DARIEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. RATES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Title Page
RATES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS DOCUMENT (RTC DOCUMENT)
CONTAINING
RATES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS
APPLICABLE TO
LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
FURNISHED BY
DARIEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
FOR INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
AS PROVIDED FOR HEREIN.
JANUARY 26, 2002
DARIEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. RATES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
Section 1: General 1-1
1.1 Application of Rates, Terms and Conditions 1-1
1.2 Definitions 1-2
Section 2: Terms and Conditions – Interstate and International
Long Distance Services 2-1
2.1 Undertaking of the Company 2-1
2.1(a) Scope 2-1
2.1(b) Limitations 2-1
2.2 Obligations of the Customer 2-1
2.3 Liabilities of the Company 2-3
2.4 Service Orders 2-3
2.5 Charges and Payments for Service or Facilities 2-4
2.5(a) Deposits 2-4
2.5(b) Description of Payment and Billing Periods 2-4
2.5(c) Taxes and Other Charges 2-5
2.5(d) Payment and Late Payment Charge 2-5
2.5(e) Returned Check Charge 2-5
2.5(f) Credit Allowance/Service Interruptions 2-6
2.5(g) Service Interruption Measurement 2-6
2.6 Termination or Denial of Service by the Company 2-7
2.7 Billing Disputes 2-7
Section 3: General Classification and Description of the
Company's Service -
Interstate and International Long Distance Services 3-1
3.1 Service Points 3-1
3.2 Measurements/Availability of Service 3-1
3.3 Timing of Calls 3-1
3.4 Method of Applying Rates 3-2
3.4(a) Interstate Long Distance Services 3-2
3.4(b) International Long Distance Service 3-2
3.5 Promotional Discounts 3-2
3.6 Dialed Long Distance Services 3-3
3.7 Calling Card Service 3-3
3.8 Prepaid Calling Card Service 3-4
3.9 800 Service 3-5
3.10 Variable Usage Plan 3-5
3.10(a) Charges for Service 3-5
3.10(b) Customer Commitment 3-5
3.10(c) Termination Penalty 3-5
3.10(d) Periodic Review of Customer Usage 3-6
3.10(e) Charges for Rates 3-6
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd)
Page No.
Section 4: Rates for Interstate Long Distance Service 4-1
4.1 Returned Check Charge 4-1
4.2 Darien Premium Plan 4-1
4.3 Darien Enhanced Plan 4-1
4.4 Calling Card Service 4-2
4.5 Prepaid Calling Card Service 4-2
4.6 800 Service 4-2
4.7 Variable Usage Plan 4-3
Section 5: Rates for International Long Distance Service 5-1
5.1 Returned Check Charge 5-1
5.2 Rate Schedules 5-1
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
1. General
1.1 Application of Rates, Terms and Conditions
(a) The rates, terms and conditions
contained within this document, hereinafter
referred to as “Rates, Terms and Conditions,” are
applicable to the provision of Interstate Long
Distance Service and International Long Distance
Service, hereinafter collectively or individually
referred to as "Service", by Darien
Communications, Inc., hereinafter referred to as
the "Company", as specified herein. Service is
furnished subject to the availability of
facilities and subject to transmission,
atmospheric and like conditions. By accepting
Service from the Company, the Customer accepts
these Rates, Terms and Conditions as a binding
agreement between the Customer and the Company.
(b) These Rates, Terms and Conditions are incorporated
by reference in the Darien Communications, Inc.
Long Distance Services Agreement (Long Distance
Services Agreement). The Long Distance Services
Agreement and the Rates, Terms and Conditions
together comprise the rates, terms and conditions
applicable to provision of Interstate Long
Distance Service and International Long Distance
Services by the Company. A copy of the Long
Distance Service Agreement is attached at the
beginning of this Rates, Terms and Conditions
Document. In the event there is a conflict
between terms and conditions in the Long Distance
Services Agreement and terms and conditions in the
Rates, Terms and Conditions, the terms and
conditions in the Long Distance Services Agreement
shall apply.
(c) The Company may change the Long Distance Services
Agreement, including the incorporated Rates, Terms
and Conditions, from time to time. Changes in
rates, terms and conditions are effective no
sooner than fifteen (15) days after the Company
posts the modifications to the Long Distance
Services Agreement or Rates, Terms and Conditions
on its web site. The Company will also notify
Customers of increases by bill message, bill
insert or other reasonable commercial method at
least fifteen (15) days prior to the effective
date for the increases. Advance notice does not
apply to increases in taxes and other charges
described in Section 2.5.(c) of the Rates, Terms
and Conditions. The Company may decrease rates
and charges without providing advance notice. Use
of the company’s services after the fifteen (15)
day notice period shall be construed as Customer’s
consent to the changed rates, terms and conditions
of this agreement.
(d) The provision of such Service by the
Company as set forth in these Rates, Terms and
Conditions does not constitute a joint undertaking
with the Customer for the furnishing of any
Service.
(e) The Rates, Terms and Conditions
contained herein are not applicable to Intrastate
Long Distance Service. The Company provides
Intrastate Long Distance Service under GPSC Tariff
No. 1 filed with the Georgia Public Service
Commission. Not withstanding the inapplicability
of the Rates, Terms and Conditions to Intrastate
Long Distance Service, the rates for certain
Intrastate Long Distance Services tariffed in the
GPSC Tariff No. 1 may or may not be the same as
rates for the corresponding Interstate Long
Distance Service under the Rates, Terms and
Conditions. The GPSC Tariff No. 1 may be viewed
at the Company’s offices.
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
1. General (Cont'd)
1.2 Definitions
Certain terms used throughout these Rates, Terms and
Conditions are defined as follows:
Access Code
A sequence of numbers that, when dialed, connect the
caller to the Provider associated with that sequence.
Application for Service
A standard order form which includes all pertinent
billing, technical, and other descriptive information
which will enable the Company to provide the Service as
required.
Calling Card Service
Calling Card Service is a Long Distance Service
provided by the Company through use of a Company-issued
calling card to make Interstate Long Distance and
International Long Distance calling card calls through
the use of a specific “1-800” toll free telephone
number provided by the Company for access to the
calling card service.
Company
Darien Communications, Inc., unless the context
indicates otherwise.
Customer
Any individual, partnership, association, trust,
corporation, cooperative or governmental agency or
other entity which utilizes the Services provided by
the Company. A Customer, as set forth herein, is
responsible for the payment of charges and for
compliance with all applicable terms of the Company's
Rates, Terms and Conditions.
Customer Dialed Calling Card Call
A Calling Card Call which is dialed by the Customer and
may or may not require intervention by an attended
operator position to complete.
Customer Provided Equipment
Terminal Equipment or facilities provided by persons
other than the Company and connected to the Company's
Services and/or facilities.
