HomeMy WebLinkAboutCox Idaho Telecom LLC Access Service Tariff.pdf Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006
Effective Date: July 1, 2006
Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 1
ACCESS SERVICE
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC
REGULATIONS AND SCHEDULE OF CHARGES
APPLYING TO INTRASTATE ACCESS SERVICE
WITHIN THE STATE OF IDAHO
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 31, 2014
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 3
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THIS PAGE RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 4
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Description ..............................................................................................................Page
Check Sheet ..................................................................................................................2
Table of Contents ...........................................................................................................4
Application of Access Service Tariff ...................................................................................6
Explanation of Symbols and Abbreviations.........................................................................7
SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS..............................................................................................9
SECTION 2 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS
2.1 Undertaking of the Company..................................................................... 12
2.2 Obligations of the Customer...................................................................... 19
2.3 Billing and Payment Arrangements............................................................. 31
2.4 Claims and Disputes................................................................................. 34
2.5 Payment of Deposits ................................................................................ 35
2.6 Inspection, Testing and Adjustment ........................................................... 36
2.7 Interconnection ....................................................................................... 37
SECTION 3 – SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE
3.1 General .................................................................................................. 38
3.2 Description of Switched Access Service Arrangements and
Manner of Provision.................................................................................. 39
3.3 Switched Access Features ......................................................................... 44
3.4 Rate Categories....................................................................................... 48
3.5 Obligations of the Company ...................................................................... 54
3.6 Obligations of the Customer...................................................................... 55
3.7 Rate Regulations...................................................................................... 56
3.8 Special Construction................................................................................. 64
3.9 Maintenance of Service Charge.................................................................. 65
3.10 Rates and Charges................................................................................... 66
SECTION 4 – DEDICATED ACCESS SERVICE
4.1 General .................................................................................................. 71
4.2 Description of Application of Rates ............................................................. 73
4.3 Obligations of the Customer...................................................................... 74
4.4 Service Descriptions................................................................................. 75
4.5 Rate and Charges .................................................................................... 78
SECTION 5 – PROMOTIONS........................................................................................... 81
SECTION 6 – CUSTOMER SPECIFIC CONTRACTS.............................................................. 82
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 5
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THIS PAGE RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006
Effective Date: July 1, 2006
Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 6
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APPLICATION OF ACCESS SERVICE TARIFF
The Cox Intrastate Access Service Tariff (“Tariff”) sets forth the service offerings, rates, terms
and conditions applicable to the furnishing of Intrastate Access Services by Cox Idaho Telcom,
LLC d/b/a Cox Communications (hereinafter referred to as “Cox” or “the Company”) in the
State of Idaho. Services, features and functions will be provided where facilities, including but
not limited to, billing and technical capabilities, are available.
The provision of Cox Access Service is subject to existing regulations and terms and conditions
specified in this Tariff as well as in the Company’s other tariffs or service guides, and may be
revised, added to, or supplemented by superseding issues.
In addition to the regulations and charges set forth herein, this Tariff is subject to specific
regulations as may be prescribed by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 7
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EXPLANATION SYMBOLS REFER MARKS, AND ABBREVIATIONS OF
TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN THIS TARIFF
The following symbols shall be used in this Tariff for the purpose indicated below:
(T) To signify a change to text.
(C) To signify a correction.
(D) To signify a discontinued service.
(I) To signify an increase in rate.
(M) To signify a moved text.
(N) To signify a new service.
(R) To signify a decrease in rate.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 8
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EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ABBREVIATIONS
B8ZS - Bipolar with 8-Zero Substitution; a line coding technique which permits DS0 and
DS1 transmission with 15 consecutive zeros. B8ZS support 64 KBPS clear
channel transmission.
CDP - Customer Designated Premises – The premises specified by the Customer for
termination of Access Services.
DS1 - Digital Signal Level 1; a dedicated, high capacity, full duplex channel with a line
speed of 1.544 Mbps isochronous serial data having a line signal format of either
Alternate Mark Inversion (AMI) or Bipolar with 8 Zero Substitution (B8ZS) and
either Superframe (D4) or Extended Superframe (ESF) formats. DS1 Service
has the equivalent capacity of 24 Voice Grade or DS0 services.
DS3 - Digital Signal Level 3; a dedicated, high capacity, full duplex channel with a line
speed of 44.736 Mbps isochronous serial data having a line code of bipolar with
three zero substitution (B3ZS). Equivalent capacity of 28 DS1 Services.
FOC- Final Order Confirmation.
ICB - Individual Case Basis.
Kbps - Kilobits per second; 1000s of bits per second.
LATA - Local Access and Transport Area. A geographic area established by the US
District Court for the District of Columbia in Civil Action No. 17-49, within which
a Local Exchange Company provides communications services.
LEC - Local Exchange Company.
Mbps - Megabits per second; millions of bits per second.
N/A - Not Available.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 9
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SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS
The following definitions are applicable to this Tariff:
Access Code - Denotes a uniform code assigned by the Company to an individual Customer.
The code has the form 10XXX, 10XXXXX, 950-0XXX, or 950-1XXX.
Access Minutes - Denotes that usage of exchange facilities in intrastate service for the
purpose of calculating chargeable usage.
Access Tandem – A switching system that provides a traffic concentration and distribution
function for originating or terminating traffic between end offices and a Customer’s premises.
Account - The Customer who has agreed, verbally or by signature, to honor the terms of
service established by the Company. An account may have more than one access code billed
to the same Customer address.
Answer 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.
Bit - The smallest unit of information in a binary system of notation.
Bits Per Second (bps) - The number of bits transmitted in a one second interval.
Call - A Customer attempt for which the complete address code is provided to the service end
office.
Carrier or Common Carrier – Any individual, partnership, association, corporation or other
entity engaged in intrastate communications for hire by wire or radio between two or more
exchanges.
Central Office – A local Company switching system where exchange service customer station
loops are terminated for purposes of interconnection to each other and to trunks.
Channel - A communications path between two or more points of termination. A path for
electrical transmission between two or more points, the path having a bandwidth and
termination of the Customer's choosing.
Commission – The Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
Company – Cox Idaho Telcom, LLC
Cox - Cox Idaho Telcom, LLC
Customer - Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other legal entity that subscribes to
service under the terms and conditions of this Tariff and is responsible for the payment of
charges.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 10
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SECTION 1 – DEFINITIONS, Cont’d.
Customer Designated Premises (CDP) - The premises specified by the Customer for
termination of Access Services.
Dedicated Access or Dedicated Transport - A method for a Customer to directly connect
two locations of their choice with dedicated (non-switched) services.
End User – Denotes any Customer of an intrastate, interstate or foreign telecommunications
service that is not a carrier, except that a carrier other than a LEC shall be deemed to be an
“end user” to the extent that such carrier uses a telecommunications service for administrative
purposes and a person or entity that offers telecommunications services exclusively as a
reseller shall be deemed to be an “end user” if all resale transmissions offered by such reseller
originate on the premises of such reseller.
End Office Switch - A Company switching system where station loops are terminated for
purposes of interconnection to each other and to trunks.
Entry Switch - First point of switching.
Exchange - A group of lines in a unit generally smaller than a LATA established by the
Company for the administration of communications service in a specified area. An Exchange
may consist of one or more Central Offices together with the associated facilities used in
furnishing communications service within the specified area.
Facility - Denotes any cables, poles, conduit, carrier equipment, wire center distribution
frames, central office switching equipment, etc., utilized to provide the service offered under
this Tariff.
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 Customer premises.
Interexchange Carrier (IC) - Any individual, partnership, association, corporation or other
entity engaged in Interstate or Intrastate interexchange communication for hire by wire or
radio between two or more exchanges.
Holidays - New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day,
and Christmas Day.
HUB – The end office from which the Customer Designated Premises would normally obtain
dial tone from the company.
Interstate - The term Interstate applies to the regulatory jurisdiction of services used for
communications between locations located in different states within the United States or
between one or more location in the United States and one or more international locations.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 11
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SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS (CONT'D.)
Intrastate Communications - Any communications which originates and terminates within
the same state.
Local Access and Transport Area (LATA) - A geographic area established for the provision
and administration of communications service. A LATA encompasses designated exchanges,
which are grouped to serve common social, economic and other purposes.
Local Calling Area - A geographical area, as defined in the Company's local or general
exchange service Tariff in which an End User may complete a call without incurring toll usage
charges.
Message - A Message is a Call as defined above.
N/A - Not Applicable.
Off-Hook - The active condition of Switched Access Service or a telephone exchange line.
On-Hook - The idle condition of Switched Access Service or a telephone exchange line.
Originating Direction - The use of Switched Access Service for the origination of calls from an
End User premises to an IC premises.
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. The point of
demarcation is the point of interconnection between Company communications facilities and
Customer-provided facilities as defined in Part 68 of the Federal Communications Commission's
Rules and Regulations.
Premises - The physical space designated by the Customer for the termination of the
Company's service.
Dedicated Access - See Dedicated Access.
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.
United States - The contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006
Effective Date: July 1, 2006
Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 12
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SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS
2.1 Undertaking of the Company
2.1.1 Scope
1. The Company undertakes to furnish communications service in connection with one-way
and/or two-way information transmission between points within the State of Idaho
under the terms of this Tariff.
2. Customers may use services and facilities provided under this Tariff to obtain access to
services offered by other service providers. The Company is responsible under this
Tariff only for the services and facilities provided herein, and it assumes no
responsibility for any service provided by any other entity that purchases access to the
Company network in order to originate or terminate its own services, or to
communicate with its own customers.
2.1.2 Interconnection
The Company will provide for interconnection with other carriers in accordance with the
rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission.
2.1.3 Limitation on Service
1. Service is offered subject to the availability of the necessary facilities and/or equipment
and subject to the provisions of this Tariff. The Company may decline applications for
service to or from a location where the necessary facilities or equipment are not
available. The Company may discontinue furnishing service in accordance with the
terms of this Tariff.
2. The Company reserves the right to discontinue or limit service when necessitated by
conditions beyond its control, as hereinafter defined, or when service is used in
violation of provisions of this Tariff or the law.
3. The Company does not undertake to transmit messages, but offers the use of its service
when available, and shall not be liable for errors in transmission or for failure to
establish connections.
4. The Company reserves the right to discontinue service, limit service, or to impose
requirements as required to meet regulatory or statutory rules and standards.
5. The Company shall not be required to furnish, or continue to furnish, facilities or service
where the circumstances are such that the proposed use of the facilities or service
would tend to adversely affect the Company’s property, service or economic conditions.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 13
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SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.1 Undertaking of the Company, cont’d.
2.1.4 Assignment or Transfer
All services provided under this Tariff are directly or indirectly controlled by the Company
and the Customer may not transfer or assign the use of service without the express prior
written consent of the Company. Such transfer or assignment shall only apply where there
is no interruption of the use or location of service. All terms and conditions contained in
this Tariff shall apply to all such permitted transferees or assignees.
2.1.5 Ownership of Facilities
The Customer obtains no property right or interest in the use of any specific type of facility,
equipment, number, process, or code. All right, title and interest to such items remain, at
all times, solely with the Company.
2.1.6 Use of Service
1. Service may be used for any lawful purpose by the Customer or by any End User.
2. Recording of telephone conversations of service provided by the Company under this
Tariff is prohibited except as authorized by applicable federal, state or local laws.
