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INTRASTATE TOLL CARRIER TARIFF
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REGULATIONS AND SCHEDULE OF CHARGES
APPLICABLE TO
INTRASTATE TELECOMl'1UNICATIONS SERVICE
FURNISHED BY
LCR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC
BETWEEN ONE OR MORE STATIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF IDAHO
Service is provided by wire, radio, satellite, fiber optics, terrestrial facilities or any suitabletechnology or combination thereof.
Idaho O ~blic Utilities Commission
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AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
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Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
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CHECK SHEET
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Issued: June 1, 2000.
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ME NO.
HIe Sheet
Check Sheet
Table of Contents
Concurring, Connecting, and Other Participating Carrier
Explanation of Symbols
Application of TariffDefini tions
General Regulations
Scope
Interconnection with Other Common Carriers
Availability of Services
Use of Service
Undertaking of the CompanyLimitations on serviceLiabili ty of the Company
Assignment
Responsibi1i ties of the Customer10 cancellation or Interruption of Services11 Cancellation by Customer12 Special Services13 Emergency Services Calling Plan14 Directory Assistance15 Special Promotions16 Impaired Customers
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
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,BLE OF CONTENTS
LONG DISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
4. Payment and Credit Regulations
Billing and Collection of Charges
Payment for Service
Deposits
Customer s Liability in the Event of-Disconnection
of Service by the Company
Reinstitution of service
Right to Bill for Improper Use of the Company s Service
Termination of Service
Bad Check Charge
Billing Entity Conditions
General Rate Regulations
Ra te Determination
Determination of Distance Measurement
Determination of Duration
Determination of Time of Day
Rate Periods
Initial and Additional Periods
Calculation of Billable Time
TaxesHoliday and Discount Period-
Discounts
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By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Idaho P~blic Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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Effective: June 11, 2000
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Rates and Charges
LCR 1+ (MTS) - Rates Intrastate/IntraLATA Rate Plan *1
LCR 1+ (MTS) - Rates, Intrastate/InterLATA Rate Plan #1
LCR 1+ (MTS) - Rates Intrastate/IntraLATA Rate Plan #2
LCR 1+ (MTS) - Rates, Intrastate/InterLATA Rate Plan #2
LCR's Directory Assistance Service - Rates,Intrasta tel IntraLATA
LCR's Directory Assistance Service - Rates,
Intrasta te I InterLATA
Bad Check Charge
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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CONCURRING CARRIERS
None
CONNECTING CARRIERS
None
OTHER PARTICIPATING CARRIERS
None
Idaho P~blic Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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8oise Idaho
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By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
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,"X?LANATION OF SY.'1BOLS
- to signify
I - to signify
C - to signify
T - to signify
N - to signify
D - to signify
reduction.increase.
changed regulation
a change in text but no change in
a new rate or regulation.
discontinued rate or regulation.
rate or regulation.
Reference to Other Tariffs
References made in this tariff to other tariffs of this Company or to tariffs of other companies are
to the tariffs in force as of the effective date of this tariff, and to amendments thereto and
successive issues thereof.
Idaho P~blic Utilities Commission
OffIce of the Secretarj
ACCEPTED FOR FlUNG
AUG 2000
Boise. Idaho
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Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11 , 2000
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APPLICATION OF TARIFF
This tariff contains the regulations and rates applicable to the provision ofIntrastate Telecommunications Service provided by LCR Telecommunications, LLC
(herein after referred to as the "Company
).
The Company does not transmit
communicat:..ons, but offers the use of its facilities, where available, for the
transmission of communications. Service is furnished subj ect to the availability offacili ties and subj ect to transmission atmospheric and like conditions.
Services w~ll be offered to customers in all counties in the State of Idaho.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11 , 2000
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DEFINITIONS
Certain terms used generally throughout this tariff, particularly those for specialized
common carrier communications channels furnished by the Company over its facilities, are
defined below:
Access Code - A sequence of numbers that, when dialed, connect the caller to the provider of
services associated with that sequence.
Account Code - Code numbers used in connection with designated telephone numbers that allow
intrastate calls to be categorized for various applications.
Authorization Code - A numerical code, one or more of which may be assigned to a Customer, to
enable the Company to identify the origin of the Service user for security and/or billing
purposes. All Authorization Codes shall be the sole property of the Company and no Customer
shall have any property or other right or interest in the use of any particular Authorization
Code. Automatic Numbering Identification ("ANI") may be used as or in connection with the
Authorization Code.
Automatic Numbering Identification (ANI)- A type of signaling provided by a local exchange
telephone company that automatically identifies the local exchange line from which a calloriginates.
Billed Party- - The person or entity responsible for payment for use of the Company
Service (s). For a Direct Dialed call, the person or entity responsible for payment is the
Customer responsible for payment for local telephone service at the telephone used tooriginate a call.
Call - A completed connection established between a calling station and one or more calledstations.
Central Office - A Local Exchange Carrier switching system where Local Exchange Carrier
customer station loops are terminated for purposes of interconnection to each other and totrunks.
