Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 34 ttI. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Use of the Tariff Tariff Sheet Format Sheet Numbering Sheet numbers are numbered sequentially. When a new sheet must be added between existing sheets, a decimal and number is added to the sheet number, to sequentially number the new sheet. For example, a new sheet between existing sheets 20 and 21 would be numbered 20.1. A new sheet added between sheets 18.1 and 18.2 would be numbered 18.1.1. Sheet Revision Numbering The number is the most recent sheet revision on file with the Commission. Due to Notice Periods, and changes in Effective Dates, the most recent sheet on file with the Commission may not be in effect. Consult the Effective Date on a specific sheet and Check Sheets to determine if that sheet is in effect. Issued Date The Issued Date on each tariff sheet is the date that page was filed with the Commission. Effective Date The Effective Date is the date the sheet is scheduled to go into effect (at 12:01 a.m. on that date). The effective date may be changed by either reissuing the sheet or by issuing a tariff supplement to change the effective date without reissuing the sheet. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 3rd Revised Sheet Number 35 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Use of the Tariff Tariff Sheet Format (Cont’d) Tariff Section Numbering An alpha-numeric numbering plan is used to number tariff regulations and rates. Each level is subordinate to and dependent on its next higher level. An example of the numbering sequence follows: 6. 6.2 6.2.1 6.2.1(B) 6.2.1(B)(2) 6.2.1(B)(2)(a) 6.2.1(B)(2)(a)(i) Contact Information A copy of this tariff is on file at 8385 W. Emerald Street, Boise, ID 83704, which is the (T) office of Cynthia Melillo. All inquiries can be directed to Cynthia Melillo at 208.577.5747 or email: cam@camlawidaho.com or Tym Rutkowski at 509.777.0137 or e-mail: tym.rutkowski@mossadams.com. (T) (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 4th Revised Sheet Number 36 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA Reference to Technical Publications Please contact Cynthia A. Melillo at 208.577.5747 or Tym Rutkowski at 509.777.0137 (T) concerning any technical publications referenced in this tariff and they will tell you how you can purchase this material. 1. Application of Tariff 1.1 This tariff contains regulations, rates, and charges applicable to the provision of Carrier Common Line, Switched Access, and Special Access Services, and other miscellaneous services, hereinafter referred to collectively as service(s), provided by the Issuing Carriers of this tariff hereinafter referred to as the Company, to the customer(s). 1.2 The provision of such services by the Company as set forth in this tariff does not constitute a joint undertaking with the customer for the furnishing of any service. 1.3 This tariff is applicable to Intrastate Access Service for wire centers identified in the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. Tariff F.C.C. No. 4. 2. General Regulations 2.1 Undertaking of the Telephone Company 2.1.1 Scope (A) The Company does not undertake to transmit messages under this tariff (B) The Company shall be responsible only for the installation, operation, and maintenance of the services it provides. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 37 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE N0\I25 DEC 2 7 ' Ul SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' 2.1 Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) Scope (Cont'd) (C) 1.2 The Company will, for maintenance purposes, test its services only to the extent necessary to detect and/or clear troubles. (D)Services are provided 24 hours daily, seven days per week, except as set forth in other sections of this tariff. (E)The Company does not warrant that its facilities and services meet standards other than those set forth in this tariff. Limitations (A)The customer may assign or transfer the use of services under this tariff if there is no interruption in or relocation of services. The assignee or transferee must agree to assume all outstanding indebtedness for services provided under this tariff and any termination liability associated with the services provided. The customer will remain jointly liable with the assignee or transferee for any obligations existing at the time of the assignment. Prior to assignment, the Company must acknowledge in writing that all requirements have been met. Acknowledgement will be made within fifteen (15) days after the Company has been notified of the proposed assignment. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 By: Conley E. Ward Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 38 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE N()J 2 5 'DEC 27 ' t!). SECRETARV ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) 1.2 Limitations (Cont' d) (B) 1.3 All services offered in this tariff will be provided on a first-come first-served basis. The use and restoration of services shall be in accordance with Part 64, Subpart D, Appendix A ofthe Rules and Regulations. Liability (A)Except in the case of willful misconduct for which the Company liability is not limited by this tariff, the Company s liability for damages shall not exceed an amount equal to the proportionate tariff charge for the period during which the service was affected. This liability for damages shall be in addition to any amounts that may be due the customer as described in Section 2.4. (B)The Company shall not be liable for any act or omission of any other carrier or customer providing a portion of a service, nor shall the Company for its own act or omission hold liable any other carrier or customer providing a portion of a service, (C)The Company is not liable for damages to the customer premises resulting from the furnishing of a service, including the installation and removal of equipment and associated wiring, unless the damage is caused by the Company s negligence. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 By: Conley E. Ward Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 39 to. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) 2.1 Undertaking ofthe Telephone Company (Cont'd) 1.3 Liability (Cont' d) (D)The Company shall be indemnified, defended, 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, involving: (1) Claims for libel, slander, invasion of privacy, or infringement of copyright arising from the end user s own communications; (2) Claims for patent infringement arising from the end user acts combining or using the service furnished by the Company in connection with facilities or equipment furnished by the end users or IC or; (3) All other claims arising out of any act or omission of the end user in the course of using services provided pursuant to this tariff. (E)The Company shall be indemnified, defended, and held harmless by the IC against any claim, loss, or damage arising from the IC' use of services offered under this tariff involving; (1) Claims for libel, slander, invasion of privacy, or infringement of copyright arising from the IC's own communications; (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 40 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE NOV 2 5 DEC 27 ~ Ul SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Undertaking ofthe Telephone Company (Cont' d) 1.3 Liability (Cont' d) (E)(Cont' d) (2) Claims for patent infringement arising from the IC's acts combining or using the service furnished by the Company in connection with facilities or equipment furnished by the end user or IC or; (3) All other claims arising out of any act or omission ofthe IC the course of using services provided pursuant to this tariff. (F)The Company s failure to provide or maintain services under this tariff shall be excused by labor difficulties, governmental orders civil commotions, criminal actions taken against the Company, acts of God and other circumstances beyond the Company reasonable control, subject to the Credit Allowance for a Service Interruption as set forth in 2.4.3 following. (G)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, (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 By: Conley E. Ward Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 DEC 27 Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 41 l!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont'd) Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) 1.4 Provision of Services The Company s obligation to furnish the services described in this tariff is dependent upon its ability to provide such service after provision has been made for the Company s exchange services. 1.5 Installation and Termination of Services The services provided under this tariff (A) will include any entrance cable or drop wiring and wire or intrabuilding cable to that point where provision is made for termination ofthe Company s outside distribution network facilities at a suitable location inside a customer-designated premises and (B) will be installed by the Company to such Point of Termination. Wire required within a building to extend Access Service facilities will be provided, at the customer s request, on a time sensitive charge basis. The labor rates for the installation of such wire are the same as those set forth in Section 10, Miscellaneous Services under Additional Labor. 1.6 Maintenance of Services The services provided under this tariff shall be maintained by the Company. The customer or others may-not rearrange, move, disconnect remove, or attempt to repair any facilities provided by the Company, other than by connection or disconnection to any interface means used except with the written consent of the Company. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 27 tf1 SECRETARYOriginal Sheet Number 42 ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) 1.7 Changes and Substitutions Except as provided for equipment and systems subject to FCC Part 68 Regulations at 47 C.R. section 68.11O(b), the Company may, where such action is reasonably required in the operation of its business, (A) change any facilities used in providing service under this tariff, (B) change minimum protection criteria, (C) change operating or maintenance characteristics of facilities or (D) change operations or procedures of the Company. The Company shall not be responsible if the change renders customer furnished services obsolete or requires modification of the customer furnished services. If such change materially affects the operating characteristics of the facility, the Company will provide reasonable notification to the customer in writing. Reasonable time will be allowed for any redesign and implementation required by the changes made. The Company will work cooperatively with the customer to determine reasonable notification procedures. 1.8 Refusal and Discontinuance of Service (A)Unless the provisions of2.1(B) or 2.5 following apply, if a customer fails to comply with 2.1.6 preceding or 2.2.2 2.3.4 , or 2.4 following, including any payments to be made by it on the dates and times herein specified, the Company may on thirty (30) day s written notice by Certified U.S. Mail to the person designated by that customer to receive such notices of non- compliance, refuse additional applications for service and/or refuse to complete any pending orders for service by the non-complying customer at any time thereafter. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 43 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 ' ~. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) 1.8 Refusal and Discontinuance of Service (Cont' d) (A)(Cont' d) If the Company does not refuse additional applications for service on the date specified in the thirty (30) day s notice, and the customer s non-compliance continues, nothing contained herein shall preclude the Company s right to refuse additional applications for service to the non-complying customer without further notice. (B)Unless the provisions of 2.2.1 (B) or 2.5 following apply, if a customer fails to comply with 2.1.6 preceding or 2.2.2 3.1 2.3.4 , or 2.4 following, including any payments to be made by it on the dates and times herein specified, the Company may, on thirty (30) day s written notice by Certified U.S. Mail to the person designated by that customer to receive such notices of non- compliance, discontinue the provision of the services to the non- complying customer at any time thereafter. In the case of such discontinuance, all applicable charges, including termination charges, shall become due. If the Company does not discontinue the provision of the services involved on the date specified in the thirty (30) day s notice, and the customer s non-compliance continues, nothing contained herein shall preclude the Company right to discontinue the provision of the services to the non- complying customer without further notice. (Continued) Issued: October 10 , 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 By: Conley E. Ward Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 44 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EfFECTIVE NOV 2 5 DEC 27 U). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) 2.1 Undertaking ofthe Telephone Company (Cont'd) 1.8 1.9 Refusal and Discontinuance of Service (Cont' d) (C)When access service is provided by more than one Company, the companies involved in providing the joint service may individually or collectively deny service to a customer for non-payment. Where the Company(s) affected by the non-payment is/are incapable of effecting discontinuance of service without cooperation from the other joint providers of Switched Access Service, such other Company(s) will, if technically feasible, assist in denying the joint service to the customer. Service denial for such joint service will only include calls originating or terminating within, or transiting, the operating territory of the Companies initiating the service denial for non-payment. When more than one of the joint providers must deny service to effectuate termination for non-payment, in cases where a conflict exists in the applicable tariff provisions, the tariff regulations of the end office Company shall apply for joint service discontinuance. Limitation of Use of Metallic Facilities Signals applied to a metallic facility shall conform to the limitations set forth in Technical Reference Publication AS No.1. Where necessary, the customer shall be responsible for the provision of current limiting devices to protect the Company facilities from excessive current due to abnormal conditions and for the provisions of noise mitigation networks when required to reduce excessive noise. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 By: Conley E. Ward Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 45 ,no SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) 10 Notification of Service-Affecting Activities The Company will provide the customer reasonable notification of service-affecting activities that may occur in normal operation of its business. Such activities may include, but are not limited to, equipment additions, removals, and routine preventative maintenance. Generally, such activities are not individual customer service specific, they affect many customer services. No specific advance notification period is applicable to all service activities. The Company will work cooperatively with the customer to determine the notification requirements. 1.11 Provision and Ownership of Telephone Numbers The Company reserves the reasonable right to assign, designate, or change telephone numbers associated with Access Services, or the Company serving central office prefixes associated with such numbers when necessary in the conduct of its business. Should it become necessary to make a change, the Company will furnish to the customer 6 months notice, by certified mail, of the effective date and an explanation of the reason(s) for such change(s). (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 ' Original Sheet Number 46 DEC 27 ' d). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Undertaking of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) 1.12 2.2 Use 2.2. Coordination with Respect to Network Contingencies 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. Interference or Impairment (A)The facilities and equipment provided by the customer which are used in conjunction with Company facilities in the provision of Access Service shall not interfere with or impair the provision of service by the Company. (B)If interference as described in (A) above exists, except for equipment subject to the F.c. Part 68 rules in 47 c.F.R. Section 68.108, when practicable, the Company will notify the customer that service will be temporarily disconnected until the problem is corrected. When prior notice is not practical, the Company may temporarily disconnect services without prior notification to the customer. The customer will be notified of the action as soon as possible and given the opportunity to correct the problem. During the period of discontinuance, the credit allowance for service interruptions as set forth in 2.4.3 following does not apply. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV ? 5 DEC 2 7 Original Sheet Number 47 If). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) 2.2 Use (Cont'd) 2.2.2 Unlawful Use The service provided under this tariff shall not be used for an unlawful purpose. Obligations of the Customer Damages The customer shall reimburse the Company for damages to the Company facilities utilized to provide services under this tariff caused by the negligence or willful act of the customer, or resulting from the customer s improper use of the Company facilities, or due to malfunction of any facilities or equipment provided by other than the Company. Nothing in the foregoing provision shall be interpreted to hold one customer liable for another customer s actions. The Company will, upon reimbursement for damages, cooperate with the customer in prosecuting a claim against the person causing such damage and the customer shall be subrogated to the right of recovery by the Company for the damages to the extent of such payment. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' d). SECRETARYOriginal Sheet Number 48 ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont' d) 3.2 Ownership of Facilities Facilities utilized by the Company to provide service under the provisions of this tariff shall remain the property of the Company. Such facilities shall be returned to the Company by the customer, whenever requested, within a reasonable period following the request in as good condition as reasonable wear will permit. Any cost of repair or replacement for unreasonable wear or damage will be billed to the customer who utilized the equipment. Equipment Space and Power The customer shall furnish or arrange to have furnished to the Company, at no charge, equipment space and electrical power required by the Company to provide services under this tariff at the points of termination of such services. The selection of ac or dc power shall be mutually agreed to by the customer and the Company. The customer shall also make necessary arrangements in order that the Company will have access to such space at reasonable times for installing, testing, repairing, or removing Company services. 3.4 Availability for Testing The services provided under this tariff shall be available to the Company at times mutually agreed upon in order to permit the Company to make tests and adjustments appropriate for maintaining the services in satisfactory operating condition. Such tests and adjustments shall be completed within a reasonable time. No credit will be allowed for any interruptions involved during such tests and adjustments. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 25 DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 49 ~l1).SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Balance All signals for transmission over the services provided under this tariff shall be delivered by the customer balanced to ground except for ground start, duplex (DX) signaling and McCulloh-Loop (Alarm System) type signaling and dc telegraph transmission at speeds of 75 baud or less. Design of Customer Services Subject to the provisions of2.1.7 preceding, the customer shall be solely responsible, at its own expense, for the overall design of its services and for any redesigning or rearrangement of its services which may be required because of changes in facilities, operations, or procedures of the Company, minimum protection criteria or operating or maintenance characteristics of the facilities. Reference to the Telephone Company The customer may advise the end user that certain services are provided by the Company in connection with the service the customer furnishes to the end user; however, the customer shall not represent that the Company jointly participates in the customer s services. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 25 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 50 d). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont' Claims and Demands for Damages The customer shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company from and against any suits, claims, losses, or damages, including punitive damages, attorney fees, and court costs by third persons arising out of the construction, installation, operation, maintenance, or removal of the customer s circuits, facilities, or equipment connected to the Company services provided under this tariff, including, without limitation Workmen s Compensation claims, actions for infringement of copyright and/or unauthorized use of program material, libel, and slander actions based on the content of communications transmitted over the customer circuits, facilities, or equipment, and proceedings to recover taxes, fines or penalties for failure of the customer to obtain or maintain in effect any necessary certificates, permits, licenses, or other authority to acquire or operate the services provided under this tariff; provided, however, the foregoing indemnification shall not apply to suits, claims, and demands to recover damages for damage to property, death, or personal injury unless such suits, claims, or demands are based on the tortuous conduct of the customer, its officers, agents, or employees. The customer shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against any suits, claims, losses , or damages, including punitive damages, attorney fees, and court costs by the customer or third parties arising out of any act or omission of the customer in the course of using services provided under this tariff. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 25 'DEC 2 7 'Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 51 ~.n.SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (A)Jurisdictional Requirements Pursuant to LP.c. Order No. 21433 issued September 1 , 1987 interstate and intrastate usage is to be developed as though every call that is originated by a calling party in Idaho and terminated to a called party in Idaho is an intrastate communication. Every call that is originated by a calling party in the state and terminated to a called party in another state, or vice versa, is an interstate communication. This is true regardless of where the call is routed between the point of origin and the point of termination. (1) Feature Group A (FGA) or Feature Group B (FGB) Service (a) Definitions (i)FGA provides line side access to a Company s end office with an associated seven-digit local telephone number for use by the Interexchange Carrier (IC) and the IC's customers use in originating and terminating communications. (ii) FGB is provided through a seven-digit access code (950-XXXX) in lieu of a local business line number. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 52 lfl. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (Cont' d) (A)Jurisdictional Requirements (Cont' d) (1) Feature Group A (FGA) or Feature Group B (FGB) Service (Co nt' d) (b) When a customer orders FGA and/or FGB Switched Access Service, the customer shall state in its order the projected interstate and intrastate percentage usage for each FGA and/or FGB Switched Access Service group ordered. If a customer discontinues some but not all of the FGA and/or FGB Switched Access Services in a group, it shall provide the projected interstate and intrastate percentage for the remaining part of the group. (c) The projected interstate and intrastate percentages will be used by the Company to apportion the usage between interstate and intrastate until a revised report is received as set forth in 2.9(B)(2). (d) For multi-line hunt group or trunk group arrangements where either the interstate or the intrastate charges are based on measured usage, the intrastate FGA and/or FGB Switched Access Service(s) information report as set forth in (1)( c) preceding will be used to determine the charges. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 Original Sheet Number 53 d:\. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (Cont' d) (A)Jurisdictional Requirements (Cont' d) (1) Feature Group A (FGA) or Feature Group B (FGB) Service (Cont' d) (e) F or all groups the number of access minutes (either measured or assumed) for a group will be multiplied by the projected interstate percentage to develop the interstate access minutes. The number of access minutes for the group minus the developed interstate access minutes for the group will be the developed intrastate access minutes. (2) Feature Group C (FGC) or Feature Group D (FGD) Service (a) Originating FGC or FGD Service When a customer orders FGC or FGD Switched Access Service(s), where the jurisdiction is determined from the call detail, the Company will develop the projected Percent Interstate Usage (PIU) factor according to such jurisdiction. The projected interstate percentage is developed on a monthly basis, by end office, when the originating FGC or FGD access minutes are measured by dividing the measured interstate originating access minutes by the total originating access minutes. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 'Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 54 d:\. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (Cont' d) (A)Jurisdictional Requirements (Cont' d) (2) Feature Group C (FGC) or Feature Group D (FGD) Service (Cont' d) (b) Terminating FGC Service When a customer orders terminating FGC Switched Access Service, the data used by the Company to develop the projected Percent Interstate Usage (PIU) factor for originating FGC access minutes is used to develop the projected PIU factor for such terminating access minutes. When originating call details are insufficient to determine the jurisdiction for the call, the customer may supply the projected PIU factor or authorize the Company to use the Company developed percentage for such call detail. The Company will designate the number obtained by subtracting the projected PIU factor for originating and terminating access minutes calculated by the Company from 100 (100 - Company calculated projected interstate percentage = intrastate percentage) as the intrastate percentage of use. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 25 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 55 ~d:\.~ SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (Cont' d) (A)Jurisdictional Requirements (Cont' d) (2) Feature Group C (FGC) or Feature Group D (FGD) Service (Cont' d) (c) Terminating FGD Service When a customer orders terminating FGD, if the Company has sufficient call details to determine the jurisdiction for the call, the Company will bill the call minutes of use according to that jurisdiction. When terminating call details are insufficient to determine the jurisdiction for the call, the customer may supply the projected Percent Interstate Usage (PIU) factor. The Company will designate the number obtained by subtracting the projected PIU factor for terminating access minutes from 100 (100 - projected interstate percentage = intrastate percentage) as the intrastate percentage of use. When terminating call details are insufficient to determine the jurisdiction, and the customer does not supply a projected PIU factor calls will be billed using a PIU of 50 (50% interstate - 50% intrastate). (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 56 1ft SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (Cont' d) (A)Jurisdictional Requirements (Cont' d) (3) Special Access When the customer orders Special Access Service, and the customer certifies to the Company in writing that more than ten percent of the traffic is interstate, the service is considered to be interstate. Following initial certification, should the jurisdictional nature of the customer s Special Access Service change, the customer should inform the Company in writing of the change. The effective date of the change will be the date the Company receives the customer s notice of change. No charge applies for the jurisdictional change. Disputes involving Special Access Jurisdictional Certification will be resolved as specified in (C)(2), following. (B)Jurisdictional Reports (1) Except where the Company measured access minutes are used as set forth in (A)(2), preceding, the customer reported interstate and intrastate percentage of use as set forth in (A)(1) or (A)(2), preceding, will be used until the customer reports a different projected interstate and intrastate percentage for an in service end office group. When the customer adds or (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV25 'DEC 27 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 57 1fJ.~ SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (Cont' d) (B)Jurisdictional Reports (Cont' d) (1) (Cont'd) discontinues BHMC, lines or trunks to an existing end office group, the customer shall furnish a projected interstate and intrastate percentage that applies to the remaining BHMC lines or trunks. The revised report will serve as the basis for future billing and will be effective on the next bill date. prorating or back billing will be done based on the report. (2) Effective on the first of January, April, July, and October of each year the customer shall update the interstate and intrastate jurisdictional report. The customer shall forward to the Company, to be received no later than fifteen (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. Additionally, where the customer utilizes FGA Switched Access Service for calls between a Primary Exchange Carrier and a Secondary Exchange Carrier within (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 25 'DEC 2 7 11\. SECRETAFW Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 58 ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (Cont' d) (B)Jurisdictional Reports (Cont' d) (2) (Cont' d) the same Extended Area Service calling area, and/or Feature Group B Switched Access Service for calls between a Primary Exchange Carrier s access tandem and a subtending Secondary Exchange Carrier, where the Primary and Secondary Exchange Carriers are not the same Company and do not provide service under the same access service tariff, a copy of the revised report will be provided by the customer to each Secondary Exchange Carrier. 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. No prorating or back billing will be done based on the report. However delayed charges will be billed issuing the interstate and intrastate percentage that was in effect at the time charges were incurred. When the quarterly reports are not supplied by the customer, the following steps, as set forth in (a) through (f), following, will be taken by the Company. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 59 11\. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont'd) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (Cont'd) (B)Jurisdictional Reports (Cont' d) (2) (Cont' d) (a) If the customer does not supply the reports, the Company will assume the percentages to be the same as those provided in the last quarterly report. For those cases in which a quarterly report has never been received from the customer, the Company will assume the percentages to be the same as those provided in the order for service as set forth in (A)(1) or (A)(2), preceding. (b) If no report is received by the date specified, the Company will send a letter to the customer (by certified S. Mail, return receipt requested) requesting an updated interstate percentage within thirty (30) days and reminding them that if no report is received, the procedures set forth in ( c) following, will begin. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Tariff Number 3 N0\I2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 60 d:\. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (Cont' d) (B)Jurisdictional Reports (Cont' d) (2) (Cont' d) (c) If no report is received within thirty (30) days, the Company may develop an interstate percentage based upon customer specific data or designate a fifty percent (50%) interstate percentage beginning with the next billing period. This interstate percentage will be applied until an updated PIU report is submitted or until the provisions set forth in (d) or ( e), following, are met. The Company will send a letter to the customer (by certified S. Mail, return receipt requested) requesting the work papers and summary, as described in B(1 )(i), following, used by the customer to substantiate the most recent interstate percentage. The requested information must be submitted by the customer to the Company within thirty (30) days after receipt of the certified letter. (d) Upon receipt of the customer s work papers and summary, the Company will begin using the interstate percentage derived from the work papers and summary with the next billing period and will review the work papers and summary submitted within thirty (30) days from receipt of the information. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 61 d:\. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations ofthe Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (Cont' d) (B)Jurisdictional Reports (Cont' (2) (Cont' d) ( e) If after review of the information, it is determined that a billing dispute exists, the Company will continue to use the derived interstate percentage and begin auditing procedures as set forth in (B)(I), following. (3) The customer shall maintain and retain for a minimum of three years, complete detailed and accurate records, work papers and backup documentation in form and substance to evidence the percentage data provided to the Company as set forth in this section. (4) Pursuant to LP.u.C. Order No. 21662 issued December 17 1987, Feature Group A and/or Feature Group B Switched Access Service customers shall arrange for the necessary recording and retention of call detail in order to audit and accurately report intrastate usage. These customers are required to provide to the Commission an audit report done by an independent outside auditor. The audit report shall be submitted annually on March 1st to the Commission. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 62 d:\. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (Cont' d) (C)Jurisdictional Report Dispute and Auditing Procedures If a billing dispute arises concerning the projected interstate percentage, the Company will ask the customer to provide the data the customer uses to determine the projected interstate percentage as described in (1) and (2) following. (1) Switched Access Services (a) If the Company questions the information provided by the customer in (B), preceding, the Company will send a letter to the customer (by certified U.S. Mail, return receipt requested) requesting that the customer contact the Company to discuss and explain their report within thirty (30) days of the Company s request. (b) If no response is received from the customer, the Company will send a letter to the customer (by certified S. Mail, return receipt requested) requesting the work papers and summary as described in (i), following, used by the customer to substantiate the most recent interstate percentage. The requested information must be submitted by the customer to the Company within thirty (30) days after receipt of the certified letter. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV25 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 63 .n.~ SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont'd) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (Cont' d) (C)Jurisdictional Report Dispute and Auditing Procedures (Cont'd) (1) Switched Access Services (Cont' d) (c) If the customer submits the work papers and summary as requested in (b), preceding, the Company will review this information within thirty (30) days after receipt of the customer s information. (d) If, after review of the documentation, the Company and the customer establish a revised interstate percentage, the Company will begin using that percentage with the next billing period. (e) If the Company and the customer do not establish a revised interstate percentage, the Company will begin the procedures as set forth in (g), following. (f) If no response is received from the customer, the Company will begin the auditing procedures as set forth in (g), following. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 N0\I2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 64 1fJ. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (Cont'd) (C)Jurisdictional Report Dispute and Auditing Procedures (Cont' d) (l) Switched Access Services (Cont' d) (g) If the customer does not provide the work papers and/or summary in accordance with the provisions set forth in this tariff or if a billing dispute is not resolved from the submission of such work papers, the Company may request the actual call detail records or a statistically valid sample of such records, on a prospective basis, not to exceed a consecutive three (3) month period. The actual call detail records will be used to statistically substantiate the interstate percentage provided to the Company and the process by which it is developed. Such call detail records shall consist of calling information, including call terminating address (i. called number), call duration, the trunk group number(s), or access line number( s) over which the call is routed and the point at which the call enters the customer network. The Company will not request such data more than once a year. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 65 11). SECRETAAY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) Jurisdictional Report Requirements (Cont'd) (C)Jurisdictional Report Dispute and Auditing Procedures (Cont' d) (2) Jurisdictional Report Proprietary Information The data the customers provide to the Company to support their interstate percentage are considered proprietary to the customer. The Company agrees to use and protect such information by exercising the same degree of care normally used to protect its own proprietary information. 10 Determination of Intrastate Charges for Mixed Interstate and Intrastate Switched Access Service When mixed interstate and intrastate Switched Access Service is provided, all charges (i., nonrecurring, monthly and/or usage), will be prorated between interstate and intrastate. The percentage provided in the reports as set forth in 2., preceding, will serve as the basis for prorating the charges. The percentage of an Access Service to be charged as intrastate is applied in the following manner: (A)For monthly and nonrecurring chargeable rate elements, multiply the percent intrastate use times the quantity of chargeable elements times the stated tariff rate per element. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 2nd Revised Sheet Number 66 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: July 20, 2012 Effective: August 20, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) 2.3 Obligations of the Customer (Cont’d) 2.3.10 Determination of Intrastate Charges for Mixed Interstate and Intrastate Switched Access Service (Cont’d) (B) For usage sensitive (i.e., access minutes and calls) chargeable rate elements, multiply the percent intrastate use times actual use times the stated tariff rate. The intrastate percentage will change as revised usage reports are submitted as set forth in 2.3.9, preceding. 2.3.11 Identification and Rating of VoIP-PSTN Traffic VoIP-PSTN Traffic is defined as traffic exchanged between a Company end user and the customer in Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) format that originates and/or terminates in Internet Protocol (IP) format. This section governs the identification of VoIP-PSTN Traffic that is required to be compensated at interstate access rates unless the parties have agreed otherwise by the F.C.C. in its Report and Order in WC Dockets Nos. 10-90, etc., F.C.C. Release No. 11-161 (November 18, 2011) (F.C.C. Order) and Second Order on Reconsideration. Specifically, this section establishes the method of separating VoIP-PSTN Traffic from the customer's traditional intrastate access traffic, so that suchVoIP-PSTN Traffic can be billed in accordance with the F.C.C. Order. Effective July 13, 2012, originating intrastate toll VoIP traffic will be billed the intrastate originating intrastate access rates. These rates apply regardless of whether the call originates in TDM or IP format. Effective July 1, 2014, the rates for intrastate originating toll VoIP traffic must equal interstate originating access rates. (M) Material previously shown on Original Sheet No. 66.1. (Continued) IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Aug. 13, 2012 Aug. 20, 2012 Jean D. Jewell Secretary Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 66.1 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: July 20, 2012 Effective: August 20, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) 2.3 Obligations of the Customer (Cont’d) 2.3.11 Identification and Rating of VoIP-PSTN Traffic (Cont’d) (T) (M) (M) The relevant VoIP-PSTN Traffic identified in accordance with this tariff (N) section that is originated on the Company’s network that originates and/or terminates in IP format shall be billed for the period December 29, 2011 through July 12, 2012, at rates equal to the Company’s applicable tariffed interstate originating switched access rates as specified in the Company’s applicable federal access tariff as set forth in Company’s F.C.C. Tariff (https://www.neca.org/cms400min/Neca_templates/Tariff_5_Landing_Page .aspx). ; for the period July 13, 2012 through June 30, 2014, such traffic shall be billed at rates equal to the Company’s applicable tariffed intrastate originating switched access rates; and beginning July 1, 2014, such traffic shall be billed at rates equal to the Company’s applicable tariffed interstate originating switched access rates as specified in the Company’s applicable federal access tariff. (N) (D) (D) No inference should be taken that VoIP-PSTN Traffic occurring prior to the effective date of the F.C.C. Order is not subject to this tariff and Company intrastate access tariffs. (M) (M) (M) Material now shown on 2nd Revised Sheet No. 66. (M) 2.3.11(A)(1) now shown on 1st Revised Sheet No. 66.2 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Aug. 13, 2012 Aug. 20, 2012 Jean D. Jewell Secretary Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 2nd Revised Sheet Number 66.2 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: December 23, 2015 Effective: January 1, 2016 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) 2.3 Obligations of the Customer (Cont’d) 2.3.11 Identification and Rating of VoIP-PSTN Traffic (Cont’d) (T) Albion, Cambridge, Columbine, Midvale, Project Mutual, Rural, and (D) have intrastate access rates lower than the interstate rates; therefore, the PVU would not be necessary. (N) (A) Calculation and Application of Percent-VoIP- Usage Factors (M) (1) The Company will determine the number of relevant VoIP-PSTN (T) Traffic minutes of use (MOU) to which interstate rates will be applied under 2.3.11, preceding, by applying a Percent VoIP Usage (PVU) factor to the total terminating intrastate access MOU (T) received by a Company end user and delivered to the customer. (T)(M) (2) The customer will calculate and furnish to the Company a PVU factor representing the percentage of the total intrastate access (T) MOU that the customer terminates to the Company that was sent and originated in IP format. (T) (D) (D) (M) 2.3.11(A)(1) previously shown on Original Sheet No. 66.1. (M) 2.3.11(A)(5) now shown on 1st Revised Sheet No. 66.3 as (3). (Continued) (N) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING January 1, 2016 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 66.3 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: July 20, 2012 Effective: August 20, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) 2.3 Obligations of the Customer (Cont’d) 2.3.11 Identification and Rating of VoIP-PSTN Traffic (Cont’d) (A) Calculation and Application of Percent-VoIP- Usage Factors (Cont’d) (3) The terminating PVU shall be based on information such as traffic studies, actual call detail or other relevant and verifiable information which will be provided to the Company upon request. (4) The Company will apply the PVU factor to the total terminating intrastate access MOU received from the customer to determine the number of relevant VoIP-PSTN Traffic MOUs. (5) If the customer does not furnish the Company with a PVU factor, the Company will utilize a PVU equal to zero. (B) Initial PVU Factors (1) The PVU factor will be implemented when received for those Companies whose intrastate rates are higher than the interstate rates. (M) 2.3.11(A)(3)was previously shown on Original Sheet No. 66.2 as (5). Continued IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Aug. 13, 2012 Aug. 20, 2012 Jean D. Jewell Secretary Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 66.4 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: July 20, 2012 Effective: August 20, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) 2.3 Obligations of the Customer (Cont’d) 2.3.11 Identification and Rating of VoIP-PSTN Traffic (Cont’d) (C) PVU Factor Updates The customer may update the PVU factors quarterly using the method set forth in (A)(2), preceding. If the customer chooses to submit such updates, it shall forward to the Company, no later than 15 days after the first day of January, April, July and/or October of each year, revised PVU factors based on data for the prior three months, ending the last day of December, March, June and September, respectively. The revised PVU factors will serve as the basis for future billing and will be effective on the bill date of each such month and shall serve as the basis for subsequent monthly billing until superseded by new PVU factors. No prorating or back billing will be done based on the updated PVU factors. (D) PVU Factor Verification (1) Not more than twice in any year, the Company may request from the customer an overview of the process used to determine the PVU factors, the call detail records, description of the method for determining how the end user originates and terminates calls in IP format, and other information used to determine the customer's PVU factors furnished to the Company in order to validate the PVU factors supplied. The customer shall comply, and shall reasonably supply the requested data and information within 15 days of the Company's request. Continued IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Aug. 13, 2012 Aug. 20, 2012 Jean D. Jewell Secretary Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 66.5 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: December 29, 2011 Effective: January 28, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) (N) 2.3 Obligations of the Customer (Cont’d) 2.3.11 Identification and Rating of VoIP-PSTN Traffic (Cont’d) (D) PVU Factor Verification (Cont’d) (2) The Company may dispute the Customer's PVU factor based upon: • A review of the requested data and information provided by the customer • The Company's reasonable review of other market information, F.C.C. reports on VoIP lines, such as F.C.C. Form 477 or state level results based on the F.C.C. Local Competition Report or other relevant data. • A change in the reported PVU factor by more than five percentage points from the preceding quarter. (3) If after review of the data and information, the customer and the Company establishes revised PVU factors, the Company will begin using those revised PVU factors with the next bill period. (N) Continued IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Jan. 9, 2012 Jan. 28, 2012 Per O.N. 32426 Jean D. Jewell Secretary Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 66.6 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: December 29, 2011 Effective: January 28, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) (N) 2.3 Obligations of the Customer (Cont’d) 2.3.11 Identification and Rating of VoIP-PSTN Traffic (Cont’d) (D) PVU Factor Verification (Cont’d) (4) If the dispute is unresolved, the Company may initiate an audit. The Company shall limit audits of the customer's PVU factor to no more than twice per year. The customer may request that the audit be conducted by an independent auditor. In such cases the associated auditing expenses will be paid by the customer. • In the event that the customer fails to provide adequate records to enable the Company or an independent auditor to conduct an audit verifying the customer's PVU factors, the Company will bill the usage for all contested periods using the most recent undisputed PVU factors reported by the customer. These PVU factors will remain in effect until the audit can be completed. • During the audit, the most recent undisputed PVU factors from the previous reporting period will be used by the Company. • The Company will adjust the customer's PVU factors based on the results of the audit and implement the revised PVU in the next billing period or quarterly report date, whichever is first. The revised PVU factors will apply for the next two quarters before new factors can be submitted by the customer. • If the audit supports the customer's PVU factors, the usage for the contested periods will be adjusted to reflect the customer's audited PVU factors. (N) IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Jan. 9, 2012 Jan. 28, 2012 Per O.N. 32426 Jean D. Jewell Secretary Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 66.7 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: December 29, 2011 Effective: January 28, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) (N) 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance (M) 2.4.1 Payment of Rates, Charges, and Deposits (A) Deposits The Company will require a deposit from all customers with a proven history of late payments to the Company and all customers who do not have established credit unless the customer is a successor of a company which has established credit and has no history of late payments to the Company. The deposit may be required prior to or after establishment of service. The total deposit may not exceed the estimated charges for service for a two month period. (M) (M) Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance 2.4 previously shown on Original Sheet Number 66 (Continued) (N) IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Jan. 9, 2012 Jan. 28, 2012 Per O.N. 32426 Jean D. Jewell Secretary Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 67 d:\. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance (Cont' d) 2.4.Payment of Rates, Charges, and Deposits (Cont' d) (A)Deposits (Cont' d) The fact that a deposit has been made does not relieve the customer from the responsibility of complying with the Company regulations regarding prompt payment of bills. Annual interest at the rate described in the 2.4.(B)( 4) will be paid on all deposits held from the date the deposit is received up to and including the date the deposit is returned or credited to the customer s account. The deposit will be refunded after the customer has established a record of prompt payment for one year. When service is terminated, any deposit held will be credited on the final bill. (B)Payment of Rates and Charges The Company will bill all usage charges monthly in arrears. All non usage sensitive access services, including the Presubscription charge(s), will be billed monthly in advance. Nonrecurring charges will be billed in the month following the provision of serVIce. (1) The bill day for Presubscription Service will be the same day established for the provision of local service. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 68 If). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance (Cont' d) 2.4.Payment of Rates. Charges. and Deposits (Cont (B)Payment of Rates and Charges (Cont' d) (2) The bill day(s) for all access services other than Presubscription Service will be established by the Company for each customer account and shall appear on the carrier access bill. If the Company advises the customer in writing, an alternate billing schedule may be established on less than sixty (60) days notice or initiated by the Company more than twice in any consecutive 12-month period. (3) Payment for service is due by the next bill day of the following month unless the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday (i., New Years, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, and Presidents' Day are observed). such payment date falls on a Sunday or on a Holiday, which is observed on a Monday, the payment date shall be the first non-Holiday day following such Sunday or Holiday. If such payment date falls on a Saturday or on a Holiday, which is observed on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, the payment date shall be the last non-Holiday day preceding such Saturday or Holiday. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Aug. 2, 2010 Aug. 4, 2010 Jean D. Jewell Secretary Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 69.1 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: July 6, 2010 Effective: August 4, 2010 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance (Cont’d) 2.4.1 Payment of Rates, Charges, and Deposits (Cont’d) (B) Payment of Rates and Charges (Cont’d) (5) In the event that a billing dispute concerning charges billed to the customer by the Company is resolved in favor of the Company, any disputed payments withheld pending settlement of the dispute shall be subject to the late payment penalty beginning ten (10) days after the payment date. If the dispute is resolved in favor of the customer, no late payment penalty will apply to the disputed amount. In this case, if full payment was made by the due date, the Company will refund the disputed amount in question plus interest. The penalty interest period shall begin ten (10) days following the due date or on the date the disputed amount was actually paid, whichever is later. Interest will be calculated as described in (4), above. (Continued) IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Aug. 2, 2010 Aug. 4, 2010 Jean D. Jewell Secretary Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 70 ~l1).~ SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance (Cont' d) 2.4.Payment of Rates. Charges. and Deposits (Cont'd) (B)Payment of Rates and Charges (Cont'd) (6) All actions by the Company or customer to recover its charges, or any part thereof, shall be initiated within two (2) years from the time the charges were incurred by the customer. For this purpose, an access bill of Company charges to the customer is sufficient action. (7) When a payment for Access Service charges billed under this tariff is due to the Company from the customer as set forth in (3), preceding, on the same payment date that a Purchase of Accounts Receivable net purchase amount is due to the customer from the Company, the Company upon thirty one (31) days notice to the customer may net the payment for customer Access Service charges with the net purchase amount. The Company will pay the net amount to the customer on the payment date when such net amount is due to the customer or require the customer to pay to the Company the net amount when the net amount is due to the Company. If either party does not make the payment on the payment date, a late payment penalty as set forth in (4), preceding, applies. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 71 d:\. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont'd) 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance (Cont'd) 2.4.Payment of Rates, Charges, and Deposits (Cont' d) (B)Payment of Rates and Charges (Cont'd) (8) For services provided on a monthly basis, the charge for the provision of a fractional months service will be determined by dividing the number of days that service was provided by thirty (30) and multiplying the result times the monthly rate. This calculation will be made subject to any minimum service periods required for specific services. The Company will upon request and if available, furnish such detailed information as may reasonably be required for verification of any bill. (9) When a rate as set forth in this tariff is shown to more than two decimal places, the charges will be determined using the rate shown. The resulting amount will then be rounded to the nearest penny (i.e., rounded to two decimal places). 