Domestic
Domestic points include all fifty (50) states and all
U.S. territories and possessions as defined in the
Communications Act of 1934, and as amended by the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, and as further defined
by the Federal Communications Commission in their
orders.
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
1. General (Cont'd)
1.2 Definitions (Cont'd)
Equal Access
Has the meaning given that term in Appendix B of the
Modification of Final Judgment entered August 24, 1982,
in United States v. Western Electric, Civil Action No.
82-0192 (United States District Court, District of
Columbia), as amended by the Court in its orders issued
prior to October 17, 1990.
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission.
International Long Distance Service
International Long Distance Service is a Long Distance
Service involving a telephone call originating in one
country and terminating in another country.
Interstate Long Distance Service
Interstate Long Distance Service is a Long Distance
Service involving a telephone call originating in one
state and terminating in another state (also referred
to as a “state-to-state” call). The term “state” for
purposes of Interstate Long Distance Service includes
all Domestic points including all fifty (50) states and
U.S. territories and possessions.
Intrastate Long Distance Service
Intrastate Long Distance Service is a Long Distance
Service involving a telephone call originating and
terminating in the same state (also referred to as a
“in-state” call).
Local Exchange Carrier (LEC)
A telephone company which furnishes local exchange
services.
Long Distance Service (LDS)
The term "Long Distance Service" denotes the furnishing
of station-to-station direct dial interstate and
international switched network services to the Customer
for the completion of long distance voice and dial up
low speed data transmissions over voice grade channel
from the Company's Points of Presence to domestic
points and international points and Calling Card
Services made with the use of a Company issued Calling
Card.
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
1. General (Cont'd)
1.2 Definitions (Cont'd)
Rates, Terms and Conditions
Rates, Terms and Conditions refers to this document as
a whole comprising the rates, terms and conditions
applicable to the provision of Services to Customers by
the Company.
Service
The offerings of the Company comprising Interstate Long
Distance Service and International Long Distance
Service.
Telecommunications
The transmission of voice communications or, subject to
the transmission capabilities of the service, the
transmission of data, facsimile, signalling, metering,
or any other form of intelligence.
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
2. Terms and Conditions – Interstate and International Long
Distance Services
2.1 Undertaking of the Company
(a) Scope
The Company is a carrier providing
Interstate Long Distance Service and International
Long Distance Service to Customers for their
direct transmission of voice, data and other types
of telecommunications within the United States,
between points in the United States and
international points, as described in these Rates,
Terms and Conditions.
(b) Limitations
(i) The services provided pursuant to these
Rates, Terms and Conditions are offered
subject to the availability of facilities and
the other provisions of these Rates, Terms
and Conditions.
(ii) The Company does not undertake to transmit
communications or messages, but rather
furnishes facilities, Service and equipment
for such transmissions by the Customer.
(iii) The Company retains the right to deny
Service to any Customer which fails to comply
with the rules and regulations of these
Rates, Terms and Conditions, or other
applicable rules, regulations or laws.
2.2 Obligations of the Customer
(a) All Customers assume general
responsibilities in connection with the provision
and use of the Company's Service. General
responsibilities are described in this section.
When facilities, equipment, and/or communication
systems provided by others are connected to the
Company's facilities, the Customer assumes the
additional responsibilities as set forth in
Section 2.2, herein.
(b) The Customer is responsible for the
payment of all charges for any and all Services or
facilities provided by the Company to the
Customer.
(c) Subject to availability, the Customer
may use specific codes to identify the users
groups on its account and to allocate the cost of
its service accordingly. The numerical
composition of such codes shall be set forth by
the Company to assure compatibility with the
Company's accounting and automation systems and to
avoid duplication of such specific codes.
(d) The Company reserves the right to
discontinue the use of any code provided to the
Customer and to substitute another code for such
Customer's use.
(e) The Customer shall indemnify and save
harmless the Company from and against all loss,
liability, damage and expense, including
reasonable counsel fees, due to claims for libel,
slander, or infringement of copyright or trademark
in connection with any material transmitted by the
Customer using the Company's Services; and any
other claim resulting from any act or omission of
the Customer to the use of the Company's
facilities.
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
2. Terms and Conditions – Interstate and International Long
Distance Services (Cont’d)
2.2 Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd)
(f) Nothing contained herein, or in any
other provision of these Rates, Terms and
Conditions, or in any marketing materials issued
by the Company shall give any Customer or person
any ownership interest or proprietary right in any
particular code issued by Company; provided,
however, that a Customer that continues to
subscribe to Company's Services will be provided a
replacement code in the event such Customer's
initial code is canceled.
(g) The Customer shall reimburse the Company
for damages to the Company's facilities caused by
any negligence or willful act or acts on the part
of the Customer.
(h) The Customer shall pay and hold the
Company harmless from the payment of all charges
for service ordered by the Customer from the Local
Exchange Carriers or other entities for long
distance services and/or facilities connecting the
Customer and the Company.
(i) In the event a suit is brought by the
Company, or an attorney is retained by the Company
to collect any bill or enforce the terms of these
Rates, Terms and Conditions against a Customer,
that Customer shall be responsible for payment of
all reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, costs
of investigation and any and all other related
costs and expenses incurred by the Company in
connection therewith.
(j) The Customer understands that the
Services are furnished subject to the condition
that there will be no abuse, fraudulent and/or
illegal use thereof. Such activity includes, but
is not limited to:
(i) Using the Service for any
purpose which is in violation of any
law.
(ii) Obtaining or attempting to
obtain Services through any scheme, false
representation and/or use of any fraudulent
means or devices whatsoever with the intent
to avoid payment, in whole or in part, of
charges for Services, or assisting any other
person or firm in such regard.
(iii) Attempting to, or
actually obtaining, accessing, altering, or
interfering with the communications and/or
information by rearranging, tampering with or
making any connection with any facilities of
the Company or assisting any other person or
firm in such regard.
(iv) Using the Services in a manner
that interferes unreasonably with the use of
Service by one or more other Customers.
(v) Using the Service to convey
information deemed to be obscene, salacious,
or prurient, to impersonate another person
with fraudulent or malicious intent, to call
another person or persons so frequently, at
such times, or in such a manner as to annoy,
abuse, or harass, or to convey information of
a nature or in a manner that renders such
conveyance unlawful.
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
2. Terms and Conditions – Interstate and International Long
Distance Services (Cont’d)
2.2 Obligations of the Customer (Cont'd)
(k) The Customer, not the Company, shall be
responsible for compliance with FCC Rules, 47
C.F.R. Part 68, and for all maintenance of such
equipment and/or facilities.
2.3 Liabilities of the Company
Except as stated in this Section 2.3, the Company shall
have no liability for damages of any kind arising out
of or related to events, acts, rights or privileges
contemplated in the Rates, Terms and Conditions.