Channel - The term "Channel" denotes a path for electrical transmission between two or ICIore
points, the path having a band width designed to carry voice grade transmission.
Collect Call - A billing arrangementstations telephone number.
which bills the charge for call the called
Common Carrier - A company or entity providing telecommunications service to the public.
Customer - The term "Customer" denotes the person, partnership, association, joint stock
company, trust, corporation, or governmental entity or any other entity, that is responsible
for payment of charges and for compliance with this tariff.
Customer Provided Facilities The term "Customer-Provided Facilities" denotes all
communications facilities provided by the Customer and/or Authorized User other than those
provided by the Company.
Idaho
~rblic Utilities
Commission
ACCE
pce.,9f the Secretarv
TI::D FOR FiLING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR Telecommunications, LLC
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DEFINITIONS (Continued)
Dial Station - (see Direct Dialed Call)
Direct Dialed Call - An intrastate telephone call that is automatically completed
and billed to the telephone number from which the call originated without the
automatic or live assistance of an operator. This includes calls forwarded by call
forwarding equipment.
Directory Assistance A service provided by the Company which provides
telephone numbers to persons calling the Directory Assistance Bureau.
listed
Equal Access Service which provides the customer with access to the Carrier
network, via a customer provided or secured telephone line or lines, by means of
dialing the digit
Equal Access Code - An access code that allows the public to obtain an equal access
connection to the carrier associated with that code.
Exchange - The term "Exchange " denotes a unit established by
Carrier for the administration of communications service in a
usually embraces a city, town or village and its environs. It
more Central Offices together with the associated facilities
communications service within that area.
the Local Exchangespecified area that
consists of one or
used in furnishing
FCC - The Federal Communications Commission.
Intrastate Long Distance Message Telecommunication Service (LDMTS)- The term Intrastate Long
Distance Message Telecommunication Service ("LDMTS") denotes the furnishing of Direct Dialed
intrastate switched services to the Customer for the completion of long distance voice and/ordial-up low speed data transmissions over voice grade channel (s) from the Company s point (s)
of presence between one or more stations within the State of Idaho.
Local Exchange Carrier (LEC)- The term "Local Exchange Carrier " denotes any telephone
company tha~ has been granted a certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity by a State
Commission that provides local telephone service to Customers within a defined exchange.
Measured Charge - A charge assessed on a per minute or less incremental basis in calculating
a portion of the charges due for a completed call.
Message Toll calls Placed Through the ' Telephone Relay Service (TRS)- All message toll service
calls placed through the Telephone Relay Service (TRS) are eligible to receive a discount off
the message toll service rates. The rate discounts are the same as those set forth in the
description of Impaired Customers, paragraph (c) preceding. The discount shall not apply to
charges associated with calls placed to pay/per-call services, such as 900, 976, or 900-Likeservices.
Other common carrier - The term "Other Common Carrier " denotes a common carrier, other than
the Company providing intrastate communications service(s) to the public.
Idaho P~blic U~ilities Commission
Offl~e of The SecretaryCCEP rED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1,2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
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DEFIKITION~(Continued)
Personal Identification Numbers (PINS)designated telephone numbers that allowvarious applications.
Code numbers used in connectionintrastate calls to be categorized withfor
Point of Presence - The term "Point of Presence " denotes the site (s) where the
Company provides a network interface with facilities provided b other Common
Carriers, Local Exchange Carriers or Customers for access to the Company s network
configurat:Lon.
Premises The term "Premises denotes a building or buildings on contiguousproperty (except railroad rights-of-way, etc) not separated by a public highway.
PDC- Public Utilities Commission.
Real Time Rated -Real Time Rated rates apply to (a) Calls originated by dialing theappropriate operator code (e.g., 0,10550+0) and paid for by depositing coins at
local telephone company owned public or semi-public telephones and (d) calls for
which the Company furnishes time and/or charges.
Service (s)- Intrastate voice and/or data telecommunications Service provided to a
customer o~ Authorized User by the Company.
Telecommunications Service - The transmission of voice communications or, subject to
the transmission capabilities or the Service , the transmission of data, facsimile,signaling, metering, or any other form of intelligence.
Idaho Public Un
Offic"
. I I Jes Commission
ACCEP ~ or the Secretary
. ED FOR FlUNG
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR Telecommunications, LLC
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GENERAL REGULATIONS
SCOP'3
The Company undertakes to provide Intrastate Telecommunications Service in accordance
wi th the terms and conditions set forth in this tariff. The Company and the customer
also may enter into a Service Agreement for the provision of Service. In the event of
any conflict between the provisions of such agreement and the provisions of this
tariff, the provisions of this tariff shall control to the extent required by law.
Interconnection with Other Common Carriers
The Company reserves the right to interconnect its service with those of any
other Common Carrier, Local Exchange Carrier, or alternate access provider of
its election, and to utilize such service concurrently with its own facilities
for the provision of service offered herein.
Availability of Services
Service is furnished subject to the availability of service components
required. The Company will (1) determine which of those components shall be
used and (2) make modifications to those components at its option.
Services are available twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week.
