Voice Services
IV.5.1
MCI Business Services II Optional Calling Plan
The following provisions apply to Customers who subscribe to MCI Business Services II only. The plan is available to Feature Option 1 Customers only.
1. MCI Business Services II Local and Long Distance
A. Eligibility: To be eligible for this plan, Customers:
· must designate a Company affiliate as its exchange service carrier and intrastate calling and as its carrier for intraLATA toll calling;
· must subscribe both to certain intrastate service as described in the appropriate intrastate Company or Company-affiliate tariff or other appropriate governing document ("Companion Intrastate Service") and to certain exchange service as described in the appropriate Company-affiliate exchange service tariff or other appropriate governing document ("Companion Local Service") concurrent with enrollment in this plan;
· may not receive any discounts or the benefits of any promotional offering;
· must subscribe to service under Product Packages Guide Types 18, 19, 20 or 21.
The Company may cancel a Customers service and Customer accounts, without incurring any liability, immediately, and without notice, if the Customer fails to satisfy the following conditions. The Customer may not:
· subscribe to service under this plan for more than 30 lines or 24 trunks per Customer location;
· use auto-dialers or any similar type of device in connection with service under this plan; and,
· use service under this plan in a call center environment or in connection with any similar such application.
B. Definitions: For the purposes of this plan, the following definitions apply:
Eligible Intrastate Service: MCI Business Services II Voice Services Option 1 Outbound Service (excluding Card) usage that originates and terminates in one state as set forth in the Companion Intrastate Tariffs or other appropriate governing documents.
Eligible Interstate Usage: MCI Business Services II Voice Services Feature Option 1 Outbound Service (excluding Card) usage that originates in the U.S. Mainland and Hawaii and terminates in the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S Virgin Islands, Guam, and CNMI.
Existing Customers: Customers who, at the time of subscription to the plan, are receiving service under this Guide and the tariff or other appropriate governing document containing the Companion Intrastate Service.
New Customers: Customers who, at the time of subscription to the plan, are not receiving service under this Guide and the tariff or other appropriate governing document containing the Companion Intrastate Service.
C. Monthly Recurring Charges:
A monthly recurring charge will apply for each Offering under this plan. The monthly recurring charge is in lieu of the rates and charges as set forth in Product Packages Guide Types 18, 19, 20 and 21 for services eligible for this plan. This charge is identical to, and shall not be in addition to, any monthly recurring charge applicable to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service. Offering A is available on a per-Local Line basis, Offering B is available on a per-Local Trunk basis and Offering C is available on a per-Local T-1 or per-ISDN-PRI basis. The following monthly recurring charges apply:
Arizona: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who currently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in the MCI Communications Services, Inc. Arizona Tariff No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC AZ Tariff No. 1, respectively, on file with the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Offering Charge
A $ 55
B 65
C 1,400
Arkansas: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in the MCI Communications Services Inc. APSC Tariff No. 2 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services PSC Tariff No. 4, respectively, on file with the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
Offering Charge
A $ 55
B 65
C 1,400
California: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. Cal. P.U.C. No. 1 and Companion Local Service as described in MCImetro ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES, LLC Cal. P.U.C. Schedule CLC 6-T and MCImetro ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES, LLC Cal. P.U.C. No. 5 for Local Calling Area 1 on file with the California Public Utilities Commission.
Offering Charge
A $ 50
B 65
C 1,400
For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service as described in in MCI Communications Services, Inc. Cal. P.U.C. No. 1 and Companion Local Service as described in MCImetro ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES, LLC Cal. P.U.C. No. 5 on file with the California Public Utilities Commission.
Offering Charge
A $ 65
B 65
C 1,400
Colorado: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Local Service as described in MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC Colorado Tariff No. 2 on file with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
Offering Charge
A $ 50
B 65
C 1,400
Connecticut: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. CT Tariff D.P.U.C. No. 4 and Companion Local Service as described in MCImetro ACCESS TRANMISSION SERVICES, LLC CT TARIFF D.P.U.C NO. 4 on file with the Public Service Commission of the State of Connecticut.