(a) The liability of the Company for damages resulting
in whole or in part from or arising in connection
with the furnishing of Service under the Rates,
Terms and Conditions including, but not limited
to, mistakes, omissions, interruptions, delays,
errors or other defects or misrepresentations
shall not exceed an amount equal to the charges
under the Rates, Terms and Conditions applicable
to the specific call (or portion thereof) that was
affected. No other liability shall attach to the
Company.
(b) The Company shall not be liable for any failure of
performance hereunder due to causes beyond its
control, including, but not limited to: (1) acts
of God, fires, flood or other catastrophes; (2)
any law, order, regulation, directive, action or
request of the United States Government, or any
other government, including state and local
governments having jurisdiction over the Company,
or of any department, agency, bureau, corporation
or other instrumentality of any one or more of
said governments, or of any civil or military
authority; or (3) national emergencies,
insurrections, riots, wars or other labor
difficulties.
(c) The Company shall not be liable for any act or
omission of any other entity furnishing
facilities, equipment, or services used by a
Customer, with the Company's Services. In
addition, the Company shall not be liable for any
damages or losses due to the failure or negligence
of any customer or due to the failure of customer
provided equipment, facilities or services.
2.4 Service Orders
The Customer must place an Application for Service
with the Company to initiate, cancel or change the
Services provided pursuant to these Rates, Terms and
Conditions. Applications for Services may be either in
writing or orally and provide, at a minimum, the
following information:
(a) Customer's name(s), telephone number(s)
and address(es). In the case of a corporation or
partnership, a designated officer or agent shall
be named as the contact person for such
corporation or partnership.
(b) Name(s), address(es) and telephone
number(s) of person(s) to whom notices from the
Company to the Customer shall be addressed, if
different from (a) above.
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
2. Terms and Conditions – Interstate and International Long
Distance Services (Cont’d)
2.5 Charges and Payments for Service or Facilities
(a) Deposits
(i) The Company may, in order to
safeguard its interests, require a Customer
to make a suitable deposit or provide a
surety bond or letter of credit in the amount
of the required deposit as a guarantee of the
payment of charges. The Company shall have
the right to require the Customer to make a
deposit prior to or at any time after
provision of any Service, not to exceed three
(3) months estimated charges. The Company
may increase the amount of the deposit to
reflect increases to the Customer's annual
bill. The Customer will receive a receipt
for the deposit.
(ii) Any deposit as referred to in
this Section shall be held by the Company to
secure the payment of the Customer's bill.
At the Company's option, the deposit may be
refunded or credited to the Customer at any
time prior to the termination of Service.
(iii) Interest will be paid by
the Company on all sums held on deposit at
the rate established statutorily for customer
deposits. The interest will be accrued for
the period during which the deposit is held
by the Company.
(b) Description of Payment and Billing
Periods
(i) Service is provided and billed
on a monthly basis. Service continues to be
provided and billed on a monthly basis until
canceled by the Customer through notice given
to the Company.
(ii) When billing functions are
performed by a Local Exchange Carrier (LEC),
commercial credit card company or others, the
payment conditions and requirements of such
LEC, commercial credit card company or other
entity performing billing functions apply,
including any applicable interest.
(iii) In the event a Local
Exchange Carrier, commercial credit card
company or others ceases efforts to collect
any amounts associated with the Company's
charges, the Company may bill the Customer or
the called party directly, and may utilize
its own billing and collection procedures
which shall be consistent with all applicable
statutes, rules and regulations.
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
2. Terms and Conditions – Interstate and International Long
Distance Services (Cont’d)
2.5 Charges and Payments for Service or Facilities
(Cont'd)
(c) Taxes and Other Charges
In addition to payment for Services, Customer must
pay all taxes, fees, surcharges and other charges
that the Company bills Customer related to
Services. Taxes and surcharges will be in the
amounts that federal, state and local authorities
require the Company to bill Customer. The company
will not provide advance notice of changes to
taxes and surcharges, except as required by
applicable law. All such taxes and charges shall
be separately shown and charged on bills rendered
by Company or its billing agent.
(d) Payment and Late Payment Charge
(i) Payment will be due as
specified on the Customer bill. Commencing
after that due date, a late charge of up to
the highest interest rate allowable by law
will be applied to all amounts past due.
(ii) Collection procedures and the
requirement for a deposit are unaffected by
the application of a late payment charge.
The late payment charge does not apply to
unpaid balances associated with disputed
amounts. Undisputed amounts on the same bill
are subject to the late payment charge if
unpaid and carried forward to the next bill.
(iii) Service may be denied or discontinued at
the Company's discretion for nonpayment of
amounts due the Company past the due date as
specified in 2.5(d)(i). Restoration of
Service will be subject to all applicable
installation charges.
(e) Returned Check Charge
In cases where the Company issues direct bills to
Customers, and payment by check is returned for
insufficient funds, or is otherwise not processed
for payment, there will be a charge as set forth
herein. Such charge will be applicable on each
occasion when a check is returned or not
processed.
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
2. Terms and Conditions – Interstate and International Long
Distance Services (Cont’d)
2.5 Charges and Payments for Service or Facilities
(Cont'd)
(f) Credit Allowance/Service
Interruptions
(i) Credit for failure of Service
will be allowed only when failure is caused
by or occurs in the Company's facilities or
equipment owned, provided and billed for by
the Company. A credit allowance is not
applicable for any period during which
Customer cannot utilize the Service, except
for such period where the Service is
interrupted by the Company for access to its
facilities for the purposes of investigating
and clearing troubles and/or maintenance.
(ii) Credit allowances for failure
of Service or equipment starts when the
Customer notifies the Company of the failure
and ceases when the operation has been
restored and an attempt has been made to
notify the Customer by the Company.
(iii) The Customer shall notify
the Company of failures of Service or
equipment and make reasonable attempts to
ascertain that the failure is not caused by
Customer Provided Equipment or Customer
provided facilities, any act, or omission of
the Customer, or in wiring or equipment
connected to the Customer's terminal.
(iv) Only those portions of the
Service or equipment operation disabled will
be credited.
(v) Any credit provided to the
Customer under these Rates, Terms and
Conditions shall be determined in accordance
with the provisions of Section 2.5(g).
(g) Service Interruption Measurement
(i) In the event of an
interruption of Service that exceeds the
minimum requirements set forth in this
paragraph, the Company shall make a credit
allowance at the Customer's request for a pro
rata adjustment of all Service charges billed
by the Company for Services rendered
inoperative by the interruption. The credit
allowance will be computed by dividing the
duration of the service interruption measured
in twenty-four (24) hour days, from the time
the interruption is reported to the Company,
by a standard thirty (30) day month, and then
multiplying the result by the Company's fixed
monthly charges for each interrupted Service.