3. Any service provided under this Tariff may be resold to or shared (jointly used) with
other persons at the Customer's option. The Customer remains solely responsible for
all use of service ordered by it or billed to its account(s) pursuant to this Tariff, for
determining who is authorized to use its service, and for promptly notifying the
Company of any unauthorized use. The Customer may advise its customers that a
portion of its service is provided by the Company, but the Customer shall not represent
that the Company jointly participates with the Customer in the provision of the service.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 14
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SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.1 Undertaking of the Company, cont’d.
2.1.7 Provision of Equipment and Facilities
1. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to make available services to a Customer on
or before a particular date, subject to the provisions of and compliance by the
Customer with, the regulations contained in this Tariff. The Company does not
guarantee availability by any such date and shall not be liable for any delays in
commencing service to any Customer.
2. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to maintain facilities that it furnishes to the
Customer. The Customer may not, nor may the Customer permit others to, rearrange,
disconnect, remove, attempt to repair or otherwise interfere with any of the facilities
installed by the Company, except upon the written consent of the Company.
3. Equipment installed at the Customer Premises for use in connections with the services
the Company offers shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which the
Company has provided it.
4. The Customer shall be responsible for the payment of service charges as set forth
herein for visits by the Company’s employees or its agent to the premises of the
Customer when the service difficulty or trouble results from the use of equipment or
facilities provided by any party other than the Company, including but not limited to
the Customer.
5. The Company shall not be responsible for the installation, operation or maintenance of
any Customer provided communications equipment. Where such equipment is
connected to the facilities furnished pursuant to this Tariff, the responsibility of the
Company shall be limited to the furnishing of facilities offered under this Tariff and to
the maintenance and operation of such facilities. Beyond this responsibility, the
Company shall not be responsible for:
- the transmission of signals by Customer provided equipment or for the quality of,
or defects in, such transmission; or
- the reception of signals by Customer provided equipment; or
- network control signaling where such signaling is performed by
Customer-provided network control signaling equipment.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 15
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SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.1 Undertaking of the Company, cont’d.
2.1.8 Liability of the Company
1. The Company’s liability for its willful misconduct, if any, is not limited by this Tariff.
With respect to any other claim or suit, by a customer or by any others, for damages
associated with the installation, provision, preemption, termination, maintenance,
repair or restoration of service, and subject to the provisions of (2) through (8) of this
subsection, following, the Company’s liability, if any, shall not exceed an amount equal
to the proportionate charge for the service for the period during which the service was
affected. This liability for damages shall be in addition to any amounts that may
otherwise be due the customer under this Tariff as a credit allowance for a service
interruption.
2. 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.
3. Where an exchange telephone company, that jointly provides access service with the
Company, is incapable of denying such service in compliance with its Tariffs, without
the cooperation of the Company, the Company will assist that exchange telephone
company in denying joint access service to the customer as long as that exchange
telephone company indemnifies, defends and holds harmless the Company from and
against any and all liability, loss, damages, costs, claims or expenses of any kind
arising out of the Company’s assistance in the denial of service. Service denial for such
joint access service will only include calls which originate or terminate within, or transit,
the operating territory of the exchange telephone company(ies) initiating the service
denial.
4. The Company is not liable for damages to the customer’s 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.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 16
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SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.1 Undertaking of the Company, cont’d.
2.1.8 Liability of the Company, cont’d.
5. When a customer is provided service under this Tariff, the Company shall be
indemnified, defended and held harmless by the customer against any claim, loss or
damage arising from the customer’s use of services offered under this Tariff, involving:
A. Claims for libel, slander, invasion of privacy, or infringement of copyright arising
from the customer’s own communications;
B. Claims for patent infringement arising from the customer’s acts combining or using
the service furnished by the Company in connection with facilities or equipment
furnished by the customer; or
C. All other claims arising out of any act or omission of the customer in the course of
using services provided pursuant to this Tariff.
6. The Company does not guarantee or make any warranty with respect to its services
when used in an explosive atmosphere. The Company shall be indemnified, defended
and held harmless by the customer from any and all claims by any person relating to
the customer’s use of the services so provided.
7. No license under patents (other than the limited license to use) is granted by the
Company or shall be implied or arise by estoppel, with respect to any service offered
under this Tariff. The Company will defend the customer against claims of patent
infringement arising solely from the use by the customer services offered under this
Tariff and will indemnify such customer for any damages awarded based solely on such
claims.
8. 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’s
reasonable control.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 17
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SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.1 Undertaking of the Company, cont’d.
2.1.9 Discontinuance and Restoration of Service
Service will continue to be provided until canceled by the Customer, in writing, or until
canceled by the Company as set forth below. The Company may render bills subsequent to
the termination of service for charges incurred before termination.
1. Cancellation by the Customer
The Customer may have service discontinued upon written notice to the Company. The
Company shall hold the Customer responsible for payment of all bills for service
furnished until the cancellation date specified by the Customer or until the date that the
written cancellation notice is received, whichever is later. A termination liability charge
applies to early cancellation of a term agreement.
2. Cancellation by the Company
A. For Nonpayment: The Company, by written notice to the Customer and in
accordance with applicable law, may discontinue service or cancel an application for
service without incurring any liability when there is an unpaid balance for service
that is more than 60 days overdue.
B. For Returned Checks: The Customer whose check or draft is returned unpaid for
any reason, after two attempts at collection, shall be subject to discontinuance of
service in the same manner as provided for nonpayment of overdue charges.
C. For any violation of law or of any of the provisions governing the furnishing of
service under this Tariff: The Customer shall be subject to discontinuance of service,
without notice, for any violation of any law, rule, regulation or policy of any
government authority having jurisdiction over service, or by reason of any order or
decision of a court or other government authority having jurisdiction which prohibits
the Company from furnishing such service.
D. For the Company to comply with any order or request of any governmental
authority having jurisdiction: The Customer shall be subject to discontinuance of
service, without notice, for the Company to comply with any order or request of any
governmental authority having jurisdiction.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 18
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SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.1 Undertaking of the Company, cont’d.
2.1.9 Discontinuance and Restoration of Service, cont’d.
3. Restoration of service
A. If service has been discontinued for nonpayment or as otherwise provided herein
and the Customer wishes it continued, service shall, at the Company's discretion, be
restored when all past due amounts are paid or the event giving rise to the
discontinuance (if other than nonpayment) is corrected and the Customer pays a
deposit at Company's discretion. Nonrecurring charges apply to restored services.
B. Restoration of disrupted services shall be in accordance with the Federal
Communication Commission and Commission’s Rules and Regulations, which specify
the priority system for such activities.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 19
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SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.2 Obligations of the Customer
2.2.1 Damages
The Customer shall reimburse the Company for damages to Company facilities utilized to
provide services under this Tariff caused by the negligence or willful act of the Customer,
or resulting from improper use of the Company's facilities, or due to malfunction of any
facilities or equipment provided by other than the Company, except that no Customer shall
be liable for another Customer's actions.
2.2.2 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 permits.
2.2.3 Equipment Space and Power
The Customer shall furnish 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 equipment space at
reasonable times for installation, testing, repair, maintenance or removal of Company
service.
2.2.4 Cancellation of Application for Service
Where the Customer or applicant cancels an application for service prior receipt of final
order confirmation (FOC), or prior to the start of special construction, no charge applies.
Where installation of service has been started (after FOC) prior to the cancellation, a
cancellation charge equal to the costs incurred by the Company may apply, but in no case
shall such charge exceed the charge for the applicable installation charges.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 20
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.2 Obligations of the Customer
2.2.5 Liability of the Customer
The Customer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company (including the costs
of reasonable attorney's fees) against:
1. Claims for libel, slander, infringement of copyright or unauthorized use of any
trademark, trade name or service mark arising out of the material, data, information,
or other content transmitted over the Company's facilities or equipment; and
2. Claims for patent infringement arising from combining or connecting the Company's
facilities or equipment with facilities, equipment, apparatus or systems of the
Customer; and
3. All other claims (including, without limitation, claims for damage to any business or
property, or injury to, or death of, any person) arising out of any act or omission of the
Customer, or the Customer's agents, End Users, or customers, in connection with any
service or facilities or equipment provided by the Company.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 21
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.2 Obligations of the Customer, cont’d.
2.2.6 Testing
The service provided under this Tariff shall be made 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. No credit will
be allowed for any interruption during such tests and adjustments.
2.2.7 Design of Customer Services
The Customer shall be responsible for its own expense for the overall design of its services
and for any redesigning or rearrangements 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.
2.2.8 Network Contingency Coordination
The Customer shall, in cooperation with the Company, coordinate in planning the actions
to be taken to maintain maximum network capability following natural or man-made
disasters which affect telecommunications service.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 22
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.2 Obligations of the Customer, cont’d.
2.2.9 ASR Requirements
The Customer shall order all Access Services as described in this Section. Unless otherwise
noted elsewhere in this Tariff, all services offered under this Tariff will be ordered using an
Access Service Request (ASR). The format and terms of the ASR will follow industry
Access Service Order Guidelines.
ASRs for both Switched and Special, must specify the CDP, type of service (e.g. DS1 or
DS3), the channel interface, and any optional arrangements desired. In addition, ASRs for
Direct-Trunked Transport must specify any Hubs involved and the end office, when direct
routing to an end office is desired.
ASRs for Direct-Trunked Transport must also specify the number of trunks at the end
office, major traffic types and directionality. Ordered quantities shall be specified by
originating and terminating direction and by traffic type (e.g. MTS/MTS-type or
WATS/WATS-type). Where the Customer desires to segregate its originating traffic into
separate trunk groups by type of traffic, the Customer must specify the ordered quantities
by trunk group and by traffic type.
When a Customer orders Switched Access for mixed interstate and intrastate usage, the
Customer shall provide an estimate of the total usage which will be interstate by traffic
type, e.g. 1+, 011+, 8XX, 500/700 service. If the Customer fails to provide this estimate,
all usage will be allocated as 50% interstate and 50% intrastate. The Customer or the
Company allocated percentages will be used as a basis of the jurisdictional determination
for billing purposes of all charges until the service is activated and a more accurate
determination can be provided as specified in Sections 2.2.10, Jurisdictional Report
Requirements, and 2.2.11, Determination of Interstate Charges for Mixed Interstate and
Intrastate Switched Access, following.
2.2.10 Jurisdictional Report Requirements
1. Jurisdictional Reports
A. Percent Interstate Usage (PIU)
1. For purposes of developing the projected interstate percentage for FGD, the
Customer shall consider every call that originates from a calling party in one state
and terminates to a called party in a different state to be interstate
communications. The customer shall consider every call that terminates to a
called party within the same state as the state where the calling party is located
to be intrastate communications. The manner in which a call is routed through
the telecommunications network does not affect the jurisdiction of a call, i.e., a
call between two points within the same state is an intrastate call even if it is
routed through another state.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 23
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.2 Obligations of the Customer, cont’d.
2.2.10 Jurisdictional Report Requirements, cont’d.
1. Jurisdictional Reports, cont’d.
A. Percent Interstate Usage (PIU)
2. When the Company receives sufficient call detail to permit it to determine the
jurisdiction of some or all originating and terminating access minutes of use,
the Company will use that call detail to render bills for those minutes of use
and will not use Customer reported Percent Interstate Usage (PIU) factors to
determine the jurisdiction of those minutes of use.
Where the Company does not have sufficient call detail to permit it to determine
the jurisdiction of some or all originating and terminating access minutes of use,
the Company will:
- Apply the PIU based on the latest jurisdictional report as provided by the
Customer and as set forth in C. following.