Offering Charge
A $ 60
B 65
C 1,400
For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. CT Tariff D.P.U.C. No. 4 and Companion Local Service as described in MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC CT Tariff No. 4 on file with the Public Service Commission of the State of Connecticut.
Offering Charge
A $ 55
B 65
C 1,400
District of Columbia: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in the appropriate governing document and MCImetro ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES, LLC DC. P.S.C. TARIFF NO. 1 on file with the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, respectively.
Offering Charge
A $ 50
B 65
C 1,400
Florida: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. FL PSC TARIFF NO. 5 and MCImetro ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES, LLC; F.P.S.C. PRICE LIST NO. 2, respectively, on file with the Public Service Commission of the State of Florida.
Offering Charge
A $ 45 (Winter Park Serving Areas)
A 55 (Tampa Serving Areas)
A 50 (all other Serving Areas
in Florida)
B 65
C 1,400
Georgia: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. G.P.S.C TARIFF NO. 1 and MCImetro ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES, LLC G.P.S.C. Tariff No. 4, respectively, on file with the Public Service Commission of the State of Georgia:
Offering Charge
A $ 70
B 65
C 1,400
Illinois: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc., ILL C.C. No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, Inc. ILL. C.C. Tariff No. 2, respectively, on file with the Commerce Commission of the State of Illinois:
Offering Charge
A $ 45
B 65
C 1,400
Indiana: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc., I.U.R.C. Tariff No. 2 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC, I.U.R.C. No. 6, respectively, on file with the Utilities Regulatory Commission in the State of Indiana.
Offering Charge
A $ 50 (Indianapolis)
A 45 (West Harrison)
B 65
C 1,400
Kansas: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. Kansas Tariff No. 2 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC KCC Tariff No. 4, respectively, on file with the Kansas Corporation Commission.
Offering Charge
A $ 55
B 65
C 1,400
Maine: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. Maine P.U.C. No. 1 and MCI Mtro Access Transmission Services LLC ME PUC NO. 3, respectively, on file with the Public Utilities Commission in the State of Maine.
Offering Charge
A $ 55
B 65
C 1,400
Maryland: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. MD PSC Tariff No. 2 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, L.L.C. Maryland P.S.C Tariff No. 5, respectively, on file with the Public Service Commission of the State of Maryland.
Offering Charge
A $ 60
B 65
C 1,400
Massachusetts: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Ind. DPU Tariff No. 1, MCImetro Access Transmission Services PSC Tariff No. 4 , respectively, on file with the Department of Telecommunications and Energy of the State of Massachusetts.
Offering Charge
A $ 55 (Boston Serving Areas)
A 45 (Springfield Serving Areas)
B 65
C 1,400
Michigan: : For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in the appropriate governing document and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC, Tariff M.P.S.C. No. 3R and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC, Tariff M.P.S.C. 27R on file with the Public Service Commission of the State of Michigan.
Offering Charge
A $ 70 (Detroit Serving Areas)
A 65 (Grand Rapids
Serving Areas)
A 55 (Lansing/Traverse City
Serving Areas)
B 65
C 1,400
Minnesota: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. MN P.U.C. No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC, respectively, on file with the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Minnesota.
Offering Charge
A $ 65
B 65
C 1,400
Mississippi: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc., MISSISSIPPI PSC TARIFF NO. 2 and MCImetro ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES, LLC M.P.S.C. TARIFF NO. 1, respectively, on file with the Mississippi Public Service Commission.
Offering Charge
A $ 65
B 65
C 1,400
Missouri: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services Inc. MO PSC Tariff No. 3, MCImetro Access Transmission Services LLC Tariff No. 1, respectively, on file with the Missouri Public Service Commission.