Use of Services
The Company s Service may be used for any lawful purpose consistent with thetransmission and switching parameters of the telecommunication facilities
utilized in the provision of Services. All such usage shall be subject to the
provisions of this tariff and the applicable rules, regulations and Policies ofthe Public Utili ties Commission of Idaho. Customers and Authorized Users areprohibi ted from and by their acceptance or use of Service agree not to use the
Services furnished by the company for any unlawful Purpose or for any Purposeprohibi ted under the provisions of any regulatory order.
2 The use of the Company Services to make calls that might reasonably be
expected to frighten abuse, torment or harass another or in such a way as to
unreasonably interfere with use by others is prohibited.
3 The use of the Company I s Service (s) without payment or attempting to avoid
Payment for Service (s) by fraudulent means or devices, schemes, false or
invalid numbers or false calling or credit cards is prohibited.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR Telecommunications, LLC
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GENERAL REGULATIONS (Continued)
Undertaking of the Company
The Company undertakes to provide switched Intrastate Telecommunications
Service in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this tariff.
Limitations on Service
Service is offered subject to the availability of the necessary facilities
and/or equipment and subject to the provisions of this tariff. The Company
reserves the right not to provide service to or from locations where the
necessary facilities or equipment are not available.
The Company reserves the right to discontinue furnishing service, upon written
notice, when necessitated by conditions beyond its control or when the customer
is using the service in violation of the provisions of this tariff, or inviolation of the law.
Title to all facilities provided by the carrier under these regulations remains
wi th the Company.
Liabili ty of the Company
Except as stated in this Section 3.7, the Company shall have no liability for
damages of any kind arising out of or related to events, acts, rights orprivileges contemplated in this tariff. This tariff does not limit theliabili ty of the Company for willful misconduct.
The liability of the Company, if any, for damages resulting in whole or in part
from or arising in connection with the furnishing of Service (s) under thistariff, including but not limited to mistakes, omissions, interruptions,
delays, errors or other defects in transmission, or failures or defects in
facilities furnished by the Company in the course of furnishing Service (s) orarising out of any failure to furnish Service (s) shall in no event exceed an
amount of money equivalent to the Proportionate charge to Customer for the
period of Service (s) during which such mistakes, omissions, interruptions,
delays or errors or defects in transmission Occur and continue. However, anysuch mistakes, omissions, interruptions, delays, errors, or defects in
transmission or
Service (s) that are caused by or contributed to by the negligence or willful actOf Customer, or which arise from the use of Customer-Provided Facilities or
equipment shall not result ir the imposition of any liability whatsoever upon
the Company.
Idaho P~blic Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
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Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
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GENERAL REGULATIONS (Continued)
Liability of the company (Continued)
7. 'S
The Company is not liable for any act, omission or negligence of any Local
Exchange Carrier or other provider whose facilities are used concurrently infurnishing any portion of the Service (s) received by Customer, or for the
unavailability of or any delays in the furnishing of any Service (s) facili ties that are provided by any Local Exchange Carrier. Should the Company
employ the service of any Other Common carrier in furnishing the Services
provided to Customer, the Company s liability shall be limited according to theprovisions of Section 3.2 above and elsewhere herein.
The Company shall not be liable for any failure or performance hereunder due to
causes beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, or other
catastrophes; Acts of God; atmospheric conditions or other phenomena of nature,
such as radiation; any law regulation, directive, order or request of the
United State Government, or any other government including state and local
governments having jurisdiction over the Company or the Services provided
hereunder; national emergencies; civil disorder, insurrections, riots, wars,strikes, lockouts, work stoppages, or other labor problems or regulations
established or actions taken by any court or government agency having
jurisdiction over the Company.
The Company shall not be liable for any act or omission of any other entity
furnishing facilities or equipment used with the Service furnished hereunder;
nor shall the Company be liable for any damages or losses due in whole or in
part to the fault or negligence of the Customer or due in whole or in part to
the failure of Customer-provided equipment or facilities.
The Company shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Customer and
Authorized User from and against all loss, liability, damage, and expense,
including reasonable attorney s fees and court costs, due to claims for libel,
slander, or infringement of copyright or trademark in connection with any
material transmitted by any person using the Company s Service (s) and any other
claim resulting from any act or omission of the Customer or Authorized User
relating to the use of the Com?any s faoilities and Service.
Under no circumstances whatsoever shall the Company or its officers, directors,
agents, or employees be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or
co~sequential damages.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR Telecommunications,LLC
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GENERAL REGULATIONS (Continued)
Liability of the Company (Continued)
~nment
The Company shall not be liable for and the customer indemnifies and holds the
carrier harmless from any and all loss, claims, demands, suits, or other
action, or any liability whatsoever, whether suffered, made, instituted or
asserted by the customer or by any other party or persons, for any personal
injury to, or death of, any person or persons, and for any loss, damage,
defacement or destruction of the premises of the customer or any other
property, whether owned by the customer or others, caused or claimed to have
been caused directly or indirectly by the installation, operation, failure tooperate, maintenance, removal, presence, condition, location or use of
equipment or wiring provided by the Company where such installation, operation,
failure to operate, maintenance condition, location or use is not the direct
resul t of the Company s negligence. No agents or employees of other carriers
shall be deemed to be agents or employees of the Company.