- Where the Customer has not provided a jurisdictional report, the Company
shall use the original estimate of total usage as set forth in 2.2.9, ASR
Requirements, preceding.
- Where no estimate of total usage has been provided, the PIU shall be
allocated as 50% interstate and 50% intrastate.
The information used will be used until the Customer provides an updated PIU
factor as set forth in 3 of this subsection A, following. No prorating or back
billing will be done based on the updated report.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 24
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.2 Obligations of the Customer, cont’d.
2.2.10 Jurisdictional Report Requirements, cont’d.
1. Jurisdictional Reports, cont’d.
A. Percent Interstate Usage (PIU), cont’d.
3. When the Customer initially orders Switched Access Service(s) the Customer will
state in its order (Access Service Request “ASR”) a PIU factor. This factor will be
used by the Company as the customer-provided PIU factor until the Customer
provides updated PIU factors as required in this subsection. For each service
listed below, the customer may provide separate PIU factors in accordance with
1 and 2 of this subsection A, preceding.
When a Customer submits an order for Switched Access services, the Customer
must state the Percentage Interstate Usage (PIU) on a statewide, or at a
minimum at a LATA level.
When the Customer provides PIU factors, the Company will subtract the
developed PIU from 100 and the difference is the PIU. The sum of the interstate
and intrastate percentages will equal 100 percent. The Customer may only
provide a PIU factor that is a whole number (a number from 0 to 100).
Where the Customer provides access services to other carriers, the Customer
will develop it’s projected PIU factor based upon a weighted average of the PIUs
of its own and of the other carriers’ end user traffic in accordance with the
procedures below.
- The PIU will be applied to the appropriate Carrier Common Line, End Office
Switching, Information Surcharge, and Interconnection Charge.
- The PIU for Switched Access services must be provided by the Customer of
record when used in conjunction with Signaling.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 25
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.2 Obligations of the Customer, cont’d.
2.2.10 Jurisdictional Report Requirements, cont’d.
1. Jurisdictional Reports, cont’d.
B. Jurisdictional Report Updates
The Customer shall update the interstate and intrastate jurisdictional reports on a
quarterly basis. The reports will be based on the prior three months and will be due
within fifteen days after the end of the quarter beginning with the completion of the
first full quarter of service. These factors will be applied to activity dated on or after
the first day of the next calendar month, which begins at least 15 business days
after the day on which the revised report or letter is received.
The revised report or letter will serve as the basis for the next three months’ billing
and will be effective on the bill date for that service. If the Customer does not
supply an updated quarterly report or letter, the Company will assume the
Customer-provided PIU factors to be the same as those provided in the last
quarterly report or letter accepted by the Company.
For those instances wherein a quarterly report or letter has never been received
from the Customer, the Company will apply the factors as set forth in 1.A.2,
preceding.
A Customer may file jurisdictional reports aggregated usage at a statewide, or at a
minimum LATA level.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 26
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.2 Obligations of the Customer, cont’d.
2.2.10 Jurisdictional Report Requirements, cont’d.
2. Maintenance of Customer Records
The Customer shall retain for a minimum of twelve months call detail records that
substantiate the interstate percentage provided to the Company as set forth in
2.2.10.1, Jurisdictional Reports, preceding, for Switched Access Service. Such records
shall consist of the following:
A. All call detail records such as work papers and/or backup documentation including
paper, magnetic tapes or any other form of records for billed Customer traffic, call
information including call terminating address (i.e., called number), the call
duration, all originating and terminating trunk groups or access lines over which the
call is routed, and the point at which the call enters the Customer’s network and;
B. If the Customer has a mechanized system in place that calculated the PIU, then a
description of that system and the methodology used to calculate the PIU must be
furnished and any other pertinent information (such as but not limited to flow
charts, source code, etc.) relating to such systems must also be made available.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 27
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.2 Obligations of the Customer, cont’d.
2.2.10 Jurisdictional Report Requirements, cont’d.
3. Jurisdictional Reports Verification
The Company may request the Customer to verify their jurisdictional reports. The
Customer shall keep records of call detail from which the percentage of interstate and
intrastate use can be ascertained. The Company will request the Customer to provide
the records of call detail and other information as specified in 2.2.10.2, Maintenance of
Customer Records, preceding, that the Customer uses to determine the percentage of
interstate and intrastate use in some or all of the states where the Customer has
provided such factors. No more than one verification request per state will be made per
year.
A. If the PIU factors filed by the Customer cannot be validated by the data provided,
and the data provided by the Customer is sufficient to calculate a PIU factor
different than the Customer’s reported PIU factor, the Company will use these
records to:
- revise the Customer’s PIU factor,
- calculate the interstate and intrastate access charges that should have been
billed to the Customer for the prior period specified in 2, Maintenance of
Customer Records, of this subsection preceding, that the inaccurate PIUs had
been used and debit or credit the Customer for the difference between the
charges that should have been billed with the default PIU and the charges that
were billed.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 28
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.2 Obligations of the Customer, cont’d.
2.2.10 Jurisdictional Report Requirements, cont’d.
3. Jurisdictional Reports Verification, cont’d.
B. If the Customer fails to supply data as specified in 2, Maintenance of Customer
Records, of this subsection, preceding, within 45 calendar days of the Company’s
request, sufficient for the Company to substantiate or determine PIU factors, then:
1. The Company will apply a default PIU factor of 50% to the traffic for which the
Company does not have sufficient call detail to determine the jurisdiction of the
traffic (“unknown jurisdiction” usage) (i.e., 50% of the unknown jurisdiction
usage will be billed under the interstate jurisdiction and 50% of the unknown
jurisdiction usage will be billed under the intrastate Tariff) in lieu of the PIU
factors last submitted by the Customer.
2. The Company will apply the default PIU factor to all future access minutes of use
with unknown jurisdiction beginning with the first bill date following the 45
calendar day period during which the Customer was to submit the records of call
detail requested by the Company. The application of the default PIU factor will
continue until the Customer provides the Company with records of call detail or
other data that are sufficient for the Company to substantiate the Customer-
provided PIU factors.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 29
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.2 Obligations of the Customer, cont’d.
2.2.10 Jurisdictional Report Requirements, cont’d.
4. Contested Jurisdictional Reports
If the Company determines that the Customer-provided PIUs are inaccurate, after
reviewing the data provided by the Customer, then the Company will report the results
of the analysis to the Customer by Certified U.S.Mail (return receipt requested). The
Company will request that the Customer provide updated PIU factors consistent with
those contained in the Company’s report.
If the Company applies the revised or default PIU factor to the Customer’s account as
provided in 3, Jurisdictional Reports Verification, of this subsection preceding, in lieu of
the Customer-provided PIU factor, the Customer may contest application of the default
PIU by providing written notification, by Certified U.S. mail (return receipt requested),
to the Company within thirty (30) calendar days from the date the revised or default
PIU is applied or the date that the Company provides notice to the Customer of its
decision to apply the revised or default PIU. The Customer may request that the
dispute be resolved by a neutral arbitrator mutually agreed upon by the Company and
the Customer. Arbitration is an option of law or at the Idaho Public Utilities Commission
for resolution of the dispute. The arbitration hearing will be conducted in a state or
location within the Company operating territory where the Customer maintains its
principal place of business or at a location within the Company’s operating territory that
is mutually agreed upon by both parties. The arbitration procedures shall be governed
by the law, both statutory and case, of the state in which the arbitration hearing is held,
including but not limited to the Uniform Arbitration Act, as adopted in that state. The
arbitrator shall determine the Customer’s PIU for each state for each category of traffic
based on the standards in 1, Jurisdictional Reports, of this subsection, preceding.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 30
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.2 Obligations of the Customer, cont’d.
2.2.11 Description and Application of Rates
1. Determination of Intrastate Charges for Mixed Interstate and Intrastate
Switched Access
When mixed interstate and intrastate Switched Access Service is provided, all charges
will be prorated based on the jurisdictional distribution of access minutes as set forth in
2.2.9, ASR Requirements, and 2.2.10, Jurisdictional Report Requirements, preceding.
The portion of a Switched Access Service to be charged as intrastate is determined in
the following manner.
- For monthly and nonrecurring rate elements, multiply the percent intrastate use
times the quantity of each chargeable element times the stated Tariff rate per
element.
- For usage rated elements, multiply the percent intrastate use times the total usage,
either measured or assumed, rounded to whole access minutes times the
appropriate Tariff rate element.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 31
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.3 Billing and Payment Arrangements
The Company shall bill on a current basis all charges incurred by and credits due to the
Customer. The Customer may receive its bill in: (1) a paper format; (2) a paper format
bill summary with a computer disk to provide the detailed information of the bill; (3)
computer disk only; or (4) via electronic transmission. Such bills are due upon receipt
regardless of the media utilized. The Company shall bill in advance charges for all services
to be provided during the ensuing billing period except for charges associated with service
usage. Adjustments for the quantities of service established or discontinued in any billing
period beyond the minimum service period will be prorated to the number of days based
on a 30 day month. The Company will, upon request and availability, furnish such detailed
information as may reasonably be required for verification of billing.
When a Customer makes a payment to the Company in the form of a check, bank draft,
credit card, debit card or other non-cash payment method, and the payment is returned to
Cox unpaid, a $30.00 returned item fee may be applied to the Customer’s account.
2.3.1 Taxes
The Customer is responsible for payment of any sales, use, gross receipts, excise,
access, franchise or other local, state and federal taxes, charges, fees or surcharges
(however designated), excluding taxes on the Company’s net income, imposed on or
based upon the provision, sale or use of network services. Where applicable, such
taxes will be billed by the Company to the Customer and will be separately stated on
the Customer’s invoice; provided, however, that the Company will not bill to the
Customer such taxes as may be exempted by a tax exemption or resale certificate for
operation in any jurisdiction in which the Customer obtains such certificate.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006
Effective Date: July 1, 2006
Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 32
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.3 Billing and Payment Arrangements, cont'd.
2.3.2 Payment Due Date
1. All bills for service provided to the Customer by the Company are due on the payment
due date shown on the bill and are payable in immediately available funds. If such
payment due date would cause payment to be due on a Saturday, Sunday or Legal
Holiday, payment for such bills will be due from the Customer as follows:
2. If such payment due date falls on a Sunday or on a Legal Holiday which is observed on
a Monday, the payment due date shall be the first non-Holiday date following such
Sunday or Legal Holiday. If such payment due date falls on a Saturday or on a Legal
Holiday which is observed on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, the payment
due date shall be the last non-Holiday day preceding such Saturday or Legal Holiday.
3. Further, if any portion of the payment is received by the Company after the payment
due date as set forth above, or if any portion of the payment is received by the
Company in funds which are not immediately available to the Company, then a late
payment charge shall be due the Company. The late payment charge shall be a
portion of the payment not received by the payment due date times a late factor. The
late factor shall be 1.5% per month. The late factor will be applied for the number of
days from the payment due date to and including the date that the Customer actually
makes the payment to the Company.
2.3.3 Term Agreements
The Company offers Term Agreements wherein the Customer agrees to retain specified
Company services for a mutually agreed upon length of time. A Termination Liability
charge applies to the early termination of a Term Agreement.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 33
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.3 Billing and Payment Arrangements (Cont'd.)