Offering Charge
A $ 55 (Kansas City & St. Louis
Serving Areas)
A 45 (Springfield Serving Areas)
B 65
C 1,400
Nevada: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service under the appropriate governing documents.
Offering Charge
A $ 45
B 65
C 1,400
New Hampshire: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. NEW HAMPSHIRE P.U.C. PRICE LIST NO. 1 and MCImetro ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES, LLC NEW HAMPSHIRE PRICE LIST, respectively, on file with the Public Utilities Commission in the state of New Hampshire.
Offering Charge
A $ 65
B 65
C 1,400
New Jersey: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc.Tariff B.P.U. - N.J. No. 1 and MCImetro ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES, LLC N.J.B.P.U. Tariff No. 4, respectively, on file with the Board of Public Utilities of the State of New Jersey.
Offering Charge
A $ 45
B 65
C 1,400
New Mexico: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. New Mexico S.C.C. Tariff No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC, respectively, on file with the New Mexico State Corporation Commission.
Offering Charge
A $ 60
B 65
C 1,400
New York: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in [ .]MCI Communications Services, Inc., New York PSC Tariff No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, Inc. P.S.C. No. 4-Telephone Local Exchange Service, respectively, on file with the Public Service Commission of the State of New York.
Offering Charge
A $ 75 (New York City/Buffalo
Serving Areas)
A 70 (Rochester Serving Areas)
B 65
C 1,400
Ohio: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc., P.U.C.O. No. 2 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, Inc. P.U.C.O. No. 4, respectively, on file with the Public Utilities Commission in the State of Ohio.
Offering Charge
A $ 60
B 65
C 1,400
Oklahoma: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. OCC Tariff No.2 and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Metro Access Transmission Services, LLC OCC Tariff No. 4 on file with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
Offering Charge
A $ 65 (Cleveland/Toledo)
A 45 (Cincinnati)
B 65
C 1,400
Pennsylvania: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. PA. P.U.C. TARIFF NO. 2 and MCImetro ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES, LLC, PA. P.U.C. Tariff No. 3, respectively, on file with the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Pennsylvania.
Offering Charge
A $ 55
B 65
C 1,400
Rhode Island: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. Rhode Island P.U.C. No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC Rhode Island D.P.U. Tariff No. 2, respectively, on file with the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission.
Offering Charge
A $ 70
B 65
C 1,400
Tennessee: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. T.P.S.C. Tariff No. 1 and Companion Local Service as described in MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC, TENNESSEE R.A. TARIFF NO. 3, MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC T.R.A. TARIFF NO. 2 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC TENNESSEE TARIFF NO. 4 on file with the Tennessee Regulatory Authority.
Offering Charge
A $ 60 (Knoxsville and Memphis)
A 55 (Nashville)
B 65
C 1,400
Texas: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc.TX PUC No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services Tariff No. 5, respectively, on file with the Public Utility Commission of the State of Texas:
Offering Charge
A $ 45 (Austin, San Antonio
and Ft. Worth Serving
Areas)
A 55 (Dallas Serving Areas)
A 50 (Houston Serving Areas)
B 65
C 1,400
Utah: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in the appropriate governing document and MCImetro Access Transmission Services LLC UT Price List No. 2 on file with the Public Service Commission of the state of Utah, respectively.
Offering Charge
A $ 55
B 65
C 1,400
Virginia: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service as described in the appropriate governing document and Companion Local Service as described in MCImetro Access Transmission Services of Virginia, Inc. and MCImetro Access Transmission Services of Virginia, Inc. VA S.C.C Tariff No.1 on file with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, respectively.
Offering Charge
A $ 55
B 65
C 1,400
Washington: For Customers who subscribe to this plan and who concurrently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. Washington Price List No. 4 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services LLC Price List No. 2, respectively, on file with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.