2.4.Minimum Periods Unless a minimum service period is described for a specific tariff item the minimum period for which services are provided and for which rates and charges are applicable is one month. When a service is discontinued prior to the expiration of the minimum period, the total charges at the rate level in effect at the time service is discontinued will apply for the remainder of the minimum period. The Company will estimate usage to the end of the minimum period based on historical data. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' lfl. SECRETARYOriginal Sheet Number 72 ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Co nt' d) 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance (Cont' d) 2.4.Credit Allowance for Service Interruptions (A)General A service is interrupted when it becomes unusable to the customer because of a failure of facilities used to furnish service under this tariff or in the event that the protective controls applied by the Company result in the complete loss of service by the customer. An interruption period starts when an inoperative service is reported to the Company and ends when the service is operative. An allowance for interruption will apply only when the interruption is not due to the negligence of the customer. The credit allowance for an interruption or for a series of interruptions shall not exceed the montWy rate for the service interrupted in any one monthly billing period. (B)When a Credit Allowance Applies In case of an interruption to any service, allowance for the period of interruption, if not due to the negligence of the customer, shall be as follows: (1) For Switched Access Service, no credit shall be allowed for an interruption of less than 24 hours. The customer shall be credited for an interruption of 24 hours or more at the rate of 1/30 ofthe applicable monthly rates for each period of24 hours or major fraction (12 hours and one minute) thereofthat the interruption continues. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 73 ~Ift SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance (Cont' d) 2.4.Credit Allowance for Service Interruptions (Cont'd) (B)When a Credit Allowance Applies (Cont' d) (2) For Special Access Services, no credit shall be allowed for an interruption of less than 30 minutes. The customer shall be credited for an interruption of 30 minutes or more at the rate of 1/1440 of the monthly charges for the facility or service for each period of 30 minutes or major fraction (16 minutes or more) thereof that the interruption continues. (a) For two-point service, the monthly charge shall be the total of all the monthly rate element charges associated with the service (i., a channel termination per customer designated premises, channel mileage, and optional features and functions). (b) If a portion of a service such as a portion of a multipoint special access facility can still be utilized during the service interruption, the credit allowance will only apply to the services which are inoperative (i.e., a channel termination per customer designated premises, channel mileage, and optional features and functions). (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers iDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 74 lfl. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance (Cont'd) 2.4.Credit Allowance for Service Interruptions (Cont' d) (C)When a Credit Allowance Does Not Apply No credit allowance will be made for: (1) Interruptions caused by the negligence of the customer. (2) Interruptions of a service due to the failure of equipment or systems provided by the customer or others. (3) Interruptions of a service during any period in which the Company is not afforded access to the premises where the service is terminated. (4) Interruptions of a service when the customer has released that service to the Company for maintenance purposes, to make rearrangements, or for the implementation of a change order during the time that was negotiated with the customer prior to the release of the service. Thereafter, a credit allowance as set forth in (B), preceding, applies. (5) Periods when the customer elects not to release the service for testing and/or repair and continues to use it on an impaired basis. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTIliTIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 75 11). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance (Cont' d) 2.4.4 Re-establishment of Service Following Fire, Flood, or Other Occurrence (A)Nonrecurring Charges Do Not Apply Charges do not apply for the re-establishment of service for the same customer following an interruption resulting from a fire floor, or other occurrence attributed to an Act of God provided that: (1) The service is of the same type as was provided prior to the interruption. (2) The service is at the same location on the same premises. (3) The re-establishment of service begins within sixty (60) days after Company service is available. (B)Nonrecurring Charges Apply Nonrecurring Charges apply for establishing service at a different location on the same premises or at a different premises pending re-establishment of service at the original location. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NO'J 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 76 d:\. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance (Cont' d) 2.4.Access Service Provided by More Than One Telephone Company When more than one company is involved in the provision ofFGA, FGB FGC, FGD, or Special Access services, the Companies involved will mutually agree upon one of the billing methods described in (A) or (B), following, to bill for the transport or mileage portion of the service. For FGB, FGC, FGD , and Special Access, the Company will select one of the options listed after agreeing to implement that method with the interconnecting companies. The Company will notify the customer which of the billing methods will be used. The customer will place the order for service as set forth in 4. The Company receiving the order or copy of the order from the customer will be responsible for billing the customer according to one of the FCC approved methods. Additionally, the Company shall provide thirty (30) day advanced notification of any changes in the multiple carrier access billing arrangement. (A)Single Bill/Multiple Tariff Under this arrangement, the Company and the interconnecting carrier companies determine a billing entity (the Company, the interconnecting carrier, or a third party). The billing entity will prepare a single access bill with each Company s charges separately identified. The customer then pays the billing entity for the access charges and the billing entity then pays each Company involved in the provision of the service. This method would require that the billing entity maintain in its billing system the applicable tariff rates and charges for all Companies involved with the access service. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV25 DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 77 Jt\. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance (Cont'd) 2.4.Access Service Provided by More Than One Telephone Company (Cont'd) (B)Multiple Company/Multiple Tariff Billing (1) Under the arrangement, each Company providing service will bill the customer according to its tariff. Additionally, these access bills must use the same access minutes of use and include cross references to the other Company s bills, and common circuit identification. For Feature Group A, B , C, and D Switched Access service the portion of the Local Transport provided by the Company is not distance sensitive. The Local Transport rate will apply to the total number of access minutes. The rate charged for the portion of Local Transport provided by a connecting exchange Telephone Company will be based on the connecting exchange Telephone Company s access tariff and may be distance sensitive. (2) For Special Access, the portion of the Channel mileage provided by the Company is not distance sensitive. The Channel Mileage rate will apply to the total number of mileage sections. The rate charged for the portion of Channel Mileage provided by a connecting exchange Telephone Company will be based on the connecting exchange Telephone Company s access tariff and may be distance sensitive. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 DEC 27 Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 78 d:\. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont'd) 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance (Cont' d) 2.4.Access Service Provided by More Than One Telephone Company (Cont' d) (B)Multiple Company/Multiple Tariff Billing (Cont'd) (3) When three or more Telephone Companies are involved in providing an Access Service, the intermediate Telephone Company(s) will determine the appropriate charges as set forth in (2), preceding. (C)Provisions of Service by Primary and Secondary Exchange Carriers (1) The Secondary Exchange Carrier will bill the customer in the following situations: (a) Where the customer utilizes Feature Group A Switched Access Service for calls between a Primary Exchange Carrier and a Secondary Exchange Carrier within the same Extended Area Service calling area, and/or (b) Where the customer utilizes Feature Group B Switched Access Service for calls between a Primary Exchange Carrier s access tandem and a subtending Secondary Exchange Carrier following, where the Primary Exchange Carrier and the Secondary Exchange Carrier are not the same Company and do not have a revenue sharing arrangement where the Primary Exchange (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 27 Original Sheet Number 79 l!l SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' 2.4 Payment Arrangements and Credit Allowance (Cont' d) 2.4.Access Service Provided by More Than One Telephone Company (Cont' d) (C)Provisions of Service by Primary and Secondary Exchange Carriers (Cont' d) (1 ) (Cont' d) (b) (Cont' d) Carrier bills the total cost of access which includes the Secondary Exchange Carrier s cost of access. The Secondary Exchange Carriere s) will bill the customer Switched Access charges, Local Transport charges, and Carrier Common Line Charges as set forth in Section 10 for the Issuing Carrier, for all such access minutes. Such charges will be in addition to those charged by the Primary Exchange Carrier. The customer will place the order for these services as set forth in 4., following. (2) Where the Primary Exchange Carrier and the Secondary Exchange Carrier do have a revenue sharing arrangement and the Primary Exchange Carrier bills the total cost of access which includes the Secondary Exchange Carrier s cost of access, the Secondary Exchange Carrier is precluded from billing the customer. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAH-0 PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 80 to. SECRETAAV ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont'd) Connections General Customer Premise Equipment and Systems may be connected with Switched and Special Access Service furnished by the Company where such connection is made in accordance with the provisions specified in Technical Reference Publication AS No.1 and in 2., preceding. Definitions Access Order An order to provide the customer with Switched Access Service or Special Access Service or changes to existing services. Access Minutes The unit of usage of exchange facilities in intrastate for the purpose of calculating chargeable usage. On the originating end of an intrastate, usage is measured from the time the originating end user s call is delivered by the Company to and acknowledged as received by the customer s facilities connected with the originating exchange. On the terminating end of an intrastate call, usage is measured from the time the call is received by the end user in the terminating exchange. Timing of usage at both originating and terminating ends of an intrastate call shall terminate when the calling or called party disconnects whichever event is recognized first in the originating and terminating end exchanges, as applicable. (Continued) Issued: October 10 , 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 81 d). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Definitions (Cont' d) Access Tandem A Company switching system that provides a concentration and distribution function for originating or terminating traffic between end offices and a customer s premises. Answer/Disconnect Supervision The transmission of the switch trunk equipment supervisory signal (off-hook or on-hook) to the customer s point of termination as an indication that the called party has answered or disconnected. Balance 000 Type) Test Line An arrangement in an end office which provides for balance and noise testing. Business Day The times of day that a company is open for business. Business Day hours for the Company may be determined by contacting the business office. Busy Hour Minutes of Capacity (BHMC) The customer specified maximum amount of Switched Access Service access minutes the customer expects to be handled in an end office switch during any hour in an 8:00 AM. to 11 :00 P.M. period for the Switched Access Service ordered. This customer furnished BHMC quantity is the input data the Company uses to determine the number of transmission paths for the Switched Access Service ordered. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers tDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NUV 25 OEC27' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 82 ~. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Definitions (Cont' d) Call A customer attempt for which the complete address code (e., 0-, 911 , or 10 digits) is provided to the serving dial tone office. Carrier or Common Carrier See Interexchange Carrier. CCS A standard unit of traffic load that is equal to 100 seconds of usage or capacity of a group of servers (e., trunks). Also known as "100 call seconds Central Office A local Company switching system where Telephone Exchange Service customer station loops are terminated for purposes of interconnection to each other and to trunks. Centrex CO Service A service that (1) uses a portion of a Company switch located at the Company central office to meet the customer s internal needs and serves as the customer interface with the local and interexchange networks and (2) links the customer main stations to the Company switch with subscriber loops. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 ' Original Sheet Number 83 U). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Definitions (Cont' Channels A communications path between two or more points of termination. Coin Station A location where equipment is provided where customers can originate telephonic communications and pay the applicable charges by inserting coins into the equipment. Commission Idaho Public Utilities Commission (LP.u.C. Common Channel Signaling (CCS) The term "Common Channel Signaling" (CCS) denotes a high speed packet switched communications network which is separate (out of band) from the public packet switched and message networks. Its purpose is to carry addressed signaling messages for individual trunk circuits and/or database related services between Signaling Points in the CCS network. Common Channel Signaling Access Capability (CCSAC) The term "Common Channel Signaling Access Capability" denotes the connection between the customer s point of presence and the Signal Transfer Point (STP) designated by the Company for the transport of signaling information. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' l!). SECRETARY Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 84 ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Definitions (Cont' d) Common Line A line, trunk, pay telephone line, or other facility provided under the general and/or Local Exchange Service Tariff of the Company, terminated on a central office switch. A common line-residence is a line or trunk provided under the residence regulations of the Local Exchange Service Tariff. A common line- business is a line provided under the business regulations of the general and/or Local Exchange Service Tariff. Communications Systems Channels and other facilities which are capable of communications between terminal equipment provided by other than the Company. Conventional Signaling The inter-machine signaling system which has been traditionally used in North America for the purpose of transmitting the called number s address digits from the originating end office to the switching machine that will terminate the call. this system, all of the dialed digits are received by the originating switching machine, a path is selected, and the sequence of supervisory signals and outpulsed digits is initiated. No overlap outpulsing, ten-digit ANI, ANI information digits or acknowledgement wink are included in this signaling sequence. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 , 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 85 1fJ. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Definitions (Cont'd) Customer Message A completed intrastate call originated by an end user. A customer message begins when answer supervision from the premises of the ordering customer is received by Company recording equipment indicating that the called party has answered. A message ends when disconnect supervision is received by Company recording equipment from either the premises of the ordering customer or the customer end user premises from which the call originated. Customer Designated Premises The premises specified by the customer for the provision of Access Service. Customers Any individual, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, corporation or governmental entity or other entity which subscribes to the services offered under this tariff, including both Interexchange Carriers and end users. Data Transmission (107 Type) Test Line An arrangement which provides for a connection to a signal source which provides test signals for one-way testing of data and voice transmission parameters. Detail Billing The listing of each message and/or rate element for which charges to a customer are due on a bill prepared by the Company. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMM'SSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 Original Sheet Number 86 A). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Definitions (Cont' d) Effective 2- Wire A condition which permits the simultaneous transmission in both directions over a channel, which does not insure independent information transmission in both directions. Effective 2-wire channels may be terminated with 2-wire or 4-wire interfaces. Effective 4- Wire A condition which permits the simultaneous independent transmission of information in both directions over a channel. The method of implementing effective 4-wire transmission is at the discretion ofthe Company (physical, time domain, frequency-domain separation, or echo cancellation techniques). End Office Switch A local Company switching system where Telephone Exchange Service customer common lines are terminated for purposes of interconnection to trunks. Included are Remote Switching Modules and Remote Switching Systems served by a host office in a different wire center. End User Any customer of an intrastate telecommunications service that is not a carrier except that a carrier shall be deemed to be an "end user" to the extent that such carrier uses a telecommunications service for administrative purposes, without making such service available to others, directly or indirectly. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NO\i 2 5 'DEC 27 Original Sheet Number 87 d:\. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Definitions (Cont' d) Entry Switch See First Point of Switching. Exchange A unit generally smaller than a local access and transport area, established by the Company for the administration of communications service in a specified area which usually embraces a city, town, or village and its environs. It consists of one or more central offices together with the associated facilities used in furnishing communications service within that area. The exchange includes any Extended Area Service Area that is an enlargement of a Company s exchange area to include nearby exchanges. Exit Message The term "Exist Message" denotes an SS7 message sent to an end office by the Company s tandem switch to mark the Carrier Connect Time when the Company s tandem switch sends an Initial Address Message to an interexchange customer. First Point of Switching The first Company location at which switching occurs on the terminating path of a call proceeding from the customer premises to the terminating end office and, at the same time, the last Company location at which switching occurs on the originating path of a call proceeding from the originating end office to the IC or customer premises. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 88 Jl). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' Definitions (Cont' d) Gain Conditioning The increase in signal power resulting from amplification. Gain is characterized as the ratio of output to input power, voltage or current, expressed in decibels ( dBs). The ratio of the output power of a device or circuit to the input power expressed in decibels. Henry The inductance in a circuit in which the electromotive force induced is one volt when the inducing current varies at the rate of one ampere per second. It is 000 000 000 electromagnetic units, and is the unit of inductance. Host Office An electronic switching system which provides call processing capabilities for one or more Remote Switching Modules or Remote Switching Systems. Immediately Available Funds A corporate or personal check drawn on a bank account for which funds are available for use by the receiving party on the same day on which they are received and include U.S. Federal Reserve bank wire transfers, u.s. Federal Reserve notes (paper cash), U.S. coins, u.S. Postal Money Orders, and New York Certificates of Deposit. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 Original Sheet Number 89 t-lf1. SeCRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Definitions (Cont' d) Individual Case Basis A condition in which the regulations, if applicable, rates and charges for an offering under the provisions of this tariff are developed based on the circumstances in each case. Initial Address Message The term "Initial Address Message" denotes an SS7 message sent in the forward direction to initiate trunk set up, reserve an outgoing trunk and process the information about that trunk along with other data relating to the routing and handling of the call to the next switch. Interconnection Point A point where facilities of the Company meets facilities of a connecting exchange telephone company. Interexchange Carrier (IC) or Interexchange Common Carrier Any individual, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, governmental entity, or corporation engaged for hire in intrastate by wire or radio, between two or more exchanges. Interstate Call A term which denotes both interstate and foreign communications. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 90 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) 2.6 Definitions (Cont’d) Intrastate Call Every call that is originated by a calling party in Idaho and terminated to a called party in Idaho is an intrastate communication. Joint Tandem Switched Transport (N) The term “Joint Tandem Switched Transport” denotes the rate element assessible for the transmission of originating toll free minutes. The rate element includes both the transport between the end office and the tandem switch and the tandem switching. It does not include transport of traffic over dedicated transport facilities between the serving wire center and the tandem switching office. (N) Line Side Connection A connection of a transmission path to the line side of a local exchange switching system. Local Access and Transport Area A geographic area established for the provision and administration of communications service. It encompasses one or more designated exchanges, which are grouped to serve common social, economic, and other purposes. (M) (M) (M) Material now shown on Original Sheet No. 90.1. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 90.1 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) (N) 2.6 Definitions (Cont’d) (N) Loop Around Test Line (M) An arrangement utilizing a Company central office to provide a means to make certain two-way transmission tests on a manual basis. This arrangement has two central office terminations, each reached by means of separate telephone numbers and does not require any specific customer premises equipment. Equipment subject to this test arrangement is at the discretion of the customer. Message See “Call”. (M) (M) Previously shown on Original Sheet No. 90 (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMiSSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 91 t- Jfi. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Definitions (Cont' Milliwatt 002 Type) Test Line An arrangement in an end office which provides a 1004 Hz tone at 0 dBmO for one-way transmission measurements towards the customer s premises from the Company end office. Net Salvage The estimated scrap, sale, or trade-in value, less the estimated cost of removal. Cost of removal includes the costs of demolishing, or otherwise disposing of the material and any other applicable costs. Since the cost of removal may exceed salvage value, net salvage may be negative. Network Control Signaling The transmission of signals used in the telecommunications system which perform functions such as supervision (control, status, and charge signals), address signaling (e., dialing), calling and called number identifications, rate of flow, service selection error control, and audible tone signals (call progress signals indicating reorder or busy conditions, alerting, coin denomination, coin collect, and coin return tones) to control the operation of the telecommunications system. Nonsynchronous Test Line An arrangement in step-by-step end offices which provides operational tests which are not as complete as those provided by the synchronous test lines, but can be made more rapidly. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 92 11\ SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont'd) Definitions (Cont' d) North American Numbering Plan A three-digit area (Numbering Plan Area) code and a seven-digit telephone number made up of a three-digit Central Office code plus a four-digit station number. Off- Hook The active condition of Switched Access or a Telephone Exchange Service line. On-Hook The idle condition of Switched Access or a Telephone Exchange Service line. Open Circuit Test Line An arrangement in an end office which provides an ac open circuit termination of a trunk or line by means of an inductor of several Henries. (See the definition Henry). Originating Direction The use of access service for the origination of calls from an end user Premises to an IC Premises. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NO~ 25 'DEC 27 ' Original Sheet Number 93 t-lf1. SECAEIMV ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Definitions (Cont' d) Overlap Outpulsing The feature of the exchange access signaling system which permits initiation of pulsing to the customer s premises before the calling subscriber has completed dialing an originating call. Pay Telephone Instruments that are available to the general public for public convenience and necessity. Point of Termination The point of demarcation within a customer-designated premises at which the Company s responsibility for the provision of Access Service ends. Premises A building or buildings on continuous property (except Railroad Right -of- Way, etc.) not separated by a public highway. Primary Exchange Carrier Denotes the Local Exchange Telephone Company in whose exchange a customer s first point of switching (i., dial tone office for FGA, access tandem for FGB) is located. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 LO. SECRETARY Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 94 ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' Definitions (Cont' d) Release Message The term "Release Message" denotes an SS7 Message sent in either direction to indicate that a specific circuit is being released. Remote Switching Modules and/or Remote Switching Systems Small, remotely controlled electronic end office switches which obtain their call processing capability from an ESS-type Host Office. The Remote Switching Modules and/or Remote Switching Systems cannot accommodate direct trunks to anIC. Secondary Exchange Carrier Denotes the Local Exchange Telephone Company in whose exchange a customer s end users end office is located and where the customer s first point of switching is provided by a Primary Exchange Carrier who is not the same Exchange Carrier as the Secondary Exchange Carrier. Serving Wire Center The wire center from which the customer designated premises would normally obtain dial tone from the Company. Signaling Point (SP) The term "Signaling Point" (SP) denotes an SS7 network interface element capable of originating and terminating SS7 trunk signaling messages. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 ~ov 25 DEC 27' Original Sheet Number 95 A\. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont' d) Definitions (Cont' d) Signaling Point of Interface (SPOI) The term "Signaling Point ofInterface" (SPOI) denotes the interface point between the Company and its Access Service customers for purposes of exchanging SS7 signaling messages for CCS services. Signaling System Seven (SS7) The term "Signaling System Seven" (SS7) denotes the layered protocol used for standardized Common Channel Signaling in the United States. Signaling Transfer Point (STP) The term "Signaling Transfer Point" (STP) denotes a packet switch providing CCS Network Access that performs CCS message routing and screening. Shortage of Facilities or Equipment A condition which occurs when the Company does not have appropriate cable switching capacity, bridging, or multiplexing equipment, etc., necessary to provide the Access Service requested by the customer. Short Circuit Test Line An arrangement in an end office which provides for an ac short circuit termination of a trunk or line by means of a capacitor of at least four Micro Farads. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 96 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) 2.6 Definitions (Cont’d) Subtending End Office of an Access Tandem An end office that has final trunk group routing through that tandem. Synchronous Test Line An arrangement in an end office which performs marginal operational tests of supervisory and ring-tripping functions. Terminating Direction The use of Access Service for the completion of calls from an IC premises to an end user premises. Termination Liability The amount which will be billed if services using specially constructed facilities are terminated prior to the expiration of the Termination Liability Period. Toll Free Database Access Service (N) The term "Toll Free Database Access Service" denotes a service which uses a database system to identify toll free access customers on a 10-digit basis. For purposes of administering the rules and regulations set forth in this tariff regarding the provision of Toll Free Database Access Service except where otherwise specified, Toll Free Database Access Service shall include the following service access Codes 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844, 833, and 822. (N) (M) (M) (M) Material now shown on Original Sheet No. 96.1. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 96.1 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) (N) 2.6 Definitions (Cont’d) (N) Traffic Service Position System (M) Permits operator positions serving public phones to be located remotely from the central office which services the pay phone. Transmission Measuring (105 Type) Test Line An arrangement in an end office which provides far-end access to a recorder and permits two-way loss and noise measurements to be made on trunks from a near end office. (M) (M) Previously shown on Original Sheet No. 96. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 97 t- tf). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE General Regulations (Cont'd) Definitions (Cont' d) Transmission Path An electrical path capable of transmitting signals within the range of the service offering, e., a voice grade transmission path is capable of transmitting voice frequencies within the approximate range of 300 to 3000 Hz. A transmission path is comprised of physical or derived facilities consisting of any form or configuration of plant typically used in the telecommunications industry. Trunk A communications path connecting two switching systems in a network, used in the establishment of an end-to-end connection. Trunk Group A set of trunks which are traffic engineered as a unit for the establishment of connections between switching systems in which all of the communications paths are interchangeable. Trunk Side Connection The connection of a transmission path to the trunk side of a local exchange switching system. This type of connection is used when providing FGB, FGC and FGD Switched Access Service. Two-Wire to Four-Wire Conversion An arrangement which converts a four-wire transmission path to a two-wire transmission path to allow a four-wire facility to terminate in a two-wire entity (e., a central office switch). (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 98 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: December 29, 2011 Effective: January 28, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 2. General Regulations (Cont’d) 2.6 Definitions (Cont’d) Uniform Service Order Code A three or five character alphabetic, numeric, or an alphanumeric code that identifies a specific item of service or equipment. Uniform Service Order Codes are used in the Company billing system to generate recurring rates and nonrecurring charges. VoIP-PSTN Traffic (N) The term VoIP-PSTN Traffic shall have the meaning denoted in the Federal Communications Commission Report and Order in WC Docket Nos. 10-90, etc., F.C.C. Release No. 11-161 (November 18, 2011). It is traffic exchanged over PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) facilities that originates and/or terminates in IP (Internet Protocol) format. (N) V and H Coordinates Method A method of computing airline miles between two points by utilizing an established formula which id based on the vertical and horizontal coordinates of the two points. WATS Serving Office The term “WATS Serving Office” denotes a Company designated serving wire center where switching, screening, and/or recording functions are performed in connection with the closed-end of WATS or WATS-type services. Wire Center A building in which one or more central offices, used for the provision of Telephone Exchange Services, are located. (Continued) IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Jan. 9, 2012 Jan. 28, 2012 Per O.N. 32426 Jean D. Jewell Secretary Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 99 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: June 1, 2012 Effective: July 3, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 3. Carrier Common Line Access Service Effective July 3, 2012, the Carrier Common Line Access Service Rates and Conditions will no longer apply for several companies that converted to the interstate rates and rate structure, but for other companies it will still be effective until further notice. This change is addressed in Case. No. GNR-T-12-04, Order 32534. 3.1 General Description Carrier Common Line Access provides for the customer's use of the Company common lines for access to end users to furnish Intrastate Communications. Carrier Common Line Access is provided when the customer obtains the Company Switched Access Service under this tariff. 3.2 Limitations 3.2.1 Exclusions Neither a telephone number nor detail billing are provided with Carrier Common Line Access. Additionally, directory listings and intercept arrangements are not included in the rates for Carrier Common Line Access. 3.2.2 Access Groups All line side connections provided in the same access group will be limited to the same features and operating characteristics. All trunk side connections provided in the same access group will be limited to the same features and operating characteristics. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 3, 2012 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 100 t-.n. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Carrier Common Line Access Service (Cont'd) Limitations (Cont' d) 3.2.W A TS Access Lines Where Switched Access Services are connected with W A TS Access Lines at Company Designated W A TS Serving Offices for the provision of W A TS and/or W A TS-type services, Switched Access Service minutes which are carried on that end of the service (i., originating minutes for outward W A TS and/or W ATS-type services and terminating minutes for inward W ATS and/or W ATS-type services) shall not be assessed Carrier Common Line Access per minute rates. W A TS calls are calls that are transported, in part, over dedicated W A TS Access Service lines that transport Originating W A TS and Terminating 800 services between the Company s switching offices and the customers' originating/terminating points. The originating end of an outgoing W A TS line and the terminating end of a dedicated terminating 800 line are considered a closed ends and are billed dedicated special access rates. The carrier common line rates do not apply to calls processed over these facilities. Undertaking of the Telephone Company See General Regulations, Section 2. 3.4 Obligations of the Customer 3.4.1 See General Regulations, Section 2. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 Idaho Public Utilities Commission DEC 2 7 'NOV 2 5 ' Original Sheet Number 101 t-lO. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Carrier Common Line Access Service (Cont' d) 3.4 Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) 3.4.2 Where Feature Group C or D end office switching is provided without the Company recording and the IC records minutes of use which will be used to determine Carrier Common Line Access charges (i., Feature Group CorD operator and Traffic Service Position System (TSPS) calls such as pay telephone sent-paid, operator-DDD, operator-person, collect credit-card, third number, and/or other like calls), the IC shall furnish such minutes of use detail to the Company s billing entity in a timely manner. Ifthe IC does not furnish the data to the billing entity, the IC shall identify all Switched Access Service which could carry such calls in order for the billing entity to accumulate the minutes of use through the use of the Company measuring and recording equipment. Rate Regulations 5.2 The Carrier Common Line Access rates will be billed to each Switched Access Service provided under this tariff at the rates set forth in Section , under Switched Access Service for the Issuing Carriers. When access minutes are used to determine the Carrier Common Line Access charges, they will be accumulated using call detail recorded by the Company equipment except as set forth in 3.5.4, following, and Feature Group C operator and TSPS call detail such as pay telephone sent-paid, operator-DDD, operator-person, collect, credit-card, third number, and/or other like calls recorded by the customer. The Company measuring and recording equipment except as set forth in 3.5.4 following, will be associated with end office or local tandem switching equipment and will record each originating and terminating access minute where answer supervision is received. The accumulated access minutes will be summed on a line by line basis, by line group, or by end office, whichever type of account is used by the Company, for each customer and then rounded to the nearest minute. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 By: Conley E. Ward Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 102 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE huv 2 5 'DEC 27 t-lf1. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Carrier Common Line Access Service (Cont' d) Rate Regulations (Cont' d) When the customer reports interstate and intrastate use of in-service Switched Access Service, the Carrier Common Line Access charges will be billed only to intrastate Switched Access Service access minutes based on the data reported by the customer. The intrastate Switched Access Service access minutes will be used to determine the Carrier Common Line Charges as set forth in 3., following. 5.4 The charges will be determined as follows: (A)The access minutes for Feature Groups A, B, C, or D Switched Access will be multiplied by the per-minute rates as set forth in Section 10 for the Issuing Carrier to determine the charges. (B)Carrier Common Line charges shall not be reduced unless Switched Access Charges are applied to the customer s Switched Access Services. (C)The terminating per minute charge(s) apply to all terminating access minutes of use, plus all originating access minutes of use associated with calls placed to 800 numbers, plus all originating access minutes of use associated with Line Side Access Services where the off-hook supervisory signaling is forwarded by the customer s equipment when the called party answers. (D)The originating per minute charge(s) apply to all originating access minutes of use, less those originating access minutes of use associated with calls placed to 800 numbers and less those originating access minutes of use associated with Line Side Access Services where the off-hook supervisory signaling is forwarded by the customer s equipment when the called party answers. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NuV 2 5 'DEC 27 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 103 t- If\. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service General This section sets forth the regulations and order related charges for Access Orders for Switched and Special Access Services. These charges are in addition to other applicable charges as set forth in other sections of this tariff. All the charges mentioned in Section 4 are found by Issuing Carrier in Section 10 under Miscellaneous Services. An Access Order is an order to provide the customer with Switched Access Service or Special Access Service or to provide changes to existing services. 1.1 Ordering Conditions (A)A customer may order any number of services of the same type and between the same premises on a single Access Order. All details for services for a particular order must be identical except for those for multi-point service. (B)The customer shall provide all information necessary for the Company to provide and bill for the requested service. In addition to the order information required in 4.2, following, the customer must also provide: (1) Customer name and premises address( es). (2) Billing name and address (when different from customer name and address). (3) Customer contact name( s) and telephone number( s) for the following provisioning activities: order negotiation, order confirmation, interactive design, installation, and billing. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 104 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE NOV 2 5 DEC 27 t-l!l SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service (Cont' d) 4.1 General (Cont'd) 1.1 Ordering Conditions (Cont' d) 1.2 (C)The Company will establish a service date when the customer has placed an order for service with all the appropriate information to allow for the processing ofthe Access Order. The date on which the service date is established is considered to be the Application Date (Order Date). The Company will provide a firm order confirmation to the customer and will advice the customer of the Application Date and the associated critical dates. (D)The time required to provision the service (i., the interval between the Application Date and the Service Date) is known as the service interval, and where possible, will reflect the customer requested service date. Provision of Other Services (A)Other services shall be ordered with an Access Order or as set forth in (B), following. (B)With the agreement ofthe Company, the items listed in (A), preceding, may subsequently be added to the order at any time, up to and including the service date for the Access Service. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 By: Conley E. Ward Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 105 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 t-lf1. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont' d) 1.2 Provision of Other Services (Cont' d) 4.2 Access Order 4.2. (C)When the Company determines that Additional Engineering is necessary to accommodate a customer request, the customer will be so notified and will be furnished with a written statement setting forth the justification for the Additional Engineering as well as an estimate of the charges. If the customer agrees to the Additional Engineering, a firm order will be established. If the customer does not want the service or facilities after being notified that Additional Engineering of the Company facilities is required, the order will be withdrawn and no charges will apply. When placing an order for Access Service, customers must complete a Company standard access order. All customers shall provide, at a minimum, the following information: (A)For Feature Group A Switched Access Service, the customer shall specify the number of lines and the first point of switching (i. dial tone office), the Local Transport options and Local Switching options desired. In addition, the customer shall specify which lines are to be arranged in multi-line hunt group arrangements and which lines are to be provided as single lines. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 By: Conley E. Ward Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 106 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE NuV 2 5 'DEC 27 t- tf). secRETARV ACCESS SERVICE Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service (Co nt' d) Access Order (Cont' d) 4.2.(Cont' d) (B)When Feature Group A is ordered, the customer shall specify whether or not the terminating traffic is to be restricted to the local exchange calling area or extended beyond the local exchange calling area but within the LATA. When Feature Group A traffic is terminated beyond the local exchange calling area, but remains within the LATA, all rates for Switched Access, as set forth in Section 10, will apply. (C)For Feature Group B Switched Access Service, the customer shall specify the number of trunks and the end office when direct routing to the end office is desired. In addition, the customer shall also specify for terminating only access minutes, whether the trunks are to be arranged in trunk group arrangements or provided as single trunks. (D)For Feature Group C and D Switched Access Service, the customer shall specify the number of busy hour minutes of capacity (BHMC) from the customer s premises to the end office by Feature Group and by type of BHMC. This information is used to determine the number of transmission paths. The customer then specifies the Local Transport and Local Switching options. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 By: Conley E. Ward Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 Idaho Public Utilities Commission DEC 27 'NOV 2 5 ' Original Sheet Number 107 t- ~. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service (Cont' d) 4.2 Access Order (Cont'd) (Cont' (E)For Special Access Services, the customer must specify the customer designated premises or Hubs involved, the type of service (e., Voice Grade, High Capacity, etc.) the channel interface, technical specification package, and options desired. For multi-point services, the channel interface at each premises may, at the request of the customer, be different but all such interfaces shall be compatible. Where the Special Access Service is exempt from the Special Access Surcharge, the customer shall furnish with the order the certification. Calculation of Busy Hour Minutes of Capacity (BHMC) 3.1 The BHMC may be determined by the customer in the following manner: For each day (8 a.m. to 11 p., Monday through Friday, excluding national holidays), the customer shall determine the highest number of minutes of use for a single hour (i., 55 minutes in the 10-11 a.m. hour). The customer shall, for the same hour period (i., busy hour) for each of twenty (20) consecutive business days, pick the twenty (20) consecutive business days in a calendar year which add up to the largest number of minutes of use. Both originating and terminating minutes shall be included. The customer shall then determine the average busy hour minutes of capacity (i., BHMC) by dividing the largest number of minutes of use figure for the same hour period for the consecutive twenty (20) business day period by 20. This computation shall be performed for each end office the customer wishes to serve. These determinations thus establish the forecasted BHMC for each end office. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 ' dl SECRETARVOriginal Sheet Number 108 ACCESS SERVICE Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service (Cont' d) Calculation of Busy Hour Minutes of Capacity (BHMC)(Cont'd) 3.2 3.4 BHMCs are differentiated by type and directionality oftraffic carried over a Switched Access Service arrangement. Differentiation of traffic among BHMC types is necessary for the Company to properly design Switched Access Service to meet the traffic carrying capacity requirement of the customer. There are two major BHMC categories identified as Originating and Terminating. Originating BHMCs represent access capacity within a LA T A for carrying traffic from the end user to the customer; Terminating BHMCs represent access capacity within a LATA for carrying traffic from the customer to the end user. When ordering capacity for FGC Access or FGD Access, the customer must, at a minimum, specify such access capacity in terms of Originating BHMCs and/or Terminating BHMCs. Because some customers will wish to further segregate their originating traffic into separate trunk groups, Originating BHMCs are further categorized into Domestic, 800, 900, Operator, and IDDD. Domestic BHMCs represent access capacity or carrying only domestic traffic other than 800, 900, and Operator traffic; IDDD BHMCs represent access capacity for carrying only international traffic; and, 800, 900, and Operator BHMCs represent access capacity for carrying, respectively, only 800, 900, or Operator traffic. When ordering such types of access capacity, the customer must specify Domestic, 800, 900, Operator, or IDDD BHMCs. (Continued) Effective: December 27 2002Issued: October 10, 2002 By: Conley E. Ward Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' .n. SECRETARYOriginal Sheet Number 109 ACCESS SERVICE Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service (Cont' d) Calculation of Busy Hour Minutes of Capacity (BHMC)(Cont' d) 4.4 Access Order Service Date Intervals Access Service is provided with Service Date Intervals. The Company shall make available to all customers a schedule of Service Date Intervals applicable for Switched and Special Access Services. The schedule shall specify the services and the quantities of services that can be provided in the Service Date Intervals. Service Date Interval schedules are provided during regular business days at the Company offices at which the customer places an order for Access Service. Access Services provided in a Service Date Interval will be installed during the Company business days. If a customer requests that installation be done outside of scheduled work hours, and the Company agrees to this request, the customer will be subject to applicable Additional Labor Charges as set forth in Section 10. Access Order Modifications The customer may request a modification of its Access Order prior to the service date. The Company will make every effort to accommodate a requested modification when it is able to do so with the normal work force assigned to complete such an order within normal business hours. If the modification cannot be made with the normal work force during normal business hours, the Company will notify the customer. If the customer still desires the Access Order modification, the Company will schedule a new service date. Additional Labor Charges as set forth in Section 10 will apply. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 ' Original Sheet Number 110 t- d). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service (Cont Access Order Modifications (Cont' d) Any increase in the number of Special Access Service circuits or Switched Access Service lines, trunks, or busy hour minutes of capacity will be treated as a new Access Order (for the increased amount only). If order modifications are necessary to satisfy the transmission performance for a Special Access Service ordered by a customer, these changes will be made without order modification charges being incurred by the customer. Service Date Change Access Order service dates may be changed, but the new service date may not exceed the original service date by more than thirty (30) calendar days. If the customer requested service date is more than thirty (30) calendar days after the original service date, the order will be cancelled by the Company and reissued with the appropriate cancellation charges applied. If the Company determines it can accommodate the customer s request without delaying service dates for orders of other customers, a new service date may be established that is prior to the original standard or negotiated interval service date. If the service date is changed to an earlier date, and the Company determines additional labor or extraordinary costs are necessary to meet the earlier service date requested by the customer, the customer will be notified by the Company that Additional Labor Charges as described in Section 7 apply. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number III .n. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service (Cont' d) Access Order Modifications (Cont' d) Partial Cancellation Any decrease in the number of ordered Special Access Service circuits or Switched Access Service lines, trunks, or busy hour minutes of capacity will be treated as a partial cancellation and the charges as set forth in 2 will apply. Cancellation of an Access Order A customer may cancel an Access Order on any date after receipt of the order by the Company and prior to the installation of service. The cancellation date is the date the Company receives written or verbal notice from the customer that the order is to be cancelled. The verbal notice must be followed by written confirmation within ten (10) days. If a customer or a customer s end user is unable to accept Access Service within thirty (30) calendar days after the original service date, the customer has the choice of the following options: The Access Order shall be cancelled and charges set forth in 4.6.2 following, will apply, or Billing for the service will commence. In such instances, the cancellation date or the billing date, depending on which option is selected by the customer, shall be the 31 st day beyond the original service date of the Access Order. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 N(N 2 5 'DEC 27 Original Sheet Number 112 t- t!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service (Cont' d) Cancellation of an Access Order (Cont' d) When a customer cancels an Access Order and the Company incurs any costs associated with the processing of the Access Order or installation prior to the cancellation date, cancellation charges will apply. (A)Installation and Order costs of Switched or Special Access Service facilities are considered to have started when the Company incurs any cost in connection therewith or in preparation thereof which would not otherwise have been incurred. (B)Where installation of access facilities and/or order processing has been started prior to the cancellation, the charges specified in (1) or (2), following, whichever is lower, shall apply. (1) A charge equal to the costs incurred in such installation, less estimated net salvage, determined as detailed in (C), following, and/or a charge equal to the costs incurred in such order processing. (2) The charge for the minimum period of Switched or Special Access Service ordered by the customer. (C)Charges applicable as specified in (B)(1), preceding, include the non-recoverable cost of equipment and material ordered, provided or used, plus the non-recoverable cost of installation and removal including the costs of engineering, labor, supervision transportation, rights-of-way, and other associated costs. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 Idaho Public Utilities Commission r~ov 25 DEC 27 Original Sheet Number 113 t- tf). SECREI'ARV ACCESS SERVICE Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service (Cont'd) Cancellation of an Access Order (Cont' 6.4 When a customer cancels an order for the discontinuance of service, no charges apply for the cancellation. If the company misses a service date by more than thirty (30) days due to circumstance over which it has direct control (excluding, i., Acts of God, governmental requirements, work stoppages, and civil commotions), the customer may cancel the Access Order without incurring cancellation charges. Selection of Facilities for Access Orders 7.2 When there are analog or digital high capacity facilities to a Hub on order or in service for the customer s use, the customer may request a specific channel or transmission path be used to provide the Switched or Special Access service requested in an Access Order. The Company will make a reasonable effort to accommodate the customer s request. F or all other Access Orders, the option to request a specific transmission path or channel is not provided. Minimum Period Charge When Access Service is disconnected prior to the expiration of the minimum period, charges are applicable for the balance of the minimum period. disconnect constitutes facilities being returned to available inventory. (Continued) Effective: December 27 2002Issued: October 10, 2002 By: Conley E. Ward Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 27 Original Sheet Number 114 t-lf1. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service (Cont' d) Minimum Period Charge (Cont' d) The Minimum Period Charge for monthly billed services will be determined as follows: For Special Access Service, the charge for a month or fraction thereof is the applicable monthly rates for the service as set forth in Section 10. Access Orders for Services Provided by More than One Telephone Company The Company will provide Access Services under this tariff where more than one Company is involved in the provision of Access Service as set forth in 4. following. The ordering procedure for this service is dependent upon the billing arrangement to be used by the companies involved in providing the Access Service. The Company will notify the customer which of the ordering procedures will apply. When a customer orders an Access Service that is provided by more than one Telephone Company, the following will apply: (A)For FGC and D Switched Access Services, Feature Group A and B Switched Access Services ordered to an equal access end office and Special Access Services, the customer will place the order with each Telephone Company that provides the service. (1) Each Telephone Company will provide the appropriate access service elements within its operating territory to a physical point of interconnection with the other involved Telephone Company(ies). They physical point of interconnection is the location where one Telephone Company s facilities connect with another Telephone Company s facilities. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 115 t-.n. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Ordering Options for Switched and Special Access Service (Cont' d) Access Orders for Services Provided by More than One Telephone Company (Cont' d) (Cont' d) (A)(Cont' d) (2) Each Telephone Company that receives an order will bill the customer for the appropriate access service elements provided by each respective Telephone Company. Switched Access Service 5.1 General Switched Access Service, which is available to customers for their use in furnishing their services to end users, provides a two-point electrical communications path between a customer s premises and an end user s premises. It provides for the use of common terminating, switching, and trunking facilities and common subscriber plant of the Company. Switched Access Service provides for the ability to originate calls from an end user s premises to a customer premises, and to terminate calls from a customer s premises to an end user premIses. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 2nd Revised Sheet Number 116 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories 5.2.1 There are four rate categories which apply to Switched Access Service: - Local Transport. - End Office (Local Switching). - Carrier Common Line as described in Section 3. - Toll Free Database Access Service. (T) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (A) Local Transport The Local Transport provides the transmission facilities between the customer’s premises and the end office switches where the customer’s traffic is switched to originate or terminate the customer’s communications. Local Transport is a two-way voice frequency transmission path. The two-way voice frequency transmission permits the transport of calls in the originating direction (from the end user end office switch to the customer’s premises) and in the terminating direction (from the customer’s premises to the end office switch), but not simultaneously. The voice frequency transmission path may be comprised of any form or configuration of plant capable of and typically used in the telecommunications industry for the transmission of voice and associated telephone signals within the frequency bandwidth of approximately 300 to 3000 Hz. The new rate structure defined in Section 5 applies to those companies showing the Local Transport rate structure with Tandem Switched Transport and Direct Trunked Transport, which are the Flat Rates for Switched Access Local Transport. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 116.1 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: June 1, 2012 Effective: July 3, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (A) Local Transport (Cont’d) The access minutes are billed at the Local Transport Rate Category, which includes Tandem Switching Transport. There are also Direct Trunked Transport and Multiplexing rates. This rate structure is described on Sheet Numbers 116.1 through 116.7. (1) Direct Trunked Transport The Direct Trunked Transport rate elements recover a portion of the cost associated with a communications path or circuits dedicated to the use of a single customer between: - the serving wire center and an end office, - the service wire center and a tandem, - the serving wire center and a hub, - a hub and an end office, - the serving wire center and an ADM equipped wire center where add/drop multiplexing functions are performed, - an ADM equipped wire center and an end office. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 3, 2012 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 116.2 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: June 1, 2012 Effective: July 3, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (A) Local Transport (Cont’d) (1) Direct Trunked Transport (Cont’d) Direct Trunked Transport is not available: (1) from end offices that provide equal access through a Centralized Equal Access arrangement, or (2) from end offices that lack recording or measurement capability. Normally, Direct Trunked Transport of originating 800 series calls from an end office is available only from Service Switching Point (SSP) equipped end offices. However, certain SSP equipped end offices cannot accommodate the direct trunking of the 800 series (other than the 800 service access code) service access code. Three types of Direct Trunked Transport are available: - Voice Grade 2 or 4 wire – an analog channel with an approximate bandwidth of 300 to 3000 Hz; - High Capacity DS1 – an isochronous serial digital channel with a rate of 1.544 Mbps; - High Capacity DS3 – an isochronous serial digital channel with a rate of 44.736 Mbps. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 3, 2012 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 116.3 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: June 1, 2012 Effective: July 3, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (A) Local Transport (Cont’d) (1) Direct Trunked Transport (Cont’d) High Capacity DS3 Direct Trunked Transport cannot be terminated at end offices that are not identified as hub offices that provide DS3 to DS1 multiplexing. Additionally, DS1 Direct Trunked Transport cannot be terminated at end offices that are not identified as hub offices that provide DS1 to Voice Grade multiplexing or are not electronic end offices. Direct Trunked Transport rates consist of a Direct Trunked Facility rate, which is applied on a per mile basis and a Direct Trunked Termination rate which is applied at each end of each measured segment of the Direct Trunked Facility (e.g., at the end office, tandem, hub, ADM equipped wire center, and serving wire center). When the Direct Trunked Facility mileage is zero, neither the Direct Trunked Facility rate nor the Direct Trunked Termination rate will apply. The Direct Trunked Facility rate recovers a portion of the costs of transmission facilities, including intermediate transmission circuit equipment between the end points of the interoffice circuits. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 3, 2012 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 116.4 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (A) Local Transport (Cont’d) (1) Direct Trunked Transport (Cont’d) The Direct Trunked Termination rate recovers a portion of the costs of the circuit equipment that is necessary for the termination of each end of the Direct Trunked Facility. The minimum period for which High Capacity DS3 Direct Trunked Transport is provided is twelve months. (2) Tandem Switched Transport The Tandem Switched Transport rate elements recover a portion of the costs associated with a communications path between a tandem and an end office on circuits that are switched at a tandem switch. Tandem Switched Transport rates consist of a Tandem Switched Facility rate and a Tandem Switched Termination rate. For (C) originating toll free minutes only, a Joint Tandem Switched Transport rate applies in lieu of the Tandem Switching, Tandem Switched Facility and Tandem Switched Termination rates and is only billed by the tandem company that performs the tandem switching function. (C) (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 116.5 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (A) Local Transport (Cont’d) (2) Tandem Switched Transport (a) The Tandem Switched Facility rate recovers a portion of the costs of transmission facilities, including intermediate transmission circuit equipment, between the end points of interoffice circuits. The Tandem Switched Facility rate is applied on a per access minute per mile basis for all originating (excluding toll free) and terminating minutes of use routed over the facility. (b) The Tandem Switched Termination rate recovers a portion of the costs of circuit equipment necessary for the termination of each end of each measured segment of the Tandem Switched Facility. The Tandem Switched Termination rate is applied on a per access minute basis (for all originating (excluding toll free) and terminating minutes of use routed over the facility) at each end of each measured segment of Tandem Switched Facility (e.g., at the end office, host office and the access tandem). When the Tandem Switched Facility mileage is zero, neither the Tandem Switched Facility rate nor the Tandem Switched Termination rate will apply. (Continued) (C) (C) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 116.5.1 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) (N) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (A) Local Transport (Cont’d) (2) Tandem Switched Transport (c) The Joint Tandem Switched Transport rate specified is applied on a per originating toll free access minute per tandem basis in lieu of the Tandem Switching, Tandem Switched Facility, and Tandem Switched Termination rates and is only billed by the tandem company that performs the tandem switching function. (N) (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 116.6 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: June 1, 2012 Effective: July 3, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (A) Local Transport (Cont’d) (3) Multiplexing Multiplexing provides an arrangement for converting a single, higher capacity or bandwidth circuit to several lower capacity or bandwidth circuits. When a derived channel is itself multiplexed to derive additional channels with a lesser capacity, this is referred to as cascade multiplexing. When cascade multiplexing occurs, a charge for the additional multiplexing function applies. When cascade multiplexing is performed at different hubbing locations, Direct Trunked Transport charges also apply between the hubs. The following multiplexing arrangements are offered for use with Switched Access Service. (a) DS3 to DS1 Multiplexing charges apply when a High Capacity DS3 Direct Trunked Transport is connected with High Capacity DS1 Direct Trunked Transport. The DS3 to DS1 multiplexer will convert a 44.736 Mbps channel to 28 DS1 channels using digital time division multiplexing. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 3, 2012 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 116.7 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: June 1, 2012 Effective: July 3, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (A) Local Transport (Cont’d) (3) Multiplexing (Cont’d) (b) DS1 to Voice Grade Multiplexing apply when a High Capacity DS1 Direct Trunked Transport is connected with Voice Grade Direct Trunked Transport. However, a DS1 to Voice Grade Multiplexing Charge does not apply when a High Capacity DS1 Direct Trunked Transport is terminated at an electronic end office and only Switched Access Service is provided over the DS1 facility (i.e., Voice Grade Special Access channels are not derived). The DS1 to Voice Grade multiplexer will convert a 1.544 Mbps channel to 24 Voice Grade channels. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 3, 2012 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 117 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: June 1, 2012 Effective: July 3, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (A) Local Transport (Cont’d) The Company will work cooperatively with the customer to develop routing and other local transport arrangements. (4) Interface Groups Ten Interface Groups are provided for terminating the Local Transport at the customer's designated premises. Each Interface Group provides a specified premises interface (e.g., two-wire, four-wire, DS1, etc.). Where transmission facilities permit, the individual transmission path between the customer's designated premises and the first point of switching may at the option of the customer be provided with optional features as set forth in (2) following. The interface groups described in Section 9 and the optional features described in (2) following are non-chargeable features. No additional charges other than the rate for Local Transport apply. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 3, 2012 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 118 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: June 1, 2012 Effective: July 3, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (A) Local Transport (Cont’d) (4) Interface Groups (Cont’d) As a result of the customer's access order and the type of Company transport facilities serving the customer's premises, the need for signaling conversions or two-wire to four-wire conversions, or the need to terminate digital or high frequency facilities in channel bank equipment may require that Company equipment be placed at the customer's designated premises. For example, if a voice frequency interface is ordered by the customer and the Company facilities serving the customer's designated premises are digital, then the Company channel bank equipment must be placed at the customer's designated premises in order to provide the voice frequency interface ordered by the customer. Technical specifications concerning the available interface groups are set forth in Section 9. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 3, 2012 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 119 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: June 1, 2012 Effective: July 3, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (A) Local Transport (Cont’d) (5) Non-Chargeable Optional Features Where transmission facilities permit, the Company will, at the option of the customer, provide the following non-chargeable optional features in association with Local Transport. (a) Supervisory Signaling Where the transmission parameters permit, and where signaling conversion is required by the customer to meets its signaling capability, the customer may order an optional supervisory signaling arrangement for each transmission path provided. (b) Customer Specified Entry Switch Receive Level This feature allows the customer to specify the receive transmission level at the first point of switching. The range of transmission levels which may be specified is described in Technical Reference TR-NWT-000334. This feature is available with Interface Groups 2 through 10 for Feature Groups A and B. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 3, 2012 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 120 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: June 1, 2012 Effective: July 3, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (A) Local Transport (Cont’d) (5) Non-Chargeable Optional Features (Cont’d) (c) Customer Specification of Local Transport Termination This option allows the customer to specify, for Feature Group B routed directly to an end office or access tandem, a four-wire termination of the Local Transport at the entry switch in lieu of a Company selected two- wire termination. This option is available only when the Feature Group B arrangement is provided with Type B Transmission Specifications. (B) End Office (Local Switching) The End Office (Local Switching) provides the local end office switching and end user termination functions necessary to complete the transmission of Switched Access communications to and from the end users served by the local end office. The End Office Rate category includes four types of functions included in the Local Switching rate elements: Common Switching, Transport Termination, Line Termination, and Intercept. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 3, 2012 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 121 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: June 1, 2012 Effective: July 3, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (B) End Office (Local Switching) (Cont’d) (1) Local Switching The End Office (Local Switching) rate element provides the local end office switching functions associated with Feature Groups A, B, C, and D and the transport termination for the trunk side arrangements which terminate the Local Transport facilities. (a) Common Switching Common Switching provides the local end office switching functions associated with the various access (i.e., Feature Group) switching arrangements. (M) 5.2.2.(B)(2) and (C) now shown on Original Sheet No. 121.3. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 3, 2012 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 121.1 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: June 1, 2012 Effective: July 3, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (B) End Office (Local Switching) (Cont’d) (1) Local Switching (Cont’d) (b) Transport Termination Transport Termination functions provide for the line or trunk side arrangements which terminate the Local Transport facilities. The number of Transport Terminations provided will be determined by the Telephone Company. (c) Line Termination Line Termination provides for the terminations of end user lines in the local end office. There are two types of Line Terminations, i.e., Common Line Terminations and Special Access Service Terminations utilized in the provision of WATS or WATS-type services at Telephone Company designated WATS Service Offices. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 3, 2012 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 121.2 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: June 1, 2012 Effective: July 3, 2012 Issued by Idaho Telecom Alliance By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (B) End Office (Local Switching) (Cont’d) (1) Local Switching (Cont’d) (c) Line Termination (Cont’d) The Special Access Service Terminations are differentiated by line side vs. trunk side terminations. In addition, there are various types of originating and terminating line side terminations depending on the type of signaling associated with the Special Access Service. Line side terminations are available with either dial pulse or dual tone multifrequency address signaling. (d) Intercept The Intercept function provides for the termination of a call at a Telephone Company Intercept operator or recording. The operator or recording tells a caller why a call, as dialed, could not be completed, and if possible, provides the correct number. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 3, 2012 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 121.3 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (B) End Office (Local Switching) (Cont’d) (2) Non-Chargeable Optional Features Where facilities permit, the Company will, at the option of the customer, provided non-chargeable optional features which are listed under each Feature Group. (C) Toll Free Database Access Service (T) The Access Query Charge recovers cost stemming from query (T) charges billed to the Company by the chosen Service Control Point (T) (SCP). These charges are passed directly through to the customer. There are two types of query charges: basic and vertical. A Basic (M) Query Charge is assessed for an 800 data base query that requests only information identifying the IXC for the call. The Vertical Query Charge is assessed for 800 data base queries requiring more sophisticated routing instructions, (i.e., POTS Translation time of day routing). (M) (M) 5.2.2.(B)(2) and (C) previously shown on Original Sheet No. 121. (M) 5.2.2.(C) previously shown on Original Sheet No. 122. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 122 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.2 Rate Categories (Cont’d) 5.2.2 Description of the Rate Categories (Cont’d) (C) Toll Free Database Access Service (Cont’d) (T) The query is considered completed when the appropriate call (M)(N) routing information is returned to the Service Switching Point (SSP) that launched the query and the results are transmitted to the next company in the call path. If the originating company transmits the results of the query, it will assess the query charge per call. However, when the originating company is unable to do so, the next company in the call path that is able to launch and transmit the results of the query will assess the query charge. Only one query charge per call may be assessed. (M)(N) 5.3 Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups Switched Access Service is provided in four different Feature Group arrangements. The provision of each Feature Group requires Local Transport facilities and the appropriate End Office functions. There are three specific transmission specifications (i.e., Types A, B, and C) that have been identified for the provision of Feature Groups. The specifications provided are dependent on the Interface Group and the routing of the service, i.e., whether the service is routed directly to the end office or via an access tandem. (M) (M) (M) Material now shown on 1st Revised Sheet No. 121.3. (M) Material now shown on 1st Revised Sheet No. 122.1. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 122.1 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) (N) 5.3 Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont’d) (N) Feature Groups are arranged for either originating, terminating, or two-way (M) calling, based on the customer end office switching capacity ordered. Originating calling permits the delivery of calls from the Company exchange locations to the customer’s premises. Terminating calling permits the delivery of calls from the customer’s premises to the Company exchange location. Two-way calling permits the delivery of calls in both directions, but not simultaneously. The Company will determine the type of calling to be provided unless the customer requests that a different type of directional calling is to be provided. In such cases, the Company will work cooperatively with the customer to determine the directionality. (M) (M) 2.3.11(A)(1) previously shown on Original Sheet No. 122 (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 123 t- tf). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont' d) Following are detailed descriptions of each of the available Feature Groups. Each Feature Group is described in terms of its specific physical characteristics and calling patterns, the transmission specifications with which it is provided, the optional features available for use with it, and the standard testing capabilities Feature Group A (FGA) (A)Description (1) FGA is provided in connection with the Company electronic end offices. At the option of the customer, FGA is provided on a single or multiple line group basis and is arranged for originating calling only, terminating calling only, or two-way calling. FGA is arranged for use by the customer in the provision of its FX/ONAL service or MTS/W A TS-type serVIce. Foreign Exchange (FX) is a telephone exchange service furnished to a customer through a central office of an exchange other than the exchange in which the customer is located. ONAL is an Off Network Access Line used by customers for providing off network calling capability for their private communications systems. MTS/W ATS-type service is a MTS/W A TS equivalent service provided by interexchange carriers other than AT&T. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 124 LO. SeCRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont'd) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont' d) 3.1 Feature Group A (FGA)(Cont' (A)Description (Cont'd) (2) FGA provides a line side termination at the first point of switching. The line side termination will be provided with either ground start supervisory signaling or loop start supervisory signaling. The type of signaling is at the option of the customer. (3) The Company shall select the first point of switching at which the line side termination is to be provided unless the customer requests a different first point of switching and the Company facilities and measurement capabilities, where necessary, are available to accommodate such a request. (4) A seven-digit local telephone number assigned by the Company is provided for access to FGA switching the originating direction. The seven-digit local telephone number will be associated with the selected end office switch and is of the form NXX-XXXX. If the customer requests a specified seven-digit telephone number that is not currently assigned, and if the Company can, with reasonable effort, comply with that request, the requested number will be assigned to the customer. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 125 t- tf). SECRETAIW ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont'd) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont' d) Feature Group A (FGA)(Cont' d) (A)Description (Cont' (5) FGA switching, when used in the terminating direction, is arranged with dial tone start-dial signaling. When used in the terminating direction FGA switching may, at the option of the customer, be arranged for dial pulse or dual tone multi- frequency address signaling, subject to availability of equipment at the first point of switching. When FGA switching is provided in a hunt group or uniform call distribution arrangement, all FGA switching will be arranged for the same type of address signaling. (6) No address signaling is provided by the Company when FGA Switching is used in the originating direction. Address signaling in such cases, if required by the customer, must be provided by the customer s end user using inband tone signaling techniques. Such inband tone address signals will not be regenerated by the Company and will be subject to the ordinary transmission capabilities of the Local Transport provided. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 126 t-lf1. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont'd) 3.1 Feature Group A (FGA)(Cont'd) (A)Description (Cont' d) (7) FGA Switching, when used in the terminating direction, may be used to access the Company specified set of valid NXXs within the Company local exchange calling area, local operator service (0- and 0+), Directory Assistance (411 where available and 555-1212), emergency reporting service (911 where available), exchange telephone repair (611 where available), time or weather announcement services of the Company, community information services of an information service provider, and other customer services (by dialing the appropriate digits. Charges for FGA terminating calls requiring operator assistance or calls to 611 or 911 will only apply where sufficient call details are available. Additional non-access charges will also be billed on a separate account for (1) an operator surcharge, for local operator assistance (0- and 0+) calls, (2) calls to certain community information services, and (3) calls from a FGA line to another customer s service in accordance with that customer s applicable service rates when the Company performs the billing function for that customer. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 ' Original Sheet Number 127 t- tf). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont'd) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont'd) Feature Group A (FGA)(Cont'd) (A)Description (Cont' d) (7) (Cont' For calls to Directory Assistance, additional non-access charges may also be billed at the applicable rates under the Company local exchange tariff. (8) When a FGA switching arrangement for an individual customer (a single line or entire hunt group) is discontinued at an end office, an intercept announcement is provided. This arrangement provides, for a limited period of time, an announcement that the service associated with the number dialed has been disconnected. (B)Optional Features (1) Common Switching Optional Features (a) Hunt Group Arrangement (b) Uniform Call Distribution Arrangement (c) Nonhunting Number for Use with Hunt Group Arrangement or Uniform Call Distribution Arrangement (d) Call Denial (e) Service Code Denial (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 128 t- t!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont' d) Feature Group A (FGA)(Cont'd) (B)Optional Features (Cont' d) (2) Transport Termination Optional Features (a) Two-way operation with dial pulse address signaling and loop start supervisory signaling (b) Two-way operation with dial pulse address signaling and group start supervisory signaling (c) Two-way operation with dual tone multi-frequency address signaling and loop start supervisory signaling (d) Two-way operation with dual tone multi-frequency address signaling and ground start supervisory signaling (e) Terminating operation with dial pulse address signaling and loop start supervisory signaling (f) Terminating operation with dial pulse address signaling and ground start supervisory signaling and ground start supervisory signaling (g) Terminating operation with dual tone multi-frequency address signaling and loop start supervisory signaling (h) Terminating operation with dual tone multi-frequency address signaling and ground start supervisory signaling(i) Originating operation with loop start supervisory signaling (j) Originating operation with ground start supervisory signaling. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 129 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont' d) 3.1 Feature Group A (FGA)(Cont'd) (B)Optional Features (Cont' (3) Local Transport Optional Features (a) Supervisory Signaling (b) Customer Specified Entry Switch Receive Level (4) Certain other features which may be available in connection with FGA are provided under the Company s exchange service tariff. (C)Transmission Specifications FGA is provided with either Type B or Type C Transmission Specifications. The specifications for the associated parameters are guaranteed to the first point of switching. Type C Transmission Specifications are provided with Interface Group and Type B is provided with Interface Groups 2 through 10. Type DB Data Transmission Parameters are provided with FGA to the first point of switching. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 By: Conley E. Ward Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 130 t- tf). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont' d) Feature Group A (FGA)(Cont'd) (D)Testing Capabilities FGA is provided, in the terminating direction where equipment is available, with seven-digit access to balance (100 type) test line and milliwatt (102 type) test line. This test is included with the installation of service. Additional testing services are available as set forth in Section 7. following for FGA. (1) Acceptance Testing At no additional charge, the Company will, at the customer 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. (2) Routine Testing At no additional charge, the Company will, at the customer request, test after installation on an automatic or manual basis 1004 Hz loss, C-message noise and Balance (Return loss). the case of automatic testing, the customer shall provide remote office test lines and 105 test lines with associated responders or their functional equivalent. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 131 t!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont'd) 3.2 Feature Group B (FGB) (A)Description (1) FGB, when directly routed to an end office (i., provided without the use of an access tandem switch), is provided at appropriately equipped electronic end office switches. (2) FGB is provided as trunk side switching through the use of end office or access tandem switch trunk equipment. The switch trunk equipment is provided with wink start start- pulsing signals and answer and disconnect supervisory signaling. (3) FGB switching is provided with multi-frequency address signaling in both the originating and terminating directions. Except for FGB switching provided with automatic number identification (ANI) or rotary dial station signaling arrangements any other address signaling in the originating direction, if required by the customer, must be provided by the customer s end user using inband tone signaling techniques. Such inband tone address signals will not be regenerated by the Company and will be subject to the ordinary transmission capabilities of the Local Transport provided. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT A Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 'Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 132 t- t!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont'd) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont' d) 3.2 Feature Group B (FGB)(Cont' d) (A)Description (Cont' d) (4) The access code for FGB switching is a uniform access code. The form of the uniform access code is 950-1XXX or 950- OXXX for carriers. One uniform access code will be assigned to the customer for the customer s domestic communications and another will be assigned to the customer for its international communications, if required. These uniform access codes will be the assigned access numbers of all FGB switched access service provided to the customer by the Company. (5) FGB Switching, when used in the terminating direction, may be used to access valid NXXs in the LATA, time or weather announcement services ofthe Company, community information services of an information service provider and other customers ' services (by dialing the appropriate digits). When directly routed to an end office, only those valid NXX codes served by that end office may be accessed. When routed through an access tandem, only those valid NXX codes serviced by end offices subtending the access tandem may be accessed. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 133 SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont' d) 3.2 Feature Group B (FGB)(Cont' d) (A)Description (Cont' d) (5) (Cont' d) The customer will also be billed additional non-access charges for calls to certain community information services for which rates are applicable. Additionally, non-access charges will also be billed for calls from a FGB trunk to another customer s service in accordance with that customer applicable service rates when the Company performs the billing function for that customer. Calls in the terminating direction will not be completed to 950-1XXX or 950-0XXX access codes, local operator assistance (0- and 0+), Directory Assistance (411 and 555-1212), service codes 611 and 911 or 101XXXX access codes. FGB may not be switched, in the terminating direction, to Switched Access Service Feature Groups B, C, and D. (6) The Company will establish a trunk group or groups for the customer at end office switches where FGB switching is provided. When required by technical limitations, a separate trunk group will be established for each type of FGB switching arrangement provided. Different types of FGB or other switching arrangements may be combined in a single trunk group at the option of the Company. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 134 tn. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont'd) 3.2 Feature Group B (FGB)(Cont' d) (A)Description (Cont'd) (7) When all FGB switching arrangements are discontinued, an intercept announcement is provided. This arrangement provides, for a limited period of time, an announcement that the service associated with the umber dialed has been disconnected. (B)Optional Features (1) Common Switching Optional Features (a) Automatic Number Identification (ANI) (b) Up to Seven-digit Outpulsing of Access Digits to Customer (2) Transport Termination Optional Features (a) Rotary Dial Station Signaling (3) Local Transport Optional Features (a) Customer Specification of Local Transport Termination (b) Supervisory Signaling ( c) Customer Specified Entry Switch Receive Level (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 'Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 135 A). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont'd) 3.2 Feature Group B (FGB)(Cont' d) (C)Transmission Specifications FGB is provided with either Type B or Type C Transmission Specifications. The specifications for the associated parameters are guaranteed to the end office when routed directly or to the first point of switching when routed via an access tandem. Type C Transmission Specifications are provided with Interface Group and Type B is provided with Interface Groups 2 through 10. Type DB Data Transmission Parameters are provided with FGB to the first point of switching. (D)Testing Capabilities FGB is provided, in the terminating direction where equipment is available, with seven-digit access to balance (100 type) test line milliwatt (102 type) test line, nonsynchronous or synchronous test line, automatic transmission measuring (l05 type) test line, data transmission (107 type) test line, loop around test line, short circuit test line, and open circuit test line. Additional testing services are available as set forth in Section 7. following for FGB. (1) Acceptance Testing At no additional charge, the Company will, at the customer 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. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 136 tf). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont' d) 3.2 Feature Group B (FGB)(Cont' d) (D)Testing Capabilities (Cont' d) (2) Routine Testing At no additional charge, the Company will, at the customer request, test after installation on an automatic or manual basis 1004 Hz loss, C-message noise and Balance (Return loss). the case of automatic testing, the customer shall provide remote office test lines and 105 test lines with associated responders or their functional equivalent. 3.3 Feature Group C (FGC) (A)Description (1) FGC Access, which is available only to providers ofMTS and W A TS, provides trunk side access to the Company end office switches for the customer s use in originating and terminating communications. IC's will be offered Feature Group D. (2) The switch trunk equipment is provided with answer and disconnect supervisory signaling. Wink start start-pulsing signals are provided in all offices where available. In those offices where wink start start-pulsing signals are not available, delay dial start-pulsing signals will be provided unless immediate dial pulse signaling is provided, in which case no start-pulsing signals are provided. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT A Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 137 t!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont'd) Feature Group C (FGC)(Cont'd) (A)Description (Cont' d) (3) FGC is provided with multi-frequency address signaling. Up to 12 digits of the called party number dialed by the customer s end user using dual tone multi-frequency or dial pulse address signals will be provided by the Company equipment to the customer s premises where the Switched Access Service terminates. Such called party number signals will be subject to the ordinary transmission capabilities of the Local Transport provided. (4) No access code is required for FGC switching. The telephone number dialed by the customer s end user shall be a seven or ten digit number for calls in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). The form of the numbers dialed by the customer s end user is NXX-XXXX, 0 or 1 + NXX-XXXX NP A + NXX-XXXX, 0 or 1 + NP A + NXX-XXXx. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 138 t!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont'd) Feature Group C (FGC)(Cont'd) (A)Description (Cont' d) (5) FGC switching, when used in the terminating direction, may be used to access valid NXXs, time or weather announcement services of the Company, community information services of an information provider, and other customers' services (by dialing the appropriate codes) when the services can be reached using valid NXX codes. When directly routed to an end office, only those valid NXX codes served by that office may be accessed. Non-access charges will be billed for calls from a FGC trunk to another customer s service in accordance with that customer s applicable service rates when the Company performs the billing function for that customer. 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 service codes 611 and 9l1 , and lOlXXXX access codes. FGC may not be switched, in the terminating direction, to Switched Access Service Feature Groups B, C, or D. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Tariff Number 3 NO\! 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 139 A). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont'd) Feature Group C (FGC)(Cont'd) (A)Description (Cont' (6) The Company will establish a trunk group or groups for the customer at end office switches where FGC switching is provided. When required by technical limitations, a separate trunk group will be established for each type of FGC switching arrangement provided. Different types of FGC or other switching arrangements may be combined in a single trunk group at the option ofthe Company. (B)Optional Features (1) Common Switching Optional Features (a) Automatic Number Identification (b) Service Class Routing ( c) Dial Pulse Address Signaling (d) Revertive Pulse Address Signaling (e) Delay Dial Start-Pulsing Signaling (f) Immediate Dial Pulse Address Signaling (g) Panel Call Indicator Address Signaling (h) Alternate Traffic Routing (i) Trunk Access Limitation (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 140 tn. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont'd) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont' d) Feature Group C (FGC)(Cont'd) (B)Optional Features (Cont' d) (1) Common Switching Optional Features (Cont'd) G) End Office End User Line Service Screening for Use with W A TS Access Lines (k) Hunt Group Arrangement for Use with W A TS Access Lines (1) Uniform Call Distribution Arrangement for Use with W A TS Access Lines (m) Nonhunting Number for Use with Hunt Group Arrangement or Uniform Call Distribution Arrangement for Use with W A TS Access Lines. (n) Band Advance Arrangement for Use with W ATS Access Lines (2) Transport Termination Optional Features (a) Operator Trunks - i., Coin, Non-Coin, and Combined Coin, and Non-Coin. (Non-Coin electronic end offices. Coin and Combined Coin and Non-Coin are provided only at Company electronic end offices and other Company end offices where equipment is available). (3) Local Transport Optional Features (a) Supervisory Signaling (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 141 ~t!).SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont'd) Feature Group C (FGC)(Cont'd) (C)Transmission Specifications (1) FGC is provided with either Type B or Type C Transmission Specifications as follows: (a) When routed directly to the end office either Type B or Type C is provided. (b) When routed to an access tandem only Type B is provided. ( c) Type B or Type C is provided on the transmission path from the access tandem to the end office. (2) Type C Transmission Specifications are provided with Interface Group 1 when routed directly to an end office. Type B is provided with Interface Groups 2 through lO, when routed directly to an end office. (3) Type DB Data Transmission Parameters are provided with FGC for the transmission path between the customer premises and the end office when directly routed to the end office, and Type DB Data Transmission Parameters are provided for the transmission path between the customer premises and the access tandem and between the access tandem and the end office when routed via an access tandem. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 'Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 142 J.fI. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont' d) Feature Group C (FGC)(Cont' d) (D)Testing Capabilities FGC is provided, in the terminating direction where equipment is available, with seven-digit access to balance (100 type) test line milliwatt (102 type) test line, non synchronous or synchronous test line, automatic transmission measuring (105 type) test line, data transmission (107 type) test line, loop around test line, short circuit test line, and open circuit test line. Additional testing services are available as set forth in Section 7. following for FGC. ( 1 ) Acceptance Testing At no additional charge, the Company will, at the customer 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. When FGC with SS7 Signaling or CCSAC option is ordered network compatibility and other operational tests will be performed cooperatively by the customer, the Company, and any agents contacted to provide CCSAC. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Tariff Number 3 NOV 25 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 143 A). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont' Feature Group C (FGC)(Cont'd) (D)Testing Capabilities (Cont' d) (2) Routine Testing At no additional charge, the Company will, at the customer request, test after installation on an automatic or manual basis 1004 Hz loss, C-message noise and Balance (Return loss). the case of automatic testing, the customer shall provide remote office test lines and 105 test lines with associated responders or their functional equivalent. 3.4 Feature Group D (FGD) (A)Description (1) FGD is provided at Company designated end office switches whether routed directly to an end office or via Company designated electronic access tandem switches. (2) FGD is provided as trunk side switching through the use of end office or access tandem switch trunk equipment. The switch trunk equipment is provided with wink start start- pulsing signals and answer and disconnect supervisory signaling. When FGD with SS7 Signaling is ordered, no inband signaling is provided. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 144 t!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont'd) 3.4 Feature Group D (FGD)(Cont'd) (A)Description (Cont' d) (3) FGD switching, when used in the originating direction, is provided with multi-frequency address signaling or out of band SS7 signaling. Up to 12 digits of the called party number dialed by the customer s end user using dual tone multi-frequency or dial pulse address signals will be provided by the Company s equipment to the customer s premises where the Switched Access Service terminates. Such address signals will be subject to the ordinary transmission capabilities of the Local Transport provided. (4) FGD switching, when used in the terminating direction, may be used to access valid NXXs, time, or weather announcement services ofthe Company, community information services of an information service provider, and other customer services (by dialing the appropriate codes) when such services can be reached using valid NXX codes. When directly routed to an end office, only those valid NXX codes served by that office may be accessed. When routed through an access tandem, only those valid NXX codes served by end offices subtending the access tandem may be accessed. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 145 tn. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont' 3.4 Feature Group D (FGD)(Cont' (A)Description (Cont' d) (4) (Cont' d) The customer will also be billed additional non-access charges for calls to certain community information services. Additionally, non-access charges will also be billed for calls from an FGD trunk to another customer s service in accordance with that customer s applicable service rates when the Company performs the billing function for that customer. 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 and 555- l212), service codes 611 and 911 and 101XXXX access codes. Calls will be completed to Directory Assistance (NPA-555-1212 or 555-1212) when FGD switching is combined with Directory Assistance Switching. FGD may not be switched, in the terminating direction, to Switched Access Service Feature Groups B, C, or D. (5) The Company will establish a trunk group or groups for the customer at end office switches or access tandem switches where FGD switching is provided. When required by technical limitations, a separate trunk group will be established for each type of FGD switching arrangement provided. Different types of FGD or other switching arrangements may be combined in a single trunk group at the option of the Company. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECT1VE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 146 tf). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont'd) 3.4 Feature Group D (FGD)(Cont'd) (A)Description (Cont' d) (6) The access code for FGD switching is a uniform access code of the form 101 XXXX. A single access code will be the assigned number of all FGD access provided to the customer by the Company. No access code is required for calls to a customer over FGD Switched Access Service if the end user telephone exchange service is arranged for presubscription to that customer. Where no access code is required, the number dialed by the customer s end user shall be a seven or ten digit number for calls in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). The form of the number dialed by the customer s end user is NXX-XXXX, 0- or 1 + NXX-XXXX, NP A + NXX-XXXX, 0 or 1 + NPA + NXX-XXXX. When the 10XXX access code is used, FGD Switching also provides for dialing the digit 0 for access to the customer s operator, 911 for access to the Company s emergency reporting service, or the end-of- dialing digit (#) for cut-through access to the customer premIses. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 147 t!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont'd) 3.4 Feature Group D (FGD)(Cont'd) (A)Description (Cont' d) (7) FGD switching will be arranged to accept calls from telephone exchange service locations without the need for dialing 101XXXX uniform access code. Each telephone exchange service line may be marked with a presubscription code to identify which 101 XXXX code its calls will be directed to for interLATA service. (B)Optional Features (1) Common Switching Optional Features (a) Automatic Number Identification (b) Service Class Routing (c) Alternate Traffic Routing (d) Call Gapping Arrangement ( e) Trunk Access Limitation (f) International Carrier Option (g) End Office End User Line Service Screening for Use with W A TS Access Lines (h) Hunt Group Arrangement for Use with W A TS Access Lines (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' tfl. SECRETARYOriginal Sheet Number 148 ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont' d) 3.4 Feature Group D (FGD)(Cont'd) (B)Optional Features (Cont' d) (1) Common Switching Optional Features (Cont'd) (i) Uniform Call Distribution Arrangement for Use with W A TS Access Lines G) Nonhunting Number for Use with Hunt Group Arrangement or Uniform Call Distribution Arrangement for Use with W ATS Access Lines (k) Band Advance Arrangement for Use with W A TS Access Lines (2) Transport Termination Optional Features (a) Operator Trunk, Full Feature Arrangement (3) Local Transport Optional Features (a) Supervisory Signaling (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 149 ~. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont'd) 3.4 Feature Group D (FGD)(Cont' d) (C)Transmission Specifications (1) FGD is provided with either Type A, Type B , or Type C Transmission Specifications as follows: (a) When routed directly to the end office either Type B or C is provided. (b) When routed to an access tandem only Type A is provided. ( c) Type A is provided on the transmission path from the access tandem to the end office. (2) Type C Transmission specifications are provided with Interface Group 1. Type A and Type B Transmission Specifications are provided with Interface Groups 2 through 10. (3) Type DA Data Transmission Parameters are provided for the transmission path between the customer s premises and the access tandem and between the access tandem and the end office. Type DB Data Transmission Parameters are provided with FGD for the transmission path between the customer premises and the end office when directly routed to the end office. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 150 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.3 Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont’d) 5.3.4 Feature Group D (FGD) (Cont’d) (D) Testing Capabilities FGD is provided, in the terminating direction where equipment is available, with seven-digit access to balance (100 type) test line, milliwatt (102 type) test line, nonsynchronous or synchronous test line, automatic transmission measuring (105 type) test line, data transmission (107 type) test line, loop around test line, short circuit test line, and open circuit test line. These tests are included with the installation of service. Additional testing services are available as set forth in Section 7. 5.3.5 Toll Free Database Access Service (T) (A) Description (1) Access Service utilizes the SS7 network, to query a Toll Free (T) database to identify the customer to whom the call will be delivered and provide vertical features based on the dialed ten digits. Toll Free Database Access Service is provided to all (T) customers in conjunction with FGC/FGD Switched Access service. (2) A Basic or Vertical Feature Query charge is assessed for each completed query launched to the Toll Free Database whether or (T) not the actual call is delivered to the customer. The query is considered completed when the appropriate call routing information is returned to the SSP that launched the call. (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 151 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.3 Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont’d) 5.3.5 Toll Free Database Access Service (Cont’d) (T) (A) Description (Cont’d) (3) The Basic Query includes the following two features: (a) Identification of the customer to whom the call should be delivered. (b) Area of service routing which allows routing of 800 series calls by the Company to different ICs based on the LATA in which the call originates. (4) The Vertical Feature Query provides the basic customer identification function in addition to vertical features, which may include: (a) Call validation (ensuring that calls originate from subscribed service area); (b) POTS translation of 800 series numbers (which is generally necessary for the routing and completion of 800 series calls); (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 1st Revised Sheet Number 152 ACCESS SERVICE Issued: May 19, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Cynthia A. Melillo Title: Attorney for ITA 5. Switched Access Service (Cont’d) 5.3 Provision and Description of Switched Access Service Feature Groups (Cont’d) 5.3.5 Toll Free Database Access Service (Cont’d) (T) (A) Description (Cont’d) (4) (Cont’d) (c) Alternate POTS translation (allows the subscriber to vary the routing of 800 series calls based on factors such as time of day, place of origination of the call, etc.); and (d) Multiple carrier routing (which allows subscribers to route to different carriers based on factors similar to those in (4)(c), above. (5) The Company will bill the Vertical Feature Query charge in lieu of the Basic Query Charge when the data base indicates any vertical features were included in the query. When a Vertical Feature Query is provided, only one query charge applies regardless of the number of vertical features provided. (6) If the originating company transmits the results of the query, (N) it will assess the query charge per call. However, when the originating company is unable to do so, the next company in the call path that is able to launch and transmit the results of the query will assess the query charge. Only one query charge per call may be assessed. (N) (Continued) Idaho Public Utilities Commission Office of the Secretary ACCEPTED FOR FILING July 1, 2021 Boise, Idaho Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 153 1; tfl. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) 5.4 Transmission Specifications 5.4. 5.4. 5.4. Each Switched Access Service transmission path is provided with standard transmission parameter limits. The standard for a particular transmission path is dependent on the Switched Access Service, the Interface Group, and whether the service is directly routed to an end office or routed to the access tandem or a customer-provided tandem utilizing tandem switching functions. The available transmission parameter limits are set forth in Technical Reference PUB GR-334- CORE and associated addenda. Data transmission parameter limits are also provided with each Switched Access Service transmission path. The Company will, upon notification by the customer that the data parameters set forth in Technical Reference PUB GR-334-CORE and associated addenda are not being met, conduct test independently or in cooperation with the customer, and take any necessary action to ensure that the data parameters are met. The transmission parameter limits contained in this section are Immediate Action Limits. Acceptance Limits are set forth in Technical Reference PUB GR-334-CORE and associated addenda. This technical reference also provides the basis for determining Switched Access Service maintenance limits. Transmission specifications for SS7 Out of Band Signaling are delineated in Technical Reference PUB GR-394-CORE TR-TSV- 000905. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 By: Conley E. Ward Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 154 d). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) 5.4 Transmission Specifications (Cont'd) 5.4.4 Transmission specifications and error performance parameters for DS level digital transmission on FGD Service equipped with Clean Channel Capability are delineated in Technical Reference PUB GR-334-CORE. 5.4.When Switched Access FGD Service is provided via a customer- provided tandem premises, the technical transmission specifications for the customer-provided tandem must conform with the technical specifications established for Company access tandem switches. These specifications are described in Technical Reference PUB FR-64 and GR- 334-CORE. For FGD trunks with tandem signaling information, the transmission parameter limits and interface combinations are delineated in Bellcore Generic Requirements GR-334-CORE. Obligations of the Telephone Company In addition to the obligations of the Company set forth in Section 2, preceding, the Company has certain other obligations pertaining only to the provisions of Switched Access Service. These obligations are asfollows: (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 155 tf). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Obligations of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) 5.1 Network Management The Company will administer its network to ensure the provision of acceptable service levels to all telecommunications users of the Company s network services. Generally, service levels are considered acceptable only when both end users and customers are able to establish connections with little or no delay encountered within the Company network. The Company maintains the right to apply protective controls; , those actions, such as call gapping, which selectively cancel the completion of traffic, over any traffic carried over its network, including that associated with a customer s Switched Access Service. Generally, such protective measures would only be taken as a result of occurrences such as failure or overload of Company or customer facilities, natural disasters, mass calling, or national security demands. In the event that the protective controls applied by the Company result in the complete loss of service by the customer, the customer will be granted a Credit Allowance for Service Interruption as set forth in Section 2.4. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 156 t!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Obligations of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) 5.2 Design and Traffic Routing of Switched Access Service For Feature Groups C and D, the Company shall design and determine the routing of Switched Access Service, including the selection of the first point of switching and the selection of facilities from the interface to any switching point and to the end offices where busy hour minutes of capacity are ordered. The Company shall also decide if capacity is to be provided by originating only, terminating only, or two-way trunk groups. Finally, the Company will decide whether trunk side access will be provided through the use oftwo-wire or four-wire trunk terminating equipment. Selection of the facilities and equipment and traffic routing of the service are based on standard engineering methods, available facilities, and equipment, and the Company traffic routing plans. If the customer desires routing or directionality different from that determined by the Company, the Company will work cooperatively with the customer in determining (1) whether the service is to be routed directly to an end office or through an access tandem switch and (2) the directionality of the service. For Feature Groups A and B, the link or trunk directionality and traffic routing of the Switched Access Service between the customer s premises and the entry switch are determined by the customer s order for service. Additionally, for Feature Group B the customer may order the optional feature Customer Specification of Local Transport Termination. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 157 t!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Obligations of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) Provision of Service Performance Data Subject to availability, end-to-end service performance data available to the Company through its own service evaluation routines, may also be made available to the customer based on previously arranged intervals and format. This data provides information on overall end-to-end call completion and non-completion performance; i., customer equipment blockage, failure results, and transmission performance. This data does not include service performance data which are provided under other tariff sections; i., testing service results. If data is provided in other than paper format, the charges for such exchange will be determined on an individual case basis. 5.4 Trunk Group Measurement Reports Subject to availability, the Company will make available trunk group data in the form of usage in CCS, peg count, and overflow, to the customer based on previously agreed to intervals. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 25 DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 158 ~zf).~ SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont'd) Obligations of the Telephone Company (Cont' Determination of Number of Transmission Paths For Feature Groups A and B, which are ordered on a per-line or per-trunk basis respectively, the customer specifies the number oftransmission paths in the order for service. The Company will determine the number of Switched Access Service transmission paths to be provided for the Switched Access Feature Group C or D busy hour minutes of capacity ordered. A transmission path is a communication path within the frequency bandwidth of approximately 300 to 3000 Hz or a derived communication path of frequency bandwidth of approximately 300 Hz to 3000 Hz provided over a high frequency analog facility or a high speed digital facility between a customer s premises and the Company location. The number of transmission paths will be developed using the total busy hour minutes of capacity by type for the end offices for each Feature Group ordered from a customer s premises. The total busy hour minutes of capacity by type for the end office will be converted to transmission paths using standard Telephone Company traffic engineering methods. The number of transmission paths provided shall be the number required based on (1) the use of end office switches, (2) the use of tandem switches only, or (3) the combination ofthe two type switches. Design Blocking Measurement The Company will design the facilities used in the provision of Switched Access Service to meet the blocking probability criteria as set forth in (A) through (D), following. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 Idaho Public Utilities Commission DEC 27 Original Sheet Number 159 025 trIo SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Obligations of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) Design Blocking Measurement (Cont' d) (A)For Feature Groups A and B no design blocking criteria apply. (B)For Feature Group C, the design blocking objective will be no greater than one percent (.01) between the point oftermination at the customer s premises and the first point of switching when traffic is directly routed without an alternate route. Standard traffic engineering methods will be used by the Company to determine the number of transmission paths required to achieve this level of blocking. (C)For Feature Group D, the design blocking objective will be no greater than one percent (.01) between the point of termination at the customer s premises and the end office switch, when the traffic is directly routed without an alternate route. Standard traffic engineering methods will be used to determine the number of transmission paths required to achieve this level of blocking. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 ' Original Sheet Number 160 tf). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Obligations of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) Design Blocking Measurement (Cont' d) (D)The Company will perform routine measurement functions except on Feature Groups A and B, to assure than an adequate number of transmission paths are in service. The Company will recommend that additional capacity (i., busy hour minutes of capacity or trunks) be ordered by the customer when additional paths are required to reduce the measured blocking to the designed blocking level. For the capacity ordered, the design blocking objective is assumed to have been met if the routine measurements show that the measured blocking does not exceed the threshold listed in the following tables. (1) For transmission paths carrying only first routed traffic direct between an end office and customer s premises without an alternate route, and for paths carrying only overflow traffic the measured blocking thresholds are as follows: (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 27' Original Sheet Number 161 J(). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Obligations of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) Design Blocking Measurement (Cont' d) (D)(Cont' (1) (Cont'd) Number of Transmission Paths Per Trunk Grou Measured Blocking Thresholds in the Time Consistent Busy Hour for the Number of Measurements Taken Between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Per Trunk Group 15-20 11-14 10 Measurements Measurements Measurements Measurements 070 080 090 140 050 060 070 090 050 060 070 080 040 050 060 070 7 or more 030 035 040 060 (2) For transmission paths carrying first routed traffic between an end office and customer s premises via an access tandem, the measured blocking thresholds are as follows: (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission tIDV 2 5 'DEC 2 7' d). SECRETARY Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 162 ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Obligations of the Telephone Company (Cont'd) Design Blocking Measurement (Cont' d) (D)(Cont' d) (2) (Cont' d) Number of Transmission Paths Per Trunk Grou Measured Blocking Thresholds in the Time Consistent Busy Hour for the Number of Measurements Taken Between 8:00 a.m. and 11 :00 p.m. Per Trunk Group 15-20 11-14 7-10 3- Measurements Measurements Measurements Measurements 045 055 060 095 035 040 045 060 035 040 045 055 025 035 040 045 7 or more 020 025 030 040 Obligations of the Customer Supervisory Signaling The customer s facilities shall provide the necessary on-hook, off-hook answer, and disconnect supervision. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 163 tf). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd) 6.2 Trunk Group Measurement Reports With the agreement of the customer, trunk group data in the form of usage in CCS, peg count, and overflow for its end of all access trunk groups, where technologically feasible, will be made available to the Company. This data will be used to monitor trunk group utilization and service performance and will be based on previously arrangement intervals and format. Rate Regulations This section contains the specific regulations governing the rates and charges that apply for Switched Access Service. Application of Rates and Charges There are two types of rates and charges that apply to Switched Access Service. These are usage rates and nonrecurring charges. (A)Usage Rates U sage rates are rates that apply only when a specific rate element is used. These are applied on a per access minute or per-call basis. Access minute charges are accumulated over a monthly period. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 164 SECReiARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Rate Regulations (Cont' Application of Rates and Charges (Cont'd) (B)Nonrecurring Charges Nonrecurring charges are one-time charges that apply for a specific work activity (i., installation or change to an existing service). The types of nonrecurring charges that apply for Switched Access Service are: installation of service and service rearrangements. (1 ) Installation of Service Nonrecurring charges apply to each Switched Access Service installed. For FGA and FGB, which are ordered on a per-line or trunk basis respectively, the charge is applied per line or trunk. For FGC and FGD, which are ordered on a busy hour minutes of capacity basis, the charge is applied on a per-trunk basis to the end office, but the charge applies only when the capacity ordered requires the installation of an additional trunk(s). (2) Service Rearrangements All changes to existing services other than changes involving administrative activities only will be treated as a discontinuance of the existing service and an installation of a new service. The nonrecurring charged described in (1), preceding, will apply for this work activity. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 'Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 165 A). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Rate Regulations (Cont' d) Application of Rates and Charges (Cont'd) (B)Nonrecurring Charges (Cont' (2) Service Rearrangements (Cont' Administrative changes will be made without charge(s) to the customer. Administrative changes are as follows: Change of customer name Change of customer or customer s end user premises address when the change of address is not a result of a physical relocation of equipment Change in billing date (name, address, contact name, or telephone number), Change of agency authorization Change of customer circuit identification Change of billing account number Change of customer test line number Change of customer or customer s end user contact name or telephone number, and Change of jurisdiction. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 ' Original Sheet Number 166 d). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' Rate Regulations (Cont' d) Application of Rates and Charges (Cont' d) (B)Nonrecurring Charges (Cont' d) (3) Moves (a) Moves Within the Same Building When the move is to a new location within the same building, the charge for the move will be an amount equal to one half of the installation nonrecurring charge for the capacity affected. There will be no change in the minimum period requirements. (b) Moves to a Different Building Moves to a different building will be treated as a discontinuance and start of service and all associated nonrecurring charges will apply. New minimum period requirements will be established for the new service. The customer will also remain responsible for satisfying all outstanding minimum period charges for the discontinued service. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 167 lfJ.~ SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Rate Regulations (Cont' d) 7.2 Minimum Periods Minimum periods for Switched Access Service are described in Section 2.4. Minimum Monthly Charge (A)Switched Access Service is subject to a minimum monthly charge. The minimum charge applies for the total capacity provided. The minimum monthly charge consists of the following elements: (1) The minimum monthly charge for usage rate elements is the sum of the charges for the measured or assumed usage for the month. (2) For monthly rated elements, the minimum monthly charge is the monthly rate. 7.4 Measuring Access Minutes Customer traffic to end offices will be measured (i., recorded or assumed) by the Company at end office switches. Originating and terminating calls will be measured (i., recorded or assumed) by the Company to determine the basis for computing chargeable access minutes. For terminating calls over usage rated FGA and FGB, FGC to 800 and FGD, and for originating calls over usage rates MTS/W A TS- type FGA and FGB and FGD, the measured minutes are the chargeable (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 lfi. SECRETARY Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 168 ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Rate Regulations (Cont'd) 7.4 Measuring Access Minutes (Cont' d) access minutes. For terminating calls over usage rated FGA and FGB FGC to 800 and FGD, and for originating calls over usage rates MTS/W A TS-type FGA and FGB and FGD, the measured minutes are the chargeable access minutes. For originating calls over usage rated FX/ONAL FGA and FGC, chargeable originating access minutes are derived from recorded minutes in the following manner: Step 1:Obtain recorded originating minutes and messages (measured as set forth in (C), following) from the appropriate recording data. Step 2:Obtain the total attempts by diving the originating measured messages by the completion ratio. Completion ratios are obtained separately for the major call categories such as DDD, operator, 800, 900, and directory assistance from a sample study which analyzes the ultimate completion status of the total attempts which receive acknowledgment from the customer. That is, measured messages divided by completion ratio equals total attempts. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 169 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' to. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' Rate Regulations (Cont' 7.4 Measuring Access Minutes (Cont'd) Step 3: Step 4: Obtain the total non-conversation time additive (NCT A) by multiplying the total attempts (obtained by Step 2) by the NCTA per attempt ratio. The NCTA per attempt ratio is obtained from the sample study identified in Step 2 by measuring the non-conversation time associated with both completed and incomplete attempts. The total NCTA is the time on a completed attempt from customer acknowledgment of receipt of call to called party answer (set up and ringing) plus the time on an incomplete attempt from customer acknowledgment of the call until the access tandem or end office receives a disconnect signal (ring - no answer, busy, or network blockage). That is, total attempts times NCTA per attempt ratio equals total NCTA. Obtain total chargeable originating access minutes by adding the total NCTA (obtained in Step 3) to the recorded originating measured minutes (obtained in Step 1). That is measured minutes plus NCT A equals chargeable originating access minutes. Following is an example which illustrates how the chargeable originating access minutes are derived from the measured originating access minutes using this formula. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 Original Sheet Number 170 tn. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Rate Regulations (Cont' d) 7.4 Measuring Access Minutes (Cont' Where:Measured Minutes (M. Min) Measured Messages (M. Mes. Completion Ratio (CR) NCT A per Attempt = 7 000 = 1 000 = . = .4 (1)Total Attempts = LOOOCM. Mes.= 1 333. 75 (CR) (2)Total NCTA =.4 (NCTA per Attempt) x 1 333.33 = 533. (3)Total Chargeable Originating Access Minutes = 000 (M. Min.) + 533.33 (NCTA) = 7 533. When assumed minutes are used, the assumed minutes are the chargeable access minutes. FGA access minutes or fractions thereof, the exact value of the fraction being a function of the switch technology where the measurement is made, are accumulated over the billing period for each line or hunt group, and are then rounded up to the nearest access minute for each line or hunt group. Usage rated FGB, FGC, and FGD access minutes or fractions thereof, the exact value of the fraction being a function of the switch technology where the measurement is made, are accumulated (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NUV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' ~ d).SECRETARY Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 171 ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Rate Regulations (Cont' d) 7.4 Measuring Access Minutes (Cont' over the billing period for each end office, and are then rounded up to the nearest access minute or each end office. Assumed minutes are used for FGA services which originate or terminate in end offices not equipped with measurement capabilities and are applied on a per-line basis. Where measurement capability does not exist for FGA provided to an entry switch, the number of assumed access minutes per line, per jurisdiction, are as set forth, following. Originating and Originating Terminating Terminatin Onl Onl 4195 1510 2685 Where originating and terminating measurement capability does not exist for a FGA service arranged for two-way calling, the number of assumed access minutes as set forth under the "Originating and Terminating total, preceding, will apply per line. Where measurement capability exists for either originating or terminating usage, but not both, on a line arranged for two-way calling, the number of access minutes per line will be the number of assumed access minutes as set forth under the Originating and Terminating" total, preceding, or the measured usage whichever is greater. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 172 l!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Rate Regulations (Cont' d) 7.4 Measuring Access Minutes (Cont'd) Where a FGA service is arranged for either originating calling only or terminating calling only, the number of assumed access minutes as set forth under "Originating Only" or "Terminating Only , preceding, as appropriate will apply per line. (A)Feature Group A Usage Measurement For originating calls over FGA, usage measurement begins upon acknowledgement from the customer. The measurement of originating call usage over FGA ends when the originating FGA entry switch receives an on-hook supervisory signal from either the originating end user s end office, indicating the originating end user has disconnected, or the customer s point of termination, whichever is recognized first by the entry switch. For terminating calls over FGA, usage measurement begins when the terminating FGA entry switch receives an off-hook supervisory signal from the terminating end user s end office, indicating the terminating end user has answered. The measurement of terminating call usage over FGA ends when the terminating FGA entry switch receives an on-hook supervisory signal from either the terminating end user s end office, indicating the terminating end user has disconnected, or the customer s point of termination whichever is recognized first by the entry switch. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT A Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV25 'DEC 2 7 Original Sheet Number 173 l!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Rate Regulations (Cont' d) 7.4 Measuring Access Minutes (Cont' (B)Feature Group B Usage Measurement For originating calls over FGB, usage measurement begins when the originating FGB entry switch receives answer supervision forwarded from the customer s point of termination, indicating the customer s equipment has answered. The measurement of originating call usage over FGB ends when the originating FGB entry switch receives disconnect supervision from either the originating end user s end office, indicating the originating end user has disconnected, or the customer s point of termination, whichever is recognized first by the entry switch. For terminating calls over FGB, usage measurement begins when the terminating FGB entry switch receives answer supervision from the terminating end user s end office, indicating the terminating end user has answered. The measurement of terminating call usage over FGB ends when the terminating FGB entry switch receives disconnect supervision from either the terminating end user s end office, indicating the terminating end user has disconnected, or the customer s point of termination, whichever is recognized first by the entry switch. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 174 l!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Rate Regulations (Cont' d) 7.4 Measuring Access Minutes (Cont'd) (C)Feature Group C Usage Measurement For originating calls over FGC, usage measurement begins when the originating FGC entry switch receives answer supervision from the customer s point of termination, indicating the called party has answered. The measurement of originating call usage over FGC ends when the originating FGC entry switch receives disconnect supervision from either the originating end user s end office, indicating the originating end user has disconnected, or the customer s point of termination, whichever is recognized first by the entry switch. For terminating calls over FGC to services other than 800, 900, or Directory Assistance, terminating FGC usage is not directly measured at the terminating entry switch, but is imputed from originating usage, excluding usage from calls to 800, 900, or Directory Assistance Services. For terminating calls over FGC to 800 Service, usage measurement begins when the terminating FGC entry switch receives answer supervision from the terminating end user s end office, indicating the terminating 800 service end user has answered. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 175 SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Rate Regulations (Cont' 7.4 Measuring Access Minutes (Cont'd) (C)Feature Group C Usage Measurement (Cont' The measurement of terminating call usage over FGC to 800 Service ends when the terminating FGC entry switch receives on on-hook supervisory signal from the terminating end user s end office, indicating the terminating 800 service end user has disconnected, or from the customer s point of termination whichever is recognized first by the entry switch. (D)Feature Group D Usage Measurement For originating calls over FGD, usage measurement begins when the originating FGD entry switch receives the first wink supervisory signal forwarded from the customer s point of termination. The measurement of originating call usage over FGD ends when the originating FGD entry switch receives disconnect supervision from either the originating end user s end office, indicating the originating end user has disconnected, or the customer s point of termination, whichever is recognized first by the entry switch. The terminating calls over FGD, the measurement of access minutes begins when the terminating FGD entry switch receives answer supervision from the terminating end user s end office indicating the terminating end user has answered. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 176 A). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Rate Regulations (Cont' d) 7.4 Measuring Access Minutes (Cont'd) (D)Feature Group D Usage Measurement (Cont' The measurement of terminating call usage over FGD ends when the terminating FGD entry switch receives disconnect supervision from either the terminating end user s end office, indicating the terminating end user has disconnected, or the customer s point of termination, whichever is recognized first by the entry switch. Off-Peak Periods Off-Peak Periods Discount Weekdays 11:00 PM to *8:00 AM 40% Sunday All day Saturday All day 40% 40% * to but not including Discounts for off-peak rate periods given in the above table are expressed as a percent reduction of the peak period local transport and local switching rates in Section 10. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Tariff Number 3 NOV25 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 177 ~d).SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Switched Access Service (Cont' d) Rate Regulations (Cont' d) In cases where a message begins in one rate period and ends in another the initial period discount is the discount in effect at the time the connection is established. If the message continues into an additional period, the new rate and/or discount applies for the remainder of the message. On Christmas Day (December 25), New Year s Day (January 1), Independence Day (July 4), Thanksgiving Day and Labor Day, and on resulting legal holidays when Christmas, New Year s or Independence Day legal holidays fall on dates other than December 25, January 1 , or July 4 respectively, the holiday rate applicable is the off-peak rate. Special Access Service General Special Access Service provides a transmission path to connect customer designated premises, either directly or through a Company Hub where bridging or multiplexing functions are performed. Special Access Service includes all exchange access not utilizing Company end office switches. The connections provided by Special Access Service can be either analog or digital. Analog connections are differentiated by spectrum and bandwidth. Digital connections are differentiated by bit rate. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTrVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 !vOV 2 '02 DEC 2 7 ' lfI. seCRETARYOriginal Sheet Number 178 ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont' d) Certain Special Access Services listed in this section of the tariff may not be currently offered in all Company locations, but may be provided upon customer request, on an individual cases basis, if facilities can be made available with reasonable effort. The Company will work cooperatively with the customer to provide the service on a timely basis. 1.1 Circuit Types There are six types of circuits used to provide Special Access Services in this Tariff. Each type has its own characteristics. All are subdivided by one or more of the following: Transmission specifications Bandwidth Speed (i., bit rate), Spectrum Customers can order a basic circuit and select from a list of available transmission parameters and channel interfaces that they desire to meet specific communications requirements. For purposes of ordering circuits, each has been identified as a type of Special Access Service. However, such identification is not intended to limit a customer s use of the circuit nor to imply that the circuit is limited to a particular use. For example, if a customer s equipment is capable of transmitting voice over a circuit that is identified as a Metallic Service in this tariff, there is no restriction against doing so. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV25 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 179 ~lfl SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont' d) Circuit Types (Cont' d) Following is a brief description of each type of channel: Metallic - a circuit for the transmission of low speed varying signals at rates up to 30 baud. Voice Grade - a circuit for the transmission of analog signals within an approximate bandwidth of300 to 3000 Hz. Program Audio - a circuit for the transmission of audio signals. The nominal frequency bandwidths are from 50 to 15000 Hz, from 200 to 3500 Hz, from 100 to 5000 Hz, or from 50 to 8000 Hz. Video - a circuit for the transmission of standard 525 line 60 field monochrome or National Television Systems Committee color video signal and one or two associated 5 or 15 kHz audio signals. The bandwidth is either 30 Hz to 4.5 MHz or 30 Hz to 6.6 MHz. High Capacity - a circuit for the transmission of isochronous serial digital data at rates of 1.544 3.152 312 44.736, or 274.176 Mbps. Digital Data - a circuit for the transmission of digital data at bit rates of 2.4, 4., 19.2 , and 64 kbps. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Tariff Number 3 NOV25 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 180 lfi. ~c.Lf SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' General (Cont' d) 1.2 Rate Categories There are three basic rate categories which apply to Special Access Service. Channel Terminations Channel Mileage Optional Features and Functions (A)Channel Termination The Channel Termination rate category provides for the communications path between a customer designated premises and the serving wire center of that premises. Included as part of the Channel Termination is a standard channel interface arrangement which defines the technical characteristics associated with the type of facilities to which the access service is to be connected at the Point of Termination (POT) and the type of signaling capability, if any. The signaling capability itself is provided as an optional feature as set forth in (C), following. One Channel Termination charge applies per customer designated premises at which the circuit is terminated. The charge will apply even if the customer designated premises and the service wire center are co-located in a Company building. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT A Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 181 tn. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont'd) General (Cont' 1.2 Rate Categories (Cont' d) (B)Channel Mileage The Channel Mileage rate category provides for the transmission facilities between the serving wire centers associated with two customer designated premises, between a serving wire center associated with a customer designated premises, and a Company hub or between two Company hubs. The Channel Mileage charge is composed of a monthly charge rate per mile. (C)Optional Features and Functions Optional Features and Functions rate category provides for optional features and functions which may be added to a basic circuit to improve its quality or utility to meet specific communications requirements. These are not necessarily identifiable with specific equipment, but rather represent the end result in terms of performance characteristics which may be obtained. These characteristics may be obtained by using various combinations of equipment. Although the equipment necessary to perform a specified function may be installed at various locations along the path of the service, they will be charged for as a single rate element. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 25 DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 182 d). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont' d) 1.2 Rate Categories (Cont' d) (C)Optional Features and Functions (Cont' d) Examples of Optional Features and Functions that are available include, but are not limited to, the following: Bridging Gain Conditioning Multiplexing Transfer Arrangements A hub is a Company designated serving wire center at which bridging or multiplexing functions are performed. The bridging functions performed are to connect three or more customer designated premises in a multi-point arrangement. The multiplexing functions are to channelize analog or digital facilities to individual services requiring a lower capacity or bandwidth. 1.3 Service Configurations There are two types of service configurations over which Special Access Services are provided: two-point service and multi-point service. (A)Two-Point Service A two-point service connects two customer designated premises either on a directly connected basis or through a hub where multiplexing functions are performed. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 DEC 27 Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 183 d). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' General (Cont'd) 1.3 Service Configurations (Cont'd) (A)Two-Point Service (Cont'd) Applicable rate elements are: Channel Termination Channel Mileage Optional Features and Functions The following diagram depicts a two-point Voice Grade service connecting two customer designated premises located 15 miles apart. The service is provided with C- Type conditioning. Customer Designated Premises Customer Serving Wire Center Customer Serving Wire Center Customer Designated Premises I CD? I C- SWC Channel Termination Channel Mileage I C- SWC I I CDP Channel Termination Optional Features and Functions C- Type Conditioning (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 'Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 184 tfi. SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' General (Cont'd) 1.3 Service Configurations (Cont' d) (A)Two-Point Service (Cont'd) Applicable rate elements are: Channel Terminations (2 applicable) Channel Mileage (15 miles in this example) C- Type Conditioning Optional Feature (B)Multi-Point Service Multi-Point Service connects three or more customer premises through a Company Hub. Only certain types of Special Access Service are provided as Multi-Point Service. The circuit between hubs (i., bridging locations) on a multi-point service is a mid-link. There is no limitation on the number of mid- links available with a Multi-Point Service. However, when more than three mid-links in tandem are provided, the quality of the overall service may be degraded. If the Company determines that the requested characteristics for Multi-Point Service are not compatible, the customer will be advised and given the opportunity to change the order. When ordering, the customer will specify the desired bridging hub(s). (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOIJ 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' lfi. SECRETAAYOriginal Sheet Number 185 ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont'd) General (Cont' Service Configurations (Cont' d) (B)Multi-Point Service (Cont' d) Applicable Rate Elements are: Channel Termination (one per customer designated premises) Channel Mileage (as applicable between each serving wire center and the hub and between hubs) Bridging Optional Features (when applicable) 1.4 Design Layout Report At the request of the customer, the Company will provide to the customer the make-up of the facilities and services provided under this tariff as Special Access Service to aid the customer in designing its overall service. 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, and will be reissued or updated whenever these facilities are materially changed. 1.5 Acceptance Testing At no additional charge, the Company will, at the customer s request cooperatively test, at the time of installation, the following parameters: (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 186 ~d).SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont' d) 1.5 Acceptance Testing (Cont' d) (A)For Voice Grade analog services, acceptance test will include tests for loss, 3-tone slope, DC continuity, operational signaling, C- notched noise, and C-message noise when these parameters are applicable and specified in the order for service. Additionally, for Voice Grade services, a balance (improved loss) test will be made if the customer has ordered the improved loss optional feature. (B)For other services (i., Metallic, Program Audio, and Video) and for digital services (i., Digital Data and High Capacity) acceptance tests will include tests for the parameters applicable to the service as specified by the customer in the order for service. 1.6 Ordering Options and Conditions Special Access Service is ordered under the Access Order provision set forth in Section 4. 1.7 Service Descriptions For the purposes of ordering, the Special Access Service categories are as follows: Metallic Voice Grade (VG) Program Audio (AP) Video (TV) Digital Data (DA) High Capacity (HC) (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 187 l!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont'd) General (Cont' d) 1.7 Service Descriptions (Cont' d) Each service consists of a basic circuit to which a technical specifications package (customized or predefined), channel interface(s), and, when desired, optional features and functions are added to construct the service desired by the customer. Each of the components of the service are described in this section. If the Company determined that the requested parameter specifications are not compatible, the customer will be advised and given the opportunity to change the order. When a customized circuit is ordered, the customer will be notified whether Additional Engineering Charges apply. In such cases, the customer will be given an estimate of the hours to be billed before any further action is taken on the order. The circuit description specifies the characteristics of the basic circuit and indicates whether the circuit is provided between customer designated premises or between a customer designated premises and a Telephone Company hub where bridging or multiplexing functions are performed. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 188 l!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' General (Cont'd) 1.7 Service Descriptions (Cont'd) Information pertaining to the technical specifications packages indicates the transmission parameters that are available with each package. This information is displayed in a matrix with the transmission parameters listed down the left side and the packages listed across the top. Each package is identified by a code, i., VGC. The first two letters of the code indicate the category of Special Access Service to which the parameters are applicable. These two letter codes are shown above in parentheses following the category of Special Access Service. The letter C" following the two letter code indicates the technical specifications package for a customized service. A numeric or alpha-numeric designation following the two letter code indicates the specific predefined package. For a customized service, the customer may select any parameters available with that category of service as long as the parameters are compatible. When appropriate, the Technical Reference which contains detailed specifications for the parameters is shown following the matrix. Channel interfaces at each POT on a two-point service may be symmetrical or asymmetrical. On a multi-point service they may also be symmetrical or asymmetrical, but communications can only be provided between compatible channel interfaces. Only certain channel interfaces are compatible. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMiSSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 'Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 189 ~zn.SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont'd) 1.7 Service Descriptions (Co nt' d) Only certain channel interface combinations are available with the predefined technical specifications packages. These are delineated in the Technical References set forth at the end of this section. When a customized circuit is requested, all channel interface combinations available with the specified type of service are available with the customized circuit. The optional features and functions available with each type of basic circuit are described in this section. The optional features and functions information also indicates with which technical specifications packages they are available. Such information is displayed in a matrix with the optional feature or function listed down the left side and the technical specifications package listed across the top. All services installed will conform to the transmission specifications standards contained in this tariff or in the following Technical References for each category of service. Metallic Voice Grade High Capacity PUB 62502 PUB 62501 and associated Addendum PUB 41004, Table 4 PUB 62503 and associated Addendum PUB 62504 and associated Addendum PUB 62507 PUB 62310 PUB 64508 PUB 62411 Program Audio Video Digital Data (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 190 t!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' General (Cont'd) Service Descriptions (Cont' d) (A)Metallic Service (1) Basic Circuit Description A metallic circuit is an unconditioned two-wire circuit capable of transmitting low speed varying signals at rates up to 30 baud. Metallic circuits are provided between customer designated premises or between a customer designated premises and a Company hub where bridging functions are performed. Interoffice metallic facilities will be limited in length to a total of five miles per circuit. (2) Technical Specifications Packages Parameter Package MT -2 l DC Resistance Between Conductors Loop Resistance Shunt Capacitance The technical specifications are delineated in Technical Reference PUB 62502. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 191 l!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' General (Cont' d) 1.7 Service Descriptions (Cont' d) (B)Voice Grade Service (1) Basic Circuit Description A Voice Grade Circuit is a circuit which provides voice frequency transmission capability in the nominal frequency range of 300 to 3000 Hz and may be terminated two-wire or four-wire. Voice Grade circuits are provided between customer designated premises or between a customer designated premises and a Telephone Company hub. (2) Technical Specifications Packages Parameter Package VG - Q* 1 2. 1 1: ~ Q 1 .8. 2 11 Attenuation Distortion Message Noise Echo Control X Envelope Delay Distortion Frequency Shift Impulse Noise X X X X X XX X X x X X X X X X X XX X X XX X X X X X XX X XX X XX X XX X X XX X X X The desired parameters are selected by the customer from the list of available parameters. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT A Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 192 l!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' General (Cont' d) 1.7 Service Descriptions (Cont' d) (B)Voice Grade Service (Co nt' d) (2) Technical Specifications Packages (Cont' d) Parameter Package VG - ~* 1 2. 1 1: ~ Q 1 ~ 2 1Q 11 Intermodulation Distortion Loss Deviation Phase Hits, Gain Hits, and Dropouts Phase Jitter Signal-to- Message Noise Signal-to- Notch Noise X X XX X XX X X X X X X X XX X X X X X X XX X X X X X XX X X X The desired parameters are selected by the customer from the list of available parameters. The technical specifications for these parameters (except for dropouts, gain hits, and phase hits) are delineated in Technical Reference PUB 62501 and associated Addendum. The technical specifications for dropouts, phase hits, Reference PUB 41004, Table 4. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 193 U). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont'd) Service Descriptions (Cont' d) (B)Voice Grade Service (Cont' d) (3) Channel Interfaces The following channel interfaces for Voice Grade Service do not require signaling capability: AH, DA, DB, DD, DE, DS , PR, and TF. The following channel interfaces for Voice Grade Service require signaling capability: AB, AC, CT, DX, DY , EB , EX , GS , LA, LB, LC, LO, LR, LS, RV, and SF. (C)Program Audio Service (1) Basic Circuit Description A Program Audio circuit is a circuit measured in Hz for the transmission of a complex signal voltage. The actual bandwidth is a function of the channel interface selected by the customer. Only one-way transmission is provided. Program Audio circuits are provided between customer designated premises or between a customer designated premises and a Telephone Company Hub. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT A Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 Original Sheet Number 194 l!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont' d) 1.7 Service Descriptions (Cont' d) (C)Program Audio Service (Cont'd) (2) Technical Specification Packages Parameter Actual Measured Loss Amplitude Tracking Crosstalk Distortion Tracking Gain/Frequency Distortion Group Delay Noise Phase Tracking Short-Term Gain Stability Short-Term Loss Total Distortion Package AP - * 1 2 l X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X The desired parameters are selected by the customer from the list of available parameters The technical specifications are delineated in Technical Reference PUB 62503 and associated Addendum. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 27 Original Sheet Number 195 trI. SECRETARV ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont'd) 1.7 Service Descriptions (Cont' d) (C)Program Audio Service (Cont' d) (3) Channel Interface The following channel interfaces (CIs) define the bandwidths that are available for a Program Audio circuit: Bandwidth PG- PG- PG- PG- Nominal frequency from 50 to 15000 Hz Nominal frequency from 200 to 3500 Hz Nominal frequency from 100 to 5000 Hz Nominal frequency from 50 to 8000 Hz (4) Optional Features and Functions (a) Central Office Bridging Capability Distribution Amplifier (b) Gain Conditioning With the addition of gain conditioning, the loss at initiation of service will be OdB \j 5 dB for AP 1 , AP2 AP3, and AP4. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 196 l!). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont'd) 1.7 Service Descriptions (Cont' d) (C)Program Audio Service (Cont' d) (4) Optional Features and Functions (Cont'd) (c) Stereo Provisions of a pair of gain/phase equalized channels for stereo applications. (Additional AP channel must be ordered separately. The following table shows the technical specifications packages with which the optional features and functions are available. Available with Technical Specifications Package AP-J. Central Office Bridging Capability Gain Conditioning Stereo (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVEIdaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 197 tf). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont' d) Service Descriptions (Cont' d) (D)Video Service (1) Basic Circuit Description A video circuit is a circuit with one-way transmission capability for a standard 525 line/60 field monochrome, or National Television Systems Committee color, video signal and one or two associated 5 or 15 kHz audio signal(s). The bandwidth for a video circuit is either 30 Hz to 4.5 MHz or 30 Hz to 6.6 MHz. The associated audio signal(s) may be either duplexed or provided as one or two separate circuits. The provision and the bandwidth of the associated audio signal(s) is a function of the channel interface selected by the customer. Video circuits are provided between customer designated premises or between a customer designated premises and a Telephone Company Hub. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 198 ~d).~ SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' General (Cont'd) 1.7 Service Descriptions (Cont' d) (D)Video Service (Cont' (2) Technical Specifications Packages Parameter Amplitude vs. Frequency Response Chrominance/Luminance Inequalities Gain Delay Chrominance/Luminance Intermodulation Chrominance Nonlinear Gain Chrominance Nonlinear Phase Crosstalk Differential Gain Differential Phase Dynamic Gain (picture and sync signal) Field- Time Distortion Gain/Frequency Distortion Gain Stability Insertion Gain Line-Time Distortion Long-Time Distortion Luminance Nonlinearity Package TV - The desired parameters are selected by the customer from the list of available parameters. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association Effective: December 27, 2002 By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 DEC 27 ' Original Sheet Number 199 A). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont' d) 1.7 Service Descriptions (Cont' d) (D)Video Service (Cont' d) (2) Technical Specifications Packages (Cont' d) Parameter Luminance Signal/CCIR Weighted Noise Short- Time Distortion 2 T Pulse T - Bar Ringing Signal/l 5 kHz Flat Weighted Noise Signal/Low Frequency Noise Stereo Gain Difference Stereo Phase Difference Total Harmonic Distortion Transient Sync Signal Non-Linearity Video/Audio Delay Difference Package TV - The technical specifications are delineated in Technical Reference PUB 620504 and associated Addendum. The desired parameters are selected by the customer from the list of available parameters. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV25 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 200 ~lf).SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont'd) 1.7 Service Descriptions (Cont' d) (D)Video Service (Cont' d) (3) Channel Interfaces The following channel interfaces (CIs) define the bandwidth and the provision of the audio signal(s) associated with a video circuit: Audio Bandwidth Provision 2TV6-15kHz 1 Channel, duplexed 2TV6-15kHz 2 Channels, duplexed 2TV7-15kHz 1 Channel, duplexed 2TV7-15kHz 2 Channels, duplexed 4TV6-5kHz 1 Channel, separate 4TV6-15kHz 1 Channel, separate 4TV7-5kHz 1 Channel, separate 4TV7-15kHz 1 Channel, separate 6TV6-5kHz 2 Channels, separate 6TV6-15kHz 2 Channels, separate 6TV7-5kHz 2 Channels, separate 6TV7-15kHz 2 Channels, separate (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27, 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT A Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 201 A). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont' d) Service Descriptions (Cont' d) (E)Digital Data Service (1) Basic Circuit Description A digital data circuit is a circuit for duplex four-wire transmission of synchronous serial data at the rate of 2.4, 4. , or 56 kbps. The actual bit rate is a function ofthe channel interface selected by the customer. The circuit provides a synchronous service with timing provided by the Company through the Company s facilities to the customer in the received bit stream. Digital data circuits are only available via Company designated hubs and are provided between customer designated premises or between a customer designated premises and a Company hub. The customer may provide the channel service unit-type equipment or other network channel terminating equipment associated with the digital data circuit at the customer premises. The interim program for interconnection of such equipment is set forth in Technical References PUB AS No. (Continued) Issued: October 10, 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for IT Idaho Public Utilities Commission IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers Tariff Number 3 NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Original Sheet Number 202 U). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont' d) General (Cont' d) 1.7 Service Descriptions (Cont' d) (E)Digital Data Service (Cont' d) (2) Technical Specifications Packages Parameter Error-Free Seconds Package DA 1 ~ 1 X X X X The Company will provide a circuit capable of meeting a monthly average performance equal to or greater than 99.875% error-free seconds while the circuit is in service, if it is measured through a CSU equivalent which is designed manufactured, and maintained to conform with the specifications contained in Technical Reference PUB 62310. Voltages which are compatible with Digit Data Service are delineated in Technical Reference PUB 62507. (3) Channel Interfaces The following channel interfaces (CIs) define the bit rates that are available for a digital data circuit. DU- DU- DU- DU- Bit Rate 2.4 kbps 8 kbps 6 kbps 56.0 kbps (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Idaho Public Utilities Commission NOV 2 5 'DEC 2 7 ' Tariff Number 3 Original Sheet Number 203 d). SECRETARY ACCESS SERVICE Special Access Service (Cont'd) 6.1 General (Cont' d) 1.7 Service Descriptions (Cont' d) (E)Digital Data Service (Cont' d) (4) Optional Features and Functions (a) Central Office Bridging Capability Digital data bridging, per port, is available on an individual case basis only. (b) Loop Transfer Arrangement An arrangement that affords the customer an additional measure of protection and/or flexibility in the use of their access circuit(s) on a lxN basis. The arrangement can be utilized to transfer a leg of a Special Access Service to either a spare or working circuit that terminates in either the same or a different customer designated premises. This arrangement is only available at a Company designated hub. A key activated or dial-up control service is required to operate the transfer arrangement. A spare circuit, if required, is not included as a part of the option. (Continued) Issued: October 10 2002 Effective: December 27 2002 Issued by Idaho Telephone Association By: Conley E. Ward Title: Attorney for ITA