2.3.4 Minimum Period
The minimum period for which services are provided and for which rates and charges are
applicable is one month unless otherwise specified. When a service is discontinued prior to
the expiration of the minimum period, one month plus installation charges are applicable,
whether the service is used or not.
1. 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.
The Minimum Period Charge for monthly billed services will be determined as follows:
A. All unpaid Nonrecurring Charges reasonably expended by the Company to establish
service to the Customer, plus;
B. Any disconnection, early cancellation or termination charges reasonably incurred
and paid to a third party by the Company on behalf of the Customer, plus;
C. All Recurring Charges specified in the applicable Service Order for the balance of the
ten current minimum period;
D. Minus a reasonable allowance for costs avoided by the Company as a direct result of
Customer’s cancellation.
In addition to the Minimum Period Charge, Termination Liabilities may apply for services
ordered under a term agreement, if applicable.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 34
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.4 Claims and Disputes
In the event that a billing dispute occurs concerning any charges billed to the Customer by
the Company, the Customer must submit a documented claim for the disputed amount.
The Customer will submit all documentation as may reasonably be required to support the
claim. All claims must be submitted to the Company within 120 days of receipt of billing
for the disputed services. If the Customer does not submit a claim as stated above, the
Customer waives all rights to filing a claim thereafter.
2.4.1 If the dispute is resolved in favor of the Customer and the Customer has withheld the
disputed amount, no interest credits or late payment penalties will apply.
2.4.2 If the dispute is resolved in favor of the Customer and the Customer has paid the
disputed amount, the Customer will receive an interest credit from the Company for
the disputed amount times a late payment factor as set forth in 2.3, Billing and
Payment Arrangements, preceding.
2.4.3 In the event that the Company agrees to refund a credit by check or wire transfer,
interest will be applied up to and including the date of issuance for either the check or
wire transfer.
2.4.4 If the dispute is resolved in favor of the Company and the Customer has paid the
disputed amount on or before the payment due date, no interest credit or penalties
will apply to the disputed amount.
2.4.5 If the dispute is resolved in favor of the Company and the Customer has withheld the
disputed amount, any payments withheld pending settlement of the disputed amount
shall be subject to the late charge as set forth in 2.3, Billing and Payment
Arrangements, preceding.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 35
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.5 Payment of Deposits
2.5.1 The Company may, in order to safeguard its interests, require a Customer which has a
proven history of late payments to the Company or does not have established credit
to make a deposit prior to or at any time after the provision of service to the
Customer to be held by the Company as a guarantee of the payment of rates and
charges. No such deposit will be required of a Customer which has established credit
with the Company and has no history of late payments to the Company.
2.5.2 A deposit may not exceed the actual or estimated rates and charges for the service for
a two month period for a facility that has a minimum payment period of one month.
The fact that a deposit has been made in no way relieves the Customer of its
obligations to comply with the Company's requirements as to prompt payment in
accordance with the terms of this Tariff.
2.5.3 At such time as the provision of the service to the Customer is terminated, the
amount of the deposit, if any, held by the Company will be credited to the Customer's
account and any credit balance which may remain will be refunded to the Customer.
After the Customer has established a one year prompt payment record, such a
deposit will be refunded or credited to the Customer's account at any time prior to the
termination of the provision of service to the Customer.
2.5.4 In the case of a cash deposit held by the Company, the deposit will accrue at a simple
interest rate of equal to the rate applicable for the late payment charges set forth in
2.3, Billing and Payment Arrangements, preceding. The simple interest will be
applied to the deposit for the number of days from the date the Customer deposit is
received by the Company to and including the date such deposit is credited to the
Customer’s account or the date the deposit is refunded by the Company. Interest will
not accrue on any deposit after the date on which reasonable effort has been made to
return it to the Customer.
2.5.5 If the amount of a deposit is proven to be less than required to meet the requirements
specified above, the Customer shall be required to pay an additional deposit upon
request.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 36
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.6 Inspection, Testing and Adjustment
2.6.1 The Company may, upon reasonable notice, make such tests and inspections as may
be necessary to determine whether the terms and conditions of this Tariff are being
complied with in the installation, operation or maintenance of the Customer's or the
Company's facilities or equipment. The Company may interrupt service at any time,
without penalty or liability, due to the Customer's departure from or the Company's
reasonable suspicion of the Customer's departure from any of these terms and
conditions.
2.6.2 Upon reasonable notice, the facilities or equipment provided by the Company shall be
made available to the Company for such tests and adjustments as may be necessary
for their maintenance in a condition satisfactory to the Company. No interruption
allowance shall be granted for the time during which such tests and adjustments are
made, unless such interruption exceeds twenty-four hours in length and is requested
by the Customer.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 37
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS (CONT'D.)
2.7 Interconnection
2.7.1 Service furnished by the Company may be interconnected with services or facilities of
other authorized communications common carriers and with private systems, subject
to technical limitations established by the Company. Service furnished by the
Company is not part of a joint undertaking with such other common carriers or
systems. The Company does not undertake to provide any special facilities,
equipment, or services to enable the Customer to interconnect the facilities or the
equipment of the Company with services or facilities of other common carriers or with
private systems.
2.7.2 Interconnection with the services or facilities of other common carriers or with private
systems shall be under the applicable terms and conditions of this Tariff and the other
common carrier's tariffs.
2.7.3 The Customer shall ensure that the facilities or equipment provided by the Customer
are properly interconnected with the facilities or equipment of the Company. If the
Customer maintains or operates the interconnected facilities or equipment in a
manner which results or may result in harm to the Company's facilities, equipment,
personnel, or the quality of service, the Company may, upon written notice, require
the use of protective equipment at the Customer's expense. If this written notice fails
to eliminate the actual or potential harm, the Company may, upon written notice,
terminate the existing service of the Customer.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 38
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE
3.1 General
Switched Access Service, which is available to Customers for their use in furnishing their
services to end users, provides two-point communications paths between a Customer's
premises and an end user's premises. It provides for the use of common terminating,
switching and trunking facilities, and for the use of 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's premises and to terminate calls from a Customer's
premises to an end user's premises in the LATA where it is provided.
The application of rates for Switched Access Service is described in Section 3.4, Rate
Categories, following. Rates and charges for services other than Switched Access Service,
e.g., a Customer interLATA toll message service, may also be applicable when Switched
Access Service is used in conjunction with these other services.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 39
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.2 Description of Switched Access Service Arrangement(s) and Manner of
Provision
Cox Switched Access Service is furnished in quantities of trunks via Feature Group D
Access as described in Section 3.2.2, Service Descriptions, following.
Trunks are differentiated by type and directionality of traffic carried over a Switched Access
Service arrangement. Differentiation of traffic is necessary for the Company to properly
design Switched Access Service to meet the traffic carrying capacity requirement of the
Customer.
Feature Groups are arranged for originating, terminating or two-way calling, based on
the Customer’s order specifications. Originating calling permits the delivery of calls from
telephone exchange service locations to the Customer’s premises. Terminating calling
permits the delivery of calls from the Customer’s premises to telephone exchange
service locations. Two-way calling permits the delivery of calls in both directions, but
not simultaneously.
3.2.1 Manner of Provision
There are two major traffic types. These are: Originating and Terminating. Originating
traffic type represents access capacity within a LATA for carrying traffic from the end
user to the Customer and Terminating traffic type represents access capacity within a
LATA for carrying traffic from the Customer to the end user. When ordering capacity for
FGD Access, the Customer must at a minimum specify such access capacity in terms of
Originating traffic type and/or Terminating traffic type.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 40
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.2 Description of Switched Access Service Arrangement(s) and Manner of
Provision, cont’d.
3.2.2 Service Descriptions
1. Feature Group D (FGD)
A. General
There are various Switched Access Transport services and features and Local
Switching features available with Feature Group D (FGD). These features are
described in the following section, 3.3.1, Local Switching-Common Switching
Features. Unless specifically stated otherwise, these features are available at all
Company end office switches.
1. FGD is provided at Company designated end office switches.
2. FGD is provided as trunk side switching through the use of end office switch
trunk equipment.
3. The Company will establish a trunk group or groups for the Customer at end
office 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.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 41
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.2 Description of Switched Access Service Arrangement(s) and Manner of
Provision, cont’d.
3.2.2 Service Descriptions, cont’d.
1. Feature Group D (FGD), cont’d.
B. Originating FGD
1. Originating FGD may be utilized in conjunction with the following access
services provided under this Tariff:
o 8XX Toll Free
o 900 Access Service
o 950-XXXX Access
2. The uniform access code for FGD switching is 101XXXX. (The XXXX
represents a unique four-digit Carrier Identification Code (CIC) for each
access Customer.) This uniform code will be the assigned access number for
all FGD Access Service provided to the Customer by the Company. When the
101XXXX access codes are used, FGD switching also provides for dialing the
digit 0 for access to the Customer’s operator, or 911 for access to the
Telephone Company's emergency reporting service. FGD Switched Access
Service may be originated by using a 950-XXXX access code if the Customer
requests the FGD with 950 Access feature.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 42
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.2 Description of Switched Access Service Arrangement(s) and Manner of
Provision, cont’d.
3.2.2 Service Descriptions, cont’d.
1. Feature Group D (FGD), cont’d.
B. Originating FGD, cont’d.
3. No access code is required for calls to a Customer over FGD Switched Access
Service. The Customer’s end user is not required to dial an access code for
originating 8XX Toll Free or 900 Access Codes. The Company will block 8XX
Toll Free and 900 Access Service calls dialed with an access code.
4. Where no access code is required, 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). For international calls outside the
NANP, a seven to twelve digit number may be dialed. The form of the
numbers dialed by the Customer’s end user is NXX-XXXX, 0 or 1 + NXX-
XXXX, NPA + NXX-XXXX, 0 or 1 + NPA + NXX-XXXX, and for International
Direct Distance Dialing (IDDD), 01 + CC + NN or 011 + CC + NN.
C. Terminating FGD
1. When directly routed to an end office, only those valid NXX codes served by
that office may be accessed.
2. Calls in the terminating direction will not be completed to 950-XXXX access
codes, local operator assistance (0- and 0+), Directory Assistance, exchange
telephone repair service, service code 911 or 101XXXX access codes.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 43
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.2 Description of Switched Access Service Arrangement(s) and Manner of
Provision, cont’d.
3.2.2 Service Descriptions, cont’d.
2. Service Access Code (SAC) Access Service
A. Service Access Code (SAC) Access Service is provided at Company appropriately
equipped end offices.
B. Originating SAC Access Service is a trunk side switched service that is available
to the Customer via SAC Access Service trunk groups. The appropriate Customer
Identification Function, as specified in Section 3.2.2.2.F of this subsection,
following, must be ordered in conjunction with each SAC Access Service trunk
group. SAC Access Service traffic at the option of the Customer can be carried
on the same group with non-SAC Access traffic.
C. The manner in which SAC Access Service is provided is dependent on the status
of the end office from which the service is provided (i.e., equipped with equal
access or not equipped with equal access capabilities). When SAC Access Service
is provided from an end office equipped with equal access capabilities, all such
service will be provisioned in accordance with the technical characteristics
available with FGD except when more than one Company hub office is employed
in the transport of a SAC Access Service call.
D. For SAC Access Service traffic originating from equal access end offices with the
Customer Identification Function capabilities, FGD parameters as specified in
3.2.2.1, Feature Group D, preceding, applies.
