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.20           Option S (Virtual Private Data Service (VPDS))​​ 

 

                                                            Beginning February 18, 2000, Switched T-1 Service will not be available to new subscribers to the service.​​ 

 

                              There are currently three categories of Virtual Private Data Service, Switched T-1, Switched T-31, and Metered Switched Fractional T-1.​​ 

 

                              In addition to other service-related charges under this option,​​  FUSF​​ ,​​  Administrative Expense Fee​​  y​​  CCRC​​  a​​ pply.​​ 

 

                              .201         Switched T-1:  Switched T-1 provides a dial-up service for transmitting data at speeds of up to 1.536 Mbps with either inband or out-of-band signalling.  TDS-1.5 access is required at each customer access point.  This service is available from and to all locations listed in Section C-12, Table IV, Part A and subject to those provisions.​​ 

 

                              .2011       Rates and Charges​​ 

 

.20111     Access Methods​​ 

 

                              .2021111  Terrestrial Digital Service - 1.5 (TDS-1.5):  Components associated with T-1 Digital Access and their relevant monthly and non-recurring charges are those shown in Section C‑2.0221.​​ 

 

                                             .20112     Usage Charges:  The following usage rates will be charged for Switched T-1:​​ 

 

                                                                   Mileage​​                         Per Minute Rate​​ 

                                                                        0  -  300                            $0.99​​ 

                                                                301  -  900                             1.24​​ 

                                                                  901+                                      1.79​​ 

 

                                                                          

A minimum usage charge of $500 per access point will be assessed if the customer does not meet an average network minimum usage of $500 per customer access​​ 

 

Price Caps of 120 percent of the cost of TDS-1.5 service inter-office usage will be in effect between any two access points in a single billing month.  If a customer has signed an NPP or a fixed term plan, then the price cap is calculated on the discounted TDS-1.5 price.​​ 

              

                                             .20113     Features​​ 

 

                              202          Switched T-3:  Switched T-3 provides a dial-up service for transmitting data at speeds of up to 44.736 Mbps with out-of-band signalling.  Out-of-band signalling is offered with either a dedicated 1200-9600 baud Voice Grade Private Line or dial-up access.  TDS 45 access is required at each customer access point.  Service availability will be initially offered on a limited basis.​​ 

 

                              .2022       Rates and Charges​​ 

 

                              .20221     Access Methods​​ 

 

                              .202212    Terrestrial Digital Service - 45 (TDS-45):  Components associated with TDS-45 Access and their relevant monthly and non-recurring charges are those shown in Sections C-2.0241 and C-2.0242.​​ 

 

                              .20222     Usage Charges:  The following usage rates will be charged for Switched T-3:​​ 

 

                                                                          BUSINESS DAY                         EVENING                       NIGHT & WEEKEND​​ 

                             Mileage                       1st 30                 Add'l 6            1st 30                   Add'l 6          1st 30                              Addl'l 6​​ 

                              Correa​​                        Seconds​​               Seconds​​          Seconds​​                 Seconds​​        Seconds​​                              Seconds​​ 

                                   0 -     55                $37.50                 $3.00               $33.75                  $2.70             $33.75        $2.70​​ 

                                 56 -   292                   52.50                   3.30                 47.25                    3.00               47.25         3.00​​ 

                               293 -   550                   56.25                   3.75                 50.70                    3.30               50.70         3.30​​ 

                               551 -   900                   60.00                   4.50                 54.00                    4.05               54.00         4.05​​ 

                               901 - 1910                   61.50                   5.55                 55.35                    4.95               55.35         4.95​​ 

                             1911+                           64.50                   6.45                 58.05                    5.85               58.05         5.85​​ 

 

A minimum usage charge of $5000 per access point will be assessed if the customer does not meet an average network minimum usage of $5000 per customer access.​​ 

 

Price Caps of 120 percent of the cost of TDS-45 service inter-office usage will be in effect between any two access points in a single billing month.​​  

 

·​​                   In addition to these charges, the monthly and installation signalling charges set forth in Section C-2.02114 will also apply.​​ 

 

 

.203         Metered Switched Fractional T-11:  Metered Switched Fractional T-1 provides a dial-up service for transmitting data at speeds of up to 768 kbps with optional dial-up, dedicated, or in-band signalling.  TDS-1.5 access is required at each customer access point. Service will be available on a test basis to a limited number of customers.​​ 

 

                                                                  .2031                Rates and Charges​​ 

 

                                                                           .20311     Access Methods​​ 

 

.203111  Terrestrial Digital Service - 1.5 (TDS-1.5): Components associated with T-1 Digital Access and their relevant monthly and non-recurring charges are shown in Section C-2.0221.​​ 

 

.20312       Port Charges:  The following per-port monthly recurring and non‑recurring installation charges apply per each dedicated access point, based on port speed:​​ 

 

                                                                                                                   Monthly Recurring                                       Non‑Recurring​​ 

                                                                     Port Speed​​                                  Port Charge​​                                                                        Installation Charge​​ 

                                                                         56/64 kbps                                   $45.00                                            $30.00​​ 

                                                                         128                                                90.00                                             48.00​​ 

                                                                         256                                              170.00                                             63.00​​ 

                                                                         384                                              215.00                                             82.00​​   

                                                                         512                                              250.00                                            118.00​​ 

                                                                         768                                              300.00                                            184.00​​ 

 

 

.20313       Usage Charges:  The following usage rates will be charged for Switched Fractional T-1:​​ 

 

                               56/64 kbps​​ 

                                           Mileage Bands​​                           Initial 30 seconds​​                    Additional 6 seconds​​ 