(ii) A credit allowance will not be
given for interruptions caused by the
negligence or willful act of the Customer, or
interruptions caused by failure of equipment
or service not provided by the Company.
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
2. Terms and Conditions – Interstate and International Long
Distance Services (Cont’d)
2.6 Termination or Denial of Service by the Company
In the event of nonpayment of any bill rendered or any
required deposit, the Company may, after written
notice, suspend Customer’s Service. The Company may,
immediately and without notice to Customer, and without
liability of any nature, temporarily deny, terminate,
or suspend Customer’s Service:
(a) in the event Customer or Customer’s agent: (i)
willfully damages the Company’s equipment,
interferes with use of the Company's Service by
other customers of the Company; (ii) unreasonably
places capacity demands upon the Company's
facilities or Service; or (iii) violates any
statute or provision of law, or any rule or
regulation of any state or federal regulatory
agency relating to communications; or (iv)
otherwise fails to comply with the provisions of
the Rates, Terms and Conditions or applicable law;
or
(b) in the event Customer becomes insolvent, is the
subject of any formal legal proceeding commenced
in a court involving a voluntary or involuntary
petition or proceeding in bankruptcy, seeks
protection or relief from creditors in a formal
legal proceeding after a filing for such relief,
or executes an assignment for the benefit of
creditors; or
(c) in the event that the Company determines that any
Service is being used fraudulently or illegally,
whether by Customer or Customer’s agent.
.
2.7 Billing Disputes
If Customer believes Customer has been billed by the
Company in error, Customer must contact the Company
within sixty (60) days of the date of the bill which
contains the disputed charge. Refunds or adjustments
will not be issued for any charge that is more than
sixty (60) days old at the time Customer notifies the
Company. Customer may withhold from payment to the
Company the disputed portion of any bill pending
resolution of the dispute. Customer must pay all non-
disputed charges on the bill by the due date indicated
on the bill. The Company will notify Customer of the
results of its inquiry, and either adjust the billing,
issue a credit, or notify Customer that all or a
portion of the disputed amount is still owed. Customer
will be required to pay such amount within fifteen,
(15) days thereafter, and if Customer fails to pay this
amount within the time required, Customer’s account
will be deemed past due and unpaid and Customer’s
Service subject to termination under Section 2.6 above.
Any payments Customer withholds pending resolution of
the dispute may be subject to a late payment charge at
the highest interest rate allowable by law applied to
past due amounts.
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
3. General Classification and Description of the Company's
Service – Interstate and International Long Distance
Services
3.1 Service Points
(a) The Company provides originating Service
from domestic points in the United States to
domestic points identified in these Rates, Terms
and Conditions.
(b) The Company provides terminating Service
from domestic points in the United States to
international points identified in these Rates,
Terms and Conditions.
3.2 Measurements/Availability of Service
The Service is available at the rates listed in
Sections 4 and 5, through subscription to any of the
long distance service offerings available from the
Company. Each of these offerings utilizes the same
rate schedules but have different rates and billing
increments for each of the rate schedules.
3.3 Timing of Calls
(a) Unless otherwise indicated in these Rates, Terms
and Conditions, calls are timed by the Company in
six (6) second increments. "Ring-busy" and "ring-
no-answer" calls will not knowingly be charged to
the Customer and if charged in error, will be
credited by the Company to the Customer. Timing
begins at the "starting event" and ends at the
"terminating event," unless otherwise specified.
Time between the starting event and the
terminating event is the call duration. The
minimum call duration for a completed domestic
call is six (6) seconds, unless otherwise
specified. The minimum call duration for a
completed international call is thirty (30)
seconds, unless otherwise specified.
(b) The starting event occurs when the
Company's terminal experiences an "Incoming
Signaling Protocol Successful," i.e., upon the
seizure of an inbound trunk.
(c) The terminating event occurs when the Company's
terminal receives a signal from the Local Exchange
Carrier that either the calling party or the
called party has hung up.
(d) There shall be no charge for unanswered calls.
Upon receiving reasonable and adequate notice of
billing from a Customer for any such call, the
Company may issue a credit in an amount equal to
the charge for the call. Calls which are in
progress longer than one minute will be presumed
to have been answered.
(e) Interstate Long Distance Service rates may be
quoted in terms of initial and additional minutes.
The initial minute is the first minute or any
fraction thereof after connection is made. The
additional minute is each minute or any fraction
thereof after the initial minute.
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
3. General Classification and Description of the Company's
Service – Interstate and International Long Distance
Services (Cont’d)
3.4 Method of Applying Rates
(a) Interstate Long Distance Services
(i) Calls that begin in one rate period and
terminate in another will be billed at the
rate applicable for each respective minute of
the call.
(ii) Unless specified otherwise in these Rates,
Terms and Conditions, the duration of each
call for billing purposes will be rounded off
to the nearest higher six (6) second
increment.
(b) International Long Distance Services
(i) Calls that begin in one rate period and
terminate in another will be billed for the
entire call duration at the rate applicable
at the commencement of the call.
(ii) Unless specified otherwise in these Rates,
Terms and Conditions, the duration of each
call for billing purposes will be rounded off
to the nearest higher six (6) second
increment.
3.5 Promotional Discounts
The Company may from time to time offer
promotional discounts. Such discounts will be for a
specified period of time, will not exceed published
rates, and will be offered to all qualifying Customers.
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3. General Classification and Description of the Company's
Service – Interstate and International Long Distance
Services (Cont’d)
3.6 Dialed Long Distance Services
(a) Dialed Long Distance Services are measured use,
full time services utilizing interstate and
international communications facilities. When
appropriate access arrangements exist, these
switched services are available on a
presubscription (Equal Access) basis. Otherwise,
where available, the Services require that a
Customer access the Company's network via an
alternative access code arrangement such as
"950-XXXX" plus the Customer's security code, a
toll-free "1-800" telephone number with the
Customer's security code, or via "1-0-1-XXXX" code
with Customer security code.
(b) Depending upon the service option chosen by the
Customer, the charges for the use of such
interstate or international communications
facilities may be based upon the time of day, the
total minutes of use and/or the distance of each
call.
(c) All Customers shall be charged the rates
identified in Sections 4 and 5.
(d) Domestic points include all fifty (50) states and
all U.S. territories and possessions as defined in
the Communications Act of 1934, and as amended by
the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and as further
defined by the Federal Communications Commission
in their orders.