E. 8XX Toll Free Access - Customer Identification Function
This function utilizes 8XX Data Base Query Service, as described in Section 3.4.3,
8XX Data Base Query Service, following, to screen all ten digits of all 8XX-NXX-
XXXX type calls generated by end users to determine the Customer to which the
8XX call is to be routed. This function is provided in conjunction with 8XX Toll
Free Access Service.
F. 900 Customer Identification Function
This function provides for screening of the first six digits of all 900-NXX-XXXX
type calls generated by end users to determine the Customer to which the call is
to be routed. This function is provided in conjunction with 900 SAC Access
Service and with FGD.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 44
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.3 Switched Access Features
3.3.1 Local Switching – Common Switching Features
1. Feature Descriptions
A. Automatic Number Identification (ANI)
Automatic Number Identification (ANI) is available with FGD.
The ANI feature is an end office software function which is associated on a call-
by-call basis with:
• all individual transmission paths in a trunk group routed directly between an
end office and a Customer’s premises, or,
• all individual transmission paths in a trunk group between an end office and
an access tandem, where technically feasible.
This feature provides the automatic transmission of:
1. information indicators to identify the calling party's class of service for billing,
routing and special handling purposes, and
2. a seven or ten digit telephone number to identify the calling station of calls
originating in the LATA.
3. in addition to the information indicators, the seven or ten digit telephone number will be provided to Customers for each service class described below.
Ten-digit ANI is only available with FGD. The information indicator (ii) assignments listed below will be provided to Customers with FGD, and
identify:
00 telephone number is the station billing number; no special treatment
required;
07 coinless station, hospital, inmate, etc. Call which requires special
screening or handling by the Customer;
27 coin call.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 45
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.3 Switched Access Features, cont’d.
3.3.1 Local Switching – Common Switching Features, cont’d.
1. Feature Descriptions, cont’d.
B. Carrier Identification Code (CIC)
- Available with FGD
- This feature permits the Customer to establish or add a CIC, change an
existing CIC or delete an existing CIC used in conjunction with the Customer’s
service.
C. Carrier Identification Code Parameter (CIP)
- Available with FGD that has SS7 Signaling in suitably equipped end office
switches.
- Provides for the transmission of the Carrier Identification Code (CIC) to the
Customer within the Initial Address Message (IAM) of an originating FGD call.
This optional feature transmits the CIC of the presubscribed carrier or the CIC
selected when the end user originated a call using a 101XXXX access code.
CIP is available at the end office and is billed on a per call basis. Technical
Specifications for CIP are set forth in Technical Reference GR-394-CORE.
D. Carrier Selection Parameter (CSP)
- Available with FGD
- Provides for the automatic transmission of a signaling indicator which signifies
to the Customer whether or not the call being processed originated from a
presubscribed line. If the line was presubscribed, the indicator will signify if
the end user did or did not dial 101XXXX. This feature is provided with SS7
signaling.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 46
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.3 Switched Access Features, cont’d.
3.3.1 Local Switching – Common Switching Features, cont’d.
1. Feature Descriptions, cont’d.
E. 64 Clear Channel Capability
- Available with FGD that has SS7 Signaling in suitably equipped end office
switches.
- Provides the Customer with an increase in usable bandwidth from 56 Kbps to
64 Kbps per trunk data stream across the network. Clear Channel Capability
is provided only on a 1.544 Mbps facility and requires the Customer signal at
the channel interface to conform to Bipolar with Eight Zero Substitution
(B8ZS) line code format as described in Transport Systems Generic
Requirements (TSGR): Common Requirements; TR-TSY-000499. This feature
is provided with SS7 Signaling and is available where technically feasible and
facilities permit.
F. FGD with 950 Access
FGD Switched Access with 950-XXXX Access is an optional arrangement that
provides for the routing of originating calls using a Customer’s 900-XXXX access
code(s) to the Customer over the Customer’s FGD trunks. All such calls will be
rated as FGD switched access calls.
This optional arrangement uses FGD signaling protocols and technical
specifications. The 950-XXXX traffic can be routed over FGD trunks combined
with the Customer’s standard FGD traffic directly to the CDP. The Customer
must be able to differentiate standard FGD calls from 950-XXXX calls delivered
over the same FGD trunks.
G. Flexible Automatic Number Identification (Flex ANI)
- Available with FGD in suitably equipped end offices and in association with the
ANI feature.
- Provides the ability to add values to the existing information indicators (ii)
that are available with the ANI feature. The Customer will receive all new (ii)
codes that are assigned by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator
as they become available and are activated in Company switches. Flex ANI is
provided per end office and on a Carrier Identification Code (CIC) basis. The
technical requirements for Flex ANI are contained in the Bellcore LSSGR FSD
20-20-0100, Issue 1, March 1987.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 47
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.3 Switched Access Features, cont’d.
3.3.1 Local Switching – Common Switching Features, cont’d.
1. Feature Descriptions, cont’d.
H. International Carrier Feature
- Available with FGD at end offices equipped for International Direct Distance
Dialing (IDDD)
- This feature provides for the forwarding of international calls to the Customer
designated by the end user. This feature also provides for the forwarding of
international calls of one or more international carriers to the Customer (i.e.,
the Company is able to route originating international calls to a Customer
other than the one designated by the end user either through presubscription,
101XXXX dialing). This arrangement requires the provision of written
verification to the Company that the Customer is authorized to forward such
calls. The written verification must be in the form of a letter of agency
authorizing the Customer to order the feature on behalf of the international
carrier.
I. Calling Party Number
This feature includes the transport in the originating direction of the Calling Party
Number (CPN) Parameter where technically feasible and where the Company has
made CPN privacy restriction available to the originating end user. The CPN
Parameter provides for the automatic transmission of the ten-digit directory
number, associated with a calling station, to the Customer’s premises for calls
originating in the LATA. The ten-digit telephone number consists of the NPA plus
the seven digit telephone number, which may or may not be the same number as
the calling station's charge number. The CPN will be coded as presented, or
restricted via a "privacy indicator" for delivery to the called end user. The CPN
Parameter must be transported without alteration or modification to the
connecting carrier, the terminating Company, or an end user when the Customer
has a direct connection. Customers must honor and transmit the unaltered
"privacy indicator" within the CPN Parameter.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 48
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.4 Rate Categories
There are five (5) rate categories which apply to Switched Access Service:
- Switched Access Transport (includes Common Transport, Direct-Trunk Transport and
Entrance Facility)
- Local End Office Access Switching
- Carrier Common Line
- Switched Access 900 SAC Service
- 8XX Toll Free Access Service
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 49
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.4 Rate Categories, cont’d.
3.4.1 Switched Access Transport
The Switched Access Transport rate category provides the transmission facilities between
the Customer’s premises and the end office switch(es) where the Customer’s traffic is
switched to originate the Customer’s communications. For purposes of determining
Switched Access Transport mileage, distance will be measured from the Customer’s point
of interface (POI) to the end office switch(es).
Switched Access Transport is a two-way communications path comprised of an Interoffice
Channel (Common Transport) that 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 transmission path may be comprised of any form or configuration of plant capable of
and typically used in the telecommunications industry within the frequency bandwidth of
approximately 300 to 3000 Hz.
The Company will work cooperatively with the Customer in determining the directionality of
the service.
Switched Access Transport is provided at the rates and charges set forth in 3.10, Rates
and Charges, following.
Customers requesting Switched Access Service must specify if Direct-Trunked Transport is
desired. If Direct-Trunked Access Transport is requested, the Customer must specify the
type of Direct-Trunked Transport facility, DS3 or DS1 to be used.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 50
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.4 Rate Categories, Cont’d.
3.4.1 Switched Access Transport, cont’d.
1. Direct-Trunked Transport Rate Category
Direct-Trunked Transport provides the transmission path from the hub office of the
Customer’s premises to an end office. This transmission path is dedicated to the use of
a single Customer.
2. Tandem Routed Transport Rate Category
The Tandem Routed Transport rate category provides for transmission facilities
between the Company End Office and an alternate tandem provider’s network. The
Tandem Routed Transport rate category is comprised of the Transport Termination and
Transport Mileage rate elements.
Facilities Termination – provides for equipment necessary for the termination of the
Switched Common Channel facility
Transport Mileage – is a per minute of use, per mile charge. Facility Termination
charges are assessed on a per minute of use greater than zero miles.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 51
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.4 Rate Categories, Cont’d.
3.4.1 Switched Access Transport, cont’d.
3. Switched Access Transport Facilities
The types of facilities available to the Customer for Entrance Facilities and Direct-
Trunked Transport facilities for Switched Access Service are DS1 and DS3. Following is
a brief description of each type of facility. Each type has its own characteristics and is
available with multiplexing options as set forth in 3.4.1.3.C, Multiplexing, following.
A. DS1 Facility
DS1 facilities are available for Entrance Facilities and for Direct-Trunked Transport
facilities. A DS1 facility is capable of transmitting signals at a nominal 1.544 Mpbs,
with the capability to channelize to 24 voice-frequency transmission paths.
B. DS3 Facility
DS3 facilities are available for Entrance Facilities and Direct-Trunked Transport
facilities. A DS3 is capable of transmitting signals at a nominal 44.736 Mbps, with
the capability to channelize up to 672 voice-frequency transmission paths.
C. Multiplexing
Multiplexing provides the capability of converting the capacity or bandwidth of a
facility from a higher level to a lower level or from a lower level to a higher level.
Multiplexing arrangements are available for Direct-Trunked Transport facilities.
Rates and charges are set forth in Section 3.10, Rates and Charges, following.
Chargeable Multiplexing arrangements ordered with a Direct-Trunked Transport
facility at an end office are associated with the facility with the higher capacity or
bandwidth (i.e., a DS3 to DS1 multiplexing arrangement is associated with the
facility using a DS3 connection).
1. DS3 to DS1
An arrangement which converts a DS3 channel to twenty-eight channels utilizing
time-division multiplexing. DS3 to DS1 multiplexing is available as a chargeable
optional feature for Entrance Facilities and Direct-Trunked Transport facilities.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006
Effective Date: July 1, 2006
Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 52
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.4 Rate Categories, Cont’d.
3.4.2 Local End Office Switching
The Local Switching rate categories provide for the local end office switching, the
termination of Switched Access Transport at end offices and intercept functions. This rate
category includes usage sensitive rates and both chargeable and non-chargeable optional
features.
1. Usage Sensitive Rates
The Usage Sensitive rates are applied on a per minute of use basis and are divided into
two categories as outlined below. Rates for these elements are set forth in Section
3.10, Rates and Charges, following.
1. Local Switching
Local Switching element provides functions for Company Switched Access FGD,
Switched Access 500 Service, and Switched Access 8XX service traffic originating
from or terminating to an equal access end office.
2. Common Trunk Port
The Common Trunk Port service provides for termination of Cox Tandem Routed
Transport trunk facilities at end office switches. The charge applies per MOU per
trunk termination at end offices.
2. Local Switching Dedicated End Office Trunk Port
The Local Switching Dedicated End Office Trunk Port provides for termination of
dedicated transport trunk facilities at the end office switch. This service is required with
dedicated transport to an end office. This rate element applies per each dedicated
transport facility terminated at an end office. Rates for these elements are set forth in
Section 3.10, Rates and Charges, following.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 53
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.4 Rate Categories, Cont’d.