Approval of the above tariff language by the PUC of Idaho does not constitute a
determination by the Commission that the limitation of liability imposed by the
Company should be upheld in a court of law. Approval by the Commission merely
recognizes that since it is a court's responsibility to adjudicate negligenceand consequent damage claims, it is also the court'responsibility to
determine the validity of the exculpatory clause.
Customer shall not assign or transfer the use of the Company s Services except with
the prior written consent of the Company in each and every instance. Consent to such
assignment or transfer will not be unreasonably withheld.
Responsibili ties of the Customer
9.
The Customer is responsible for placing any necessary orders, for complying
with tariff regulations, and for ensuring that authorized Users comply with
tariff regulations.
The Customer is responsible for charges incurred for special construction
and/or special facilities that the Customer requests and which are ordered by
the Company on the Customer s behalf.
If required for the provision of the Company Servioes, the Customer mustprovide any equipment space, supporting structure, conduit, and electrical
power without charge to the Company.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
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GENERAL REGULATIONS (continued)
Responsibilities of the Customer (Continued)
4 The customer is responsible for arranging ingress to its premises at times
mutually acceptable to the customer and the Company when required for Company
personnel to install, repair, maintain, program, inspect, or remove equipment
associated with the provision of the Company s Service.
The Customer shall ensure that its terminal equipment and system is properly
interfaced with the Company s facilities and Services, that the signals emitted
into the Company s facilities are of the proper mode, bandwidth, power, and
signal level for the intended use of the Customer and in compliance with thecri teria set forth in Part 68 of the rules of the FCC, and that the signals donot damage equipment, inj ure personnel, or degrade Service to other Customers.
If the customer fails to maintain the equipment and the system properly, with
resulting imminent harm to the Company s equipment, personnel, or the quality of
Service to other Customer (s), the Company may require the use of protective
equipment at the Customer expense. I f this measure fails to producesatisfactory quality and safety, the Company may, upon written notification,
terminate the Customer s Service.
9. '7 The Customer must pay the Co~pany for replacement and repair of damage to the
equipment and facilities of the Company caused by negligence and willful act ofthe Customer, its Authorized Users, and others, and for improper use of
equipment provided by the Customer, its Authorized Users, and others.
The Customer shall be liable for loss of or damage to the Company s service,equipment or faci 1 i ties at the Customer s premises, including, but not limited
to loss or damage resulting from fire or theft.
Cancellation or Interruption of Service
10.Without incurring liability, and upon ten (10) days written notice to the
Customer, the Company may discontinue Service to a Customer or to a particular
Customer location, or may withhold the provision of ordered or contracted Service
under the following conditions:
(a)For nonpayment of any sum due the Company for more than thirty
days after issuance of the bill for the amount due;
(b)For violation of any of the provisions of this tariff;
(c)For violation of any law, rule, regulation, or policy of any
governing authority having jurisdiction over the CompanyService;
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOH FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
3y: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
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GENERAL REGULATIONS (Continued)
10.
Cancellation or Interruption of Service (Continued)
(continued)
10.
10.
10.
(d)By reason of any order or decision of a court having competent
jurisdiction, public service commission or federal regulatory bojyor other governing authority prohibiting the Company from
furnishing its Service;
(e)Unauthorized fraudulent use of the Company s service; or
(f)Non-payment of a deposit, as required by the Company.
Wi thout incurring liability, the Company may interrupt
the provision of Service at any time in order to perform
test(s) and inspection(~) to assure compliance with
tariff regulations and the proper installation and
operation of Customer and the Company s equipment andfacili ties and may continue such interruption until any
items of noncompliance or improper equipment operationso identified are rectified.
Service may be discontinued by the Company without
notice to the customer, by blocking calls using certain
Customer authorization Codes, when the Company deems it
necessary to take action to prevent unlawful , use of its
Service. The Company may restore Service as soon as it
can be provided without undue risk. The Company does
not warrant or guarantee that it can prevent unlawful
use, and the customer is responsible for controlling
access to and use of, their equipment and facilities.
If, for any reason, Service(s) is interrupted,
customer will only be charged for the Service that was
actually used.
the
Cancellation by Customer
If a customer orders service requiring special facilities dedicated to the customer
use and then cancels his order before the service begins, before completion of the
minimum period, or before completion of some other period mutually agreed upon by the
customer and the carrier, a charge will be made to the customer for the nonrecoverable
portion of expenditures or liabilities incurred expressly on behalf of the customer by
the carrier and not fully reimbursed by installation and monthly charges. If, based on
such an order, any construction has either begun or been completed, but no service
provided, the non-recoverable cost of such construction shall be borne by thecustomer.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise. Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11,2000
LCR Telecommunications, LLC
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GENERAL RE~ULATIONS (Continued)
Special Services - For the purpose of this tariff, Special Service is deemed
to be any request for service for which there is not a prescribed rate inthis tariff.