3.7 Calling Card Service
(a) Calling Card Service permits Customers which have
arranged for a Company-issued calling card to make
calling card calls throughout the domestic United
States, and to and from international points
through the use of a specific "1-800" telephone
number provided by the Company. Calling Card
Service calls are timed by the Company in six (6)
second increments. “Ring-busy” and “ring-no-
answer” calls will not knowingly be charged to the
Customer and if charged in error, will be credited
by the Company to the Customer. Timing begins at
the “starting event” and ends at the “terminating
event,” unless otherwise specified. Time between
the starting event and the terminating event is
the call duration. The minimum call duration for
a completed call is thirty (30) seconds, unless
otherwise specified.
(b) It is the responsibility of the Customer to guard
and protect against any unauthorized use of any
company issued codes to which billing may be
charged.
(c) The rates for this service are provided for in
Sections 4 and 5 herein.
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3. General Classification and Description of the Company's
Service – Interstate and International Long Distance
Services (Cont’d)
3.8 Prepaid Calling Card Service
(a) Prepaid Calling Card Service is offered by the
Company and provides the Customer with access
twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week to
prepaid toll calls for all domestic points through
a Company specified access code. Once made, the
call is transferred via automated assistance for
completion by the Company and charged against a
prepaid card with an available balance on a unit
basis. Each unit is equal to one minute.
Customers are notified of their remaining card
balance each time a call is placed and are
notified during a call when the balance is about
to be depleted. The card’s access number, number
of units, authorization code and expiration date
are provided to the customer at the time of
purchase.
(b) Each fractional minute will be rounded up to the
next minute. Each unit is priced at the
prevailing rate as set forth in Section 4 herein.
Each card will have a specified expiration date
printed on the card within which all units must be
used. Payment by the Customer for the Prepaid
Calling Card Service is due in advance or upon
receipt of the prepaid card. While the Company
will not refund any unused units, the Company
reserves the right to recall all unused Prepaid
Calling Cards and refund to Customers any
remaining balances on the recalled cards.
(c) Prepaid Calling Card Service can be accessed
through a touchtone telephone only.
(d) Prepaid calling cards may be purchased in dollar
amounts determined by the Company on a rate per
unit basis determined by the Company, subject to
availability. The number of available Prepaid
Calling Cards is subject to technical limitations.
Such cards are offered to Customers on a first
come first serve basis.
(e) Calls to 500, 700, 800, and 900 numbers, all
operator services calls, directory assistance,
busy line verification and interrupt services,
calls requiring the quotation of time and charges
and conference calls may not be completed with the
Company’s Prepaid Calling Card Service.
(f) The Customer assumes complete liability for the
card in the event it is lost, stolen or if
unauthorized use of the card has occurred.
(g) Unless specifically noted to the contrary, calls
made utilizing a prepaid calling card are
independent of any other product, promotion or
term plan offered by the Company.
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3. General Classification and Description of the Company's
Service – Interstate and International Long Distance
Services (Cont’d)
3.9 800 Service
(a) 800 Service is a one-way inbound service
originating on feature group facilities provided
by the Company and terminating on a regular
telephone line. The Customer is responsible for
payment of all charges associated with such
terminating calls rather than the calling party.
(b) The Company may offer discounted promotional rates
for 800 Service which may include discounting or
waiving the one-time service establishment charge,
discounting or waiving the monthly service charge,
discounting or waiving the message-detail charge.
3.10 Variable Usage Plan
(a) Charges for Service
Charges are computed according to one of the
company’s rate plans. Under each Rate Plan
charges per minute of use (MOU) vary depending on
the usage level committed to by the Customer and
the length of the commitment to use the Company as
the Customer’s presubscribed long distance
carrier. Minutes of use under each Rate Plan are
calculated by adding the conversation minutes for
each separate message, rounded up to the next full
minute for that message.
(b) Customer Commitment
Each Customer must commit (in writing) to a volume
level and a term during which the Customer will
use the Company as its presubscribed long distance
carrier. If the Customer has not notified the
Company of Customer’s intentions with regard to
renewal, the Company will enroll the Customer in
the same Rate Plan and commitment levels (volume
and term) thereunder initially chosen by the
customer, unless the volume level has been changed
pursuant to Section 3.10(d), below; if so, that
changed volume level will be used as the
commitment level under the renewal.
(c) Termination Penalty
Early termination by a Customer may result in the
imposition of a penalty in the amount of $10 per
month for each month remaining on the period
committed to by the Customer. This termination
penalty will be disclosed in the written customer
commitment.
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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
3. General Classification and Description of the Company's
Service – Interstate and International Long Distance
Services (Cont’d)
3.10 Variable Usage Plan (Cont’d)
(d) Periodic Review of Customer Usage
After the first month a Customer has used the
service of Company, or at any time thereafter,
Company or Customer may review Customer’s usage
levels. If Customer’s usage is below or above the
usage level committed to by Customer, the Company
may notify the Customer that the rate per MOU will
be changed for the next month’s and subsequent
months’ billings for the remainder of Customer’s
commitment period or until the company’s next
periodic review of Customer’s usage levels. If
Customer’s usage is below or above the usage level
committed to by Customer, the Customer may notify
the Company that the rate per MOU will be changed
for the next month’s and subsequent months’
billings for the remainder of Customer’s
commitment period or until the company’s next
periodic review of Customer’s usage levels.
(e) Charges for Rates
Charges are computed according to one of the
company’s rate plans (see Charges for Service
3.10(a)). When the MOU multiplied by the per
minute rate of the call does not equal an even
billing amount, the call will be rounded up to the
next full penny (example, $2.743 would be rounded
to $2.75).
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4. Rates for Interstate Long Distance Service
4.1 Returned Check Charge
A Customer whose payment by check is returned for
insufficient funds, or is otherwise not processed for
payment, will be subject to a returned check charge.
Such charge will be applicable on each occasion when a
check is returned or not processed. If the returned
check was for a combined interstate and international
balance, only a single returned check charge will
apply.
Per Occasion $25.00
4.2 Darien Premium Plan
Rates for Direct Dialed Interstate Message
Telecommunications Services for residential and
business customers for all domestic points. The rates
are as follows:
Per Minute $0.125
Monday – Sunday, All Day
4.3 Darien Enhanced Plan
Rates for Direct Dialed Interstate Message
Telecommunications services for residential and
business customers for all domestic points. This plan
has a $4.95 nondiscountable monthly fee per line. The
rates are as follows:
Per Minute $0.10
Monday – Saturday, All Day
Per Minute $0.07
Sunday and Holidays*, All Day
*Holidays include New Year’s Day, Easter Day, Mothers Day,
Fathers Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas
Day.
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4. Rates for Interstate Long Distance Service (Cont’d)
4.4 Calling Card Service
Rates for calling card service for residential and
business customers for all domestic points. The rates
are as follows:
Per Minute $0.20
Surcharge Per Call$0.50
4.5 Prepaid Calling Card Service
Per Minute $0.25
4.6 800 Service
4.6.A Rates and Charges
There is a one-time charge for
establishing 800 Service and a monthly
subscription charge, as well as per-minute usage
charges for all calls received.