3.4.3. 8XX Data Base Query Service
8XX Data Base Query Service, offered in conjunction with 8XX Toll Free Access
Service, performs the 8XX Customer Identification Function, as described in
3.2.2.2.E, 8XX Toll Free Access, preceding, to determine the customer to whom the
8XX calls should be routed. For all 1+8XX-NXX-XXXX calls originated by an end
user, the Company will perform the customer identification function using a
Company 8XX Data Base to screen the dialed ten digits of the 8XX call to determine
the customer selected by the 8XX subscriber to carry that call. Once customer
identification has been established through 8XX Data Base Query Service, the 8XX
call will be routed to the selected customer for completion.
The 8XX subscriber is responsible for arranging the entry of the various routing
instructions discussed herein into the Number Administration Service Center’s
(NASC’s) Service Management System (SMS).
The 8XX Data Base Query Charge will be applied for each 8XX call query received at the
Company’s (or its provider’s) 8XX data base. Rates associates with this element are
reflected in Section 3.10.4 following.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 54
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.5 Obligations of the Company
The Company has certain obligations pertaining only to the provision of Switched Access
Service. These obligations are as follows:
3.5.1 Network Management
The Company will administer its network to insure 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, i.e., 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 a failure or overload of Company or Customer facilities, natural
disasters, mass calling or national security demands.
3.5.2 Design and Traffic Routing of Switched Access Service
The Company shall design and determine the routing of Switched Access Service and
the selection of facilities from the interface to any switching point and to the end offices
where busy hour trunks 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 of two-
wire or four-wire trunk terminating equipment.
Selection of facilities and equipment and traffic routing of the service are based on
standard engineering methods, available facilities and equipment and the Company's
traffic routing plans.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 55
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.6 Obligations of the Customer
The Customer has certain specific obligations pertaining to the use of Switched Access
Service. These obligations are as follows:
3.6.1 ASR Requirements
The Customer shall order all Switched Access as described in this Section.
ASRs for Entrance Facilities and Direct-Trunked Transport must specify the CDP, type of
service (e.g. DS1 or DS3), the channel interface, and any optional arrangements
desired. In addition, ASRs for Direct-Trunked Transport must specify any Hubs involved
and the end office, when direct routing to an end office is desired.
ASRs for Direct-Trunked Transport must also specify the number of lines or trunks at
the end office, major traffic types and directionality. Ordered quantities shall be
specified by originating and terminating direction and by traffic type (e.g. MTS/MTS-
type or WATS/WATS-type). Where the Customer desires to segregate its originating
traffic into separate trunk groups by type of traffic, the Customer must specify the
ordered quantities by trunk group and by traffic type.
When a Customer orders Switched Access for mixed interstate and intrastate usage, the
Customer shall provide an estimate of the total usage which will be interstate by traffic
type. If the Customer fails to provide this estimate, all usage will be allocated as 50%
interstate and 50% intrastate. The Customer or the Company allocated percentages
will be used as a basis of the jurisdictional determination for billing purposes of all
charges until the service is activated and a more accurate determination can be
provided as specified in Sections 2.2.10, Jurisdictional Report Requirements, and
2.2.11, Determination of Intrastate Charges for Mixed Interstate and Intrastate
Switched Access, preceding.
3.6.2 Jurisdictional Report Requirements
Provisions for Jurisdictional Report Requirements are as set forth in 2.2.10 preceding.
3.6.3 On-Hook and Off-Hook Supervision
The Customer’s facilities shall provide the necessary on-hook and off-hook supervision
for accurate timing of calls.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #11
Issue Date: December 28, 2011 Effective Date: December 29, 2011
Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc. 1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 55.1
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.6 Obligations of the Customer
3.6.4 Identification and Rating of VoIP-PSTN Traffic
a. Scope
VoIP-PSTN Traffic is defined as traffic exchanged between a Cox 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 by
the Federal Communications Commission in its Report and Order in WC Docket Nos.
10-90, etc., FCC Release No. 11-161 (Nov.18, 2011) (“FCC Order”).
b. Rating of VoIP-PSTN Traffic
All intrastate traffic exchanged between a Cox end user and the customer originates
and/or terminates in Internet protocol (“IP”) format therefore is defined as Relevant
VoIP-PSTN Traffic and in accordance with this tariff section and in the absence of an
interconnection agreement will be billed at rates equal to Cox’s applicable tariffed
interstate switched access rates as provided in Tariff FCC 4.
(N)
(N)
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
December 29, 2011
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 56
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.7 Rate Regulations
This section contains the specific regulations governing the rates and charges that apply
for Switched Access Service.
3.7.1 Types of Rates and Charges
This section contains the specific regulations governing the rates and charges that apply
for Switched Access including SAC Access service and 8XX Data Base Query service.
There are three types of rates and charges that apply to Switched Access Service.
These are monthly recurring rates, usages rates and non-recurring charges. These
rates and charges are applied differently to the various rate elements as set forth in the
following:
1. Nonrecurring Charges
Nonrecurring charges are one-time charges that apply for a specific work activity
(i.e., installation or change to an existing service.) Nonrecurring charges are
applicable for installation of services, installation of features and for certain service
rearrangements. In addition, an Access Order Charge may be applicable as specified
in 3.10, Rates and Charges, following.
A. Switched Access Ordering Charge
This charge, applied on a per ASR basis, is associated with the work performed
by the Company in connection with the receiving, recording and processing of
service requests. The Switched Access Ordering Charge applies to all requests to
establish Entrance Facilities and Direct-Trunked Transport Facilities. Where
Entrance Facilities and Direct-Trunked Transport Facilities are ordered on a single
ASR, only one Switched Access Ordering Charge applies.
The Switched Access Ordering Charge also applies to requests to activate
additional trunks and/or for any modifications or changes to existing services that
are not considered an administrative change as described in F, Nonrecurring
Charge for Service Rearrangements, following.
Changes in name or ownership or transfer of responsibility from one customer to
another requires the discontinuance of service and the start of a new service
when an interruption or relocation of service is involved.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 57
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.7 Rate Regulations, cont’d.
3.7.1 Types of Rates and Charges, cont’d.
1. Nonrecurring Charges, cont’d.
B. Nonrecurring Charge for 900 Access Service NXX Activation Charge
This nonrecurring charge applies for the activation of each 900 Access Service
NXX code subsequent to the Customer’s initial request for activation of 900 NXX
code(s) within the LATA. The charge applies to the activation per NXX code listed
on the request per each equal access end office within the LATA. The entity that
has been assigned the 900 NXX code(s) will be responsible for the 900 Access
Service NXX Activation Charge(s) associated with that code(s).
C. Nonrecurring Charges for 0+900 Access Service Installation
The 0+900 Access Service Installation Nonrecurring Charge applies to Customers
who request 0+900 Access Service. The nonrecurring charge will apply on a per
end office basis for those end offices within the LATA that require modification to
allow 0+900 dialing. The nonrecurring charge will apply whether the request for
0+900 Access Service is concurrent with or subsequent to the initial activations
of the NXX code(s).
D. Nonrecurring Charges for Design Changes
A design change is any change to a pending ASR or a change to an existing
service that requires engineering review or change. Design changes may include
the addition or deletion of end office services optional arrangements or changes
in the signaling arrangements. Design changes do not include a change of facility
type, IC CDP, end user premises, or end office switch. Changes of this nature
will require the issuance of a new ASR and the cancellation of the original ASR
with the appropriate cancellation charges applied.
The Company will review the requested change, notify the Customer whether the
change can be accommodated and if a new service date is required. If the
Customer authorizes the Company to proceed with the design change, a Design
Change Charge will apply as set forth in Section 3.10, Rates and Charges,
following. The Design Change Charge is in addition to any Switched Access
Installation or Ordering charges associated with the change requested.
If a change of service date is required, the Service Date Change Charge in 3.10,
Rates and Charges, following, will also apply.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 58
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.7 Rates Regulations, cont’d.
3.7.1 Types of Rates and Charges, cont’d.
1. Non-recurring Charges, cont’d.
E. Nonrecurring Charges for Installation of Features
1. A nonrecurring charge applies, per Carrier Identification Code (CIC), when the
following features are installed, whether concurrent with or subsequent to the
installation of a trunk or trunk group.
The nonrecurring charge for the following features applies on a per Carrier
Identification Code (CIC), per end office basis. When direct routed or tandem
routed, the first end office charge always applies. When the feature is
requested for multiple end offices on the same access order, the additional
end office charge applies per additional end office. If more than one of the
asterisked features is requested on the same access order, only the highest
end office charge will apply.
Automatic Number Identification
Carrier Identification Code
- Establish/Add (for FGD)
- Change (for FGD)
- Delete (for FGD)
Carrier Selection Parameter (for FGD)
FGD with 950 Access*
Flexible Automatic Number Identification (for
FGD*)
International Carrier Feature (for FGD)
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 59
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.7 Rate Regulations, cont’d.
3.7.1 Types of Rates and Charges, cont’d.
1. Non-recurring Charges, cont’d.
E. Nonrecurring Charges for Installation of Features, cont’d.
2. A nonrecurring charge applies for the installation of the multiplexing feature
as follows:
For the DS3 to DS1 multiplexing, a nonrecurring charge always applies to
install this feature.
When the nonrecurring charge is applicable, it is applied on a per multiplexer
basis.
3. For all other features not listed above, a nonrecurring charge will apply only
when these features are added or changed subsequent to the installation of
the trunk.
F. Nonrecurring Charges for Service Rearrangements
Service rearrangements are changes to existing services that do not result in
either (1) a change in the minimum period requirements, or (2) a change in the
physical location of the point of termination at the Customer’s premises or the
Customer’s end user's premises.
Changes that result in (1) the establishment of new minimum period obligations
or changes in the physical location of the point of termination are treated as a
discontinuance of the existing service and an installation of a new service and all
applicable nonrecurring charges will apply. Changes in (2) the physical location of
the point of termination are treated as a disconnect and New order (“D” and “N”).
When a Customer requests one or more of the following service rearrangements,
nonrecurring charges will apply as follows.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 60
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.7 Rate Regulations, cont’d.
3.7.1 Types of Rates and Charges, cont’d.
1. Non-recurring Charges, cont’d.
F. Nonrecurring Charges for Service Rearrangements, cont'd.
1. The following administrative changes will be made without charge to the
Customer, except where noted:
- Change of Customer name, (i.e., the Customer of record does not change
but rather the Customer of record changes its name, e.g., ABC
Communications to All Business Concepts Communications)
- Change of Customer’s or Customer’s end user premises address when the
change of address is not a result of a physical relocation of the service
- Change in billing data (name, address, and contact name or telephone
number)
- Change in agency authorization
- Change of Customer’s or Customer’s end user contact name or contact
telephone number
- Change in jurisdiction
- Change of transport service type designation (switched to special or vice
versa) that does not require a physical change to the service
- Change in Customer test line number
- Change in customer billing account number
- Change of Customer Circuit Identification (CKR)
2. However, if the Customer’s request requires technician or engineering work to
be performed, additional labor or engineering charges will apply as set forth
in Section 3.10, Rates and Charges, following.
3. Rearrangements of Switched Access features will incur nonrecurring charges
specific to the feature being rearranged.
4. Unless otherwise indicated, rearrangements of trunks, channels or Switched
Access Transport facilities will be treated as a discontinuance of the existing
service and an installation of a new service and all applicable nonrecurring
charges will apply as specified in 3.10, Rates and Charges, following.