12.Specific Regulations
(a)I f at the request of the customer, the carrier obtainsfacili ties not normally used to provide service to its
customer, the cost incurred will be billed as a Special
Service.
(b)If at the request of the customer, the carrier providestechnical assistance not normally required to provideservice, the costs involved will be billed as a Special
Service.
(c)Where special signaling, conditioning, equipment or other
features are required to make customer provided equipment
efficient and compatible with the carrier service, the costof providing these features will be billed as a Special
Service.
(d)Special Service charges may be equivalent to the estimated
cost of furnishing any such service based upon charges
applicable to the service provided including all relevant
opera ting, maintenance and administrative expenses, the costof providing necessary equipment and materials and all
associated installation costs including engineering, labor,
supervision and transportation.
12.Non-Routine Installation and/or Maintenance Charge
(a)When, at the specific request of the customer, installation
and/ or routine maintenance is performed outside of the
regular business hours, additional Special Service charg'~s
may apply. Special Service charges will be based upon the
actual labor, material and other costs incurred by or billed
to the carrier in the provision of these Special Services.
Special services for facilities and access to the LEC are the responsibility of the
customer. In the event that century acts as an agent for the customer in obtaining that
access, Century may bill the customer on the LEC' s behalf. All other charges outside of
tariffed rates will be submitted as a contract for Commission files.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR Telecommunications, LLC
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GENERAL REGULATIONS (Continued)
12.
Special Services (continued)
Non-Routine Installation and/or Maintenance Charge
(b)If installation and/or routine maintenance is performed duringregular business hours and is extended beyond these normal
business hours, at the request of the customer, for completion ofthe task, and these circumstances are not the fault of thecarrier, Special Service charges may apply. Such circumstances
include, but are not limited to: stand-by in excess of one hour;
weekend, holiday, or night time cut-over; and additional
installation testing in excess of the normal testing required toprovide service.
13 .
~ency Services Calling Plan
Message Toll telephone calls to governmental emergency
service agencies, as set forth in (a) following, having
primary or principal responsibility with respect to the
provision of emergency services to persons and property
in the area from which the call is made, and meeting the
definition and criteria of an emergency call as set
forth in (b) following, are offered at no charge to
customer.
Directory Assistance
14.
(a)Governmental fire fighting, Idaho State Highway Patrol, police andemergency squad service (as designated by the appropriategovernmental agency) qualify as governmental emergency serviceagencies provided they answer emergency service calls on apersonally attended (live) twenty-four (24) hour basis, 365 days a
year, including holidays.
(b)An emergency is an occurrence in which conditions pose immediate
threat to human life and/or property and necessitate that prompt
action be taken. An emergency call is an originated call of short
duration to a governmental emergency servioe agency in order to
seek assistance for such an emergency.
Directory Assistance Services, as provided by the
Company consists of supplying or attempting to supply
listed telephone numbers to persons who call the
Directory Assistance Bureau. T~e charges billed to the
customer, pursuant to this tariff, shall reflect only
those Directory Assistance calls billed to the Company
by the local exchange carrier. Directory Assistance
personnel cannot complete calls to requested telephone
numbers.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9,2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts" Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR Telecommunications, LLC
INTRASTATE TOLL CARRIER TARIFF
P . U . C. 0 f I daho NO.
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GENERAL REGULATIONS (Continued)
Special Promotions
The Company may from time to time engage in special promotional trial service offeringsof limited duration (not to exceed ninety (90) days on a per customer basis for
non-optional , recurring charges) designed to attract new subscribers or to increasesubscriber awareness of a particular tariff offering. Requests for promotional
offerings will be presented to the Commission for its review in accordance with rules
and regulations established by the Commission, and will be included in the Company
tariff as an addendum to the Company s price list.
Impaired Customer
(a)For purposes of this tariff, the definition of impaired refers to those persons with
communication impairments, including those hearing impaired, deaf, deaf/blind, or
speech impaired persons who have an impairment that prevents them from communicating
over the telephone without the aid of a telecommunications device for the deaf.
(b)Residential impaired customers or impaired members of a customer s household, uponwri tten application and upon certification of their impaired status which is
evidenced by either a certificate from a physician, health care official, or state
agency, or a diploma from an accredited educational institution for the impaired, are
eligible to receive a discount off their message toll service rates, and, if they
utilize telebraille devices, they are eligible to receive free access to local and
intrastate long distance directory assistance. Additionally, TDD lines maintained bynonprofit organizations and governmental agencies, upon written application andverification that such lines are maintained for the benefit of the impaired, are
eligible to receive a discount off their message toll services rates.
(c)Upon receipt of the appropriate application, and certification or verification, the
following discounts off basic message toll service shall be made available for the
benefit of the impaired: the evening discount off the intrastate, interexchange,
customer-dialed, station to station calls occurring between 8: 00 a.m. to 4: 59 p.