Rate
4.6.B One-Time Charge
for Establishing Service $15.00
4.6.C Monthly Recurring Subscription Charge
$ 5.00
4.6.D Per-Minute Usage Charges
Monthly Minutes of Use Per Minute Rate
1 – 2,999 $ 0.15
3,000 – Over $ 0.10
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4. Rates for Interstate Long Distance Service (Cont’d)
4.7 Variable Usage Plan
Rates for Direct Dialed Interstate Message
Telecommunications services for business customers.
The number of minutes per month is based on an estimate
of long distance usage for all business lines combined.
The rates are as follows:
MOU Mont Months
h
to
From To Mont 3 6 9 12 15 18 24 30 36
h
0 59 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
60 149 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
150 299 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
300 749 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
750 1,49 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12
9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1,50 2,99 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12
0 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
3,00 5,99 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09
0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6,00 11,9 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
0 99 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
12,0 23,9 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
00 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24,0 and 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07
00 over 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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5. Rates for International Long Distance Service
5.1 Returned Check Charge
A Customer whose payment by check is returned for
insufficient funds, or is otherwise not processed for
payment, will be subject to a returned check charge.
Such charge will be applicable on each occasion when a
check is returned or not processed. If the returned
check was for a combined interstate and international
balance, only a single returned check charge will
apply.
Per Occasion $25.00
5.2 Rate Schedules
5.2.A Service to Mexico
Rates for Direct Dialed International Message
Telecommunications Service
1+ Residential & Business Rates to Mexico
BAND RATE
1 $ 0.36/minute
2 $ 0.36/minute
3 $ 0.36/minute
4 $ 0.36/minute
5 $ 0.36/minute
6 $ 0.36/minute
7 $ 0.36/minute
8 $ 0.36/minute
Rates are Monday – Sunday, All Day
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5. Rates for International Long Distance Service
5.2 Rate Schedules (Cont'd)
5.2.B Service to Canada
Rates for Direct Dialed International Message
Telecommunications Service
1+ Residential & Business Rates to Canada
Rate Per Minute $0.19/minute
Rates are Monday – Sunday, All Day
5.2.C Standard International Service
Rates for Direct Dialed International Message
Telecommunications Service
In addition to regular Direct Dialed International
Message Telecommunication Service rates (DDD Per
Minute Rate) for calls terminating to a wireline
telephone number, separate rates exist for calls
terminating to a cellular telephone number
(Cellular Per Minute Rate).
1+ International Rates [For Calls] Made From the
Domestic United States.
Rates are Monday – Sunday, All Day
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5. Rates for International Long Distance Service
5.2 Rate Schedules (Cont'd)
5.2.C Standard International Service
(Cont’d)
DDD CELLULAR
COUNTRY PER PER
MINUTE MINUTE
RATE RATE
Afghanistan 2.04 2.04
Albania 0.51 0.51
Algeria 0.56 0.56
American Samoa 0.41 0.41
Andorra 0.37 0.37
Angola 0.52 0.52
Anguilla 0.66 0.66
Antarctica (Casey 0.73 0.73
Base)
Antarctica (Scott 0.73 0.73
Base)
Antigua (Barbuda) 0.66 0.66
Argentina 0.52 0.94
Argentina-Buenos 0.39 0.39
Aires
Armenia 0.88 0.88
Aruba 0.47 0.47
Ascension Island 1.07 1.07
Australia & 0.20 0.57
Australia Territory
Austria 0.24 0.64
Azerbaijan 0.72 0.72
Bahamas 0.25 0.25
Bahrain 0.88 0.88
Bangladesh 1.15 1.15
Barbados 0.75 0.75
Belarus 0.58 0.58
Belgium 0.20 0.57
Belize 0.87 0.87
Benin 0.79 0.79
Bermuda 0.29 0.29
Bhutan 0.79 0.79
Bolivia 0.80 0.80
Bosnia 0.54 0.54
Botswana 0.42 0.42
Brazil 0.39 0.39
Brazil-Belo 0.29 0.29
Horizonte, Rio
Dejaneiro, Sao
Paulo
British Virgin 0.54 0.54
Islands
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5. Rates for International Long Distance Service
5.2 Rate Schedules (Cont'd)
5.2.C Standard International Service
(Cont’d)
DDD CELLUAR
COUNTRY PER PER
MINUTE MINUTE
RATE RATE
Brunei 0.61 0.61
Bulgaria 0.53 0.53
Burkina Fasso 0.97 0.97
Burundi 0.92 0.92
Cambodia 1.35 1.35
Cameroon 0.92 0.92
Cape Verde Island 0.82 0.82
Cayman Islands 0.39 0.39
Central African 1.32 1.32
Republic
Chad 1.58 1.58
Chile 0.32 0.57
China 0.55 0.65
Christmas & Cocos 0.74 0.74
Colombia 0.51 0.87
Colombia- 0.24 0.24
Barbanquilla,
Bogota
Colombia, Cali, 0.26 0.26
Medellin
Comoros 0.91 0.91
Congo, Democratic 1.06 1.06
Republic of
Cook Islands 1.47 1.47
Costa Rica 0.73 0.73
Croatia 0.45 0.45
Cuba 1.08 1.08
Cyprus 0.50 0.64
Czech Republic 0.38 0.38
Denmark 0.20 0.57
Diego Garcia 0.67 0.67
Djibouti 1.15 1.15
Dominica 0.73 0.73
Dominican Republic 0.33 0.33
Ecuador 0.58 0.58
Egypt 0.86 0.86
El Salvador 0.52 0.52
Equatorial Guinea 1.19 1.19
Eritrea 1.65 1.65
Estonia 0.90 0.90
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5. Rates for International Long Distance Service
5.2 Rate Schedules (Cont'd)
5.2.C Standard International Service