5. All other changes to existing services will be treated as a discontinuance of
the existing service and an installation of a new service. The nonrecurring
charges described in (A) preceding (Nonrecurring Charges for Installation of
Service), will apply for this work activity.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006
Effective Date: July 1, 2006
Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 61
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.7 Rate Regulations, cont’d.
3.7.1 Types of Rates and Charges, cont’d.
2. Monthly Recurring Charges
Monthly rates are flat recurring rates that apply each month or fraction thereof that a
specific rate element is provided, regardless of the rate element usage. Monthly
Recurring Charges may be either distance-sensitive or non-distance sensitive. For
billing purposes, each month is considered to have 30-days.
A. Switched Access Transport
1. Direct-Trunk Transport
For each Direct-Trunk Transport facility provided, the following rates apply:
- a fixed monthly Facility Termination rate
- a monthly rate per mile
2. Tandem Routed Transport
Facilities Termination - includes the non-distance sensitive portion of Switched
Transport and is assessed monthly on a per access minute-of-use basis.
Transport Mileage – includes the distance sensitive portion of Switched Transport
and is assessed monthly on a per access minute-of-use, per mile basis.
B. Multiplexing
A monthly rate applies to the multiplexing feature as follows:
- For the DS3 to DS1 multiplexer, a monthly rate always applies and is applied
on a per arrangement basis.
- For DS1 to DS0 multiplexing, a monthly rate applies on a per System basis.
C. 900 SAC Carrier Identification Code (CIC) Activation
The CIC applies on a per query/per completed call basis for the functionality used
to identify the access Customer to whom the call is to be delivered.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 62
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.7 Rate Regulations, cont’d.
3.7.1 Types of Rates and Charges, cont’d.
3. Usage Rates
Usage rates are applied on a per Access Minute basis or on a per call or query basis.
Access minute charges are accumulated over a monthly period.
Rounding Recorded Access Minutes
FGD access minutes or fractions thereof (the exact value of the fraction being a
function of the switch technology where the recording is made) are accumulated
over the billing period for each end office and are then rounded to the nearest access
minute for each end office.
A. Feature Group D Usage Measurement
For Originating calls over FGD, usage measurement begins when the last point of
switching sends the initial address message to the Customer.
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 Customers
point of termination, whichever is recognized first by the entry switch.
For terminating calls over FGD, the measurement of access minutes begins 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.
B. 8XX Data Base Query Service
Query usage charges for 8XX Data Base Query Service are as set forth in 3.10,
Rates and Charges, following.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 63
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.7 Rate Regulations (Cont’d.)
3.7.2 Description and Application of Rates
1. Determination of Intrastate Charges for Mixed Interstate and Intrastate
Switched Access
Provision for Determination of Intrastate Charges for Mixed Interstate Access are as set
forth in 2.2.10, preceding.
2. NXX Translation Nonrecurring Charge
The NXX translation Nonrecurring Charge, as set forth in 3.10, Rates and Charges, shall
apply to each 500 NXX code activated or deactivated in a Company switch.
3. Measuring Access Minutes
Feature Group D Usage Measurement
For originating calls over FGD with SS7 Out-of-Band Signaling, usage measurement for
direct trunks begins when the FGD first point of switching sends an Initial Address
Message.
For terminating calls over FGD with SS7 Out-of-Band Signaling, usage measurement
begins when the FGD first point of switching receives answer supervision from the end
office switch, indicating the terminating end user has answered and ends when the FGD
first point of switching receives or sends a Release Message, whichever occurs first.
4. FGD Switched Access Service with 950-XXXX
When a Customer orders FGD Switched Access Service with 950-XXXX Access, as
described in 3.3.1.1.F, FGD with 950 Access, to be included with the installation of new
FGD Switched Access facilities, appropriate Switched Access Installation Charges and
Switched Access Ordering Charges will apply.
When a Customer orders FGD Switched Access Service with 950-XXXX Access to be
added to an existing FGD Switched Access service, only the Switched Access Ordering
Charge and the Design Change Charge will apply for the addition of this optional end
office service arrangement.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Case No. GNR-T-12-04 Case No. GNR-T-12-04
Issue Date: June 19, 2012
Effective Date: July 1, 2012 Issued by: Beth Carnes
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 63.1
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (CONT'D.)
3.7 Rate Regulations (Cont’d.)
3.7.2 Identification of VoIP-PSTN Traffic
1. Scope
VoIP-PSTN Traffic is defined as traffic exchanged between a Cox 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 by the Federal Communications Commission in its Report
and Order in WC Docket Nos. 10-90, etc., FCC Release No. 11-161 (Nov.18, 2011) (“FCC Order”).
2. Rating of VoIP-PSTN Traffic
All intrastate traffic exchanged between a Cox end user and the customer originates and/or
terminates in Internet protocol (“IP”) format therefore is defined as Relevant VoIP-PSTN Traffic
and in accordance with this tariff section and in the absence of an interconnection agreement will
be billed at rates equal to Cox’s applicable tariffed interstate switched access rates as provided in
Cox Communications’ Tariff FCC No. 4.
(N)
(N)
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 1, 2012
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 64
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (Cont’d.)
3.8 Special Construction
Special construction or arrangement of facilities may be undertaken by the Company on a
reasonable efforts basis at the request of the Customer, and upon a determination by the
Company that such charges should apply in that particular instance. Special Construction
cases/rates are on an Individual Case Basis. Special Construction is undertaken:
A. where facilities are not presently available;
B. where the service is of a type other than that which the Company would normally
utilize in the furnishing of its service;
C. where the service is requested over a route other than that which the Company would
normally utilize in the furnishing of its services;
D. where the service is in a quantity greater than that which the Company would normally
provide;
E. where service is requested on an expedited basis;
F. where service is requested on a temporary basis until permanent facilities are
available;
G. where the service requested involves abnormal costs; or
H. where service is requested in advance of the Company's normal construction schedule.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 65
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE (Cont’d.)
3.9 Maintenance of Service Charges
1. This service provides for the Labor and Material charges associated with installation,
maintenance, testing and repair deemed to be associated with equipment and facilities
not provided by the Company or deemed to be non-standard or non- routine.
2. The Company shall have no responsibility for the maintenance and repair of any kind
with respect to equipment and facilities not provided by the Company. The Company
will charge the Customer Time and Material Charges listed in Section 3.10, Rates and
Charges, following, for any maintenance visits with respect to service problems, which
are determined to arise from equipment or facilities not provided by Company.
3. When a Customer reports a trouble to the Company for clearance and no trouble is
found in the Company's facilities, the Customer shall be responsible for payment of
Time and Materials Charges as listed in Section 3.10, Rates and Charges, following, for
the period of time from when the Company personnel were dispatched to the
Customer's premises to when the work is completed. Failure of Company personnel to
find trouble in Company facilities will result in no charge if the trouble is actually in
those facilities, but not discovered at the time.
4. If the Customer, after being informed that the trouble is not in Company facilities,
wishes to have the maintenance work performed by Company, and the Company
agrees to perform the work, the Time and Material Charges listed in Section 3.10,
Rates and Charges, following, will apply.
5. At the Customer's request, and upon agreement by the Company, installation and/or
maintenance may be performed outside the Company's regular business hours or in
hazardous locations. In such cases Time and Material Charges listed in Section 3.10,
Rates and Charges, following, will apply. If installation is started during regular
business hours but, at the Customer's request, extends beyond regular business hours
into time periods including, but not limited to, weekends, holidays and/or night hours,
additional charges may apply (may need to specify how the additional charges will be
calculated).
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
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Office of the Secretary
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July 31, 2014
Boise, Idaho
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Office of the Secretary
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Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006
Effective Date: July 1, 2006
Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 68
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE, (Cont’d.)
3.10 Rates and Charges, cont’d.
3.10.5 Access Order Modifications
1. Access Order Modifications
Design Change Charge, per ASR, per Order $103.00
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006
Effective Date: July 1, 2006
Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 69
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE, (Cont’d.)
3.10 Rates and Charges, cont’d.
3.10.6 Additional Engineering and Additional Labor Services
Additional labor is that labor requested by the IC or End User on a given service and
agreed to by the Company as set forth in 1 through 3 of this subsection 3.10.6 following.
The Company will notify the Customer that additional labor charges as set forth below will
apply before any additional labor is undertaken.
1. Installation or Repair
Overtime installation is that Company installation effort outside of normally scheduled
working hours. Overtime repair is that Company maintenance effort performed outside
of normally scheduled working hours.
a. Overtime, outside of normally scheduled working hours1
Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $9.00
b. Premium time, outside of schedule work day
Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $17.00
2. Standby2
Standby includes all time in excess of one-half (1/2) hour during which Company
personnel stand by to make cooperative tests with an IXC to verify facility repair on a
given service.
a. Basic time, normally scheduled working hours3
Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $28.00 b. Overtime, outside of normally scheduled working hours Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $36.00 c. Premium time, outside of schedule work day Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $45.00
1 A call out of a Company employee at a time not consecutive with the employee’s scheduled work
period subject to a minimum charge of four (4) hours. 2 For Standby testing, the rate for the “1s Half Hour or Fraction Thereof” is applied to the first billable
half hour. 3 A call out of a Company employee at a time not consecutive with the employee’s scheduled work
period subject to a minimum charge of four (4) hours.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006
Effective Date: July 1, 2006
Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 70
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 3 - SWITCHED ACCESS SERVICE, (Cont’d.)
3.10 Rates and Charges, cont’d.
3.10.6 Additional Engineering and Additional Labor Services, cont’d.
3. Other Labor
Other Labor is that additional labor not included in 3.10.6.1 or 3.10.6.2 preceding, and
labor incurred to accommodate a specific IXC or end user request that involves only
labor which is not covered by any other section of this Tariff.
a. Basic Time, normally scheduled working hours
Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $28.00
b. Overtime, outside of normally scheduled working hours1
Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $36.00
c. Premium time, outside of schedule work day
Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $45.00
4. Additional Engineering
a. Basic Time, normally scheduled working hours
Per Engineer – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $30.00
b. Overtime, outside of normally scheduled working hours2
Per Engineer – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $40.00
1 A call out of a Company employee at a time not consecutive with the employee’s scheduled work
period subject to a minimum charge of four (4) hours. 2 A call out of a Company employee at a time not consecutive with the employee’s scheduled work
period subject to a minimum charge of four (4) hours.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 71
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 4 – DEDICATED ACCESS SERVICE
4.1 General
Dedicated Access service includes all exchange access not using Cox end office switches.
Dedicated Access service provides a transmission path connecting customer designated
premises either directly or through a Cox hub where multiplexing functions are performed.
Each Dedicated Access arrangement is dedicated to the Customer for their exclusive use.
Standard pricing is available for all non-custom services. Standard rates are provided in
Section 4.4 following. The rates contained in this section are applied based on the locality
of service, type of service and the term plan selected.
4.1.1 Two Point Service
Two Point Service allows two Customer-designated locations to be connected by one
Dedicated Access Service, either directly or through a hub. The service terminated at
both locations must be the same speed and the same capacity.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 72
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 4 - DEDICATED ACCESS SERVICE (Cont’d.)
4.1 General (Cont'd.)
4.1.2 On-Net v. Off-Net
1. On-Net Services are those which connect two locations which are both directly served
by the Company's network. Pricing and regulations pertaining to On-Net Services are
described in this Tariff.
2. Off-Net Services are those where one or more locations to be connected is not served
directly by the Company's network. Off-Net Service must be provisioned, in part, by
another local access provider. In the instances where the Company is able to provide
Off-Net Services, the performance parameters and pricing of the Off-Net Services will
be passed through to the Customer.