Monday through Friday; and the night/weekend discount off the intrastate,interexchange, customer-dialed, station to station calls originating 5: 00 p.m. to
10:59 p.m. Sunday through Friday, and on New Year s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Further more, the night/weekend discount plus an
additional discount equivalent to no less than ten percent of the company s current,
price list, day rate for basic message toll service shall be made available for
intrastate, interexchange, customer-dialed station to station calls occurring between11:00 p.m. and 7:59 a.m. any day, 8:00 a.m. and 4:59 p.m. Sunday, and all day
Saturday.
(d)All message toll service calls placed through the Telephone Relay Service (TRA) are
eligible to receive a discount off the message toll service rates. The rate discounts
are the same as those set in paragraph a. preceding. The discount shall not apply to
sponsor charges associated with calls placed to pay-per-call service, such as 900,
976, or 900-like services.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR Telecommunications, LLC
INTRASTATE TOLL CARRIER TARIFF
C. of Idaho NO.
Original Page 21
PAYMENTS AND CREDIT REGULATIONS
Billing and Collection of Charges
Bills may be billed and collected by the Company, its authorized agent, or the
connecting company from whose service point the messages were sent paid or at whose
service point the messages were received collected.
Payment for Service
The Customer is responsible for payment of all charges for Service originated or
charges accepted at the Customer s service point.
1 The Customer shall remit payment of all charges to the Company or to any
agency authori zed by the Company to receive such payment.
2 A delinquent account may subj ect the Customer I s Service to temporary
disconnection.
3 Failure to receive a bill will not exempt a Customer from prompt payment of
any sum(s) due the Company.
4 In the event the Company must employ the service (s) of an attorney (s) for
collection of charges due under this tariff or any contract for Special
Services, customer shall be liable for all costs of collection and court costsincluding reasonable attorney fees.
Deposi ts
1 The company or its agent may require an applicant or a present Customer to
post a deposit to be held by the Company or its agent as guarantee of payment.
The fact that a deposit has been made, or a guaranty provided, shall in no wayrelieve the Customer from complying with the company and/or its agent'
regulations as to the prompt payment of bills, nor constitute a waiver or
modification of the regular practices of the Company or its agent providing
the temporary suspension of the Service contract for nonpayment of bills.
3 A deposit is not to exceed the estimated charges for two (2) months tariffed
services for a specified customer. Deposits will be held for a period of one
year.
A deposit will be returned when en application for serivce has been cancelled
prior to the establishment of service. The deposit will be applied to any
charges applicable in accordance with the tariff and the excess portions of
the deposits will be returned; or upon discontinuance of service. The Company
will refund the subscriber I s deposit or the balance in excess of unpaid bills
for the service.
Idaho ~blic Yt!iities Commission
Office 0, tni! Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR Telecommunications, LLC
INTRASTATE TOLL CARRIER TARIFF
C. of Idaho NO.
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PAYMENT AND CREDIT REGULATIONS (Continued)
Customer s Liability in the Event of Disconnection of Service by the Company
In the event Customer s Service is disconnected by the Company for any of the reasons
stated in Section 3.10 or elsewhere herein, Customer shall be liable for all unpaid
charges due and owed to the Company associated with the Service. Customer s depositand accrued interest shall be applied to all charges applicable to the Service
offering received by Customer.
Reinsti tution of Service
If Customer seeks reinstitution of S~rvice following denial of Service by the Company,
Customer shall pay to the Company prior to the time service is reinstituted (1) all
accrued and unpaid charges, and (2) a deposit as set forth herein.
Right to Bill for Improper Use of the Company s Services
Any person or entity which uses, appropriates or secures the use of Service from the
Company, whether directly or indirectly, in any unlawful manner or through the
providing of any misleading or false information to the Company and which use,
appropriation, or securing of Service is inconsistent with the stated uses, intents,
and purposes of this tariff or any restrictions, conditions, and limitations statedherein, shall be liable for an amount equal to the unpaid charges and the accrued
interest that would have been applicable to the use of the Company s Service.
Termination of Service
The customer s service shall automatically terminate upon expiration of the customer
subscription to the Company s Service. The customer may terminate service upon notioe
to the company.
Bad Check Charge
$20 charge will be assessed for all checks returned by drawee bank or other
financial institution for: insufficient or uncollected funds, closed account, apparent
tampering, missing signature or endorsement, or any other insufficiency or discrepancy
necessitating return of the instrument at the discretion of the drawee bank or otherfinancial institution.
Billing Entity-Conditions
When billing functions on behalf of the Company are performed by local exchangetelephone companies, oredit card companies or others, the payment conditions andregulations of such companies apply, including, but not limited to any applicable
interest, or late payment charges. In case of any disputed charges that cannot beresol ved by the billing company, the Billed Party may contact the Company directly.
Idaho P~blic Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LC!'\ Telecommunications, LLC
INTRASTATE TOLL CARRIER TARIFF
C. of Idaho NO.
Original Page 23
:!.
GENERAL RATE REGULATIONS
The rates and regulations for Intrastate Telecommunications Service offered pursuant
to this tariff are set forth below. Other charges, including promotional rates, may
apply in addition to or instead of such charges, as permitted by the Idaho PublicUtilities Commission. Charges are based on the rates in effect at the time the
service is furnished.