(Cont’d)
COUNTRY DDD CELLULAR
PER MINUTE PER MINUTE
RATE RATE
Ethiopia 1.37 1.37
Faeroe Island 0.47 0.47
Falkland Island 0.95 0.95
Fiji Isles 1.06 1.06
Finland 0.22 0.22
France 0.20 0.57
French Antilles 0.54 0.54
French Guiana 0.61 0.61
French Polynesia 0.77 0.77
Gabon 0.90 0.90
Gambia 0.83 0.83
Georgia 0.71 0.71
Germany 0.20 0.43
Ghana 0.65 0.65
Gibraltar 0.40 0.40
Greece 0.42 0.64
Greece-Athens 0.30 0.30
Greenland 0.61 0.61
Grenada 0.77 0.77
Guadeloupe 0.63 0.63
Guantanamo Bay 0.79 0.79
Guatemala 0.51 0.57
Guinea 0.78 0.78
Guinea Bissau 1.04 1.04
Guyana 1.13 1.13
Haiti 0.87 0.87
Honduras 0.86 0.86
Hong Kong 0.20 0.57
Hungary 0.39 0.39
Iceland 0.33 0.83
India 0.93 0.95
Indonesia 0.64 0.64
Indonesia-Jackarta 0.30 0.57
Iran 1.12 1.12
Iraq 1.50 1.50
Ireland 0.20 0.44
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5. Rates for International Long Distance Service
5.2 Rate Schedules (Cont'd)
5.2.C Standard International Service
(Cont’d)
DDD PER CELLULAR
COUNTRY MINUTE PER
RATE MINUTE
RATE
Israel 0.26 0.57
Italy 0.23 0.57
Ivory Coast 1.30 1.30
Jamaica 0.85 0.85
Japan 0.20 0.57
Japan-Nagoya 0.21 0.57
Jordan 0.97 0.97
Kazakhstan 0.71 0.71
Kenya 0.88 0.88
Kiribati 1.17 1.17
Kuwait 0.97 1.30
Kyrgyzstan 0.95 0.95
Laos 1.12 1.12
Latvia 0.55 0.55
Lebanon 0.87 1.06
Lesotho 0.62 0.62
Liberia 0.69 0.69
Libya 0.51 0.51
Liechtenstein 0.20 0.20
Lithuania 0.57 0.57
Luxembourg 0.25 0.58
Macao 0.52 0.52
Macedonia 0.64 0.64
Madagascar 3.25 3.25
Malawi 0.63 0.63
Malaysia 0.35 0.57
Maldives 0.97 0.97
Mali Republic 1.22 1.22
Malta 0.32 0.32
Marisat-Atlantic 9.71 9.71
Marisat-Indian 8.94 8.94
Marisat-Pacific 8.97 8.97
Marisat-West 9.83 9.83
Atlantic
Marshall Islands 0.66 0.66
Mauritania 0.85 0.85
Mauritius 1.10 1.10
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5. Rates for International Long Distance Service
5.2 Rate Schedules (Cont'd)
5.2.C Standard International Service
(Cont’d)
DDD CELLULAR
COUNTRY PER PER
MINUTE MINUTE
RATE RATE
Mayotte Island 1.19 1.19
Micronesia 0.89 0.89
Moldavia 0.66 0.66
Monaco 0.27 0.27
Mongolia 1.26 1.26
Montserrat 0.82 0.82
Morocco 0.80 0.80
Mozambique 0.58 0.58
Myanmar (Burma) 1.33 1.33
Nakhodka 1.44 1.44
Namibia 0.44 0.44
Nauru 1.12 1.12
Nepal 1.15 1.15
Netherlands 0.20 0.57
Netherlands 0.56 0.56
Antilles
New Caledonia 0.94 0.94
New Zealand 0.21 0.83
Nicaragua 0.71 0.71
Niger 0.93 0.93
Nigeria 1.12 1.12
Niue Island 2.58 2.58
Norfolk Island 1.19 1.19
North Korea 1.23 1.23
Norway 0.20 0.57
Oman 0.94 0.94
Pakistan 1.04 1.04
Palau 1.10 1.10
Panama 0.75 0.75
Papua New Guinea 0.69 0.69
Paraguay 0.84 0.84
Peru 0.66 0.66
Peru-Lima 0.52 0.57
Philippines 0.49 0.57
Poland 0.42 0.57
Portugal 0.36 0.57
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5. Rates for International Long Distance Service
5.2 Rate Schedules (Cont'd)
5.2.C Standard International Service
(Cont’d)
DDD CELLULAR
COUNTRY PER PER
MINUTE MINUTE
RATE RATE
Qatar 0.94 0.94
Reunion Island 0.80 0.80
Romania 0.65 0.65
Russia 0.46 0.46
Russia-Moscow 0.25 0.25
Russia-Overlay 0.46 0.46
Russia-St. 0.31 0.31
Petersburg
Rwanda 1.09 1.09
Sakhalin 0.68 0.68
San Marino 0.41 0.41
Sao Tome 1.41 1.41
Saudi Arabia 1.03 1.03
Senegal Republic 1.26 1.26
Seychelles Islands 1.28 1.28
Sierra Leone 1.12 1.12
Singapore 0.31 0.57
Slovakia 0.45 0.45
Slovenia, Republic 0.37 0.64
of
Solomon Islands 0.97 0.97
Somali 1.98 1.98
South Africa 0.58 0.58
South Africa- 0.46 0.57
Johannesburg
South Korea 0.21 0.55
Spain 0.23 0.46
Sri Lanka 1.11 1.11
St. Helena 0.99 0.99
St. Kitts 0.62 0.62
St. Lucia 0.72 0.72
St. Pierre & 0.49 0.49
Miquelon
St. Vincent & The 0.73 0.73
Grenadines
Sudan 0.71 0.71
Suriname 0.94 0.94
Swaziland 0.43 0.43
Sweden 0.20 0.57
Switzerland 0.20 0.53
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5. Rates for International Long Distance Service
5.2 Rate Schedules (Cont'd)
5.2.C Standard International Service
(Cont’d)
DDD CELLULAR
COUNTRY PER PER
MINUTE MINUTE
RATE RATE
Syria 0.95 0.95
Taiwan 0.28 0.57
Tajikistan 0.60 0.60
Tanzania 0.83 0.83
Thailand 0.59 0.59
Togo 1.14 1.14
Tonga 1.19 1.19
Trinidad 0.76 0.76
Tunisia 0.61 0.61
Turkey 0.58 0.58
Turkey-Istanbul 0.40 0.40
Turkmenistan 1.05 1.05
Turks & Caicos 0.68 0.68
Tuvalu 1.16 1.16
Uganda 0.60 0.60
Ukraine 0.53 0.53
United Arab 0.63 0.63
Emirates
United Kingdom 0.20 0.51
Uruguay 0.70 0.70
Uzbekistan 0.90 0.90
Vanuatu 3.08 3.08
Vatican City 0.23 0.23
Venezuela 0.51 0.57
Vietnam 1.34 1.41
Wallis/Futuna 1.13 1.13
Western Samoa 0.99 0.99
Yemen, Republic of 1.11 1.11
Yugoslavia 0.59 0.59
Zaire 0.91 0.91
Zambia 0.71 0.71
Zimbabwe 0.55 0.55
*N/A: Not Applicable
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5. Rates for International Long Distance Service
5.2 Rate Schedules (Cont'd)
5.2.D Calling Card Service to Mexico
(Cont’d)
Rates for Calling Card Service
1+ Residential and Business Rates to Mexico
BAND RATE
1 $ .88/minute
2 $ .88/minute
3 $ .88/minute
4 $ .88/minute
5 $ .88/minute
6 $ .88/minute
7 $ .88/minute
8 $ .88/minute
Rates are Monday – Sunday, All Day
Surcharge
Per Call $0.50
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5. Rates for International Long Distance Service
5.2 Rate Schedules (Cont'd)
5.2.E Calling Card Service to Canada
Rates for Calling Card Service
1+ Residential and Business Rates to Canada
Rate Per Minute $0.32/minute
Rates are Monday – Sunday, All Day
Surcharge
Per Call $0.50
5.2.F Calling Card Service
Rates for Calling Card Service
1+ International Rates [For Calls] Made From the
Domestic United States.
