.37         Option II (MCI Hemispheres International Calling Card)

 

                              Metered Use Service Option II (MCI Hemispheres International Calling Card) is an outbound calling card service that allows customers to originate calls in the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands and terminating in the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, CNMI, Canada, and the international locations specified in Section C-3.3722.  Subscribers must dial a country specific access number to reach a voice prompt or live operator in order to connect the calls.  Calls made by customers of Option II will be calculated on a 60-second minimum duration, with additional 60-second increments.  All Option II calls will be rounded to the next higher full minute. MCI Hemispheres International Calling Card may not be used in conjunction with any other Company services or discount plans.

                             

In addition to other service-related charges under this option,  FUSF, Administrative Expense Fee and CCRC apply.

 

                              .371       Minimum Charge:

 

                                             $1,000 per month if a customer's total Option II usage charges (including optional feature charges) are less than $1,000 in any month. This minimum charge will be waived during the customer's first three months of service.

 

                              .372       Usage Charges: 

 

                                             .3721     U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and CNMI:  For calls which originate in the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands and terminate in the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, CNMI, Canada, and the international locations specified in Section C-3.3722, the following per‑minute rates will apply:

 

                                                                           TO:                                                      RATE

 

                                                                           U.S.                                                     $0.350

                                                                           Canada                                                 0.390

                                                                           Zone 1                                                   0.790

                                                                           Zone 2                                                   0.910

                                                                           Zone 3                                                   1.110

                                                                           Zone 4                                                   1.310

                                                                           Zone 5                                                   1.510

                                                                           Zone 6                                                   1.710

                                                                           Zone 7                                                   1.910

                                                                           Zone 8                                                   2.111

 

                                             .3722     Zones:

 

                                                                           Zone 1:  Australia (including Tasmania), Bahamas, Christmas Island, Cocos Island, and the United Kingdom.

 

                                                                           Zone 2:  Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pitcairn Island, Singapore, and Sweden.

 

                                                                           Zone 3:  British Virgin Islands, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Easter Island, El Salvador, Hong Kong, Italy, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Poland, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain (including Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla), Switzerland, Taiwan, Vatican City, Venezuela, and Western Sahara.

 

                                                            Zone 4:            Belize, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Jordan, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), Republic of Korea, United Arab Emirates, and Yugoslavia.

 

                                                                           Zone 5:  Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Greece, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Morocco, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

 

                                                                           Zone 6:  Argentina, Bahrain, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Guantanamo Bay, Haiti, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Uruguay.

 

                                                                           Zone 7:  Qatar, and Romania

 

                                                                           Zone 8:  Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua (Barbuda), Armenia, Aruba, Ascension Island, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verdi Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comorros, Congo, Cook Island, Croatia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Diego Garcia, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Falkland Islands, Fiji Islands, French Antilles, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali Republic, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte Island, Micronesia, Midway, Moldova, Mongolia, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nevis, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Niue Island, Norfolk Island, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Yemen, Reunion Island, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Senegal, Seychelles Islands, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, St. Helena, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Pierre/Miquelon, St. Vincent/Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

 

                              .373       Volume Discounts:  Subscribers of this service will be eligible to receive the following volume discounts, based on MCI Hemispheres International Calling Card usage only:

 

                                                                           Monthly Usage                                Descuento

 

                                                                           $      0 - $  1,999.99                                         0%

                                                                           $  2,000 - $  9,999.99                                        5

                                                                           $ 10,000 - $ 99,999.99                                      10

                                                                           $100,000 - $499,999.99                                     15

                                                                           $500,000 +                                                            20

 

                              .374       Operator Services:  Customers of Option II using MCI Hemispheres International Calling Cards with the assistance of a local operator (live or automated) in countries where the Company has validation arrangements with the telecom operating company, may place calls to the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and CNMI.  These calls will be charged at the rates specified in Sections C-3.07341 and C-3.07312 and will be eligible for the international volume discounts specified in Section C-3.213.

 

                              .375       Optional Features:  The following optional features are available with MCI Hemispheres International Calling Card:

 

                                             .3751     Speed Dialing:  This feature is available with all MCI Hemispheres International Calling Cards.  There is no charge for this feature.  (See definition of Pre-Programmed Automatic Signaling.)

 

                                             .3752     Directory Assistance:  Except as otherwise noted herein, all other provisions of Directory Assistance apply.

 

                                                .37521 For customers who access Directory Assistance by dialing Area Code + 555-1212, an undiscountable charge of $1.10 per call will be applied to each call requesting Directory Assistance for a number in the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; an undiscountable charge of $1.00 per call will be applied to each call requesting Directory Assistance for a number in Canada; and an undiscountable charge of $4.94 per call will be applied to each other international Directory Assistance call.  Access surcharges (listed in Section C-3.212) will apply to calls completed to Directory Assistance and to Directory Assistance calls which terminate to Canada and NPA 809.

 

                                             .3753     Conference Calling:  Allows a customer to initiate a conference call using the Dial Out Service form of Metered Use Service Option P (MCI Forum Conference Calling) as specified in Section C-3.17 above, but with the modifications as to charges indicated below.  The customer can have the call charged to his or her card account.  The per minute usage charges per port are as follows:

 

Usage rates (per minute/port other than the one on which the customer initiates the call)

 

Domestic calls:   Weekday             Weekend

 

                                                                                                                           $0.58                    $0.32

 

Calls to Canada: Weekday             Weekend

 

                                                                                                                           $0.85                    $0.65

 

Calls to Mexico: Weekday             Weekend

 

                                                                                                                           $0.90                    $0.70

 

                                                                                          Weekday is defined as Monday 12:00 am CST - Friday 11:59 pm CST.  Weekend is defined as 12:00 am CST Saturday through 11:59 pm CST Sunday.

 

                                                                           Calls to International locations (except Canada and Mexico):

 

                                                                                          The rate periods and rates specified in Sections C-3.072 and

                                                                                          C-3.07318, respectively, will apply.

 

                              .376       Service Availability

 

                                             MCI Hemispheres International Calling Card is available as follows:

 

                                             (a)          From any telephone in the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, and Hawaii to all cities in different states in the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

 

                                             (b)          From any telephone in the U.S. Virgin Islands to the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, and Hawaii.

 

                                             (c)           From any telephone in the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, and Hawaii to the international locations specified in Section C-3.3722.

 

                                             (d)          From any telephone in Canada to the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands.

 

                                             (e)          From the international locations specified in Section C-3.3722 to anywhere in the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.