Rate Determination The rates for intrastate Message Telecommunications
Service calls which are charged on a per call basis are determined by the
following:
distance between applicable rate centers; and
time of day and day of week (including holidays); and
duration of call; andclass of service of the call.
Dete~mination of Distance Measurement Measured usage charges between
stations within the State of Idaho are measured on the bases of the airline
mileage between rate centers of the stations involved.
Dete~mination of Duration
1 For Direct Dialed calls, chargeable time begins when the connection is
established between the calling station and the called station.
2 Chargeable time ends when the connection is terminated.
3 Chargeable time does not include time lost because of known faults or
defects in the Service (s) .
Dete~mination of Time of Day
1 The time when connection is established is determined in accordance with
the time - standard or daylight savings legally or commonly in use atthe location of the rate center of the calling service point and
determines whether Day, Evening, Night or Weekend rates apply.
Day, Evening, and Night/Weekend times are determined by the local timeof the location of the rate center of the calling service point.
Chargeable time for a rate period (e.g., 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.) begins
with the first stated hour (8: 00 a.) and continues to, but does not
include, the second stated hour (5:00 p.). If a call begins in one
discount period and ends in another, the initial period discount applied
is the discount in effect at the time the call is established. The
charges for each additional increment of usage is the additional
incremental billing rate of the rate period in which the beginning ofeach increment occurs.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR Telecommunications, LLC
INTRASTATE TOLL CARRIER TARIFF
P. U . C. of Idaho NO.
Original Page 24
:J.GENEFAL RATE REGULATIONS (Continued)
Rate Periods
Day Period - 8:00 a.m. to, but not including, 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
5. Evening Period - 5:00 p.m. to, but not including, 11:00 P.M. Monday through
Friday and Sunday.
Night/weekend Period - 11:00 p.m. to, but not including 8:00 a.m. Monday through
Friday, all day Saturday, and Sunday, to but not including 5:00 p.
Holiday Rate Period - The evening rate periods are used,would normally apply.unless a lower rate
Initial and Additional Periods
Initial Period - The 'initial period for all classes of calls shall not exceed
one minute.
Additional Period - Additional increment charges are one minute or less and are
used to bill the chargeable time beyond the Initial Period. Additional increment
rates apply to each additional increment, or fraction thereof, that chargeable
time continues beyond the Initial Period.
Calculation of Billable Time
The initial increment or fraction thereof is subject to the initial incrementrate.
The subsequent seconds may be rounded in no more than whole minute increments,
the remaining seconds, if any, may be rounded up to no more than the next whole
minute and billed at the additional increment rate.
Taxes
All federal excise taxes and state and local sales, use, and similar taxes are billed
as separate line items and are not included in the rates specified in this tariff. Whenutili~y or telecommunications assessments, franchise fees, or privilege, license,
occupational, excise or other similar taxes or fees, based on intrastate receipts areirr.pcs,~d by certain taxing jurisdictions upon the Company, or upon Local ExchangeCarri,:!rs and passed on to the Company through or with intrastate access charges, the
amoun~s of such taxes or fees will be billed to Customers in such a taxing jurisdiction
on a prorated basic. The amount of charge that is prorated to each customer s bill is
determined by the Intrastate Telecommunications Service provided to and billed to
customer service location in such a taxing jurisdiction with the aggregate of such
charges equal to the amount of the tax or fee imposed upon or passed on to the Company.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of tile Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FlUNG
AUG 9 - 2000
;0ise. Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR. Telecommunications, LLC
INTRASTATE TOLL CARRIER TARIFF
C. of Idaho NO.
Original Page 25
::J.GENERAL RATE REGULATIONS (Continued)
Holiday and Discount Periods
LCR's products are Flat Rate services and there are no time-of-day or holidaydiscounts.
Discounts
The Company may, from time to time as reflected in the price list, offer discounts based on
monthly voll~es for MTS services.
Idaho Public Utiliti Comm
' .
ISSlon
Ice of the Secretary
CEPTED FOR FlUNG
AUG 9 - 2000
Buise. Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR Telecommunications, LLC
INTRASTATE TOLL CARRIER TARIFF
C. of Idaho NO.
Original Page 26
RATES AND C:'lARGES
LCR J.+ (MTS) - Intrastate/IntraLATA Interexchange Rate Plan #1
Two-point LCR 1+ rates between points within the LATA are based on the airline
distance between rate centers. The following rates apply to Dial Station. The rates
apply all days of the week. Subscribers may terminate calls to any city except when
appropriate intrastate authority has not been granted. There is no installation or
monthly charge for LCR 1+ (MTS) Intrastate/IntraLATA calls. LCR 1+ (MTS) bills in one(1) ~inute increments with a one (1) minute minimum.
Not less than ten (10) days prior to the effective date of any changes in the rates and charges, the
Company will furnish to the Commission a proposed revised Price List reflecting the changed rates
and charges. Any change below the maximum level shall not be construed as an application to increaserates.