                                                    0     ‑        55                              $5.00                                      $0.08​​ 

                                                  56     ‑       292                               5.00                                       0.08​​ 

                                                293     ‑       550                                5.00                                       0.08​​ 

                                                551     ‑       900                               5.00                                       0.08​​ 

                                                901     ‑     1910                               7.00                                       0.10​​ 

                                              1911     +                                        10.00                                       0.14​​ 

 

                              128 kbps​​ 

                                             Mileage Bands​​                        Initial 30 seconds​​                    Additional 6 seconds​​ 

                                                    0     ‑        55                              $3.00                                       0.09​​ 

                                                  56     ‑       292                               6.00                                       0.09​​ 

                                                293     ‑       550                               6.00                                       0.09​​ 

                                                551     ‑       900                              12.00                                       0.09​​ 

                                                901     ‑     1910                              16.00                                       0.11​​ 

                                              1911     +                                         16.00                                       0.16​​ 

 

                              256 kbps​​ 

                                             Mileage Bands​​                        Initial 30 seconds​​                    Additional 6 seconds​​ 

                                                    0     ‑        55                             $3.00                                      $0.10​​ 

                                                  56     ‑       292                               4.00                                       0.11​​ 

                                                293     ‑       550                               4.00                                       0.11​​ 

                                                551     ‑       900                               9.00                                       0.12​​ 

                                                901     ‑     1910                              12.00                                       0.14​​ 

                                              1911     +                                         20.00                                       0.21​​ 

 

                              384 kbps​​ 

                                             Mileage Bands​​                        Initial 30 seconds​​                    Additional 6 seconds​​ 

                                                    0     ‑        55                             $8.00                                      $0.10​​ 

                                                  56     ‑       292                              11.00                                       0.12​​ 

                                                293     ‑       550                              11.00                                       0.12​​ 

                                                551     ‑       900                              14.00                                       0.16​​ 

                                                901     ‑     1910                              14.00                                       0.19​​ 

                                              1911     +                                         20.00                                       0.28​​ 

 

                              512 kbps​​ 

                                             Mileage Bands​​                        Initial 30 seconds​​                    Additional 6 seconds​​ 

                                                    0     ‑        55                             $8.00                                      $0.11​​ 

                                                  56     ‑       292                              11.00                                       0.14​​ 

                                                293     ‑       550                              11.00                                       0.14​​ 

                                                551     ‑       900                              12.00                                       0.21​​ 

                                                901     ‑     1910                              16.00                                       0.24​​ 

                                              1911     +                                         22.00                                       0.36​​ 

 

                              768 kbps​​ 

                                             Mileage Bands​​                        Initial 30 seconds​​                    Additional 6 seconds​​ 

                                                    0     ‑        55                             $8.00                                      $0.12​​ 

                                                  56     ‑       292                               8.00                                       0.19​​ 

                                                293     ‑       550                               8.00                                       0.19​​ 

                                                551     ‑       900                              16.00                                       0.32​​ 

                                                901     ‑     1910                              28.00                                       0.36​​ 

                                              1911     +                                         31.00                                       0.51​​ 

 

 

.203131  The following price caps will apply to usage charges per circuit per month.  The usage caps will be calculated on the corresponding mileage between the customer's two Metered Switched Fractional T-1 ports.  If Metered Switched Fractional T-1 service is provided under a Network Pricing Plan (NPP) or a term plan, then the price cap is calculated on the NPP or the term plan discounted pricing schedule.​​ 

 

                                                                                                                                                            Monthly Price Cap​​    

                                                                                                                                          Per-Circuit                          Per-Circuit​​ 

                                                                                                          Velocidad​​                       Fixed Charges​​                  Per-Mile Charges​​ 

                                                                                                          56/64 kbps                         $351.00                     $0.28​​ 

                                                                                                          128                                      631.00                       0.51​​ 

                                                                                                          256                                   1,212.00                       0.98​​ 

                                                                                                          384                                   1,729.00                       1.41​​ 

                                                                                                          512                                   2,195.00                       1.78​​ 

                                                                                                          768                                   2,954.00                       2.40​​ 

 

                                                                  .2032                Features​​ 

 

.20321          Signalling: Metered Switched Fractional T-1 Service offers the following methods of Signalling: dial‑up access, dedicated access, inband.  This service is also available with no Signalling.  There is no charge for Signalling.  If the customer installs a dedicated private line circuit with dedicated Signalling, the installation and monthly recurring charges set forth in Section C‑2.02114 will apply.​​ 

 

.20322          Shared Use access: Metered Switched Fractional T-1 Service offers dedicated access to be shared for sequential calls placed through the network using the same port speeds.  There is no charge for Shared Use access.​​ 

 

.20323          Closed User Groups (CUG): Allows the customer to assign ANI's which can only be used within the customer's network or subgroups within the customer's partition of the network.  There is no charge for Closed User Groups.​​ 

 

.20324          Network Management: Network Management is provided through MCI WORLDCOM‑provided User Signalling Application (USA) software which allows the Customer to access MCI WORLDCOM’s database to effect the set‑up and tear‑down of calls via a Customer-provided PC.  There is no charge for Network Management.​​ 

 

                              .204         Time of Day Discount Periods:​​ 

 

                                             Time of Day Discount Periods:  For calls within the United States, VPDS Virtual Private Data Service offers an Evening Discount as well as a Night and Weekend Discount.  These discounts are reflected in the rates specified in Sections C-3.20112 and C-3.20222 for calls placed within the time periods as set forth in the figure below.​​