Guide Type 24

The following terms and conditions (including pricing) apply to all Guide Type 24 arrangements.  Unless modified by the following, all terms and conditions (including pricing) set forth elsewhere in this Guide (or applicable tariff) apply.

1.         Term and Renewal Options:  Customer must enroll in a Guide Type 24 for a term of service of either one, two, three, four or five years. 

2.         Description of Service:  Guide Type 24 service may consist of the following services, based on which service(s) Customer subscribes to under the Guide Type: Verizon Business Services (VBS) III under Long Distance Voice Services, Frame Relay Services, Ethernet services, Conferencing services,  U.S. Private Line Services, Global Private Line, y los Network Services Local Access Service.

3.         Volume Commitment:  Customer must elect a Guide Type Annual Volume Commitment (as defined in Customer’s service agreement with Company) which equals or exceeds $600.  The AVC requirements in this Guide Type 24 also may be met in part or whole through a commitment made in a related agreement for Optimized Services.

4.         Rates and Charges:  Except as set forth in this Section, rates established elsewhere in the Guide, as these may be amended from time to time, will apply.

4.1       Long Distance Voice Services:

4.1.1    Domestic Outbound Service: 

A.         The following per-minute charges apply for VBS III Long Distance Voice Services Outbound Service, including Calling Card (referred to as “Card” in pricing tables), 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, American Samoa, Guam and CNMI, and VBS III Long Distance Voice Services Inbound Service usage that originates in the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and CNMI and terminates in the U.S. Mainland and Hawaii.  Rates are based on origination type for Outbound Service and termination type for Inbound Service, and the master services agreement term to which Customer has committed.

B.         The following discounts on the per-minute charges set forth in Section 4.1.1.1 apply to VBS III Long Distance Voice Services Outbound Service, including Calling 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, American Samoa, Guam and CNMI, and VBS III Long Distance Voice Services Inbound Service usage that originates in the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and CNMI and terminates in the U.S. Mainland and Hawaii, based on the master services agreement Annual Volume Commitment and term to which Customer has committed:

4.1.2    International Outbound Service: 

A.         The following per-minute usage charges apply for VBS III Long Distance Voice Services Outbound Service, including Calling Card, usage which originates in the U.S. Mainland, Hawaii, and terminates in the following international locations, based on location and origination type. 

Usage Charges

B.         The following discounts on the per-minute charges set forth in Section 4.1.2.1 apply to VBS III Long Distance Voice Services Outbound Service, including Calling Card, usage which originates in the U.S. Mainland, Hawaii, and terminates in the international locations set forth in Section 4.1.2.1, based on the master services agreement term to which Customer commits. 

4.1.3    International Inbound Service:  The following discounts apply to per-minute usage charges for international locations listed in VBS III Voice Services Inbound Service that originate in international locations listed in VBS III Voice Services Inbound Service and terminate in the U.S. Mainland, and Hawaii, based on the master services agreement term to which Customer has committed:

4.1.4    International Toll Free Termination Service:  The following discounts apply to VBS III Voice Services Toll Free Termination Service per-minute usage charges for calls that originate in the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and CNMI and terminate in the countries included in the VBS III Voice Services Toll Free Termination Service Terminating Zones, based on the master services agreement term to which Customer has committed:

4.2       Ethernet Services:

4.2.1    The following discounts on monthly recurring charges for Ethernet Private Line - National (EPL - National) y Ethernet Virtual Private Line - National (EVPL - National) apply, based on the master services agreement Annual Volume Commitment and term to which Customer has committed:

4.2.2    Ethernet Virtual Private Line – International (EVPL – International):  The following discounts on monthly recurring charges for EVPL – International apply, based on the master services agreement Annual Volume Commitment and term to which Customer has committed:

4.3       Conferencing:  The following provisions apply, in lieu of all other discounts for Audio Conferencing y Net Conferencing.

4.3.1    Audio Conferencing:  The following discounts on per-minute per-bridge port rates, inclusive of bridging and transport, for Conferencing Call usage that originates in the U.S. Mainland, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and terminates in the U.S. Mainland, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands apply, based on the master services agreement term to which Customer has committed: 

4.3.2    Net Conferencing:  The following discounts for standard Per-Minute Billing Option Net Conferencing, based on the master service agreement term to which Customer has committed:

4.4       U.S. Private Line Services:  The following discounts on monthly recurring Inter Exchange Channel (IXC) charges for Analog, DS0, Fractional DS1, DS1, Digital DS3 (Linear and Restoreable), and SONET (Linear and Restoreable) apply, based on the master services agreement Annual Volume Commitment and term to which Customer has committed. As of September 1, 2012, these discounts are no longer available for new and renewing customers.

4.5       Global Private Line:  The following discounts on monthly recurring charges for Global Data Link y International Private Line apply, based on the master services agreement Annual Volume Commitment and term to which Customer has committed. 

4.6       Access (Network Services Local Access Services):   The following discounts on monthly recurring charges for Analog Local Access, DS0 (Hubless) Access, T-1 Digital Access and DS-3 Local Access apply, based on the master services agreement term to which Customer has committed: 

4.7       Private IP Layer 2:   The following discounts on monthly recurring charges for Private IP Layer 2 apply, based on the master services agreement Annual Volume Commitment and term to which Customer has committed: 

5.         Credits:

5.1       Access:  In each monthly period of the master services agreement term to which the Customer has committed, Customer will receive a credit applied against charges for interstate service in an amount equal to the difference between the standard tariffed monthly recurring charge in effect for Customer's dedicated intrastate access service and the monthly recurring charge in effect for Customer's dedicated interstate access service at identical data speed and route mileage.  The resulting dollar amount of the credit will be applied to Customer's Total Service Charges (as defined in Customer’s master services agreement), excluding intrastate telecommunications service, plus equipment charges.  This credit will be reflected on Customer’s invoice, adjustment memo or other billing document within two billing cycles after the billing cycle on which it is based.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the amount of such credit exceed Customer's Total Service Charges, excluding intrastate telecommunications service, plus equipment charges, for the monthly billing period in which that credit is to be applied.

5.2       In each monthly period of the master services agreement term to which the Customer has committed, Customer will receive a credit applied against charges for interstate service in an amount equal to the following percentages of the standard tariffed monthly recurring charges and usage charges in effect for Customer's exchange service provided by the Company, based on the master services agreement term to which Customer has committed:

The resulting dollar amount of the credit will be applied to Customer's Total Service Charges (as defined in Customer’s master services agreement), excluding intrastate telecommunications service, plus equipment charges.  This credit will be reflected on Customer’s invoice, adjustment memo or other billing document within two billing cycles after the billing cycle on which it is based.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the amount of such credit exceed Customer's Total Service Charges, excluding intrastate telecommunications service, plus equipment charges, for the monthly billing period in which that credit is to be applied. 

6.         Classifications, Practices and Regulations:

6.1       Cancellation or Discontinuance Without Liability:  Customer may terminate service under this Guide Type without liability during the last three months of the master services agreement term to which Customer has committed if Customer's use of service under this Guide Type equals or exceeds Customer's Annual Volume Commitment and, at the time of termination, Customer has entered into a new Company master services agreement with a term and Annual Volume Commitment which equals or exceeds Customer's existing term and Annual Volume Commitment.

6.2       Other Conditions:  Customer may not receive the benefits of any other term and volume discounts or other offerings on the services provided under this Guide Type except that Customer may receive the benefits of:  (i) Guide Types 22 on the services enrolled under those Guide Types, and (ii) promotional offerings not expressly disqualifying Customers enrolled under Verizon Business III.