Schedule of CURRENT Rates
RATE PER MINUTE
Initial 1 Minute Each Additional Minute
2490 2490
Idaho P~b!ic Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
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C. of Idaho NO.LCR Telecommunications, LLC Original Page 276. RATES AND CHARGES (Continued)
LCR 1+ (MTS) - Intrastate/InterLATA Interexchange Rate Plan #2
Two-point LCR 1+ rates between points within Idaho are based on the airline distance
between rate centers. The following rates apply to Dial Station. The rates apply all
days of the week as specified in the Rate Period Chart on Page 29. Subscribers may
terminate calls to any city except when appropriate intrastate authority has not beengranted. There is no installation or monthly charge for LCR 1+ (MTS)Intrastate/InterLATA. LCR 1+ (MTS) bills in one (1) minute increments with a one (1)minute minimum. However, this Intrastate/IntraLATA plan is linked with an LCR
Interstate plan which carries a $1.95 monthly fee.
Not less than ten (10) days prior to the effective date of any changes in the rates and charges, the
company will furnish to the Commission a proposed revised Price List reflecting the changed rates
and charges. Any change below the maximum level shall not be construed as an application to increaserates.
Schedule of CURRENT Rates
RATE PER MINUTE
Ini tial 1 Minute Each Additional Minute
1940 1940
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR Telecommunications, LLC6. RATES AND CHARGES
INTRASTATE TOLL CARRIER TARIFF
C. of Idaho NO.
Original Page 28
LCR 1+ (MTS) - Intrastate/IntraLATA Interexchange Rate Plan #3
Two-point LCR 1+ rates between points within the LATA are based on the airline
distance between rate centers. The following rates apply to Dial Station. The rates
apply all days of the week as specified in the Rate Period Chart on Page 27.
Subscribers may terminate calls to any city except when appropriate intrastateauthori ty has not been granted. There is no installation or monthly charge for LCR 1+
(MTS) Intrastate/IntraLATA calls. LCR 1+ (MTS) bills in one (1) minute increments witha three (3) minutes minimum. However, this Intrastate/IntraLATA plan is linked with an
LCR Interstate plan which carries a $3.95 monthly fee.
Not less than ten (10) days prior to the effeotive date of any changes in the rates and charges, the
Company will furnish to the Commission a proposed revised Price List reflecting the changed rates
and charges. Any change below the maximum level shall not be construed as an application to increaserates.
Schedule of CURRENT Rates
RATE PER MINUTE
Initial 1 Minute Each Additional Minute
1590 1590
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR Telecommunications, LLC
INTRASTATE TOLL CARRIER TARIFF
C. of Idaho NO.
Or~ginal Page 29
RATES AND CHARGES (Continued)
LCR 1+ (MTS) - Intrastate/InterLATA Interexchange Rate Plan #4
Two-point LCR 1+ rates between points within Idaho are based on the airline distance
between rate centers. The following rates apply to Dial Station. The rates apply all
days of the week as specified in the Rate Period Chart on Page 29. Subscribers may
terminate calls to any city except when appropriate intrastate authority has not beengranted. There is no installation or monthly charge for LCR 1+ (MTS)
Intrastate/InterLATA. LCR 1+ (MTS) bills in one (1) minute increments with a three (3)
minutes minimum. However, this Intrastate/lntraLATA plan is linked with an LCR
Interstate plan which carries a $4.95 monthly fee.
Not ~ess than ten (10) days prior to the effective date of any changes in the rates and charges, the
company vlill furnish to the Commission a proposed revised Price List reflecting the changed rates
and charges. Any change below the maximum level shall not be construed as an application to increaserates.
RATE PER MINUTE
Ini tial 1 Minute Each Additional Minute
1000 1000
Idaho p u, he V"Gmc l/ tties
CCcp.:!,ff the Secre~rnf7tisSiOftI t;; FOR 18ry
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FILING
2000
BOise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR Telecommunications, LLC
INTRASTATE TOLL CARRIER TARIFF
C. of Idaho NO.
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PRICE LIST
RATES AND CHARGES (Continued)
LCR's Directory Assistance Service - Intrastate/IntraLATA
Schedule of CURRENT Rates
85 per call
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
'Jvl~e, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR 'l'elecornmunications, LLC
INTRASTATE TOLL CARRIER TARIFF
P . U . C. of Idaho NO.
Original Page 31
PRICE LIST
RATES AND CHARGES (Continued)
LCR's Directory Assistance Service - Intrastate/InterLATA
Schedule of CURRENT Rates
85 per call
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
3y: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000
LCR Telecommunications, LLC
INTRASTATE TOLL CARRIER TARIFF
P. U. C. of Idaho NO.
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PRICE LIST
RATES AND CliARGES (Continued)
BAD CHECK CHARGES
Schedule of CURRENT Rates
$7.
Idaho ~ubljc Utilities Commission
f"\" O~,~.~ of the Secretary
Acl..,Ep I ED FOH FILING
AUG 9 - 2000
Boise, Idaho
Issued: June 1, 2000
By: Martin J. Tibbitts, Managing Member
Effective: June 11, 2000