Rates are Monday – Sunday, All Day
Surcharge
Per Call $0.50
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COUNTRY RATE
Afghanistan 2.32
Albania 0.77
Algeria 0.82
American Samoa 1.16
Andorra 0.74
Angola 1.21
Anguilla 0.99
Antarctica 0.97
(Casey Base)
Antarctica 0.97
(Scott Base)
Antigua 0.97
Argentina 0.98
Armenia 1.59
Aruba 0.76
Ascension Island 1.76
Australia 0.26
Austria 0.38
Azerbaijan 0.99
Bahamas 0.48
Bahrain 1.55
Bangladesh 1.93
Barbados 1.14
Belarus 0.99
Belgium 0.33
Belize 1.39
Benin 1.36
Bermuda 0.49
Bhutan 1.77
Bolivia 1.31
Bosnia 1.08
Botswana 1.12
Brazil 0.85
British Virgin 0.83
Islands
Brunei 1.06
Bulgaria 0.73
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COUNTRY RATE
Burundi 1.44
Cambodia 1.99
Cameroon 1.76
Canary Island 0.78
Cape Verde 1.23
Islands
Cayman Islands 0.73
Central African 1.92
Republic
Chad 2.28
Chile 0.55
China 1.10
Christmas Island 0.97
& Cocos
Colombia 0.87
Congo 1.71
Cook Islands 2.27
Costa Rica 1.05
Croatia 0.87
Cuba 1.45
Cyprus 0.84
Czech Republic 0.61
Denmark 0.31
Diego Garcia 1.57
Djibouti 1.66
Dominica 1.15
Dominican 0.53
Republic
Ecuador 0.89
Egypt 1.52
El Salvador 0.94
Equatorial 2.27
Guinea
Eritrea 2.37
Estonia 0.73
Ethiopia 2.13
Faeroe Islands 0.77
Falkland Islands 1.99
Fiji Islands 1.86
Finland 0.32
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COUNTRY RATE
France 0.32
French Antilles 0.84
French Guiana 1.09
French Polynesia 1.50
Gabon 1.82
Gambia 1.33
Georgia 1.50
Germany 0.26
Ghana 1.31
Gibraltar 0.97
Gilbert Island 1.89
Grandturk TC 1.75
Greece 0.76
Greenland 1.12
Grenada 1.27
Guadeloupe 0.96
Guantanamo Bay 0.96
Guatemala 0.70
Guinea 1.36
Guinea Bissau 1.78
Guyana 1.79
Haiti 1.29
Honduras 1.16
Hong Kong 0.51
Hungary 0.63
Iceland 0.70
India 1.56
Indonesia 1.18
Iran 1.93
Iraq 2.18
Ireland 0.33
Israel 0.40
Italy 0.38
Ivory Coast 2.18
Jamaica 1.15
Japan 0.38
Jordan 1.72
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Kazakhstan 1.43
Kenya 1.69
Kirgistan 2.22
Kiribati 1.99
Kuwait 1.69
Kyrgyzstan 1.34
Laos 1.69
Latvia 0.89
Lebanon 1.48
Lesotho 1.26
Liberia 1.14
Libya 0.96
Liechtenstein 0.53
Lithuania 0.49
Luxembourg 1.20
Macao 0.93
Macedonia 1.72
Madagascar 1.14
Malawi 0.59
Malaysia 1.66
Maldives 1.86
Mali Republic 0.72
Malta 1.05
Marisat – 12.01
Atlantic
Marisat – Indian 11.11
Marisat – 11.11
Pacific
Marisat – West 12.01
Atlantic
Marshall Islands 1.28
Mauritania 1.28
Mauritius 1.49
Mayotte Island 2.44
Micronesia 1.63
Moldova 1.22
Monaco 0.56
Mongolia 2.02
Montserrat 1.38
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COUNTRY RATE
Morocco 1.03
Mozambique 1.37
Myanmar 2.28
Namibia 1.27
Nauru 1.77
Nepal 1.90
Netherlands 0.27
Netherlands 0.72
Antilles
Nevis 1.13
New Caledonia 1.63
New Zealand 0.30
Nicaragua 1.09
Niger 1.80
Nigeria 1.62
Niue Island 2.16
Norfolk Island 1.19
North Korea 1.61
Norway 0.33
Oman 1.94
Pakistan 1.76
Palau 1.89
Panama 1.26
Papua New Guinea 1.07
Paraguay 1.40
Peru 1.09
Philippines 0.79
Poland 0.77
Portugal 0.68
Qatar 1.73
Reunion Island 1.55
Romania 1.04
Russia 1.05
Rwanda 1.82
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COUNTRY RATE
San Marino 1.04
Sao Tome 2.32
Saudi Arabia 1.70
Senegal Republic 2.37
Serbia 1.10
Seychelles 2.18
Islands
Sierra Leone 1.84
Singapore 0.62
Slovakia 0.75
Republic 0.55
Slovenia
Solomon Islands 1.78
Somali 2.09
South Africa 0.92
South Korea 0.61
Spain 0.71
Sri Lanka 2.00
St. Helena 1.73
St. Kitts 0.97
St. Lucia 1.19
St. Pierre 0.77
St. Vincent 1.40
Sudan 1.18
Suriname 2.14
Swaziland 0.94
Sweden 0.27
Switzerland 0.32
Syria 1.62
Taiwan 0.99
Tajikistan 1.22
Tanzania 1.57
Thailand 1.03
Togo 1.57
Tonga Islands 1.91
Trinidad 1.13
Tunisia 1.10
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COUNTRY RATE
Turkey 0.86
Turkmenistan 1.59
Turks & Caicos 1.22
Islands
Tuvalu 1.70
Uganda 1.35
Ukraine 1.01
United Arab 1.15
Emirates
United Kingdom 0.27
Uruguay 1.21
Uzbekistan 1.31
Vanuatu 1.66
Vatican City 0.72
Venezuela 0.90
Vietnam 2.23
Wallis/Futuna 0.89
Western Samoa 1.50
Yemen AR 1.68
Yugoslavia 0.92
Zaire 1.34
Zambia 1.64
Zanzibar 2.83
Zimbabwe 1.07
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