Offering Charge
A $ 55 (Verizon Serving Areas)
A 50 (Qwest Serving Areas)
B 65
C 1,400
D. Benefits: Customers will receive the following benefits on in lieu of the benefits set forth in Product Packages Guide Types 18, 19, 20 and 21 for service provided under this plan.
D.1 Offering A: Upon installation of interstate service and Companion Local Service, the Customer will receive unlimited Eligible Interstate Usage, Eligible Intrastate Service usage and unlimited exchange service usage as described in the Companion Intrastate Service tariffs and Companion Local Service tariffs or other appropriate governing documents.
D.2 Offering B and Offering C: Upon installation of interstate service and Companion Local Service, a Customer who subscribes to Offering B or Offering C will receive an allotment of 1,250 minutes per monthly period per local trunk subscribed to under this offering that may be used for (i) Eligible Interstate Usage and (ii) Eligible Intrastate Service as described in the Companion Intrastate Service tariff in that monthly period. Customers whose usage exceeds this allotment in any monthly period will be charged $0.05 per minute for Eligible Interstate Usage that exceeds this allotment (Overage Usage Charge). When a call under this offering begins prior to the completion of Customer's monthly allotment and ends after completion of the allotment, the Customer will be charged $0.05 per minute for Eligible Interstate Usage for the portion of the call after completion of the allotment. For Customers enrolling in this plan after the first day of a billing cycle, whose allotment begins after the first day of a billing cycle or whose enrollment in this plan ends before the last day of the billing cycle, the allotment will be pro-rated for that billing cycle. The portion of a Customers allotment that is not exhausted at the end of a monthly billing period will not carry over to the next month.
The Customer will receive unlimited exchange service usage as described in the Companion Local Service tariffs or other appropriate governing document.
E. Other Benefits and Discounts: The following discounts are identical to, and shall not be in addition to, any discounts applicable to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service.
E.1 A Customer who subscribes to this and demonstrates to the Companys reasonable satisfaction that the Customer will accept another carriers offer in absence of any further inducement will receive discounts, not to exceed the following amounts, on monthly recurring plan, optional feature and feature package charges in lieu of all other discounts, based on the Customers term of service under this plan:
Term of Service (Years) Discount
1 5%
2 + 15
E.2 Customers who subscribe to domestic MCI Business Services II Voice Services under Product Packages Guide Types 18, 19, 20 or 21 will receive the discounts set forth in the Product Package for domestic MCI Business Services II Voice Services on Overage Usage charges.
F. Termination of Service:
F.1 The following provisions will apply to Customers who terminate service, continue to maintain a Company account, and do not subscribe to other service offerings under this Guide:
For existing Customers who disconnect Companion Local Service only, plan service and Companion Intrastate Service will terminate and the Customer will be automatically re-subscribed to the service offerings to which the Customer subscribed at the time of subscription to this plan under this Guide and the Companion Intrastate Service tariff.
For existing Customers who disconnect Companion Local Service and Companion Intrastate Service, plan service and Companion Intrastate Service will terminate and the Customer will then be automatically re-subscribed to the service offering under this Guide to which the Customer subscribed at the time of subscription to this plan.
For new Customers who disconnect Companion Local Service only, plan service and Companion Intrastate Service will terminate and the Customer will be automatically subscribed to MCI Business Services II Voice Services Feature Option 1 under this Guide and MCI Business Services II Voice Service under the Companion Intrastate Service tariff.
For new Customers who disconnect Companion Local Service and Companion Intrastate Service, plan service and Companion Intrastate Service will terminate and the Customer will be automatically subscribed to MCI Business Services II Voice Services Feature Option 1 under this Guide and MCI Business Services II Voice Service under the Companion Intrastate Service tariff for intraLATA intrastate service only.
G. Other Conditions:
G.1 Billing: Customers subscribing to service under this plan via a Company-designated Internet site will receive Electronic Billing invoicing only.
G2 Customers subscribing to this plan may not receive the benefits of any other discounts, including term plan discounts, or promotions.