3. All rates included in Section 4.5, Rates and Charges, are for On-Net arrangements. Off-
Net service charges will be developed on an Individual Case Basis.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 73
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 4 - DEDICATED ACCESS SERVICE (Cont’d.)
4.2 Description of Application of Rates
4.2.1 Types of Rates and Charges
This section contains the specific regulations governing the rates and charges that apply
for Dedicated Access Service.
There are three types of rates and charges that apply to Dedicated Access Service. These
are monthly recurring rates, usages rates and non-recurring charges. These rates and
charges are applied differently to the various rate elements as set forth in the following:
1. Nonrecurring Charges
Nonrecurring charges are one-time charges that apply for a specific work activity
(i.e., installation or change to an existing service.) Nonrecurring charges are
applicable for installation of services, installation of features and for certain service
rearrangements. In addition, an Access Order Charge may be applicable as specified
in 4.5, Rates and Charges, following.
2. Recurring Charges
Recurring Charges are monthly charges applied on a city-specific basis. Recurring
charges apply to Two Point Service.
Recurring charges for Two Point Service will vary based on the locality of service,
capacity of service, the distance of service and the term plan selected. Two Point
Service recurring charges are applied on a circuit basis and reflect complete end-to-end
charges.
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.
B. Channel Mileage
The Channel Mileage rate category provides for the end office equipment and
transmission channel between the serving wire center associated with the two
customer premises.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 74
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 4 - DEDICATED ACCESS SERVICE (Cont’d.)
4.2 Description of Application of Rates, cont’d.
4.2.1 Types of Rates and Charges, cont’d.
2. Recurring Charges, cont’d.
C. Optional Features and Functions
Optional Features and Functions may be added to a special access service to
improve its quality or utility to meet the Customer's 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.
4.2.2 Termination Liability
Unless otherwise specified in individually negotiated contracts, the termination liability for
services purchased under a Term Agreement will be equal to the lesser of either:
- 20% of the balance of the total billing payable during the life of the term, or
- the difference between the monthly rate for selected term plan and the monthly rate for
the longest term plan that Customer could have satisfied prior to early discontinuance
of service.
4.3 Obligations of the Customer
4.3.1 ASR Requirements
Provisions for ASR Requirements are as set forth in 2.2.9 preceding.
4.3.2 Jurisdictional Report Requirements
1. Jurisdictional Reports
Provisions for Jurisdictional Report Requirements are as set forth in 2.2.10 preceding.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 75
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 4 - DEDICATED ACCESS SERVICE (Cont’d.)
4.4 Service Descriptions
4.4.1 DS3 Service
DS3 Service is a dedicated, high capacity, full duplex channel with a line speed of 44.736
Mbps isochronous serial data have a line code of bipolar with three zero substitution
(B3ZS). DS3 Service has the equivalent capacity of 28 DS1 Services at 1.544 Mbps or 672
Voice Grade Services at 56/64 Kbps. DS3 Service is available with an electrical interface.
4.4.2 DS1 Service
DS1 Service is a dedicated, high capacity, full duplex channel with a line speed of 1.544
Mbps isochronous serial data having signal format of either Alternate Mark Inversion (AMI)
or Bipolar 8 Zero Substitution (B8ZS) and either Superframe (D4) or Extended Superframe
formats. DS1 Service has the equivalent capacity of 24 Voice Grade services or 24 DS0
services. AMI can support 24 56Kpbs channels and B8ZS can support 24 64Kbps
channels.
4.4.3 Custom Services
Dedicated Access Services not described above or requests for non-standard configurations
and specialized service options will be handled on an Individual Case Basis as set forth in
Section 4.4.4, Special Construction, following.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 76
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 4 - DEDICATED ACCESS SERVICE (Cont’d.)
4.4 Service Descriptions (Cont'd.)
4.4.4 Special Construction
Special construction or arrangement of facilities may be undertaken by the Company on a
reasonable efforts basis at the request of the Customer, and upon a determination by the
Company that such charges should apply in that particular instance. Special Construction
cases/rates are on an Individual Case Basis. Special Construction is undertaken:
- where facilities are not presently available,
- where the service is of a type other than that which the Company would normally utilize
in the furnishing of its service;
- where the service is requested over a route other than that which the Company would
normally utilize in the furnishing of its services;
- where the service is in a quantity greater than that which the Company would normally
provide;
- where service is requested on an expedited basis;
- where service is requested on a temporary basis until permanent facilities are available;
- where the service requested involves abnormal costs; or
- where service is requested in advance of the Company's normal construction schedule.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 77
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 4 - DEDICATED ACCESS SERVICE (Cont’d.)
4.4 Service Descriptions (Cont'd.)
4.4.5 Maintenance of Service Charges
1. This service provides for the Labor and Material charges associated with installation,
maintenance, testing and repair deemed to be associated with equipment and facilities
not provided by the Company or deemed to be non-standard or non- routine.
2. The Company shall have no responsibility for the maintenance and repair of any kind
with respect to equipment and facilities not provided by the Company. The Company
will charge the Customer Time and Material Charges listed in Section 4.5, Rates and
Charges, following, for any maintenance visits with respect to service problems, which
are determined to arise from equipment or facilities not provided by Company.
3. When a Customer reports a trouble to the Company for clearance and no trouble is
found in the Company's facilities, the Customer shall be responsible for payment of
Time and Materials Charges as listed in Section 4.5, Rates and Charges, following, for
the period of time from when the Company personnel were dispatched to the
Customer's premises to when the work is completed. Failure of Company personnel to
find trouble in Company facilities will result in no charge if the trouble is actually in
those facilities, but not discovered at the time.
4. If the Customer, after being informed that the trouble is not in Company facilities,
wishes to have the maintenance work performed by Company, and the Company
agrees to perform the work, the Time and Material Charges listed in Section 4.5, Rates
and Charges, following, will apply.
5. At the Customer's request, and upon agreement by the Company, installation and/or
maintenance may be performed outside the Company's regular business hours or in
hazardous locations. In such cases Time and Material Charges listed in Section 4.5,
Rates and Charges, following, will apply. If installation is started during regular
business hours but, at the Customer's request, extends beyond regular business hours
into time periods including, but not limited to, weekends, holidays and/or night hours,
additional charges may apply (may need to specify how the additional charges will be
calculated).
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 78
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 4 - DEDICATED ACCESS SERVICE (Cont’d.)
4.5 Rates and Charges - (On-Net Services)
4.5.1 DS1 Service (1.544 Mbps)
1. Channel Termination, per point of termination
Monthly Recurring Charge, per point of termination ICB
Nonrecurring Charge ICB
2. Channel Mileage
Fixed
Monthly
Per Mile,
Per Month
All miles ICB ICB
4.5.2 DS3 Service (44.736 Mbps)
1. Channel Termination
Monthly Recurring Charge ICB
Nonrecurring Charge ICB
2. Channel Mileage
Fixed
Monthly
Per Mile,
Per Month
All miles ICB ICB
3. Multiplexing
DS3 to DS1, per arrangement, per month ICB
4.5.3 Dedicated Ring Service
All OC capacities except OC-1 ICB
4.5.3 Digital Cross Connect
Per DS3 Connection ICB
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006
Effective Date: July 1, 2006
Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 79
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 4 - DEDICATED ACCESS SERVICE (Cont’d.)
4.5 Rates and Charges - (On-Net Services), cont’d.
4.5.4 Additional Engineering and Additional Labor Services
Additional labor is that labor requested by the IC or End User on a given service and
agreed to by the Company as set forth in 1 through 3. of this subsection 3.10.6 following.
The Company will notify the IC or End User that additional labor charges as set forth below
will apply before any additional labor is undertaken.
1. Overtime Installation or Repair
Overtime installation is that Company installation effort outside of normally scheduled
working hours. Overtime repair is that Company maintenance effort performed outside
of normally scheduled working hours.
a. Overtime, outside of normally scheduled working hours1
Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $9.00
b. Premium time, outside of schedule work day
Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $17.00
2. Standby2
Standby includes all time in excess of one-half (1/2) hour during which Company
personnel stand by to make cooperative tests with an IXC to verify facility repair on a
given service.
a. Basic time, normally scheduled working hours3
Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $28.00
b. Overtime, outside of normally scheduled working hours
Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $36.00
c. Premium time, outside of schedule work day
Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $45.00
1 A call out of a Company employee at a time not consecutive with the employee’s scheduled work
period subject to a minimum charge of four (4) hours. 2 For Standby testing, the rate for the “1st Half Hour or Fraction Thereof” is applied to the first billable
half hour. 3 A call out of a Company employee at a time not consecutive with the employee’s scheduled work
period subject to a minimum charge of four (4) hours.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 80
ACCESS SERVICE
SECTION 4 - DEDICATED ACCESS SERVICE (Cont’d.)
4.5 Rates and Charges - (On-Net Services), cont’d.
4.5.4 Additional Engineering and Additional Labor Services, cont’d.
3. Other Labor
Other Labor is that additional labor not included in 3.10.6.1 or 3.10.6.2 preceding, and
labor incurred to accommodate a specific IXC or end user request that involves only
labor which is not covered by any other section of this Tariff.
a. Basic Time, normally scheduled working hours
Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $28.00
b. Overtime, outside of normally scheduled working hours1
Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $36.00
c. Premium time, outside of schedule work day
Per technician – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $45.00
4. Additional Engineering
a. Basic Time, normally scheduled working hours
Per Engineer – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $30.00
b. Overtime, outside of normally scheduled working hours2
Per Engineer – Each ½ hour or fraction thereof $40.00
1 A call out of a Company employee at a time not consecutive with the employee’s scheduled work
period subject to a minimum charge of four (4) hours. 2 A call out of a Company employee at a time not consecutive with the employee’s scheduled work
period subject to a minimum charge of four (4) hours.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 81
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SECTION 5 - PROMOTIONS
5.1 Promotions - General
5.1.1 From time to time the Company shall, at its option, promote subscription or stimulate
network usage by offering to waive some or all of the nonrecurring or recurring
charges for the Customer (if eligible) of a target service for a limited duration. Such
promotions shall be made available to all similarly situated Customers.
5.1.2 Cox will notify the Director of the Public Utility Division by letter specifying the
service(s) offered, terms and conditions of the promotion, location and dates of each
promotion period. The letter will be provided thirty days prior to the initial offer of the
campaign.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Advice Letter #3
Issue Date: June 21, 2006 Effective Date: July 1, 2006 Issued by: Martin Corcoran
Director, Tariff Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive,
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
COX IDAHO TELCOM, LLC Idaho PUC Tariff No. 2
d/b/a Cox Communications Original Page 82
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SECTION 6 - CUSTOMER SPECIFIC CONTRACTS
6.1 General
6.1.1 The Company may provide any of the services offered under this Tariff, or
combinations of services, to Customers on a contractual basis. The terms and
conditions of each contract offering are subject to the agreement of both the
Customer and Company. Such contract offerings will be made available to similarly
situated Customers in substantially similar circumstances. Rates in other sections of
this Tariff do not apply to Customers who agree to contract arrangements, with
respect to services within the scope of the contract.
6.1.2 Services provided under contract are not eligible for any promotional offerings, which
may be offered by the Company from time to time.
6.1.3 Contracts in this section are available to any other similarly situated Customer that
places an order for such contract service within 90 days of the effective date of such
contract service.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
July 6, 2006
Boise, Idaho